Can I legally send a daughter's property to her mother if the daughter cannot be located?


We had an unofficial renter in our house. Things went fine for 3 months but after she lost her job and stopped paying rent. We let her slide but, after 3 months, we were set to ask her to leave. Fortunately, she left without us asking. Unfortunately, she departed most of her property behind and no forwarding address. We sent her 1 email and 4 left voice messages (over a period of time) for her to pick up her property but no reply. After 40 days, we sold some of her stuff at a garage Dutch auction and gave the rest to Goodwill. We kept private papers: bills, legal papers, baby pictures, etc. We looked through the papers and found her mother's autograph and address. Is it legal to give the daughter's private property to the mother? Or do we shred it and call it a hours of daylight? On the one hand, she probably doesn't want her mother seeing her bills and legal papers. On the other hand, she may really stipulation those papers and I can't imagine her not wanting the baby pics (she loves her kid). Is anyone familiar near the legality of this? No opinions!!! Only educated answers, please.
Best Answer:
The reality it was unofficial makes things hairy. For a contracted renter, here is a certain period of time you must hold her property, and several states have a rule that departed property of tenants must be turned over to the state. Technically, by selling and donating her stuff, you open yourself up to some small issues, but you can probably make the valise it was to cover back rent. That said, as far as personal documents go, what you might longing to do is seal them into one box, then seal that inside another box next to an explanatory note and send it return receipt requested. Keep the labour confirmation and the mother will have the choice of opening or holding the inner box.
Make 3 good creed attempts to find her, if none, send it to her mother.