Landlord gave away stuff

[lil96]

What is the name of your state? VA

I recently posted an online ad for some furniture I am looking to get rid of. Some of the furniture had been given to me by a landlord (not my own). He said it had been abandoned in an apartment building.

I got many responses to the ad. I got one from a girl inquiring about it. She simply asked she was interested in it. In the meantime, I got another response from somene else, who wanted to buy it today, so I sold it to that person. I sent out an email to the others stating that it had been sold.

I get a response from her that it is her great great grandmothers table and chairs and she wants them back or she will call the police. I told her the table and chairs had been given to me and that they were already gone.

I don't know what my legal rights/obligations are in this situation. Since she abandoned them, am I still responsible for giving them back? or not since she left them behind when she moved? Or is the landlord responsible?

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

how long were they abandoned?

 

[Hot Topic]

The landlord told you that the furniture he gave you had been abandoned. If the girl thought the table and chairs were hers, she should have acted immediately to claim them. The easiest thing to do when she expressed her "interest" was to give you a detailed description; whereupon, you could have held the table and chairs for a certain period if it seemed that that furniture was indeed hers. I'm not sure that I would have given it to her outright, but that would be up to you.

If she sues anyone, it should be the landlord, who may or may not have had the right to give the furniture away. In any case, if it was that important to her, she should have taken it with her or put it into storage.

 

[lil96]

He didn't tell me how long, but they were pretty dusty.
I agree I think if anyone it should be the landlord. Now the girl is somewhat harassing me sending me more and more threatening emails.
I called the police last night, they said not to worry about the situation, that she no longer has a right to her stuff and as long as she doesn't have my address or phone number, she shouldn't be able to find me. The latter response sort of scares me, because she does know my name from my signature on my email.
Thanks for your help!