Woman Revamps Wedding Dress She Found In A Hoarder House She Bought, Entitled Family Demands She Return The Dress

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Aug 29, 2022 3:00 PM EDT

Working with hoarders is no joke. There's literally a TV show called 'Hoarders' dedicated to the ordeal of getting rid of hoarders' stuff because they accumulate such an insane amount of material possessions. It's a super challenging feat for anyone who needs to sift through the stuff. We commend anyone who is willing to take on the challenge because we sure as heck wouldn't be able to do it. In today's 'Am I the A$$hole?' post, OP is a woman who bought the home of a deceased hoarder. The family didn't want to deal with going through all the stuff, so they sold the house and wrote in the contract that anything that is in the house automatically belongs to the buyer. OP ended up finding a vintage wedding dress and spruced it up for herself. The family found out and demand she return it to them. Scroll down to read the full story. 

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    Font - r/AmItheAsshole. Posted by u/throwaway5638134 9 hours ago 2 3 3 2 & AITA for refusing to give this woman her grandma's wedding dress and jewelry back?
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    At first glance, this looks bad. But we think OP is in the right after reading the full story. 

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    Font - I(26F) bought a hoarder house back in May 2018. It is a big 6 bedroom 4 and a half bathroom house.
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    Big purchase reaps big rewards. 

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    Font - When I bought it, the contract stated that I take ownership of the house and everything in it. The lady who owned it died, and her heirs could not deal with the stench and literal mountain of junk and waste in it (you could only open the door not even 8", and some rooms had the junk filling them wall to wall and floor to ceiling).
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    Font - Well it took me these last 4 years to finish cleaning, fixing and updating it. While doing the cleaning I made sure to check everything before throwing it out. Ended with more than $20k of money, some nice jewelry and antique furniture, and finally a stunning 40s style, lace covered wedding dress. This woman took care of that dress untill she couldn't anymore, and it took just some minor work to restore it.
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    Product - I currently don't have a partner, but I decided that it would he the dress I will be wearing if I ever get married.
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    Organism - While doing the cleaning, I reached to the heirs to pass on some pictures and momentos (Christmas personalized ornaments, some kid artwork...), and because of that, I had one of them (30s F) in my FB friends list.
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    Font - After repairing the dress, I put it on with the jewelry and posted a pic on FB. Well this woman saw it and asked for the dress and heirlooms back.
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    Art - I refused to give them back, and legally they can't do anything. Also if they meant that much to them, they should have cleaned the house on their own, not sell it to me.
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    Font - Now she, and all her family, are calling me out on social media. AITA?
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    Font - alt5467899 hr. ago Partassipant [1] NTA. You can offer to sell it to them if you are feeling nice, but you literally spent 4 years going through all of the house, cleaning and fixing things up. That's a lot of labor they didn't feel like dealing with. You should probably remove them from FB. Honestly it's also a little weird that you posted a pic in that dress if you plan on getting married in it someday
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    Font - ashbash528 Partassipant 8 hr. ago [1] I agree with you that after seeing the grandmother's things all shiny again they are suddenly valuable to them. If your grandmother is a hoarder you know there is a very good chance her wedding dress is still in the house. They could have easily asked if OP were to find XYZ could they please be notified and reimburse her for the trouble or something like that. NTA.
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    Font - zakatekaluka 8 hr. ago edited 7 hr. ago Ⓒ2 2 2 & 78 More NTA- Recovering hoarder here. Legally, you are in the right. Morally, you are also in the right. And though I cannot speak for the woman whose things you now own, I can give you insight into how I would feel if I died before I could find homes for my treasures: I would want someone who cared enough to restore and respect the items to have them. You saw the beauty in them, as did she. You didn't just chuck it all in a dumpster. Take
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