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Originally Posted by andy52
Unlike finding a firearms in the field were most state laws require the finder to make a reasonable effort to return it to the owner, when a deed is signed on a house and it is notarized the new owner has rights to all items and contents unless otherwise agreed to. Finding out if it was stolen or not was a good move but you are under no obligation to try and find who left it there you bought it when you paid for the house.
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Except that just as you cannot buy a house from someone who does not hold title to it, you cannot buy stolen property from someone even if they do not know they possess it or do not know it was stolen.
The OP has checked and it's not stolen so he's good to go.