You're right, he should be able to get that back. And that's not a bad amount to start again with. He's not without responsibility here.

If you give it more than a glance, the trash pile doesn't look that bad. Propane tank is perfectly normal. 4 lawn chairs aren't a big deal. Three totes, a metal appliance, and some wood stuff is the rest. That seems like a good reason to have a shipping container. But plenty of details I don't know. I just don't like the solution to this problem they are using.

Thanks for that perspective.