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===Borrowing it for Personal Use=== | ===Borrowing it for Personal Use=== | ||
# The finder may not borrow the item that he finds for his own personal use.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 176 </ref> | # The finder may not borrow the item that he finds for his own personal use.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 176 </ref> | ||
==If the Finder Knows who the Owner is== | |||
# If the finder knows who the item belongs to, he can call the owner and would not be obligated to deliver the item directly. It is the owner's responsibility to come retrieve it.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein </ref> | |||
# In a situation that he is unable to get in touch with the owner, he is responsible to return it responsibly and cannot just leave it somewhere, in a place that there is a risk it could be taken.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 267:1 </ref> | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
