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@Clever_Pun I left the same sort of stuff as you in a cupboard, absolutely in good faith, and got moaned at. There was also a compost heap in the garden (out of sight and mostly grass cuttings and leaf mould, not rotting banana peels), which they referred to as a "heap of garden rubbish" that they also wanted removed. I told my solicitor who laughed and sent them a letter telling them not to harass me, I never heard anything more
There's a certain amount that you kind of expect to be left behind and then bitch about on a cycling forum. I suppose they are within their rights to complain, but I'd still put them in the dickhead category if they are complaining about a couple of tins of paint.
If it were me, I would say the matching stuff was left in good faith as it might be useful for touch ups or repairs. Anything that is totally rubbish, I would contribute to the removal of, but still come back here and bitch about it.