Are you kidding me?
When a bank properly executes a foreclosure on a property, the bank cannot 'seize' the property inside, ever. The former owner must be notified properly by the assuming bank and given a reasonable amount of time to remove their belongings. If they fail to remove their belongings by the end of that period, THEN the bank can clean out the property.
"The foreclosure proceeding has not been completed, according to city property tax and state land records."
Well, the problem with that statement is those offices often lag in updated information by months, especially here in MA with all the issues the title court has had recently. What the article and Mr. Dahrooge fail to mention is whether or not he, as the executor, or his mother when she was still alive, was properly notified by the bank to remove the items from the property. With the foreclosure starting and the mothers death happening a year ago, its possible notification was issued. If so, he's screwed, if not, its theft on the part of the bank. Mr. Dahrooge also fails to mention if anything else was missing from the house that could have been taken by the bank.
This guy needs a lawyer, is there a lawyer on this forum who would be willing to help this guy out?