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4-AN ACT concerning civil law.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Self-Service Storage Facility Act is
8-amended by changing Sections 2, 4, and 7 as follows:
9-(770 ILCS 95/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 802)
10-Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
11-context clearly requires otherwise:
12-(A) "Self-service storage facility" means any real
13-property designed and used for the purpose of renting or
14-leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have
15-access to such for the purpose of storing and removing
16-personal property. A self-service storage facility is not a
17-warehouse for purposes of Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial
18-Code. If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of
19-lading, or other document of title for the personal property
20-stored, the provisions of this Act do not apply.
21-(B) "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or
22-sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his agent, or
23-any other person authorized by him to manage the facility, or
24-to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.
25-(C) "Occupant" means a person, his sublessee, successor,
26-or assign, entitled to the use of the storage space at a
3+1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Self-Service Storage Facility Act is
7+5 amended by changing Sections 2, 4, and 7 as follows:
8+6 (770 ILCS 95/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 802)
9+7 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
10+8 context clearly requires otherwise:
11+9 (A) "Self-service storage facility" means any real
12+10 property designed and used for the purpose of renting or
13+11 leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have
14+12 access to such for the purpose of storing and removing
15+13 personal property. A self-service storage facility is not a
16+14 warehouse for purposes of Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial
17+15 Code. If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of
18+16 lading, or other document of title for the personal property
19+17 stored, the provisions of this Act do not apply.
20+18 (B) "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or
21+19 sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his agent, or
22+20 any other person authorized by him to manage the facility, or
23+21 to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.
24+22 (C) "Occupant" means a person, his sublessee, successor,
25+23 or assign, entitled to the use of the storage space at a
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33-self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the
34-exclusion of others.
35-(D) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease,
36-written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms,
37-conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use
38-and occupancy of a self-service storage facility. The rental
39-agreement may be delivered and accepted by electronic mail, or
40-by any other electronic record pursuant to the Uniform
41-Electronic Transactions Act. If the occupant does not sign a
42-written rental agreement that the owner has tendered to the
43-occupant, the occupant's continued use of the storage space
44-shall constitute an acceptance of the rental agreement with
45-the same effect as if it had been signed by the occupant.
46-(E) "Personal property" means movable property not affixed
47-to land, and includes, but is not limited to goods,
48-merchandise, motor vehicles, watercraft, and household items.
49-(F) "Last known address" means that mailing address or
50-electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the latest
51-rental agreement, or the mailing address or electronic mail
52-address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written
53-notice of a change of address.
54-(G) "Late fee" means a charge assessed for an occupant's
55-failure to pay rent when due. "Late fee" does not include
56-interest on a debt, reasonable expenses incurred in the
57-collection of unpaid rent, or costs associated with the
58-enforcement of any other remedy provided by statute or
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35+2 exclusion of others.
36+3 (D) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease,
37+4 written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms,
38+5 conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use
39+6 and occupancy of a self-service storage facility. The rental
40+7 agreement may be delivered and accepted by electronic mail, or
41+8 by any other electronic record pursuant to the Uniform
42+9 Electronic Transactions Act. If the occupant does not sign a
43+10 written rental agreement that the owner has tendered to the
44+11 occupant, the occupant's continued use of the storage space
45+12 shall constitute an acceptance of the rental agreement with
46+13 the same effect as if it had been signed by the occupant.
47+14 (E) "Personal property" means movable property not affixed
48+15 to land, and includes, but is not limited to goods,
49+16 merchandise, motor vehicles, watercraft, and household items.
50+17 (F) "Last known address" means that mailing address or
51+18 electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the latest
52+19 rental agreement, or the mailing address or electronic mail
53+20 address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written
54+21 notice of a change of address.
55+22 (G) "Late fee" means a charge assessed for an occupant's
56+23 failure to pay rent when due. "Late fee" does not include
57+24 interest on a debt, reasonable expenses incurred in the
58+25 collection of unpaid rent, or costs associated with the
59+26 enforcement of any other remedy provided by statute or
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62-(H) "Verified mail" means any method of mailing that is
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64-delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.
65-(I) "Electronic mail" means the transmission of
66-information or a communication by the use of a computer or
67-other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique
68-address and that is received by that person.
69-(J) "Default" means the failure to perform any obligation
70-or duty set forth in the rental agreement or this Act.
71-(Source: P.A. 97-599, eff. 8-26-11; 98-1106, eff. 1-1-15.)
72-(770 ILCS 95/4) (from Ch. 114, par. 804)
73-Sec. 4. Enforcement of lien. An owner's lien as provided
74-for in Section 3 of this Act for a claim which has become due
75-may be satisfied as follows:
76-(A) The occupant shall be notified.
77-(B) The notice shall be delivered:
78-(1) in person; or
79-(2) by verified mail or by electronic mail to the last
80-known address of the occupant.
81-(C) The notice shall include:
82-(1) An itemized statement of the owner's claim showing
83-the sum due at the time of the notice and the date when the
84-sum became due;
85-(2) The name of the facility, address, telephone
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89-and the occupant's name and unit number;
90-(3) A notice of denial of access to the personal
91-property, if such denial is permitted under the terms of
92-the rental agreement, which provides the name, street
93-address, and telephone number of the owner, or his
94-designated agent, whom the occupant may contact to respond
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96-(3.5) Except as otherwise provided by a rental
97-agreement and until a lien sale, the exclusive care,
98-custody, and control of all personal property stored in
99-the leased self-service storage space remains vested in
100-the occupant. No bailment or higher level of liability is
101-created if the owner over-locks the occupant's lock,
102-thereby denying the occupant access to the storage space.
103-Rent and other charges related to the lien continue to
104-accrue during the period of time when access is denied
105-because of non-payment;
106-(4) A demand for payment within a specified time not
107-less than 14 days after delivery of the notice;
108-(5) A conspicuous statement that unless the claim is
109-paid within the time stated in the notice, the personal
110-property will be advertised for sale or other disposition,
111-and will be sold or otherwise disposed of at a specified
112-time and place.
113-(D) Any notice made pursuant to this Section shall be
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116-presumed delivered when it is deposited with the United States
117-Postal Service, and properly addressed with postage prepaid or
118-sent by electronic mail and the owner receives a receipt of
119-delivery to the occupant's last known address, except if the
120-owner does not receive a receipt of delivery for the notice
121-sent by electronic mail, the notice is presumed delivered when
122-it is sent to the occupant by verified mail to the occupant's
123-last known mailing address.
124-(E) After the expiration of the time given in the notice,
125-an advertisement of the sale or other disposition shall be
126-published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper
127-of general circulation where the self-service storage facility
128-is located. The advertisement shall include:
129-(1) The name of the facility, address, telephone
130-number, date, time, location, and manner of lien sale and
131-the occupant's name and unit number.
132-(2) (Blank).
133-(3) The sale or other disposition shall take place not
134-sooner than 15 days after the first publication. If there
135-is no newspaper of general circulation where the
136-self-service storage facility is located, the
137-advertisement shall be posted at least 10 days before the
138-date of the sale or other disposition in not less than 6
139-conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the
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71+2 (H) "Verified mail" means any method of mailing that is
72+3 offered by the United States Postal Service or private
73+4 delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.
74+5 (I) "Electronic mail" means the transmission of
75+6 information or a communication by the use of a computer or
76+7 other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique
77+8 address and that is received by that person.
78+9 (J) "Default" means the failure to perform any obligation
79+10 or duty set forth in the rental agreement or this Act.
80+11 (Source: P.A. 97-599, eff. 8-26-11; 98-1106, eff. 1-1-15.)
81+12 (770 ILCS 95/4) (from Ch. 114, par. 804)
82+13 Sec. 4. Enforcement of lien. An owner's lien as provided
83+14 for in Section 3 of this Act for a claim which has become due
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85+16 (A) The occupant shall be notified.
86+17 (B) The notice shall be delivered:
87+18 (1) in person; or
88+19 (2) by verified mail or by electronic mail to the last
89+20 known address of the occupant.
90+21 (C) The notice shall include:
91+22 (1) An itemized statement of the owner's claim showing
92+23 the sum due at the time of the notice and the date when the
93+24 sum became due;
94+25 (2) The name of the facility, address, telephone
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145-in this Section.
146-(G) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property
147-shall be held at the self-service storage facility, or at the
148-nearest suitable place to where the personal property is held
149-or stored. A sale under this Section shall be deemed to be held
150-at the self-service storage facility where the personal
151-property is stored if the sale is held on a publicly accessible
152-online website.
153-(G-5) If the property upon which the lien is claimed is a
154-motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft and rent or other
155-charges related to the property remain unpaid or unsatisfied
156-for 60 days or the occupant is in default of the rental
157-agreement for 60 days, the owner may have the property towed
158-from the self-service storage facility. If a motor vehicle,
159-trailer, or watercraft is towed, the owner shall not be liable
160-for any damage to the motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft,
161-once the tower takes possession of the property. After the
162-motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft is towed, the owner may
163-pursue other collection options against the delinquent
164-occupant for any outstanding debt. If the owner chooses to
165-sell a motor vehicle, aircraft, mobile home, moped,
166-motorcycle, snowmobile, trailer, or watercraft, the owner
167-shall contact the Secretary of State and any other
168-governmental agency as reasonably necessary to determine the
169-name and address of the title holder or lienholder of the item,
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172-and the owner shall notify every identified title holder or
173-lienholder of the time and place of the proposed sale. The
174-owner is required to notify the holder of a security interest
175-only if the security interest is filed under the name of the
176-person signing the rental agreement or an occupant. An owner
177-who fails to make the lien searches required by this Section is
178-liable only to valid lienholders injured by that failure as
179-provided in Section 3.
180-(H) Before any sale or other disposition of personal
181-property pursuant to this Section, the occupant may pay the
182-amount necessary to satisfy the lien, and the reasonable
183-expenses incurred under this Section, and thereby redeem the
184-personal property. Upon receipt of such payment, the owner
185-shall return the personal property, and thereafter the owner
186-shall have no liability to any person with respect to such
187-personal property.
188-(I) A purchaser in good faith of the personal property
189-sold to satisfy a lien, as provided for in Section 3 of this
190-Act, takes the property free of any rights of persons against
191-whom the lien was valid, despite noncompliance by the owner
192-with the requirements of this Section.
193-(J) In the event of a sale under this Section, the owner
194-may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of the sale, but shall
195-hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to the
196-occupant. If the occupant does not claim the balance of the
197-proceeds within one year of the date of sale, it shall become
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202-(K) The lien on any personal property created by this Act
203-shall be terminated as to any such personal property which is
204-sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this Act and any such
205-personal property which is removed from the self-service
206-storage facility.
207-(L) If 3 or more bidders who are unrelated to the owner are
208-in attendance at a sale held under this Section, the sale and
209-its proceeds are deemed to be commercially reasonable.
210-(Source: P.A. 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
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107+3 (3) A notice of denial of access to the personal
108+4 property, if such denial is permitted under the terms of
109+5 the rental agreement, which provides the name, street
110+6 address, and telephone number of the owner, or his
111+7 designated agent, whom the occupant may contact to respond
112+8 to this notice;
113+9 (3.5) Except as otherwise provided by a rental
114+10 agreement and until a lien sale, the exclusive care,
115+11 custody, and control of all personal property stored in
116+12 the leased self-service storage space remains vested in
117+13 the occupant. No bailment or higher level of liability is
118+14 created if the owner over-locks the occupant's lock,
119+15 thereby denying the occupant access to the storage space.
120+16 Rent and other charges related to the lien continue to
121+17 accrue during the period of time when access is denied
122+18 because of non-payment;
123+19 (4) A demand for payment within a specified time not
124+20 less than 14 days after delivery of the notice;
125+21 (5) A conspicuous statement that unless the claim is
126+22 paid within the time stated in the notice, the personal
127+23 property will be advertised for sale or other disposition,
128+24 and will be sold or otherwise disposed of at a specified
129+25 time and place.
130+26 (D) Any notice made pursuant to this Section shall be
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142+2 Postal Service, and properly addressed with postage prepaid or
143+3 sent by electronic mail and the owner receives a receipt of
144+4 delivery to the occupant's last known address, except if the
145+5 owner does not receive a receipt of delivery for the notice
146+6 sent by electronic mail, the notice is presumed delivered when
147+7 it is sent to the occupant by verified mail to the occupant's
148+8 last known mailing address.
149+9 (E) After the expiration of the time given in the notice,
150+10 an advertisement of the sale or other disposition shall be
151+11 published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper
152+12 of general circulation where the self-service storage facility
153+13 is located. The advertisement shall include:
154+14 (1) The name of the facility, address, telephone
155+15 number, date, time, location, and manner of lien sale and
156+16 the occupant's name and unit number.
157+17 (2) (Blank).
158+18 (3) The sale or other disposition shall take place not
159+19 sooner than 15 days after the first publication. If there
160+20 is no newspaper of general circulation where the
161+21 self-service storage facility is located, the
162+22 advertisement shall be posted at least 10 days before the
163+23 date of the sale or other disposition in not less than 6
164+24 conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the
165+25 self-service storage facility is located.
166+26 (F) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property
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178+2 in this Section.
179+3 (G) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property
180+4 shall be held at the self-service storage facility, or at the
181+5 nearest suitable place to where the personal property is held
182+6 or stored. A sale under this Section shall be deemed to be held
183+7 at the self-service storage facility where the personal
184+8 property is stored if the sale is held on a publicly accessible
185+9 online website.
186+10 (G-5) If the property upon which the lien is claimed is a
187+11 motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft and rent or other
188+12 charges related to the property remain unpaid or unsatisfied
189+13 for 60 days or the occupant is in default of the rental
190+14 agreement for 60 days, the owner may have the property towed
191+15 from the self-service storage facility. If a motor vehicle,
192+16 trailer, or watercraft is towed, the owner shall not be liable
193+17 for any damage to the motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft,
194+18 once the tower takes possession of the property. After the
195+19 motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft is towed, the owner may
196+20 pursue other collection options against the delinquent
197+21 occupant for any outstanding debt. If the owner chooses to
198+22 sell a motor vehicle, aircraft, mobile home, moped,
199+23 motorcycle, snowmobile, trailer, or watercraft, the owner
200+24 shall contact the Secretary of State and any other
201+25 governmental agency as reasonably necessary to determine the
202+26 name and address of the title holder or lienholder of the item,
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214+2 lienholder of the time and place of the proposed sale. The
215+3 owner is required to notify the holder of a security interest
216+4 only if the security interest is filed under the name of the
217+5 person signing the rental agreement or an occupant. An owner
218+6 who fails to make the lien searches required by this Section is
219+7 liable only to valid lienholders injured by that failure as
220+8 provided in Section 3.
221+9 (H) Before any sale or other disposition of personal
222+10 property pursuant to this Section, the occupant may pay the
223+11 amount necessary to satisfy the lien, and the reasonable
224+12 expenses incurred under this Section, and thereby redeem the
225+13 personal property. Upon receipt of such payment, the owner
226+14 shall return the personal property, and thereafter the owner
227+15 shall have no liability to any person with respect to such
228+16 personal property.
229+17 (I) A purchaser in good faith of the personal property
230+18 sold to satisfy a lien, as provided for in Section 3 of this
231+19 Act, takes the property free of any rights of persons against
232+20 whom the lien was valid, despite noncompliance by the owner
233+21 with the requirements of this Section.
234+22 (J) In the event of a sale under this Section, the owner
235+23 may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of the sale, but shall
236+24 hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to the
237+25 occupant. If the occupant does not claim the balance of the
238+26 proceeds within one year of the date of sale, it shall become
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250+2 occupant.
251+3 (K) The lien on any personal property created by this Act
252+4 shall be terminated as to any such personal property which is
253+5 sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this Act and any such
254+6 personal property which is removed from the self-service
255+7 storage facility.
256+8 (L) If 3 or more bidders who are unrelated to the owner are
257+9 in attendance at a sale held under this Section, the sale and
258+10 its proceeds are deemed to be commercially reasonable.
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261+13 Sec. 7. Prohibited use.
262+14 (a) No occupant may use a self-service storage facility
263+15 for residential purposes.
264+16 (b) An occupant may not use a self-service storage
265+17 facility after the owner has delivered written notice in
266+18 person or by verified mail of the termination or non-renewal
267+19 of the occupant's rental agreement.
268+20 (1) Notice shall provide the occupant with not less
269+21 than 14 days after delivery of the notice to remove all
270+22 personal property from the self-service storage facility.
271+23 (2) Prior to the occupant's removal of all personal
272+24 property, the owner may place reasonable restrictions on
273+25 the occupant's use of the self-service storage facility,
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