Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities.
Impact
If passed, S03690 would enforce stricter requirements on how self-storage facility owners communicate with their tenants concerning overdue payments and potential lien actions. This could lead to better awareness among occupants regarding their obligations and the state of their storage items. Additionally, the amendments impose penalties for not complying with these notice requirements, potentially safeguarding the rights of customers and ensuring due process in the enforcement of liens.
Summary
Bill S03690 relates to amending existing lien laws to add specific notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods held in self-storage facilities. The proposed amendments aim to enhance communication between storage facility owners and occupants, ensuring that clearer and more accessible notifications are provided before any actions are taken to enforce liens on personal property. This involves not just written notices but also requirements for attempts to contact occupants via telephone, thereby modernizing the process with current communication practices.
Contention
There may be concerns regarding the practicality and feasibility of these new communication obligations, especially for smaller self-storage operators who may struggle with the added administrative burden. Critics might argue that while the bill aims to protect consumers, it could inadvertently create barriers for storage facility operators, making it difficult to conduct business efficiently. Some stakeholders may seek clarification on how these regulations would be enforced and what constitutes sufficient notice under the new law.
Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities; extends the demand for payment period to 60 days.
Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities; extends the demand for payment period to 60 days.
Permits the sale of goods that remain in a self-storage facility to enforce a lien by the facility through a public website, pursuant to notice requirements.
Prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens, by private or public sale, on personal property held in a self-storage facility during state disaster emergencies or county states of emergency.
Requires notice of enforcement of a lien on goods in a self-storage facility to be sent to an emergency contact designated by the occupant in a manner similar to the occupant; requires notice to update information on occupancy agreement.
Requires notice of enforcement of a lien on goods in a self-storage facility to be sent to an emergency contact designated by the occupant in a manner similar to the occupant; requires notice to update information on occupancy agreement.
Relates to notice for enforcement of a lien against a self-service storage facility; requires a first notice to be delivered or sent within 30 days of the event that triggered the enforcement of the lien and the second notice to be sent within 45 days of such event and provides that public or private sale of the goods removed from the storage space may occur 60 days after such notification.
Requires community boards to provide public notice of any planned siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and to provide for annual inspections of such battery energy storage systems; defines "battery energy storage systems"; requires operators of such battery energy storage systems to submit to the requirements of community boards regarding notice and inspection requirements.