Section 21700.

21700. This act shall be known as the “California Self-Service Storage Facility Act.” (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 439, Sec. 1.)

Section 21701.

21701. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Self-service storage facility” means real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property or for […]

Section 21701.1.

21701.1. (a) The owner or operator of a self-service storage facility or a household goods carrier, may, for a fee, transport individual storage containers to and from a self-service storage facility that he or she owns or operates. This transportation activity, whether performed by an owner, operator, or carrier, shall not be deemed transportation for compensation […]

Section 21702.

21702. The owner of a self-service storage facility and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns have a lien upon all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor, late payment fees, or other charges, present or future, incurred pursuant to the rental agreement and for expenses necessary for the […]

Section 21702.5.

21702.5. (a) Any lien on a vehicle or vessel subject to registration or identification under the Vehicle Code that has attached and is set forth in the documents of title to the vehicle or vessel shall have priority over any lien created pursuant to this chapter. (b) Any lien created pursuant to this chapter on a vehicle […]

Section 21703.

21703. If any part of the rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days, an owner may terminate the right of the occupant to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility by sending a notice to the occupant’s last known address and to the alternative […]

Section 21704.

21704. A notice in substantially the following form shall satisfy the requirements of Section 21703: PRELIMINARY LIEN NOTICE TO _____ (occupant) _____ _____ (address) _____ _____ (state) _____ You owe and have not paid rent and/or other charges for the use of storage _____ (space number) _____ at _____ (name and address of storage facility) […]

Section 21705.

21705. (a) If the notice has been sent as required by Section 21703 and the total sum due has not been paid by the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, the lien imposed by this chapter attaches as of that date and the owner may do all of the following: (1) Deny an occupant access […]

Section 21706.

21706. If a declaration in opposition to the lien sale, executed under penalty of perjury, is not received by the owner on or prior to the date specified in the notice of lien sale by certified mail, is not completed and signed by the occupant, or if the occupant withdraws the declaration in opposition to […]

Section 21707.

21707. (a) After the expiration of the time given in the notice of lien sale, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21705, or following the failure of a claimant to pay rent or obtain a court order pursuant to Section 21709, an advertisement of the sale shall be published once a week for two weeks consecutively […]

Section 21708.

21708. Any person who has a perfected security interest under Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the Commercial Code may claim any personal property subject to the security interest and subject to a lien pursuant to this chapter by paying the total amount due, as specified in the preliminary lien notice, for the storage […]

Section 21709.

21709. Prior to any sale pursuant to Section 21707, any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien together with one month’s rent in advance. In that event, the goods shall not be sold, but shall be retained by the owner pending a court order directing the […]

Section 21710.

21710. (a) If a valid declaration in opposition to lien sale is received by the owner prior to the date set forth in the notice of lien sale, the owner may enforce the lien only as follows: (1) File an action to enforce the lien in small claims court as provided in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section […]

Section 21711.

21711. A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a lien or a judgment entered on the lien in favor of the owner on goods stored at a self-service storage facility takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was claimed, despite noncompliance by the owner of the […]

Section 21712.

21712. (a) Each contract for the rental or lease of individual storage space in a self-service storage facility shall be in writing and shall contain, in addition to the provisions otherwise required or permitted by law to be included, a statement that the occupant’s property will be subject to a claim of lien and may even […]

Section 21713.

21713. This chapter shall not be construed to impair or affect the right of the parties to create additional rights, duties, and obligations in and by virtue of the rental agreement, including, but not limited to, the right to limit the value of the property the occupant may store in the storage space. The rights […]

Section 21713.5.

21713.5. (a) The owner of a self-service storage facility may assess a reasonable late payment fee if an occupant does not pay the entire amount of the rental fee specified in the rental agreement, subject to the following requirements: (1) No late payment fee shall be assessed unless the rental fee remains unpaid for at least 10 […]

Section 21714.

21714. The provisions of this chapter shall only apply to rental agreements entered into, or extended, or renewed after the effective date of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 439, Sec. 1.)

Section 21715.

21715. All rental agreements entered into before the effective date of this chapter, and not extended or renewed after that date, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from them, shall remain valid, and may be enforced or terminated in accordance with their terms or as permitted by any other statute or law of this […]

Section 21716.

21716. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be […]