Florida Law on Self-Service Storage Space

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.801. Short title
83.803. Definitions
83.805. Lien
83.8055. Withholding access to personal property upon nonpayment of rent
83.808. Contracts
83.809. Application of act

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.801. Short title
Sections 83.801-83.809 shall be known and may be cited as the "Self-storage Facility Act."

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.803. Definitions
As used in ss. 83.801-83.809:
(1) "Self-service storage facility" means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to tenants who are to have access to such space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. No individual storage space may be used for residential purposes. A self-service storage facility is not a "warehouse" as that term is used in chapter 677. If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the tenant shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 677, and the provisions of this act shall not apply.
(2) "Self-contained storage unit" means any unit not less than 200 cubic feet in size, including, but not limited to, a trailer, box, or other shipping container, which is leased by a tenant primarily for use as storage space whether the unit is located at a facility owned or operated by the owner or at another location designated by the tenant.
(3) "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit or his or her agent or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from a tenant under a rental agreement.
(4) "Tenant" means a person or the person's sublessee, successor, or assign entitled to the use of storage space at a self-service storage facility or in a self-contained unit, under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.
(5) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease which establishes or modifies terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility or use of a self-contained storage unit.
(6) "Last known address" means the street address or post office box address provided by the tenant in the latest rental agreement or in a subsequent written change-of-address notice provided by hand delivery, first-class mail, or e-mail.

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.805. Lien
The owner of a self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit and the owner's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns have a lien upon all personal property, whether or not owned by the tenant, located at a self-service storage facility or in a self-contained storage unit for rent, labor charges, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property and for expenses necessary for its preservation or expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or other disposition pursuant to ss. 83.801-83.809. The lien provided for in this section attaches as of the date that the personal property is brought to the self-service storage facility or as of the date the tenant takes possession of the self-contained storage unit, and the priority of this lien shall be the same as provided in s. 83.08; however, in the event of default, the owner must give notice to persons who hold perfected security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code in which the tenant is named as the debtor.

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.8055. Withholding access to personal property upon nonpayment of rent
Upon the failure of a tenant to pay the rent when it becomes due, the owner may, without notice, after 5 days from the date the rent is due, deny the tenant access to the personal property located in the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit. In denying the tenant access to personal property contained in the self-contained storage unit, the owner may proceed without judicial process, if this can be done without breach of the peace, or may proceed by action.

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.808. Contracts
(1) Nothing in ss. 83.801-83.809 shall be construed as in any manner impairing or affecting the right of parties to create liens by special contract or agreement nor shall it in any manner impair or affect any other lien arising at common law, in equity, or by any statute of this state or any other lien not provided for in s. 83.805.
(2) A rental agreement or an application for a rental agreement must contain a provision disclosing whether the applicant is a member of the uniformed services as that term is defined in 10 U.S.C. s. 101(a)(5).

Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45-89) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Self-Service Storage Space
83.809. Application of act
 (1) Nothing in this act shall be construed as in any manner impairing or affecting the right of parties to create additional rights, duties, and obligations in and by virtue of a rental agreement. The provisions of ss. 83.801-83.809 shall be in addition to all other rights allowed by law in a creditor-debtor or landlord-tenant relationship.
(2) Chapter 82-151, Laws of Florida, shall apply to all rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed after July 1, 1982.

Fla. Stat. Ann. § § § 83.801-83.809