Washington Self-Service Storage Facility Act

Washington Statutes (2013)
Title 19. BUSINESS REGULATIONS MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 19.02.010 - 19.330.100)
Chapter 19.150. Self-service storage facilities (§§ 19.150.010 - 19.150.904)

Chapter 19.150. Self-service storage facilities [Combined]
§ 19.150.010. Definitions
§ 19.150.020. Lien on personal property
§ 19.150.030. Unpaid rent - Denial of access to storage space
§ 19.150.040. Unpaid rent - Termination of occupant's rights - Notice
§ 19.150.050. Form of notice
§ 19.150.060. Attachment of lien - Final notice of lien sale or notice of disposal
§ 19.150.070. Sale of property
§ 19.150.080. Manner of sale - Who may not acquire property - Interest on excess proceeds
§ 19.150.090. Claim by persons with a security interest
§ 19.150.100. Payment prior to sale by persons claiming a right to the property
§ 19.150.110. Good faith purchasers
§ 19.150.120. Contract for storage space - Alternative address for notice
§ 19.150.130. Owner not obligated to provide insurance
§ 19.150.140. Other rights not impaired
§ 19.150.150. Late fees
§ 19.150.900. Short title
§ 19.150.901. Application of chapter
§ 19.150.902. Existing rental agreements not affected
§ 19.150.903. Chapter not applicable to owner subject to Article 62A.7 RCW
§ 19.150.904. Severability - 1988 c 240

§ 19.150.010. Definitions

Note: Proposed legislation 

§ 19.150.020. Lien on personal property

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 fees, and costs of the sale, present or future, incurred pursuant to the rental agreement, and for expenses necessary for the preservation, sale, or disposition of personal property subject to this chapter. The lien may be enforced consistent with this chapter. However, any lien on a motor vehicle or boat which has attached and is set forth in the documents of title to the motor vehicle or boat shall have priority over any lien created pursuant to this chapter.

Cite as RCW 19.150.020

§ 19.150.030. Unpaid rent - Denial of access to storage space

When any part of the rent or other charges due from an occupant remains unpaid for six consecutive days, and the rental agreement so provides, an owner may deny the occupant access to the storage space at a self-service storage facility.

Cite as RCW 19.150.030

§ 19.150.040. Unpaid rent - Termination of occupant's rights - Notice

Note: Proposed legislation 

§ 19.150.150. Late fees

Any late fee charged by the owner shall be provided for in the rental agreement. No late fee shall be collected unless it is written in the rental agreement or as an addendum to such agreement. An owner may impose a reasonable late fee for each month an occupant does not pay rent when due. A late fee of twenty dollars or twenty percent of the monthly rental amount, whichever is greater, for each late rental payment shall be deemed reasonable, and shall not constitute a penalty.

Cite as RCW 19.150.150

§ 19.150.900. Short title

This chapter shall be known as the "Washington self-service storage facility act."

§ 19.150.901. Application of chapter

This chapter shall only apply to rental agreements entered into, automatically extended, or automatically renewed after June 9, 1988. Rental agreements entered into before June 9, 1988, which provide for monthly rental payments but providing no specific termination date shall be subject to this chapter on the first monthly rental payment date next succeeding June 9, 1988.

Cite as RCW 19.150.901

§ 19.150.902. Existing rental agreements not affected

All rental agreements entered into before June 9, 1988, and not automatically extended or automatically renewed after that date, or otherwise made subject to this chapter pursuant to RCW 19.150.901, 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 state.

Cite as RCW 19.150.902

§ 19.150.903. Chapter not applicable to owner subject to Article 62A.7 RCW

If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the occupant are subject to Article 62A.7 RCW (commencing with RCW 62A.7-101 ) of the uniform commercial code and this chapter does not apply.

Cite as RCW 19.150.903

§ 19.150.904. Severability - 1988 c 240

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

Cite as RCW 19.150.904