Senate Bill S6989

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6989 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8122
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182, Lien L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11097
2021-2022: S6898, A662

2023-S6989 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities; extends the demand for payment period to 60 days.

2023-S6989 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6989
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the lien law,  in  relation  to  adding  certain  notice
   requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph  (a)  and  paragraph  (c)  of
 subdivision  2 of section 182 of the lien law, as amended by chapter 424
 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   (i) name and address of owner and occupant and electronic mail address
 of owner and occupant should the occupant choose  to  be  contacted  via
 electronic  mail  AND  THE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER OF THE OCCUPANT SHOULD THE
 OCCUPANT CHOOSE TO BE CONTACTED VIA TELEPHONE;
   (c) Every occupancy  agreement  as  required  by  this  section  shall
 contain  the  following  conspicuous  notices:  (i) "Notice: The monthly
 occupancy charge and other charges stated  in  this  agreement  are  the
 actual  charges  you  must  pay";  (ii)  "Notice:  You  may choose to be
 contacted for legal matters related to late or lien notices,  via  elec-
 tronic  mail OR VIA TELEPHONE by providing your electronic mail address,
 AND/OR TELEPHONE NUMBER in at least two locations within  the  occupancy
 agreement";  (III)  "NOTICE:  IF  YOU  CHOOSE  TO PROVIDE YOUR TELEPHONE
 NUMBER, THE OWNER MUST ATTEMPT TO CONTACT YOU BY TELEPHONE TO NOTIFY YOU
 OF THE MAILING OF ANY LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO LATE OR LIEN NOTICES".
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 182 of the lien law, as
 amended by chapter 424 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  An  owner's lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the
 occupant's goods that remain in the self-storage facility, in block,  or
 in  parcel, at any time or place and on any terms which are commercially
 reasonable after notice to all persons known to claim an interest in the
 goods. The notice shall include an itemized statement of the amount due,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09012-01-3
              

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