Title XIV, PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)

1. An operator shall not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes. 2. An occupant shall not use a leased space for residential purposes. 2019 Acts, ch 50, §3 Former §578A.3 repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 50, §18

Unless otherwise provided in a rental agreement, an occupant, upon reasonable request from the operator, shall allow the operator to enter a leased space for the purpose of inspection or repair. If an emergency occurs, an operator may enter a leased space for inspection or repair…

1. The operator of a self-service storage facility and the operator’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns shall have a lien upon all of an occupant’s personal property located at the self-service storage facility for delinquent rent, late fees, labor, or oth…

If the occupant is in default, the operator shall have the right to deny the occupant access to the leased space at the self-service storage facility if such right is set forth in the rental agreement. 2019 Acts, ch 50, §6 Former §578A.6 repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 50, §18

1. If an occupant is in default for a period of at least thirty days, the operator may enforce the lien granted in section 578A.5 by selling the occupant’s personal property. Sale of the occupant’s personal property may be by public or private proceedings. Such personal property …

Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise and until a lien sale under section 578A.7 , the exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in a leased space remains vested in the occupant. 2019 Acts, ch 50, §8

This chapter does not impair the powers of the parties to a rental agreement to create rights, duties, or obligations that do not arise from this chapter . This chapter does not impair or impact the rights of parties to create liens by special contract or agreement, nor does it a…