Title 44 — LIENS

An owner's lien for a claim which has become due must be satisfied as follows: (1) The occupant and the holder of any lien in the name of the occupant in this state is notified; (2) The notice is delivered in person, sent by e-mail if provided in the rental agreement, or sent by …

No occupant may use a self - service storage facility for residential purposes. Source: SL 1997, ch 249 , § 4.

A self - service storage facility is not a public warehouse or public storage warehouse as defined in chapter 49-42 or 49-42A . 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 su…

This chapter is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to all rental agreements entered into, or extended, or renewed after that date. Source: SL 1997, ch 249 , § 6; SL 2022, ch 165 , § 4.

If the rental agreement specifies a limit on the value of personal property the occupant may store in the storage space, the limit is deemed to be the maximum value of the personal property in the occupant's storage space for the purposes of claims against an owner for loss of or…

Unless the rental agreement provides otherwise, until a sale under this chapter, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all property stored in a storage space remains vested in the occupant, and the occupant shall bear all risks of loss or damage to that property. Source: SL…

This chapter may not be construed as impairing or affecting the right of an owner and an occupant to create additional rights, duties, or obligations under a rental agreement. In addition to the rights and remedies under this chapter, an owner has the same rights and remedies ava…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Customer," any person who causes a manufacturer to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, form, or pattern or who provides a manufacturer with a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, cast, or fabricate a product for a…

In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the customer has all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern in the possession of the manufacturer. If a customer does not claim possession from a manufacturer of a die, mold, form, or pattern within three years followi…

At anytime within the time frame provided for in § 44-15-2 , a manufacturer may choose to have all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern transferred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall send written notice by registered mail to the chief executive office of t…

If a customer does not respond in person or by mail to claim possession of the particular die, mold, form, or pattern within ninety days following the date the notice was sent, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the manufacturer for storage of the die, mold, for…

A manufacturer has a lien, dependent on possession, on any die, mold, form, or pattern in the manufacturer's possession belonging to a customer, for the balance due the manufacturer from such customer for any manufacturing or fabrication work, and in the value of all material rel…

Before enforcing any lien, notice in writing shall be given to the customer, whether delivered personally or sent by registered mail to the last - known address of the customer. The notice shall state that a lien is claimed for the damages set forth in writing for manufacturing o…

No sale may be made pursuant to §§ 44-15-1 to 44-15-7 , inclusive, if the sale would be in violation of any right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law. Source: SL 1998, ch 267 , § 7.