Walk a Texas self-storage operator through the Property Code Chapter 59 lien-sale notice and enforcement process
domain: self-storage.lien-compliance · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Recognize that under Chapter 59, the facility's lien attaches on the date the tenant places property at the facility and takes priority over other liens on the same property
Deliver the required lien notice by one of the statute's permitted methods: in person, by e-mail, or by verified mail to the tenant's last known address
For verified mail, treat the notice as delivered once properly addressed and deposited with USPS or a common carrier; for e-mail, treat it as delivered once sent to the tenant's last known e-mail address
Run the required newspaper advertising for the public sale per the statute's current publication requirements
Watch for legislative activity: the Texas Self Storage Association has pushed to update Chapter 59's print-newspaper-only advertising requirement; confirm whether any amendment has passed before assuming the rule is unchanged
Known gotchas
As of this research, the print-newspaper ad requirement was still the operative rule; a proposed change allowing alternative advertising methods had not been confirmed as enacted, so verify the current statute text before relying on this
E-mail notice under Chapter 59 is deemed delivered upon sending, a lower bar than California's post-AB 498 'delivery and receipt' standard; don't apply California's rule to Texas facilities
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