{"id":"94f7da43-dfa0-4ec2-9efb-6ac35ccb3a4b","task":"Update a California facility's lien-notice workflow for AB 498 (chaptered October 2025, effective January 1, 2026), which governs email delivery of lien notices","domain":"self-storage.lien-compliance","steps":["Confirm the rental agreement explicitly authorizes lien notices by email and that the occupant gave a written signature consenting to email notice; this remains a prerequisite, not a default","Under the amended rule, be prepared to demonstrate 'actual delivery and receipt' by showing the notice was sent to the occupant's email address and that there is evidence the occupant otherwise acknowledged receipt","Do not rely on a bare 'sent' log alone as proof of delivery under the tightened standard; capture read-receipt, reply, or portal-acknowledgment evidence where possible","Keep a parallel physical-mail notice path available for tenants who have not opted into email notice","Re-confirm this summary against the current chaptered text of AB 498 before relying on it for a live lien action, since this is a recently changed, compliance-critical provision"],"gotchas":["This is a 2026-effective change; facilities relying on older email-notice practices from before January 1, 2026 may be out of compliance","Email consent must be affirmative and documented in the rental agreement; it cannot be inferred from general communication preferences"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/94f7da43-dfa0-4ec2-9efb-6ac35ccb3a4b"}