{"id":"fdcf100e-047f-4335-8a58-7bcbe3fde65e","task":"Help a facility correctly classify a defaulted unit as lien property, using the formal lien-sale process, rather than incorrectly treating it as 'abandoned' property under a lower legal bar","domain":"self-storage.lien-compliance","steps":["Default to the formal lien-sale process for any unit where rent is simply unpaid, since this is the better-protected legal route in essentially every state","Only consider 'abandonment' where the state's specific narrow test is clearly met; for example, Texas requires all three of: the tenant gave written or oral move-out notice, the tenant's own lock was removed by someone other than the facility, and the move-out/termination date has passed","Treat abandonment claims as high-risk shortcuts; even where a state recognizes abandonment, courts and industry guidance caution operators to prefer the lien-sale path since it carries more built-in legal protection","Verify the current abandoned-property statute for the specific state before ever disposing of property under an 'abandonment' theory rather than a lien sale","Document the basis for whichever classification is used, lien or abandonment, in case of a later tenant dispute"],"gotchas":["State abandonment tests vary significantly; Texas's three-part test is not universal, so don't apply one state's abandonment criteria to another state","Treating a unit as 'abandoned' instead of running the lien process removes statutory protections for the operator; when in doubt, default to the lien-sale route"],"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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/fdcf100e-047f-4335-8a58-7bcbe3fde65e"}