Existing law, the California Self-Storage Facility Act, authorizes a self-storage facility owner to terminate the right of an occupant to the use of a storage space if rent or other charges due remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days by sending a lien notice and the total sum due has not been paid by the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, in accordance with specified procedures. Existing law authorizes an owner to send lien notices to the occupant by email if the rental agreement states that lien notices may be sent by email and the occupant provides a written signature on the rental agreement consenting to receive lien notices by email. Existing law specifies the ways an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of the lien notices sent by email, including if the occupant acknowledges receipt of the electronic transmission of the document by executing an electronic signature.
This bill would also authorize an owner to demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of a lien notice if the document is transmitted to the occupant using a system that confirms that the document was delivered to the occupant's email address that includes the date and time of delivery and, before transmitting a document, the owner provides the occupant with the email address from which the owner will transmit the notices and directs the occupant to modify their email settings to bypass any spam filters.

Statutes affected:
AB 498: 21712 BPC
02/10/25 - Introduced: 21712 BPC