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                                               AN ACT

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                    IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend the Self Storage Act of 2003 to allow the operator of a self-service storage facility to

      enforce a lien on a vehicle, watercraft, or trailer stored by having it towed from the self-

      service storage facility by a licensed tow truck business, to allow the operator of a self-

      service storage facility to send a second notice of default to the occupant at the

      occupant’s last known address by U.S. mail with a certificate of mailing, to allow the

      operator of a self-service storage facility to advertise the time, place, and terms of a lien

      sale on a publicly accessible website that regularly advertises or conducts property sales,

      and to allow a lien sale to be conducted online.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the “Self Storage Lien Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of

2024”.

         Sec. 2. Section 5 of the Self Storage Act of 2003, effective February 6, 2004 (D.C. Law

15-64; D.C. Official Code § 40–404), is amended as follows:

         (a) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the phrase

“; or, if the personal property subject to the operator’s lien is a vehicle, watercraft, or trailer, the

operator may have the vehicle, watercraft, or trailer towed from the self-service storage facility

by a licensed tow truck business. The operator shall not be liable for any damages to the vehicle,

watercraft, or trailer once a licensed tow truck business takes possession of the personal

property.” In its place.

         (b) Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                 (1) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows:

                         (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “return receipt

requested” and inserting the phrase “return receipt requested, or by U.S. mail with a certificate of

mailing” in its place.

                         (B) Subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and

inserting the phrase “, or, if the personal property is a vehicle, watercraft, or trailer, that the

operator may have the vehicle, watercraft, or trailer, towed from the self-service storage facility;

and” in its place.

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                (2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the

phrase “or on a publicly accessible website that regularly advertises or conducts property sales.”

In its place.

         (b) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the phrase “,

or on a publicly accessible website that conducts property sales.” in its place.

         (c) Subsection (i)(1) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the phrase

“, or by U.S. mail with a certificate of mailing.” in its place.

         (d)Subsection (i)(2)(B) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the

phrase “, or another address specified in the rental agreement, if provided.” in its place.

         (e) Subsection (j) is amended by striking the phrase “return receipt as provided in

subsection (b)(2) of this section” and inserting the phrase “return receipt, as provided in

subsection (b)(2), or certificate of mailing” in its place.

       Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement as the fiscal impact statement in the

committee report as required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,

approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

       Sec. 4. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect upon its approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review

as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December

24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)).

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               Chairman

               Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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