Existing law provides, in general, that if the occupant of a storage space at a facility for storage defaults on the payment of rent or other charges that are due to the owner of the facility pursuant to a rental agreement, the owner has a lien on the personal property of the occupant contained in the storage space. (NRS 108.4753) Existing law authorizes an owner to sell certain personal property of the occupant to satisfy the lien after the owner has provided certain notices to the occupant. (NRS 108.476, 108.4763, 108.477) Existing law: (1) requires the owner to advertise a sale to satisfy a lien once a week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held; and (2) sets forth the requirements for the contents of such an advertisement. (NRS 108.477) This bill instead requires that the advertisement appear in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, rather than the judicial district, where the sale is to be held. This bill also authorizes an owner, in lieu of advertising in a newspaper of general circulation, to advertise the sale for a period of 10 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the sale on an Internet website which is publicly accessible and which customarily advertises or conducts sales of property. This bill also revises the required contents of an advertisement for such a sale to eliminate the requirement that the advertisement contain a general description of the personal property to be sold.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 108.477
BDR: 108.477