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MI HB4484

Bill

Status

Passed

3/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Peter Pettalia

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes a lien on personal property stored at self-service storage facilities that attaches on the date property arrives or the rental agreement is signed, whichever is earlier, to secure unpaid rent and storage charges.

  • Requires owners to provide written notice to tenants before enforcing a lien, with at least 14 days to pay, and must publish sale advertisements once weekly for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper or publicly available website.

  • Allows reasonable monthly late fees of $20.00 or 20% of monthly rent (whichever is greater) and permits rental agreements to limit the stated value of stored property.

  • Grants owners authority to destroy documents containing confidential or personal information and to properly dispose of unlawful property without liability, rather than require public sale.

  • Protects service members deployed overseas on active duty for 180 days or more by prohibiting lien enforcement for 90 days after the tenant's military service ends.

Legislative Description

Liens; other; self-service storage facility liens; revise liability of storage facility, allow for late fees, and allow for additional means of disposing of certain property. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1985 PA 148 (MCL 570.523 & 570.525).

Liens, other

Last Action

Assigned Pa 61'14 With Immediate Effect

3/27/2014

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform3/20/2013

Full Bill Text

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