AB 325 — Self-service storage facilities.

Summary

(1) Existing law, the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, specifies remedies and procedures for self-service storage facility owners when occupants are delinquent in paying rent or other charges. Under existing law, if rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days, an owner may terminate the right of the occupant to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility by sending a preliminary lien notice by certified mail to the occupant's last known address, as defined to mean the address provided by the occupant, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, authorizes the notice to be sent by electronic mail subject to specified conditions. Existing law also allows an owner to demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of documents by, among other methods, the occupant acknowledging receipt of the electronic transmission of the notice by executing an electronic signature or by transmitting the notice to the occupant through an application on a personal electronic device, as provided. This bill would remove the January 1, 2021, date, thus authorizing the sending of the notice by electronic mail indefinitely. The bill would allow an owner to demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of documents by transmitting the document to the occupant through an application on an internet website, rather than an application on a personal electronic device, or by the occupant acknowledging receipt by replying to the electronic mail communication, and would make conforming changes. The bill would make the provision allowing an owner to demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of documents by email communication inoperative on January 1, 2024. (2) Existing law, until January 1, 2021, deems a lien to attach if the notice has been sent and the total sum due has not been paid by the specified termination date. Existing law requires the owner to send to the occupant's last known address a notice of lien sale and a blank declaration in opposition to the lien sale. This bill would remove the January 1, 2021, date.

Bill Text

• Amended 01/21/20 - Amended Assembly Current pdf January 21, 2020
• Amended 01/06/20 - Amended Assembly pdf January 06, 2020
• Amended 02/27/19 - Amended Assembly pdf February 27, 2019
• Introduced 01/30/19 - Introduced pdf January 30, 2019
• AB325 View text html

Action History

1. June 23, 2020

   Referred to Com. on JUD.

2. January 28, 2020

   In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

3. January 27, 2020

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3908.)

4. January 22, 2020

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

5. January 21, 2020

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

6. January 17, 2020

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 14).

7. January 14, 2020

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

8. January 09, 2020

   (pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)

9. January 09, 2020

   Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3769.)

10. January 07, 2020

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

11. January 06, 2020

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

12. March 20, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

13. February 28, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

14. February 27, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

15. February 11, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.

16. January 31, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.

17. January 30, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• James C. Ramos · Primary

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