Section 1907 - Advertisement of sale(a) Publication.--After the expiration of the time stated in the notice and if the personal property has not otherwise been disposed of, the owner shall cause an advertisement of sale to be published either: (1) two times preceding the date of sale in a newspaper of general circulation which serves the area where the self-service storage facility is located; or(2) one time preceding the date of sale in a newspaper of general circulation which serves the area where the self-storage facility is located and on a publicly accessible Internet website that regularly advertises or conducts online sales of personal property. The advertisement shall include:(i) A statement that the contents of the occupant's leased space shall be sold to satisfy the owner's lien.(ii) The address of the self-service storage facility and the number or other description, if any, of the space where the personal property is located and the name of the occupant.(iii) The time, place and manner of sale.(b) Posting of sale notice.--If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the self-service storage facility is located, the owner shall post written advertisements containing all of the required information at least ten days before the date of the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the self-service storage facility is located.(c) Time of sale.--The sale shall take place no sooner than ten days after the first publication or posting. (d) Redundant advertisement permitted.--When an owner is required to advertise in a newspaper of general circulation under subsection (a), the owner may publish a redundant advertisement on a publicly accessible Internet website that regularly advertises or conducts online sales of personal property. The newspaper advertisement under this subsection satisfies the requirement to advertise on a publicly accessible Internet website under subsection (a)(2). (e) Effect of redundant advertisement.--If the newspaper advertisement under subsection (a) fails to be timely published by the newspaper, the redundant advertisement under subsection (d) shall be valid on the date that the advertisement is published on the publicly accessible Internet website that regularly advertises or conducts online sales of personal property. (f) Proof of publication.--An owner that sells or otherwise disposes of personal property under a redundant advertisement shall retain a copy of the advertisement provided to the newspaper and proof that the owner purchased the advertisement in a timely fashion. Proof shall consist of a receipt or any other similar communication showing the amount paid and the date of the purchase. The owner shall retain a copy of the advertisement and proof for one year following the date of the sale or other disposition. (g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Redundant advertisement." A copy of the information submitted to a newspaper of general circulation under this section to be used as an advertisement in accordance with this section.
Amended by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 31,§ 1, eff. 8/27/2024.Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 109, § 1, eff. 1/3/2023.1982, Dec. 20, P.L. 1404, No. 325, § 7, effective in 60 days.Section 2 of the 2022 amendment provides that this act shall apply to rental agreements entered into or renewed on and after the effective date of this section.