New Jersey § 2a:44-191

§ 2a:44-191.

An owner's lien for a claim which is more than 30 days overdue may be satisfied as

follows: a. The occupant shall be notified; b. The notice shall be delivered in person or sent by verified mail or electronic mail to the last known address of the occupant; c. The notice shall include: (1) An itemized statement of the owner's claim showing the sum due at the time of

the notice and the date when the sum became due; (2) A brief and general description of the personal property subject to the lien. The description shall be reasonably adequate to permit the person notified to identify

it, except that any container including, but not limited to a trunk, valise, or box

that is locked, fastened, sealed, or tied in a manner which deters immediate access

to its contents may be described without listing its contents; (3) A notice of denial of access to the personal property, if this denial is permitted

under the terms of the rental agreement, which provides the name, street address,

and telephone number of the owner, or the owner's designated agent, whom the occupant

may contact to respond to this notice; (4) A demand for payment within a specified time not less than 14 days after delivery

of the notice; and (5) A conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within the time stated in

the notice, the personal property will be advertised for sale. The notice shall specify time and place of the sale; d. Any notice made pursuant to this section shall be presumed delivered when it is

deposited with the United States Postal Service or private delivery service , and properly addressed with postage prepaid or sent by electronic mail to the occupant's last known address; if the owner sends

notice to the occupant's last known e-mail address and does not receive an electronic

receipt that establishes delivery of the notice to the occupant's e-mail address,

the notice shall be presumed delivered when it is sent to the occupant by verified

mail to the occupant's last known address ; e. After the expiration of the time given in the notice, an advertisement of the sale

shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general

circulation where the self-service storage facility is located. The advertisement shall include: (1) A brief and general description of the personal property reasonably adequate to

permit its identification as provided for in subsection c. (2) of this section; (2) The address of the self-service storage facility and the number, if any, of the

space where the personal property is located and the name of the occupant; and (3) The time, place, and manner of the sale. The sale shall take place not sooner than 15 days after the final publication. If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the self-service storage facility

is located, the advertisement shall be posted at least 10 days before the date of

sale in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the self-service

storage facility is located; f. A sale of the personal property shall conform to the terms of the notification; g. A sale of the personal property shall be public and shall be held at the self-service

storage facility, or at the nearest suitable place to where the personal property

is held or stored; h. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, if the property upon

which the lien is claimed is a motor vehicle or watercraft and rent and other charges

related to the property are in default for 60 consecutive days, the owner may have

the property towed. If a motor vehicle or watercraft is towed as authorized in this subsection, the

owner shall: (1) send, by verified or electronic mail to the occupant's last known

address, the name, address, and telephone number of the towing company that will perform

the towing and the street address of the storage facility where the towed property

can be redeemed; and (2)not be liable for the motor vehicle or watercraft or any

damages to the motor vehicle or watercraft once the tower takes possession of the

property; i. Before a sale of personal property the occupant may pay the amount necessary to satisfy

the lien, and the reasonable expenses incurred by the owner to redeem the personal

property. Upon receipt of this payment, the owner shall return the personal property, and

the owner shall have no liability to any person with respect to the personal property; j. A purchaser in good faith of the personal property sold to satisfy a lien, as provided

for in section 3 of this act, takes the property free of any rights of persons against

whom the lien is valid, despite noncompliance by the owner with the requirements of

this section; k. The owner may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of the sale, but shall deposit the

balance, if any, in an interest-bearing account with notice given to the occupant

of the amount and place of the deposit and of his right to secure the funds ; and l . The owner's liability arising from the sale of personal property under this section

is limited to the net proceeds received from the sale of that property. The owner shall not be liable for identity theft or other harm resulting from the

misuse of information contained in documents or electronic storage media that are

part of the occupant's property sold or otherwise disposed of and of which the owner

did not have actual knowledge.