Pennsylvania § 5608 - Advertisement of sale.

§ 5608. Advertisement of sale.

(a) Publication.--Except as provided in subsection (c), after the expiration of the time stated in the notice and if the personal property has not otherwise been disposed of, the owner shall publish an advertisement of the sale:

(1) two times preceding the date of sale in a newspaper of general circulation that 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 that serves the area where the self-service storage facility is located and on a publicly accessible Internet website that regularly advertises or conducts online sales of personal property.

(b) Contents.--The advertisement of sale shall include:

(1) A statement that the contents of the occupant's leased space will be sold to satisfy the owner's lien.

(2) 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.

(3) The time, place and manner of sale.

(c) Posting of sale notice.--If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the self-service storage facility is located, the owner shall post a written advertisement containing all of the required information at least 10 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.

(d) Time of sale.--The sale shall take place no sooner than 10 days after the first publication or posting.

(e) Redundant advertisement permitted.--

(1) If 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 redundant advertisement satisfies the requirement to advertise on a publicly accessible Internet website under subsection (a)(2).

(2) If the newspaper advertisement under subsection (a) fails to be timely published by the newspaper, the redundant advertisement under paragraph (1) 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 by a redundant advertisement under subsection (e) 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.