What are my rights when having a rented portable storage unit repossessed?
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The answer will depend on the terms of the rental contract. The rental agreement should have a repossession provision in there that gives the owner the option to go onto the property, put it on a truck, and bring it back to the facility.
This is a new area of law and California law isn't straightforward about the rights of a mobile storage unit owner, but the prevailing opinion is that the lien rights of permanent storage facilities apply. If the contract is silent about the rights of the owner to repossess the unit, the storage facility laws allow the owner to put a lien on the stored property and sell it to recover costs and payments due. A notice of the repossession and lien must be sent to the address, allowing at least 14 days to pay overdue amounts before the property is sold.
In repossession, the owner may enter private property to recover the item, as long as it’s done without breaching the peace and not entering an enclosed or locked area.
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