The owner of a self-service storage facility may require of a person laying claim to any of the contents of the self-service storage facility that the claimant pay to the owner all unpaid rents due for the use of the facility before taking possession of the contents. The owner is not responsible for any property taxes that may be due on any contents that have been in storage in the facility.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 498, Section 2, eff July 14, 1994; 2014 Act No. 136 (H.3563), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 136, Section 1, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 20 - Self-service Storage Facilities
Section 39-20-10. Short title.
Section 39-20-20. Definitions.
Section 39-20-30. Rental unit, lien; access to personal property.
Section 39-20-40. Rental agreement.
Section 39-20-45. Enforcement of lien.
Section 39-20-47. Enforcement of lien by distraint.
Section 39-20-49. Person claiming contents of storage facility to pay all unpaid rents.