The SSA appreciates the opportunity to express its opposition to AB 1656 and urges you to strongly consider the prohibition of property rights and the economic inequity that AB 1656 would impose on the self storage industry. Obviously, AMSA is very proud of its accomplishment, particularly for the first time out in a legislative endeavor . HB 2398 gives self storage facilities the authority to impose late fees in the case of unpaid rent. Includes late fees in the possessory lien given to the operator of a facility from the date the rent is unpaid and due. Excerpt from the current Self Storage Legal Review, the official legal publication of the Self Storage Association.
Current law permits denial of access to the storage unit upon default.
Eliminate the requirement that the storage operator provide a description of the property in the advertisement of the lien sale Require that the lien sale be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner which placed numerous restrictions on how a sale could be conducted, including prohibiting the establishment of a minimum bid for a storage unit and prohibiting the storage operator from bidding on storage spaces at lien sales. The Arizona Mini Storage Association was able to take swift action to stop this bill in its tracks. They retained a lobbying firm to assist them in their efforts and made it clear to legislators that this bill would make bad law. If the answer is no, you should consider forming one. The Arizona storage operators were not expecting this bill but they had an organization capable of defeating it.