Amendment S-3045 to SF 471
Concerning self-storage facilities, including acceptances and defaults of rental agreements
Adopted · April 21, 2025Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed March 24, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Scott Webster (R)
Amends this SF 471 to CONFORM to HF 640
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- Section 578A.3, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
- An occupant shall not use a leased space for residential purposes. An occupant who uses a leased space for residential purposes is immediately in default and the operator may limit the occupant’s access to the leased space to the hours which the office is open at the self-service storage facility and proceed in accordance with this chapter. Sec.
- Section 578A.6, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 578A.6 Right Rental agreement —— right to deny access due to default.
- A rental agreement may be a written or oral agreement. If a written rental agreement is presented to a potential occupant by an operator and if the potential occupant takes possession of a leased space, or if an existing occupant retains possession of the leased space, a failure by the occupant to execute and deliver the written rental agreement to the operator within thirty days from the initial or renewed date of occupancy constitutes acceptance of the terms of the written rental agreement.
- If the occupant is in default or if the operator does not renew the occupant’s rental agreement , the operator shall have deliver to the occupant a written notice or an electronic mail notice, if consented to by the parties in accordance with section 578A.5, subsection 5, to remove personal property from the leased space within fifteen days. During the fifteen-day period, the operator has the right to place reasonable restrictions on the occupant’s use of the leased space, including the right to deny or limit the occupant occupant’s access to the leased space to the hours which the office is open at the self-service storage facility if such right is set forth in the rental agreement.
- Any personal property remaining is subject to lien as provided in section 578A.5 and in accordance with section 578A.7.”