Self-Storage Notification Requirements (H 7238, S 2450)

Proving that no civil liberties victory is left unpunished, a bill which the ACLU successfully obtained amendments to in the 2023 session resurfaced again. At a time of rising poverty and extensive homelessness, it is important that people using storage facilities not unfairly lose the ability to retain their possessions. For these reasons, we opposed this bill that would authorize the sale of a delinquent renter’s property in a self-service unit without appropriate advance notification that we believe basic principles of due process would dictate. This legislation seeks to ease these notification requirements further, which we are concerned could only be confusing and deeply detrimental to individuals facing housing insecurity. This bill died in committee.