Liens; Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act; electronic rental agreement; acceptance of rental agreement; possession of storage unit; notice; effective date.
Summary
HB2390 amends Oklahoma’s Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act to modernize storage-unit rental and lien procedures. The bill expressly allows rental agreements to be delivered and accepted electronically, and it provides that if an occupant receives a written rental agreement and does not sign it within 30 days, continued payment of rent or continued use of the storage space counts as acceptance of the agreement and makes it enforceable. It also updates related terminology and clarifies late-fee and lien provisions.
The bill also revises the process for dealing with unpaid storage-unit property and abandoned items. For vehicles, watercraft, or trailers, if rent and other charges remain unpaid for 60 days, the facility owner may have the property towed, and the owner is shielded from liability once the towing company takes possession. For abandoned property left after the rental agreement ends, the bill allows the owner to take possession and, in certain circumstances, dispose of the property after providing written notice by certified or verified mail and waiting the specified notice period. The act is set to take effect November 1, 2025.
Impact
HB2390 would amend 42 O.S. 2021, Sections 196 and 197.1, changing the legal framework for self-service storage facility liens, rental agreement formation, and disposal of abandoned property. It affects storage facility owners, tenants, towing companies, and any third parties with claimed interests in stored property by clarifying electronic contracting, default timelines, notice requirements, and the circumstances under which property may be sold, towed, or discarded.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have broad support in the House, passing the Business Committee 6-1, the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee 16-0, and the House floor 81-0. The voting record suggests the measure was viewed as a practical update to existing lien and storage-facility procedures rather than a controversial policy change.
Contention
The main points of potential concern are procedural protections for occupants and other interested parties versus the operational flexibility given to storage facility owners. The bill’s provisions allowing electronic acceptance, deeming continued payment or use as acceptance, authorizing towing after 60 days of default, and permitting disposal of abandoned property after notice could raise concerns about notice adequacy and property rights. However, the recorded votes show little overt opposition, with only one dissenting vote in the Business Committee and unanimous support in later House action.
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