Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1373 – Restrictions of use
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1. Operator not to permit use for residential purposes. An operator may not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes.
[PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1373
- Last known address: means that address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement or the address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
- Leased space: means the individual storage space at the self-service facility which is rented to an occupant under a rental agreement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
- Occupant: means a person, a sublessee, successor or assignee, entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
- Operator: means the owner, operator, lessor or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, an agent or any other person authorized to manage the facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
- Rental agreement: means any written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions or rules concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
- Self-service storage facility: means any real property used for renting or leasing individual storage spaces under a written rental agreement in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove their own personal property on a self-service basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1372
2. Occupant not to use for residential purposes. An occupant may not use a leased space for residential purposes.
[PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
3. Occupant not to store certain goods. An occupant is prohibited from storing goods that have a dangerous, harmful, offensive or noxious impact on the self-service storage facility or its surroundings or are a nuisance to self-service storage facility occupants, the operator or operator’s employees.
A. If the operator has reason to believe that an occupant is storing goods that have resulted in a condition described in this subsection, the operator may remove and dispose of the goods thus causing that condition. [PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
B. Before disposing of goods under this subsection, the operator shall:
(1) Notify the occupant of the condition by regular mail at the occupant’s last known address or other address set forth by the occupant in the rental agreement;
(2) Inspect the leased space at least 7 days following the notice to the occupant; and
(3) Determine whether a condition described in this subsection exists. [PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
C. Notwithstanding paragraph B, an operator may immediately dispose of goods under this section if they constitute a threat to health, safety or welfare. The operator shall immediately notify the occupant of this action following the procedures of paragraph B, subparagraph (1). [PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
[PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).