West Virginia Code 38-14-7 – Duties; care, custody, and control of property
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(a) The operator shall use reasonable care in maintaining the self-service storage facility for the purposes of storage of personal property.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 38-14-7
- Leased space: means the individual storage space at the self-service storage facility which is rented to an occupant pursuant to a rental agreement. See West Virginia Code 38-14-2
- Occupant: means a person, a sublessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement. See West Virginia Code 38-14-2
- 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 West Virginia Code 38-14-2
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: means movable property, not affixed to land. See West Virginia Code 38-14-2
- Rental agreement: means any written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or rules concerning the use and occupancy of leased space at a self-service storage facility. See West Virginia Code 38-14-2
- Self-service storage facility: means any real property used for renting or leasing individual storage spaces in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove their own personal property on a "self-service" basis. See West Virginia Code 38-14-2
(b) Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in the leased space remains vested in the occupant.
(c) An occupant may not use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes.
(d) An occupant may not store hazardous waste or contraband in the leased space.