5:16-4 Enforcement of lien.

4. If charges under a rental agreement are more than 30 days overdue, the owner may enforce a lien as follows:

a. Notice shall be delivered to the occupant either in person or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the occupant.

b. The notice shall include:

(1) An itemized statement of the owner's claims showing the sum due at the time of the notice and the date when the sum became due;

(2) A brief and general description of the personal property subject to the lien. The description shall be reasonably adequate to permit the person notified to identify the properties, except that any container, including but not limited, to a trunk, valise, box or trailer which is locked, fastened, sealed or tied in any manner which deters immediate access to its contents, may be described without listing its contents;

(3) A notice of denial of access to the personal property, if this denial is permitted under the terms of the rental agreement, which provides the name, street address, and telephone number of the owner or the owner's designated agent whom the occupant may contact to respond to this notice;

(4) A demand for payment within a specified time, not less than 14 days after delivery of notice; and

(5) A conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within the time stated in the notice, the personal property will be advertised for sale. The notice shall specify the time and place of the sale.

c. Any notice made pursuant to this section shall be presumed delivered when it is deposited with the United States Postal Service and properly addressed with postage prepaid.

L.1999,c.299,s.4.