NRS108.4763. Owner’s remedies upon nonpayment of charges; notice of sale; limit on earliest time for sale; disposal of protected property.

      1.  After the notice of the lien is mailed by the owner, if the occupant fails to pay the total amount due by the date specified in the notice, the owner may:

      (a) Enter the storage space and remove the personal property within it to a safe place.

      (b) Dispose of, but may not sell, any protected property contained in the storage space in accordance with the provisions of subsection 5 if the owner has actual knowledge of such protected property. If the owner disposes of the protected property in accordance with the provisions of subsection 5, the owner is not liable to the occupant or any other person who claims an interest in the protected property.

      (c) If the personal property upon which the lien is claimed is a motor vehicle, boat or personal watercraft, and rent and other charges related to such property remain unpaid or unsatisfied for 60 days, have the property towed by any tow car operator subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada Transportation Authority. If a motor vehicle, boat or personal watercraft is towed pursuant to this paragraph, the owner is not liable for any damages to such property once the tow car operator takes possession of the motor vehicle, boat or personal watercraft.

      2.  The owner shall send to the occupant a notice of a sale to satisfy the lien by verified mail or, if available, by electronic mail at the last known address of the occupant and at the alternative address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement at least 14 days before the sale. If the notice is sent by electronic mail and no confirmation of receipt is received, the owner shall also send such notice to the occupant by verified mail at the last known address of the occupant. The notice must contain:

      (a) A statement that the occupant may no longer use the storage space and no longer has access to the occupant’s personal property stored therein;

      (b) A statement that the personal property of the occupant is subject to a lien and the amount of the lien;

      (c) A statement that the personal property will be sold or disposed of to satisfy the lien on a date specified in the notice, unless the total amount of the lien is paid or the occupant executes and returns by verified mail, the declaration in opposition to the sale; and

      (d) A statement of the provisions of subsection 3.

      3.  Proceeds of the sale over the amount of the lien and the costs of the sale must be retained by the owner and may be reclaimed by the occupant or the occupant’s authorized representative at any time up to 1 year from the date of the sale.

      4.  The notice of the sale must also contain a blank copy of a declaration in opposition to the sale to be executed by the occupant if the occupant wishes to do so.

      5.  The owner may dispose of protected property contained in the storage space by taking the following actions, in the following order of priority, until the protected property is disposed of:

      (a) Contacting the occupant and returning the protected property to the occupant.

      (b) Contacting the secondary contact listed by the occupant in the rental agreement and returning the protected property to the secondary contact.

      (c) Contacting any appropriate state or federal authorities, including, without limitation, any appropriate governmental agency, board or commission listed by the occupant in the rental agreement pursuant to NRS 108.4755, ascertaining whether such authorities will accept the protected property and, if such authorities will accept the protected property, ensuring that the protected property is delivered to such authorities.

      (d) Destroying the protected property in an appropriate manner which is authorized by law and which ensures that any confidential information contained in the protected property is completely obliterated and may not be examined or accessed by the public.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1667; A 1985, 239; 2011, 1827; 2013, 1257)