When any part of the rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for fifteen consecutive days, an owner may deny the right of access to the occupant to the storage space at a self-service storage facility; provided that the owner shall provide notice at the occupant’s last known electronic mail address and last known postal address, postage prepaid. The notice shall contain:

(1) A statement of the owner’s claim showing the sums due at the time of the notice and the date when the sums became due;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-63

  • Electronic mail: means the transmission of information or a communication by the use of a computer or other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique address and that is received by that person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-61
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Occupant: means a person, or the person's sublessee, successor, or assign, who is entitled to the use of designated or individual storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-61
  • Owner: means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, an agent thereof, or any other person authorized to manage the facility, or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement, and no real estate license is required. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-61
  • Rental agreement: means any written agreement or lease which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-61
  • Self-service storage facility: means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing designated or individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property, but does not include a garage or other storage area in a private residence. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-61
(2) A statement that the occupant is in default of the rental agreement;
(3) A statement that the occupant’s right to use the storage space will be denied unless and until all sums due are paid by the occupant;
(4) A notice that the occupant has been denied access to the storage space and that an owner’s lien, as provided for in section 507-62, may be imposed if all sums due are not paid within fifteen days of the notice; and
(5) The name, street address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the owner, or a designated agent, whom the occupant may contact to respond to the notice via electronic mail.

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