North Carolina General Statutes 44A-44.1. Possession vested in occupant
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 44A-44.1
- Occupant: means a person, his sublessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others. See North Carolina General Statutes 44A-40
- Owner: means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his agent, or any other person authorized by him to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement. See North Carolina General Statutes 44A-40
- Personal property: means movable property not affixed to land and includes, but is not limited to, goods, merchandise, household items, and watercraft. See North Carolina General Statutes 44A-40
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Rental agreement: means any agreement or lease, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility. See North Carolina General Statutes 44A-40
- Self-service storage facility: means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to such for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. See North Carolina General Statutes 44A-40
Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in a storage space at a self-service storage facility shall remain vested in the occupant until the property is sold as provided in this Article or otherwise disposed of. The owner of a self-service storage facility is a commercial landlord who rents space. Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise, while the personal property remains on the owner’s premises, the owner is liable for damage caused by the intentional acts or negligence of the owner or the owner’s employees. (2009-201, s. 1.)