§ 5607. Notice of default to occupant.

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(a)Duty to provide.--

(1)The owner shall give written notice of the default and any other action taken in regard to the occupant's property to the occupant by personal service, verified mail, email or by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the occupant's last known address.

(2)The notice shall be presumed to be served when it is deposited with the United States Postal Service or private delivery service and properly addressed with postage prepaid or by email to an email address provided by the occupant.

(3)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the owner may provide the notice by email only if:

(i)The occupant is informed in the original rental agreement, or by subsequent modification of the agreement, that notification by email is an authorized means of communication under this subsection.

(ii)The occupant affirmatively consents to be contacted using electronic means and to promptly advise the owner of any change in the occupant's email address.

(iii)The occupant affirmation consenting to electronic means of communication and to promptly advise the owner of any change in the occupant's email address is printed in bold type or underlined in the rental agreement.

(b)Contents.-- The notice shall include:

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

(2)A demand for payment of the sum due within a specified time not less than 30 days after the date of notice.

(3)A statement that the contents of the occupant's leased space are subject to the owner's lien.

(4)The name, street address and telephone number of the owner or the owner's designated agent who the occupant may contact to respond to the notice.

(5)A conspicuous statement in bold print that, unless the claim is paid within the time and at the place stated, the personal property will be advertised for sale or will be otherwise disposed of at a specified time and place, not less than 30 days after the date of the notice.

(c)Notice of denial of space, entry or removal.-- If the owner elects to deny the occupant access to the leased space or elects to enter and remove the occupant's personal property from the leased space to other suitable storage space, a statement so advising the occupant shall be included in the notice.

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