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Self-storage industry urges law clarifications to address abandoned units and e-signatures
Summary
Industry representatives told the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure that pending bills H.340/S.236 would clarify when operators may begin abandonment procedures, recognize electronic rental agreements and address tenant transfers after facility sales.
Joe Doherty, senior vice president and chief legal and legislative officer for the Self Storage Association, testified in support of House Bill 340 and Senate Bill 236 before the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The bills would amend Massachusetts law to clarify three circumstances, Doherty said: when a rental agreement ends but a renter has not removed possessions; that rental…
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