VITUG v.ALAMEDA POINT STORAGE, INC
Filed 8/10/10
CERTIFIED FOR
PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF
APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE
DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
ARACELI VITUG,
Plaintiff and
Appellant,
v.
ALAMEDA POINT STORAGE, INC.,
Defendant and Respondent.
A124999
(
Super.
The
California Self-Service Storage Facility
Act (the Act) (Bus. and Prof. Code, § 21700 et seq.)[1]
regulates certain aspects of the relationship between owners and renters of
storage units at self-service storage facilities. In this case, we address the following
question: Does the Act prohibit a
self-service storage facility from continuing to charge rent and late fees to
the renter of a storage unit after the facility has terminated the renter's
right to access the unit due to nonpayment of rentâ€
| Description | The California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (the Act) (Bus. and Prof. Code, § 21700 et seq.)[1] regulates certain aspects of the relationship between owners and renters of storage units at self-service storage facilities. In this case, we address the following question: Does the Act prohibit a self-service storage facility from continuing to charge rent and late fees to the renter of a storage unit after the facility has terminated the renter's right to access the unit due to nonpayment of rent? In the present case, plaintiff and appellant Araceli Vitug (appellant) rented a storage unit from defendant and respondent Alameda Point Storage, Inc. (respondent). After appellant fell behind on her rent payments, respondent sent her by certified mail a preliminary lien notice and then a notice of lien sale, which stated that her †|
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