When The Storage Unit Is Sold
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1607 — more than forty-five days in default, forty-five days' notice, and a year to claim what is left
The operator of a self-service storage facility has a lien on everything in the unit for unpaid rent, late fees and other charges, and the rental agreement must say so in bold type.
If any part of the rent or other charges is in default, the operator may deny the occupant access to the unit.
More than forty-five days. Only after the occupant has been in default for more than forty-five days may the operator sell the stored property, and the sale must be commercially reasonable.
- At least forty-five days before the sale, a notice of default goes to the occupant by verified mail or email, with the charges and a demand to pay within a time not less than ten days after the notice.
- At least seven days before the sale, it is advertised in a commercially reasonable manner.
- A vehicle, watercraft or trailer may be towed once the rent is unpaid for sixty days.
Up to the sale. At any time before the sale, or before a vehicle is towed, the occupant may pay the amount of the lien and redeem the property.
The proceeds pay the sale's expenses up to five hundred dollars, then lienholders of record, then the operator, and the balance is held for the occupant for one year after the sale.
A buyer in good faith takes the property free of the occupant's rights. A particular sale is a question for a licensed Nebraska attorney.
Sources for this section (3)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1605 — Self-service storage; operator's lien
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1606 — Self-service storage; default; deny access
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1607 — Self-service storage; enforcement of lien; sale
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.