When The Storage Unit Is Sold
Prop. Code 59.042 — a written notice, 14 days to pay, and an advertised sale
In Texas, a storage lessor enforcing a contractual landlord's lien by seizing and selling the property first delivers written notice of the claim to the tenant.
Fourteen days, then the advertising. If the tenant does not satisfy the claim on or before the 14th day after the notice is delivered, the lessor advertises the sale. Advertised by publication, the property may not be sold until the 15th day after the notice is first published; by posting, it may be sold after the 10th day after the notices are posted.
The notice of sale describes the property in general, says it is being sold to satisfy a landlord's lien, names the tenant, and gives the facility's address and the time, place and terms of the sale. For a sale run through an Internet website, the place is the website's address.
The notice is published once in each of two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Where the county has none, the lessor may post it at the facility and at least five other conspicuous places nearby. Whether a sale was lawful is a question for a court and for a licensed Texas attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- Prop. Code 59.042 — Procedure for seizure and sale
- Prop. Code 59.044 — Notice of sale
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Texas attorney.