514.78 NOTIFICATION OF OWNER; SALE.
When possession of any of the articles of wearing apparel, bedding, linens, flatwork and
household furnishings, embraced in section
514.77, has continued for 90 days after the charges
accrue, and the charges so due have not been paid, it shall be the duty of the persons so holding
said articles to notify the owner of these charges, by certified mail at the owner's last known
address. On the owner's failure to pay these charges within ten days after such notice has been
given, the persons so holding said wearing apparel, bedding, linens, flatwork and household
furnishings shall then be authorized to sell said wearing apparel, bedding, linens, flatwork and
household furnishings. Said sale may be public or private and the proceeds of the same shall be
applied toward the payment of the charges and any balance shall be paid over to the person
entitled to the same. If the owner's residence is beyond the state, or is unknown, the person
holding said wearing apparel, bedding, linens, flatwork and household furnishings shall not be
required to give such notice before proceeding to sell.
History: 1945 c 601 s 2; 1947 c 309 s 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1986 c 444