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§12A-7-206.
§12A-7-206.
(1) A warehouseman may on notifying the person on whose account the
goods are held and any other person known to claim an interest in the
goods require payment of any charges and removal of the goods from the
warehouse at the termination of the period of storage fixed by the
document, or, if no period is fixed, within a stated period not less
than thirty (30) days after the notification. If the goods are not
removed before the date specified in the notification, the
warehouseman may sell them in accordance with the provisions of the
section on enforcement of a warehouseman's lien (Section 7-210).
(2) If a warehouseman in good faith believes that the goods are about
to deteriorate or decline in value to less than the amount of his lien
within time prescribed in subsection (1) for notification,
advertisement and sale, the warehouseman may specify in the
notification any reasonable shorter time for removal of the goods and
in case the goods are not removed, may sell them at public sale held
not less than one (1) week after a single advertisement or posting.
(3) If as a result of a quality or condition of the goods of which the
warehouseman had no notice at the time of deposit the goods are a
hazard to other property or to the warehouse or to persons, the
warehouseman may sell the goods at public or private sale without
advertisement on reasonable notification to all persons known to claim
an interest in the goods. If the warehouseman after a reasonable
effort is unable to sell the goods he may dispose of them in any
lawful manner and shall incur no liability by reason of such
disposition.
(4) The warehouseman must deliver the goods to any person entitled to
them under this article upon due demand made at any time prior to sale
or other disposition under this section.
(5) The warehouseman may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of any
sale or disposition under this section but must hold the balance for
delivery on the demand of any person to whom he would have been bound
to deliver the goods.
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