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§12A-7-209.
§12A-7-209.
(1) A warehouseman has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered
by a warehouse receipt or on the proceeds thereof in his possession
for charges for storage or transportation (including demurrage and
terminal charges), insurance, labor, or charges present or future in
relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of
the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. If the
person on whose account the goods are held is liable for like charges
or expenses in relation to other goods whenever deposited and it is
stated in the receipt that a lien is claimed for charges and expenses
in relation to other goods, the warehouseman also has a lien against
him for such charges and expenses whether or not the goods have been
delivered by the warehouseman. But against a person to whom a
negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated a warehouseman's lien
is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate specified on the
receipt or if no charges are so specified then to a reasonable charge
for storage of the goods covered by the receipt subsequent to the date
of the receipt.
(2) The warehouseman may also reserve a security interest against the
bailor for a maximum amount specified on the receipt for charges other
than those specified in subsection (1), such as for money advanced and
interest. Such a security interest is governed by the article on
Secured Transactions (Article 9).
(3) (a) A warehouseman's lien for charges and expenses under
subsection (1) or a security interest under subsection (2) is also
effective against any person who so entrusted the bailor with
possession of the goods that a pledge of them by him to a good faith
purchaser for value would have been valid but is not effective against
a person as to whom the document confers no right in the goods covered
by it under Section 7-503.
(b) A warehouseman's lien on household goods for charges and expenses
in relation to the goods under subsection (1) is also effective
against all persons if the depositor was the legal possessor of the
goods at the time of deposit. "Household goods" means furniture,
furnishings and personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.
(4) A warehouseman loses his lien on any goods which he voluntarily
delivers or which he unjustifiably refuses to deliver.
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