AB 498: Self-service storage facilities: lien notices: email.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the California Self-Storage Facility Act, authorizes a self-storage facility owner to terminate the right of an occupant to the use of a storage space if rent or other charges due remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days by sending a lien notice and the total sum due has not been paid by the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, in accordance with specified procedures. Existing law authorizes an owner to send lien notices to the occupant by email if the rental agreement states that lien notices may be sent by email and the occupant provides a written signature on the rental agreement consenting to receive lien notices by email. Existing law specifies the ways an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of the lien notices sent by email, including by posting the document on the owner’s secure internet website and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant logged onto the licensee’s secure internet website and downloaded, printed, viewed, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.

This bill, instead, would provide that an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of a lien notice by delivering the document to the occupant’s email address and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant downloaded, printed, viewed, opened, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. October 6, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2025.
2. October 6, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. September 2, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 26, 2025In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. August 25, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2249.).
6. July 17, 2025Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
7. July 16, 2025From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
8. July 8, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
9. May 7, 2025Referred to Com. on JUD.
10. April 2, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
11. April 1, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 961.)
12. March 27, 2025Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.