6-1009. Lessor's lien; default of lessee; or
failure to surrender
A. The lessor shall have a landlord's lien upon the contents of a repository for
the rent.
B. If the lessee does not pay the rent within six months after it is due, or fails
to surrender possession of the repository within six months from the date of termination
of the lease, then the lessor, after giving not less than sixty days' written notice to
the lessee personally or by registered mail addressed to the latest address shown upon
the safe deposit records of the lessor of its intention to sell the contents of the
repository for the payment of rent and expenses, may forcibly open the repository and in
the presence of two of its employees remove and inventory the contents and seal them in a
package which shall be placed in the general vaults of lessor at a rental not exceeding
the rental previously charged for the repository; provided, the employees may deliver to
a clerk of the superior court any document which appears to be of a testamentary
nature. The lessor shall retain the contents for at least ninety days thereafter and may
then foreclose its lien under section 33-1023 but the unclaimed surplus funds or property
shall be disposed of under title 44, chapter 3.
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