§507-14 - Enforcement; notice; auction.
§507-14 Enforcement; notice; auction.
If any lien has attached to any article or lot of articles under section 507-13
and remains unsatisfied for a period of at least ninety days, the article or
lot of articles may be sold in the manner herein provided. All articles
received in one lot may be sold as one lot or as separate articles. Any number
of articles or lots of articles may be included in the same notice. Notice of
the time and place of sale shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county where the articles or lots of articles to be sold
have been delivered for laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing, not less
than five nor more than ten days prior to the date of sale. The notice shall
state the name of each person who delivered an article or lot of articles to be
sold, if known, and shall state the amount of lien to be satisfied with respect
to the article or lot of articles delivered by the person. As to the nature of
the articles or lots of articles to be sold, the notice need merely state, in
general terms, with reference to the articles or lots of articles collectively,
that they are articles or lots of articles left for the purpose of laundering,
cleaning, dyeing, or pressing. At the time and place named in the publication
each article or lot of articles may be sold at auction and the purchaser shall
succeed to the owner's title thereto. The auction may be conducted by the
holder of the lien or any person designated by the holder, and may take place
upon the premises of the holder of the lien or other premises as may be
designated by the holder. Any person, including the holder of the lien, may
bid for and purchase any article or lot of articles offered for sale at the
auction. Sections 445-21 to 445-23 and sections 445-25 to 445-36 shall not
apply to any auction conducted pursuant to this section. [L 1945, c 188, §2; RL
1955, §193-17; HRS §507-14; gen ch 1985]