Maine § 10 §1385 Enforcement of lien

Maine Statutes

§ 10 §1385 — Enforcement of lien

Maine § 10 §1385

Title 10COMMERCE AND TRADE

Part 3REGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 212-AMAINE MARINA AND BOATYARD STORAGE ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 10 §1385 (2026).

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A facility owner may enforce a lien created by this chapter only if the property owner has been notified of the lien as required by section 1384.

1.Sale; use of proceeds. If a property owner is in default for a period of more than 90 days, a facility owner may enforce a lien by selling the stored property at a commercially reasonable public sale for cash. As used in this section, "commercially reasonable" has the same meaning as in the Uniform Commercial Code. The proceeds of the sale must be applied in the following order:

2.Advertisement; notice of default. Before conducting a sale under this section, the facility owner shall:

3.Location of sale. A sale under this chapter must be held at the facility or at the nearest suitable location.

4.Purchasers. A purchaser of property sold at a

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A facility owner may enforce a lien created by this chapter only if the property owner has been notified of the lien as required by section 1384.
1.
Sale; use of proceeds.
If a property owner is in default for a period of more than 90 days, a facility owner may enforce a lien by selling the stored property at a commercially reasonable public sale for cash. As used in this section, "commercially reasonable" has the same meaning as in the Uniform Commercial Code. The proceeds of the sale must be applied in the following order:
2.
Advertisement; notice of default.
Before conducting a sale under this section, the facility owner shall:
3.
Location of sale.
A sale under this chapter must be held at the facility or at the nearest suitable location.
4.
Purchasers.
A purchaser of property sold at a commercially reasonable sale pursuant to this chapter takes the property free and clear of any rights of persons against whom the lien was valid and all other lienholders of record.
5.
Facility owner liability.
If the facility owner complies with the provisions of this chapter, the facility owner's liability is as follows.
6.
Denying access to storage facility.
A facility owner may deny a property owner who has been notified under subsection 2 access to the storage facility, except that the property owner is entitled to access to the facility during normal business hours for the purpose of satisfying the lien or viewing and verifying the condition of the property.
7.
Notices.
Except as otherwise provided, all notices required by this chapter must be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices sent to a facility owner must be sent to the owner's business address or to the address of the owner's designated representative. Notices to a property owner must be sent to the property owner at the property owner's last known address. Notices to a lienholder of record must be sent to the address of the lienholder as provided in the public filings that serve to perfect the lienholder's interest in the property. Notices are considered delivered on the date the recipient of the notice signs the return receipt or, if the notice is undeliverable, the date the post office last attempts to deliver the notice.