Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Nevada

improper sale of storage unit contents

i got behind in my storage payments (not the first time) and found out from a friend, who saw it in the newspaper, that the storage facility i rented a unit from was going to auction off my belongings and all of its contents the next saturday. i got a 'letter of oppossition to the sale' personally hand delivered to the office (with a witness) to stop the sale of my stuff. i was informed that her next step was to take me to small claims court and this could be costly. i found out,searching on the computer,a week later, that she had filed and there was a court date set. here it is approx. a month before the set court date and i get a letter from the storage facilty that states my unit and its belongings were auctioned off the previous saturday for such an amount and i am to pay the large difference amount due immediately. no contact with me about the auction and at the time it sold, there were no postings in any local papers or otherwise about the auction of my unit number. my question is, is it legal what she did considering there is a pending court date specifically for the opposition of the selling of my belongings? and what about the lack of contact (no certified mailings at all)?


Asked on 7/08/08, 9:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jim Herbe Black & Lobello

Re: improper sale of storage unit contents

Thank you for your inquiry.

Under Nevada law, landlords are required to safekeep a tenant's property for at least (30) days after breach of a rental contract. Normally, your landlord would be able to conduct such a sale after 30 days. However, if you have a pending Court date and the storage company was aware of the hearing; you would probably be able to get monetary damages.

If you would like to speak to my office for further representation, contact my office at your convenience.

Regards,

Jim Herbe

702.966.5690

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Answered on 7/14/08, 4:47 pm


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