"shall have a lien upon all personal property located at a campground facility for rent"
Are you renting your personal property?
The whole statute is lengthy and wordy as most laws are.
I googled "New Jersey Campground Facilities Act – NJSA 5:16-3 and was not surprised to see Bakers Acres come up. Small, congested, almost all seasonal, ratty RV's. There is not even enough room to drive a dually through most of the campground.
Since it is diffulcut to find the stature, here it is:
5:16-1 Short title.
1.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Campground Facilities Act."
L.1999,c.299,s.1.
5:16-2 Definitions relative to campground facilities.
2.As used in this act:
a."Last known address" means the address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement or the address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of change of address.
b."Occupant" means a person, the person's sublessee, successor or assignee entitled to the use of a campground facility or a portion thereof under a rental agreement to the exclusion of others.
c."Owner" means the proprietor, operator, lessor, sublessor or owner of a campground facility, the owner's agent or any other person authorized by the owner to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.
d."Personal property" means property, located at the campground facility, not affixed to the land and including but not limited to goods, merchandise, household items, trailers, boats, campers, tents and the contents thereof.
e."Rental agreement" means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a campground facility or any portion thereof.
f."Campground facility" means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual portions thereof to occupants who are to have access for the purpose of camping and the recreation associated therein.
L.1999,c.299,s.2.
5:16-3 Lien upon personal property located at campground facility.
3. a. The owner of a campground facility or the owner's heirs, successors or assignees shall have a lien upon all personal property located at a campground facility for rent, labor or other reasonable charges due as specified in the rental agreement, and for expenses necessary for its preservation or for expenses reasonably incurred in any sale executed under this act. The lien provided for in this section is superior to any other lien or security interest except those prior liens as to which the occupant has notified the owner in writing. The lien shall attach as of the date the personal property is brought to the campground facility. The owner may retain the personal property until such time as the lien is satisfied or the personal property is sold at auction.
b.The owner of the campground facility shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place a written notice which states that the owner of the campground facility has a lien on all personal property located at the campground facility for rent, labor or other reasonable charges due as specified in the rental agreement, and for expenses necessary for its preservation or for expenses reasonably incurred in any sale executed pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.1999,c.299,s.3.
5:16-4 Enforcement of lien.
4.If charges under a rental agreement are more than 30 days overdue, the owner may enforce a lien as follows:
a.Notice shall be delivered to the occupant either in person or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the occupant.
b.The notice shall include:
(1)An itemized statement of the owner's claims showing the sum due at the time of the notice and the date when the sum became due;
(2)A brief and general description of the personal property subject to the lien. The description shall be reasonably adequate to permit the person notified to identify the properties, except that any container, including but not limited, to a trunk, valise, box or trailer which is locked, fastened, sealed or tied in any manner which deters immediate access to its contents, may be described without listing its contents;
(3)A notice of denial of access to the personal property, if this denial is permitted under the terms of the rental agreement, which provides the name, street address, and telephone number of the owner or the owner's designated agent whom the occupant may contact to respond to this notice;
(4)A demand for payment within a specified time, not less than 14 days after delivery of notice; and
(5)A conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within the time stated in the notice, the personal property will be advertised for sale. The notice shall specify the time and place of the sale.
c.Any notice made pursuant to this section shall be presumed delivered when it is deposited with the United States Postal Service and properly addressed with postage prepaid.
L.1999,c.299,s.4.
5:16-5 Advertisement of sale.
5. a. After the expiration of the time given in the notice, an advertisement of the sale shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation where the campground facility is located. The advertisement shall include:
(1)A brief and general description of the personal property adequate to permit its identification as provided for in section 4 of this act;
(2)The address of the campground facility and the number, if any, of the space or campsite where the personal property is located and the name of the occupant; and
(3)The time, place and the manner of the sale.
The sale shall take place not sooner than 15 days after the final publication.
b.If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the campground facility is located, the advertisement shall be posted at least ten days before the date of sale, in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the campground facility is located.
L.1999,c.299,s.5.
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