2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 34 Property
CHAPTER 34-42 Self-Service Storage Facilities
§ 34-42-2 Definitions.

§ 34-42-2 Definitions. – As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Default" means the failure to perform on time any obligation set forth in the rental agreement or this chapter.

(b) "Last known address" means that address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement or the address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.

(c) "Occupant" means a person, or his or her sublessee, successor, or assign, who is entitled to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.

(d) "Owner" means the proprietor, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his or her agent, or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement. An owner is not a warehouseman, as defined in § 6A-7-102(1)(h) except that if an owner issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property sold, the owner is subject to the provisions of chapter 7 of title 6A, and the provisions of this chapter shall not apply.

(e) "Personal property" means movable property not affixed to land and includes, but is not limited to, goods, wares, merchandise, furniture, and household items.

(f) "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 self-service storage facility.

(g) "Self-service storage facility" means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. No occupant shall use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1985, ch. 401, § 1.)