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770 ILCS 95/3 (2026)

Lien

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(770 ILCS 95/3) (from Ch. 114, par. 803)
    Sec. 3. Lien. The owner of a self-service storage facility and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns have a lien upon all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property, and for expenses necessary for its preservation, or expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or other disposition pursuant to this Act. The lien provided for in this Section attaches as of the date the personal property is brought to the self-service storage facility and shall be superior to any other lien or security interest except for a statutory lien or security interest which is perfected through filing and has been perfected, prior thereto, through proper filing.
(Source: P.A. 83-800.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1999–2006 · leading case: Hill v. PS Illinois Trust, 856 N.E.2d 560 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006).
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Hill v. PS Illinois Trust, 856 N.E.2d 560 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “770 ILCS 95/3 (West 2004). On January 26, 2005, plaintiff called PS to demand the return of any balance remaining from the lien sale, as required by section 4(j) of the Storage Act.”
Est. of Downs v. Webster, 716 N.E.2d 1256 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 3× “The trial court found that, pursuant to section 3 of the Self-Service Storage Facility Act (Act) (770 ILCS 95/3 (West 1996)), and a lease agreement entered into between Webster and Thomas, Webster had an existing lien for past rent, attorney fees and costs on all property that…”
Wilson v. F.B. McAfoos & Co., 800 N.E.2d 177 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The Oil and Gas Lien Act of 1989 also expressly provides for the assignability of liens thereunder and the enforcement by the assignee. 770 ILCS 70/20 (West 2002).”
Wilson v. F.B. McAfoos & Co. Opinion text corrected 12/09/03 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “770 ILCS 95/3 (West 2002). We conclude that where the legislature has intended that a statutory lien be assignable, it has so provided in the statute itself.”
Hill v. PS Illinois Trust (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “770 ILCS 95/3 (West 2004). On January 26, 2005, plaintiff called PS to demand the return of any balance remaining from the lien sale, as required by section 4(j) of the Storage Act.”
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