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§ 38-14-2 — West Virginia Law | CourtGPT
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West Virginia Legal Code

§ 38-14-2

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As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) 'Default' means the failure by the occupant to perform on time any obligation or duty set forth in the rental agreement or this article;(2) 'Last known address' means that address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement or the address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address;(3) 'Leased space' means the individual storage space at the self-service storage facility which is rented to an occupant pursuant to a rental agreement;(4) 'Occupant' means a person, a sublessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement;(5) 'Operator' means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, an agent, or any other person authorized to manage the facility. The operator is not a warehouseman, unless the operator issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored;(6) 'Personal property' means movable property, not affixed to land.

seman, unless the operator issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored;(6) 'Personal property' means movable property, not affixed to land. Personal property includes goods, wares, merchandise, motor vehicles, trailers, watercraft, and household items and furnishings;(7) 'Rental agreement' means any written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or rules concerning the use and occupancy of leased space at a self-service storage facility;(8) 'Self-service storage facility' means any real property used for renting or leasing individual storage spaces in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove their own personal property on a 'self-service' basis; and(9) 'Verified mail' means any method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service or private delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.