certified mail vs certificate of mailing

stormee

When mailing out the lien/term of lease/abandon unit ect. is it ok to send it *certificate of mailing ? or does it have to be *cerified mail? I heard somewhere that you could just do the certificate of mailing, because you don't have to know if the person received it or not you just have to prove that you sent it. HELP   

ESS

In Texas we send Verified bulk mail if we have 3 or more since it is cheaper than certified. We are not actually required to do it tho. We can send via email and it will be good enough for the lien laws here. Check with your state's to be sure

MamaDuke7

That varies by state, so you need to check your state lien laws to find out.

teamcapitola

In California, you just need "Certificate of mailing" not Certified (although you can do certified...just costs a lot more) to satisfy the Lien requirements.

Really, you just need to be able to prove that you actually sent the lien, and it was on a specific date.

21703  - "The notice shall be sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, or by regular first-class mail if the owner obtains a certificate of mailing indicating the date the notice was mailed."

Get a Firm Mailing book from the post office to record the mailings, and ask for cert of mail when you bring it & the mail to them.

Orkocean

Been using firm book method for years but we use the digital form so we can type it all in     Stopped using the physical book about 8 years ago.

ShedStuff

In Ohio.....we are able to use certificate of mailing to the last known address provided to us by the tenant.

BusyProperties

Does anyone have a template for the abandonment of unit letter that they would be willing to share? 

MamaDuke7

Release Of Owner’s Interest in Personal Property

I, <Tenant.Name>, hereby declare that I am the sole legal owner of all miscellaneous personal property stored in space number <Tenant.UnitName> located at XYZ Self Storage, 123 Main Street, Anytown USA 12345.

I, hereby abandon the premises described above, as well as all personal property contained therein.  This release Is given in lieu of  $<Tenant.BalanceCurrent>, based on rent/storage/fees due from me to XYZ Self Storage.

XYZ Self Storage will make no further collection efforts on this account and agrees to accept this release as final settlement of any/all monies owed.

I hereby relinquish all interest in the personal property located in the premises described above, and authorize XYZ Self Storage to dispose of said personal property in any manner whatsoever which may include selling said property or donating said property to a charitable organization.

 

Tenant’s Signature ____________________________________________________________________________________
Date _____________________________________

Manager’s Signature __________________________________________________________________________________
Date _____________________________________

rmason

In Florida we use certificate of mailing approved by our lawyer.