Section 7--206. Termination of Storage at Warehouseman's Option  


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  • (1)  A  warehouseman  may on notifying the person on whose account the
      goods are held and any other person known to claim an  interest  in  the
      goods  require  payment of any charges and removal of the goods from the
      warehouse at the termination of the  period  of  storage  fixed  by  the
      document,  or,  if  no  period is fixed, within a stated period not less
      than thirty days after the notification. If the goods  are  not  removed
      before the date specified in the notification, the warehouseman may sell
      them  in accordance with the provisions of the section on enforcement of
      a warehouseman's lien (Section 7--210).
        (2) If a warehouseman in good faith believes that the goods are  about
      to  deteriorate  or decline in value to less than the amount of his lien
      within  the  time  prescribed  in  subsection  (1)   for   notification,
      advertisement and sale, the warehouseman may specify in the notification
      any  reasonable  shorter  time  for removal of the goods and in case the
      goods are not removed, may sell them at public sale held not  less  than
      one week after a single advertisement or posting.
        (3) If as a result of a quality or condition of the goods of which the
      warehouseman had no notice at the time of deposit the goods are a hazard
      to  other  property  or to the warehouse or to persons, the warehouseman
      may sell the goods at public or private sale  without  advertisement  on
      reasonable notification to all persons known to claim an interest in the
      goods.  If  the warehouseman after a reasonable effort is unable to sell
      the goods he may dispose of them in any lawful manner and shall incur no
      liability by reason of such disposition.
        (4) The warehouseman must deliver the goods to any person entitled  to
      them  under  this Article upon due demand made at any time prior to sale
      or other disposition under this section.
        (5) The warehouseman may satisfy his lien from  the  proceeds  of  any
      sale  or  disposition  under  this section but must hold the balance for
      delivery on the demand of any person to whom he would have been bound to
      deliver the goods.