§ 6A-7-209 - Lien of warehouse.
SECTION 6A-7-209
§ 6A-7-209 Lien of warehouse. – (a) A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by awarehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds thereof in itspossession for charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage andterminal charges, insurance, labor, or other charges, present or future, inrelation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goodsor reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. If the person on whoseaccount the goods are held is liable for similar charges or expenses inrelation to other goods whenever deposited and it is stated in the warehousereceipt or storage agreement that a lien is claimed for charges and expenses inrelation to other goods, the warehouse also has a lien against the goodscovered by the warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceedsthereof in its possession for those charges and expenses, whether or not theother goods have been delivered by the warehouse. However, as against a personto which a negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated, a warehouse's lienis limited to charges in an amount or at a rate specified in the warehousereceipt or, if no charges are so specified, to a reasonable charge for storageof the specific goods covered by the receipt subsequent to the date of thereceipt.
(b) A warehouse may also reserve a security interest againstthe bailor for the maximum amount specified on the receipt for charges otherthan those specified in subsection (a), such as for money advanced andinterest. The security interest is governed by chapter 9 of this title.
(c) A warehouse's lien for charges and expenses undersubsection (a) or a security interest under subsection (b) is also effectiveagainst any person that so entrusted the bailor with possession of the goodsthat a pledge of them by the bailor to a good-faith purchaser for value wouldhave been valid. However, the lien or security interest is not effectiveagainst a person that before issuance of a document of title had a legalinterest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not:
(1) Deliver or entrust the goods or any document of titlecovering the goods to the bailor or the bailor's nominee with:
(A) Actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell;
(B) Power to obtain delivery under § 6A-7-403; or
(C) Power of disposition under § 2-403, subsection2.1-304(2), subsection 2.1-305(2), § 9-320, or subsection 9-321(c) orother statute or rule of law; or
(2) Acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nomineeof any document.
(d) A warehouse's lien on household goods for charges andexpenses in relation to the goods under subsection (a) is also effectiveagainst all persons if the depositor was the legal possessor of the goods atthe time of deposit. In this subsection, "household goods" means furniture,furnishings, or personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.
(e) A warehouse loses its lien on any goods that itvoluntarily delivers or unjustifiably refuses to deliver.