US-TX / Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59

Self-storage software for Texas operators.

Texas's self-storage lien statute encoded day-by-day: first notice at D+24, sale eligibility at D+53, with publication, delivery, surplus, and fee guardrails pulled from Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 59.043.

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Texas lien clock

The full day-by-day clock, with statute citations.

This is the actual policy seeded for Texas. Every delinquent account locks in the rules that applied the day it opened.

US-TX / v2026.05.01

Texas lien timeline

Late fee: Operator-configured fee after D+10
Notice path: Notice of Claim, then Notice of Sale
Sale gate: Auction permitted after D+53 and publication window

Vehicle/vessel tow can extinguish the storage lien track.

The full day-by-day timeline — every transition, delivery rule, and citation from first notice to auction — runs live in the product, and every case pins the version in force the day it opened.

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What UnitOps does differently for Texas operators

Built around the Texas statute, not retrofitted onto generic PMS.

01 The lien clock starts with Notice of Claim at D+24, holds 14 days before Notice of Sale at D+38 under Tex. Prop. Code § 59.044, keeps the auction gate closed until D+53, with citations Tex. Prop. Code § 59.043 and Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59.
02 Vehicle and titled-property units stay on a separate tow-vs-lien track at D+14; the policy row marks tow as extinguishing the storage lien under Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59.
03 Publication is required with a 15-day sale lead and publication in a newspaper for two consecutive weeks or posting at the facility and five conspicuous public locations under Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59. Delivery evidence tracks Notice of Claim by in person, verified mail, and email (with the occupant's consent) and Notice of Sale by newspaper publication and posting publication.
04 Surplus is held for 2 years (730 days); then returns to the owner after the statutory holding period. Run your own payment processor and your own QuickBooks — UnitOps never sits in the middle of either.

Lien evidence packet

Built for the day you get sued.

For Texas cases, the packet presents the evidence trail beside the policy snapshot that was pinned when the case opened. It lists notices, delivery proof, ledger entries, photos, and state changes in chronological order. It presents records and citations only. The downloadable sample uses fictional seeded data with redacted names and a SAMPLE watermark.

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