US-IL · 770 ILCS 95/4

Self-storage software for Illinois operators.

770 ILCS 95/4 with the 30-day default-to-notice cadence, six-place posting fallback, vehicle tow at D+60, and owner-retained surplus after one year.

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Illinois lien clock

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

This is the actual policy seeded for Illinois. Every delinquent account locks in the rules that applied the day it opened — later statute updates never retroactively change a case already in flight.

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Illinois lien timeline

770 ILCS 95/4

Late fee: Operator-configured fee under the rental agreement
Notice path: Notice of Claim, then Notice of Sale
Sale gate: Auction permitted after D+59 on our default schedule with publication evidence

Vehicle, trailer, and watercraft tow opens at D+60; unclaimed surplus stays with the owner after one year.

Illinois lien timeline with statute citations
Day	Event	Operator action	Citation
D+0	Invoice due	Rent posts and the delinquency clock starts if unpaid.	770 ILCS 95/4
D+10	Late fee	Post the agreement-controlled late fee.	Rental agreement
D+30	Notice of claim	Send verified-mail notice with itemized charges and demand for payment.	770 ILCS 95/4
D+44	Lien pending	Advance only after the claim-notice cure window.	770 ILCS 95/4
D+44-D+59	Publication	Publish for two consecutive weeks; if no newspaper is available, post in six conspicuous places for at least 10 days.	770 ILCS 95/4
D+59	Auction eligible	Sale gate opens after publication lead is satisfied.	770 ILCS 95/4
D+60	Vehicle tow	Route vehicle, trailer, and watercraft cases through the 60-day tow path.	770 ILCS 95/4
Post-sale + 1 year	Surplus disposition	Unclaimed balance within one year of sale becomes property of the owner.	770 ILCS 95/4

What UnitOps does differently for Illinois operators

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

The 770 ILCS 95/4 Notice of Claim fires at D+30 with itemized charges and demand for payment — verified-mail evidence captured on the case.
After the 14-day cure window, Notice of Sale at D+44 triggers publication through D+59, with the no-newspaper fallback set to six conspicuous places for at least 10 days.
Vehicle, trailer, and watercraft tow is available after 60 days under 770 ILCS 95/4.
Unclaimed balance within one year of sale becomes property of the owner; there is no Illinois Treasurer escheat path in the corrected policy.

Lien evidence packet

Built for the day you get sued.

For Illinois 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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