US-TX · Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59

Self-storage software for Texas operators.

Tex. Prop. Code Chapter 59 lien clock built in, certified-mail notice timing automated, deficiency and surplus handling auditable.

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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 — later statute updates never retroactively change a case already in flight.

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Texas lien timeline

Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59

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.

Texas lien timeline with statute citations
Day	Event	Operator action	Citation
D+0	Invoice due	Rent posts and the tenant remains current through the due date.	Rental agreement
D+1-D+10	Grace period	Account is past due; late fee waits for the operator grace rule.	Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59
D+10	Late fee	Post the agreement-controlled late fee once the grace rule is satisfied.	Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59
D+11	Overlock	Queue physical overlock or unit check according to operator policy.	Rental agreement
D+14	Gate lockout	Suspend gate access when the account remains unpaid.	Rental agreement + Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 59
D+24	1st notice	Serve Notice of Claim with itemized charges and 14-day cure statement.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.043
D+38	2nd notice	Prepare Notice of Sale content after the claim-notice cure window.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.044
D+38-D+52	Publication	Publish once in each of two consecutive weeks; only if the county has no newspaper of general circulation may you instead post at the facility plus at least five other conspicuous locations.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.044
D+53	Auction eligible	Sale gate opens after the publication lead time is satisfied.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.044
D+54	Auction	Hold a public sale to the highest bidder in person or online.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.045
D+54+	Surplus disposition	Apply proceeds, notify the tenant of excess proceeds, then hold surplus for the statutory claim window.	Tex. Prop. Code section 59.046

What UnitOps does differently for Texas operators

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

The Ch. 59 lien clock runs on every delinquent account — Notice of Claim at D+24 with the 14-day cure statement, Notice of Sale at D+38, publication window through D+52, auction gate at D+53.
Certified-mail timing and publication evidence are captured on the case so the file holds up if a tenant disputes the sale.
Vehicle and vessel units track the tow-vs-lien decision separately so a tow does not silently extinguish the storage lien.
Run your own payment processor and your own QuickBooks. UnitOps does not sit 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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