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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = services}} | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Alison Ward]]|date= August 2018}}{{Consumer and Debt Law TOC|expanded = services}} | ||
A '''warehouser''' is a person engaged in the business of storing property. A warehouser has rights under the law over the property deposited with them until the storage bill is paid. | A '''warehouser''' is a person engaged in the business of storing property. A warehouser has rights under the law over the property deposited with them until the storage bill is paid. | ||
== Client problems== | == Client problems== | ||
* | *Client has put goods in storage with a storage company and now cannot pay the bill. | ||
* Client has received notice from a storage company that their goods in storage are going to be sold to pay the storage bill. | *Client has received notice from a storage company that their goods in storage are going to be sold to pay the storage bill. | ||
== Summary of the law == | == Summary of the law == | ||
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The [http://canlii.ca/t/84fm ''Warehouse Lien Act''] gives a statutory lien over property, including a consumer’s goods, when that property is deposited by the owner (or the owner’s agent) with a warehouser. A warehouser is defined as a person engaged in the business of storing goods. | The [http://canlii.ca/t/84fm ''Warehouse Lien Act''] gives a statutory lien over property, including a consumer’s goods, when that property is deposited by the owner (or the owner’s agent) with a warehouser. A warehouser is defined as a person engaged in the business of storing goods. | ||
