Oklahoma Code § 42-197.1

Title 42. Liens: Abandonment or surrender – Possession – Disposal –
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Notice.
A.  If the occupant abandons or surrenders possession of the
self-service storage facility and leaves household goods,
furnishings, fixtures, or any other personal property in the self-
service storage facility, the owner may take possession of the

property, and if, in the judgment of the owner, the property has no
ascertainable or apparent value, the owner may dispose of the
property without any duty of accounting or any liability to any
party.
B.  If the occupant abandons or surrenders possession of the
self-service storage facility and leaves household goods,
furnishings, fixtures, or any other personal property in the self-
service storage facility, the owner may take possession of the
property, and if, in the judgment of the owner the property has an
ascertainable or apparent value, such property left with the owner
for a period of thirty (30) days or longer shall be conclusively
determined to be abandoned and as such the owner may dispose of said
property in any manner which he deems reasonable and proper without
liability to the occupant or any other interested party; however,
before the property is disposed of, the owner shall provide written
notice to the occupant, by certified mail with return receipt
requested, and the owner may dispose of the property fifteen (15)
days after the owner receives the return receipt document or fifteen
(15) days after the owner receives a communication from the United
States Post Office that the written notice was not claimed by the
addressee, whichever period occurs first.

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