As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Default" means the failure by the occupant to perform on time any obligation or duty set forth in the rental agreement or this article; (2) "Last known address" means that address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement or the address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address; (3) "Leased space" means the individual storage space at the self-service storage facility which is rented to an occupant pursuant to a rental agreement; (4) "Occupant" means a person, a sublessee, successora, or assign, entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement; (5) "Operator" means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, an agent, or any other person authorized to manage the facility. The operator is not a warehouseman, unless the operator issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored; (6) "Personal property" means movable property, not affixed to land. Personal property includes goods, wares, merchandise, motor vehicles, trailers, watercraft, and household items and furnishings; (7) "Rental agreement" means any written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or rules c oncerning the use and occupancy of leased space at a self-service storage facility; (8) "Self-service storage facility" means any real property used for renting or leasing indiWvidual storage spaces in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove their own personal property on a "self-service" basis; and (9) "Verified mail" means any method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service or private delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.
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