Sale of property
10 Sale of property
Where an accommodation provider's charges for food, drink, accommodation or services remain unpaid for 28 days after they become due and payable, the accommodation provider may, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, sell by public auction property that he has held in pursuance of section 9.
An accommodation provider shall give notice of a proposed sale under subsection (1) not later than 7 days before the proposed sale:
by placing an advertisement in a newspaper published or circulating in the area where the accommodation establishment is located; and
by posting a notice by registered mail to the last-known place of residence or business of the guest whose property he proposes to sell or by serving upon that guest personally a notice of the proposed sale.
A notice under subsection (2) of a proposed sale shall indicate:
the name of the guest;
the amount of the guest's indebtedness;
the time and place of the proposed sale;
the property to be sold; and
the name of the auctioneer.
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