All garments, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods placed in storage, or on which any of the services or labors mentioned in the preceding section of this act have been performed and then placed in storage by agreement and remaining in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, or corporation without the reasonable or agreed charges having been paid for a period of twelve (12) months, may be sold to pay said charges: Provided, That the person, firm, partnership, or corporation to whom the charges are payable, shall first notify the owner or owners thereof of the time and place of the sale: Provided, however, That the persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations operating as warehouses or warehousemen shall not be affected by this section.
K.S.A. 58-223