P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 4151
In the application and interpretation of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning provided hereinbelow:
(a) Operator.— The owner, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility or self-service mobile storage unit, his/her agent, or any person designated by him/her to comply with the obligations or exercise the corresponding rights by virtue of the self-service storage rental agreement. If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored in the leased space, the operator and occupant shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 401 et seq. of Title 19, and the provisions of this chapter shall not apply.
(b) Occupant.— A natural or juridical person authorized to use a self-service storage facility or self-service mobile storage unit in accordance with the provisions of the self-service storage rental agreement executed with the operator.
(c) Self-service storage rental agreement.— Any agreement between an operator and an occupant that establishes the terms, conditions, limitations, rental fee, default charges, expenses, or charges to be paid by the occupant, as well as any other provisions concerning the occupancy and use of a self-service storage facility or self-service mobile storage unit. The self-service storage rental agreement shall always contain the obligations and duties of the occupant and the operator, in addition to the process whereby the lien granted to the operator by this chapter shall be executed.
(d) Leased space.— The individual storage space at the self-service storage facility or self-service storage mobile unit which is or could be rented to an occupant to be used pursuant to a self-service storage rental agreement.
(e) Self-service storage facility.— Any real property devoted to the lease of space in which the occupant, by himself and without the intervention of the operator, may store and remove personal property during the term of the lease. These spaces shall not be used for residential or illegal purposes. A self-service storage facility shall not be considered a warehouse or a public service company for purposes of §§ 1001 et seq. of Title 27.
(f) Last known address.— Address provided by the occupant in the self-service storage rental agreement, or the address provided by the occupant to the operator by certified mail indicating a change of address.
(g) Self-service mobile storage unit.— Any mobile unit such as a trailer, van, or shipping container, among others, that is rented by an occupant as a storage space, whether located in a self-service storage facility or in any other place designated by the occupant duly authorized by the operator.
History —Aug. 10, 2011, No. 173, § 2.