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Lien of warehouseman - 13 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7209

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     § 7209.  Lien of warehouseman.
        (a)  Charges and expenses covered by lien.--A warehouseman
     has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by a
     warehouse receipt or on the proceeds thereof in his possession
     for charges for storage or transportation (including demurrage
     and terminal charges), insurance, labor, or charges present or
     future in relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for
     preservation of the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale
     pursuant to law. If the person on whose account the goods are
     held is liable for like charges or expenses in relation to other
     goods whenever deposited and it is stated in the receipt that a
     lien is claimed for charges and expenses in relation to other
     goods, the warehouseman also has a lien against him for such
     charges and expenses whether or not the other goods have been
     delivered by the warehouseman. But against a person to whom a
     negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated the lien of a
     warehouseman is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate
     specified on the receipt or if no charges are so specified then
     to a reasonable charge for storage of the goods covered by the
     receipt subsequent to the date of the receipt.
        (b)  Reservation of security interest for other charges.--The
     warehouseman may also reserve a security interest against the
     bailor for a maximum amount specified on the receipt for charges
     other than those specified in subsection (a), such as for money
     advanced and interest. Such a security interest is governed by
     Division 9 (relating to secured transactions).
        (c)  Other persons against whom lien or security interest
     effective.--
            (1)  The lien of a warehouseman for charges and expenses
        under subsection (a) or a security interest under subsection
        (b) is also effective against any person who so entrusted the
        bailor with possession of the goods that a pledge of them by
        him to a good faith purchaser for value would have been valid
        but is not effective against a person as to whom the document
        confers no right in the goods covered by it under section
        7503 (relating to document of title to goods defeated in
        certain cases).
            (2)  The lien of a warehouseman on household goods for
        charges and expenses in relation to the goods under
        subsection (a) is also effective against all persons if the
        depositor was the legal possessor of the goods at the time of
        deposit. "Household goods" means furniture, furnishings and
        personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.
        (d)  Loss of lien.--A warehouseman loses his lien on any
     goods which he voluntarily delivers or which he unjustifiably
     refuses to deliver.
     (Nov. 26, 1982, P.L.696, No.201, eff. 180 days)

        Cross References.  Section 7209 is referred to in section
     7202 of this title.

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