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The fact that a better price could have been obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the warehouseman is not of itself sufficient to establish that the sale was not made in a commercially reasonable manner. If the warehouseman either sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, or sells at the price current in such market at the time of his sale, or has otherwise sold in conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the type of goods sold, he has sold in a commercially reasonable manner. A sale of more goods than apparently necessary to be offered to insure satisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable except in cases covered by the preceding sentence.2\n\nA warehouseman’s lien on goods other than goods stored by a merchant in the course of his business may be enforced only as follows:a\n\nAll persons known to claim an interest in the goods must be notified.b\n\nThe notification must include an itemized statement of the claim, a description of the goods subject to the lien, a demand for payment within a specified time not less than 10 days after receipt of the notification, and a conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within that time the goods will be advertised for sale and sold by auction at a specified time and place.c\n\nThe sale must conform to the terms of the notification.d\n\nThe sale must be held at the nearest suitable place to that where the goods are held or stored.e\n\nAfter the expiration of the time given in the notification, an advertisement of the sale must be published once a week for two weeks consecutively in a newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held. The advertisement must include a description of the goods, the name of the person on whose account they are being held, and the time and place of the sale. The sale must take place at least 15 days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held, the advertisement must be posted at least 10 days before the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood of the proposed sale.3\n\nBefore any sale pursuant to this section, any person claiming a right in the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred under this section. In that event, the goods must not be sold, but must be retained by the warehouseman subject to the terms of the receipt and this title.4\n\nThe warehouseman may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section.5\n\nA purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a warehouseman’s lien takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was valid, despite the warehouseman’s noncompliance with the requirements of this section.6\n\nThe warehouseman may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section but must hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any person to whom he would have been bound to deliver the goods.7\n\nThe rights provided by this section shall be in addition to all other rights allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor.8\n\nWhere a lien is on goods stored by a merchant in the course of his business, the lien may be enforced in accordance with either subsection (1) or (2).9\n\nThe warehouseman is liable for damages caused by failure to comply with the requirements for sale under this section and, in case of willful violation, is liable for conversion.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230665,"text":"Except as provided in subsection (2), a warehouseman’s lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods in bloc or in parcels, at any time or place and on any terms which are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. Such notification must include a statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed sale and the time and place of any public sale. The fact that a better price could have been obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the warehouseman is not of itself sufficient to establish that the sale was not made in a commercially reasonable manner. If the warehouseman either sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, or sells at the price current in such market at the time of his sale, or has otherwise sold in conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the type of goods sold, he has sold in a commercially reasonable manner. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 219; in 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78901,"section_number":"8.7-206","catch_line":"Termination of storage at warehouseman's option","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.7-206\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283499,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63302,"identifier":"8.7-210","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-210","url":"\/8.7-210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-210\/","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of warehouseman’s lien","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection (2), a warehouseman’s lien<\/span> may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods in bloc or in parcels, at any time or place and on any terms which are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. Such notification must include a statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed sale and the time and place of any public sale. The fact<\/span> that a better price could have been obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the warehouseman is not of itself sufficient to establish that the sale was not made in a commercially reasonable manner. If the warehouseman either sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, or sells at the price current in such market at the time of his sale, or has otherwise sold in conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the type of goods sold, he has sold in a commercially reasonable manner. A sale of more goods than apparently necessary to be offered to insure satisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable except in cases covered by the preceding sentence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A warehouseman’s lien<\/span> on goods other than goods stored by a merchant in the course of his business may be enforced only as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> All persons known to claim an interest in the goods must be notified. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> The notification must include an itemized statement of the claim, a description of the goods subject to the lien<\/span>, a demand for payment within a specified time not less than 10 days after receipt of the notification, and a conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within that time the goods will be advertised for sale and sold by auction at a specified time and place. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> The sale must conform to the terms of the notification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place to that where the goods are held or stored. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

e.<\/span> After the expiration of the time given in the notification, an advertisement of the sale must be published once a week for two weeks consecutively in a newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held. The advertisement must include a description of the goods, the name of the person on whose account they are being held, and the time and place of the sale. The sale must take place at least 15 days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held, the advertisement must be posted at least 10 days before the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood of the proposed sale. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Before any sale pursuant to this section, any person claiming a right in the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien<\/span> and the reasonable expenses incurred under this section. In that event, the goods must not be sold, but must be retained by the warehouseman subject to the terms of the receipt and this title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The warehouseman may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a warehouseman’s lien<\/span> takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien<\/span> was valid, despite the warehouseman’s noncompliance with the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The warehouseman may satisfy his lien<\/span> from the proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section but must hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any person to whom he would have been bound to deliver the goods. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The rights provided by this section shall be in addition to all other rights allowed by law<\/span> to a creditor<\/span> against his debtor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Where a lien<\/span> is on goods stored by a merchant in the course of his business, the lien<\/span> may be enforced in accordance with either subsection (1) or (2). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> The warehouseman is liable for damages<\/span> caused by failure to comply with the requirements for sale under this section and, in case of willful violation, is liable for conversion. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN (\u00a7 8.7-210)\n\n1. Except as provided in subsection (2), a warehouseman’s lien may be\nenforced by public or private sale of the goods in bloc or in parcels, at any\ntime or place and on any terms which are commercially reasonable, after\nnotifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. Such notification\nmust include a statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed sale and\nthe time and place of any public sale. The fact that a better price could have\nbeen obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different method from that\nselected by the warehouseman is not of itself sufficient to establish that the\nsale was not made in a commercially reasonable manner. If the warehouseman\neither sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, or\nsells at the price current in such market at the time of his sale, or has\notherwise sold in conformity with commercially reasonable practices among\ndealers in the type of goods sold, he has sold in a commercially reasonable\nmanner. A sale of more goods than apparently necessary to be offered to insure\nsatisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable except in cases\ncovered by the preceding sentence.\n\n2. A warehouseman’s lien on goods other than goods stored by a merchant in\nthe course of his business may be enforced only as follows:\n\n a. All persons known to claim an interest in the goods must be notified.\n\n b. The notification must include an itemized statement of the claim, a\n description of the goods subject to the lien, a demand for payment within a\n specified time not less than 10 days after receipt of the notification, and a\n conspicuous statement that unless the claim is paid within that time the goods\n will be advertised for sale and sold by auction at a specified time and place.\n\n c. The sale must conform to the terms of the notification.\n\n d. The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place to that where the goods\n are held or stored.\n\n e. After the expiration of the time given in the notification, an\n advertisement of the sale must be published once a week for two weeks\n consecutively in a newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be\n held. The advertisement must include a description of the goods, the name of\n the person on whose account they are being held, and the time and place of the\n sale. The sale must take place at least 15 days after the first publication.\n If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held,\n the advertisement must be posted at least 10 days before the sale in not less\n than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood of the proposed sale.\n\n3. Before any sale pursuant to this section, any person claiming a right in the\ngoods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable\nexpenses incurred under this section. In that event, the goods must not be sold,\nbut must be retained by the warehouseman subject to the terms of the receipt and\nthis title.\n\n4. The warehouseman may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section.\n\n5. A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a warehouseman’s\nlien takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was\nvalid, despite the warehouseman’s noncompliance with the requirements of\nthis section.\n\n6. The warehouseman may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of any sale pursuant\nto this section but must hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any\nperson to whom he would have been bound to deliver the goods.\n\n7. The rights provided by this section shall be in addition to all other rights\nallowed by law to a creditor against his debtor.\n\n8. Where a lien is on goods stored by a merchant in the course of his business,\nthe lien may be enforced in accordance with either subsection (1) or (2).\n\n9. The warehouseman is liable for damages caused by failure to comply with the\nrequirements for sale under this section and, in case of willful violation, is\nliable for conversion.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-36; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}