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== Summary of the law ==
The [http://canlii.ca/t/84fm ''Warehouse Lien Act''] gives a statutory lien over property, including a consumer’s goods, when that property is deposited by the owner (or the owner’s agent) with a '''warehouser'''. A warehouser is defined as a person engaged in the business of storing goods.
The effect of the lien right is that the warehouser can keep the goods until the bill for all expenses related to the storage is paid. The ''Warehouse Lien Act'' also gives the warehouser a statutory right to eventually sell the goods if the bill is not paid. [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/rsbc-1996-c-480/latest/rsbc-1996-c-480.html#sec4_smooth Section 4] of the Act sets out the procedure that the warehouser must follow: