Federal SCRA
Storage, towing & property sales
Find safeguards before property is sold to collect certain storage, towing, repair, or cleaning debts.
Protections worth checking
Court order generally needed before covered property can be sold
Possible court pause or payment adjustment when service makes payment harder
What to save and where to get help if a sale is threatened
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Protection before property is sold for a storage, towing, or repair debt
Check the threat or auction
Storage, property, and SCRA waivers
Protection before property is sold for a storage, towing, or repair debt
A storage company, tow yard, repair shop, cleaner, or similar business generally needs a court order before selling or taking a servicemember's property to collect a covered debt during service and for 90 days after. A court may pause the action or adjust payments.
Someone holds the member's property for an unpaid charge and tries to sell or take it during the protected period.
No advance request is needed for the court-order rule. Ask a court for a pause or payment adjustment and get help quickly if a sale is threatened.
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Facing foreclosure, eviction, repossession, wage garnishment, a property sale, or a court deadline? Get legal help now.