SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 105A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition, “Abandoned lease space” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Abandoned leased space”, (i) a leased space that the operator finds unlocked and empty or unlocked and containing personal property with a value less than $300, in the operator's opinion, (ii) a leased space, which possession, all rights to and any personal property within has been affirmatively surrendered to the operator by the occupant; or (iii) a leased space containing personal property upon the end of the rental agreement.

SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 105A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end of the definition of “Rental agreement”, the following new sentence:- A rental agreement may be delivered and accepted electronically.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 105A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence:- The occupant shall be bound by the rental agreement, even if unsigned, if the occupant uses the leased space more than 30 days after delivery of the written notice of the rental agreement to the occupant.