N.Y. GBS Law § 207

§ 207. Sale of unclaimed articles and other property covered by his\nlien. Any keeper of a hotel, motel, apartment hotel, inn,\nboarding-house, rooming house or lodging-house, except an immigrant\nlodging-house, who shall have a lien for fare, lodging, accommodation or\nboard upon any goods, baggage or other chattel property, or, who, for a\nperiod of six months, shall have in custody any unclaimed trunk, box,\nvalise, package or parcel, or other chattel property, may, in the manner\nprovided by this section, sell the same at public auction to the highest\nbidder for cash, and out of the proceeds of such sale may, in case of\nlien, retain the amount of such lien and the expense of advertisement\nand sale, and the expense of storage, advertisement and sale thereof.\nNot less than fifteen days prior to the time of the sale, a notice of\nthe time and place of holding the sale, and containing a brief\ndescription of the goods, baggage and articles to be sold, shall be\npublished in a newspaper published in the city or town in which such\nhotel, motel, apartment hotel, inn, boarding-house, rooming-house or\nlodging-house is situated; but if there be none, then in such newspaper\npublished nearest such city or town; if the name and address of said\nguest, boarder, roomer or owner of such chattel articles and property,\nappears upon the records of such keeper, such notice shall also be\nmailed to said guest, boarder, roomer or owner, addressed to such\naddress; such notice shall be mailed in the manner aforesaid at least\nfifteen days prior to the time of the sale.\n