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Today’s self-storage managers and owners must deal with a number of legal challenges including but not limited to: lien sales and auctions, abandonment of goods and documents, changes in state legislation, tenant bankruptcy or death, collections, rental-agreement validity, protection of tenant information, and the storage of vehicles. Watch this page for ongoing insight.
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When you think about accessibility for your self-storage customers, wheelchair ramps and handrails may come to mind. But did you know your website should also be accessible to renters of all abilities? You could be losing business—and inviting...
The Milford, Massachusetts, Board of Health recently sent letters to at least three local self-storage operators, urging them to ensure tenants aren’t living inside their units. The board initially sent a letter last month to an unidentified...
At some point, just about every self-storage operator has had a police officer come calling to seek information about a facility tenant or unit. Of course, you should cooperate with any criminal investigation, but you also need to protect your...
Update 9/14/21 – The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has published detailed guidelines for transferring self-storage tenant property to a licensed vehicle-storage facility (VSF) under SB 1181. Once the towing conditions outlined in the...
For decades, the national and state self-storage associations have been working hard to update legislation pertaining to our industry and give facility operators better options for managing tenant delinquency and other business challenges. Updates...
The Ohio Legislature passed an appropriations measure, House Bill 110, on June 28 that also updates the state’s self-storage lien law. Changes include an amended definition of “self-storage owner” to expressly include the agent of the business...
The Minnesota Legislature passed a budget measure, House Bill 1031, on June 28 that also updates the state’s self-storage lien law. In addition to providing a list of items that must be included in lien notices, it contains a provision allowing...