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Georgia Governor Signs New Lien Law

Earlier this month Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 61, an amended self-storage lien-law bill that updates the state’s ...read more

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The Danger of One Bad Apple

Commonly used self-storage terms like “free” or “secure” may seem innocent, but all it takes is one bad apple—a disgruntled customer with an ax to ...read more

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  • Safety Hazards and Bodily Injuries Self-Storage Operators Share Personal Experiences
    Banana Slip Fall Accident
    As one of their many tasks, self-storage operators must guard against accidents that can occur on the property to tenants, visitors and staff. Threats like faulty access gates and malfunctioning unit doors not only pose a threat to people's physical safety, they can become ...More
    3 days ago
    Posted in Articles, Management
  • Kutztown, PA, Gets Its First Self-Storage Facility
    Kutztown Self Storage celebrated its grand opening May 10, becoming the first self-storage facility to open in the borough of Kutztown, Pa. ...More
    4 days ago
    Posted in News, Construction, Development
  • Georgia Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Law
    Georgia State Capitol
    Earlier this month Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 61, an amended self-storage lien-law bill that updates the state’s lien-auction procedures. ...More
    4 days ago
    Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
  • Big Yellow Self Storage Employees in Swindon, England, Pedal to Fight Cystic Fibrosis
    Employees of a Big Yellow Self Storage facility in Swindon, England, recently took on the challenge of cycling the distance from London to Paris to raise funds to fight Cystic Fibrosis—all on exercise bikes. ...More
    4 days ago
    Posted in News
  • City Denies Menards Self Storage Conversion Project in Janesville, WI
    The Janesville, Wis., planning commission denied Menards Self Storage’s request for a conditional use permit to convert its former retail building into a self-storage facility. The commission rejected the proposal by a 5-1 vote. ...More
    4 days ago
    Posted in News, Construction, Development
  • The Lock Up Self Storage to Build Facilities in Wheaton, IL, and Bonita Springs, FL
    The Lock Up Self Storage is building new self-storage projects in Wheaton, Ill., and Bonita Springs, Fla. The Wheaton facility will be located next to the Main Street Marketplace and comprise 81,543 square feet. The Florida project is already under construction and features ...More
    5 days ago
    Posted in News, Construction, Development
  • Is Your Market Ready for New Self-Storage Development? Factors to Consider Before Buying Land
    Land for Sale
    With increasing land costs and escalating city and county building requirements, self-storage developers are getting more creative at finding sites on which to build. This article outlines considerations for acquiring a parcel for self-storage. ...More
    5 days ago
    Posted in Articles, Construction, Development
  • Self-Storage Design Study: Inventive Use of Space, by Janus International
    When Christopher Zupsic of Portland-Pacific LCC, a private real estate investment firm, decided to turn an empty building in downtown San Francisco into a self-storage facility, he turned to Janus International for help in designing some very creative spaces. StoragePro of ...More
    1 week ago
    Posted in Articles, Construction, Development
  • Topps Demonstrates Benefits of Applying Protective-Coating System to Self-Storage Facility Roofs
    Topps Products Inc. Video 2
    Timely roof maintenance and regular inspections are essential to protecting a building’s single-most costly component—the roof. In this video from protective-coating manufacturer Topps Products Inc., the company demonstrates how to properly protect roofs from the main ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in Videos, How-To Videos
  • U.K.’s Access Self Storage Compiles List of Strangest Stored Items
    An Access Self Storage facility in London’s northwest borough of Harrow has compiled a list of the top 10 strangest items tenants wanted to store during the past year. Some of the items topping the list include live fish, hundreds of frozen turkeys and 1,000 right-foot ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
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