The Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA) will host a casino night legislative fundraiser as part of its upcoming Conference & Expo, April 25-27, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The goal of the event, scheduled for April 25, 9-11 p.m., is to financially bolster FSSAs effort to modernize the states self-storage lien law. Games will include poker, Black Jack, roulette and craps. A casino host and professional dealers will be present to enhance the event, and top-chip winners can win prizes such as an iPad 2, gift cards, gift baskets and others.

The casino night is sponsored by Company Roof Maintenance LLC, a commercial roofing contractor based in South Florida. The company specializes in roof maintenance and repair. The events prize sponsors are Automatit, MiniCo Publishing, On The Move Inc., Randall Merchant Solutions, Trust Self Storage and Waikato Enterprises Inc.

The Florida Self Storage Association, with support from the national Self Storage Association, has been working to create legislative improvements for the states self-storage operators. Its proposed revision to Florida's self-storage lien statute, Senate Bill 646 (SB 646), passed unanimously in the Senate in early March and awaits the signature of Gov. Rick Scott. The bill's companion legislation, House Bill 715 (HB 715), was read on Feb. 23 and also passed unanimously. If passed, the new law will go into effect July 1.

The FSSA is a non-profit organization of businesspeople involved in the self-storage industry in Florida. Its members include facility owners, operators, vendors, developers, investors, property managers and suppliers.