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Tennessee Governor Signs Self-Storage Tenant-Insurance Bills

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed parallel bills (House Bill 0980; Senate Bill 1147) that solidify the ability of self-storage operators to sell tenant insurance to customers. The law goes into effect July 1 and enables operators with a limited-lines license to ...More
6 days ago
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Nevada Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Law for Second Time Since 2011

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval recently signed an amended version of the state’s self-storage lien law (Assembly Bill 182) that enables self-storage facility operators to notify tenants about impending lien procedures via e-mail, assess late fees and deny access to tenants in ...More
1 week ago
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Oregon Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Law, Tenant-Insurance Bill

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber recently signed an amended version of the state’s self-storage lien law (House Bill 2706) that enables self-storage facility operators to notify tenants about impending lien procedures via e-mail. The legislature has also passed a bill (House Bill ...More
3 weeks ago
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Connecticut Governor Signs Amended Self-Storage Lien Law

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has signed an amended version of the state’s self-storage lien law (Senate Bill 752) that enables self-storage facility operators to notify tenants about impending lien procedures via e-mail. The Connecticut Self Storage Association (CTSSA) ...More
3 weeks ago
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Georgia Governor Signs New Self-Storage 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 lien-auction procedures. ...More
5 weeks ago
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Maryland Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Law

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed an amended self-storage lien-law bill May 2 that updates the state’s lien-auction procedures. The legislation (Senate Bill 634) includes the allowance of default notifications sent by e-mail, the enabling of operators to have stored ...More
May 6, 2013
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Bill Seeking to Apply Sales Tax to Self-Storage Rent Withdrawn in Louisiana

The sponsor of a Louisiana bill that sought to impose a 4 percent sales tax on self-storage leases and other commercial services has withdrawn the measure, according to the national Self Storage Association (SSA). State Rep. Kirk Talbot apparently withdrew the bill ...More
April 16, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
State Associations Make Headway With Legislative Updates to Self-Storage Laws

State self-storage associations continued to make legislative gains through the first quarter of 2013, with at least 14 states making progress toward updating self-storage regulations. In most instances where at least one branch of a state’s legislature has recently passed ...More
April 10, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
Self-Storage and the ADA: How the Americans With Disabilities Act Affects Your Business

Enacted in 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was designed to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities, including public accommodations. In this informative video, attorney Jeffrey Greenberger, a partner in the law firm Katz, Greenberger & ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in Videos, Legal Issues, Management
Maryland Senate Approves Bill Changes to Self-Storage Lien Law

The Maryland Senate voted 36-10 yesterday to pass an amended bill that would update the state’s self-storage lien-law procedures but preserve the placement of public notices with local newspapers. An earlier version of the bill would have given self-storage operators the ...More
March 19, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management

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