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Improvements to Self-Storage Lien Law Proposed in Arkansas Legislature

Earlier this month, House Bill 1384 was introduced to the Arkansas Legislature, proposing improvements to the state’s self-storage lien law. Today the bill was reviewed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and Commerce and returned to the Senate with a recommendation that ...More
February 24, 2011
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
Idaho Lawmakers Unhappy With Self-Storage Purchase, Introduce Legislation

Some lawmakers in Idaho are unhappy with the state’s purchase of a self-storage facility last summer, and aim to pass legislation to end similar transactions. ...More
February 23, 2011
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Real Estate
Obama's Better Building Initiative Could Spur Self-Storage Green Retrofitting

As part of a clean-energy agenda, the Obama administration introduced the Better Building Initiative Feb. 3, a plan to double the share of electricity from clean energy sources by 2035, creating retrofitting incentives that would affect commercial development and ...More
February 9, 2011
Posted in News, Construction, Development
New Self-Storage Lien Law Bill Introduced to Colorado 68th General Assembly

The Colorado Self Storage Association (CoSSA), with financial support from the national Self Storage Association (SSA), introduced a new bill to the Colorado legislature on Jan. 13 to modernize the state’s self-storage lien law. ...More
January 26, 2011
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
The Top Five Legal Threats for All Self-Storage Operators in 2011

Using David Letterman’s famous “top 10” format, self-storage legal expert Jeffrey Greenberger offers up the top five legal threats faced by every self-storage operator in 2011, starting with number five and working his way up to the leading menace. ...More
January 20, 2011 By Jeffrey Greenberger
Posted in Articles, Legal Issues, Management
Arizona Self Storage Association Hosts Legal Workshop in Yuma, Jan. 25

On Jan. 25 the Arizona Self Storage Association will host a regional workshop in Yuma focusing on changes in the state’s self-storage statute. ...More
January 19, 2011
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
Illinois Self-Storage Operators Officially Celebrate: No Service Tax

The Illinois 96th General Assembly ended yesterday, putting to rest fears on behalf of self-storage operators that the state would soon attach a service tax to their businesses. ...More
January 13, 2011
Posted in News, Finance, Legal Issues, Management
Self-Storage Developers in Iowa Receive Initial Approval on Fire-Code Amendment

Self-storage developers who requested an amendment to the city's fire code have received initial approval from the Urbandale, Iowa, city council. ...More
January 13, 2011
Posted in News, Construction, Development, Legal Issues
Illinois Self-Storage Operators May Have Dodged Service-Tax Bullet ... Again

Lobbyists for the Illinois Self Storage Association (ISSA) were at the State Capitol last night awaiting information about an amendment that seeks to add a service tax to 44 industries, possibly including self-storage. In reviewing the language of the amendment proposed for ...More
January 7, 2011
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
New Tax Law Favorable to Commercial Real Estate

On Dec. 17, President Obama signed an $859 billion tax cut and stimulus package that should strengthen commercial real estate and spur economic recovery. The legislation includes two tax extensions that will significantly influence the commercial real estate sector. ...More
December 30, 2010
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Real Estate

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