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‘Storage Wars’ Auction Buyer Purchases Self-Storage Unit Belonging to Tila Tequila

A professional buyer from A&E’s hit reality television show “Storage Wars” recently purchased a self-storage unit belonging to Tila Tequila, a model and reality TV personality. The unit was up for auction last month at a Hollywood-area facility and sold for $3,000, ...More
February 14, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
‘Storage Wars’ Star Mark Balelo Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

Mark Balelo, an auction-house owner who appeared as a buyer on A&E’s hit reality TV show “Storage Wars,” has died in an apparent suicide, according to news reports. Balelo’s body was discovered this morning inside the garage at his business in Simi Valley, Calif., which ...More
February 12, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
Self-Storage Auction Buyer Discovers 1959 Cadillac in Pieces Inside Texas Unit

A self-storage auction buyer recently purchased the contents of a unit at Pond Springs Storage in Austin, Texas, for $51 and discovered 500 separate pieces to a 1959 Cadillac under a greasy tarp. In restored condition, the two-door coupe could be valued at more than ...More
February 8, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
Access Self Storage Celebrates TV Appearance With Charitable Party

Access Self Storage, a self-storage operator with six facilities in Texas, turned its appearance on a TV reality show into a community event that also raised money for a local charity. The A&E network show “Storage Wars: Texas” filmed a segment at an Access Self Storage ...More
January 16, 2013
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Auction Firm Schur Success Raises $2K for Starlight Children's Foundation

Schur Success Auction & Appraisal Inc., a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based company that conducts auctions at more than 200 self-storage facilities in three states, raised $2,000 for the Colorado chapter of the Starlight Children's Foundation. Founded in 1982, the nonprofit ...More
January 15, 2013
Posted in News
Self-Storage Online-Auction Website StorageBattles.com Merges with SealedOnlineBids.com

StorageBattles.com, an online-auction website serving self-storage businesses, has merged with another storage-auction website, Salt Lake City-based SealedOnlineBids.com. Together the sites have more than 1,000 registered facilities and 25,000 registered bidders. ...More
January 11, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
Ohio Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Legislation for 2013

Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed an amended bill into law on Dec. 20 that enables self-storage operators to place public-notice announcements for lien sales in commercial outlets other than a local newspaper. As a result, self-storage businesses could potentially save money by ...More
January 2, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
New Year, New Laws for Self-Storage Operators

With 2012 coming to a close in just a little over a week, many self-storage operators are looking ahead and making plans for the coming year. There’s one critical area operators should keep an eye in the coming months—legislation affecting the self-storage industry. ...More
December 19, 2012
Posted in Blog, Management
Bill to Eliminate Newspaper Public-Notice Requirement for Self-Storage Auctions Passes Ohio Senate

The Ohio Senate passed an amended bill Dec. 13 that would enable self-storage operators to place public-notice announcements for lien sales in commercial outlets other than a local newspaper. If signed by the governor, self-storage businesses could potentially save money by ...More
December 17, 2012
Posted in News, Legal Issues
Actress Lindsay Lohan Faces Self-Storage Auction, Owes $16K

Actress Lindsay Lohan's self-storage unit is set to go to auction sometime this month due to non-payment. Lohan, 26, owes approximately $16,000 in rental fees, according to entertainment news source TMZ, which did not release the name or location of the self-storage ...More
December 17, 2012
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management

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