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Getting Your Due: Strategies for Resolving Self-Storage Rent Delinquency

Oct 23, 2021

Now That Self-Storage Has Caught Up to Millennials, It’s Time to Start Thinking About Gen Z

Oct 22, 2021

Tenant Points Gun at Self-Storage Facility Manager in Bloomington, MN

Oct 22, 2021

Arrests Made After Recovery of Stolen Vehicles and Tools at Longmont, CO, Self-Storage Facility

Oct 22, 2021

Vine Grove, KY, Self-Storage Owner to Launch Self-Storage Entrepreneurship Course

Oct 22, 2021

What You Need to Know About Recent Changes in State Self-Storage Legislation

Oct 22, 2021

Shurgard Self Storage Receives High GRESB Ratings for Sustainability Performance

Oct 22, 2021

Self-Storage Development and Zoning Activity: October 2021

Oct 21, 2021

Our 2021 Expo Seminars Are Now Available on Demand!

All 42 education sessions recorded at this year’s ISS World Expo are now available in streaming format at just $20 each!

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Preparing Your Self-Storage Facility for Wild Weather

Oct 15, 2021

Wild weather can wreak havoc on a self-storage facility, whether it’s under development or up and running. Proper planning and...

The 5 Most Common Causes of Self-Storage Property Damage, Plus Ways to Limit Risk

Oct 08, 2021

Property damage can occur at a self-storage facility at any time, in a variety of ways; and it can cost the...

Fire at Frederick, MD, Self-Storage Facility Injures 2, Causes $1M in Damages

Oct 04, 2021

A fire at a Frederick, Maryland, self-storage facility on Saturday injured two people and caused about $1...

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Driver Suffers Serious Burns After Crashing Car Into Aberdeen, MD, Self-Storage Facility

Sep 27, 2021

A man suffered second- and third-degree burns to his upper body last week after crashing his vehicle into a unit at Stack & Store Self Storge in Aberdeen, Maryland. The collision ignited a fire in the engine compartment to the driver’s 2021 GMC...

Fire Safety and Prevention for Self-Storage Operators and Their Tenants

Aug 27, 2021

A fire can be ignited by any number of causes. If one happens at your self-storage facility, it can spread quickly and has the potential to devastate your business. A veteran fire-safety inspector provides tips for creating a safer environment for...

Fire at Bradenton, FL, Self-Storage Facility Injures 5, Causes $1.5M in Damage

Aug 25, 2021

A fire broke out at Mini U Storage in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday, injuring five firefighters and causing an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the self-storage property and unit contents. Initial responders from Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue ...

U-Haul Self-Storage Facility in Binghamton, NY, Damaged in Hit-and-Run Incident

Aug 17, 2021

A U-Haul self-storage facility in Binghamton, New York, was damaged last week after a car crashed through the fence and slammed into one of its buildings. The incident happened at 262 Front St. at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday. Three 8-by-10-foot...

Heat Wave Ahead: Keeping Yourself and Self-Storage Customers Safe

Jul 09, 2021

Many U.S. states and Western Canadian provinces are experiencing excessive heat. If your self-storage facility is located where...

Prevention Is the Best Medicine! Avoiding and Answering to Crises in Self-Storage

Jul 07, 2021

Self-storage operators can never truly know when they might face a disaster that could shake their business—sometimes literally...

Small Plane Crashes Into Roof of Winder, GA, Self-Storage Facility

Jun 01, 2021

A small plane crashed into the roof of Barrow Mini-Warehouses in Winder, Georgia, on Saturday. The single-engine aircraft was...

Construction Worker Falls Through Floor at West Hartford, CT, Self-Storage Conversion Project

May 10, 2021

A construction worker was injured last week after falling several stories at a self-storage conversion project in West Hartford, Conn. The man was taken to a local hospital, where his injuries were deemed non-life-threatening, according to the...

Fire at Evansville, IN, Self-Storage Facility Investigated as Arson

Apr 29, 2021

A fire that ignited at a self-storage facility in Evansville, Ind., this week is being investigated as arson. Several units at Bee Hive Mini Storage were destroyed in Monday’s blaze, according to the source...

Arson Suspected in Fire at Monster Self Storage in Evans, GA

Apr 16, 2021

Investigators believe a fire that started inside a tenant’s unit at Monster Self Storage in Evans, Ga., on Monday morning was set deliberately. First responders found clues that pointed to arson as the cause, according to the source...

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