Government

The West Virginia Legislature is considering an update to the state’s self-storage lien law that would enable facility operators to send default notifications via e-mail or text, advertise auctions by e-mail or a website, and conduct lien sales...

The New Hampshire Self Storage Association (NHSSA) and the national Self Storage Association have written an update to the state’s self-storage lien law that would enable facility operators to send sale notifications via e-mail, conduct lien sales...

In its intent to preserve the city’s historic ambiance, the Rogersville, Tenn., City Council unanimously voted this week to move forward with an ordinance that would ban indoor self-storage developments along a majority of Main Street. The order...

Update 1/31/19 – The six-month moratorium on self-storage development in Vancouver, Wash., will likely extend into fall or winter, according to Snodgrass, who briefed the council about the proposed work plan during a public hearing on Monday. The...

Delaware became the 30th state to either establish a self-storage limited-lines insurance license or provide a statutory exemption from licensing on Sept. 13 when Gov. John Carney signed Senate Bill 184 (SB 184) into law. Under the measure, self...

To supplement shortfalls in sales-tax revenue, officials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., are considering a change to the city’s business-license fee structure in five categories including telecommunications, carnivals, check-cashing and title loans...

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed an update to the state’s self-storage lien law on May 29 that grants facility operators the right to hold their lien-sale auctions online. Though the previous wording indicated “online sales are...