Government

Seattle-based Urban Self Storage Inc., which operates 51 locations in Washington, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Bainbridge Island, Wash., over the city’s six-month moratorium on self-storage development, which was enacted in November...

Update 1/3/20 – Though the CCPA went into effect on Jan. 1, the California Attorney General’s Office won’t begin enforcing the data-privacy law until July. While that timetable gives businesses six months to comply, confusion persists as to how...

Update 12/19/19 – The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday exercised its option to extend its moratorium on self-storage development by 90 days. The move will keep the ban active until April...

Update 12/10/19 – The Coon Rapids City Council voted 5-2 on Nov. 19 to repeal its moratorium on self-storage development. Councilmembers Wade Demmer and Jennifer Geisler voted against lifting the ban, according to the source...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Senate Bill S5211A (S5211) on Oct. 29, updating the state’s self-storage lien law. The new legislation went into effect immediately, changing notification requirements for industry lien sales. Facility operators...

John S. Dolce, owner of Town Line Self-Storage in Greenville, N.Y., is seeking election as town supervisor in Rensselaerville, N.Y., after stepping into the post last December. He replaced supervisor Steven Pfleging, who was charged with grand...

Donna L. Cousins, who co-owns Pennsylvania-based Cousins Self Storage with her husband, Chris, is running for auditor in White Township, Pa. The Republican will face incumbent Democrat Margaret Eyer on the November ballot, according to the source...