Government

Dale Crafts, owner of two Crafts Self Storage locations in Lisbon Falls and Topsham, Maine, is running for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in the state’s second congressional district. The 61-year-old will face former state legislator Eric...

The Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance last week that requires self-storage operators to suspend rent and late fees for tenants who are unable to pay due to circumstances stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The measure must still be...

The Pasadena, Calif., City Council on Monday agreed in principle to amend the city’s eviction moratorium, established in response to the coronavirus pandemic, to include protections for self-storage tenants. Provisions were added to not only ban...

The Clarkston, GA., City Council voted on March 3 to put a six-month moratorium on new self-storage development. The pause will allow city officials time to rewrite zoning code to address where self-storage could be developed, according to...

The Clinton Township, Mich., Board of Trustees will discuss extending its 120-day moratorium on self-storage development as officials review recommendations from town planners this week on how to regulate future projects. Self-storage is allowed...

The St. Clair, Mo., Board of Aldermen voted 4-0 on Feb. 24 to restrict new self-storage development from the city’s commercial districts. Members of the planning and zoning commission raised the concern that too many storage facilities were being...