Government

Update 6/7/19 – Measure EE was rejected by voters on June 4, saving self-storage and other property owners within the LAUSD boundary from having to pay an additional parcel tax. Of the 277,144 votes cast in the special election, 53 percent were...

Update 5/21/19 – With LB 289 stalled in the legislature, Nebraska lawmakers are pursuing an alternative approach by proposing a sales-tax amendment to LB 183, a bill that would make an adjustment in the valuation of agricultural land. The...

The governors of New Mexico and North Dakota have signed bills that allow self-storage operators to sell tenant insurance. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 378 (SB 378) on April 3, giving storage operators the opportunity...

Update 4/26/19 – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed HB 2761 on March 26, overhauling the state’s self-storage lien law. Among the provisions not previously reported are the abilities to charge a late fee of $20 or 20 percent of monthly rent...

Update 3/6/19 – The Coon Rapids City Council unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on self-storage development. The ban also applies to the expansion of existing facilities. It’ll run until Sept. 9 unless the council opts to lift or extend...

Update 2/22/19 – Miami-Dade County officials have postponed a hearing on possible changes to self-storage painting and window schemes. Commissioner Jean Monestime, the primary sponsor of the measure, agreed to a voluntary deferral “following...

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...