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Today’s self-storage managers and owners must deal with a number of legal challenges including but not limited to: lien sales and auctions, abandonment of goods and documents, changes in state legislation, tenant bankruptcy or death, collections, rental-agreement validity, protection of tenant information, and the storage of vehicles. Watch this page for ongoing insight.

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Digital Tools You Need to Modernize Your Self-Storage Operation

Jan 19, 2021

Safestore/Carlyle Joint Venture Acquires Opslag XL Self-Storage Portfolio in The Netherlands

Jan 18, 2021

Investment Firm VanWest Partners Launches Self-Storage Funds to Pursue Acquisitions

Jan 18, 2021

Blaine, WA, Self-Storage Burglars Arrested Following High-Speed Chase

Jan 18, 2021

Breaking Into the Google Local Pack: 3 Steps to Better Online Ranking for Your Self-Storage Business

Jan 16, 2021

3 Self-Storage Business Resolutions to Ring in 2021

Jan 15, 2021

Self-Storage Operator Westport Properties Merges With Vertex Investments to Create Residential Platform

Jan 15, 2021

Store Space Self Storage Releases 4Q 2020 Financial Results

Jan 15, 2021

Newly Released for 2021! Maintenance-Calendar Package

Keep your facility in tip-top shape with detailed calendars outlining tasks by day, week and season, plus a book of expert advice.

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Extended California Price-Gouging Protections Could Affect Self-Storage, Other Services

Jan 06, 2021

Update 1/6/21 – Gov. Newsom has extended the price-gouging restrictions that were established in 2017 due to the wildfire crisis to Dec...

Self-Storage and OPD (Other People’s Drama): What to Do if Your Tenant Dies, Disappears or Gets Divorced?

Jan 05, 2021

Your self-storage rental agreement can see you through a lot of operational scenarios, but what do you do if a...

Paid Sick Leave for Self-Storage Staff: Understanding the Laws Around COVID-19

Dec 12, 2020

There are legal protections in place for employees who need time off from work because of COVID-19 illness...

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Limiting Bodily Injuries and Related Liability at Your Self-Storage Property

Dec 10, 2020

Bodily injury is a common source of insurance claims for self-storage facilities. Learn which areas of a property require special focus to help ensure safety and mitigate risk.

Legal Considerations for Letting Self-Storage Employees Work From Home During COVID-19

Nov 20, 2020

COVID-19 has driven many businesses to let employees work from home. If this is happening at your self-storage operation, here are some things you need to know to better manage staff and mitigate legal risk.

New York Lawmakers Consider Ban on Self-Storage Lien Sales During COVID-19 Emergency, Operators Seek Solutions

Nov 17, 2020

Update 11/17/20 – While SB 9075 remains with the New York Legislature’s Senate Rules Committee, self-storage industry officials are urging customers at risk of delinquency to work directly with their facility operator on solutions that will...

What’s in a Name? The Risk of Trade Name and Trademark Infringement to Self-Storage

Nov 11, 2020

There's a bunch of words that are common to see in the names of self-storage businesses. Sometimes, two brands can sound remarkably similar. So, it isn’t surprising that disputes can arise between operators. Learn about the risk of trade name and...

Self-Storage and ADA Compliance: Navigating the Murky Waters and Avoiding Lawsuits

Oct 27, 2020

The Americans With Disabilities Act is a comprehensive piece of civil-rights legislation designed to curtail discrimination...

NAM Launches Dispute-Resolution Program for Self-Storage Arbitration Cases

Oct 21, 2020

National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), a provider of alternative dispute-resolution (ADR) services, has launched a program...

Why Self-Storage Owners Must Have a Succession and Estate Plan

Oct 10, 2020

Whatever your feelings about the self-storage business you own, you can’t run it forever. If you don’t intend to sell, you need...

SmartStop Asset Management Settles CA Fine for Selling Self-Storage Tenant Insurance Without a License

Sep 09, 2020

SmartStop Asset Management LLC, the Ladera Ranch, Calif.-based real estate company that formerly operated the SmartStop Self Storage brand in Canada and the United States, agreed to pay a $250,000 settlement to the California Department of...

Rolling Up Potential Risk: Maintaining Self-Storage Doors to Avoid Injury and Lawsuits

Sep 09, 2020

Keeping unit doors in good working order should be a part of every self-storage operator’s maintenance plan. A lawsuit brought by a tenant who was injured by a faulty door reminds us why we must take steps to minimize risk. Read the story and get...

Handling Self-Storage Delinquency and Collections in the Time of Coronavirus

Sep 03, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way self-storage operators address tenant delinquency and collections. The rules for handling past-due accounts have changed. Get perspective on how to proceed with compassion and less risk.

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