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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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Self-Storage Legislation Progresses in Connecticut, South Carolina and Vermont

May 24, 2022

Legislation on self-storage lien laws has recently progressed in Connecticut, South Carolina and Vermont. One bill has been signed into...

Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina Consider Updates to Self-Storage Lien Laws

Apr 19, 2022

The state legislatures in Missouri, Pennsylvania and South Carolina are considering measures that would update...

Keeping Disgruntled Tenants Off Social Media: A Legal Remedy for Protecting Your Self-Storage Business

Apr 15, 2022

Disgruntled self-storage customers can quickly take to social media to air their grievances, which can quickly...

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Sell, Shred or Toss? What to Do With Documents and Personal Info Found During a Self-Storage Lien

Apr 05, 2022

Self-storage operators never know what they’ll find in a unit that has gone into lien status. It’s often furniture, tools and boxes of clothes; but along with these everyday items, you might discover documents and personal information such as...

Online-Auction Provider StorageTreasures Releases Results of Self-Storage Unit Liquidation Program

Apr 04, 2022

StorageTreasures LLC, which owns online-auction platform StorageTreasures.com, has released results from its Unit Liquidation Program (ULP), which provides self-storage operators with a cost-effective way to clear out units that don’t sell via...

A Lien Carries Great Power and Responsibility! Here’s How to Avoid a Wrongful Self-Storage Sale

Mar 26, 2022

Self-storage operators have great power when it comes to reclaiming their space from customers in lien. But this also comes with great responsibility. Consider the following advice to avoid a wrongful sale.

Enforcing Zero Tolerance of Harassment in the Self-Storage Workplace

Mar 11, 2022

Every self-storage employee deserves to work in an environment that’s free of harassment. If your company lacks a plan to prevent it or how to act if it does happen, it’s time to create one.

Supreme Court Rules That Breaking Into Multiple Self-Storage Units Equals 1 Crime in Wooden vs. U.S.

Mar 09, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the act of a thief who breaks into multiple units at the same self-storage facility...

Steer Clear of Vehicle-Storage Legal Trouble With Solid Policies and Rental Agreements

Mar 08, 2022

While vehicle storage isn’t new to the self-storage industry, its popularity is on the rise as more operators add the service...

When a Vehicle-Storage Tenant Defaults on Rent: Can You Tow Rather Than Go to Lien Sale?

Jan 29, 2022

When a self-storage tenant fails to pay rent, the facility operator has a legal remedy: the lien sale. But what if the stored...

Virginia Self-Storage Operators Support Bills to Improve the Lien-Sale Process

Jan 26, 2022

Virginia lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would allow self-storage operators to advertise their lien sales online instead of in a local newspaper. House Bill 21 (HB 21) and Senate Bill 199 (SB 199) are identical and would give...

New Hampshire Self-Storage Operators Can Sell Tenant Insurance as of Jan. 1

Jan 12, 2022

New Hampshire Senate Bill 124 (SB 124) went into effect on Jan. 1, allowing self-storage operators to sell tenant insurance with a limited-lines license. The update to the state’s insurance provision authorizes facility owners and their employees...

6 Questions to Help Self-Storage Operators Avoid a Wrongful Lien Sale

Jan 07, 2022

When tenants fail to pay the rent, self-storage operators can rely on the lien process to recoup their loss. Before proceeding to an auction, however, you should ask yourself the following six questions to help you avoid a wrongful sale.

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