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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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The Role of Self-Storage Manager: 5 Abilities That Separate Excellence From Mediocrity

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How to Keep Tenant Death, Divorce and Disappearance From Turning Into a Self-Storage Soap Opera

Nov 07, 2018

It may sometimes feel as though managing a self-storage facility is like watching a daytime soap opera. Every customer has a story that...

Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against Self-Storage Tenant-Protection Plans

Oct 03, 2018

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued cease-and-desist orders to stop self-storage operators...

From the 2018 ISS World Expo: Digital-Marketing Expert John Jordan Discusses ADA Impact on Self-Storage Websites

Sep 12, 2018

In today’s litigious environment, we know self-storage facilities need to be compliant with the American...

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Court Rules Against 126 Self Storage in Massachusetts Campaign-Finance Lawsuit

Sep 10, 2018

Update 9/10/18 – The Massachusetts SJC unanimously upheld the state’s ban on corporate donations to political candidates yesterday, ruling against 126 Self Storage and 1A Auto. In the court’s opinion, the ban against corporate...

Managing the Risk of Wrongful Self-Storage Lien Sale: 5 Strategies to Reduce Liability

Sep 08, 2018

Lien sales are among the biggest contingent liabilities that loom over self-storage operators. With the unique benefit of a legally permitted “self-help” remedy to deal with delinquent tenants comes the burden of ensuring the process...

Self-Storage Payment Policies and the Danger of ‘Unintentional Discrimination’

Aug 11, 2018

In reviewing rental agreements for self-storage businesses nationwide, one thing I notice is they sometimes fail to include certain policies that are in effect at the facility, such as those regarding tenant payments. If you have rules about when...

Tenant Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Self-Storage Facility Dismissed Due to Statute of Limitations

Jul 24, 2018

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a lower-court decision to throw out a tenant lawsuit against Weigh Scales Mini Storage Inc. of Shamokin, Pa. The statute of limitations for the plaintiff, a woman identified only by the last name of...

5 Ways You May Be Putting Your Self-Storage Business at Unnecessary Legal Risk

Jul 18, 2018

You may think I’m joking when I say there are things in the self-storage industry that keep me up at night, but I really...

Self-Storage Online-Auction Provider Storage Treasures Acquires StorageStuff.Bid

Jul 10, 2018

Storage Treasures LLC, which owns self-storage online-auction platform StorageTreasures.com, has acquired competing auction...

The Positive Impact of Consumer Credit Screening and Reporting in the Self-Storage Industry

Jun 06, 2018

If you were to step back and look at the self-storage industry, you’d see a specialized real estate service that covers...

Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Online Auctions for Self-Storage Liens

Jun 05, 2018

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed an update to the state’s self-storage lien law on May 29 that grants facility operators the right to hold their lien-sale auctions online. Though the previous wording indicated “online sales are...

Self-Storage Talk Featured Thread: Tenants Bidding on Their Own Lien Sale

Jun 01, 2018

When a self-storage tenant falls behind on rent, getting him caught up can be challenging. While some customers are able to bring themselves current, others end up in lien-sale status. Auctioning a tenant’s belongings allows facility...

Derrel's Mini Storage Faces Class-Action Lawsuit From Former Self-Storage Employees

May 23, 2018

Two former employees of Derrel’s Mini Storage Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based self-storage operator, have brought a class-action lawsuit against the company for allegedly failing to provide uninterrupted meal times and breaks as well as not...

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