From criminal activity to onsite injuries to natural disasters, self-storage operators must predict and and mitigate all manner of business threats. Important aspects to managing risk include understanding legal issues, practicing theft prevention, investing in insurance coverage, and keeping pace with laws that affect the industry.
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The California Supreme Court recently ruled that self-storage tenant-protection plans aren’t considered insurance and, therefore, aren’t subject to insurance licensing requirements. Facility operators and vendors consider this an industry win, but...
The Supreme Court of California ruled unanimously last month that self-storage tenant-protection plans don’t constitute insurance. This video examines the reasoning behind the court’s opinion and how the decision in Heckart v. A-1 Self...
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...
While there’s no absolute way to determine if an employee could become violent in the self-storage workplace, there are behavioral changes that warrant attention. Here are some red flags to watch for and what to do about them.
Sacramento, Calif., officials are considering an ordinance that would ban new development of self-storage and several other business uses within a quarter-mile of its transit stations. The intent behind the possible restriction would be to...
Good lighting is critical to self-storage safety. Learn why it’s so important, how to property place it, and ways to save money on this security component.
Three California self-storage operators have been sued in separate lawsuits in the last two weeks for alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The suits were filed in the Central District of California by the same plaintiff...
The former manager of Mount Zion Self-Storage in Mount Zion, Ill., was arrested in February under suspicion of stealing $117,000 from the business during a five-year period. The embezzlement estimate has since ballooned to as much as $1 million...
