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.
Tenants of a Croydon, England, Shurgard Self Storage facility that was destroyed by fire on Dec. 31 are planning to sue the company. Though it’s not clear if legal steps will include a class-action suit, 1,198 customers lost belongings in the...
Update 1/15/19 – Washington-based ABC Mini Storage has joined other local businesses in waiving payments due for government employees affected by the partial shutdown. Nearly 20 percent of the self-storage tenants at 7726 W. Sunset Highway in...
A man was arrested on burglary charges early Saturday morning after police discovered him inside a unit at a self-storage facility in Johnson Park, Calif. Officers from the Shasta County Sheriff's Office noticed a motorized three-wheeler parked in...
Three volunteer firefighters suffered minor injuries Saturday morning while battling a fire at a self-storage facility in Waldorf, Md. The blaze at Economy Storage of Waldorf, 3325 Leonardtown Road, began just after 6 a.m. About 40 units were...
Update 1/10/19 – Pankey was formally charged on Monday with child abuse in connection with the death of her son, Caden McWilliams. She was also charged with abuse of a corpse, according to the source...
A police officer responding to a call on Monday evening crashed into a U-Haul self-storage facility in Miami. Surveillance video from the adjacent Shell gas station shows four police cars with flashing lights heading east on N.W. 54th St. at 9:30...
MiniCo Insurance Agency LLC, a provider of insurance products for the self-storage industry, has is now offering a workers’ compensation program. Underwritten by Liberty Mutual Insurance, it provides coverage to self-storage facilities for lost...
The body of an unidentified man was found last week inside an unlocked unit at Keyport Self-Storage in Tulsa, Okla. An employee at 9420 E. 71st St. called police around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday following the discovery, according a source...
