Risk Management

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.

What Now? Coronavirus Guidance for Self-Storage Operators, Courtesy of the California Association

Mar 26, 2020

Self-storage operators everywhere are asking a lot of the same questions right now about how the coronavirus crisis impacts various aspects of business operation. Below is guidance from California Self Storage Executive Director Ross Hutchings...

Self-Storage REIT Life Storage Increases Digital Rental Services in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

Mar 26, 2020

Life Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management company, has launched “Rent Now 2.0,” the second generation of its online rental platform, to increase digital rental services for customers during...

Store Space Self Storage Launches ‘Touchless Rentals’ to Combat Spread of COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020

Store Space Self Storage, which operates 30 facilities in 12 states, is using its Storage360 property-management platform to launch a “Touchless Rentals” program at all locations, effectively allowing customers to rent a unit and move in without...

3 Men Face Federal Charges for Stealing Firearms From Los Angeles Self-Storage Facilities

Mar 26, 2020

Three men are facing federal charges in connection with firearms that were stolen from multiple Los Angeles self-storage facilities between December 2018 and September 2019. A total of 47 weapons were reported as stolen from locations in Culver...

Woman Arrested for Burglaries at Multiple New Hampshire Self-Storage Facilities

Mar 25, 2020

A woman has been arrested for multiple burglaries that occurred at New Hampshire self-storage facilities last spring. Katie Regan, 32, of Haverhill, N.H., faces charges of theft in Hampstead, Londonderry and Windham. She’s accused of cutting the...

Man Nabbed for String of Georgetown, KY, Self-Storage Burglaries

Mar 25, 2020

Police arrested a man in connection with a recent string of burglaries at Self Storage Center 3 in Georgetown, Ky. As many as 26 units were breached at 1998 Oxford Drive, according to sources...

Cyber Scams to Avoid During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Other Times of Crisis

Mar 25, 2020

Safeguarding your self-storage business against cyber attacks is always important, but it’s even more critical in times of crisis when the criminal element will step up its game. Here’s how to practice “virtual hygiene” during the coronavirus...

Inside Self-Storage Creates Coronavirus Resource Page for Industry Professionals

Mar 24, 2020

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has created a dedicated page on its website to house all of the brand's industry-relevant content pertaining to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Found at insideselfstorage.com/coronavirus-covid-19, the page contains news...

Beyond Self Storage Introduces 'COVID-19 Conscious' Options for Customers

Mar 23, 2020

Beyond Self Storage, which operates 18 facilities in eight states, is responding to coronavirus concerns by placing a higher level of focus on virtual service through its “COVID-19 Conscious” options. The company is supporting social distancing by...

Inside Self-Storage World Expo Offers 4 Open-Forum Q&A Sessions

Mar 23, 2020

Update 3/23/20 – The ISS World Expo has been postponed to July 21-24, and the show’s four self-storage Q&A sessions have been rescheduled accordingly. Greenberger’s Legal Q&A will now take place on July 23, 4:30-6 p.m. The three other open-forum...