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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.

Wethersfield, CT, Officials Enact Self-Storage Moratorium
Oct 02, 2019
Town officials in Wethersfield, Conn., last month imposed a 180-day moratorium on new applications for self-storage facilities. During the Sept. 11 meeting, they also agreed the ban could be extended another six months, according to the source...
Burglars Arrested at Big Padlock Self Storage in Aintree, England
Sep 30, 2019
Police arrested three men last week at Big Padlock Self Storage in Aintree, a village just outside of Liverpool, England, on suspicion of burglary after possible stolen goods were found in a unit. Officers were called to the Dairy Business Park on...
Man Shot at Public Storage Facility in Geneva, IL
Sep 17, 2019
A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries on Sunday after being shot in the neck and back while visiting a Public Storage facility in Geneva, Ill. The 30-year-old victim was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, where he was still...
St. Louis Park, MN, Considers Self-Storage Ban in Business Parks
Sep 13, 2019
Officials in St. Louis Park, Minn., are working on changes to the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance that would define self-storage as a conditional, permitted use within industrial parks and general industrial-zoning districts but...
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