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.
In today’s litigious environment, we know self-storage facilities need to be compliant with the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) or face potential legal action from the disabled and their advocates. But did you know you also need to pay...
SnapNsure Insurance Services LLC has partnered with technology companies GAPro System Inc. and Mercato Solutions Ltd. to develop a “next-generation” insurance platform through which self-storage tenants can buy coverage for their...
A shirtless man who hurled a stone block through the window of DonRic Self Storage last week in Cedar Grove, N.J., was arrested after the act was caught on surveillance video. According to police, New York City resident Nathaniel Suarez, 28...
A belligerent woman was arrested last week at a self-storage facility in Macon County, Tenn. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Aug. 27 of a woman near a vehicle at Westside Mini Storage who appeared “unstable...
The pilot of a small aircraft clipped a building at Spencer Mini Storage in La Porte, Texas, before crashing into a nearby wooded area. The 39-year-old pilot had just taken off from nearby La Porte Municipal Airport around 6 a.m. when he...
