Legal Issues

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6 Questions to Help Self-Storage Operators Avoid a Wrongful Lien Sale 6 Questions to Help Self-Storage Operators Avoid a Wrongful Lien Sale

When tenants fail to pay the rent, self-storage operators can rely on the lien process to recoup their loss. Before proceeding to an auction, however, you should ask yourself the following six questions to help you avoid a wrongful sale.

byJeffrey Greenberger

Jan 7, 2022

6 Min Read

Price-Gouging Restrictions on Self-Storage Rates Lifted in Several California Counties

Price-Gouging Restrictions on Self-Storage Rates Lifted in Several California Counties Price-Gouging Restrictions on Self-Storage Rates Lifted in Several California Counties

Jan 5, 2022

1 Min Read

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What Do Impending Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Mean for Your Self-Storage Business?What Do Impending Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Mean for Your Self-Storage Business?

Dec 18, 2021

4 Min Read

Former TV Star Who Operated Illegal Self-Storage Business in Bulphan, England, Ordered to Pay £553,772

Former TV Star Who Operated Illegal Self-Storage Business in Bulphan, England, Ordered to Pay £553,772 Former TV Star Who Operated Illegal Self-Storage Business in Bulphan, England, Ordered to Pay £553,772

Dec 17, 2021

2 Min Read

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Determining Self-Storage Unit Abandonment: Critical Steps to Protect Your Business Determining Self-Storage Unit Abandonment: Critical Steps to Protect Your Business

byAshley Oblinger

Nov 9, 2021

5 Min Read

Dealing With Death: Compassionate Self-Storage Operators Can Help Customers Cope With Loss

Dealing With Death: Compassionate Self-Storage Operators Can Help Customers Cope With Loss Dealing With Death: Compassionate Self-Storage Operators Can Help Customers Cope With Loss

Nov 5, 2021

3 Min Read

Public Storage Tenants in Scotch Plains, NJ, Take Legal Action to Gain Access to Damaged Self-Storage Units

Public Storage Tenants in Scotch Plains, NJ, Take Legal Action to Gain Access to Damaged Self-Storage Units

What You Need to Know About Recent Changes in State Self-Storage Legislation

What You Need to Know About Recent Changes in State Self-Storage Legislation

byJeffrey Greenberger

The Self-Storage ‘Lien Hearing’: What It Is And What to Do When a Tenant Requests One

The Self-Storage ‘Lien Hearing’: What It Is And What to Do When a Tenant Requests One

When Police Want Access to Your Self-Storage Business: Understanding Subpoenas and Search Warrants

When Police Want Access to Your Self-Storage Business: Understanding Subpoenas and Search Warrants

What the Heck Is Going on in There? When a Self-Storage Manager Needs to Sneak a Peek Inside a Unit

What the Heck Is Going on in There? When a Self-Storage Manager Needs to Sneak a Peek Inside a Unit

What the Heck Is Going on in There? When a Self-Storage Manager Needs to Sneak a Peek Inside a Unit

The Importance of Website Accessibility in Self-Storage and How to Meet the Criteria

The Importance of Website Accessibility in Self-Storage and How to Meet the Criteria

byThomas Lavallee

Facility Operators

Milford, MA, Health Officials Urge Self-Storage Operators to Discourage Tenants From Living in Their Units

Milford, MA, Health Officials Urge Self-Storage Operators to Discourage Tenants From Living in Their Units

When Police Come Knocking: How to Cooperate While Still Protecting Your Self-Storage Business

When Police Come Knocking: How to Cooperate While Still Protecting Your Self-Storage Business

Facility Operators

Texas Governor Signs Optional Towing Bill Into Law for Self-Storage Operators

Texas Governor Signs Optional Towing Bill Into Law for Self-Storage Operators

Legal Considerations Around Self-Storage Delinquency and Collections Efforts

Revenue Management

Legal Considerations Around Self-Storage Delinquency and Collections Efforts

Legal Considerations Around Self-Storage Delinquency and Collections Efforts

byMurphy Klasing

Has This Self-Storage Unit Been Abandoned? Making the Call and Next Steps

Has This Self-Storage Unit Been Abandoned? Making the Call and Next Steps

California Governor Amends Price-Gouging Protections That Affect Self-Storage, Other Services

California Governor Amends Price-Gouging Protections That Affect Self-Storage, Other Services

UK Self Storage Association Teams With Authorities to Crack Down on Storage of Illegal Goods

UK Self Storage Association Teams With Authorities to Crack Down on Storage of Illegal Goods

ISS News Desk: Modernized Laws Give Self-Storage Operators Better Recourse in LA, MN, OH and TX

ISS News Desk: Modernized Laws Give Self-Storage Operators Better Recourse in LA, MN, OH and TX

Ohio Legislature Passes Updates to Self-Storage Lien Law

Ohio Legislature Passes Updates to Self-Storage Lien Law

Minnesota Legislature Passes Updates to Self-Storage Lien Law

Minnesota Legislature Passes Updates to Self-Storage Lien Law

Louisiana Updates Self-Storage Lien-Law Legislation

Louisiana Updates Self-Storage Lien-Law Legislation

Management and Operation

Red Flags for Physical Danger: When a Self-Storage Tenant Makes Threatening Comments

Red Flags for Physical Danger: When a Self-Storage Tenant Makes Threatening Comments

Squatters Be Gone! Addressing the Issue of Self-Storage Tenant Vagrancy

Squatters Be Gone! Addressing the Issue of Self-Storage Tenant Vagrancy

What Do You Do When One of Your Self-Storage Tenants Dies?

What Do You Do When One of Your Self-Storage Tenants Dies?

Just Bought a Self-Storage Facility? Why and How to Get the Tenants to Sign a New Lease

Just Bought a Self-Storage Facility? Why and How to Get the Tenants to Sign a New Lease

Self-Storage Operator Great Value Storage Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Self-Storage Operator Great Value Storage Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The Issue of COVID-Driven Debt: How to Proceed When Your Self-Storage Tenant Files Bankruptcy

The Issue of COVID-Driven Debt: How to Proceed When Your Self-Storage Tenant Files Bankruptcy

The Issue of COVID-Driven Debt: How to Proceed When Your Self-Storage Tenant Files Bankruptcy

byJeffrey Greenberger

Jim Ross Explores Cringeworthy Reasons to Evict Self-Storage Tenants

You’re Outta Here! Jim Ross Explores Cringeworthy Reasons to Evict Self-Storage Tenants

You’re Outta Here! Jim Ross Explores Cringeworthy Reasons to Evict Self-Storage Tenants

The Legal Impact of the Pandemic on Self-Storage: Answers That May Help You Avoid Risk

The Legal Impact of the Pandemic on Self-Storage: Answers That May Help You Avoid Risk

Arkansas, Utah Update Self-Storage Lien-Law Legislation

Arkansas, Utah Update Self-Storage Lien-Law Legislation

Illegal Residency Causes Fire at Reading, PA, Self-Storage Facility

Illegal Residency Causes Fire at Reading, PA, Self-Storage Facility

Making the Move to E-Leasing: How My Self-Storage Facility Did It and What We Learned Along the Way

Making the Move to E-Leasing: How My Self-Storage Facility Did It and What We Learned Along the Way

The Language and Provisions You Must Have in Your Self-Storage Rental Agreement for 2021

The Language and Provisions You Must Have in Your Self-Storage Rental Agreement for 2021

byAshley Oblinger

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