• February 28, 2025

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MSM Exclusives

self storage resiliency

10 May, 2021

The Resiliency Of The Self-Storage Industry

Over the last year, through a massive public health crisis and a distressed economy, the...

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self storage auction

29 Mar, 2021

Before The Hammer: Hits Preparing For Lien Sales And Auctions

Reality television shows such as “Storage Wars” have popularized self-storage auctions. To the...

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lease termination rights

4 Feb, 2021

Dealing With The New Normal: Enhancing Owner Lease Termination Rights

At the end of each year, we like to look back and analyze the past year to see what we can do to...

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marijuana at work

10 Dec, 2020

Marijuana In The Workplace

As of Jan. 1, 2020, there are 11 states (and the District of Columbia) that have legalized the...

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arbitration

3 Dec, 2020

The Benefits Of Arbitration To Resolve Tenant Disputes

It is inevitable that disputes will occur between self-storage tenants and facility operators....

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pandemic responsibilities

29 Oct, 2020

What Are A Landlord's Obligations To Its Tenants During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

As we move into the fifth month of the pandemic, there remain conflicting signs of our future....

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23 Sep, 2020

Pandemic Lien Sale Restrictions: Going Forward After Commercial Eviction Bans

The self-storage industry has not gone through the COVID-19 crisis unscathed, especially in...

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25 Aug, 2020

Securing Credit Card Information

By J. Ashley Oblinger, Esq.Associate Attorney Over the last few months, we have all experienced...

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deferred maintenance

1 Oct, 2019

The Problems With Deferred Maintenance

Regular maintenance on leased real estate is a topic that affects all property owners and...

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1 May, 2019

Fair Assessments: How To Appeal Property Taxes

Studies have shown that property taxes are the most hated taxes in America. Why? There might be...

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20 Mar, 2019

Compliance With The ADA

When Are Repairs To A Facility Not “Readily Achievable”? Self-storage facilities are “public...

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1 Jan, 2019

E-Sign Lease Agreements

Understanding the Legalities Starting with the passage of the E-Sign law in 2000 (formally the...

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1 Nov, 2018

What's The Difference Between A "Clickwrap" And A "Browsewrap"?

In that so many self-storage companies are moving to online lease transactions, it is becoming...

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1 Oct, 2018

The "Creepy Tenant Dude" Syndrome

What’s A Self-Storage Manager To Do? As odd as these stories have become, the solution to the type...

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1 Aug, 2018

Something Fishy Is Going On Here

Handling Suspicion Of Criminal Activity At Your Facility Law enforcement commonly describes...

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firearms self storage

30 Jun, 2018

Firearms: Gun Storage Becomes A Unique Specialty Niche

While the national debate over gun laws and safety continues, the fact remains that a large...

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1 Jun, 2018

Sexual Harassment

Not Just In Hollywood Or In Congress Over the last few months, the country has certainly seen a...

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1 Feb, 2018

Legislative Victories

Enhancing Self-Storage Operations Around the Country 2017 saw some positive changes relating to...

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1 Nov, 2017

What's A Waiver Of Subrogation?

A “Waiver of Subrogation” is a common provision found in most self-storage rental agreements. It...

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1 Oct, 2017

Keeping Pace With Spare Space

Challenges Confront The Peer-To-Peer Self-Storage Disrupters There has been some noise recently in...

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1 Oct, 2017

Natural Disasters Continue To Impact Self-Storage Operators

Once again, I find myself writing about natural disasters that have impacted our country. After...

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self storage data breach

1 Sep, 2017

Data Breaches: What The Law Says

As it currently stands, there is no specific federal law addressing a business’s obligations when...

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1 Aug, 2017

What's The Law On The "Salary Question"?

What’s The Law On “Banning The Box”? Salary “What’s your current salary?” may seems like an...

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Drug Use At work

1 Aug, 2017

Combatting Workplace Drug Abuse

Workplace drug abuse can threaten your bottom line in many ways: higher absenteeism, lower...

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1 Aug, 2017

Online Crime

Are You Prepared For The Next Cyber Attack? Cybercrime has dominated news headlines this year,...

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1 Jun, 2017

A Storage Owner's Rights:

When a Rental Truck Damages Their Facility The use of a rental truck is a common occurrence in the...

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1 May, 2017

Surplus Uncertainties

Handling Excess Lien Sale Proceeds It’s been more than six years since Storage Wars, a reality...

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1 Mar, 2017

After A Lien Sale

Dealing With The Return Of Personal Property The situation is not that uncommon. At the...

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1 Feb, 2017

Payroll Pitfalls

Which Workers Are Overtime Eligible? As in many industries, employers in the self-storage business...

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1 Feb, 2017

Lawsuit Tsunami

Thousands Of ADA Compliance Claims Flood Phoenix California and some other states have dealt with...

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