Fairview Mini Storage in Orlando, Fla., is in hot water with Orange County authorities for allegedly allowing tenants to run unlicensed car-repair shops out of its units. A magistrate judge last year found the self-storage operator guilty of numerous v…
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DBCI Doors for Self-Storage and Other Industries Receive Wind-Rated Approval From Texas Department of Insurance
DBCI, a manufacturer of self-storage roll-up doors and other building components, received wind-rated approval for several models of doors from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the agency that regulates companies that conduct insurance business…
StoreLocal Launches Self Storage Standards Project, Partners With Storsmart Insurance to Create Tenant-Insurance Product
StoreLocal Corp., a co-op of private self-storage operators in Canada and the United States, has launched the Self Storage Standards Project (SSSP), an initiative to standardize industry terminology. The group also recently partnered with tenant-insura…
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia Enters Hong Kong with 2 New Facilities
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia, a privately owned business, expects to open two storage facilities in Hong Kong this month, expanding its operation to five Asian countries. The two new locations are in the Sai Wan and Tsuen Wan districts and will lay…
OpenTech Alliance and StorageMart to Merge Self-Storage Call Centers
StorageMart, a Columbia, Mo.-based self-storage operator with 165 facilities in Canada and the United States, has agreed to merge its PhoneSmart call-center business with the INSOMNIAC Live! call center operated by OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-bas…
Officials Consider Zoning Change After Rejecting Self-Storage Plan in Chicopee, MA
Update 12/16/15 – The Chicopee City Council is considering a change to its zoning laws that would require self-storage developers to obtain a special-use permit for properties zoned as business. The permit would require approval from the council …
Online Self-Storage Auction Provider StorageStuff.Bid Partners With Legacy Auction Services
StorageStuff.Bid, an online network of auctioneers, self-storage facility owners and a team of technology partners who specialize in Internet marketing and Web design, has partnered with Legacy Auction Services, which offers live-auction services natio…
Self-Storage Directory Find Local Storage Launches New Pricing Program
Find Local Storage (FLS), a consortium of 30 self-storage owners who operate an online facility directory, has launched a new pricing program for its lead-generation services. Operators can now pay a flat fee of $25 per month per facility for unlimited…
William Warren Group/StorQuest Self Storage Participate in 4th Annual ‘Rivals United for a Kure’ Campaign
The William Warren Group (WWG), a privately held real estate company that operates the StorQuest Self Storage brand, is participating in the fourth annual “Rivals United for a Kure” campaign benefiting Kure It Cancer Research, a nonprofit d…
Extra Self Storage Buys Hub Storage in Olivehurst, CA, for $2M
Extra Self Storage, which operates 11 facilities in California and Nevada, acquired Hub Storage in Olivehurst, Calif., for $2 million. The property at 5724 Chestnut Road comprises 109,000 rentable square feet of storage space and was approximately 50 p…