Texas Self Storage Association Seeks to Update Chapter 59 of State Lien Statute
A bill to alter part of the Texas lien statute has been introduced to the state legislature. The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) is supporting House Bill (HB 2574), which was filed by House...
View ArticleRavenna, OH, Enacts 12-Month Moratorium on Self-Storage Development
Officials in Ravenna, Ohio, have enacted a one-year pause on self-storage development in the city. The moratorium applies to traditional self-storage facilities as well as permanent container storage....
View ArticleVirginia Law Allows Self-Storage Operators to Tow Watercraft of Delinquent...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a pair of identical companion bills on March 22 that will allow self-storage operators in the state to have stored watercraft towed if tenants are in default for...
View ArticleArkansas Law Modifies Tax Assessment of Self-Storage Properties
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed House Bill 1475 (HB 1475) into law on March 23, which prohibits assessors from including intangible property in determining taxable value. The bill was...
View ArticlePrince George's County, MD, Imposes Restrictions on Self-Storage...
Officials in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have imposed restrictions on future self-storage development. The council unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that’ll limit new projects to the county’s...
View ArticleBenton, AR, Officials Enact One-Year Moratorium on Self-Storage Development
The Benton, Arkansas, City Council approved a one-year moratorium on self-storage development. The ordinance passed with an emergency clause, putting it into effect immediately, according to the...
View ArticleIdaho Law Alters Property-Tax Assessments for Self-Storage Businesses
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 230 (HB 230) into law on April 4, which modifies the assessment process for incoming-producing properties, including self-storage facilities. The new law takes...
View ArticleCape Coral, FL, Issues Moratorium on Self-Storage Development
Update 4/25/23 – The Cape Coral City Council has imposed a moratorium on accepting applications or issuing permits for new self-storage developments until at least January 2024. City officials will use...
View ArticleKansas Updates Self-Storage Lien Law to Allow Towing of Vehicles, Watercraft
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2042 (HB 2042) on April 18, which will allow self-storage operators in the state to have stored vehicles and watercraft towed if tenants are in default for...
View ArticleIndiana Shortens Timeline for Self-Storage Lien Proceedings
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1621 (HB 1621) on April 20, which shortens the amount of time self-storage operators must wait before initiating the lien-sale process against a delinquent...
View ArticleKokomo, IN, Adopts Stricter Building Standards for Self-Storage Facilities,...
Update 4/28/23 – The Kokomo City Council voted 7-2 on Monday to proceed with tighter building restrictions on self-storage facilities and gas stations, including permitted zoning districts and design...
View ArticleCalifornia Considers Change to Self-Storage Lien-Sale Advertising Requirements
The California legislature is considering a bill that would change the options available to self-storage operators in the state who have to advertise a lien sale. Assembly Bill 542 (AB 542) would...
View ArticleGet the Yes! Polishing Your Plans for Your Next Self-Storage Project
More cities and counties are enacting roadblocks to squash self-storage development. To overcome them, you’ll need to deflect the numerous negative stereotypes many people still have about our...
View ArticleScottish Highlands Government Joins UK Initiative to Deter Illegal Activity...
The Trading Standards office of the Scotland Highland Council has joined a U.K. initiative designed to encourage best practices in self-storage operation that deter criminals from keeping counterfeit...
View ArticleWest Gardiner, ME, Expected to Extend Self-Storage Moratorium Another 6 Months
Officials in West Gardiner, Maine, who are meeting on Thursday, are expected to extend a six-month moratorium on self-storage development and other businesses to allow the completion of new ordinance...
View ArticleKailua-Kona, HI, Self-Storage Facility Fined $130K EPA Penalty for Illegal...
Extra Space Management Inc. and Kaloko Storage (18) HI LLC have been fined for operating an illegal, large-capacity cesspool at an Extra Space Storage facility in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The companies...
View ArticleGreensburg, PA, Considers Allowing Self-Storage in Downtown Business District...
The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, City Council next month will consider adding self-storage as an allowable use in the city’s business zoning district. Officials view the move as a proactive way to...
View ArticleControversial Self-Storage Project Finally Denied in San Marco Neighborhood...
Update 6/30/23 – Despite a design change to The Simpson Organization’s self-storage proposal for Hendricks Avenue and Prudential Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, the city council deadlocked 9-9 on a...
View ArticleParkland, FL, Approves Zoning Change to Allow Self-Storage in Some Commercial...
The Parkland City, Florida, Commission last week approved two measures that’ll allow self-storage to be developed in some commercial zones. The updates to the city’s comprehensive plan and...
View ArticleHow Self-Storage Developers Can Combat the Ban Hammer in the Topsy-Turvy...
Recent news events have shed new light on the municipal seesaw between self-storage development bans and plans to incentivize projects. Here’s an overview of recent activity as well as what developers...
View ArticleProvidence, RI, Enacts Ban on Self-Storage Facilities
Update 7/26/23 – Officials in Providence, Rhode Island, have banned self-storage development in specific zones following a second and final vote last week. The approved Trunk Space LLC project on...
View ArticleFishkill, NY, Officials Enact 12-Month Moratorium on Self-Storage Development
Town officials in Fishkill, New York, have enacted a 12-month moratorium on self-storage development after being flooded with proposals. The city plans to use the time to assess the town’s zoning and...
View ArticleInSite Property Group Lawsuit Alleges City of Elmsford, NY, Violated...
InSite Property Group, which operates the SecureSpace Self Storage brand, is suing the city of Elmsford, New York, for allegedly violating the local moratorium on self-storage development when village...
View ArticlePrime Group Holdings to Pay $20.5M in SEC Penalties Related to Self-Storage...
Prime Group Holdings LLC, a New York-based real estate group that owns self-storage and other property types, has agreed to pay $20.5 million to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
View ArticlePawtucket, RI, Officials Consider Self-Storage Development Restrictions
Officials in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, are considering an ordinance amendment that would place new limits on self-storage development. The measure would change the business use from permitted to...
View ArticleOld Lyme, CT, Officials Discuss Possible Self-Storage Moratorium, Development...
Officials in Old Lyme, Connecticut, may place zoning restrictions on self-storage development along Shore Road after an application received by the town called for three, 35-foot-tall buildings near...
View ArticleNiagara Falls, NY, to Consider Self-Storage Zoning Amendment
Officials in Niagara Falls, New York, are considering an amendment to the town’s zoning code that’ll ban self-storage development from commercial areas. The move will correct an oversight that allowed...
View ArticleSelf-Storage Development Restrictions Considered in Central Falls, RI
Officials in Central Falls, Rhode Island, are considering an ordinance amendment that would place new limits on self-storage and warehouse development. Under the measure, self-storage would be denied...
View ArticleMcDonough, GA, Officials Consider Allowing Self-Storage Into Commercial District
Officials in McDonough, Georgia, are considering whether to allow self-storage developments into its C-3 commercial zoning district. The city council is scheduled to discuss a code amendment on Nov. 20...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature Drops Self-Storage Sales Tax Effective Dec. 1
Starting Dec. 1, sales tax collected in Florida on commercial real estate lease payments, including monthly self-storage rent, will drop from 5.5% to 4.5%. The reduction also applies to office, retail...
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