Tough Immigration Measures
How State And Federal Laws Affect Self Storage
The federal government, as well as several states, have increased scrutiny and imposed substantial penalties on U.S. businesses that employ illegal immigrants. Federal laws call for civil and criminal penalties for employers who hire, recruit, refer, or continue to employ aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. How will these new labor laws affect the industry and facility construction?.......

Steering Clear of Accidents
10 Ways To Avoid Self Storage Calamity
A California jury recently awarded $100,000 to a self storage customer who was assaulted at a facility during posted hours of access, but after the office had closed. The customer sued the storage facility, alleging the owner had a duty to provide proper surveillance at the property, which apparently was poorly lit and created an invitation for criminal behavior...............

ANOTHER BIG BANG
Echo Boomers Are The Next Generation Of Storage Users
For the past four decades, American companies and their marketers have pursued the baby boom generation because its members represented a huge chunk of the population with a propensity to spend great sums of money. As the baby boomers matured, they bought homes and more stuff than could fit into them, so their consumption virtually gave birth to the modern self-storage industry. ...................

As The Market Settles
The Financial Forecast For Self-Storage
By now, we all know the subprime market has shifted the playing field for self-storage financing. The question many property owners are asking as we start the new year is: Given these changes, now what? Let's consider your options in a market that is likely to remain volatile and more conservative than the past several years..................