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In the state of Florida, the House and Senate have filed two bills to improve the lien law for the self-storage industry.  The Florida Self Storage Association and the national Self Storage Association have been working to improve and modernize the state’s self storage legislation for three years.

Florida Self Storage Association expects the bill to be heard in the House committee tomorrow, January 18^th and the Senate committee on January 19^th.

If passed, the new laws will consist of the following:

-       Allow a tenant to provide a change of address to the facility using First Class Mail or e-mail

-       Allow a “Notification of Default” to a tenant be sent using First Class Mail with a Certificate of   Mailing or e-mail, provided receipt of the e-mail by the tenant is verified.

-      Require that self-storage rental contracts or applications ask whether a person is in the military. By knowing which tenant serves/served in the military, he can extend them protections against lien-sale.

On Sept. 21, San Diego Self Storage will sponsor the seventh annual Nativity Prep Academy Golf Classic, which raises money for at-risk youth enrolled in school.

The event starts at 12:30 pm at the Coronado Municipal Golf Course with a shotgun starting the scramble format, a round of golf with cart, lunch at a burger-bar barbeque, contests for prizes, and a buffet dinner with a raffle and live auction. Contests include two hole-in-one opportunities as well as longest drive and closest to the pin. Non-golfing family and friends are also invited to participate in a cocktail reception and dinner, which begins at 4:30 pm and is $40 per person.

SDSS Managing Member Tony Carr says, “ We understand that our sponsorship helps generate proceeds that cover approximately 25 percent of the school’s annual operational budget, therefore making a significant impact on helping the school and the 180 youth it serves to fulfill its mission of sending all of its inner-city children to college.”

A-1 Self Storage of California donated money to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide. JDRF is on a mission to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through support of research.

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that strikes children immediately, and to maintain, multiple injections of insulin must pump through to maintain their health.  Due to this unexpected and life-altering occurrence of type 1 diabetes, JDRF has established six unique ways to provide support:

  -A family network for community

-         Newly diagnosed support

-         Coordinates Diabuddies, a program that’s child-centered and peer-focused.

-         Online support for those affected and unable to interact through other programs

-         Research, seeking a cure and sharing the results to benefit affected children

Brian Caster, president and CEO of A-1 Self Storage, “The alarming rate of increased diabetes in our youth motivates us as a part of our San Diego community to work together and provide healthy options and quality care for San Diego kids. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation strives daily to find a cure and educate our community on how to support your child’s health. It’s with great pleasure that we support their admirable work.”

               Recently after winning a unit at an auction two men in Texas discovered documents belonging to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

            The unit was stored at West Bay Self Storage in Leelanau County and had been rented out to a man who worked for FEMA as a subcontractor in 2005. Now the man is currently working for a car dealership.

            This abandoned unit contained claims files with FEMA during 2005’s Hurricane Rita, also discovered was a laptop registered to FEMA also included were car loan applicartion.

              Lawrence Betz and William Peterson, the two buyers who purchased the contents of the unit for $500 in October. FEMA is now under investigated wondering why the documents were in the unit.

Uncle Bob’s Self Storage is teaming up with Mahoning Valley Scrappers for the “Uncle of the Year” contest.

In Ohio, the fans of the major league baseball team of the Scrappers can nominate their favorite uncle up until August 15. All fans can complete a form at Myscrappers.com or drop off their nomination at the Anthem Fan Assistance Center during any home game.

The winning uncle will receive a prize package, which includes a night in the Dawg House on the DRS Luxury Suite Level and a $35 Gift Certificate to the Scrappers Team Shop.

Sovran Self Storage Inc. owns Uncle Bob’s Self Storage. Sovran being a real estate investment trust that owns and manages 383 storage facilities in 24 states.

Since Extra Space’s first self-storage facility in Singapore in 2007, rapid growth is underway with the company beginning with one 268,131-square-foot facility and now is up to five facilities. According to Extra Space, the company is gaining about 3,000 new tenants each year.

Because of the background of wine storage in Sydney, CEO of Extra Space Holdings Pte Ltd, Michael Hagbeck has originally set out to open wine storage in Singapore, but soon realized there was a broader need for self-storage. Extra Space Singapore’s tenants are a mix of commercial and residential, along with wine storage. Also, Singaporeans are embracing more hobbies, creating a need for storage. Self-Storage in America and Europe and self-storage in Singapore are similar, including the varieties of unit sizes, video surveillance and controlled access through personal codes.
Extra Space has created the largest walk-in wine storage facility in all of Singapore. With the walk-in storage including walk-in cellars that accommodate up to 400 cases and complimentary tasting rooms as well.

U-Haul Co. of Eastern Arizona is lending out a helping hand to Northern Arizona by offering 30 days of free storage to residents who are currently being evacuated from the ongoing wildfires. U-Haul Co. is also providing the Take a Box, Leave a Box Program that provides free use of recycled boxes for storage.

Jim Pena, president says “These wild fires have caused a tremendous amount of damage and hardship to the communities we serve.”

The fire started on May 29 and officials believe it ignited from an unattended camp fire. The Arizona Wallow Fire, named because the fire started near Bear Wallow Wilderness in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.  As of today, 336,000 acres of land have been burned as well as 11 structures destroyed.

U-Haul was established in 1945 and has a network of more than 16,300 locations throughout the United States and Canada. U-Haul also offers more than 36 million square feet of self-storage space throughout North America.

Shrewsbury Self Storage in York, Pennsylvania will be collecting clothing and shoes for Goodwill up for June 30, 2011. Donations can be dropped of at Shrewsbury Self Storage at 20 Onion Blvd. Monday through Friday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The property manager of Shrewsbury Self Storage, Amanda Swords says, “ Goodwill Industries reach out to youth, seniors, veterans, and military families, immigrants, people with disabilities and others with specialized needs in our communities.”

Not only is Shrewsbury making a huge donation to society but also their sister facility in the Mid-Atlantic region collected more than 12,262 items this year for a canned-food drive.

Goodwill not only provides donated clothing, household items and shoes to those in need but also offers job training and family support services.

Don’t live in York, Pennsylvania? Don’t worry; you can always donate at your local Goodwill to make a difference in someone’s life.