The latest updates on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and issues that may impact SCRA compliance for self-storage operators.
A notice shows up on your storage account. There’s a new balance you don’t recognize, a late fee attached to it, and a warning that your belongings could go to auction. Your first instinct is panic. Your second should be to check what the law actually requires before the facility takes another step. Storage unit…
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act sets a consistent federal framework supporting service members during active duty. It applies across all branches and generally takes effect on the first day of active duty, remaining in place throughout service. Protections include an interest rate cap, eviction safeguards requiring a court order, lease termination rights, and the ability…
Certain civil protections exist under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act that protect members of the armed forces from civil actions, including evictions.
If you’ve ever fallen behind on rent for a storage unit, you might wonder what happens to everything inside once the lock is cut. Or maybe you manage a self-service storage facility and need to know exactly what the law allows when an occupant stops paying. Missouri’s storage unit laws set clear rules for both…
You unlock your Oregon storage unit only to find it empty. Everything you left behind has been sold after months of unpaid rent. Or you might be the facility owner, standing at the crossroads of law and fairness, wondering when it becomes legal to auction off abandoned property. Oregon’s storage rules, found in Chapter 87…
Self storage operators face issues similar to other landlords when confronted with defaulting renters. Costs remain constant (or increase, but the income the operators rely upon does not materialize. Most states have laws that permit lien sales (states may have their own names for the sales) which require that specific steps be followed to sell the articles left in a storage unit, usually by auction. Those procedures usually require notification to the unit renter as well as publication. A good compilation of those laws is available at www.InsideSelfStorage.com.
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