Coronavirus & Price Restrictions  Once a state of emergency is declared, many states have price restrictions, commonly referred to as price gouging laws, that take effect. Although these laws differ, they generally put a cap on raising prices for certain goods and services above a certain percentage from the amount charged immediately preceding the declaration, subject to certain narrow exceptions. Some of these laws are clearly applicable to self storage, some clearly ...

 How the Self Storage Industry Can Benefit from the CARES Act By Laura Williams-Tracy, SSA Magazine Amid a global pandemic that is rapidly halting economic growth and threatening a double-digit unemployment rate, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in late March. The CARES Act will provide nearly $2 trillion in emergency relief to blunt expected monumental losses to people and businesses in the wake of the pandemic. It is unknown what...

Self storage facility operations have to change, but it’s better to be proactive than reactive.

Operators across the country discuss procedure, staffing and customer access.

Once a state of emergency is declared, many states have price restrictions, commonly referred to as price gouging laws, that take effect.