Death of a Self-Storage Tenant?

May 23rd, 2007

According to a Mini-Storage Messenger article called “Death of a Tenant,” Self-storage operators have their hands full with the daily activities of their customers, but when a tenant dies, life becomes much more complicated. Operators can rely on state probate laws to determine the legal parties who can claim goods left behind in a storage unit, however, there can numerous complications. These can include locating next of kin, or worse, a long-lost relative or estranged spouse showing up to claim the items after the tenant’s belongings have been dispersed.

This is a good how-to story on what to do when a self-storage tenant dies. In order to gain access to it, of course, you have to subscribe to the newsletter. You can do that at www.minico.com.

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