Pa Self Storage Laws
An owner is not a warehouseman as defined in 13 pa c s.
Pa self storage laws. Proposed amendments to the existing law pa sb 799 were approved by the senate and the house this year and the governor signed them into law on october 14 2014. Licensed to practice in kentucky and ohio he focuses primarily on representing the owners and operators of commercial real estate including self storage. 7102 relating to definitions and index of definitions. Self service storage facilities 73 p s.
The owner operator lessor or sublessor of a self service storage facility his agent or any person authorized by him to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement or any of his employees. 325 regulating self service storage and providing for owners liens and the enforcement thereof. And 4 all storage spaces are accessed directly from the exterior. While it varies a little bit from state to state the rules for self storage are ultimately decided by your state legislature.
2018 pennsylvania self storage association 1901 n beauregard street suite 106 alexandria va 22311 call 717 441 6044 email. 3 the facility is no greater than one story above grade plane. An owner is not a warehouseman as defined in 13 pa c s. The pennsylvania law was originally adopted in 1982 but it was modified in 2014.
2 the combined total fire areas are 24 000 sq. Trade and commerce chapter 26. 1 the total fire area is 12 000 sq. The pa self service storage facility act was made law in 1982 and defines the way we as self storage owners and operators need to handle severely past due accounts.
The owner operator lessor or sublessor of a self service storage facility his agent or any person authorized by him to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement or any of his employees. Joseph miller practices extensively in self storage law in new york state lecturing frequently at new york self storage association meetings and reviewing proposed self storage legislation. Pennsylvania lien law unconsolidated statutes 1982 act 32 self service storage facility act p l. Greenberger is a partner in the cincinnati law firm of greenberger brewer llp.
Pursuant to modified ibc section 903 2 9 storage facilities are exempt from the automatic sprinkler system requirement if. Our firm also provides due diligence analysis to self storage companies looking to protect their assets ahead of potential legal issues. This act shall be known and may be cited as the self service storage facility act 1902. Here in pennsylvania self storage facilities operate under the rules set forth in the pennsylvania self storage facility act.