Storage Theft

JALLEN4 wrote:

Mvander wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
The storage lot will not cover your loss unless the owner just wants to pay it out of his own pocket as a show of goodwill. There is no way in the world that any insurance company would ever write an insurance policy that covers RV stored in a storage lot other than your own individual policy. There is just way too much potential for fraud and even if such a policy existed it would be so expensive they would have to charge you a thousand a month to store your RV there.

I can assure you in your contract there will be language that says although they provide as much security as reasonable, they are not responsible for your RV or contents. Even if that language isn't in the contract (it will be) you would have to have a contract that specifically says they will be responsible for the RV and contents otherwise you have no case against them.

Im sure they wont cover my loss but i am asking for my three months rent be returned for poor service provided. I know i probably wont get it but i have free time this week and will remind them how prolific social media is nowadays and how i work in realestate in this town and how people who move need storage and how i know alot of colleuges who have alot of clients who need storage etc ect. We will see. Im calling the owner tomorrow. P.s. Those were not threats.

Exactly what kind of " poor service" did they provide? Did they sign a contract that guaranteed your unit would not be broken into? Did they not provide the security measures they told you about when you entered the original agreement?

The expectations of some people today are so unrealistic as to be laughable and they are constantly looking for a reason to blame someone else for anything contrary to their interests. A storage facility purchases land, develops it, fences it, installs security measures, pays taxes on it, and advertises it. They then rent space for an RV for $75 a month. All so that the customer can be outraged that an armed guard wasn't standing there 24/7 when something goes wrong.

I can offer this advice. If it was one of my facilities you were mounting a smear campaign against, the three months rent would be of little consequence when we were done. I wouldn't win but in the "social media" age, it is a two way street. Just defending one's actions can be expensive. PS, those are not threats but a word of caution.

Upon driving past the facility yesterday (approx 4-5 acres) looking at their fencing I noticed 3 places where the barbed wire was missing/mashed down.

Now maybe I didn't do my due dilligence by checking every foot of their fencing to be sure they were as secure as possible but if they are offering "secure" storage then not maitaining their security fence, that is poor service to their customers.

I have no plans in launching any campaign, smear or other wise. I also do business in this town and don't want the bad press.

I'm not the type of person who blames others for my mis-fortune, although upon discovery of the poorly maintained fencing I feel as though the lot did not provide all of the secutity I was promissed.

I know this could happen anywhere, and I'm not all red faced and steaming about it. Really just want them to acknowledge the issue, maybe appoligize and fix the issue so more of their customers don't have the same thing happen to them.