I've been renting units here for about two years - and I won't be doing so any longer.
The first unit was a 10x10 upstairs. No problems except for the elevator being out of order every other month. Then I get a notice that my rent is going up by $30 - after I've been there for a little over a year. Quite the scam since most people can't move their stuff and would just need to pay it.
I get a smaller unit; a 5x5 on the ground floor - $55 a month.
In March, my unit was broken into. The burglar peeled back the chicken wire on the top of the unit and climbed in. He cut himself on the chicken wire, so what he didn't break by falling in he splattered blood on.
I clean it all up (threw a bunch away) and ask to get a different unit. They take me to another 5x5 which has a metal roof to prevent such break-ins. This "5x5 unit" is really closer to a 4x3 and costs $86 a month.
I came back to get my stuff out last week. Lo and behold, there's a lock on my unit that isn't mine, and my lock is nowhere to be found. One of the staff comes out and tells me that there's residue on my locker door that looks like oil from someone drilling the lock. I pay another "cut the lock" fee, buy a new lock, pay for another month of storage, and schedule for the manager to cut the lock during the week. I told them I'd be back Sunday (today) to inventory my stuff and see if anything is missing.
Big shocker, they never cut the lock.
The guy inside tells me that the district manager is on vacation and hadn't told anyone to take over that part of the job while they were gone. This is weird, since the people last week told me that the district manager was scheduled to come in on Tuesday (almost a week ago) to cut a different lock.
You rarely see the same employee twice, nobody knows that the lock is being drilled or the unit broken into (despite the lockers being "individually alarmed"), and every explanation you get is a run around. Now they're telling me that they'll have the manager come in on Monday - great, does me no good.
Update:
They finally got around to cutting the lock, so I came in to inventory the unit. No surprise here, there's stuff missing. Namely a fireproof box of documents and two electricians cases of AV equipment. Lord knows how long its going to take to replace the papers, but I'm out a bundle for the gear. Plenty of my cds and xbox disks were smashed as well.
Funny thing, on this trip, none of the employees would even look me in the eye. Not one.
Also, I can say conclusively that there is no alarm on the unit - add false advertising to the growing list of grievances. I'll post a link to a video proving this later.
So, $86 a month for a 4x4 unit (more costly specifically because it was suppose to be more secure) $40 to cut the lock, $20 for a new lock, around $2,000 to replace all my gear, and who knows how long to replace my papers. Unbelievable.
If you're a renter here, do yourself a favor - leave before your unit gets broken into. read more