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FAQs

How to enter public storage gate code? ›

While your phone can unlock gates, elevators and doors, it's not the only way to gain access. You can always use the gate code sent to you before you moved in. If you've forgotten your gate code, you can find it in Settings > Storage Space within the app or by logging into MyAccount.

In the event someone cuts a lock to steal from a unit and replaces it with a "decoy," a manager will notice the missing sticker. "The benefit to this is knowing that someone didn't break into a unit on your property and then replace the lock to throw off suspicion," Carlough says.

Yes, you need your own lock for storage units. Most people choose between disc locks, closed-shackle padlocks, and cylinder locks. Where can I get a cylinder lock for my storage unit? You can get a cylinder lock for your storage unit online or at your local hardware store.

These codes are typically assigned by security personnel or property management and must be provided when necessary. This allows residents and authorized personnel easy entry into the community, even if there is no one available to manually open the gate.

To change your gate access code, you need to go in the office during office hours with your ID and the onsite manager can assist you with changing your code.

A red lock on a storage unit means that your rental payment is past due, and the owner has denied access to your storage unit. You can only get access to your unit after paying the rent so that the tenant removes the red padlock with the regular one.

Other features such as color or labels are used to distinguish various uses or applications of the locks. In the Self Storage industry the color red typically means a delinquent customer and yellow means available for rental.

In traditional storage units, there is a place on the door hasp for two locks. One is used for a tenant lock and the other is supposed to be left available for facility management to overlock the unit.

If a tenant becomes delinquent in the payment of rent, the facility manager is required to place a second lock, or “over-lock” on each unit. This over-lock is used to keep the tenant from accessing the unit until the past due rent is paid.

A storage locker is like a storage unit but a bit smaller. Lockers are more like secure cabinets designed to store smaller items. Storage lockers can be as small as a few square inches, like a bank lock box, or as large as a typical closet.

What is a discus lock? ›

Disc locks feature a more modern design consisting of a disc with a built-in shackle. The shackle is essentially part of the body. It's integrated into the body. Disc locks are also known as closed-shackle locks because the shackle is closed and partially concealed. Disc locks are arguably more secure than padlocks.

Is Owning a Self Storage Business Profitable? (Quick Answer) In short: yes, owning a self storage business is profitable if done right. The annual income from owning storage units can range from $365,000 to $800,000.

Instead, the emergency services simply know the gate codes for the residences in question. This can easily become misrepresented as them having a universal code, but in reality, it isn't universal it's just specific to that locale.

Authorized Access

Need to give someone else access to your unit? It's easy! Just log in to your account, click the Storage Unit(s) tab, and select Authorized People from the Manage Your Unit section.

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