Hi,

We have 1800 feet of landscaped frontage on the way in and out of town.

One manager says:

Signs imply support so half the people won't rent and they look bad.

The other manager says:

Let everyone who wants, post signs. Its good advertising and support of the americian system.

What is the general feeling and are there any legal issues.

nothing wrong with letting all comers put up signs to avoid any charges of bias and risk alientating potential and current customers. However, and this is a big however, when the flood of local candidates joins the national office seekers, you're going to have a lot of signs on your property. After the campaign, will folks retrieve their signs or will that be your job?

The only issue you may have to contend with is size of signs. If everyone goes along with the typical yard sign, that won't be a problem. But there is almost always one in every crowd who will want to put up a mini billboard. It's your property; you can set the rules regarding size of signs and number, as in one per candidate.

I have had them post there signs without asking -- after contacting the party and getting the runaround I pulled the signs and in the dumpster they go.

they did not get my vote!

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All American Self Storage
Palmdale, CA.
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howardlbelz:

This is a great topic and one that is close to my heart having run my first political campaign when I was 22 years old. As Autodoc pointed out, I would not take lightly having candidates place signs on my property without permission. I also feel like alexlekas that a flood of signs is a problem. Having put up my share of campaigns over the years, I always try to get the biggest sign or place my candidate’ sign blocking the other candidate’s sign.

If you limit signs to just the candidates you support you do run the risk of alienating not only current customers, but prospects as well.

One idea that I have used with facilities and recommended to clients across the country is the donation of space to candidates. Instead of buying campaign fun raising tickets providing a candidate’s campaign with the use of a vacant 10 x 20 or 10 x 30 to use as their sign headquarters will usually be very well received. This task usually falls to one or two volunteers who give up their home garage to the candidate. Using your facility as a place store and assemble signs and for volunteers to gather at do a sign blitz for example will always be remember by local candidates and local campaign organizers for even state-wide and nationally offices.

Many states do require that an “in kind” contribution be reported and corporations are sometimes banned from direct contributions. Some owners may want to actually pay for the space themselves and then turn over the space to the campaign. I would much rather pay myself for the use of a 10 x 30 for 3 or 4 months than buy $400 or $500 worth of campaign fund raising tickets. And if you really want to surprise a candidate, it would be great when they open the storage unit to discover 200-300 perfect wood stakes and even some 4 x 8 sheets of outdoor plywood just waiting to be used.

I would urge every manager to make sure that you fully understand the policy that your owner(s) has about campaign signs before you allow anyone to post on your property. Follow Autodoc’s comments about contacting the people who did not ask permission, at least once nicely, to come and take their signs down. If not their wood sign stakes get added to your collect to donate to another candidate.

No matter what your politics, this is one year that everyone needs to get out and VOTE.

MisterJim444

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Thanks for the information Jim -- unfortunatly when it comes to politics it's usually the person that pisses me off the least that will get a vote.


Those are getting harder to find these days.

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Wayne
All American Self Storage
Palmdale, CA.
webmaster@all-americanselfstorage.com