Hi, first time poster here and inexperienced owner of a very small self storage facility here with a question. I apologize If this is a standard question but I cannot seem to find the answer anywhere.
The fire department in my city is asking me to open all the currently rented units for a fire inspection.
Firstly, I’d like to ask if this a normal practice for you managers/owners out there? My tenants lock their own units and therefore I don’t have access to the units unless they open them or I cut the lock. I can try to speak to my tenants individually and ask them for access but I imagine it would be difficult to organize everyone to open their units for this one day inspection.
The Fire Dept. wants to ensure there aren’t any hazardous materials being stored. I feel like this is an overreach from them but I’m not sure if this is standard.
Thanks for any help.
The fire department in my city is asking me to open all the currently rented units for a fire inspection.
Firstly, I’d like to ask if this a normal practice for you managers/owners out there? My tenants lock their own units and therefore I don’t have access to the units unless they open them or I cut the lock. I can try to speak to my tenants individually and ask them for access but I imagine it would be difficult to organize everyone to open their units for this one day inspection.
The Fire Dept. wants to ensure there aren’t any hazardous materials being stored. I feel like this is an overreach from them but I’m not sure if this is standard.
Thanks for any help.
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