Can I Auction Off My Storage Unit

There are laws on the books to protect both renters and storage unit providers.

Can i auction off my storage unit.

This is generally legal so long as the storage facility gives notice of your default nonpayment. Renters who don t pay their bills for storage find their possessions auctioned by the owners of the self storage facility. We ll do the rest by posting it online alongside other storage unit auction listings. Just provide us with a description of the items inside and a photograph.

If you haven t paid your rent in the storage facility for a number of months it is not uncommon for the facility to threaten to sell or discard your possessions often via an auction. However if things go wrong you can lose your storage unit for nonpayment and your items will go to auction. You can hire these auctioneers to sell your unit. The owner must follow the specific statutory guidelines of the ca self service storage facility act which governs lien sales.

It s possible to sell everything in your storage unit at once though you may not get much money for the contents. Ask the manager of your facility for the current break down on prices and about availability in units smaller than your current storage shed. You can sell donate or trash items in your storage unit that you don t absolutely have to keep.