ARIZONA STORAGE INNS - CHANDLER
297 East Warner Road
Chandler, Arizona 85225
(480) 899-1179
http://www.azstoragechandler.com
Yes, it's true.
Gone are the days when you could store your stuff at Arizona Storage Inns and throw caution to the wind by leaving your stuff UNINSURED. Gone is the time when you had the option of choosing whether to insure your things or not.
We've entered a new era.
As of Feb. 1, 2012, the Era of OPTIONAL Self-Storage Insurance is over!
Henceforth and forever (or at least from Feb. 1st and until further notice), you, the prospective and/or current storage rental consumer and esteemed client of ours, are REQUIRED to carry insurance, of some kind, on your storage unit. That includes all 19 valley locations of Arizona Storage Inns and U-Stor (we manage a few of those).
Now, here's what that means.
The new, company-wide, 'mandatory insurance' rule means you can do one of two things. Either you can use your existing renter's, homeowner's or business insurance policy to cover your stuff (whichever of these applies), or else you can go ahead and use the storage-specific insurance coverage that is available to you when you rent a storage unit here. I'll tell you a little more about that in a minute.
But in the meantime, my dear self-storage-inclined reader, WEEP not. This change is intended for your own good!
Why the BIG Change?
Well, in addition to the current industry trend that's leading more and more storage companies to require tenant insurance from their customers, the decision to start requiring insurance was prompted by an incident last year involving one of our properties that suffered a fire. The aftermath of that fire was such a HUGE headache for everybody -- tenants and staff included -- that it was decided to move forward with this in order to avoid the same nightmare scenario (i.e., the vast majority of tenants being UNINSURED and therefore losing their stuff without any compensation) from ever playing out again.
That's the long and short of it.
Suffice to say, a few have complained. But the vast majority of our storage tenants have seen the wisdom and rationale for carrying insurance on their stored property.
And speaking of insurance, here's a quick rundown of the policy that we offer. It's from a company called BADER INSURANCE.
I'll spare you the details of the policy itself, and just tell you that it works like an apartment renter's policy (covering personal property). The minimum premium for month-to-month coverage is $8.00/mo.. That provides $2000.00 worth of coverage. The deductible is $100.00, although if your unit has a DISC lock on it and there is a claim, the deductible is waived (making it ZERO!).
Anyway, there you have it. The new rule here at the ol' storage ranch on Warner Road and Arizona Avenue. "If it's worth storing, it's worth insuring!"
So, hope to see you here soon. (The new home of INSURED self-storage!)
Your manager (who is NOT an insurance agent!),
Paul
ARIZONA STORAGE INNS - CHANDLER
297 East Warner Road
Chandler, Arizona 85225
(480) 899-1179
http://www.azstoragechandler.com
