Facility Dispatch
Rules, risk and technology
Facility Dispatch reporting on regulation & lien law, insurance & risk and technology & access control.
- Regulation & lien law
Maryland sets a nonrenewal and disposal notice process for self-storage operators
Maryland's House Bill 618 sets a nonrenewal process for self-storage: at least 30 days to remove goods, then 10 days' notice before disposal, with email backed by mail.
- Technology & access control
Janus International adds a Bluetooth-and-NFC smart lock built for storage doors
Janus International announced Noke Infinite, a battery-powered wireless smart lock for self-storage unit doors that combines Bluetooth with NFC power harvesting so tenants can keep unlocking it after the five-year battery warranty runs out.
- Regulation & lien law
Two new California laws tighten self-storage lien notices and pricing disclosure
Two California laws taking effect January 1, 2026, raise the bar for proving a lien notice was received by email and require storage operators to spell out promotional pricing and rent-increase caps on the first page of a rental agreement.