The Virginia Self Storage Association is a non-profit association committed to strengthening and enhancing the self storage industry in Virginia.
Our mission is to promote the concept of self storage and the businesses of our members, while monitoring legislation and acting as the industry’s voice.
Join now to become a part of our local effort to build a self storage community providing education, resources, advocacy, and networking. We are working to protect you.
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The Virginia House of Delegates Finance Subcommittee #3 held a hearing on February 9 on several bills, including House Bill 900 and House Bill 978
Both of those bills sought to define a list of “taxable services” to include storage of tangible personal property, including climate-controlled storage and self-storage at a rate of four (4) percent.
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed VA-SSA and SSA-backed SB 660 into law on April 13, and it takes effect on July 1, 2026. The bill allows owners to prescribe a specific method for occupants to update their last known address and provides a process to address an occupant’s failure to comply with core provisions of the rental agreement outside of the payment obligation.
The Virginia Self Storage Lien Law Annotated will be updated and available on the SSA’s website in advance of the effective date.
"U-Store has been involved in the national Self-Storage Association since 1978 and the Washington DC area associations (WASSA) since they first met in 1991. Most of us realized right away the need for a local association since we had more in common than not. Out of WASSA, we created both the Virginia and Maryland Self-Storage Associations in order to monitor and lobby the State Governments. I have developed many long-time friends through VASSA and find that I can always go to one or more of them to help out with questions or problems. From a small one facility owner to a multi-state operator, you will find no better way to help out your business than joining up with your state association to keep up with what is going on in the industry as well as in the state or county." Richard L. Sellers U-Store Management Corporation
"U-Store has been involved in the national Self-Storage Association since 1978 and the Washington DC area associations (WASSA) since they first met in 1991. Most of us realized right away the need for a local association since we had more in common than not. Out of WASSA, we created both the Virginia and Maryland Self-Storage Associations in order to monitor and lobby the State Governments. I have developed many long-time friends through VASSA and find that I can always go to one or more of them to help out with questions or problems. From a small one facility owner to a multi-state operator, you will find no better way to help out your business than joining up with your state association to keep up with what is going on in the industry as well as in the state or county."