A woman returned to her rental storage unit to find mice droppings and damage everywhere. Then she got even more bad news. How to protect yourself.
Too often, you don't think about needing a protection plan until it's too late. If you are renting a storage unit, or considering renting one, you need to hear what happened to one woman whose items were damaged in a storage unit.
But when she returned, she found what looked like mice droppings on the floor. Worse, she says she saw several mice scurrying around.McCormick said her boxes and clothing were chewed through.Storage facilities are popular and tend to be very secure. But before you put any of your valuable belongings into one of these units, you need to ask about who is responsible for fire, insect, water, or rodent damage."Often times, storage units are covered under your policies," she said.
"I would wrap them with moving blankets. Think about the last time you moved and how things were packed during your move," she said.We reached out to Extra Space Storage, where a spokesperson told us its protection plan would have covered pest damage, but unfortunately, McCormick had opted out.However, the company says it did give her one month of free rent for her troubles.
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