Self-Storage Facility Security Gate Left Open, Enabling Unsafe Unit Use
A storage facility customer reports the security gate remains open 24/7, creating a break-in risk, while management allegedly allows an illegal woodworking operation using propane equipment inside a rented unit, a fire hazard. The complaint describes both an access-control failure and inadequate enforcement of unit-use policies.
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