The New York Self Storage Association (NYSSA), its leadership and greater membership engage each year in advocacy on behalf of the self storage industry. Our thriving industry has a story to tell about economic development, community-based businesses, quality of life and support for important periods of personal transition. Together with our legislative representatives at Ostroff Associates, NYSSA provides our industry a VOICE and presence at our State Capitol, Albany legislative offices in Albany and back home.
Your Association is actively engaged in standing up for the industry and its operators in the legislative arena. Such representation takes various forms including prevention of legislation that would hurt the industry, introduction and support of legislation that will help the industry, and public relations that will improve the image of the industry. A big part of the work involves meeting with elected officials and educating staff members about self-storage. While the Association's lobbying firm and Board of Directors bare the majority of the legislative effort, all members play an important role.
Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 2010 standards will be federally required for new commercial construction and renovations effective March 15, 2012. Existing structures are grandfathered to previous standards, so if you have a property that was brought up to meet the original ADA regulations you don't have to do anything to it. Starting in March 2012, if you plan to renovate a project or build a new building, you have to design to the new standards. Self storage owners will now be federally required to meet a requirement that 5% of the first 200 storage units be wheelchair accessible, and 2% of units thereafter in facilities with more than 200 units.
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