Schedule of Membership Dues

Annual Membership Dues

SSA membership runs on a calendar year basis from January 1 - December 31. Dues are pro-rated in the second year of membership for those joining at a time other than the beginning of the year.  If you joined as a new member in the past year, your membership renewal will be calculated based upon this second year pro-ration.

Notice: Contributions or gifts to the Self Storage Association are not tax deductible as charitable contributions, however, they may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. A portion of your membership dues is allocated toward subscriptions to the SSA Globe, and the Self Storage Legal Review.

Membership Category Definitions

Regular Member

($495/year, includes one facility. $75 for each additional facility).

Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, real estate investment trust or other entity which is the owner of one or more self storage facilities or facilities under construction may become a regular member. Ownership of shares in a publicly trade company that owns self storage properties does not constitute ownership of a self storage facility.

Small Facility Member (AKA Team One)

($250/year for Team One Plus or $150/year for Team One Basic membership).

Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, real estate investment trust or other entity which is owner of one or more self storage facilities whose total rentable square footage is between 1 and 40,000 square feet (including entities outside the United States) may apply to become a small facility member. Small facility members must actually own an existing "small" facility to qualify for this rate. Team One Plus is $250 annually and receives the full list of SSA member benefits, including the Self Storage Legal Review (SSLR). Team One Basic is $150 annually  and does not include the SSLR.

Management Firm Member

($495/year, includes one facility. Plus $75 for each facility managed not counting those managed facilities that are already current SSA dues-paid members).

A person or entity that manages self storage facilities on behalf of a facility owner for a fee may be a Management Firm Member. (A "SSA Registry of Self Storage Management Firms" and size rankings, based on the number of facilities managed will be distributed as a special edition of the SSA Globe magazine, based on facilities reported with membership).

Additional dues paid small and regular facilities and management company facilities will be listed at the SSA Web site on www.LocateStorage.com, our quality facility locator for the general public.

Public Company/REIT Member

($100 per facility/year)

Any public corporation and/or Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) may become a Public Company/REIT member.  Dues are based on the number of facilities owned, branded, operated and/or managed.  60% of the dues from this membership type goes to the SSA Legislative/Regulatory Issues Fund that promotes positive improvements in the state lien laws and fights onerous laws and regulations.

Vendor Member

($775/year)

Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity which is a supplier of goods and/or services utilized within the industry or which is engaged in a business connected with or related to the self storage industry, may apply to become a supplier member.

Prospective Owner Member

($495/year)

An individual or entity that does not does own an existing self storage facility or a facility under construction but is a prospective developer or purchaser of a self storage facility (including entities outside the United States) may apply to be a Prospective Owner Member. This is a non-voting membership class.

Associate Member

($100.00)*

Any individual who is an employee, officer, partner, investor or manager of any SSA member in good standing! This includes any affiliates of our Regular members, Small Facility members and Vendor members, both US and International. This membership term will coincide with your company membership's term (i.e. the company membership expires 12/31/2010, so does the Associate Membership). This is a non-voting membership in SSA. Your company's current voting contact will remain the same.

*Must be an individual associated with a Regular, Small or Vendor member in good standing.

Coming Soon

Self Storage Association International
(Also registered as International Self Storage Association)

The Self Storage Association International (SSAI) is a new subsidiary that maintains membership relations with national association and non-U.S. SSA members in 27 nations across the globe, providing them with electronic news and information and other specialized services. There are approximately 8,000 self storage facilities outside the United States. Special International membership options are coming soon. Contact  info@selfstorage.org for information.