Storage unit auctions are actually a bit of a booming side gig for storage facilities—with an estimated 155,000 auctions per year, storage companies rake in about $65 million from auctions.

Storage Unit Lien Sales: Storage unit lien sales occur when a storage unit owner fails to pay rent or meet contractual obligations. ... the storage facility proceeds with a lien sale auction.

Notice of Public Sale. Notice is hereby given that Moove In Self Storage will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents ...

Daughter Wins Mom's Storage Unit at Auction After Refusing to Help Her Pay for It "I decided to bid on the unit myself and ended up spending nearly $1,200 for it," the woman writes in a Reddit post By ...

Legislation seeks to allow self storage facilities to publish advertisements of storage unit auctions online, but opponents — including the Review-Journal — argue it will decrease transparency.