Joshua M.
A Word of Warning for Anyone…
A Word of Warning for Anyone Considering Storing with SROA My mother has been a tenant with SROA for several years, following the passing of my father. On October 11, 2025, we discovered mold and mildew damage, as well as rodent feces and damage on multiple pieces of furniture in her climate-controlled unit (which costs $109/month). That same day, we visited the office, filled out the required paperwork, and submitted all necessary documentation and photos for an insurance claim. After that, SROA went completely silent — no returned calls, no responses to emails. Nearly a month later, a regional manager finally reached out, asking us to resend all of the same information we had already provided at the start. Now, exactly one month to the day after filing the claim, we were denied. The reason? Their mandatory “insurance” policy does not cover “loss or damage to tenant’s stored goods caused by mold, mildew, or wet or dry rot.” So, not only are tenants required to pay for this so-called insurance, but it fails to cover one of the most common types of damage you would expect to be protected from — especially in a climate-controlled unit. Now my mother, who is on Social Security, has to pay out of pocket for damages that were clearly caused by the storage conditions. Disappointing is an understatement.




