Self-Service Storage Facilities in Massachusetts

Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182)
Title XV. Regulation of Trade (Ch. 93-110H)
Chapter 105A. Self-Service Storage Facilities (Refs & Annos)
§ 2. Rental agreements; residential use prohibited
§ 7. Exclusive care, custody and control of property vested in occupant
§ 8. Violations by operator deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices

§ 2. Rental agreements; residential use prohibited

The operator may only lease space in a self-service storage facility by entering in to a rental agreement with an occupant.
An operator may not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes.
An occupant may not use a leased space for residential purposes.

Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 105A, § 2 

§ 7. Exclusive care, custody and control of property vested in occupant

Except as otherwise provided herein or as stated in the rental agreement, the exclusive care, custody and control of all property stored in the leased self-service space shall vest in the occupant until a lien sale under the provisions of this chapter.

Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 105A, § 7 

§ 8. Violations by operator deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices

Any violation by an operator of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices under the provisions of chapter ninety-three A.

Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 105A, § 2 - 105A, § 8 (proposed legislations omitted)