Tenants evicted from South Salt Lake storage units

By Pat Reavy and Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News

Published: Friday, April 27 2012 8:03 p.m. MDT

Summary

Storage units have become makeshift residences in the Salt Lake Valley, a search warrant has revealed. Last month, South Salt Lake police, the city fire marshal and the Salt Lake County Health Department found people living in at least five units at A-1 Storage, 3202 S. Davis Drive (460 West).

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mohokat

Ogden, UT

oh no! The stimulus package ain't working for these folks.

9:30 p.m. April 27, 2012
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My2Cents

Taylorsville, UT

So who is paying the storage unit fees for these residents? If the state is sending rental payments to the storage units then they have a right to be there, and make the storage unit provide better living conditions and porta potty service.

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6:25 a.m. April 28, 2012
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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

Re: My2Cents Taylorsville
"If the state is sending rental payments to the storage units then they have a right to be there"

Wrong. It is the city and not the storage rental facility that governs occupancy requirements. And More..

3:18 p.m. April 28, 2012
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Marjorie Cortez

Pat Reavy

Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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