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How common is it for people to live in them? Any data on that?

• dboreham 9y ago
  Likely illegal in 1st world countries. Safety reasons, zoning, etc.
  • TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
    Also the storage company might not be too happy with you.
• msantos 9y ago
  That's likely against all sorts of health and safety regulations . Having said that, there lots of small business in the UK being run from storage units - eBay shops, mail order, and even a karate training IIRC. Edit: links http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25336446 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25336446 https://www.safestore.co.uk/blog/2016/07/martial-arts-self-storage-unit/ https://www.safestore.co.uk/blog/2016/07/martial-arts-self-s...
• ghostly_s 9y ago
  Anecdotally, there are definitely several homeless customers of the storage facility I use, but I don't think they live there, per se; if only because there are cameras and a check-in/out security system that would catch them if they were sleeping there regularly. I think they just store whatever possessions they still have and use it as a secure place to change clothes, even sit and have some peace for an hour (it's a conditioned indoor building).