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The only way an operator can get possession of a rented space is through a right of lien provided for non payment of rent under self storage laws. In the United States in 2007, there were around 52,000 storage facilities which were developed in a property ranging from three to seven acres. The storage facilities cover a total size roughly three times the size of the island of Manhattan. In its infancy the self storage industry was considered the bottom of the real estate industry , though now it generates more than $20 billion a year. These spaces are in a variety of sizes ranging from 5x10 roughly the size of a walk in closet to 20x 20 around the size of the two car garage, and are typically windowless, walled and lockable by renter.