I believe you can charge any fees you want to charge. It is your property, and you are renting them usage of said property. I don't see how or where any law would prevent you from doing that. As long as it is well known to customer upon renting, I don't see where you have an issue.
From a customer standpoint where do you draw the line. Customer A may have 3 employees and they access the property twice daily. Customer B has 7 employees, and they also access the property twice daily. Customer B obviously will cause more wear and tear on the property and gate operators etc. Is it fair that customer A pays the same annual fee as customer B?
We have several people that store their boat here and go fishing quite often. They access the property far more times per month than your typical RV owner. One guy in particular might go fishing 5 to 7 times a month (must be nice to be retired). Should he be charged an annual fee the same as a commercial customer? We also keep an eye on people coming and going through our gate system. We also live and work on sight and that allows us a little more insight as to what's going on daily.
I don't know all the ins and outs of your business. Just giving you food for thought. Hope it helps.
Gene Schach
North Edinburg RV and Boat Storage LLC.
Edinburg, TX.
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Carl Schach
Owner/Operator
North Edinburg RV and Boat Storage LLC
Edinburg TX
(956) 533-1205
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-24-2022 11:57 AM
From: Bertram Jentsch
Subject: Is an extra Facility Usage Fee legal???
We have a large number of open spaces rented and have had several businesses rent space as well. These companies have employees and extra vehicles that use the facility/gate numerous times per day. We have decided that we'd like to charge an annual facility usage fee to those who go in and out daily. All other customers store their RV or Travel Trailer or Boat and only come in and out once a month at the most. We do monitor entrances and exits daily.
Is it legal to charge an annual usage fee to companies? Do we need an addendum signed separately from TSSA contract? Any advise or comments appreciated! Thanks!
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Bertram Jentsch
Hunter Valley Storage
New Braunfels TX
(830) 627-4566
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