Rent on the first, and what didn't clear

A storage month is a few hundred small charges on one morning, then the handful that didn't go through. QuixChex bills the rent, keeps every unit on the books by size and status, and puts the failures at the top with the unit number and the amount already attached.

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How a rental runs

One Rental, Start to Finish

A 10x10 goes out on the 14th. First month, the admin fee and a disc lock go through at the counter, and the unit stops being empty. Rent charges on the first from then on. In March it bounces — and it's at the top of the past-due list with the unit number, the amount and how far behind they are, next to two others. Week one, not week four.

The unit goes out
First month, admin fee and the lock go through at the counter, and the unit moves from empty to let with the tenant on it.
Every unit runs on its own date
The 14th stays the 14th. Anniversary or first-of-month, whichever the site bills on, with nothing to post out.
The failures come to the top
Sorted worst first, with the unit and the amount, so a month behind shows up in week one.

Unit let. Rent collecting. Paid.

Rent Day and Past-Due

Rent day is a few hundred charges

Each unit runs on its own date by ACH, and a failed one retries by itself. Cheaper than cards at this size, and nothing goes out by post.

Past-Due, Sorted Worst First

What failed, whose it is, which unit, how far behind — sorted worst first, with the unit number and the amount on the line.

Empty, out of service and let

Three different numbers, counted separately. A unit that's swept and rentable today isn't the same thing as one with a bent door waiting on a part, and the empty ones carry the rent they aren't earning.

Size is the product, not a note

5x5 through 10x30, parking and RV spaces, each with its own rate, square footage, floor, and whether it's climate controlled or drive-up. It's what a tenant rings three facilities to compare.

Locks, boxes and tape at the counter

The counter is a price list. Locks, boxes, tape and mattress bags ring up against the tenant who bought them, on the same account as their rent.

Day one

Your Prices, Already In

Say you run a self storage business and QuixChex sets this up for you before you've typed anything. Every price is editable — they're a starting point, not a rule.

Starting services and prices for a self storage business
Service	What it covers	Starting price
Unit Rent — 5x5 (25 sq ft)	Closet — a few boxes and a bike	$45
Unit Rent — 5x10 (50 sq ft)	Studio apartment, or a motorcycle	$70
Unit Rent — 10x10 (100 sq ft)	The trade standard — a one to two bedroom home	$120
Unit Rent — 10x15 (150 sq ft)	Three bedroom home	$165
Unit Rent — 10x20 (200 sq ft)	Four bedroom home, or a car	$195
Unit Rent — 10x30 (300 sq ft)	Household plus a vehicle	$260
Climate Control — premium	Added to the size rate, per month	$35
Parking — vehicle / boat / RV	Outdoor space, monthly	$85
Administrative Fee	One-time, at move-in	$25
Tenant Protection — $2,000 of coverage	Monthly — a protection plan, not insurance	$12
Disc Lock	Sold at the counter	$18
Lock Cut	Tenant has lost their key	$35

Second Nature Integrations

FAQ

Questions, Answered

Does it run the lien process for me?

No. No two states run it the same way. Texas has no statutory day count for denying access at all — your lease is the authority. California’s is set by statute, and Florida’s clock starts at the rent due date rather than at default. QuixChex shows the money that hasn’t arrived and how far behind each tenant is. Notices, overlock and sale stay with you and your attorney.

Can it charge late fees automatically?

You set the amount; it isn’t calculated for you. Late fee caps are state law and they differ — the greater of $20 or 20% holds in several states, while California is tiered and caps at 15% once rent is over $100. A default that guessed would compute an unlawful fee somewhere, so the fee is a line on your price list with your number on it.

Is tenant protection an insurance policy?

No. It’s a protection plan you sell and bill monthly, and QuixChex doesn’t underwrite or administer it. Whether you can sell it, and under what licence, is a question for your state — the same as the lien clock.

Does it talk to my gate?

No. QuixChex doesn’t connect to gate controllers or access keypads, so codes are switched on and off wherever you do that today. Plenty of small sites have a keypad that was never networked, or no gate at all.

Can a tenant have more than one unit?

Yes. Each unit is its own rental at its own rate on the same tenant, which is ordinary here — somebody takes a 10x20 and a parking space, and each charges on its own.

Can I photograph the empty unit?

Yes, and both ends of it — the day they take it and the day they give it back, on the rental itself. The tenant gets the first set the day they take the unit. If it ever ends in a lien, that is the trail.

Does it prorate a move-in?

You decide. Charge a partial first month or a full one, and the move-in is itemized either way — first month, admin fee, a lock, protection if they took it — so the figure on the record is the figure that changed hands.

Do I need a card machine at the counter?

No, though you can use one. Card and ACH run through the gateways QuixChex integrates with, and a cash sale at the desk is recorded properly so the books still balance.

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