U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief to Flood Victims at 84 Stores across the Southeast

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six U-Haul^® Companies in the Southeast are making 84 centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box^® container use to residents who have been impacted by severe flooding in recent days.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur dumped inches, and in some cases feet, of rain across coastal regions including metro New Orleans, Gulfport-Biloxi, and Mobile among many other areas. Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and home and property damage in numerous communities.

Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is vital to communities when recovering from natural disasters. U-Haul is ready to help anyone affected by the flooding who needs a dry, secure storage solution at no cost for one month.

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability at participating locations. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.

Please reference the list of participating companies below and the cities where centers are providing the disaster relief program. Visit any of the U-Haul-owned and -operated store locations in these cities or call the regional office nearest you to arrange 30 days of free storage.

U-Haul Co. of Southern Louisiana

Store locations (16): Gretna, Hammond, Harvey, Houma, Kenner, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Slidell

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U-Haul Co. of South Central Louisiana

Store locations (16): Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Leesville

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U-Haul Co. of Mississippi

Store locations (2): Biloxi, Gulfport

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U-Haul Co. of South Alabama (includes Florida stores)

Store locations (17): Elberta, Fort Walton Beach (Fla.), Milton (Fla.), Mobile, Panama City (Fla.), Panama City Beach (Fla.), Pensacola (Fla.), Robertsdale

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U-Haul Co. of Central Alabama

Store locations (16): Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Montgomery, Pelham, Prattville, Vestavia Hills

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U-Haul Co. of Northern Alabama

Store locations (17): Birmingham, Cottondale, Decatur, Florence, Fultondale, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Madison, Oxford, Tuscaloosa

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In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.