Dodson v. U-Needa Self Storage, LLC

Hill, J. :

This case requires us to decide if a deceptive act and an unconscionable act were committed by the owner of a self-storage facility while renting a storage unit. Because the consumers were told by the owner that they would have sole access to the unit and the owner had reason to know it could not give such exclusive possession to the consumers, the owner did commit a deceptive act according to the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Furthermore, because of the deception, the consumers were thus unable to receive a material benefit from their transaction and we must hold that an…