Life Storage Inc - Registered Shares (LSI) 10-Q 2009 Q1 Quarterly report

	Exhibit 32
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

               Each of the undersigned of Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the "Company") does hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1)	The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2009 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:          May 11, 2009

   / S / Robert J. Attea                          

Robert J. Attea

Chairman of the Board

Chief Executive Officer

   / S / David L. Rogers                        

David L. Rogers

Chief Financial Officer

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