Exhibit 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-36004) of Public Storage,  Inc.,  formerly Storage
Equities,  Inc.,  pertaining  to the 1990 Stock  Option Plan,  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No.  33-55541)  pertaining to the 1994 Stock Option Plan,
the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No.  333-13463)  pertaining to the 1996
Stock Option and Incentive  Plan,  the  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-75327)  pertaining  to the  1994  Share  Incentive  Plan,  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-50270) pertaining to the PS 401(k)/Profit Sharing
Plan, the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-52400)  pertaining to the
2000   Non-Executive/Non-Director   Stock  Option  and   Incentive   Plan,   the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-81041) and in the related prospectus
and the  Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (No.  333-86899) and in the related
prospectus  of  our  report  dated   February  23,  2001  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial statements and schedule of Public Storage, Inc. included
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP


March 16, 2001
Los Angeles, California