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-8 (333-59218) pertaining to the 2001
Non-Executive/Non-Director Stock Option and Incentive Plan and the 2001 Stock
Option and Incentive Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-81041) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-4
(No. 333-86899) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (No. 333-84126) and in the related prospectus, in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-101425) and in the related Prospectus, the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-103190) and in the related
prospectus and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-115660) and in
the related prospectus of our report dated March 11, 2005 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Public Storage, Inc.
management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
Public Storage, Inc., included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 2004 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
March 15, 2005
Los Angeles, California
Exhibit 23