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-3 (No.
333-41123) and in the related prospectus and Registration  Statement on Form S-4
(No.  33-64971) and in the related  prospectus of our report dated  February 23,
1998 with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules of
Public  Storage,  Inc.  included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 1997 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                          ERNST & YOUNG L L P
March 27, 1998
Los Angeles, California

                                   Exhibit-3