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 10,
1999  (except for Note 10, as to which the report is dated March 10,  1999) with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Public Storage,
Inc.  included  in the  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K)  for  1998  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                             ERNST & YOUNG L L P

March 30, 1999

Los Angeles, California

                                  Exhibit - 23