UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934

For the period ended March 31, 1996

                                       or

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934

For the transition period from                 to
                              ----------------   ----------------------

Commission File Number 1-10859

                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           California                                            95-4300891
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(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)

         701 Western Ave.
       Glendale, California                                      91201-1241
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:            (818) 244-8080
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports)  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                    Yes X No
                                       --  --

The number of shares  outstanding of the Company's classes of common stock as of
March 31, 1996:

               2,775,923 shares of $.01 par value Series A shares
                324,989 shares of $.01 par value Series B shares
                920,802 shares of $.01 par value Series C shares
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                                      INDEX



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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Condensed Balance Sheets at March 31, 1996
    and December 31, 1995                                                2

  Condensed Statements of Income for the three
    months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                                 3

  Condensed Statement of Shareholders' Equity for the
    three months ended March 31, 1996                                    4

  Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the
    three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                           5

  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                                6

  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations                      7-9


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION                                             10






                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                                                    March 31,          December 31,
                                                                                      1996                 1995
                                                                                 -------------          -----------
                                                                                 (Unaudited)
                                     ASSETS
                                     ------

                                                                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents                                                         $    913,000         $    437,000
Rent and other receivables                                                              32,000               43,000
Prepaid expenses                                                                       287,000              399,000

Real estate facilities at cost:
      Building, land improvements and equipment                                     43,724,000           43,686,000
      Land                                                                          22,837,000           22,837,000
                                                                                 -------------          -----------
                                                                                    66,561,000           66,523,000

      Less accumulated depreciation                                                (17,653,000)         (17,125,000)
                                                                                 -------------         ------------
                                                                                    48,908,000           49,398,000
                                                                                 -------------         ------------

           Total assets                                                           $ 50,140,000          $50,277,000
                                                                                  ============          ===========

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      ------------------------------------

Accounts payable                                                                 $     765,000       $    1,033,000
Dividends payable                                                                      962,000            1,522,000
Advance payments from renters                                                          315,000              307,000
Note payable                                                                         6,450,000            5,650,000

Shareholders' equity:
      Series A common, $.01 par value,
           4,983,165 shares authorized,
           2,775,923 shares issued and
           outstanding (2,780,323 shares
           issued and outstanding in 1995)                                              28,000               28,000
      Convertible Series B common,
           $.01 par value, 324,989 shares
           authorized, issued and outstanding                                            3,000                3,000
      Convertible Series C common,
           $.01 par value, 920,802 shares
           authorized, issued and outstanding                                            9,000                9,000

      Paid-in-capital                                                               51,769,000           51,842,000
      Cumulative income                                                             17,862,000           16,944,000
      Cumulative distributions                                                     (28,023,000)         (27,061,000)
                                                                                   ------------        -------------

      Total shareholders' equity                                                    41,648,000           41,765,000
                                                                                  ------------         ------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                         $50,140,000         $ 50,277,000
                                                                                   ===========         ============

                            See accompanying notes.
                                       2

                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
                         CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                               March 31,
                                                                                -----------------------------------
                                                                                       1996                 1995
                                                                                --------------       --------------

REVENUES:

                                                                                               
Rental income                                                                       $2,634,000           $2,553,000
Interest income                                                                          5,000               13,000
                                                                                --------------       --------------

                                                                                     2,639,000            2,566,000
                                                                                   -----------         ------------


COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Cost of operations                                                                     855,000              745,000
Management fees paid to affiliates                                                     141,000              150,000
Depreciation                                                                           528,000              539,000
Interest expense                                                                       135,000               25,000
Administrative                                                                          62,000               81,000
                                                                                --------------       --------------

                                                                                     1,721,000            1,540,000
                                                                                 -------------         ------------

NET INCOME                                                                       $     918,000          $ 1,026,000
                                                                                 =============          ===========


Primary earnings per share - Series A                                                    $0.29                $0.30
                                                                                         =====                =====
Fully diluted earnings per share - Series A                                              $0.23                $0.24
                                                                                         =====                =====

Dividends declared per share:
   Series A                                                                              $0.31                $0.29
                                                                                         =====                =====
   Series B                                                                              $0.31                $0.29
                                                                                         =====                =====

Weighted average Common shares outstanding:
   Primary - Series A                                                                2,775,923            3,118,615
                                                                                     =========            =========
   Fully diluted - Series A                                                          4,021,714            4,364,406
                                                                                     =========            =========




                            See accompanying notes.
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                      Public Storage Properties XVII, Inc.
                   Condensed Statement of Shareholders' Equity
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                                   Convertible        Convertible
                                               Series A               Series B          Series C
                                          Shares      Amount      Shares    Amount    Shares   Amount
                                         ---------    -------    -------   ------    -------  ------

                                                                           
Balances at December 31, 1995            2,780,323    $28,000    324,989   $3,000    920,802  $9,000

Net income                                 -          -          -        -          -        -
Repurchase of shares                        (4,400)   -          -        -          -        -

Cash distributions declared:
 $.31 per share - Series A                 -          -          -        -           -        -
 $.31 per share - Series B                 -          -          -        -           -        -
                                         ---------    -------    -------   ------    -------  ------

Balances at March 31, 1996               2,775,923    $28,000    324,989   $3,000    920,802  $9,000
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                      Public Storage Properties XVII, Inc.
                   Condensed Statement of Shareholders' Equity
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                       Cumulative                         Total
                                         Paid-in          Net           Cumulative     Shareholders'
                                         Capital          Income        Distributions     Equity
                                       -----------     -----------     ------------     -----------

                                                                           
Balances at December 31, 1995          $51,842,000     $16,944,000     ($27,061,000)    $41,765,000

Net income                                 -               918,000            -             918,000
Repurchase of shares                       (73,000)         -                 -             (73,000)

Cash distributions declared:
 $.31 per share - Series A                 -                -              (861,000)       (861,000)
 $.31 per share - Series B                 -                -              (101,000)       (101,000)
                                       -----------     -----------     ------------     -----------

Balances at March 31, 1996             $51,769,000     $17,862,000     ($28,023,000)    $41,648,000
                                       ===========     ===========     ============     ===========


                            See accompanying notes.
                                       4

                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                                                              March 31,
                                                                                ------------------------------------
                                                                                     1996                   1995
                                                                                ----------------     ----------------

Cash flows from operating activities:

                                                                                               
      Net income                                                                 $     918,000       $    1,026,000

      Adjustments to  reconcile  net income to net cash  provided  by  operating
           activities:

        Depreciation                                                                   528,000              539,000
        Decrease (increase) in rent and other receivables                               11,000              (24,000)
        Amortization of prepaid management fees                                        112,000              -
        Decrease in prepaid expenses                                                   -                      1,000
        Decrease in accounts payable                                                  (268,000)            (218,000)
        Increase in advance payments from renters                                        8,000               60,000
                                                                               ---------------       --------------

           Total adjustments                                                           391,000              358,000
                                                                                 -------------        -------------

           Net cash provided by operating activities                                 1,309,000            1,384,000
                                                                                  ------------        -------------

Cash flows from investing activities:

      Additions to real estate facilities                                              (38,000)             (26,000)
                                                                                  ------------        --------------

           Net cash used in investing activities                                       (38,000)             (26,000)
                                                                                  -------------       --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:

      Proceeds from note payable to bank                                               800,000            3,400,000
      Distributions paid to shareholders                                            (1,522,000)          (1,061,000)
      Purchase of Company Series A common stock                                        (73,000)          (4,829,000)
                                                                               ----------------        -------------

           Net cash used in financing activities                                      (795,000)          (2,490,000)
                                                                                --------------         ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                   476,000           (1,132,000)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                               437,000            1,849,000
                                                                                --------------       --------------

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                              $      913,000       $      717,000
                                                                                ==============       ==============

                            See accompanying notes.
                                       5

                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


1.      The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  financial  statements have been
        prepared  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities and
        Exchange  Commission.   Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosures
        normally  included in financial  statements  prepared in accordance with
        generally accepted accounting  principles have been condensed or omitted
        pursuant to such rules and  regulations,  although  management  believes
        that  the  disclosures   contained  herein  are  adequate  to  make  the
        information   presented  not  misleading.   These  unaudited   condensed
        financial  statements  should be read in conjunction  with the financial
        statements  and related notes  appearing in the Company's  Form 10-K for
        the year ended December 31, 1995.

2.      In the  opinion of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
        financial statements reflect all adjustments,  consisting of only normal
        accruals,  necessary to present fairly the Company's  financial position
        at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995,  the results of its  operations
        for the three  months  ended  March 31, 1996 and 1995 and its cash flows
        for the three months then ended.

3.      The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996 are
        not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

4.      In 1995, the Company  prepaid eight months of 1996  management fees at a
        total  cost of  $298,000.  The  Company  expensed  $112,000  of the 1996
        prepaid  management  fees for the three months ended March 31, 1996. The
        balance of prepaid  management  fees,  $186,000,  is  included  in other
        assets in the Balance Sheet at March 31, 1996.





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                      PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following  is   management's   discussion   and  analysis  of  certain
significant  factors  occurring during the periods presented in the accompanying
Condensed Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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     The  Company's  net income for the three  months  ended  March 31, 1996 was
$918,000  compared to  $1,026,000  for the three  months  ended March 31,  1995,
representing  a decrease of $108,000 or 11%. This decrease is primarily a result
of a decrease in property  net  operating  income  (rental  revenue less cost of
operations,  management  fees  paid  to  affiliates  and  depreciation  expense)
combined with an increase in interest expense.

     Rental  income  for the three  months  ended  March  31,  1996 and 1995 was
$2,634,000 and  $2,553,000,  respectively,  representing an increase of $81,000.
Approximately  $19,000 of the increase in rental  revenues is attributable to an
increase  in  rental  rates  and  occupancy   levels  at  the  Company's   three
mini-warehouse  properties  located in California.  Rental revenues increased by
$12,000 at the  Company's  business park  operations  for the three month period
ended March 31, 1996  compared to the same  period in 1995.  This  increase  was
mainly due to an increase in rental rates at all three of the Company's business
park facilities.

     The Company's  mini-warehouse  operations  had weighted  average  occupancy
levels of 87.1% and 85.9% for the three month  periods  ended March 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively.  The Company's business park operations had weighted average
occupancy  levels of 92.2% and 92.3% for the three month periods ended March 31,
1996 and 1995, respectively.

     Cost of  operations  (including  management  fees  paid to  affiliates  and
depreciation  expense)  increased to $1,524,000  from  $1,434,000  for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively,  representing an increase of
$90,000. This increase is mainly attributable to increases in property taxes and
snow removal cost. The increase in property taxes is primarily due to a one time
refund received in 1995 at the Company's San Diego business park facility.  Snow
removal cost  increased  due to higher than normal snow levels in the  Company's
eastern states facilities.
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     In 1995, the Company  prepaid eight months of 1996  management  fees on its
mini-warehouse  operations  (based  on the  management  fees for the  comparable
period during the calendar year immediately preceding the prepayment) discounted
at the rate of 14% per year to compensate  for early  payment.  During the three
month  period  ended March 31, 1996,  the Company  expensed  $112,000 of prepaid
management  fees. The amount is included in management fees paid to affiliate in
the condensed  statement of income.  As a result of the prepayment,  the Company
saved  approximately  $11,000 in management  fees,  based on the management fees
that would have been  payable on rental  income  generated  in the three  months
ended March 31, 1996 compared to the amount prepaid.

     Interest expense increased to $135,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1996  compared  to $25,000  for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1995.  This
increase was  primarily  due to higher  outstanding  loan balances for the first
three months of 1996 compared to the same period in 1995.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
- - --------------------------------

     Cash flows from operating activities ($1,310,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996) cash reserves and borrowings from the Company's  credit facility
discussed below were  sufficient to meet all current  obligations of the Company
including a regular  distribution of $.31 per Series A and Series B common share
($962,000 in aggregate for the three months ended March 31, 1996).

     The Company's  Board of Directors has authorized the Company to purchase up
to  1,300,000  shares of Series A common  stock.  The  Company  has  repurchased
961,451 shares of Series A common stock, of which 4,400 shares were purchased in
the first quarter of 1996  utilizing  funds from the credit  facility  described
below.

     The bylaws of the Company provide that,  during 1999,  unless  shareholders
have previously  approved such a proposal,  the  shareholders  will be presented
with a proposal to approve or  disapprove  (a) the sale or  financing  of all or
substantially  all of the  properties and (b) the  distribution  of the proceeds
from  such  transaction  and,  in the  case of a sale,  the  liquidation  of the
Company.

     The Company has an  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  with a bank for
borrowings up to $7,500,000 for working capital  purposes and general  corporate
purposes.  Outstanding borrowings on the credit facility which, at the Company's
option,  bear interest at either the bank's prime rate plus .25% (8.50% at March
31, 1996) or the bank's LIBOR rate plus 2.25% (7.75%% at March 31,  1996),  will
convert to a term loan on April 1,  1997.  Principal  will be payable  quarterly
beginning  on April 1, 1997.  Interest is payable  monthly  until  maturity.  On
January 1, 2002, the remaining unpaid principal and interest is due and payable.
On  March  31,  1996,  the  outstanding  balance  on  the  credit  facility  was
$6,450,000.  In April 1996, the Company borrowed an additional  $150,000.  As of
March 31, 1996,  the Company was in compliance  with the covenants of the credit
facility.
                                       8


     The Company has elected and intends to continue to qualify as a real estate
investment  trust  ("REIT")  for federal  income tax  purposes.  As a REIT,  the
Company must meet, among other tests,  sources of income,  share ownership,  and
certain  asset  tests.  The Company is not taxed on that  portion of its taxable
income which is  distributed to its  shareholders  provided that at least 95% of
its taxable income is so distributed to its shareholders  prior to filing of the
Company's  tax return.  The primary  difference  between book income and taxable
income is depreciation  expense. In 1995, the Company's federal tax depreciation
was $1,446,000. Supplemental Information.

     The Company's  funds from  operations  ("FFO") is defined  generally by the
National  Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net income before loss
on early  extinguishment  of debt and gain on disposition  of real estate,  plus
depreciation and amortization. FFO for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and
1995  was  $1,446,000  and  $1,565,000,  respectively.  FFO  is  a  supplemental
performance  measure for equity Real Estate  Investment  Trusts used by industry
analysts.  FFO does not take  into  consideration  principal  payments  on debt,
capital  improvements,  distributions and other obligations of the Company.  The
only  depreciation  or  amortization  that is added to income  to derive  FFO is
depreciation  and  amortization  directly  related to physical real estate.  All
depreciation and  amortization  reported by the Company relates to physical real
estate  and does  not  include  any  depreciation  or  amortization  related  to
goodwill, deferred financing costs or other intangibles. FFO is not a substitute
for the  Company's  net cash  provided  by  operating  activities  or net income
computed in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  as a
measure of liquidity or operating performance.
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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEMS 1 through 5 are inapplicable.

ITEM 6       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

              (a) The following Exhibit is included herein:

                  (27) Financial Data Schedule

               (b)  Form 8 - K

                    None.

                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                 DATED: May 13, 1996

                                 PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES XVII, INC.



                                 BY:    /s/ Ronald L. Havner, Jr.
                                        ----------------------------
                                        Ronald L. Havner, Jr.
                                        Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer

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