UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2004

                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
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                Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Maryland                    1-13820               16-1194043
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)

         6467 Main Street
            Buffalo, N.Y.                                   14221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (716) 633-1850

                                 Not Applicable

          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits

      Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2004


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On May 5, 2004, Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release describing selected results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
The press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.






                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.




                                          SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.
                                                    (Registrant)

Date:     May 6, 2004            By:      /s/ David L. Rogers
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                                              David L. Rogers,
                                              Chief Financial Officer






                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.                                 Description
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Exhibit 99.1                                Press Release dated March 5, 2004