Is a storage unit obligated in a Mezuzah?
Question:
I have a storage unit that I visit once every 5 years, it is likely dirty inside the unit but there are boxes with seforim inside among other things. I put a mezuzah on the unit when I had first acquired it. Do I have any kind of obligation to ensure that the mezuzah stays up or is kosher? Does the unit even need a mezuzah?
Answer:
Yes, even if you visit only infrequently it is still required to have a Mezuzah since you might go there when you need to.
This is provided the unit is large enough to be obligated to have a Mezuza (6.29ft by 6.29ft or 39.68 square ft.). A Bracha is not recited when affixing a mezuzah there.
Sources:
ראה: שו”ע יו”ד סי’ רפ”ו סעי’ א’-ב’, שו”ת רעק”א סי’ ס”ו, אבני נזר יו”ד סי’ שפ”ב ס”ק ה’, מקדש מעט סי’ רפ”ו ס”ק ט’, מנחת יצחק ח”ד סי’ פ”ט סעי’ ו’, וראה אגרות משה יו”ד ח”ב סי’ קמ”א ענף ב’, ועוד.
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