Exhibit 23


                         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-8 (No.
333-75327)  pertaining  to the  1994  Share  Incentive  Plan,  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-50270) pertaining to the PS 401(k)/Profit Sharing
Plan, the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-52400)  pertaining to the
2000   Non-Executive/Non-Director   Stock  Option  and   Incentive   Plan,   the
Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-3  (No.  333-81041)  and  in  the  related
prospectus,  the Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (No.  333-86899) and in the
related prospectus,  the Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-84126) and
in the  related  prospectus,  in the  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-3 (No.
333-101425) and in the related Prospectus and the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (No. 333-103190), and in the related prospectus of our report dated February
20, 2004 with respect to the consolidated  financial  statements and schedule of
Public  Storage,  Inc.  included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 2003 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

March 12, 2004
Los Angeles, California