EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in post-effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Form S-4 Registration Statement (No. 333-133438) of Public Storage, Inc. for the registration of 2,789,717 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated March 10, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Public Storage, Inc., Public Storage, Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Public Storage, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K), as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 21, 2006