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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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