For South Florida defense counsel
Your client’s property should still be there when they are.
A bank safe deposit box fails silently over a multi-year absence — unpaid rent, drilling, and contents surrendered to the state. We are a custodian built for the term your client is actually facing.
Consultations with counsel are complimentary. We can meet at the facility or at your office.
40+
Years operating since 1983
Zero
Security incidents on record
9R
Highest UL vault rating available
0
Client boxes ever drilled for non-payment
The argument
Why the default option fails
A bank box can be emptied while your client is away
Miss the rent on a bank safe deposit box and the bank may drill it. Contents then pass to the state as unclaimed property. A multi-year absence is exactly the circumstance in which that happens — and the client is in no position to notice.
Custody that does not depend on the renter being reachable
A box held by a trust or an entity has a custodian who remains reachable. Successor trustees, authorised agents, and named family members keep documented access without a court order.
Forty years, zero incidents, 9R structure
The facility has operated on the same stretch of coast since 1983 with no security incident. The vault is 9R rated — the Federal Reserve standard — behind two 14,000-pound John Tann doors.
Transparent about legal process
We respond to valid subpoenas and court orders. We say so plainly because counsel needs to know it before referring, not after. Clients should never be told otherwise.
Categories
What we hold
Case & Legal Documents
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Family Heirlooms
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Jewelry & Watches
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Business & Corporate Records
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Deeds, Titles & Identity Documents
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Precious Metals
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Digital Media & Drives
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Personal Effects & Photographs
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Where we stand on legal process
We comply with valid subpoenas and court orders.
We are a custodian of lawfully held property — not a means of placing assets beyond the reach of a court, a creditor, a restitution order, or a forfeiture proceeding. We publish this because a defense attorney cannot refer a client somewhere whose position is unclear, and because a storage arrangement that cannot be disclosed becomes an exhibit rather than a housekeeping detail.
Alternatives
Compared to what clients actually do instead
Custody Vault vs. a Bank Safe Deposit Box
For a short absence the difference is minor. For a term measured in years it is the difference between property that is still there and property the state has sold.
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Custody Vault vs. Leaving It With Family
This is what most clients do by default. It is free, it is immediate, and it is the arrangement that produces the most litigation afterwards.
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Custody Vault vs. a Self-Storage Unit
Self-storage has the same failure mode as a bank box and a worse one on top of it: Florida lien law lets the facility auction the contents.
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Pricing
2026 rates
Eight box sizes, all 24 inches deep, prepaid annually. Prepaid is the point: the term cannot lapse because a card expired while nobody was watching.
| Box size | Annual | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 3″ × 5″ × 24″ | $795 | Documents, passports, hardware wallets, seed plates |
| 5″ × 5″ × 24″ | $1,295 | Jewelry, watches, a small coin holding |
| 3″ × 10″ × 24″ | $1,500 | A full estate file plus family records |
| 5″ × 10″ × 24″ | $2,450 | Under 100 oz gold, corporate books, working collections |
| 5″ × 15″ × 24″ | $3,250 | Mixed heirlooms — silver, photographs, small objects |
| 10″ × 10″ × 24″ | $3,850 | Silver positions, full coin runs, media rotation |
| 15″ × 15″ × 24″ | $7,850 | Multi-asset family holdings |
| 30″ × 15″ × 24″ | $12,500 | Small flat art, large bullion positions |
Coverage
Serving 14 courthouses and legal corridors
Common questions
- Who is this service for?
- Clients facing an extended absence — a custodial sentence, a long medical absence, or extended time abroad — who need lawfully held property to survive the term intact.
- Why not just use a bank safe deposit box?
- Because it fails silently. Unpaid rent leads to drilling and escheatment, and tangible contents are frequently auctioned by the state. A multi-year absence is exactly the scenario that triggers it.
- Do you comply with subpoenas and court orders?
- Yes. We publish that position plainly, because counsel cannot responsibly refer a client to a facility whose position is unknown.
- Is this a way to hide assets?
- No, and it must not be used that way. Concealing property from a court, a creditor, or a forfeiture or restitution proceeding is unlawful and we will not knowingly assist it.
- Who can access the box during the absence?
- Whoever is named at intake — a trustee, an entity officer, or an authorised agent. Nothing can be added once the client is unreachable, which is why it is set on day one.
- What does it cost?
- From $795 a year. The term is prepaid annually so it cannot lapse because a payment method expired.
Have the conversation early.
Twenty minutes weeks before a date is worth more than a rushed hour the week of. Consultations with counsel are complimentary.