FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                          STORAGE TRUST PROPERTIES, L.P.
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                         AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 

This  Amendment,  dated  as of November 12, 1996, amends the Amended and
Restated  Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of November 16, 1994 (the
"Partnership  Agreement"),  of  Storage  Trust  Properties,  L.P.,  a Delaware
limited  partnership (the "Partnership"), by and among Storage Trust Realty, a
Maryland  real  estate  investment trust, as the General Partner (the "General
Partner"),  and  the  Persons  whose  names  are set forth on Exhibit A to the
Partnership  Agreement,  as  the  Limited  Partners  (the "Limited Partners"),
together  with  any  other  Persons  who become Partners in the Partnership as
provided in the Partnership Agreement.

                                W I T N E S E T H:

WHEREAS,  the  Partnership  is  a  Delaware limited partnership existing
under  the  Delaware  Revised  Uniform  Limited  Partnership  Act  (the "Act")
pursuant to the Partnership Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant Section 14.1(b)(4), the General Partner has the power,
without  the  consent  of  the  Limited  Partners,  to  amend  the Partnership
Agreement in order to cure any ambiguity;

WHEREAS,  the General Partner has determined that Section 11.7(a) of the
Partnership  Agreement  contains an ambiguity regarding which Limited Partners
are bound by the Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement and with respect to
which Units such Limited Partners are so bound; and

WHEREAS,  the General Partner desires to amend the Partnership Agreement
to cure such ambiguity.

NOW,  THEREFORE, pursuant the authority granted in Section 14.1(b)(4) of
the  Partnership  Agreement, the General Partner hereby amends the Partnership
Agreement as follows:

                  
  1.    Amendment.    Effective  as  of  the date hereof, Section 11.7(a) of the
Partnership  Agreement  is  hereby  amended (i) by adding the phrase "who is a
Limited Partner as of November 16, 1994" immediately following the words "Each
Limited  Partner"  in  the  last  sentence of such Section 11.7(a) and (ii) by
adding the phrase ", with respect to Units owned by such Limited Partner as of
November  16, 1994," immediately following the words "to be bound" in the last
sentence of such Section 11.7(a). 

  2.    Continuing  Effectiveness.    As  herein  amended, the Partnership
Agreement  shall  remain  in  full force and effect and is hereby ratified and
confirmed in all respects.

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  3.    Governing  Law.   This Amendment shall be governed by the internal
laws of the State of Delaware.

  4.    Defined  Terms.    Capitalized  terms  used and not defined herein
shall  have  the  respective  meanings  assigned such terms in the Partnership
Agreement.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned,  the  General  Partner  of  the
Partnership,  has  executed  this Amendment to the Partnership Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                          STORAGE TRUST REALTY
                                                  
                                               By: /s/ MICHAEL G. BURNAM       
                                               Name:   Michael G. Burnam
                                               Title:  Chief Executive Officer