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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                            SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE

         THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this "Second Amendment") is made and
entered into effective as of December 31, 2003 (the "Effective Date"), by and
between CAZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company
("Landlord"), and MOBILE MINI, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").
Capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment without definition shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Lease (as hereinafter defined).

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, Landlord, as successor-in-interest to Steven G. Bunger, a
married individual dealing with his sole and separate property; Michael J.
Bunger, a married individual dealing with his sole and separate property;
Carolyn A. Clawson, a married individual dealing with her sole and separate
property; Jennifer J. Blackwell, a married individual dealing with her sole and
separate property; and Susan E. Bunger, a single individual and Tenant, as
successor-in-interest to Mobile Mini Storage Systems, a sole proprietorship of
Richard E. Bunger, executed that certain Lease dated January 1, 1994 (the
"Lease"), relating to the Premises known and identified as 3848 South 36th
Street, Phoenix, Arizona (the "Lease"). A copy of the Lease is attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and by this reference made a part hereof.

         WHEREAS, Tenant desires to provide for the extension of the term of the
Lease, and Landlord has agreed to such provision, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

                                   AGREEMENTS:

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the mutual
covenants hereinafter expressed, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:

         1.       Effective Date. The terms and provisions of this Second
Amendment shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

         2.       Term. Section 1.3 of the Lease is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "2.      TERM: The term of this Lease shall be for 60
                  months, commencing on January 1, 2004 and expiring on December
                  31, 2008.

         3.       Binding Effect This Second Amendment shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.

         4.       Governing Law. This Second Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Arizona
without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

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         5.       Effect of Second Amendment. All of the terms, covenants,
conditions and provisions of the Lease are hereby reinstated, ratified, affirmed
and remain in full force and effect, as modified by this Second Amendment.

         6.       Counterpart Execution. This Second Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second
Amendment to be executed as of the date First above written.

                                            LANDLORD:

                                            CAZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., an Arizona
                                            limited liability company


                                            By:
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                                            Name: Steven Bunger

                                            Its: Member

                                            TENANT:

                                            MOBILE MINI, INC., a Delaware
                                            corporation

                                            By:
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                                            Name: Larry Trachtenberg

                                            Its: Chief Financial Officer

             [Signature Page to Second Amendment to Lease Agreement]

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                                    EXHIBIT A
                                       to
                            SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE

                                      LEASE

                                 (see attached)

3848 South 36th Street