---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-251934"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMA"
cik: "0001585389"
company_name: "SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-01T22:19:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T10:05:31.708084+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartStop Self Storage May 2026 same-store occupancy 92.4%, down 70 bps YoY; in-place rates up to $1.66

## Summary
- Physical occupancy at same-store facilities: 92.4% as of May 31, 2026 vs 93.1% a year earlier.
- Monthly web rates decreased to $1.21 from $1.24; move-in rates fell to $1.06 from $1.12.
- Monthly in-place rates increased to $1.66 per square foot from $1.63.
- Same-store pool includes stabilized properties comparable since Jan 1, 2025, excluding four properties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-251934
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMA
- cik: 0001585389
- company_name: SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T22:19:20+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312526251934/0001193125-26-251934-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312526251934/ck0001585389-20260602.htm

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