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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AuroraOneMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Aurora.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Foreign</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_EarnOutUnitExchangePerShare_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earn Out Unit Exchange Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_EarnOutUnitExchangePerShare_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Earn-out unit exchange per share.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_EarnOutUnitExchangePerShare_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Earnout unit exchange per share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Concentration Risk Type</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestsInOurOperatingPartnership_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Distributions to noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestsInOurOperatingPartnership_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Distributions to noncontrolling interests in our operating partnership.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NaplesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Naples [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NaplesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Naples.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NaplesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Naples</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PayrollMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Payroll.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PayrollMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payroll</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfAssetAcquisitionConsiderationPayableInCash_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of asset acquisition consideration payable in cash.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AccumulatedDepreciationCasualtyLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accumulated Depreciation Casualty Loss</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SwinglineLoansMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Swingline Loans</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialInformationDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LatestTaxYearMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Latest Tax Year [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LatestTaxYearMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Latest Tax Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Issuance of Debt</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gross proceeds - issuance of non-credit facility debt</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivative [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Dividends Received</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Dividend distribution received</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SelfAdministrationTransactionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Self Administration Transaction</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SelfAdministrationTransactionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Self Administration Transaction [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SelfAdministrationTransactionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Self administration transaction.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Valuation allowance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Valuation allowance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Expected tax benefit at statutory rate, Percent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stpr_AL_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Alabama</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stpr_AL_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">ALABAMA</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NetIncomeLossAttributableToOtherNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Income Loss Attributable to Other Noncontrolling Interests</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NetIncomeLossAttributableToOtherNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Net income loss attributable to other noncontrolling interests.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NetIncomeLossAttributableToOtherNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net income attributable to other noncontrolling interests</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Initial Cost to Company, Land</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Initial Cost of Land</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="cyd_CybersecurityRiskManagementThirdPartyEngagedFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentsIncorporatedByReferenceTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Documents Incorporated by Reference</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadaPrimeRateMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Royal Bank of Canada Prime Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadaPrimeRateMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Canada Prime Rate [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadaPrimeRateMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Canada prime rate.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexMaturedDecemberOneTwothousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SOFR Cap December 1, 2025</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexMaturedDecemberOneTwothousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Secured Overnight Financing Rate Sofr Overnight Index Matured December One TwoThousand Twenty Five [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexMaturedDecemberOneTwothousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Secured overnight financing rate sofr overnight index matured december one twothousand twenty five member.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Goodwill, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Goodwill, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Goodwill, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Goodwill</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Goodwill</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total income tax expense (benefit), Percent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstViOpUnitsAndSlpMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SST VI OP Units and SLP [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstViOpUnitsAndSlpMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SST VI OP Units and SLP [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstViOpUnitsAndSlpMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SST VI OP Units and SLP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash paid for income taxes</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Taxes Paid</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_KeyBankMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Key Bank</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_KeyBankMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Key Bank [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_KeyBankMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Key bank.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TwoThousandTwentyFiveKeyBankBridgeLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Two Thousand Twenty Five KeyBank Bridge Loan [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TwoThousandTwentyFiveKeyBankBridgeLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Two thousand twenty five keybank bridge loan.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TwoThousandTwentyFiveKeyBankBridgeLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2025 KeyBank Bridge Loan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSTVIOPMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SST VI OP.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSTVIOPMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">S S T V I O P [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSTVIOPMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SST VI OP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit facility, increased commitment</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Increased the principal borrowing amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income Tax Authority</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax Jurisdiction [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfInvestmentFee_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of investment fee</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ElginMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Elgin</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ElginMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Elgin [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ElginMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Elgin.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_EastlakeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Eastlake [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_EastlakeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Eastlake.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Geographical</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsPolicy_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restricted Cash</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadianOvernightRepoRateAverageMaturedMarchSevenTwothousandTwentySevenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">CORRA Swap March 7, 2027</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadianOvernightRepoRateAverageMaturedMarchSevenTwothousandTwentySevenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average Matured March Seven TwoThousand Twenty Seven [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadianOvernightRepoRateAverageMaturedMarchSevenTwothousandTwentySevenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Canadian overnight repo rate average matured march seven twot housand twenty seven member</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JimJohnsonRdPlantCityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Jim Johnson Rd, Plant City</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JimJohnsonRdPlantCityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Jim Johnson Rd, Plant City.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadianCitiBankLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Canadian Citibank loan.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_LittletonMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Littleton</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_LittletonMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Littleton [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PreferredStockRedemptionPeriodFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fourth Anniversary</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageTrustVIAdvisoryAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Strategic Storage Trust VI Advisory Agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Accumulated Depreciation, Depreciation Expense</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SmartCentresJointVenturesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SmartCentres joint ventures.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CadForwardMaturedAugustTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cad Forward Matured August Twenty Seven Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CadForwardMaturedAugustTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Cad forward matured august twenty seven two thousand twenty five.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CadForwardMaturedAugustTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">CAD Forward August 27, 2025</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill)</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TwoThousandTwentySevenLaderaRanchLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2027 Ladera Ranch Loan</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Changes to redeemable common stock</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stpr_WA_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Washington</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_MountPleasantMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Mount Pleasant.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DoralMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Doral</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DoralMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Doral.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accumulated Depreciation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Accumulated Depreciation</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_WestheimerPkwyKatyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Westheimer Pkwy, Katy.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt, net</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OtherCanadianProvincialMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Canadian Provincial [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CanadianEntitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Canadian entities.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DeaverviewRdAshevilleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deaverview Rd, Asheville</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DeaverviewRdAshevilleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Deaverview Rd Asheville.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TenantProtectionProgramMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tenant protection program member.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TenantProtectionProgramMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tenant Protection Program</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CreditFacilityRecourseMinimumAmountOfPaymentDefaultByBorrowerOrSubsidiariesUnderAnyNon-RecourseDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Credit facility recourse minimum amount of payment default by borrower or subsidiaries under any non-recourse debt.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">General and Administrative Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">General and Administrative Expense [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AuditorFirmId_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Auditor Firm ID</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_O2024Q3DividendsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">O 2024 q3 dividends.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JvPropertiesPropertyManagementAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">JV properties property management agreement member.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ScenarioForecastMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Forecast [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ScenarioForecastMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Forecast</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageTrustXAdvisoryAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Strategic storage trust X advisory agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandImprovements_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Site improvements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandImprovements_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Land Improvements</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Concentration Risk Benchmark</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2027</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pacific Oak Holding Group</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeCashReceivedOnHedge_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative, Cash Received on Hedge</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeCashReceivedOnHedge_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Termination amount for canadian Notes issuance</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSGTMergersMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SSGT Mergers.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfEstablishedTargetPerformanceCriteria_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Established Target Performance Criteria</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfEstablishedTargetPerformanceCriteria_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of established target performance criteria.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DerivativeLockRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Lock Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DerivativeLockRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Derivative lock rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DerivativeLockRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivative lock rate</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. equity</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity, Attributable to Parent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateInvestments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Real Estate Investments, Net</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_FinchOntarioMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Finch Ontario [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DelrayMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Delray.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_InitialInvestmentInShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Initial investment in shares.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTaxPortionAttributableToParent1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest rate swap and cap contract gains (losses)</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DailySimpleSOFRMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Daily Simple SOFR.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stpr_AZ_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Arizona</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Preferred Equity</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Preferred Stock [Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ConnersvilleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Connersville.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination [Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSGTIIMergerAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SSGT II Merger Agreement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSGTIIMergerAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">S S G T I I Merger Agreement Member</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SSGTIIMergerAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SSGT II merger agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Measurement Frequency [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income Statement Location</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition, Building and Improvements</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Trading Symbol</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ManagedPlatformExpensesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Managed Platform expense</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ManagedPlatformExpensesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Managed platform expenses.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RelatedPartyInvestmentManagementRevenues_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Related Party Investment Management Revenues</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RelatedPartyInvestmentManagementRevenues_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Related party, investment management revenues.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NumberOfStatesLocatedForSelfStorageFacilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of states located for self storage facilities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NumberOfStatesLocatedForSelfStorageFacilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of states located for self storage facilities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CreditFacilityIncreaseCommitments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Facility Increase Commitments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CreditFacilityIncreaseCommitments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Credit Facility increase commitments.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CreditFacilityIncreaseCommitments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit Facility increase commitments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForLongTermLoansForRelatedParties_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Collection of (Payments to Fund) Long-Term Loans to Related Parties</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ChangeInDividendRateDueToNonRedemption_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Change in Dividend Rate due To Non Redemption</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentOriginationFeeAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Origination fee amount</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentOriginationFeeAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Debt instrument origination fee amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_DirectorMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Director [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_DirectorMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Director [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TimeBasedAwardsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Time based awards.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RealEstateFacilitiesDevelopmentInProcessAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Construction in process</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OaklandMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Oakland</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OaklandMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oakland [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OaklandMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Oakland.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Maximum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateInsurance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Real Estate Insurance</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NonCashAdjustmentFromEquityMethodInvestmentsInManagedRealEstateInvestmentTrusts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non cash adjustment from equity method investments in managed real estate investment trusts.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DailySimpleSofrLoansTermSofrLoansAndCorraLoansMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans and CORRA Loans</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DailySimpleSofrLoansTermSofrLoansAndCorraLoansMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans and CORRA Loans.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_IncomeTaxTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Income tax.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AmountFromAccumulatedAndUnpaidDistributions_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount from accumulated and unpaid distributions.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Common Stock, Value, Issued, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Common Stock, Value, Issued, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common stock, value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock, Value, Issued</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number of States in which Entity Operates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of states in which entity operates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_UnderwrittenPublicOfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Underwritten Public Offering Costs [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_UnderwrittenPublicOfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of underwritten public offering costs.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net loss attributable to common stockholders for diluted computations:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DeferredTaxAssetsNonCapitalLosses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Deferred Tax Assets Non - Capital Losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SmallPersonalPropertyAndEquipmentAssetsUsefulLife_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Estimated useful life</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SmallPersonalPropertyAndEquipmentAssetsUsefulLife_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Small personal property assets, such as computers.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RequiredLeverageRatioOfOurRealEstatePortfolio_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Required leverage ratio of our real estate portfolio</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RequiredLeverageRatioOfOurRealEstatePortfolio_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Required Leverage Ratio Of Our Real Estate Portfolio</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_RequiredLeverageRatioOfOurRealEstatePortfolio_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Required leverage ratio of our real estate portfolio.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfOutstandingPrincipalAmountAfterFourthAnniversary_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of outstanding principal amount after fourth anniversary</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfOutstandingPrincipalAmountAfterFourthAnniversary_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Outstanding Principal Amount After Fourth Anniversary</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfOutstandingPrincipalAmountAfterFourthAnniversary_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of outstanding principal amount after fourth anniversary.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Purchase of other assets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConsolidationPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Principles of Consolidation</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Gross, Ending Balance</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Gross Carrying Amount, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Gross</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ArdenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Arden</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ArdenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Arden [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ArdenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Arden.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_TamiamiTrailPuntaGordaMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NumbersOfUnits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Numbers of units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NumbersOfUnits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Numbers of units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AcquisitionFeeAsPercentageOfContractPurchasePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rate of acquisition fees of purchase price of contract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AcquisitionFeeAsPercentageOfContractPurchasePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Acquisition Fee As Percentage Of Contract Purchase Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AcquisitionFeeAsPercentageOfContractPurchasePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Acquisition Fee as Percentage of Contract Purchase Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstViMezzanineMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SST VI Mezzanine.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstViMezzanineMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SST VI Mezzanine</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NonRevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non Revolving Debt</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NonRevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Non Revolving Credit Facility [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NonRevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non revolving debt.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfAssetAcquisitionConsiderationPayableInOperatingPartnershipUnits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of asset acquisition consideration payable in OP units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfAssetAcquisitionConsiderationPayableInOperatingPartnershipUnits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Asset Acquisition Consideration Payable In Operating Partnership Units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PercentageOfAssetAcquisitionConsiderationPayableInOperatingPartnershipUnits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of asset acquisition consideration payable in operating partnership units.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToEmployees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payments to employees</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredTransactionContingentEarnoutPayment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contingent earnout payment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PropertyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Property Five.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PropertyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Property Five</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SsgtIiiOpMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SSGT III OP [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SsgtIiiOpMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SSGT III OP [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Proceeds from Sale, Real Estate, Held-for-Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net proceeds from the disposition of real estate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SOFR</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Consolidated Entities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Consolidated Entities [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Three</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets, year 2028</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax Expense (Benefit)</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Income tax (expense) benefit</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Measurement Frequency [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PropertyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Property Four [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PropertyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Property Four.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PropertyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Property Four</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PreferredStockRedemptionPeriodAfterTenYearMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Preferred stock redemption period after ten year.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_NonCashTransactionsDistributionPayable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non cash transactions distribution payable.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CommonClassTMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Common class T.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CADForeignCurrencyForwardMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">CAD foreign currency forward member.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ConsolidatedLeverageRatioMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Consolidated Leverage Ratio.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_LakeHoustonPkwyHumbleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lake Houston Pkwy, Humble</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetAssetValuePerShare_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Asset Value Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetAssetValuePerShare_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Net Asset Value Per Share, Ending Balance</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageGrowthTrustIIAdvisoryAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Strategic Storage Growth Trust II Advisory Agreement</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageGrowthTrustIIAdvisoryAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Strategic Storage Growth Trust II Advisory Agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Total assets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_HedgeCashSettlementMaturesOnFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Hedge Cash Settlement Matures on February Twenty Seven Two Thousand Twenty Five</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ElkGroveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Elk Grove.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">LTIP units</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ThreeOneSevenThreeSweetenCreekRdAshevilleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">3173 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ManagedReitMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Managed REIT [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AuditorName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Auditor Name</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_SstIvTcfLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SST IV TCF Loan</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_HedgeCashSettlementMaturesOnMayTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Hedge Cash Settlement Matures on MayTwenty Seven Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_HedgeCashSettlementMaturesOnMayTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hedge Cash Settlement Matures on May Twenty Seven Two Thousand Twenty Five</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_ContingentEarnOutAdjustment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Contingent earn out adjustment.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Share price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Share Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CentennialMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Centennial</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CentennialMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Centennial [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CentennialMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Centennial.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JVPropertiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">J V Properties</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JVPropertiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">J V Properties [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_JVPropertiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">J V properties.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CadForwardMaturedMayTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Cad forward matured may twenty seven two thousand twenty five.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CadForwardMaturedMayTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">CAD Forward May 27, 2025</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Line of credit facility, initial term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument, Term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_HoustonPropertyLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Houston Property Loan</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_HoustonPropertyLoanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Houston property loan.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CADForwardMaturedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">CAD Forward Matured February Twenty Seven Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CADForwardMaturedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Cad forward matured february twenty seven two thousand twenty five.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_CADForwardMaturedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">CAD Forward February 27, 2025</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OtherManagedREITRevenueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Managed REIT Revenue</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_OtherManagedREITRevenueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other Managed REIT Revenue Member.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Impact of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Continuing Operation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentIncreasedInterestRatePercentageOnExerciseOfExtensionOption_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Debt instrument increased interest rate percentage on exercise of extension option.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentIncreasedInterestRatePercentageOnExerciseOfExtensionOption_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument Increased Interest Rate Percentage On Exercise Of Extension Option</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentIncreasedInterestRatePercentageOnExerciseOfExtensionOption_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt instrument increased interest rate percentage on exercise of extension option</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DebtInstrumentIncreasedInterestRatePercentageOnExerciseOfExtensionOption_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Extension option fee, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromHedgeInvestingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Hedge, Investing Activities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_LineOfCreditFacilitySublimits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit facility sublimits</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_LineOfCreditFacilitySublimits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Line of credit facility sublimits.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_PreferredStockRedemptionPeriodTenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Preferred stock redemption period ten.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Local Phone Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Local Phone Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageTrustVITenantProgramRevenueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Strategic Storage Trust V I Tenant Program Revenue</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageTrustVITenantProgramRevenueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Strategic Storage Trust V I Tenant Program Revenue [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_StrategicStorageTrustVITenantProgramRevenueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Strategic Storage Trust VI Tenant Program Revenue.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Related Party Transaction</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DividendDeclaredTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividend Declared [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="ck0001585389_DividendDeclaredTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Dividend Declared [Table]</link:label>
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