ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS	1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS CubeSmart (the “Parent Company”) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with its operations conducted solely through CubeSmart, L.P. and its subsidiaries. CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), operates through an umbrella partnership structure, with the Parent Company, a Maryland REIT, as its sole general partner. In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we use the terms “the Company”, “we” or “our” to refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership together, unless the context indicates otherwise. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned self-storage properties located in 24 states throughout the United States and the District of Columbia that are presented under one reportable segment: the Company owns, operates, develops, manages and acquires self-storage properties. As of September 30, 2020, the Parent Company owned approximately 98.9% of the partnership interests (“OP Units”) of the Operating Partnership. The remaining OP Units, consisting exclusively of limited partner interests, are held by persons who contributed their interests in properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units. Under the partnership agreement, these persons have the right to tender their OP Units for redemption to the Operating Partnership at any time following a specified restricted period for cash equal to the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company. In lieu of delivering cash, however, the Parent Company, as the Operating Partnership’s general partner, may, at its option, choose to acquire any OP Units so tendered by issuing common shares in exchange for the tendered OP Units. If the Parent Company so chooses, its common shares will be exchanged for OP Units on a one-for-one basis. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution. With each such exchange or redemption, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. In addition, whenever the Parent Company issues common or other classes of its shares, it contributes the net proceeds it receives from the issuance to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership issues to the Parent Company an equal number of OP Units or other partnership interests having preferences and rights that mirror the preferences and rights of the shares issued. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or “UPREIT”. Impact of COVID-19 on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Business Operations Since the first quarter of 2020, the world has been impacted by the spread of a novel strain of coronavirus and the disease that it causes known as COVID-19, which has limited the Company’s ability to operate its business using traditional means. Since mid-March, federal, state and local government agencies in the markets within which the Company operates have issued public health responses aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19, which include quarantines, stay-at-home orders and similar mandates for many individuals to substantially restrict daily activities and for many businesses to curtail or cease normal operations. As a result, the United States has experienced, among other things, an unprecedented increase in unemployment, significant volatility within its debt and equity capital markets and extreme economic contraction. Despite the operating restrictions placed on many businesses by governmental mandates that promote distancing, self-storage has been designated as an essential business. Accordingly, the Company’s stores have remained open throughout the pandemic to allow for customers to move in, move out, pay rent and access their belongings at all locations. Additionally, with the health and welfare of its teammates and customers in mind, the Company has implemented SmartRental^TM, a contactless online rental process that eliminates the need for face-to-face interaction, and shifted its corporate headquarters, divisional offices and sales center to remote work. In late March, in response to the pandemic and certain state and local government orders, the Company paused all rate increases to existing customers and suspended its normal delinquency processes temporarily, which have impacted revenue growth. In May, as permitted by governmental mandates, the Company began resuming its delinquency and rental rate increase processes on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. To date, the Company has not experienced any material degradation in rent collections or occupancy, however future customer behavior and their ability to pay rent will be determined by the duration and scope of the pandemic; actions that have been and continue to be taken by governmental entities, individuals and businesses in response to the pandemic, and; the continued impact on economic activity from the pandemic and actions taken in response thereto.

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

CubeSmart (the “Parent Company”) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with its operations conducted solely through CubeSmart, L.P. and its subsidiaries. CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), operates through an umbrella partnership structure, with the Parent Company, a Maryland REIT, as its sole general partner. In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we use the terms “the Company”, “we” or “our” to refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership together, unless the context indicates otherwise. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned self-storage properties located in 24 states throughout the United States and the District of Columbia that are presented under one reportable segment: the Company owns, operates, develops, manages and acquires self-storage properties.

As of September 30, 2020, the Parent Company owned approximately 98.9% of the partnership interests (“OP Units”) of the Operating Partnership. The remaining OP Units, consisting exclusively of limited partner interests, are held by persons who contributed their interests in properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units. Under the partnership agreement, these persons have the right to tender their OP Units for redemption to the Operating Partnership at any time following a specified restricted period for cash equal to the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company. In lieu of delivering cash, however, the Parent Company, as the Operating Partnership’s general partner, may, at its option, choose to acquire any OP Units so tendered by issuing common shares in exchange for the tendered OP Units. If the Parent Company so chooses, its common shares will be exchanged for OP Units on a one-for-one basis. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution. With each such exchange or redemption, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. In addition, whenever the Parent Company issues common or other classes of its shares, it contributes the net proceeds it receives from the issuance to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership issues to the Parent Company an equal number of OP Units or other partnership interests having preferences and rights that mirror the preferences and rights of the shares issued. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or “UPREIT”.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Business Operations

Since the first quarter of 2020, the world has been impacted by the spread of a novel strain of coronavirus and the disease that it causes known as COVID-19, which has limited the Company’s ability to operate its business using traditional means. Since mid-March, federal, state and local government agencies in the markets within which the Company operates have issued public health responses aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19, which include quarantines, stay-at-home orders and similar mandates for many individuals to substantially restrict daily activities and for many businesses to curtail or cease normal operations. As a result, the United States has experienced, among other things, an unprecedented increase in unemployment, significant volatility within its debt and equity capital markets and extreme economic contraction.

Despite the operating restrictions placed on many businesses by governmental mandates that promote distancing, self-storage has been designated as an essential business. Accordingly, the Company’s stores have remained open throughout the pandemic to allow for customers to move in, move out, pay rent and access their belongings at all locations. Additionally, with the health and welfare of its teammates and customers in mind, the Company has implemented SmartRental^TM, a contactless online rental process that eliminates the need for face-to-face interaction, and shifted its corporate headquarters, divisional offices and sales center to remote work.

In late March, in response to the pandemic and certain state and local government orders, the Company paused all rate increases to existing customers and suspended its normal delinquency processes temporarily, which have impacted revenue growth. In May, as permitted by governmental mandates, the Company began resuming its delinquency and rental rate increase processes on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. To date, the Company has not experienced any material degradation in rent collections or occupancy, however future customer behavior and their ability to pay rent will be determined by the duration and scope of the pandemic; actions that have been and continue to be taken by

governmental entities, individuals and businesses in response to the pandemic, and; the continued impact on economic activity from the pandemic and actions taken in response thereto.