EX-32 13 ck0001585389-ex32_1.htm EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., or the Company, in connection with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Report”) hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ H. Michael Schwartz
|  | H. Michael Schwartz
|  | Chief Executive Officer
|  | (Principal Executive Officer)

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