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	Apr. 05, 2022	May 19, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reimbursement of monthly automobile expenses					$ 1,000
Automobile reimbursement amount					1,878	$ 2,248
Rental income			$ 2,970,875	$ 2,608,664	8,542,221	7,402,570
Proceeds received on PPP loan forgiveness	$ 307,210				$ 307,210
PEO
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Termination of notice period					10 days
Rental income			$ 4,800	3,967	$ 14,400	8,569
PEO \| Paycheck Protection Program Term Note ("PPP Note")
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from Note		$ 486,602
Interest rate of note		1.00%
PEO \| Global Self Storage, Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage ownership by affiliates, directors and employees			7.70%		7.70%
Winco
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Aggregate rent and overhead accrued expense paid			$ 6,199	18,104	$ 16,653	51,663
Allocated matching expense			18,690	18,194	65,144	64,382
MMC and Winco
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Reimbursements payable			17,235		17,235
MMC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate compensation benefits accrued expense paid			$ 608,599	$ 558,371	$ 1,789,080	$ 1,711,347