SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE-BASED VESTING CRITERIA (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Date	Jun. 30, 2023
Performance Goal to be Met	Growth in cumulative Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) over the past 3 years is 2% or greater
Percent of Shares Vested	100.00%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Date	Jun. 30, 2023
Performance Goal to be Met	Growth in cumulative Normalized FFO over the past 3 years is 5% or greater
Percent of Shares Vested	150.00%
Percent of Shares Vested, Description	Bonus of 50% of the Restricted Stock (total of 150%)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Date	Jun. 30, 2023
Performance Goal to be Met	Growth in cumulative Normalized FFO over the past 3 years is 20% or greater
Percent of Shares Vested	200.00%
Percent of Shares Vested, Description	Bonus of 100% of the Restricted Stock (total of 200%)

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Description of service or performance condition required to be met for earning right to award under share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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