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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES PILOT AGREEMENTS
Pursuant to agreements with certain municipalities, the Company is required to make payments in lieu of property taxes (“PILOT”) on certain of its properties, as follows (dollars in thousands):
(a)The annual PILOT is equal to 10 percent of Gross Revenues for years 1-4, 12 percent for years 5-8 and 14 percent for years 9-10, as defined.
(b)The annual PILOT is equal to 10 percent of Gross Revenues for years 1-4, 12 percent for years 5-8 and 14 percent for years 9-10, as defined. The Company consolidated its interest in Sable on April 21, 2025 as a result of the Sable JV Interest Acquisition. See Note 3: Investments in Rental Property - Acquisitions of Controlling Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Venture for additional information.
(c)The annual PILOT is equal to 12 percent of Gross Revenues for years 1-5, 13 percent for years 6-10 and 14 percent for years 11-15, as defined.
(d)The annual PILOT is equal to two percent of Total Project Costs, as defined. The property was disposed of during the first quarter of 2023.
(e)The annual PILOT is equal to 11 percent of Gross Revenues for years 1-10, 12.5 percent for years 11-18 and 14 percent for years 19-25, as defined.
(f)The annual PILOT is equal to seven percent of Gross Revenues, as defined, for a term of 25 years.
(g)The annual PILOT is equal to 10 percent of Gross Revenues for years 1-10, 11.5 percent for years 11-21 and 12.5 percent for years 22-30; as defined. The property was disposed of in August 2025.
At the conclusion of the above-referenced agreements, it is expected that the properties will be assessed by the municipality and be subject to real estate taxes at the then prevailing rates.
LITIGATION
The Company is a defendant in litigation arising in the normal course of its business activities. Management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a materially adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition taken as whole.
In December 2024, the Company identified potential contingent liabilities related to reverse real estate tax appeals for certain previously-sold land parcels located in Jersey City, NJ. In accordance with ASC 450, the Company evaluated the estimability and probability of these potential obligations and recorded a contingent liability of $2.1 million, inclusive of associated legal costs, in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts of $0.7 million, $0.4 million and $1.0 million were recorded in Real estate taxes, Other income (expense), net, and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, respectively, on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations during the year ended December 31, 2024. In early 2026, the Company settled these matters in the amounts previously accrued.
As previously reported, on April 23, 2025, the Company was named as a defendant in a complaint brought by the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey alleging antitrust violations by RealPage, Inc., a seller of revenue management software and owners and/or operators of multifamily housing, including us, which utilize this software. The Company was formally served with the complaint on April 30, 2025. The complaint alleges violation of the Sherman Act, the New Jersey Antitrust Act, and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The Company believes this lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend against it. As this proceeding is in the early stages, it is not possible for the Company to predict the outcome nor is it possible to estimate the amount of loss, if any, which may be associated with an adverse decision in any of this matter.
OFFICE AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENTS
Future minimum rental payments under the terms of all non-cancelable office and ground leases under which the Company is the lessee, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
Office and ground lease expense incurred by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $2.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
The Company had capitalized operating lease assets for one office and two ground leases, which had balances of $2.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2025. Such amounts represent the net present value (“NPV”) of future payments detailed above. The office and two ground leases used incremental borrowing rates of 6.0 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, to arrive at the NPV and have weighted average remaining lease terms of 2.3 years and 75.6 years, respectively. These rates were arrived at by adjusting the fixed rates of the Company’s mortgage debt with debt having terms approximating the remaining lease term of the Company’s office and ground leases and calculating notional rates for fully-collateralized loans.
The initial recognition of a lease liability and right-of-use asset in an amount of $4.7 million for the office lease is a noncash activity during the year ended December 31, 2023.
OTHER
During 2024, the Company determined that the applicable conditions required to earn the stay-on award agreements with 20 employees were satisfied, and as a result, the corresponding cash and stock awards were deemed earned and payable. The total cost of such awards was approximately $2.6 million, including the issuance of 42,095 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which $1.3 million and $1.3 million was recorded in General and administrative and Property management expenses, respectively, on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.
As a result of the Sable JV Interest Acquisition, disclosed in Note 3: Investments in Rental Property - Acquisition of Controlling Interest In Unconsolidated Joint Venture, the Company assumed an agreement for the annual sale of an economic tax credit certificate issued by the State of New Jersey ("Sable Tax Credit"). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is obligated to transfer $3.1 million of Sable Tax Credits per year, subject to annual qualification criteria as determined by the state. Recognition of the Sable Tax Credit is reported in Other (expense) income, net on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations and is contingent upon (i) the Company’s eligibility each year, and (ii) the buyer’s ability to utilize the credits. The agreement is expected to expire in 2027.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had outstanding letters of credits totaling $3.7 million issued in connection with insurance requirements and for environmental financial assurance, collateralized by the available balance on the 2024 Credit Agreement.
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