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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. - Annual Report: 2018 (Form 10-K)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
   
[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
  For the transition period ____________________ to _____________________

 

Commission File Number 001-12690

 

UMH Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   22-1890929

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

identification number)

 

3499 Route 9, Suite 3C, Freehold, New Jersey   07728
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (732) 577-9997

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Common Stock $.10 par value-New York Stock Exchange

8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock $.10 par value per share, $25 liquidation value per share – New York Stock Exchange

6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock $.10 par value per share, $25 liquidation value per share – New York Stock Exchange

6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock $.10 par value per share, $25 liquidation value per share – New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. [  ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. [  ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [  ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). [X] Yes [  ] No

 

Indicate by check if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K [X].

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer [  ]     Accelerated filer   [X]
  Non-accelerated filer [  ]   Smaller reporting company   [  ]
        Emerging growth company   [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). [  ] Yes [X] No

 

Based upon the assumption that directors and executive officers of the registrant are not affiliates of the registrant, the aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2018 was $566,368,474. Presuming that such directors and executive officers are affiliates of the registrant, the aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2018 was $521,546,735.

 

The number of shares outstanding of issuer’s common stock as of February 28, 2019 was 38,778,069 shares.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

 

-Part III incorporates certain information by reference from the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed no later than 120 days after the close of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

-Exhibits incorporated by reference are listed in Part IV; Item 15 (a) (3).

 

 

 

   
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I 3
Item 1 – Business 3
Item 1A – Risk Factors 6
Item 1B – Unresolved Staff Comments 18
Item 2 – Properties 19
Item 3 – Legal Proceedings 28
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures 28
PART II 28
Item 5 – Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 28
Item 6 – Selected Financial Data 31
Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 32
Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 47
Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 48
Item 9 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 48
Item 9A – Controls and Procedures 48
Item 9B – Other Information 51
PART III 51
Item 10 – Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 51
Item 11 – Executive Compensation 51
Item 12 – Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 51
Item 13 – Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 51
Item 14 – Principal Accounting Fees and Services 51
Item 15 – Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 52
Item 16 – Form 10-K Summary 56
SIGNATURES 109

 

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PART I

 

Item 1 – Business

 

General Development of Business

 

UMH Properties, Inc. (“UMH”), together with its predecessors and consolidated subsidiaries, are referred to herein as “we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Company”, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

UMH is a self-administered and self-managed qualified real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Company had elected REIT status effective January 1, 1992 and intends to maintain its qualification as a REIT in the future. As a qualified REIT, with limited exceptions, the Company will not be taxed under Federal and certain state income tax laws at the corporate level on taxable income that it distributes to its shareholders. For special tax provisions applicable to REITs, refer to Sections 856-860 of the Code.

 

The Company was incorporated in the state of New Jersey in 1968. On September 29, 2003, the Company changed its state of incorporation from New Jersey to Maryland by merging with and into a Maryland corporation.

 

Narrative Description of Business

 

The Company’s primary business is the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities – leasing manufactured homesites to private manufactured home owners. The Company also leases homes to residents, and through its wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, UMH Sales and Finance, Inc. (“S&F”), conducts manufactured home sales in its communities.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company owns and operates 118 manufactured home communities containing approximately 21,500 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland.

 

A manufactured home community is designed to accommodate detached, single-family manufactured homes. These manufactured homes are produced off-site by manufacturers and installed on sites within the communities. These homes may be improved with the addition of features constructed on-site, including garages, screened rooms and carports. Manufactured homes are available in a variety of designs and floor plans, offering many amenities and custom options. Each manufactured home owner leases the site on which the home is located from the Company. The Company owns the underlying land, utility connections, streets, lighting, driveways, common area amenities and other capital improvements and are responsible for enforcement of community guidelines and maintenance.

 

Manufactured homes are accepted by the public as a viable and economically attractive alternative to common stick-built single-family housing. The affordability of the modern manufactured home makes it a very attractive housing alternative. Depending on the region of the country, construction cost per square foot for a new manufactured home averages anywhere from 10 to 50 percent less than a comparable site-built home, excluding the cost of land. This is due to a number of factors, including volume purchase discounts and inventory control of construction materials and control of all aspects of the construction process, which is generally a more efficient and stream-lined process as compared to a site-built home.

 

Modern residential land lease communities are similar to typical residential subdivisions containing central entrances, paved well-lit streets, curbs and gutters. Generally, modern manufactured home communities contain buildings for recreation, green areas, and other common area facilities, all of which are the property of the community owner. In addition to such general improvements, certain manufactured home communities include recreational improvements such as swimming pools, tennis courts and playgrounds. Municipal water and sewer services are available in some manufactured home communities, while other communities supply these facilities on-site.

 

Typically, our leases are on an annual or month-to-month basis, renewable upon the consent of both parties. The community manager interviews prospective residents, collects rent and finance payments, ensures compliance with community regulations, maintains public areas and community facilities and is responsible for the overall appearance of the community. The homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the home and leased site. As a result, our capital expenditures tend to be less significant relative to multi-family rental apartments. Manufactured home communities produce predictable income streams and provide protection from inflation due to the ability to annually increase rents.

 

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Many of our communities compete with other manufactured home community properties located in the same or nearby markets that are owned and operated by other companies in our business. We generally monitor the rental rates and other terms being offered by our competitors and consider this information as a factor in determining our own rental rates. In addition to competing with other manufactured home community properties, our communities also compete with alternative forms of housing (such as apartments and single-family homes).

 

In connection with the operation of its communities, UMH also leases homes to prospective tenants. As of December 31, 2018, UMH owned a total of 6,500 rental homes, representing approximately 30% of its developed homesites. These rental homes are owned by the Company and rented to residents. The Company engages in the rental of manufactured homes primarily in areas where the communities have existing vacancies. The rental homes produce income from both the home and the site which might otherwise be non-income producing. The Company sells the rental homes when the opportunity arises.

 

Inherent in the operation of a manufactured home community is the development, redevelopment, and expansion of our communities. The Company sells and finances the sale of manufactured homes in our communities through S&F. S&F was established to potentially enhance the value of our communities. The home sales business is operated like other homebuilders with sales centers, model homes, an inventory of completed homes and the ability to supply custom designed homes based upon the requirements of the new homeowners.

 

Investment and Other Policies

 

The Company may invest in improved and unimproved real property and may develop unimproved real property. Such properties may be located throughout the United States, but the Company has concentrated on the Northeast and Midwest. Since 2010, we have tripled the size of our property portfolio from 28 communities with approximately 6,800 developed homesites to 118 communities with over 21,500 developed homesites. We are focused on acquiring communities with significant upside potential and leveraging our expertise to build long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Company seeks to finance acquisitions with the most appropriate available source of capital, including purchase money mortgages or other financing, which may be first liens, wraparound mortgages or subordinated indebtedness, sales of investments, and issuance of additional equity securities. In connection with its ongoing activities, the Company may issue notes, mortgages or other senior securities. The Company intends to use both secured and unsecured lines of credit.

 

The Company may issue securities for property; however, this has not occurred to date. The Company may repurchase or reacquire its shares from time to time if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, such acquisition is advantageous to the Company. No shares were repurchased or reacquired during 2018 and, as of December 31, 2018, the Company does not own any of its own shares.

 

The Company also owns a portfolio of marketable REIT securities, which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets (which is the Company’s total assets excluding accumulated depreciation). These liquid real estate holdings provide diversification, additional liquidity and income, and serves as a proxy for real estate when more favorable risk adjusted returns are not available. The Company, from time to time, may purchase these securities on margin when the interest and dividend yields exceed the cost of funds. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had borrowings of $31,975,086 under its margin line at 2.75% interest. The REIT securities portfolio is subject to risk arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, primarily interest rate risk and market price risk relating to equity securities. From time to time, the Company may use derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk; however, this has not occurred during any periods presented. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $99,595,736 and $132,964,276, respectively, of marketable securities. Included in these securities are Preferred Stock of $3,399,558 and $5,377,522 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The realized net gain on marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $20,107 and $1,747,528, respectively. The unrealized net gain (loss) on marketable securities at December 31, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $(40,155,814) and $11,519,582, respectively.

 

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Regulations, Insurance and Property Maintenance and Improvement

 

Manufactured home communities are subject to various laws, ordinances and regulations, including regulations relating to recreational facilities such as swimming pools, clubhouses and other common areas, and regulations relating to operating water and wastewater treatment facilities at several of our communities. We believe that each community has all material operating permits and approvals.

 

Our properties are insured against risks that may cause property damage and business interruption including events such as fire, business interruption, general liability and if applicable, flood. Our insurance policies contain deductible requirements, coverage limits and particular exclusions. It is the policy of the Company to maintain adequate insurance coverage on all of our properties; and, in the opinion of management, all of our properties are adequately insured. We also obtain title insurance insuring fee title to the properties in an aggregate amount which we believe to be adequate.

 

It is the policy of the Company to properly maintain, modernize, expand and make improvements to its properties when required. The Company anticipates that renovation expenditures with respect to its present properties during 2019 will be approximately $16 million.

 

Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2018:

 

Name   Age   Position
         
Eugene W. Landy   85   Chairman of the Board of Directors and Founder
Samuel A. Landy   58   President and Chief Executive Officer
Anna T. Chew   60   Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Craig Koster   43   General Counsel and Secretary
Brett Taft   29   Vice President

 

Number of Employees

 

As of February 28, 2019, the Company had approximately 380 employees, including Officers. During the year, the Company hires approximately 50 part-time and full-time temporary employees as grounds keepers, lifeguards, and for emergency repairs.

 

Available Information

 

Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company’s website which is located at www.umh.reit. Information contained on or hyperlinked from our website is not incorporated by reference into and should not be considered part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company makes available, free of charge, on or through its website, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

 

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Item 1A – Risk Factors

 

Our business faces many risks. The following risk factors may not be the only risks we face but address what we believe may be the material risks concerning our business at this time. If any of the risks discussed in this report were to occur, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operation and our ability to service our debt and make distributions to our shareholders could be materially and adversely affected and the market price per share of our stock could decline significantly. Some statements in this report, including statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Please refer to the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Real Estate Industry Risks

 

General economic conditions and the concentration of our properties in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland may affect our ability to generate sufficient revenue. The market and economic conditions in our current markets may significantly affect manufactured home occupancy or rental rates. Occupancy and rental rates, in turn, may significantly affect our revenues, and if our communities do not generate revenues sufficient to meet our operating expenses, including debt service and capital expenditures, our cash flow and ability to pay or refinance our debt obligations could be adversely affected. As a result of the geographic concentration of our properties in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland, we are exposed to the risks of downturns in the local economy or other local real estate market conditions which could adversely affect occupancy rates, rental rates, and property values in these markets.

 

Other factors that may affect general economic conditions or local real estate conditions include:

 

    the national and local economic climate, including that of the energy-market dependent Marcellus and Utica Shale regions, may be adversely impacted by, among other factors, plant closings, and industry slowdowns;
       
    local real estate market conditions such as the oversupply of manufactured homesites or a reduction in demand for manufactured homesites in an area;
       
    the number of repossessed homes in a particular market;
       
    the lack of an established dealer network;
       
    the rental market which may limit the extent to which rents may be increased to meet increased expenses without decreasing occupancy rates;
       
    the safety, convenience and attractiveness of our properties and the neighborhoods where they are located;
       
    zoning or other regulatory restrictions;
       
    competition from other available manufactured home communities and alternative forms of housing (such as apartment buildings and single-family homes);
       
    our ability to provide adequate management, maintenance and insurance;
       
    increased operating costs, including insurance premiums, real estate taxes and utilities; and
       
    the enactment of rent control laws or laws taxing the owners of manufactured homes.

 

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Our income would also be adversely affected if tenants were unable to pay rent or if sites were unable to be rented on favorable terms. If we were unable to promptly relet or renew the leases for a significant number of sites, or if the rental rates upon such renewal or reletting were significantly lower than expected rates, then our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, certain expenditures associated with each property (such as real estate taxes and maintenance costs) generally are not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the property.

 

We may be unable to compete with our larger competitors for acquisitions, which may increase prices for communities. The real estate business is highly competitive. We compete for manufactured home community investments with numerous other real estate entities, such as individuals, corporations, REITs and other enterprises engaged in real estate activities. In many cases, the competing concerns may be larger and better financed than we are, making it difficult for us to secure new manufactured home community investments. Competition among private and institutional purchasers of manufactured home community investments has resulted in increases in the purchase price paid for manufactured home communities and consequently higher fixed costs. To the extent we are unable to effectively compete in the marketplace, our business may be adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to integrate or finance our acquisitions and our acquisitions may not perform as expected. We acquire and intend to continue to acquire manufactured home communities on a select basis. Our acquisition activities and their success are subject to risks, including the following:

 

    if we enter into an acquisition agreement for a property, it is usually subject to customary conditions to closing, including completion of due diligence investigations to our satisfaction, which may not be satisfied;
       
    we may be unable to finance acquisitions on favorable terms;
       
    acquired properties may fail to perform as expected;
       
    the actual costs of repositioning or redeveloping acquired properties may be higher than our estimates;
       
    acquired properties may be located in new markets where we face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, lack of business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures; and
       
    we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations.

 

If any of the above were to occur, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

In addition, we may acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were to be asserted against us based upon ownership of those properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow.

 

We may be unable to accurately estimate and anticipate costs and timing associated with expansion activities. We periodically consider expansion of communities. Our expansion activities are subject to risks such as: construction costs exceeding original estimates, construction and lease-up interruptions resulting in increased construction costs, and lower than anticipated occupancy and rental rates causing a property to be unprofitable or less profitable than prior to the expansion.

 

We may be unable to sell properties when appropriate because real estate investments are illiquid. Real estate investments generally cannot be sold quickly and, therefore, will tend to limit our ability to vary our property portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, the Code limits our ability to sell our properties. The inability to respond promptly to changes in the performance of our property portfolio could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to service our debt and make distributions to our stockholders.

 

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Our ability to sell manufactured homes may be affected by various factors, which may in turn adversely affect our profitability. S&F operates in the manufactured home market offering homes for sale to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities. The market for the sale of manufactured homes may be adversely affected by the following factors:

 

    downturns in economic conditions which adversely impact the housing market;
       
    an oversupply of, or a reduced demand for, manufactured homes;
       
    the ability of manufactured home manufacturers to adapt to change in the economic climate and the availability of units from these manufacturers;
       
    the difficulty facing potential purchasers in obtaining affordable financing as a result of heightened lending criteria; and
       
    an increase or decrease in the rate of manufactured home repossessions which provide aggressively priced competition to new manufactured home sales.

 

Any of the above listed factors could adversely impact our rate of manufactured home sales, which would result in a decrease in profitability.

 

Licensing laws and compliance could affect our profitability. We are subject to the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”), which requires that we obtain appropriate licenses pursuant to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry in each state where we conduct business. There are extensive federal and state requirements mandated by the SAFE Act and other laws pertaining to financing, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”), and there can be no assurance that we will obtain or renew our SAFE Act licenses, which could result in fees and penalties and have an adverse impact on our ability to continue with our home financing activities.

 

Costs associated with taxes and regulatory compliance may reduce our revenue. We are subject to significant regulation that inhibits our activities and may increase our costs. Local zoning and use laws, environmental statutes and other governmental requirements may restrict expansion, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities. These regulations may prevent us from taking advantage of economic opportunities. Legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act may require us to modify our properties at a substantial cost and noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. Future legislation may impose additional requirements. We cannot predict what requirements may be enacted or amended or what costs we will incur to comply with such requirements. Costs resulting from changes in real estate laws, income taxes, service or other taxes may adversely affect our funds from operations and our ability to pay or refinance our debt. Similarly, changes in laws increasing the potential liability for environmental conditions existing on properties or increasing the restrictions on discharges or other conditions may result in significant unanticipated expenditures, which would adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Laws and regulations also govern the provision of utility services. Such laws regulate, for example, how and to what extent owners or operators of property can charge renters for provision of utilities. Such laws can also regulate the operations and performance of utility systems and may impose fines and penalties on real property owners or operators who fail to comply with these requirements. The laws and regulations may also require capital investment to maintain compliance.

 

Rent control legislation may harm our ability to increase rents. State and local rent control laws in certain jurisdictions may limit our ability to increase rents and to recover increases in operating expenses and the costs of capital improvements. Currently, rent control affects only two of our manufactured home communities, both of which are in New Jersey, and has resulted in slower growth of earnings from these properties. However, we may purchase additional properties in markets that are either subject to rent control or in which rent-limiting legislation exists or may be enacted.

 

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Environmental liabilities could affect our profitability. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate is liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances at, on, under or in such property, as well as certain other potential costs relating to hazardous or toxic substances. Such laws often impose such liability without regard to whether the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous substances. A conveyance of the property, therefore, does not relieve the owner or operator from liability. As a current or former owner and operator of real estate, we may be required by law to investigate and clean up hazardous substances released at or from the properties we currently own or operate or have in the past owned or operated. We may also be liable to the government or to third parties for property damage, investigation costs and cleanup costs. In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs the government incurs in connection with the contamination. Contamination may adversely affect our ability to sell or lease real estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances also may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at a disposal or treatment facility owned or operated by another person. In addition, certain environmental laws impose liability for the management and disposal of asbestos-containing materials and for the release of such materials into the air. These laws may provide for third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury associated with asbestos-containing materials. In connection with the ownership, operation, management, and development of real properties, we may be considered an owner or operator of such properties and, therefore, are potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, and also may be liable for governmental fines and injuries to persons and property. When we arrange for the treatment or disposal of hazardous substances at landfills or other facilities owned by other persons, we may be liable for the removal or remediation costs at such facilities. We are not aware of any environmental liabilities relating to our investment properties which would have a material adverse effect on our business, assets, or results of operations. However, we cannot assure you that environmental liabilities will not arise in the future and that such liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on our business, assets or results of operation.

 

Of the 118 manufactured home communities we currently operate, forty-five have their own wastewater treatment facility or water distribution system, or both. At these locations, we are subject to compliance with monthly, quarterly and yearly testing for contaminants as outlined by the individual state’s Department of Environmental Protection Agencies. Currently, we are not subject to radon or asbestos monitoring requirements.

 

Additionally, in connection with the management of the properties or upon acquisition or financing of a property, the Company authorizes the preparation of Phase I or similar environmental reports (which involves general inspections without soil sampling or ground water analysis) completed by independent environmental consultants. Based upon such environmental reports and the Company’s ongoing review of its properties, as of the date of this Annual Report, the Company is not aware of any environmental condition with respect to any of its properties which it believes would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and/or results of operations. However, these reports cannot reflect conditions arising after the studies were completed, and no assurances can be given that existing environmental studies reveal all environmental liabilities, that any prior owner or operator of a property or neighboring owner or operator did not create any material environmental condition not known to us, or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist as to any one or more properties.

 

Some of our properties are subject to potential natural or other disasters. Certain of our manufactured home communities are located in areas that may be subject to natural disasters, including our manufactured home communities in flood plains or in areas that may be adversely affected by tornados, as well as our manufactured home communities in coastal regions that may be adversely affected by increases in sea levels or in the frequency or severity of hurricanes, tropical storms or other severe weather conditions. The occurrence of natural disasters may delay redevelopment or development projects, increase investment costs to repair or replace damaged properties, increase future property insurance costs and negatively impact the tenant demand for lease space. To the extent insurance is unavailable to us or is unavailable on acceptable terms, or our insurance is not adequate to cover losses from these events, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Actions by our competitors may decrease or prevent increases in the occupancy and rental rates of our properties which could adversely affect our business. We compete with other owners and operators of manufactured home community properties, some of which own properties similar to ours in the same submarkets in which our properties are located. The number of competitive manufactured home community properties in a particular area could have a material adverse effect on our ability to attract tenants, lease sites and maintain or increase rents charged at our properties or at any newly acquired properties. In addition, other forms of multi-family residential properties, such as private and federally funded or assisted multi-family housing projects and single-family housing, provide housing alternatives to potential tenants of manufactured home communities. If our competitors offer housing at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our tenants, we may lose potential tenants, and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates below those we currently charge in order to retain tenants when our tenants’ leases expire. As a result, our financial condition, cash flow, cash available for distribution, and ability to satisfy our debt service obligations could be materially adversely affected.

 

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Losses in excess of our insurance coverage or uninsured losses could adversely affect our cash flow. We generally maintain insurance policies related to our business, including casualty, general liability and other policies covering business operations, employees and assets. However, we may be required to bear all losses that are not adequately covered by insurance. In addition, there are certain losses that are not generally insured because it is not economically feasible to insure against them, including losses due to riots, acts of war or other catastrophic events. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our properties, then we could lose the capital we invested in the properties, as well as the anticipated profits and cash flow from the properties and, in the case of debt which is with recourse to us, we would remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the properties. Although we believe that our insurance programs are adequate, no assurance can be given that we will not incur losses in excess of its insurance coverage, or that we will be able to obtain insurance in the future at acceptable levels and reasonable cost.

 

Our investments are concentrated in the manufactured housing/residential sector and our business would be adversely affected by an economic downturn in that sector. Our investments in real estate assets are primarily concentrated in the manufactured housing/residential sector. This concentration may expose us to the risk of economic downturns in this sector to a greater extent than if our business activities included a more significant portion of other sectors of the real estate industry.

 

Financing Risks

 

We face risks generally associated with our debt. We finance a portion of our investments in properties and marketable securities through debt. We are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. In addition, debt creates other risks, including:

 

    rising interest rates on our variable rate debt;
       
    inability to repay or refinance existing debt as it matures, which may result in forced disposition of assets on disadvantageous terms;
       
    refinancing terms less favorable than the terms of existing debt; and
       
    failure to meet required payments of principal and/or interest.

 

We mortgage our properties, which subjects us to the risk of foreclosure in the event of non-payment. We mortgage many of our properties to secure payment of indebtedness. If we are unable to meet mortgage payments, then the property could be foreclosed upon or transferred to the mortgagee with a consequent loss of income and asset value. A foreclosure of one or more of our properties could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, ability to service debt and make distributions and the market price of our preferred and common stock and any other securities we issue.

 

We face risks related to “balloon payments” and refinancings. Certain of our mortgages will have significant outstanding principal balances on their maturity dates, commonly known as “balloon payments.” There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance the debt on favorable terms or at all. To the extent we cannot refinance debt on favorable terms or at all, we may be forced to dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms or pay higher interest rates, either of which would have an adverse impact on our financial performance and ability to service debt and make distributions.

 

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We face risks associated with our dependence on external sources of capital. In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, and we are subject to tax on our income to the extent it is not distributed. Because of this distribution requirement, we may not be able to fund all future capital needs from cash retained from operations. As a result, to fund capital needs, we rely on third-party sources of capital, which we may not be able to obtain on favorable terms, if at all. Our access to third-party sources of capital depends upon a number of factors, including (i) general market conditions; (ii) the market’s perception of our growth potential; (iii) our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions; and (iv) the market price of our preferred and common stock. Additional debt financing may substantially increase our debt-to-total capitalization ratio. Additional equity issuance may dilute the holdings of our current stockholders.

 

We may become more highly leveraged, resulting in increased risk of default on our obligations and an increase in debt service requirements which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to pay distributions. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, indebtedness in furtherance of our activities. Our governing documents do not limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur. Accordingly, our Board of Directors may vote to incur additional debt and would do so, for example, if it were necessary to maintain our status as a REIT. We could therefore become more highly leveraged, resulting in an increased risk of default on our obligations and in an increase in debt service requirements, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to pay distributions to stockholders.

 

Fluctuations in interest rates could materially affect our financial results. Because a portion of our debt bears interest at variable rates, increases in interest rates could materially increase our interest expense. If the United States Federal Reserve increases short-term interest rates, this may have a significant upward impact on shorter-term interest rates, including the interest rates that our variable rate debt is based upon. Potential future increases in interest rates and credit spreads may increase our interest expense and therefore negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations, and reduce our access to the debt or equity capital markets.

 

We may be adversely affected by changes in the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the method in which LIBOR is determined. A portion of our debt bears interest at variable rates based on LIBOR for deposits of U.S. dollars. LIBOR and certain other interest “benchmarks” may be subject to regulatory guidance and/or reform that could cause interest rates under our current or future debt agreements to perform differently than in the past or cause other unanticipated consequences. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced that it intends to stop encouraging or requiring banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021, and it is unclear if LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will evolve. If LIBOR ceases to exist or if the methods of calculating LIBOR change from their current form, interest rates on our current or future indebtedness may be adversely affected.

 

Covenants in our credit agreements could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition. The terms of our various credit agreements and other indebtedness require us to comply with a number of customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit our flexibility in our operations, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness even if we had satisfied our payment obligations. If we were to default under our credit agreements, our financial condition would be adversely affected.

 

A change in the United States government policy with regard to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could impact our financial condition. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a major source of financing for the manufactured housing real estate sector. We depend frequently on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to finance growth by purchasing or guaranteeing manufactured housing community loans. We do not know when or if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac will restrict their support of lending to our real estate sector or to us in particular. A decision by the government to eliminate Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or reduce their acquisitions or guarantees of our mortgage loans, may adversely affect interest rates, capital availability and our ability to refinance our existing mortgage obligations as they come due and obtain additional long-term financing for the acquisition of additional communities on favorable terms or at all.

 

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We face risks associated with the financing of home sales to customers in our manufactured home communities. To produce new rental revenue and to upgrade our communities, we sell homes to customers in our communities at competitive prices and finance these home sales through S&F. We allow banks and outside finance companies the first opportunity to finance these sales. We are subject to the following risks in financing these homes:

 

    the borrowers may default on these loans and not be able to make debt service payments or pay principal when due;
       
    the default rates may be higher than we anticipate;
       
    demand for consumer financing may not be as great as we anticipate or may decline;
       
    the value of property securing the installment notes receivable may be less than the amounts owed; and
       
    interest rates payable on the installment notes receivable may be lower than our cost of funds.

 

Additionally, there are many regulations pertaining to our home sales and financing activities. There are significant consumer protection laws and the regulatory framework may change in a manner which may adversely affect our operating results. The regulatory environment and associated consumer finance laws create a risk of greater liability from our home sales and financing activities and could subject us to additional litigation. We are also dependent on licenses granted by state and other regulatory authorities, which may be withdrawn or which may not be renewed and which could have an adverse impact on our ability to continue with our home sales and financing activities.

 

Risks Related to our Status as a REIT

 

If our leases are not respected as true leases for federal income tax purposes, we would fail to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, we must, among other things, satisfy two gross income tests, under which specified percentages of our gross income must be certain types of passive income, such as rent. For the rent paid pursuant to our leases to qualify for purposes of the gross income tests, the leases must be respected as true leases for federal income tax purposes and not be treated as service contracts, joint ventures or some other type of arrangement. We believe that our leases will be respected as true leases for federal income tax purposes. However, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will agree with this view. If the leases are not respected as true leases for federal income tax purposes, we would not be able to satisfy either of the two gross income tests applicable to REITs, and we could lose our REIT status.

 

Failure to make required distributions would subject us to additional tax. In order to qualify as a REIT, we must, among other requirements, distribute, each year, to our stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income, excluding net capital gains. To the extent that we satisfy the 90% distribution requirement, but distribute less than 100% of our taxable income, we will be subject to federal corporate income tax on our undistributed income. In addition, we will incur a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which our distributions (or deemed distributions) in any year are less than the sum of:

 

    85% of our ordinary income for that year;
       
    95% of our capital gain net earnings for that year; and
       
    100% of our undistributed taxable income from prior years.

 

To the extent we pay out in excess of 100% of our taxable income for any tax year, we may be able to carry forward such excess to subsequent years to reduce our required distributions for purposes of the 4% nondeductible excise tax in such subsequent years. We intend to pay out our income to our stockholders in a manner intended to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement. Differences in timing between the recognition of income and the related cash receipts or the effect of required debt amortization payments could require us to borrow money or sell assets to pay out enough of our taxable income to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax.

 

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We may not have sufficient cash available from operations to pay distributions to our stockholders, and, therefore, distributions may be made from borrowings. The actual amount and timing of distributions to our stockholders will be determined by our Board of Directors in its discretion and typically will depend on the amount of cash available for distribution, which will depend on items such as current and projected cash requirements, limitations on distributions imposed by law on our financing arrangements and tax considerations. As a result, we may not have sufficient cash available from operations to pay distributions as required to maintain our status as a REIT. Therefore, we may need to borrow funds to make sufficient cash distributions in order to maintain our status as a REIT, which may cause us to incur additional interest expense as a result of an increase in borrowed funds for the purpose of paying distributions.

 

We may be required to pay a penalty tax upon the sale of a property. The federal income tax provisions applicable to REITs provide that any gain realized by a REIT on the sale of property held as inventory or other property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is treated as income from a “prohibited transaction” that is subject to a 100% penalty tax. Under current law, unless a sale of real property qualifies for a safe harbor, the question of whether the sale of real estate or other property constitutes the sale of property held primarily for sale to customers is generally a question of the facts and circumstances regarding a particular transaction. We intend that we and our subsidiaries will hold the interests in the real estate for investment with a view to long-term appreciation, engage in the business of acquiring and owning real estate, and make occasional sales as are consistent with our investment objectives. We do not intend to engage in prohibited transactions. We cannot assure you, however, that we will only make sales that satisfy the requirements of the safe harbors or that the IRS will not successfully assert that one or more of such sales are prohibited transactions.

 

We may be adversely affected if we fail to qualify as a REIT. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will not be allowed to deduct distributions to shareholders in computing our taxable income and will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates and possibly increased state and local taxes. In addition, we might be barred from qualification as a REIT for the four years following the year of disqualification. The additional tax incurred at regular corporate rates would reduce significantly the cash flow available for distribution to shareholders and for debt service. Furthermore, we would no longer be required to make any distributions to our shareholders as a condition to REIT qualification. Any distributions to shareholders would be taxable as ordinary income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, although such dividend distributions to non-corporate shareholders would be subject to a top federal income tax rate of 20% (and potentially a Medicare tax of 3.8%), provided applicable requirements of the Code are satisfied. Furthermore, corporate shareholders may be eligible for the dividends received deduction on the distributions, subject to limitations under the Code. Additionally, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, non-corporate stockholders would no longer be able to deduct up to 20% of our dividends (other than capital gain dividends and dividends treated as qualified dividend income), as would otherwise generally be permitted for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026.

 

To qualify as a REIT, we must comply with certain highly technical and complex requirements. We cannot be certain we have complied, and will always be able to comply, with the requirements to qualify as a REIT because there are few judicial and administrative interpretations of these provisions. In addition, facts and circumstances that may be beyond our control may affect our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT. We cannot assure you that new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not change the tax laws significantly with respect to our qualification as a REIT or with respect to the Federal income tax consequences of qualification. We believe that we have qualified as a REIT since our inception and intend to continue to qualify as a REIT. However, we cannot assure you that we are so qualified or will remain so qualified.

 

There is a risk of changes in the tax law applicable to REITs. Because the IRS, the United States Treasury Department and Congress frequently review federal income tax legislation, we cannot predict whether, when or to what extent new federal tax laws, regulations, interpretations or rulings will be adopted. Numerous changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws are proposed on a regular basis. Any of such legislative action may prospectively or retroactively modify our tax treatment and, therefore, may adversely affect taxation of us and/or our investors. Additionally, the REIT rules are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department, which may result in revisions to regulations and interpretations in addition to statutory changes. If enacted, certain proposed changes could have an adverse impact on our business and financial results. Importantly, legislation has been proposed in several states specifically taxing REITs. If such legislation were to be enacted, our income from such states would be adversely impacted.

 

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The act popularly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”), has significantly changed the U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. businesses and their owners, including REITs and their shareholders. Changes made by the Tax Act that could affect us and our shareholders include:

 

    temporarily reducing individual U.S. federal income tax rates on ordinary income; the highest individual U.S. federal income tax rate has been reduced from 39.6% to 37% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026;
       
    permanently eliminating the progressive corporate tax rate structure, with a maximum corporate tax rate of 35%, and replacing it with a flat corporate tax rate of 21%;
       
    permitting a deduction for certain pass-through business income, including dividends received by our shareholders from us that are not designated by us as capital gain dividends or qualified dividend income, which will allow individuals, trusts, and estates to deduct up to 20% of such amounts for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026;
       
    reducing the highest rate of withholding with respect to our distributions to non-U.S. stockholders that are treated as attributable to gains from the sale or exchange of U.S. real property interests from 35% to 21%;
       
    limiting our deduction for net operating losses to 80% of REIT taxable income (prior to the application of the dividends paid deduction);
       
    generally limiting the deduction for net business interest expense in excess of 30% of a business’s adjusted taxable income except for taxpayers that engage in certain real estate businesses and elect out of this rule (provided that such electing taxpayers must use an alternative depreciation system for certain property); and
       
    eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax.

 

Many of these changes are effective immediately, without any transition periods or grandfathering for existing transactions. The Tax Act is unclear in many respects and could be subject to potential amendments and technical corrections, as well as interpretations and implementing regulations by the United States Treasury Department and the IRS, any of which could lessen or increase certain adverse impacts of the Tax Act. Some technical corrections, proposed regulations and final regulations have already been promulgated, some of which specifically address REITs. It is unclear how these U.S. federal income tax changes will affect state and local taxation in various states and localities, which often use federal taxable income as a starting point for computing state and local tax liabilities.

 

While some of the changes made by the Tax Act may adversely affect us, other changes may be beneficial on a going forward basis. We continue to work with our tax advisors and auditors to determine the full impact that the recent tax legislation as a whole will have on us. You are urged to consult with your tax advisor with respect to the status of legislative, regulatory, judicial or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our securities.

 

We may be unable to comply with the strict income distribution requirements applicable to REITs. To maintain qualification as a REIT under the Code, a REIT must annually distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, excluding the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. This requirement limits our ability to accumulate capital. We may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet the distribution requirements. Difficulties in meeting the distribution requirements might arise due to competing demands for our funds or to timing differences between tax reporting and cash receipts and disbursements, because income may have to be reported before cash is received, because expenses may have to be paid before a deduction is allowed, because deductions may be disallowed or limited or because the IRS may make a determination that adjusts reported income. In those situations, we might be required to borrow funds or sell properties on adverse terms in order to meet the distribution requirements and interest and penalties could apply which could adversely affect our financial condition. If we fail to make a required distribution, we could cease to be taxed as a REIT.

 

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If we were considered to have actually or constructively paid a “preferential dividend” to certain of our stockholders, our status as a REIT could be adversely affected. In order to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income as calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”)), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. For distributions to be counted as satisfying the annual distribution requirements for REITs, and to provide us with a REIT level tax deduction, the distributions for REIT years beginning prior to January 1, 2015 must not be “preferential dividends.” A dividend is not a preferential dividend if the distribution is pro rata among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class, and in accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock as set forth in a REIT’s organizational documents. There is no de minimis exception with respect to preferential dividends; therefore, if the IRS were to take the position that we inadvertently paid a preferential dividend, for a REIT year beginning prior to January 1, 2015, we may be deemed to have failed the 90% distribution test, and our status as a REIT could be terminated for the year in which such determination is made if we were unable to cure such failure. While we believe that our operations have been structured in such a manner that we will not be treated as inadvertently having paid preferential dividends for a REIT year beginning prior to January 1, 2015, we can provide no assurance to this effect.

 

Notwithstanding our status as a REIT, we are subject to various federal, state and local taxes on our income and property. For example, we will be taxed at regular corporate rates on any undistributed taxable income, including undistributed net capital gains; provided, however, that properly designated undistributed capital gains will effectively avoid taxation at the stockholder level. We may be subject to other Federal income taxes and may also have to pay some state income or franchise taxes because not all states treat REITs in the same manner as they are treated for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Other Risks

 

We may not be able to obtain adequate cash to fund our business. Our business requires access to adequate cash to finance our operations, distributions, capital expenditures, debt service obligations, development and redevelopment costs and property acquisition costs, if any. We expect to generate the cash to be used for these purposes primarily with operating cash flow, borrowings under secured and unsecured loans, proceeds from sales of strategically identified assets and, when market conditions permit, through the issuance of debt and equity securities from time to time. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to fund our business, particularly if we are unable to renew leases, lease vacant space or re-lease space as leases expire according to our expectations.

 

We are dependent on key personnel. Our executive and other senior officers have a significant role in our success. Our ability to retain our management group or to attract suitable replacements should any members of the management group leave is dependent on the competitive nature of the employment market. The loss of services from key members of the management group or a limitation in their availability could adversely affect our financial condition and cash flow. Further, such a loss could be negatively perceived in the capital markets.

 

We may amend our business policies without stockholder approval. Our Board of Directors determines our growth, investment, financing, capitalization, borrowing, REIT status, operations and distributions policies. Although our Board of Directors has no present intention to change or reverse any of these policies, they may be amended or revised without notice to stockholders. Accordingly, stockholders may not have control over changes in our policies. We cannot assure you that changes in our policies will serve fully the interests of all stockholders.

 

The market value of our preferred and common stock could decrease based on our performance and market perception and conditions. The market value of our preferred and common stock may be based primarily upon the market’s perception of our growth potential and current and future cash dividends, and may be secondarily based upon the real estate market value of our underlying assets. The market price of our preferred and common stock is influenced by their respective distributions relative to market interest rates. Rising interest rates may lead potential buyers of our stock to expect a higher distribution rate, which would adversely affect the market price of our stock. In addition, rising interest rates would result in increased expense, thereby adversely affecting cash flow and our ability to service our indebtedness and pay distributions.

 

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There are restrictions on the transfer of our capital stock. To maintain our qualification as a REIT under the Code, no more than 50% in value of our outstanding capital stock may be owned, actually or by attribution, by five or fewer individuals, as defined in the Code to also include certain entities, during the last half of a taxable year. Accordingly, our charter contains provisions restricting the transfer of our capital stock. These restrictions may discourage a tender offer or other transaction, or a change in management or of control of us that might involve a premium price for our common stock or preferred stock or that our shareholders otherwise believe to be in their best interests, and may result in the transfer of shares acquired in excess of the restrictions to a trust for the benefit of a charitable beneficiary and, as a result, the forfeiture by the acquirer of the benefits of owning the additional shares.

 

Our earnings are dependent, in part, upon the performance of our investment portfolio. As permitted by the Code, we invest in and own securities of other REITs, which we generally limit to no more than approximately 15% of our undepreciated assets. To the extent that the value of those investments declines or those investments do not provide a return, our earnings and cash flow could be adversely affected.

 

We are subject to restrictions that may impede our ability to effect a change in control. Certain provisions contained in our charter and bylaws and certain provisions of Maryland law may have the effect of discouraging a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us and thereby inhibit a change in control. These provisions include the following:

 

    Our charter provides for three classes of directors with the term of office of one class expiring each year, commonly referred to as a “staggered board.” By preventing common stockholders from voting on the election of more than one class of directors at any annual meeting of stockholders, this provision may have the effect of keeping the current members of our Board of Directors in control for a longer period of time than stockholders may desire.
       
    Our charter generally limits any holder from acquiring more than 9.8% (in value or in number, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding equity stock (defined as all of our classes of capital stock, except our excess stock). While this provision is intended to assure our ability to remain a qualified REIT for Federal income tax purposes, the ownership limit may also limit the opportunity for stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of common stock that might otherwise exist if an investor was attempting to assemble a block of shares in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding shares of equity stock or otherwise effect a change in control.
       
    The request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all votes entitled to be cast at such meeting is necessary for stockholders to call a special meeting. We also require advance notice by common stockholders for the nomination of directors or proposals of business to be considered at a meeting of stockholders.
       
    Our Board of Directors may authorize and cause us to issue securities without shareholder approval. Under our charter, the board has the power to classify and reclassify any of our unissued shares of capital stock into shares of capital stock with such preferences, rights, powers and restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine.
       
    “Business combination” provisions that provide that, unless exempted, a Maryland corporation may not engage in certain business combinations, including mergers, dispositions of 10 percent or more of its assets, certain issuances of shares of stock and other specified transactions, with an “interested shareholder” or an affiliate of an interested shareholder for five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, and thereafter unless specified criteria are met. An interested shareholder is defined generally as any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of our shares or an affiliate thereof or an affiliate or associate of ours who was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of our then outstanding voting stock at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question. In our charter, we have expressly elected that the Maryland Business Combination Act not govern or apply to any transaction with our affiliated company, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (“MREIC”), a Maryland corporation.

 

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    The duties of directors of a Maryland corporation do not require them to, among other things (a) accept, recommend or respond to any proposal by a person seeking to acquire control of the corporation, (b) authorize the corporation to redeem any rights under, or modify or render inapplicable, any shareholders rights plan, (c) make a determination under the Maryland Business Combination Act or the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act to exempt any person or transaction from the requirements of those provisions, or (d) act or fail to act solely because of the effect of the act or failure to act may have on an acquisition or potential acquisition of control of the corporation or the amount or type of consideration that may be offered or paid to the shareholders in an acquisition.

 

We cannot assure you that we will be able to pay distributions regularly. Our ability to pay distributions in the future is dependent on our ability to operate profitably and to generate cash from our operations and the operations of our subsidiaries and is subject to limitations under our financing arrangements and Maryland law. Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, (“MGCL”), a Maryland corporation generally may not make a distribution if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as the debts became due in the usual course of business, or the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the charter permits otherwise, the amount that would be needed if the corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders whose preferential rights on dissolution are superior to those receiving the distribution. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to pay distributions on a regular quarterly basis in the future.

 

Dividends on our capital stock do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends. Income from “qualified dividends” payable to U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates are generally subject to tax at preferential rates. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income. Although these rules do not adversely affect our taxation or the dividends payable by us, to the extent that the preferential rates continue to apply to regular corporate qualified dividends, investors who are individuals, trusts and estates may perceive an investment in us to be relatively less attractive than an investment in the stock of a non-REIT corporation that pays dividends, which could materially and adversely affect the value of the shares of, and per share trading price of, our capital stock. It should be noted that the recently enacted Tax Act provides for a deduction from income for individuals, trusts and estates up to 20% of certain REIT dividends, which reduces the effective tax rate on such dividends below the effective tax rate on interest, though the deduction is generally not as favorable as the preferential rate on qualified dividends. The deduction for certain REIT dividends, unlike the favorable rate for qualified dividends, expires after 2025.

 

We are subject to risks arising from litigation. We may become involved in litigation. Litigation can be costly, and the results of litigation are often difficult to predict. We may not have adequate insurance coverage or contractual protection to cover costs and liability in the event we are sued, and to the extent we resort to litigation to enforce our rights, we may incur significant costs and ultimately be unsuccessful or unable to recover amounts we believe are owed to us. We may have little or no control of the timing of litigation, which presents challenges to our strategic planning.

 

Future terrorist attacks and military conflicts could have a material adverse effect on general economic conditions, consumer confidence and market liquidity. Among other things, it is possible that interest rates may be affected by these events. An increase in interest rates may increase our costs of borrowing, leading to a reduction in our earnings. Terrorist acts affecting our properties could also result in significant damages to, or loss of, our properties. Additionally, we may be unable to obtain adequate insurance coverage on acceptable economic terms for losses resulting from acts of terrorism. Our lenders may require that we carry terrorism insurance even if we do not believe this insurance is necessary or cost effective. Should an act of terrorism result in an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits, we could lose capital invested in a property, as well as the anticipated future revenues from a property, while remaining obligated for any mortgage indebtedness or other financial obligations related to the property. Any loss of these types would adversely affect our financial condition.

 

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Disruptions in the financial markets could affect our ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms and have other adverse effects on us and the market price of our capital stock. Over the last several years, the U.S. stock and credit markets have experienced significant price volatility, dislocations and liquidity disruptions, which have caused market prices of many stocks and debt securities to fluctuate substantially and the spreads on prospective debt financing to widen considerably. Continued uncertainty in the stock and credit markets may negatively impact our ability to access additional financing at reasonable terms, which may negatively affect our ability to acquire properties and otherwise pursue our investment strategy. A prolonged downturn in the stock or credit markets may cause us to seek alternative sources of potentially less attractive financing, and may require us to adjust our investment strategy accordingly. These types of events in the stock and credit markets may make it more difficult or costly for us to raise capital through the issuance of the common stock, preferred stock or debt securities. The potential disruptions in the financial markets may have a material adverse effect on the market value of the common stock and preferred stock, or the economy in general. In addition, the national and local economic climate, including that of the energy-market dependent Marcellus and Utica Shale regions, may be adversely impacted by, among other factors, plant closings and industry slowdowns, which may have a material adverse effect on the return we receive on our properties and investments, as well as other unknown adverse effects on us.

 

We may be adversely impacted by volatility in foreign financial markets. During the last few years, the financial crisis in Europe (including financial difficulties at several large European banks) has led to increased price volatility, dislocations and liquidity disruptions. Adding to the European credit crisis, in June 2016, voters in the United Kingdom elected to withdraw from the European Union in a national referendum. The referendum has created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union and has continued to have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets and could significantly reduce global market liquidity and restrict the ability of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets.

 

We face risks relating to cybersecurity attacks which could adversely affect our business, cause loss of confidential information and disrupt operations. We rely extensively on information technology to process transactions and manage our business. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including our business information and that of our tenants, clients, vendors and employees on our network. This data is hosted on internal, as well as external, computer systems. Our external systems are hosted by third-party service providers that may have access to such information in connection with providing necessary information technology and security and other business services to us. This information may include personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, banking information and credit card information. We employ a number of measures to prevent, detect and mitigate potential breaches or disclosure of this confidential information. We also maintain cyber risk insurance to provide some coverage for certain risks arising out of data and network breaches. While we continue to improve our cybersecurity and take measures to protect our business, we and our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers (including through malware, ransomware, computer viruses, and email phishing schemes) or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, fire, flood or other physical event, or other disruptions. Any such breach or disruption could compromise the confidential information of our employees, customers and vendors to the extent such information exists on our systems or on the systems of third-party providers. Such an incident could result in potential liability, damage our reputation, cause a loss of confidence and disrupt and affect our business operations and result in lawsuits against us.

 

We face risks relating to expanding use of social media mediums. The use of social media could cause us to suffer brand damage or information leakage. Negative posts or comments about us or our properties on any social networking website could damage our, or our properties’ reputations. In addition, employees or others might disclose non-public sensitive information relating to our business through external media channels. The continuing evolution of social media may present us with new challenges and risks. The considerable increase in the use of social media over recent years has greatly expanded the potential scope and scale, and increased the rapidity of the dissemination of negative publicity that could be generated by negative posts and comments.

 

Item 1B – Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

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Item 2 – Properties

 

UMH Properties, Inc. is engaged in the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owns 118 manufactured home communities containing approximately 21,500 developed sites. The rents collectible from the land ultimately depend on the value of the home and land. Therefore, fewer but more expensive homes can actually produce the same or greater rents. There is a long-term trend toward larger manufactured homes. Manufactured home communities designed for older manufactured homes must be modified to accommodate modern, wider and longer manufactured homes. These changes may decrease the number of homes that may be accommodated in a manufactured home community. For this reason, the number of developed sites operated by the Company is subject to change, and the number of developed sites listed is always an approximate number. The following table sets forth certain information concerning the Company’s real estate investments as of December 31, 2018.

 

   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                         
Allentown   434    89%   90%   76    -0-   $477 
4912 Raleigh-Millington Road                              
Memphis, TN 38128                              
                               
Arbor Estates   230    93%   94%   31    -0-   $690 
1081 North Easton Road                              
Doylestown, PA 18902                              
                               
Auburn Estates   42    90%   100%   13    -0-   $402 
919 Hostetler Road                              
Orrville, OH 44667                              
                               
Birchwood Farms   143    90%   83%   28    -0-   $440 
8057 Birchwood Drive                              
Birch Run, MI 48415                              
                               
Boardwalk   195    97%   95%   45    -0-   $367 
2105 Osolo Road                              
Elkhart, IN 46514                              
                               
Broadmore Estates   390    91%   89%   93    19   $442 
148 Broadmore Estates                              
Goshen, IN 46528                              
                               
Brookside Village   170    79%   81%   37    2   $435 
107 Skyline Drive                              
Berwick, PA 18603                              
                               
Brookview Village   140    91%   90%   52    22   $516 
2025 Route 9N, Lot 137                              
Greenfield Center, NY 12833                              
                               
Camelot Village   95    78%   N/A    32    50   $311 
2700 West 38th Street                              
Anderson, IN 46013                              
                               
Candlewick Court   211    61%   67%   40    -0-   $456 
1800 Candlewick Drive                              
Owosso, MI 48867                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                               
Carsons   131    71%   75%   14    4   $394 
649 North Franklin St. Lot 116                              
Chambersburg, PA 17201                              
                               
Catalina   463    54%   54%   75    26   $412 
6501 Germantown Road                              
Middletown, OH 45042                              
                               
Cedarcrest Village   283    96%   96%   71    30   $599 
1976 North East Avenue                              
Vineland, NJ 08360                              
                               
Chambersburg I & II   99    75%   77%   11    -0-   $391 
5368 Philadelphia Ave Lot 34                              
Chambersburg, PA 17201                              
                               
Chelsea   84    98%   93%   12    -0-   $452 
459 Chelsea Lane                              
Sayre, PA 18840                              
                               
Cinnamon Woods   58    98%   92%   10    67   $495 
70 Curry Avenue                              
Conowingo, MD 21918                              
                               
City View   57    93%   93%   20    2   $323 
110 Fort Granville Lot C5                              
Lewistown, PA 17044                              
                               
Clinton Mobile Home Resort   116    99%   98%   23    1   $405 
60 N State Route 101                              
Tiffin, OH 44883                              
                               
Collingwood   102    88%   86%   20    -0-   $448 
358 Chambers Road Lot 001                              
Horseheads, NY 14845                              
                               
Colonial Heights   159    75%   78%   31    1   $321 
917 Two Ridge Road                              
Wintersville, OH 43953                              
                               
Countryside Estates   160    83%   76%   36    28   $340 
1500 East Fuson Road                              
Muncie, IN 47302                              
                               
Countryside Estates   143    92%   90%   27    -0-   $336 
6605 State Route 5                              
Ravenna, OH 44266                              
                               
Countryside Village   349    97%   95%   89    63   $372 
200 Early Road                              
Columbia, TN 38401                              
                               
Cranberry Village   187    94%   94%   36    -0-   $593 
100 Treesdale Drive                              
Cranberry Township, PA 16066                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                               
Crestview   98    82%   75%   19    -0-   $415 
Wolcott Hollow Rd & Route 220                              
Athens, PA 18810                              
                               
Cross Keys Village   132    83%   84%   21    2   $445 
259 Brown Swiss Circle                              
Duncansville, PA 16635                              
                               
Crossroads Village   34    71%   61%   9    -0-   $370 
549 Chicory Lane                              
Mount Pleasant, PA 15666                              
                               
Dallas Mobile Home Community   145    77%   79%   21    -0-   $261 
1104 N 4th Street                               
Toronto, OH 43964                              
                               
Deer Meadows   98    91%   90%   22    8   $314 
1291 Springfield Road                              
New Springfield, OH 44443                              
                               
D & R Village   235    91%   90%   44    -0-   $584 
430 Route 146 Lot 65A                              
Clifton Park, NY 12065                              
                               
Evergreen Estates   55    100%   96%   10    3   $344 
425 Medina Street                              
Lodi, OH 44254                              
                               
Evergreen Manor   68    75%   75%   7    -0-   $340 
26041 Aurora Avenue                              
Bedford, OH 44146                              
                               
Evergreen Village   50    98%   94%   10    4   $359 
9249 State Route 44                              
Mantua, OH 44255                              
                               
Fairview Manor   317    95%   95%   66    132   $643 
2110 Mays Landing Road                              
Millville, NJ 08332                              
                               
Forest Creek   167    98%   98%   37    -0-   $469 
855 E. Mishawaka Road                              
Elkhart, IN 46517                              
                               
Forest Park Village   246    91%   85%   79    -0-   $526 
102 Holly Drive                              
Cranberry Township, PA 16066                              
                               
Fox Chapel Village   121    66%   72%   23    2   $352 
7 Greene Drive                              
Cheswick, PA 15024                              
                               
Frieden Manor   193    87%   91%   42    22   $466 
102 Frieden Manor                              
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                         
Green Acres   24    100%   100%   6    -0-   $415 
4496 Sycamore Grove Road                              
Chambersburg, PA 17201                              
                               
Gregory Courts   39    77%   82%   9    -0-   $628 
1 Mark Lane                              
Honey Brook, PA 19344                              
                               
Hayden Heights   115    100%   99%   19    -0-   $381 
5501 Cosgray Road                              
Dublin, OH 43016                              
                               
Heather Highlands   407    70%   68%   79    -0-   $438 
109 Main Street                              
Inkerman, PA 18640                              
                               
High View Acres   156    80%   79%   43    -0-   $369 
399 Blue Jay Lane                              
Apollo, PA 15613                              
                               
Highland   246    94%   90%   42    -0-   $382 
1875 Osolo Road                              
Elkhart, IN 46514                              
                               
Highland Estates   318    97%   97%   98    65   $569 
60 Old Route 22                              
Kutztown, PA 19530                              
                               
Hillcrest Crossing   198    55%   49%   60    16   $312 
100 Lorraine Drive                              
Lower Burrell, PA 15068                              
                               
Hillcrest Estates   222    77%   66%   46    45   $425 
14200 Industrial Parkway                              
Marysville, OH 43040                              
                               
Hillside Estates   90    80%   83%   29    20   $344 
Snyder Avenue                              
Greensburg, PA 15601                              
                               
Holiday Village   266    98%   95%   36    29   $510 
201 Grizzard Avenue                              
Nashville, TN 37207                              
                               
Holiday Village   326    76%   79%   53    2   $456 
1350 Co Road 3                              
Elkhart, IN 46514                              
                               
Holly Acres Estates   153    90%   90%   30    9   $371 
7240 Holly Dale Drive                              
Erie, PA 16509                              
                               
Hudson Estates   159    95%   88%   19    -0-   $299 
100 Keenan Road                              
Peninsula, OH 44264                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                               
Huntingdon Pointe   67    91%   94%   42    7   $285 
240 Tee Drive                              
Tarrs, PA 15688                              
                               
Independence Park   92    91%   93%   36    15   $372 
355 Route 30                              
Clinton, PA 15026                              
                               
Kinnebrook   249    96%   95%   66    8   $584 
351 State Route 17B                              
Monticello, NY 12701                              
                               
Lake Sherman Village   237    91%   94%   54    43   $436 
7227 Beth Avenue, SW                              
Navarre, OH 44662                              
                               
Lakeview Meadows   81    86%   65%   21    32   $349 
11900 Duff Road, Lot 58                              
Lakeview, OH 43331                              
                               
Laurel Woods   207    79%   78%   43    -0-   $395 
1943 St. Joseph Street                              
Cresson, PA 16630                              
                               
Little Chippewa   62    79%   89%   13    -0-   $332 
11563 Back Massillon Road                              
Orrville, OH 44667                              
                               
Maple Manor   316    78%   77%   71    -0-   $390 
18 Williams Street                              
Taylor, PA 18517                              
                               
Marysville Estates   305    55%   49%   58    -0-   $383 
548 North Main Street                              
Marysville, OH 43040                              
                               
Meadowood   122    91%   89%   20    -0-   $397 
9555 Struthers Road                              
New Middletown, OH 44442                              
                               
Meadows   335    61%   52%   61    -0-   $389 
11 Meadows                              
Nappanee, IN 46550                              
                               
Meadows of Perrysburg   191    87%   N/A    39    16   $403 
27484 Oregon Road                              
Perrysburg, OH 43551                              
                               
Melrose Village   293    90%   91%   71    -0-   $343 
4400 Melrose Drive, Lot 301                              
Wooster, OH 44691                              
                               
Melrose West   29    97%   97%   27    3   $376 
4455 Cleveland Road                              
Wooster, OH 44691                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                         
Memphis Blues (1)   39    100%   17%   22    -0-   $411 
1401 Memphis Blues Avenue                              
Memphis, TN 38127                              
                               
Monroe Valley   44    86%   98%   11    -0-   $500 
15 Old State Road                              
Jonestown, PA 17038                              
                               
Moosic Heights   151    92%   87%   35    -0-   $412 
118 1st Street                              
Avoca, PA 18641                              
                               
Mount Pleasant Village   115    93%   95%   19    -0-   $317 
549 Chicory Lane                              
Mount Pleasant, PA 15666                              
                               
Mountaintop   39    95%   97%   11    2   $580 
Mountain Top Lane                              
Narvon, PA 17555                              
                               
Mountain View (2)   -0-    N/A    N/A    -0-    220   $-0- 
Van Dyke Street                              
Coxsackie, NY 12501                              
                               
Oak Ridge Estates   205    99%   98%   40    -0-   $462 
1201 Country Road 15 (Apt B)                              
Elkhart, IN 46514                              
                               
Oakwood Lake Village   79    73%   82%   40    -0-   $438 
308 Gruver Lake                              
Tunkhannock, PA 18657                              
                               
Olmsted Falls   125    93%   92%   15    -0-   $402 
26875 Bagley Road                              
Olmsted Township, OH 44138                              
                               
Oxford Village   224    99%   97%   59    2   $666 
2 Dolinger Drive                              
West Grove, PA 19390                              
                               
Parke Place   364    95%   84%   79    30   $371 
2331 Osolo Road                              
Elkhart, IN 46514                              
                               
Perrysburg Estates   133    67%   N/A    24    9   $369 
23720 Lime City Road                              
Perrysburg, OH 43551                              
                               
Pikewood Manor   488    66%   N/A    86    31   $458 
1780 Lorain Boulevard                              
Elylria, OH 44035                              
                               
Pine Ridge Village/Pine Manor   194    83%   95%   50    30   $513 
100 Oriole Drive                              
Carlisle, PA 17013                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                               
Pine Valley Estates   212    67%   68%   38    -0-   $376 
1283 Sugar Hollow Road                              
Apollo, PA 15613                              
                               
Pleasant View Estates   110    71%   74%   21    9   $382 
6020 Fort Jenkins Lane                              
Bloomsburg, PA 17815                              
                               
Port Royal Village   473    55%   59%   101    -0-   $458 
485 Patterson Lane                              
Belle Vernon, PA 15012                              
                               
Redbud Estates   579    90%   N/A    128    20   $274 
1800 West 38th Street                              
Anderson, IN 46013                              
                               
River Valley Estates   232    75%   75%   60    -0-   $375 
2066 Victory Road                              
Marion, OH 43302                              
                               
Rolling Hills Estates   90    96%   91%   31    1   $369 
14 Tip Top Circle                              
Carlisle, PA 17015                              
                               
Rostraver Estates   66    80%   92%   17    66   $432 
1198 Rostraver Road                              
Belle Vernon, PA 15012                              
                               
Sandy Valley Estates   364    70%   67%   102    10   $400 
11461 State Route 800 N.E.                              
Magnolia, OH 44643                              
                               
Shady Hills   212    87%   93%   25    -0-   $484 
1508 Dickerson Pike #L1                              
Nashville, TN 37207                              
                               
Somerset Estates/Whispering Pines   249    78%   78%   74    24    $372/$441 
1873 Husband Road                              
Somerset, PA 15501                              
                               
Southern Terrace   118    100%   99%   26    4   $340 
1229 State Route 164                              
Columbiana, OH 44408                              
                               
Southwind Village (3)   250    97%   98%   36    -0-   $569 
435 E. Veterans Highway                              
Jackson, NJ 08527                              
                               
Spreading Oaks Village   148    89%   85%   37    24   $396 
7140-29 Selby Road                              
Athens, OH 45701                              
                               
Springfield Meadows   124    90%   82%   43    77   $348 
4100 Troy Road                              
Springfield, OH 45502                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
   Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                         
Suburban Estates   200    91%   92%   36    -0-   $413 
33 Maruca Drive                              
Greensburg, PA 15601                              
                               
Summit Estates   141    93%   93%   25    1   $346 
3305 Summit Road                              
Ravenna, OH 44266                              
                               
Summit Village   82    74%   N/A    25    33   $235 
246 North 500 East                              
Marion, IN 46952                              
                               
Sunny Acres   207    93%   92%   55    3   $384 
272 Nicole Lane                              
Somerset, PA 15501                              
                               
Sunnyside   64    88%   83%   8    -0-   $660 
2901 West Ridge Pike                              
Eagleville, PA 19403                              
                               
Trailmont   129    93%   94%   32    -0-   $526 
122 Hillcrest Road                              
Goodlettsville, TN 37072                              
                               
Twin Oaks I & II   141    96%   96%   21    -0-   $487 
27216 Cook Road Lot 1-A                              
Olmsted Township, OH 44138                              
                               
Twin Pines   241    83%   83%   48    2   $431 
2011 West Wilden Avenue                              
Goshen, IN 46528                              
                               
Valley High   74    84%   85%   13    16   $354 
229 Fieldstone Lane                              
Ruffs Dale, PA 15679                              
                               
Valley Hills   271    92%   94%   66    67   $341 
4364 Sandy Lake Road                              
Ravenna, OH 44266                              
                               
Valley Stream   143    73%   66%   37    6   $331 
60 Valley Stream                              
Mountaintop, PA 18707                              
                               
Valley View I   104    97%   91%   19    -0-   $503 
1 Sunflower Drive                              
Ephrata, PA 17522                              
                               
Valley View II   43    100%   100%   7    -0-   $525 
1 Sunflower Drive                              
Ephrata, PA 17522                              
                               
Valley View – Honey Brook   147    89%   88%   28    13   $615 
1 Mark Lane                              
Honey Brook, PA 19344                              

 

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   Number of   Occupancy   Occupancy           Approximate 
  Developed   Percentage   Percentage   Acreage   Additional   Monthly Rent Per 
Name of Community  Sites   at 12/31/18   at 12/31/17   Developed   Acreage   Site at 12/31/18 
                               
Voyager Estates   259    61%   58%   72    20   $358 
1002 Satellite Drive                              
West Newton, PA 15089                              
                               
Waterfalls Village   198    77%   80%   35    -0-   $565 
3450 Howard Road Lot 21                              
Hamburg, NY 14075                              
                               
Wayside   84    77%   75%   16    5   $300 
1000 Garfield Avenue                              
Bellefontaine, OH 43331                              
                               
Weatherly Estates   270    97%   96%   41    -0-   $474 
271 Weatherly Drive                              
Lebanon, TN 37087                              
                               
Wellington Estates   206    53%   56%   46    1   $289 
58 Tanner Street                              
Export, PA 15632                              
                               
Woodland Manor   148    63%   58%   77    -0-   $374 
338 County Route 11, Lot 165                              
West Monroe, NY 13167                              
                               
Woodlawn Village (3)   156    92%   92%   14    -0-   $673 
265 Route 35                              
Eatontown, NJ 07724                              
                               
Woods Edge   597    52%   54%   151    50   $382 
1670 East 650 North                              
West Lafayette, IN 47906                              
                               
Wood Valley   160    56%   55%   31    56   $325 
2 West Street                              
Caledonia, OH 43314                              
                               
Worthington Arms   224    84%   83%   36    -0-   $546 
5277 Columbus Pike                              
Lewis Center, OH 43035                              
                               
Youngstown Estates   89    64%   61%   14    59   $350 
999 Balmer Road                              
Youngstown, NY 14174                              
                               
Total   21,510    82.0%   81.4%(4)   4,706    1,689    $435(5) 

 

 

(1) Community was closed due to an unusual flooding throughout the region in May 2011. We are currently working on the redevelopment of this community.
(2) We are currently seeking site plan approvals for approximately 220 sites for this property.
(3) Community subject to local rent control laws.
(4) Does not include sites at Memphis Blues.
(5) Weighted average monthly rent per site.

 

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The Company also has approximately 2,100 additional sites at its properties in various stages of engineering/construction. Due to the difficulties involved in the approval and construction process, it is difficult to predict the number of sites which will be completed in a given year.

 

Significant Properties

 

The Company operates manufactured home properties with an approximate cost of $881,456,000. These properties consist of 118 separate manufactured home communities and related improvements. No single community constitutes more than 10% of the total assets of the Company. Our larger properties consist of: Woods Edge with 597 developed sites, Redbud Estates with 579 developed sites, Pikewood Manor with 488 developed sites, Port Royal Village with 473 developed sites, and Catalina with 463 developed sites.

 

Mortgages on Properties

 

The Company has mortgages on many of its properties. The maturity dates of these mortgages range from the years 2019 to 2028, with a weighted average term of 6.3 years. Interest on these mortgages are at fixed rates ranging from 3.71% to 6.5%. The weighted average interest rate on our mortgages, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs, was approximately 4.3% and 4.2% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The aggregate balances of these mortgages, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, total $331,093,063 and $304,895,117 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. (For additional information, see Part IV, Item 15(a) (1) (vi), Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Loans and Mortgages Payable).

 

Item 3 – Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is subject to claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business. For additional information about legal proceedings, see Part IV, Item 15(a)(1)(vi), Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Matters.

 

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

PART II

 

Item 5 – Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Market Information

 

The Company’s common and preferred shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), under the symbol “UMH” , “UMHPRB”, “UMHPRC” and “UMHPRD”.

 

Shareholder Information

 

As of February 28, 2019, there were approximately 1,002 registered shareholders of the Company’s common stock based on the number of record owners.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

None.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Directors reaffirmed its Share Repurchase Program (the “Repurchase Program”) that authorizes the Company to purchase up to $25,000,000 in the aggregate of the Company’s common stock. The Repurchase Program was originally created in June 2008 and is intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or block trades, or by any combination of such methods, in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The size, scope and timing of any purchases will be based on business, market and other conditions and factors, including price, regulatory and contractual requirements or consents, and capital availability. The Repurchase Program does not require the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. There have been no purchases under the Repurchase Program to date.

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

On June 13, 2013, the shareholders approved and ratified the Company’s 2013 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the “2013 Plan”) authorizing the grant to officers and key employees of options to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The 2013 Plan replaced the Company’s 2003 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended, which, pursuant to its terms, terminated in 2013. The outstanding options under the 2003 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended, remain outstanding until exercised, forfeited or expired. See Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the plans. On June 14, 2018, the shareholders approved and ratified an amendment and restatement (and renaming) of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Award Plan (formerly 2013 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan). The amendment and restatement made two substantive changes: (1) provide an additional 2,000,000 common shares for future grant of option awards, restricted stock awards, or other stock-based awards; and (2) allow for the issuance of other stock-based awards. See Item 12 – Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Matters for a table of beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock.

 

The following table summarizes information, as of December 31, 2018, relating to equity compensation plans of the Company (including individual compensation arrangements) pursuant to which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance:

 

Plan Category  Number of Securities to be Issued Upon
Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
(a)
   Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights   Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding Securities reflected in column (a)) 
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved by Security Holders
   2,252,600   $12.09    1,961,500 
Equity Compensation Plans not
Approved by Security Holders
   

 

N/A

    

 

N/A

    

 

N/A

 
Total   2,252,600   $12.09    1,961,500 

 

Comparative Stock Performance

 

The following line graph compares the total return of the Company’s common stock for the last five years to the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and to the S&P 500 Index for the same period. The graph assumes a $100 investment in our common stock and in each of the indexes listed below on December 31, 2013 and the reinvestment of all dividends. The total return reflects stock price appreciation and dividend reinvestment for all three comparative indices. The information herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but neither its accuracy nor its completeness is guaranteed. Our stock performance shown in the graph below is not indicative of future stock performance.

 

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Item 6 – Selected Financial Data

 

The following table sets forth selected financial and other information for the Company as of and for each of the years in the five year period ended December 31, 2018. The historical financial data has been derived from our historical financial statements. This following information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere herein.

 

   2018   2017 (1)   2016 (1)   2015 (1)   2014 (1) 
Operating Data:                         
                          
Rental and Related Income  $113,832,660   $101,801,425   $90,679,557   $74,762,548   $63,886,010 
Sales of Manufactured Homes   15,754,033    10,846,494    8,534,272    6,754,123    7,545,923 
Total Income   129,586,693    112,647,919    99,213,829    81,516,671    71,431,933 
Community Operating Expenses   52,948,510    47,846,565    42,638,333    37,049,462    33,592,327 
Community NOI (2)   60,884,150    53,954,860    48,041,224    37,713,086    30,293,683 
Total Expenses   111,009,550    96,616,337    83,255,514    72,076,546    64,521,158 
Interest Income   2,254,690    2,006,880    1,584,585    1,819,567    2,098,974 
Dividend Income   10,367,155    8,134,898    6,636,126    4,399,181    4,065,986 
Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net   20,107    1,747,528    2,285,301    204,230    1,542,589 
Decrease in Fair Value of Marketable Securities(3)   (51,675,396)   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Interest Expense   16,038,585    15,876,972    15,432,364    14,074,446    10,716,722 
Net Income (Loss)   (36,215,571)   12,668,034    11,534,559    2,144,205    4,237,803 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders   (56,531,515)   (7,679,265)   (2,568,873)   (6,122,993)   (3,318,785)
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders Per Share                         
Basic and Diluted   (1.53)   (0.24)   (0.10)   (0.24)   (0.15)
                          
Cash Flow Data:                         
                          
Net Cash Provided (Used) by:                         
Operating Activities  $40,175,186   $40,857,424   $29,203,209   $29,646,963   $24,749,768 
Investing Activities   (137,603,160)   (152,919,761)   (77,567,390)   (148,674,626)   (56,033,767)
Financing Activities   82,314,136    130,604,097    45,894,673    121,419,519    32,174,955 
                          
Balance Sheet Data:                         
                          
Total Investment Property  $881,456,088   $764,438,633   $640,216,767   $577,709,074   $448,164,459 
Total Assets   878,985,924    823,881,326    680,444,818    600,317,390    476,040,197 
Mortgages Payable, net of
unamortized debt issuance costs
   331,093,063    304,895,117    293,025,592    283,049,802    180,752,425 
Loans Payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   107,985,353    84,704,487    58,285,385    57,862,206    77,128,880 
Series A 8.25% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock
   -0-    -0-    91,595,000    91,595,000    91,595,000 
Series B 8.0% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock
   95,030,000    95,030,000    95,030,000    45,030,000    -0- 
Series C 6.75% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock
   143,750,000    143,750,000    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Series D 6.375% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock
   50,000,000    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Total Shareholders’ Equity   424,698,040    421,215,464    317,031,967    246,238,425    208,827,105 
                          
Other Information:                         
                          
Average Number of Shares Outstanding                         
Basic and Diluted   36,871,322    32,675,650    27,808,895    25,932,626    22,496,103 
Funds from Operations (2)  $(24,709,177)  $19,959,411   $20,647,390   $12,834,786   $11,837,322 
Core Funds from Operations (2)  $26,966,219   $23,461,898   $20,731,742   $14,267,036   $12,320,844 
Normalized Funds from Operations (2)  $27,471,112   $21,714,370   $18,446,441   $14,187,806   $10,778,255 
Cash Dividends Per Common Share  $0.72   $0.72   $0.72   $0.72   $0.72 

 

(1)Financial information has been revised to reflect certain reclassifications in prior periods to conform to the current period presentation.
(2)Refer to Item 7, Supplemental Measures, contained in this Form 10-K for information regarding the presentation of community NOI, and for the presentation and reconciliation of funds from operations, core funds from operations and normalized funds from operations to net loss attributable to common shareholders.
 (3)Represents change in unrealized gain (loss) in marketable securities which is included in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) in accordance with ASU 2016-01.

 

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Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements contained in this Form 10-K, that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by their use of forward-looking words, such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” “seek” or comparable terms, or the negative use of those words, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

 

The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. Some of these factors are described below and under the headings “Business”, “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those included in any forward-looking statements we make. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others:

 

changes in the real estate market conditions and general economic conditions;
the inherent risks associated with owning real estate, including local real estate market conditions, governing laws and regulations affecting manufactured housing communities and illiquidity of real estate investments;
increased competition in the geographic areas in which we own and operate manufactured housing communities;
our ability to continue to identify, negotiate and acquire manufactured housing communities and/or vacant land which may be developed into manufactured housing communities on terms favorable to us;
our ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels;
changes in market rates of interest;
our ability to repay debt financing obligations;
our ability to refinance amounts outstanding under our credit facilities at maturity on terms favorable to us;
our ability to comply with certain debt covenants;
our ability to integrate acquired properties and operations into existing operations;
the availability of other debt and equity financing alternatives;
continued ability to access the debt or equity markets;
the loss of any member of our management team;
our ability to maintain internal controls and processes to ensure all transactions are accounted for properly, all relevant disclosures and filings are timely made in accordance with all rules and regulations, and any potential fraud or embezzlement is thwarted or detected;
the ability of manufactured home buyers to obtain financing;
the level of repossessions by manufactured home lenders;

 

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market conditions affecting our investment securities;
changes in federal or state tax rules or regulations that could have adverse tax consequences;
our ability to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and
those risks and uncertainties referenced under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this Form 10-K and the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as events described or implied in such statements may not occur. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K speak only as of the date hereof and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

2018 Accomplishments

 

During 2018, UMH has made substantial progress on multiple fronts – generating solid operating results, achieving strong growth and improving our financial position. We have:

 

Generated a 12% increase in Normalized FFO per share;
Increased Rental and Related Income by 12%;
Increased Community Net Operating Income (“NOI”) by 13%;
Improved our Operating Expense ratio by 50 basis points to 46.5%;
Increased Same Property NOI by 7%;
Increased Same Property Occupancy by 40 basis points from 82.6% to 83.0%;
Increased home sales by 45%;
Acquired 6 communities containing approximately 1,600 homesites for a total cost of $59.1 million, bringing our total property portfolio to 118 manufactured home communities with approximately 21,500 developed homesites;
Increased our rental home portfolio by 905 homes to approximately 6,500 total rental homes, representing an increase of 16%;
Expanded and extended our existing unsecured revolving credit facility, increasing the available borrowings and reducing interest costs.
Issued 2,000,000 shares of a new 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, for net proceeds after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses, of approximately $48 million; and
Raised $35.1 million through our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

 

Overview

 

The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with “Selected Financial Data” and the historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 

The Company is a self-administered, self-managed, REIT with headquarters in Freehold, New Jersey. The Company’s primary business is the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities, which includes leasing manufactured home spaces on an annual or month-to-month basis to residential manufactured home owners. The Company also leases homes to residents and, through its taxable REIT subsidiary, S&F, sells and finances homes to residents and prospective residents of our communities.

 

Our communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland. UMH has continued to execute our growth strategy of purchasing well-located communities in our target markets, including the energy-rich Marcellus and Utica Shale regions. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we purchased six manufactured home communities, for an aggregate purchase price of $59,093,000. These acquisitions added approximately 1,600 developed homesites to our portfolio, bringing our total to 118 communities containing approximately 21,500 developed homesites.

 

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The Company earns income from the operation of its manufactured home communities, leasing of manufactured homesites, the rental of manufactured homes, the sale and finance of manufactured homes, the brokering of home sales, and from appreciation in the values of the manufactured home communities and vacant land owned by the Company. Management views the Company as a single segment based on its method of internal reporting in addition to its allocation of capital and resources. The Company also invests in securities of other REITs which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets.

 

Occupancy in our properties, as well as our ability to increase rental rates, directly affects revenues. In 2018, total income increased 15.0% from the prior year and Community NOI (as defined below) increased 12.8% from the prior year, primarily due to the acquisition and rental programs in 2017 and 2018. Overall occupancy increased from 81.4% at December 31, 2017 to 82.0% at December 31, 2018. Same property occupancy, which includes communities owned and operated as of January 1, 2017, increased from 82.6% at December 31, 2017 to 83.0% at December 31, 2018. Overall occupancy includes communities acquired in 2018 at a weighted average occupancy of 80%.

 

Sales of manufactured homes performed exceptionally well during 2018, increasing by 45% year-over-year. Demand for housing remains healthy, due to improvements in the economy, sustained wage and job growth and still favorable interest rates. Conventional single-family home prices continue their rise supported by low inventories and increasing sales. As household formation strengthens and for-sale inventory remains limited, a large share of housing demand will be looking at alternative forms of housing. Our property type offers substantial comparative value that should result in increased demand.

 

The macro-economic environment and current housing fundamentals continue to favor home rentals. The inability to satisfy down payment requirements, more stringent credit terms, and steadily increasing home prices continue to create hurdles for would-be homebuyers. Rental homes in a manufactured home community allow the resident to obtain the efficiencies of factory-built housing and the amenities of community living for less than the cost of other forms of affordable housing. We continue to see increased demand for rental homes. During 2018, our portfolio of rental homes increased by 905 homes. Occupied rental homes represent approximately 34.1% of total occupied sites. Occupancy in rental homes continues to be strong and is at 92.3% as of December 31, 2018. We compare favorably with other types of rental housing, including apartments, and we will continue to allocate capital to rental home purchases, as demand dictates.

 

The Company holds a portfolio of marketable securities of other REITs with a fair value of $99,595,736 at December 31, 2018, representing 9.3% of our undepreciated assets (total assets excluding accumulated depreciation). The Company generally limits its marketable securities investments to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. The REIT securities portfolio provides the Company with additional diversification, liquidity and income, and serves as a proxy for real estate when more favorable risk adjusted returns are not available. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 3% REIT preferred stocks and 97% REIT common stocks.

 

The Company invests in these REIT securities and, from time to time, may use margin debt when an adequate yield spread can be obtained. As of December 31, 2018, the Company has borrowings of $31,975,086 under its margin line at 2.75% interest. The Company’s weighted average yield on the securities portfolio was approximately 7.3% at December 31, 2018. The Company realized a net gain of $20,107 on sale of securities in 2018 as compared to a net gain of $1,747,528 during 2017. At December 31, 2018, the Company had unrealized losses of $(40,155,814) in its REIT securities portfolio. The dividends received from our securities investments continue to meet our expectations. It is our intent to hold these securities for investment on a long-term basis.

 

The Company continues to strengthen its balance sheet. During 2018, the Company raised approximately $35.1 million in new capital through the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”). The Company also reduced its cost of capital in 2018 by issuing 2,000,000 shares of a new 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”) for net proceeds of $48.2 million.

 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $7.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and $25 million available on our credit facility, with an additional $50 million potentially available pursuant to an accordion feature. We also had $18.6 million available on our revolving lines of credit for the financing of home sales and the purchase of inventory. In addition, we held approximately $99.6 million in marketable REIT securities encumbered by $32.0 million in margin loans. In general, the Company may borrow up to 50% of the value of the marketable securities.

 

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The Company intends to continue to increase its real estate investments. Our business plan includes acquiring communities that yield in excess of our cost of funds and then making physical improvements, including adding rental homes onto otherwise vacant sites. In 2017 and 2018, we have added a total of seventeen manufactured home communities to our portfolio, encompassing approximately 3,600 developed sites. These manufactured home communities were acquired with an average occupancy rate of 71%. The Company will utilize the rental home program to increase occupancy rates and improve operating results at these communities. There is no guarantee that any additional opportunities will materialize or that the Company will be able to take advantage of such opportunities. The growth of our real estate portfolio depends on the availability of suitable properties which meet the Company’s investment criteria and appropriate financing. Competition in the market areas in which the Company operates is significant and affects acquisitions, occupancy levels, rental rates and operating expenses of certain properties.

 

See PART I, Item 1- Business and Item 1A – Risk Factors for a more complete discussion of the economic and industry-wide factors relevant to the Company, the Company’s lines of business and principal products and services, and the opportunities, challenges and risks on which the Company is focused.

 

Acquisitions

 

Community  Date of Acquisition   State   Number of Sites   Purchase Price   Number of Acres   Occupancy at Acquisition 
                         
Acquisitions in 2018                              
                               
Redbud Estates and
Camelot Village
   May 30, 2018    IN    669   $20,500,000    231    91%
Summit Village   August 31, 2018    IN    134    3,500,000    58    60%
Pikewood Manor   November 30, 2018    OH    488    23,000,000    117    67%
Perrysburg Estates and
Meadows of Perrysburg
   December 19, 2018    OH    324    12,093,000    88    79%
                               
Total 2018             1,615   $59,093,000    449    79%
                               
Acquisitions in 2017                              
                               
Hillcrest Estates and Marysville Estates   January 20, 2017    OH    532   $9,588,000    149    57%
Boardwalk and Parke Place   January 20, 2017    IN    559    24,437,000    155    77%
Hillcrest Crossing   January 24, 2017    PA    200    2,485,000    78    40%
Cinnamon Woods   May 31, 2017    MD    63    4,000,000    79    92%
Pennsylvania 5 Community Portfolio   December 22, 2017    PA    643    22,780,000    141    72%
                               
Total 2017             1,997   $63,290,000    602    67%

 

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Supplemental Measures

 

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP, management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations include certain non-GAAP financial measures that in management’s view of the business we believe are meaningful as they allow the investor the ability to understand key operating details of our business both with and without regard to certain accounting conventions or items that may not always be indicative of recurring annual cash flow of the portfolio. These non-GAAP financial measures as determined and presented by us may not be comparable to related or similarly titled measures reported by other companies, and include Community Net Operating Income (“Community NOI”), Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders (“FFO”), Core Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders (“Core FFO”) and Normalized Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders (“Normalized FFO”).

 

We define Community NOI as rental and related income less community operating expenses such as real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, community salaries, utilities, insurance and other expenses. We believe that Community NOI is helpful to investors and analysts as a direct measure of the actual operating results of our manufactured home communities, rather than our Company overall. Community NOI should not be considered a substitute for the reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Community NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indicator of our financial performance, or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity; nor is it indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.

 

The Company’s Community NOI is calculated as follows:

 

   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014 
                 
Rental and Related Income  $113,832,660   $101,801,425   $90,679,557   $74,762,548   $63,886,010 
Community Operating Expenses   (52,948,510)   (47,846,565)   (42,638,333)   (37,049,462)   (33,592,327)
                          
Community NOI  $60,884,150   $53,954,860   $48,041,224   $37,713,086   $30,293,683 

 

We also assess and measure our overall operating results based upon an industry performance measure referred to as FFO, which management believes is a useful indicator of our operating performance. FFO is used by industry analysts and investors as a supplemental operating performance measure of a REIT. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders, as defined by GAAP, excluding extraordinary items, as defined under GAAP, gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization. NAREIT created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. We define Core FFO as FFO , excluding acquisition costs, costs of early extinguishment of debt, change in the fair value of marketable securities and costs associated with the redemption of preferred stock. We define Normalized FFO as Core FFO excluding gains and losses realized on securities investments and certain non-recurring charges. FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO should be considered as supplemental measures of operating performance used by REITs. FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO exclude historical cost depreciation as an expense and may facilitate the comparison of REITs which have a different cost basis. The items excluded from FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO are significant components in understanding the Company’s financial performance.

 

FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO (i) do not represent Cash Flow from Operations as defined by GAAP; (ii) should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities; and (iii) are not alternatives to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other REITs.

 

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The Company’s FFO, Core FFO and Normalized FFO attributable to common shareholders are calculated as follows:

 

   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014 
                 
Net Loss Attributable
to Common Shareholders
  $(56,531,515)  $(7,679,265)  $(2,568,873)  $(6,122,993)  $(3,318,785)
Depreciation Expense   31,691,209    27,557,746    23,214,100    18,877,511    15,163,420 
(Gain) Loss on Sales of
Depreciable Assets
   131,129    80,930    2,163    80,268    (7,313)
FFO Attributable to Common Shareholders   (24,709,177)   19,959,411    20,647,390    12,834,786    11,837,322 
                          
Adjustments:                         
Acquisition Costs   -0-    -0-    79,231    957,219    483,522 
Early Extinguishment of Debt (1)   -0-    -0-    5,121    475,031    -0- 
Decrease in Fair Value of Marketable Securities (4)   51,675,396    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Redemption of Preferred Stock   -0-    3,502,487    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Core FFO Attributable to Common Shareholders   26,966,219    23,461,898    20,731,742    14,267,036    12,320,844 
                          
Adjustments:                         
Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net   (20,107)   (1,747,528)   (2,285,301)   (204,230)   (1,542,589)
Non- Recurring Other Expense(2)   525,000    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Settlement of Memphis Mobile                         
 City Litigation (3)   -0-    -0-    -0-    125,000    -0- 
Normalized FFO Attributable to Common Shareholders  $27,471,112   $21,714,370   $18,446,441   $14,187,806   $10,778,255 

 

(1)Included in Interest Expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
(2)Consists of one- time payroll expenditure.
(3)Included in Community Operating Expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
 (4)Represents change in unrealized gain (loss) in marketable securities which is included in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) in accordance with ASU 2016-01.

 

Results of Operations

 

2018 vs. 2017

 

Rental and related income increased from $101,801,425 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $113,832,660 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 12%. This increase was due to the acquisitions during 2017 and 2018, as well as an increase in rental rates, same property occupancy and additional rental homes. During 2018, the Company raised rental rates by 3% to 4% at most communities. Rent increases vary depending on overall market conditions and demand. Occupancy, as well as the ability to increase rental rates, directly affects revenues. The Company has been acquiring communities with vacant sites that can potentially be occupied and earn income in the future. Overall occupancy has increased from to 81.4% at December 31, 2017 to 82.0% at December 31, 2018. Overall occupancy includes communities acquired in 2018 and 2017, which had a weighted average occupancy of 79% and 67%, respectively, at the time of acquisition. Same property occupancy has increased from 82.6% at December 31, 2017 to 83.0% at December 31, 2018. The same property occupancy rate is exclusive of the sites at Memphis Blues, which is under redevelopment due to a flood in 2011. Demand for rental homes continues to be strong. As of December 31, 2018, we had approximately 6,500 rental homes with an occupancy of 92.3%. We continue to evaluate the demand for rental homes and will invest in additional homes as demand dictates. Vacant sites allow for future revenue growth.

 

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Community operating expenses increased from $47,846,565 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $52,948,510 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 11%. This increase was due to the acquisitions during 2017 and 2018.

 

Community NOI increased from $53,954,860 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $60,884,150 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 13%. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions during 2017 and 2018 and an increase in rental rates, occupancy and rental homes. The Operating Expense Ratio (defined as Community Operating Expenses divided by Rental and Related Income) also improved from 47.0% for the year ended December 31, 2017 to 46.5% for the year ended December 31, 2018. Many acquisitions have deferred maintenance requiring higher than normal expenditures in the first few years of ownership. Because most of the community expenses are fixed costs, as occupancy rates continue to increase, these expense ratios will continue to improve. Because of the Company’s ability to increase its rental rates annually, increasing costs due to inflation and changing prices have generally not had a material effect on revenues and income from continuing operations.

 

Sales of manufactured homes increased from $10,846,494 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $15,754,033 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 45%. The total number of homes sold was 295 homes in 2018 as compared to 222 homes in 2017. There were 125 new homes sold in 2018 as compared to 74 in 2017. The Company’s average sales price was $53,404 and $48,858 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Cost of sales of manufactured homes increased from $8,471,190 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $11,715,987 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 38%. The gross profit percentage was 26% and 22% for 2018 and 2017, respectively. Selling expenses increased from $3,095,155 for the year ended December 31, 2107 to $3,774,425 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 22%. Gain (Loss) from the sales operations (defined as sales of manufactured homes less cost of sales of manufactured homes less selling expenses less interest on the financing of inventory) decreased from a loss $1,147,501 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to a gain of $75,064 for the year ended December 31, 2018, an improvement of 107%. The gain on sales include selling expenses of approximately $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Many of these costs, such as rent, salaries, and to an extent, advertising and promotion, are fixed. Although sales of manufactured homes have not yet returned to pre-recession levels, the Company has experienced three consecutive years of double-digit sales growth. The Company is encouraged by our sales operations’ return to profitability. The U.S. homeownership rate was 64.8% in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the U.S. Census. This is down from 69.2% at its peak at the end of 2004. The conventional single-family housing market has strengthened, and conventional home prices continue their rise. The inherent affordability of our property type becomes more and more apparent which should result in increased demand. The Company continues to be optimistic about future sales and rental prospects given the fundamental need for affordable housing. The Company believes that sales of new homes produce new rental revenue and is an investment in the upgrading of our communities.

 

General and Administrative Expenses increased from $9,645,681 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $10,879,419 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 13%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in personnel and personnel costs, as headcount, wages and incentive compensation increased in connection with the Company’s growth, and an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense. Stock compensation expense increased from $1,314,491 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $1,613,110 for the year ended December 31, 2018. These increases were primarily due to an increase in the weighted-average fair value of options granted from $1.81 per share for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $2.05 per share for the year ended December 31, 2018. Additionally, the Founder and Chairman of the Board was granted a discretionary stock option award of 100,000 shares, as well as 1,000 shares of restricted stock. Although these awards are usually recognized over the vesting period, the entire compensation cost of approximately $210,000 was recognized at the time of grant since he is of retirement age. Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2018, there was a one-time payroll expenditure of $525,000 for two employees. General and Administrative expenses without this one-time payroll expenditure as a percentage of gross revenue (Total Income plus Interest, Dividend and Other Income) remains in line at 7.3% and 7.8% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Depreciation expense increased from $27,557,746 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $31,691,209 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 15%. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions and the increase in rental homes during 2017 and 2018.

 

Interest income increased from $2,006,880 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $2,254,690 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 12%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of notes receivable from $21.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $26.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

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Dividend income increased from $8,134,898 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $10,367,155 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or 27%. This increase was due to an increase in the cost of securities from $121.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $139.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The dividends received from our securities investments were at a weighted average yield of 7.3% and 7.4% as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and continue to meet our expectations. It is the Company’s intent to hold these marketable securities long-term.

 

Realized gain on sales of marketable securities, net consists of the following:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2018   2017 
         
Gross realized gains  $20,107   $1,749,034 
Gross realized losses   -0-    (1,506)
           
Total Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net  $20,107   $1,747,528 

 

The Company had an accumulated net unrealized loss on its securities portfolio of $(40,155,814) as of December 31, 2018.

 

Decrease in Fair Value of Marketable Securities decreased from of $0 for the year ended December 31, 2017 to a loss of $51,675,396 for the year ended December 31, 2018. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, which requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result, on January 1, 2018 the Company recorded an increase to beginning undistributed income (accumulated deficit) of $11,519,582 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had total net unrealized losses of $40,155,814 in its REIT securities portfolio.

 

Other income decreased from $705,048 at December 31, 2017 to $410,444 at December 31, 2018. This decrease is mainly due to an upfront oil and gas bonus payment in 2017 of $251,680 that the Company received at one of its communities.

 

Interest expense, including amortization of financing costs, remained relatively stable for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. During the year, we obtained 2 new mortgage loans, and assumed 2 loans in conjunction with acquisitions, totaling $33 million. The average balance of mortgages payable was approximately $318 million during 2018 as compared to approximately $299 million during 2017. The weighted average interest rate on its mortgages, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs, was 4.3% at December 31, 2018 as compared to 4.2% at December 31, 2017.

 

2017 vs. 2016

 

Rental and related income increased from $90,679,557 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $101,801,425 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 12%. This increase was due to the acquisitions during 2016 and 2017, as well as an increase in rental rates, same property occupancy and additional rental homes. During 2017, the Company raised rental rates by 3% to 4% at most communities. Rent increases vary depending on overall market conditions and demand. Occupancy, as well as the ability to increase rental rates, directly affects revenues. The Company has been acquiring communities with vacant sites that can potentially be occupied and earn income in the future. Overall occupancy has increased from 81.0% at December 31, 2016 to 81.4% at December 31, 2017. Overall occupancy includes communities acquired in 2017 and 2016, which had a weighted average occupancy of 67% and 74%, respectively, at the time of acquisition. Same property occupancy has increased from 81.2% at December 31, 2016 to 82.7% at December 31, 2017. The overall and same property occupancy rates is exclusive of the sites at Memphis Blues, which is under redevelopment due to a flood in 2011. Demand for rental homes continues to be strong. As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately 5,600 rental homes with an occupancy of 93.0%. We continue to evaluate the demand for rental homes and will invest in additional homes as demand dictates. Vacant sites allow for future revenue growth.

 

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Community operating expenses increased from $42,638,333 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $47,846,565 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 12%. This increase was due to the acquisitions during 2016 and 2017.

 

Community NOI increased from $48,041,224 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $53,954,860 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 12%. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions during 2016 and 2017 and an increase in rental rates, occupancy and rental homes. The Operating Expense Ratio (defined as Community Operating Expenses divided by Rental and Related Income) was 47.0% for both the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Many acquisitions have deferred maintenance requiring higher than normal expenditures in the first few years of ownership. Because most of the community expenses are fixed costs, as occupancy rates continue to increase, these expense ratios will continue to improve. Because of the Company’s ability to increase its rental rates annually, increasing costs due to inflation and changing prices have generally not had a material effect on revenues and income from continuing operations.

 

Sales of manufactured homes increased from $8,534,272 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $10,846,494 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 27%. The total number of homes sold was 222 homes in 2017 as compared to 170 homes in 2016. There were 74 new homes sold in 2017 as compared to 61 in 2016. The Company’s average sales price was $48,858 and $50,202 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Cost of sales of manufactured homes increased from $6,466,520 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $8,471,190 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 31%. The gross profit percentage was 22% and 24% for 2017 and 2016, respectively. Selling expenses remained relatively stable at $3,095,155 for the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to $2,852,405 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Loss from the sales operations (defined as sales of manufactured homes less cost of sales of manufactured homes less selling expenses less interest on the financing of inventory) decreased from $1,444,076 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $1,147,501 for the year ended December 31, 2017, an improvement of 21%. The losses on sales include selling expenses of approximately $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Many of these costs, such as rent, salaries, and to an extent, advertising and promotion, are fixed. Sales of manufactured homes have not yet returned to pre-recession levels. The U.S. homeownership rate was 64.2% in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the U.S. Census. This is down from 69.2% at its peak at the end of 2004. The conventional single-family housing market has strengthened and conventional home prices continue their rise. The inherent affordability of our property type becomes more and more apparent which should result in increased demand. The Company continues to be optimistic about future sales and rental prospects given the fundamental need for affordable housing. The Company believes that sales of new homes produce new rental revenue and is an investment in the upgrading of our communities.

 

General and Administrative Expenses increased from $8,004,925 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $9,645,681 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 21%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in personnel and personnel costs, as headcount increased in connection with the Company’s growth, and an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense. Stock compensation expense increased from $1,064,678 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $1,314,491 for the year ended December 31, 2017. These increases were primarily due to the increase in our stock price during the year, which increased the fair value of options granted. The weighted-average fair value of options granted increased from $0.81 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $1.81 for the year ended December 31, 2017. Additionally, the Founder and Chairman of the Board was granted a discretionary stock option award of 100,000 shares, as well as 1,100 shares of restricted stock. Although these awards are usually recognized over the vesting period, the entire compensation cost of approximately $201,000 was recognized at the time of grant since he is of retirement age. General and Administrative expenses as a percentage of gross revenue (Total Income plus Interest, Dividend and Other Income) remains in line at 7.8% and 7.4% at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Acquisition Costs amounted to $-0- for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $79,231 for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2017-01 “Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business” prospectively as of January 1, 2017, we account for our property acquisitions as acquisitions of assets and no longer account for our property acquisitions as business combinations. In an acquisition of assets, certain acquisition costs are capitalized to real estate investments as part of the purchase price as opposed to being expensed as Acquisition Costs under the previous accounting treatment for business combinations.

 

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Depreciation expense increased from $23,214,100 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $27,557,746 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 19%. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions and the increase in rental homes during 2016 and 2017.

 

Interest income increased from $1,584,585 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $2,006,880 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 27%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of notes receivable from $18.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $21.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Dividend income increased from $6,636,126 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $8,134,898 for the year ended December 31, 2017, or 23%. This increase was due to an increase in the average balance of securities from $91.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $120.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The dividends received from our securities investments were at a weighted average yield of 7.4% and 6.8% as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Realized gain on sales of marketable securities, net consists of the following:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2017   2016 
         
Gross realized gains  $1,749,034   $2,287,454 
Gross realized losses   (1,506)   (2,153)
           
Total Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net  $1,747,528   $2,285,301 

 

The Company had an accumulated net unrealized gain on its securities portfolio of $11,519,582 as of December 31, 2017.

 

Other income increased from $504,759 at December 31, 2016 to $705,048 at December 31, 2017. The increase is mainly due to an upfront oil and gas bonus payment of $251,680 that the Company received at one of its communities.

 

Interest expense remained relatively stable for the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. During the year, we obtained 3 new mortgage loans, and assumed 1 loan in conjunction with an acquisition, totaling $47 million. The average balance of mortgages payable was approximately $299 million during 2017 as compared to approximately $288 million during 2016. The weighted average interest rate on its mortgages, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs, was 4.2% at December 31, 2017 as compared to 4.3% at December 31, 2016.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company operates as a REIT deriving its income primarily from real estate rental operations. The Company’s principal liquidity demands have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, payments of expenses relating to real estate operations, acquisitions, capital improvements, development and expansions of properties, debt service, purchases of manufactured homes, investment in debt and equity securities of other REITs, financing of manufactured home sales and distribution requirements. The Company’s ability to generate cash adequate to meet these demands is dependent primarily on income from its real estate investments and securities portfolio, the sale of real estate investments and securities, financing and refinancing of mortgage debt, leveraging of real estate investments, availability of bank borrowings, proceeds from the DRIP, and access to the capital markets.

 

The Company intends to operate its existing properties from the cash flows generated by the properties. However, the Company’s expenses are affected by various factors, including inflation. Increases in operating expenses raise the breakeven point for a property and, to the extent that they cannot be passed on through higher rents, reduce the amount of available cash flow which can adversely affect the market value of the property.

 

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The Company continues to strengthen its capital and liquidity positions. The Company has a DRIP in which participants can purchase stock from the Company at a price of approximately 95% of market. During 2018, amounts received, including dividends reinvested of $5.1 million, totaled $35.1 million. The Company also issued 2,000,000 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock in an underwritten registered public offering, raising net proceeds of approximately $48 million.

 

On November 29, 2018, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to expand and extend its existing unsecured revolving credit facility. The Facility is syndicated with two banks led by BMO Capital Markets Corp., as sole lead arranger and sole book runner, with Bank of Montreal as administrative agent, and includes JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the sole syndication agent. The Amendment provides for an increase from $50 million in available borrowings to $75 million in available borrowings with a $50 million accordion feature, bringing the total potential availability up to $125 million, subject to certain conditions including obtaining commitments from additional lenders. The Amendment also extends the maturity date of the Facility from March 27, 2020 to November 29, 2022, with a one-year extension available at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions including payment of an extension fee. Availability under the Facility is limited to 60% of the value of the unencumbered communities which the Company has placed in the Facility’s unencumbered asset pool. The Amendment increased the value of the Borrowing Base communities by reducing the capitalization rate applied to the Net Operating Income generated by the communities in the Borrowing Base from 7.5% to 7.0%. As of December 31, 2018, $25 million was available on this credit facility.

 

The Company has the ability to finance home sales, inventory purchases and rental home purchases. The Company has a $10 million revolving line of credit for the financing of homes, of which $4 million was utilized at December 31, 2018, and revolving credit facilities totaling $28.5 million to finance inventory purchases, of which $15.9 million was utilized at December 31, 2018.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $7.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $99.6 million encumbered by $32.0 million in margin loans. The Company owns 118 communities of which 45 are unencumbered. The Company’s marketable securities and non-mortgaged properties provide us with additional liquidity. The Company believes that cash on hand, funds generated from operations, the DRIP and capital market, the funds available on the lines of credit, together with the ability to finance and refinance its properties will provide sufficient funds to adequately meet its obligations over the next several years.

 

The Company’s focus is on real estate investments. The Company has historically financed purchases of real estate primarily through mortgages. During 2018, total investment property increased 15% or $117 million. The Company made acquisitions of six manufactured home communities totaling approximately 1,600 developed sites at an aggregate purchase price of $59.1 million. These acquisitions were funded through new mortgages, the use of our unsecured credit facility and the issuance of preferred stock. See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our acquisitions and Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for related debt transactions. The Company continues to evaluate acquisition opportunities. The funds for these acquisitions may come from bank borrowings, proceeds from the DRIP, and private placements or public offerings of common or preferred stock. To the extent that funds or appropriate properties are not available, fewer acquisitions will be made.

 

The Company also invests in rental homes and as of December 31, 2018 the Company owned approximately 6,500 rental homes, or approximately 30% of our total homesites. During 2018, our rental home portfolio increased by 905 homes or $37.6 million. The Company markets these rental homes for sale to existing residents. The Company estimates that in 2019 it will purchase approximately 800 manufactured homes to use as rental units for a total cost, including setup, of approximately $36 million. Rental home rates on new homes range from $700-$1,200 per month, including lot rent, depending on size, location and market conditions. During 2018, the Company also invested approximately $17 million in other improvements to our communities.

 

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Additionally, the Company invests in marketable debt and equity securities of other REITs. The REIT securities portfolio provides the Company with additional liquidity and income and serves as a proxy for real estate when more favorable risk adjusted returns are not available. The Company generally limits its marketable securities investments to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. During 2018, the securities portfolio decreased 25% or $33.4 million primarily due to a net unrealized loss of $51.7 million and sales of securities with a cost of $249,000, offset by purchases of $18.6 million. The Company recognized gains on sales of securities of approximately $20,000 in addition to the dividend income earned of $10.4 million. The Company from time to time may purchase these securities on margin when there is an adequate yield spread. At December 31, 2018, $32.0 million was outstanding on the margin loan at a 2.75% interest rate.

 

The following table summarizes cash flow activity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities  $40,175,186   $40,857,424   $29,203,209 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities   (137,603,160)   (152,919,761)   (77,567,391)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   82,314,136    130,604,097    45,894,673 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash
Equivalents and Restricted Cash
  $(15,113,838)  $18,541,760   $(2,469,509)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities remained relatively stable from 2017 to 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $12.0 million in 2017. This increase was primarily due to increased income from operations generated from acquisitions and increased rental homes and a smaller increase in inventory purchases.

 

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $15.3 million in 2018 primarily due to a decrease in acquisitions of manufactured home communities and a decrease in purchases of REIT securities. Net cash used in investing activities increased by $75.4 million in 2017 primarily due to an increase in acquisitions of manufactured home communities and an increase in our REIT securities portfolio.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $48.3 million in 2018 to $82.3 million. The Company received $35.1 million, including dividends reinvested, through the DRIP, and issued 2,000,000 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock in an underwritten registered public offering, raising net proceeds of approximately $48 million. During 2018, the Company also distributed to our common shareholders a total of $26.6 million, including dividends reinvested. It is anticipated, although no assurances can be given, that the level of participation in the DRIP in 2019 will be comparable to 2018. In addition, the Company also paid $20.0 million in preferred dividends.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $84.7 million in 2017 to $130.6 million. The Company received $60.4 million, including dividends reinvested, through the DRIP, issued 1,400,000 shares of its common stock in a registered direct placement, raising net proceeds of $22.5 million, and issued 5,750,000 shares of its Series C Preferred Stock in an underwritten registered public offering, raising net proceeds of approximately $139 million. $91.6 million of the net proceeds from the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock was used to redeem all of the 3,663,800 outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. During 2017, the Company also distributed to our common shareholders a total of $23.6 million, including dividends reinvested. In addition, the Company also paid $16.7 million in preferred dividends.

 

Cash flows were primarily used for purchases of manufactured home communities, capital improvements, payment of dividends, purchases of marketable securities, purchase of inventory and rental homes, loans to customers for the sales of manufactured homes, and expansion of existing communities. The Company meets maturing mortgage obligations by using a combination of cash flow and refinancing. The dividend payments were primarily made from cash flow from operations.

 

Cash flows used for capital improvements include amounts needed to meet environmental and regulatory requirements in connection with the manufactured home communities that provide water or sewer service. Excluding expansions and rental home purchases, the Company is budgeting approximately $16 million in capital improvements for 2019.

 

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The Company’s significant commitments and contractual obligations relate to its mortgages and loans payable, acquisitions of manufactured home communities, retirement benefits, and the lease on its corporate offices as described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The Company has 1,700 acres of undeveloped land which it could develop over the next several years. The Company continues to analyze the best use of its vacant land.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had total assets of $879.0 million and total liabilities of $454.3 million. Our net debt (net of cash and cash equivalents) to total market capitalization as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 was approximately 37% and 32%, respectively. Our net debt, less securities (net of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities) to total market capitalization as of December 30, 2018 and 2017 was approximately 28% and 20%, respectively.

 

The Company believes that it has the ability to meet its obligations and to generate funds for new investments.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

The Company has not executed any material off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2018:

 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

 

Total

   Less than
1 year
  

 

1-3 years

  

 

3-5 years

   More than
5 years
 
                     
Mortgages Payable  $334,411,425   $21,140,538   $29,313,422   $75,069,454   $208,888,011 
Interest on Mortgages Payable   80,803,848    14,374,283    26,182,408    21,435,598    18,811,559 
Loans Payable   108,417,479    19,767,278    4,593,603    51,699,576    32,357,022 
Interest on Loans Payable   15,009,023    4,445,004    5,977,278    3,704,610    882,131 
Operating Lease Obligations   729,740    214,800    441,100    73,840    -0- 
Purchase of Properties   45,287,000    45,287,000    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Retirement Benefits   450,000    -0-    -0-    -0-    450,000 
                          
Total  $585,108,515   $105,228,903   $66,507,811   $151,983,078   $261,388,723 

 

Mortgages payable represents the principal amounts outstanding based on scheduled payments. The interest on these mortgages are at fixed rates ranging from 3.71% to 6.5%. The weighted average interest rate, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs, was approximately 4.3% at December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, the weighted average loan maturity of the mortgage payable is 6.3 years.

 

Loans payable represents $50,000,000 outstanding on the Company’s unsecured line of credit with an interest rate ranging from LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50% or Prime plus 0.75% to 1.50%, based on the Company’s overall leverage (interest rate of 4.05% as of December 31, 2018); $31,975,086 outstanding on its margin line with an interest rate of 2.75% at December 31, 2018; $15,928,350 outstanding on the Company’s revolving credit agreements to finance inventory with interest rates ranging from prime with a minimum of 6% to Prime plus 2% with a minimum of 8% after 18 months (weighted average interest rate of 7.04% as of December 31, 2018); $373,499 loans outstanding for the finance of rental homes with an interest rate of 6.99% at December 31, 2018; $3,779,477 outstanding on its commercial term loan with an interest rate of 4.625% at December 31, 2018; $4,000,000 outstanding on the Company’s revolving line of credit secured by eligible notes receivables with an interest rate of prime plus 50 basis points (interest rate of 5.50 % as of December 31, 2018); and $2,361,066 outstanding on its automotive loans with a weighted average interest rate of 4.43%.

 

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Operating lease obligations represent a lease with a related party for the Company’s corporate offices. On May 1, 2015, the Company renewed this lease for additional space and for an additional seven-year term with monthly lease payments of $14,900 through April 30, 2020 and $15,300 through April 30, 2022. On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,275 through April 30, 2020 and $1,310 through April 30, 2022. On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,800 through April 30, 2020 and $1,850 through April 30, 2022. The Company is also responsible for its proportionate share of real estate taxes and common area maintenance. Mr. Eugene W. Landy, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Company, owns a 24% interest in the entity that is the landlord of the property where the Company’s corporate office space is located. Management believes that the aforesaid rent is no more than what the Company would pay for comparable space elsewhere.

 

Purchase of Properties represents the total purchase price of two communities under contract, one in Ohio and one in Michigan, totaling 1,187 developed home sites.

 

Retirement benefits of $450,000 represent the total future amount to be paid, on an undiscounted basis, relating to the Company’s Founder and Chairman. These benefits are based upon his specific employment agreement. The agreement does not require the Company to separately fund the obligation and therefore will be paid from the general assets of the Company. The Company has accrued these benefits on a present value basis over the term of the agreement (See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Significant accounting policies are defined as those that involve significant judgment and potentially could result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Management believes the following critical accounting policies are affected by our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. For a detailed description of these and other accounting policies, see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.

 

Real Estate Investments

 

The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant & Equipment (“ASC 360-10”) to measure impairment in real estate investments. Rental properties are individually evaluated for impairment when conditions exist which may indicate that it is probable that the sum of expected future cash flows (on an undiscounted basis without interest) from a rental property is less than the carrying value under its historical net cost basis. These expected future cash flows consider factors such as future operating income, trends and prospects as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. Upon determination that an other than temporary impairment has occurred, rental properties are reduced to their fair value. For properties to be disposed of, an impairment loss is recognized when the fair value of the property, less the estimated cost to sell, is less than the carrying amount of the property measured at the time there is a commitment to sell the property and/or it is actively being marketed for sale. A property to be disposed of is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value, less its cost to sell. Subsequent to the date that a property is held for disposition, depreciation expense is not recorded.

 

Upon acquisition of a property, the Company applies ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) and allocates the purchase price of the property based upon the fair value of the assets acquired, which generally consist of land, site and land improvements, buildings and improvements and rental homes. The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired property generally determined by internal evaluation as well as third-party appraisal of the property obtained in conjunction with the purchase.

 

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In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business”. ASU 2017-01 seeks to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, intangible assets and consolidation. The adoption of ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The amendments should be applied prospectively on or after the effective dates. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2017, on a prospective basis. The Company evaluated its acquisitions and has determined that its acquisitions of manufactured home communities during 2017 and 2018 should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets. As such, transaction costs, such as broker fees, transfer taxes, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional and consulting fees, related to acquisitions are capitalized as part of the cost of the acquisitions, which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-01, the Company’s acquisitions were considered an acquisition of a business and therefore, the acquisition costs were expensed.

 

The Company conducted a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with ASC 360-10-35-21, which indicates that asset values should be analyzed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. The process entailed the analysis of property for instances where the net book value exceeds the estimated fair value. In accordance with ASC 360-10-35-17, an impairment loss shall be recognized if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The Company utilizes the experience and knowledge of its internal valuation team to derive certain assumptions used to determine an operating property’s cash flow. Such assumptions include lease-up rates, rental rates, rental growth rates, and capital expenditures. The Company reviewed its operating properties in light of the requirements of ASC 360-10 and determined that, as of December 31, 2018, the undiscounted cash flows over the holding period for these properties were in excess of their carrying values and, therefore, no impairment charges were required.

 

Marketable Securities

 

Investments in marketable securities consist of marketable common and preferred stock securities of other REITs, which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. These marketable securities are all publicly-traded and purchased on the open market, through private transactions or through dividend reinvestment plans. The Company normally holds REIT securities on a long-term basis and has the ability and intent to hold securities to recovery, therefore as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, gains or losses on the sale of securities are based on average cost and are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. ASU 2016-01 requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result, on January 1, 2018 the Company recorded an increase to beginning undistributed income (accumulated deficit) of $11,519,582 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities are recorded in “Other Investment Income (Loss), net” on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” below for additional information regarding the adoption of this ASU.

 

Other

 

Estimates are used when accounting for the allowance for doubtful accounts for our rents and loans receivable, potentially excess and obsolete inventory and contingent liabilities, among others. These estimates are susceptible to change and actual results could differ from these estimates. The effects of changes in these estimates are recognized in the period they are determined.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The Company’s principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. The Company’s future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control contribute to interest rate risk. The Company mitigates this risk by maintaining prudent amounts of leverage, minimizing capital costs and interest expense while continuously evaluating all available debt and equity resources and following established risk management policies and procedures, which may include the periodic use of derivatives. The Company’s primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability that changes in interest rates could have on its future cash flows. The Company generally employs derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of its variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

 

The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2018, concerning the Company’s mortgages and loans payable, including principal cash flow by scheduled maturity, weighted average interest rates and estimated fair value.

 

   Mortgages Payable   Loans Payable 
       Weighted Average       Weighted Average 
  

Carrying

Value

  

Interest

Rate

  

Carrying

Value

  

Interest

Rate

 
                 
2019  $2,364,577    5.74%  $19,767,278    6.58%
2020   11,739,329    5.94%   4,215,285    5.48%
2021   2,157,664    6.50%   378,318    4.79%
2022   20,420,083    4.42%   51,130,884    4.06%
2023   61,227,236    4.34%   568,692    4.69%
Thereafter   236,502,536    4.06%   32,357,022    2.78%
Total  $334,411,425    4.29%(1)  $108,417,479    4.20%(1)
Estimated Fair Value  $332,131,000        $108,417,000      

 

(1) Weighted average interest rate, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs. The weighted average interest rate, including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs, at December 31, 2018 was 4.33% for mortgages payable and 4.21% for loans payable.

 

All mortgage loans are at fixed rates. The Company has approximately $19.9 million in variable rate loans payable. If short-term interest rates increased or decreased by 1%, interest expense would have increased or decreased by approximately $199,000.

 

The Company invests in equity securities of other REITs and is primarily exposed to market price risk from adverse changes in market rates and conditions. The Company generally limits its marketable securities investments to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. All securities are carried at fair value.

 

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Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The financial statements and supplementary data listed in Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) are incorporated herein by reference and filed as part of this report.

 

The following is the Unaudited Selected Quarterly Financial Data:

 

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

2018  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31 
                 
Total Income  $29,795,964   $32,098,550   $33,447,114   $34,245,065 
Total Expenses   25,492,249    27,761,189    28,436,258    29,319,854 
Other Income (Expense)   (26,496,347)   15,799,550    (11,332,720)   (32,632,068)
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations   (22,208,337)   20,071,984    (6,349,343)   (27,729,875)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders   (27,154,510)   14,948,727    (11,472,600)   (32,943,132)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common
Shareholders per Share –
                    
Basic and Diluted   (0.76)   0.41    (0.31)   (0.87)

 

2017  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31 
                 
Total Income  $26,448,549   $28,817,848   $28,684,937   $28,696,585 
Total Expenses   22,485,487    24,858,243    24,704,729    24,567,878 
Other Income (Expense)   (1,653,136)   (383,472)   (699,309)   (546,701)
Net Income from continuing operations   2,285,546    3,589,871    3,262,001    3,530,616 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders   (1,504,201)   (199,876)   (5,179,423)   (795,765)
Net Loss Attributable to Common
Shareholders per Share –
                    
Basic and Diluted   (0.05)   (0.01)   (0.15)   (0.03)

 

Item 9 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

There were no changes in, or any disagreements with, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on accounting principles and practices or financial disclosure during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

Item 9A – Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as of December 31, 2018.

 

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Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

(a) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management assessed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018. This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) (2013 framework). Based on this assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2018.

 

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued their report on their audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, a copy of which is included herein.

 

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(b) Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

UMH Properties, Inc.

 

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

We have audited UMH Properties, Inc.’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and our report dated March 7, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

          /s/ PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

 

March 7, 2019

New York, New York

 

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(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B – Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

Item 10 – Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A and the information included under the caption “Executive Officers” in Part I hereof, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.

 

Item 11 – Executive Compensation

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.

 

Item 12 – Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.

 

Item 13 – Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.

 

Item 14 – Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15 – Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

      Page(s)
       
(a) (1)   The following Financial Statements are filed as part of this report.  
       
  (i) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 57
       
  (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 58-59
       
  (iii) Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

60-61

       
  (iv)

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

62

       
  (v) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

63-64

       
  (vi)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

65

       
  (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 66-98
       
(a) (2)   The following Financial Statement Schedule is filed as part of this report:  
       
  (i) Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2018 99-108

 

All other schedules are omitted for the reason that they are not required, are not applicable, or the required information is set forth in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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(a) (3) The Exhibits set forth in the following index of Exhibits are filed as part of this Report.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

     
(2)   Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession
     
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 23, 2003 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2003, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
(3)   Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of UMH Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2003, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.2   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2006, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.3   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2011, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.4   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2011, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.5   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.6   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.7   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.8   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.9   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2015, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.10   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2015, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.11   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2016, Registration No. 001-12690).

 

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Exhibit

No.

 

Description

3.12   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2016, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.13   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2016, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.14   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2017, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.15   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2017, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.16   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2017, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.17   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
3.18   Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated, dated March 31, 2014 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
(4)   Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures
     
4.1   Specimen certificate of common stock of UMH Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-3 as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2010, Registration No. 333-171338).
     
4.2   Specimen certificate representing the Series A Preferred Stock of UMH Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-A12B filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
4.3   Specimen certificate representing the Series B Preferred Stock of UMH Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form S-3 as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2016, Registration No. 333-209078).
     
4.4   Specimen certificate representing the Series C Preferred Stock of UMH Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-A12B as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2017, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
4.5   Specimen certificate representing the Series D Preferred Stock of UMH Properties, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-A12B as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
(10)   Material Contracts
     
10.1 + Employment Agreement with Mr. Eugene W. Landy dated December 14, 1993 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 1993 Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 1994).

 

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Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10.2 + Amendment to Employment Agreement with Mr. Eugene W. Landy effective January 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K/A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.3 + Second Amendment to Employment Agreement of Eugene W. Landy, dated April 14, 2008 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2008, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.4 + Third Amendment to Employment Agreement with Mr. Eugene W. Landy effective October 1, 2014 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2014, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.5 + Form of Indemnification Agreement between UMH Properties, Inc. and its Directors and Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2012, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.6 + UMH Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement (DEF 14A) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.7   Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement filed on Form S-3D as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2017, Registration No. 333-218615).
     
10.8   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among UMH Properties, Inc. and Bank of Montreal dated March 28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.9 + Amended and Restated Employment Agreement Effective January 1, 2018, between UMH Properties, Inc. and Samuel A. Landy (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
10.10 + Amended and Restated Employment Agreement Effective January 1, 2018, between UMH Properties, Inc. and Anna T. Chew (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2018, Registration No. 001-12690).
     
(21) * Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
     
(23) * Consent of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP.
     
(31.1) * Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
(31.2) * Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
(32) * Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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Exhibit

No.

 

Description

(101)   Interactive Data File
     
101.INS ++ XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH ++ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL ++ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document
101.LAB ++ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE ++ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF ++ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
*   Filed herewith.
+   Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
++   Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive date file is deemed not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, is deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

Item 16 – Form 10-K Summary

 

Not applicable.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

UMH Properties, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of UMH Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2)(i) (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 7, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

Adoption of New Accounting Standard

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for investments in equity securities in the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

       /s/ PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.

 

March 7, 2019

New York, New York

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 and 2017

 

   2018   2017 
         
-ASSETS-        
Investment Property and Equipment          
Land  $68,154,110   $61,239,644 
Site and Land Improvements   533,547,154    463,242,075 
Buildings and Improvements   25,156,183    22,963,926 
Rental Homes and Accessories   254,598,641    216,992,988 
Total Investment Property   881,456,088    764,438,633 
Equipment and Vehicles   18,791,688    16,874,760 
Total Investment Property and Equipment   900,247,776    781,313,393 
Accumulated Depreciation   (197,208,363)   (166,444,512)
Net Investment Property and Equipment   703,039,413    614,868,881 
           
Other Assets          
Cash and Cash Equivalents   7,433,470    23,242,090 
Marketable Securities at Fair Value   99,595,736    132,964,276 
Inventory of Manufactured Homes   23,703,322    17,569,365 
Notes and Other Receivables, net   31,493,555    25,451,053 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets   4,279,403    3,457,083 
Land Development Costs   9,441,025    6,328,578 
Total Other Assets   175,946,511    209,012,445 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $878,985,924   $823,881,326 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 and 2017

 

   2018   2017 
         
- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY -          
LIABILITIES:          
Mortgages Payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs  $331,093,063   $304,895,117 
           
Other Liabilities:          
Accounts Payable   3,873,445    2,960,739 
Loans Payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs   107,985,353    84,704,487 
Accrued Liabilities and Deposits   5,493,862    4,977,886 
Tenant Security Deposits   5,842,161    5,127,633 
Total Other Liabilities   123,194,821    97,770,745 
Total Liabilities   454,287,884    402,665,862 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Shareholders’ Equity:          
Series B – 8.0% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock, par value $0.10 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized; 3,801,200 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
   95,030,000    95,030,000 
Series C – 6.75% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock, par value $0.10 per share, 5,750,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
   143,750,000    143,750,000 
Series D – 6.375% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock, par value $0.10 per share, 2,300,000 shares authorized; 2,000,000 and -0- shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
   50,000,000    -0- 
Common Stock - $0.10 par value per share,111,363,800 and 113,663,800 shares authorized; 38,320,414 and 35,488,068 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively   3,832,041    3,548,807 
Excess Stock - $0.10 par value per share, 3,000,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of
December 31, 2018 and 2017
   -0-    -0- 
Additional Paid-In Capital   157,449,781    168,034,868 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   -0-    11,519,582 
Undistributed Income (Accumulated Deficit)   (25,363,782)   (667,793)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   424,698,040    421,215,464 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $878,985,924   $823,881,326 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

   2018   2017   2016 
             
INCOME:               
Rental and Related Income  $113,832,660   $101,801,425   $90,679,557 
Sales of Manufactured Homes   15,754,033    10,846,494    8,534,272 
                
Total Income   129,586,693    112,647,919    99,213,829 
                
EXPENSES:               
Community Operating Expenses   52,948,510    47,846,565    42,638,333 
Cost of Sales of Manufactured Homes   11,715,987    8,471,190    6,466,520 
Selling Expenses   3,774,425    3,095,155    2,852,405 
General and Administrative Expenses   10,879,419    9,645,681    8,004,925 
Acquisition Costs   -0-    -0-    79,231 
Depreciation Expense   31,691,209    27,557,746    23,214,100 
                
Total Expenses   111,009,550    96,616,337    83,255,514 
                
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):               
Interest Income   2,254,690    2,006,880    1,584,585 
Dividend Income   10,367,155    8,134,898    6,636,126 
Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net   20,107    1,747,528    2,285,301 
Decrease in Fair Value of Marketable Securities   (51,675,396)   -0-    -0- 
Other Income   410,444    705,048    504,759 
Interest Expense   (16,038,585)   (15,876,972)   (15,432,364)
                

Total Other Income (Expense)

   (54,661,585)   (3,282,618)   (4,421,593)
                
Income (Loss) Before Loss on Sales of
Investment Property and Equipment
   (36,084,442)   12,748,964    11,536,722 
Loss on Sales of Investment Property
and Equipment
   (131,129)   (80,930)   (2,163)
                
Net Income (Loss)   (36,215,571)   12,668,034    11,534,559 
                
Less: Preferred Dividends   (20,315,944)   (16,844,812)   (14,103,432)
Less: Redemption of Preferred Stock   -0-    (3,502,487)   -0- 
                
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders  $(56,531,515)  $(7,679,265)  $(2,568,873)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

   2018   2017   2016 
             
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share:               
                
Net Income (Loss)  $(0.98)  $0.39   $0.41 
Less: Preferred Dividends   (0.55)   (0.52)   (0.51)
Less: Redemption of Preferred Stock   -0-    (0.11)   -0- 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders  $(1.53)  $(0.24)  $(0.10)
                
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:               
Basic and Diluted   36,871,322    32,675,650    27,808,895 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

   2018   2017   2016 
             
Net Income (Loss)  $(36,215,571)  $12,668,034   $11,534,559 
                
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):               
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During the Year   -0-    (3,450,061)   21,057,498 
Reclassification Adjustment for Net Gains Realized in Income   -0-    (1,747,528)   (2,285,301)
Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swap Agreements   -0-    3,983    (2,283)
                
Comprehensive Income (Loss)   (36,215,571)   7,474,428    30,304,473 
Less: Preferred Dividends   (20,315,944)   (16,844,812)   (14,103,432)
Less: Redemption of Preferred Stock   -0-    (3,502,487)   -0- 
                
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders  $(56,531,515)  $(12,872,871)  $16,201,041 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

   Common Stock   Preferred   Preferred   Preferred 
   Issued and Outstanding   Stock   Stock   Stock 
   Number   Amount   Series A   Series B   Series C 
                          
Balance December 31, 2015   27,086,838   $2,708,684   $91,595,000   $45,030,000   $-0- 
                          
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   1,966,133    196,613    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   60,500    6,050    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   277,500    27,750    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Cancellation of Shares due to Restricted Stock Forfeitures   (2,160)   (216)   -0-    -0-    -0- 
Preferred Stock Issued through Registered Direct Placement, net   -0-    -0-    -0-    50,000,000    -0- 
Distributions   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Net Income   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale Net of Reclassification Adjustment   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Interest Rate Swaps   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
                          
Balance December 31, 2016   29,388,811    2,938,881    91,595,000    95,030,000    -0- 
                          
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   4,095,357    409,536    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   56,000    5,600    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   547,900    54,790    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Registered Direct Placement, net   1,400,000    140,000    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Preferred Stock Issued through Underwritten Registered Public Offering, net   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    143,750,000 
Preferred Stock Called for Redemption   -0-    -0-    (91,595,000)   -0-    -0- 
Distributions   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Net Income   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale, Net of Reclassification Adjustment   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Interest Rate Swaps   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
                          
Balance December 31, 2017   35,488,068    3,548,807    -0-    95,030,000    143,750,000 
                          
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale, Net of Reclassification Adjustment (See Note 2)   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   2,654,846    265,484    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   49,000    4,900    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   128,500    12,850    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Preferred Stock Issued through Underwritten Registered Public Offering, net   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Distributions   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Net Income (Loss)   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -0- 
                          
Balance December 31, 2018   38,320,414   $3,832,041   $-0-   $95,030,000   $143,750,000 

 

*Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY, CONTINUED

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

  

Preferred

Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

  

Undistributed

Income

(Accumulated

   Total Shareholders’ 
   Series D   Capital   Income (Loss)   Deficit)   Equity 
                          
Balance December 31, 2015  $-0-   $109,629,260   $(2,056,726)  $(667,793)  $246,238,425 
                          
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   -0-    22,204,332    -0-    -0-    22,400,945 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   -0-    (6,050)   -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   -0-    2,457,310    -0-    -0-    2,485,060 
Cancellation of Shares Due to Restricted Stock Forfeitures   -0-    216    -0-    -0-    -0- 
Preferred Stock Issued through Registered Direct Placement, net   -0-    (879,147)   -0-    -0-    49,120,853 
Distributions   -0-    (23,047,908)   -0-    (11,534,559)   (34,582,467)
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    1,064,678    -0-    -0-    1,064,678 
Net Income   -0-    -0-    -0-    11,534,559    11,534,559 
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale Net of Reclassification Adjustment   -0-    -0-    18,772,197    -0-    18,772,197 
Interest Rate Swaps   -0-    -0-    (2,283)   -0-    (2,283)
                          
Balance December 31, 2016   -0-    111,422,691    16,713,188    (667,793)   317,031,967 
                          
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   -0-    59,955,654    -0-    -0-    60,365,190 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   -0-    (5,600)   -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   -0-    5,380,844    -0-    -0-    5,435,634 
Common Stock Issued through Registered Direct Placement, net   -0-    22,378,238    -0-    -0-    22,518,238 
Preferred Stock Issued through Underwritten Registered Public Offering, net   -0-    (4,774,153)   -0-    -0-    138,975,847 
Preferred Stock Called for Redemption   -0-    3,488,159    -0-    (3,488,159)   (91,595,000)
Distributions   -0-    (31,125,456)   -0-    (9,179,875)   (40,305,331)
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    1,314,491    -0-    -0-    1,314,491 
Net Income   -0-    -0-    -0-    12,668,034    12,668,034 
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale, Net of Reclassification Adjustment   -0-    -0-    (5,197,589)   -0-    (5,197,589)
Interest Rate Swaps   -0-    -0-    3,983    -0-    3,983 
                          
Balance December 31, 2017   -0-    168,034,868    11,519,582    (667,793)   421,215,464 
                          
Unrealized Net Holding Gain on Securities Available for Sale, Net of Reclassification Adjustment (See Note 2)   -0-         (11,519,582)   11,519,582    -0- 
Common Stock Issued with the DRIP*   -0-    34,848,229    -0-    -0-    35,113,713 
Common Stock Issued through Restricted Stock Awards   -0-    (4,900)   -0-    -0-    -0- 
Common Stock Issued through Stock Options   -0-    1,372,150    -0-    -0-    1,385,000 
Preferred Stock Issued through Underwritten Registered Public Offering, net   50,000,000    (1,752,720)   -0-    -0-    48,247,280 
Distributions   -0-    (46,660,956)   -0-    -0-    (46,660,956)
Stock Compensation Expense   -0-    1,613,110    -0-    -0-    1,613,110 
Net Income (Loss)   -0-    -0-    -0-    (36,215,571)   (36,215,571)
                          
Balance December 31, 2018  $50,000,000   $157,449,781   $-0-   $(25,363,782)  $424,698,040 

 

*Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

   2018   2017   2016 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:               
Net Income (Loss)  $(36,215,571)  $12,668,034   $11,534,559 
Non-cash items included in Net Income (Loss):               
Depreciation   31,691,209    27,557,746    23,214,100 
Amortization of Financing Costs   625,445    660,910    733,485 
Stock Compensation Expense   1,613,110    1,314,491    1,064,678 
Provision for Uncollectible Notes and Other Receivables   1,231,112   1,273,535   909,397 
Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net   (20,107)   (1,747,528)   (2,285,301)
Decrease in Fair Value of Marketable Securities   51,675,396    -0-    -0- 
Loss on Sales of Investment Property and Equipment   131,129    80,930    2,163 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:               
Inventory of Manufactured Homes   (6,133,957)   (144,791)   (3,113,164)
Notes and Other Receivables, net of Notes Acquired with Acquisitions   (6,438,252)   (2,331,386)    (1,204,014)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets   (127,538)   557,116    (585,328)
Accounts Payable   912,706    (1,298)   145,747 
Accrued Liabilities and Deposits   515,976    161,727    (1,878,718)
Tenant Security Deposits   714,528    807,938    665,605 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities   40,175,186    40,857,424    29,203,209 
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:               
Purchase of Manufactured Home Communities, net of mortgages assumed   (55,880,468)   (61,669,247)   (4,081,798)
Purchase of Investment Property and Equipment   (52,970,053)   (62,009,984)   (58,184,812)
Proceeds from Sales of Investment Property and Equipment   2,754,508    2,299,670    1,114,503 
Additions to Land Development Costs   (13,220,398)   (3,881,035)   (3,728,869)
Purchase of Marketable Securities   (18,555,424)   (45,075,311)   (27,518,151)
Proceeds from Sales of Marketable Securities   268,675    17,416,146    14,831,737 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities   (137,603,160)   (152,919,761)   (77,567,390)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:               
Proceeds from Mortgages, net of mortgages assumed   28,192,000    44,420,000    31,804,000 
Net Proceeds from Short Term Borrowings   23,651,656    26,401,635    406,935 
Principal Payments of Mortgages and Loans   (6,865,631)   (34,970,645)   (25,072,315)
Financing Costs on Debt   (748,926)   (641,471)   (668,338)
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock, net of offering costs   48,247,280    138,975,847    49,120,853 
Redemption of 8.25% Series A Preferred Stock   -0-    (91,595,000)   -0- 
Proceeds from Registered Direct Placement of Common Stock, net of offering costs   -0-    22,518,238    -0- 
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock in the DRIP, net of Dividend Reinvestments   30,038,166    57,506,016    20,012,393 
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options   1,385,000    5,435,634    2,485,060 
Preferred Dividends Paid   (20,050,319)   (16,665,934)   (14,563,645)
Common Dividends Paid, net of Dividend Reinvestments   (21,535,090)   (20,780,223)   (17,630,270)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   82,314,136    130,604,097    45,894,673 
                
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash   (15,113,838)   18,541,760    (2,469,509)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Year   27,891,249    9,349,489    11,818,998 
                
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF YEAR  $12,777,411   $27,891,249   $9,349,489 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018 and 2017

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

 

UMH Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) operates as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) deriving its income primarily from real estate rental operations. The Company, through its wholly-owned taxable subsidiary, UMH Sales and Finance, Inc. (“S&F”), also sells manufactured homes to residents and prospective residents in our communities. Inherent in the operations of manufactured home communities are site vacancies. S&F was established to fill these vacancies and enhance the value of the communities. The Company also owns a portfolio of REIT securities which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets (which is the Company’s total assets excluding accumulated depreciation). Management views the Company as a single segment based on its method of internal reporting in addition to its allocation of capital and resources.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Description of the Business

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company owns and operates 118 manufactured home communities containing approximately 21,500 developed sites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland.

 

These manufactured home communities are listed by trade names as follows:

 

MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY   LOCATION
     
Allentown   Memphis, Tennessee
Arbor Estates   Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Auburn Estates   Orrville, Ohio
Birchwood Farms   Birch Run, Michigan
Boardwalk   Elkhart, Indiana
Broadmore Estates   Goshen, Indiana
Brookside Village   Berwick, Pennsylvania
Brookview Village   Greenfield Center, New York
Camelot Village   Anderson, Indiana
Candlewick Court   Owosso, Michigan
Carsons   Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Catalina   Middletown, Ohio
Cedarcrest Village   Vineland, New Jersey
Chambersburg I & II   Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chelsea   Sayre, Pennsylvania
Cinnamon Woods   Conowingo, Maryland
City View   Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Clinton Mobile Home Resort   Tiffin, Ohio
Collingwood   Horseheads, New York
Colonial Heights   Wintersville, Ohio
Countryside Estates   Muncie, Indiana
Countryside Estates   Ravenna, Ohio
Countryside Village   Columbia, Tennessee
Cranberry Village   Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
Crestview   Athens, Pennsylvania
Cross Keys Village   Duncansville, Pennsylvania
Crossroads Village   Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Dallas Mobile Home Community   Toronto, Ohio
Deer Meadows   New Springfield, Ohio
D & R Village   Clifton Park, New York

 

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MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY   LOCATION
     
Evergreen Estates   Lodi, Ohio
Evergreen Manor   Bedford, Ohio
Evergreen Village   Mantua, Ohio
Fairview Manor   Millville, New Jersey
Forest Creek   Elkhart, Indiana
Forest Park Village   Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel Village   Cheswick, Pennsylvania
Frieden Manor   Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
Green Acres   Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Gregory Courts   Honey Brook, Pennsylvania
Hayden Heights   Dublin, Ohio
Heather Highlands   Inkerman, Pennsylvania
High View Acres   Apollo, Pennsylvania
Highland   Elkhart, Indiana
Highland Estates   Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Hillcrest Crossing   Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
Hillcrest Estates   Marysville, Ohio
Hillside Estates   Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Holiday Village   Nashville, Tennessee
Holiday Village   Elkhart, Indiana
Holly Acres Estates   Erie, Pennsylvania
Hudson Estates   Peninsula, Ohio
Huntingdon Pointe   Tarrs, Pennsylvania
Independence Park   Clinton, Pennsylvania
Kinnebrook   Monticello, New York
Lake Sherman Village   Navarre, Ohio
Lakeview Meadows   Lakeview, Ohio
Laurel Woods   Cresson, Pennsylvania
Little Chippewa   Orrville, Ohio
Maple Manor   Taylor, Pennsylvania
Marysville Estates   Marysville, Ohio
Meadowood   New Middletown, Ohio
Meadows   Nappanee, Indiana
Meadows of Perrysburg   Perrysburg, Ohio
Melrose Village   Wooster, Ohio
Melrose West   Wooster, Ohio
Memphis Blues   Memphis, Tennessee
Monroe Valley   Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Moosic Heights   Avoca, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant Village   Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Mountaintop   Narvon, Pennsylvania
Oak Ridge Estates   Elkhart, Indiana
Oakwood Lake Village   Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Olmsted Falls   Olmsted Township, Ohio
Oxford Village   West Grove, Pennsylvania
Parke Place   Elkhart, Indiana
Perrysburg Estates   Perrysburg, Ohio
Pikewood Manor   Elyria, Ohio
Pine Ridge Village/Pine Manor   Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Pine Valley Estates   Apollo, Pennsylvania
Pleasant View Estates   Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Port Royal Village   Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Redbud Estates   Anderson, Indiana
River Valley Estates   Marion, Ohio
Rolling Hills Estates   Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Rostraver Estates   Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

 

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MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY   LOCATION
Sandy Valley Estates   Magnolia, Ohio
Shady Hills   Nashville, Tennessee
Somerset Estates/Whispering Pines   Somerset, Pennsylvania
Southern Terrace   Columbiana, Ohio
Southwind Village   Jackson, New Jersey
Spreading Oaks Village   Athens, Ohio
Springfield Meadows   Springfield, Ohio
Suburban Estates   Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Summit Estates   Ravenna, Ohio
Summit Village   Marion, Indiana
Sunny Acres   Somerset, Pennsylvania
Sunnyside   Eagleville, Pennsylvania
Trailmont   Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Twin Oaks I & II   Olmsted Township, Ohio
Twin Pines   Goshen, Indiana
Valley High   Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania
Valley Hills   Ravenna, Ohio
Valley Stream   Mountaintop, Pennsylvania
Valley View I   Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Valley View II   Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Valley View Honeybrook   Honey Brook, Pennsylvania
Voyager Estates   West Newton, Pennsylvania
Waterfalls Village   Hamburg, New York
Wayside   Bellefontaine, Ohio
Weatherly Estates   Lebanon, Tennessee
Wellington Estates   Export, Pennsylvania
Woodland Manor   West Monroe, New York
Woodlawn Village   Eatontown, New Jersey
Woods Edge   West Lafayette, Indiana
Wood Valley   Caledonia, Ohio
Worthington Arms   Lewis Center, Ohio
Youngstown Estates   Youngstown, New York

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company prepares its financial statements under the accrual basis of accounting, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company’s subsidiaries are all 100% wholly-owned. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include all of these subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company does not have a majority or minority interest in any other company, either consolidated or unconsolidated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the consolidated balance sheets and revenue and expenses for the years then ended. These estimates and assumptions include the allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory, depreciation, valuation of securities, reserves and accruals, and stock compensation expense. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.

 

Investment Property and Equipment and Depreciation

 

Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation for Sites and Buildings is computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (ranging from 15 to 27.5 years). Depreciation of Improvements to Sites and Buildings, Rental Homes and Equipment and Vehicles is computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (ranging from 3 to 27.5 years). Land Development Costs are not depreciated until they are put in use, at which time they are capitalized as Site and Land Improvements. Interest Expense pertaining to Land Development Costs are capitalized. Maintenance and Repairs are charged to expense as incurred and improvements are capitalized. The costs and related accumulated depreciation of property sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the financial statements and any gain or loss is reflected in the current year’s results of operations.

 

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The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant & Equipment (“ASC 360-10”) to measure impairment in real estate investments. Rental properties are individually evaluated for impairment when conditions exist which may indicate that it is probable that the sum of expected future cash flows (on an undiscounted basis without interest) from a rental property is less than the carrying value under its historical net cost basis. These expected future cash flows consider factors such as future operating income, trends and prospects as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. Upon determination that an other than temporary impairment has occurred, rental properties are reduced to their fair value. For properties to be disposed of, an impairment loss is recognized when the fair value of the property, less the estimated cost to sell, is less than the carrying amount of the property measured at the time there is a commitment to sell the property and/or it is actively being marketed for sale. A property to be disposed of is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value, less its cost to sell. Subsequent to the date that a property is held for disposition, depreciation expense is not recorded.

 

The Company conducted a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with ASC 360-10-35-21. The process entailed the analysis of property for instances where the net book value exceeded the estimated fair value. The Company utilizes the experience and knowledge of its internal valuation team to derive certain assumptions used to determine an operating property’s cash flow. Such assumptions include lease-up rates, rental rates, rental growth rates, and capital expenditures. The Company reviewed its operating properties in light of the requirements of ASC 360-10 and determined that, as of December 31, 2018, the undiscounted cash flows over the expected holding period for these properties were in excess of their carrying values and, therefore, no impairment charges were required.

 

Acquisitions

 

The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) and allocates the purchase price of the property based upon the fair value of the assets acquired, which generally consist of land, site and land improvements, buildings and improvements and rental homes. The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired property generally determined by internal evaluation as well as third-party appraisal of the property obtained in conjunction with the purchase.

 

Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business”. The Company evaluated its acquisitions and has determined that its acquisitions of manufactured home communities during 2017 should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets. As such, transaction costs, such as broker fees, transfer taxes, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional and consulting fees, related to acquisitions are capitalized as part of the cost of the acquisitions, which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value. See “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” below for additional information regarding the adoption of this ASU.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and investments with an original maturity of three months or less. The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts in amounts that may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts in the past. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates their current carrying amounts since all such items are short-term in nature.

 

Marketable Securities

 

Investments in marketable securities consist of marketable common and preferred stock securities of other REITs, which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. These marketable securities are all publicly-traded and purchased on the open market, through private transactions or through dividend reinvestment plans. The Company normally holds REIT securities on a long-term basis and has the ability and intent to hold securities to recovery, therefore as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, gains or losses on the sale of securities are based on average cost and are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

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On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. ASU 2016-01 requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result, on January 1, 2018 the Company recorded an increase to beginning undistributed income (accumulated deficit) of $11,519,582 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities are recorded in “Other Investment Income (Loss), net” on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” below for additional information regarding the adoption of this ASU.

 

Inventory of Manufactured Homes

 

Inventory of manufactured homes is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and is determined by the specific identification method. All inventory is considered finished goods.

 

Accounts and Notes Receivables

 

The Company’s accounts, notes and other receivables are stated at their outstanding balance reduced by an allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company evaluates the recoverability of its receivables whenever events occur or there are changes in circumstances such that management believes it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the notes receivable or lease agreements. The collectability of notes receivable is measured based on the present value of the expected future cash flow discounted at the notes receivable effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the notes receivable is collateral dependent. Total notes receivables at December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $29,773,009 and $24,066,567, respectively. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the reserves for uncollectible accounts, notes and other receivables were $1,088,137 and $1,206,767, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the provisions for uncollectible notes and other receivables were $1,231,112, $1,273,535 and $909,397, respectively. Charge-offs and other adjustments related to repossessed homes for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $1,349,742, $1,205,050 and $811,530, respectively.

 

The Company’s notes receivable primarily consists of installment loans collateralized by manufactured homes with principal and interest payable monthly. The average interest rate on these loans is approximately 8.3% and the average maturity is approximately 5 years.

 

Unamortized Financing Costs

 

Costs incurred in connection with obtaining mortgages and other financings and refinancings are deferred and presented in the consolidated balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related obligations, and included as a component of interest expense. Unamortized costs are charged to expense upon prepayment of the obligation. Upon amendment of the line of credit or refinancing of mortgage debt, unamortized deferred financing fees are accounted for in accordance with ASC 470-50-40, Modifications and Extinguishments. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, accumulated amortization amounted to $4,372,307 and $3,746,862, respectively. The Company estimates that aggregate amortization expense will be approximately $706,000 for 2019, $649,000 for 2020, $726,000 for 2021, $489,000 for 2022 and $400,000 for 2023.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to financial market risks, including interest rate risk on our variable rate debt. We attempt to limit these risks by following established risk management policies, procedures and strategies, including the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company’s primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability that changes in interest rates could have on its future cash flows. The Company generally employs derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of its variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. The Company had entered into various interest rate swap agreements that have had the effect of fixing interest rates relative to specific mortgage loans. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, these agreements have expired and the Company no longer had any interest rate swap agreements in effect.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company derives its income primarily from the rental of manufactured homesites. The Company also owns approximately 6,500 rental units which are rented to residents. Rental and related income is recognized on the accrual basis over the term of the lease, which is typically one year or less.

 

Sale of manufactured homes is recognized on the full accrual basis when certain criteria are met. These criteria include the following: (a) initial and continuing payment by the buyer must be adequate: (b) the receivable, if any, is not subject to future subordination; (c) the benefits and risks of ownership are substantially transferred to the buyer; and (d) the Company does not have a substantial continued involvement with the home after the sale. Alternatively, when the foregoing criteria are not met, the Company recognizes gains by the installment method. Interest income on loans receivable is not accrued when, in the opinion of management, the collection of such interest appears doubtful.

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period (36,871,322, 32,675,650 and 27,808,895 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of net shares that would be issued upon exercise of stock options pursuant to the treasury stock method. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, employee stock options to purchase 2,252,600, 1,778,100 and 1,760,000, respectively, shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Stock Compensation Plan

 

The Company accounts for awards of stock, stock options and restricted stock in accordance with ASC 718-10, Compensation-Stock Compensation. ASC 718-10 requires that compensation cost for all stock awards be calculated and amortized over the service period (generally equal to the vesting period). The compensation cost for stock option grants is determined using option pricing models, intended to estimate the fair value of the awards at the grant date less estimated forfeitures. The compensation expense for restricted stock is recognized based on the fair value of the restricted stock awards less estimated forfeitures. The fair value of restricted stock awards is equal to the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date. Compensation costs, which is included in General and Administrative Expenses, of $1,613,110, $1,314,491 and $1,064,678 have been recognized in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During 2018, 2017 and 2016, compensation costs included a one-time charge of $209,617, $200,907 and $312,400, respectively, for restricted stock and stock option grants awarded to one participant who is of retirement age and therefore the entire amount of measured compensation cost has been recognized at grant date. Included in Note 6 to these consolidated financial statements are the assumptions and methodology used to calculate the fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards.

 

Income Tax

 

The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the applicable provisions of Sections 856 to 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under such provisions, the Company will not be taxed on that portion of its income which is distributed to shareholders, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income, has at least 75% of its assets in real estate or cash-type investments and meets certain other requirements for qualification as a REIT. The Company has and intends to continue to distribute all of its income currently, and therefore no provision has been made for income or excise taxes. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. The Company is also subject to certain state and local income, excise or franchise taxes. In addition, the Company has a taxable REIT Subsidiary (“TRS”) which is subject to federal and state income taxes at regular corporate tax rates (See Note 11).

 

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The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, that, among other things, defines a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. Based on its evaluation, the Company determined that it has no uncertain tax positions and no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2018. The Company records interest and penalties relating to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as interest expense. As of December 31, 2018, the tax years 2015 through and including 2018 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. There are currently no federal tax examinations in progress.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the change in unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities through December 31, 2017 and the change in the fair value of derivatives.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the prior years have been reclassified to conform to the financial statement presentation for the current year.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adopted 2018

 

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” ASU 2017-09 clarifies which changes to the terms or conditions of a share based payment award are subject to the guidance on modification accounting under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. Entities would apply the modification accounting guidance unless the value, vesting requirements and classification of a share based payment award are the same immediately before and after a change to the terms or conditions of the award. ASU No. 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and it did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, “Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets.” ASU 2017-05 provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets and in-substance non-financial assets in contracts with non-customers, unless other specific guidance applies. The standard requires a company to derecognize nonfinancial assets once it transfers control of a distinct nonfinancial asset or distinct in substance nonfinancial asset. Additionally, when a company transfers its controlling interest in a nonfinancial asset, but retains a noncontrolling ownership interest, the company is required to measure any non-controlling interest it receives or retains at fair value. The guidance requires companies to recognize a full gain or loss on the transaction. As a result of the new guidance, the guidance specific to real estate sales in ASC 360-20 is eliminated. As such, sales and partial sales of real estate assets is now subject to the same derecognition model as all other nonfinancial assets. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and it did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” ASU 2016-18 requires inclusion of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018. The Company’s restricted cash consists of amounts primarily held in deposit for tax, insurance and repair escrows held by lenders in accordance with certain debt agreements. Restricted cash is included in Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Previously, changes in restricted cash are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as operating, investing or financing activities based on the nature of the underlying activity.

 

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The following table reconciles beginning of period and end of period balances of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the periods shown:

 

   12/31/18   12/31/17   12/31/16 
             
Cash and Cash Equivalents  $7,433,470   $23,242,090   $4,216,592 
Restricted Cash   5,343,941    4,649,159    5,132,897 
Cash, Cash Equivalents And Restricted Cash  $12,777,411   $27,891,249   $9,349,489 

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” ASU 2016-15 makes eight targeted changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and it did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset, and eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. ASU 2016-01 is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018. The Company previously classified its marketable securities as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of Shareholders’ Equity until realized. The change in the unrealized net holding gains (losses) was reflected in the Company’s Comprehensive Income (Loss). As a result of adoption, these securities will continue to be measured at fair value; however, the change in the unrealized net holding gains and losses is now recognized through net income. As of January 1, 2018, unrealized net holding gains of $11,519,582 were reclassed to beginning undistributed income (accumulated deficit) to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “accumulated other comprehensive income” on our consolidated balance sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a $51,675,396 decrease in the fair value of these marketable securities, which is included in “Other Investment Income (Loss), net” on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (ASC 606). The objective of this amendment is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying this amendment, companies will perform a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. This amendment applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB ASC. An entity should apply the amendments using either the full retrospective approach or retrospectively with a cumulative effect of initially applying the amendments recognized at the date of initial application. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018. For transactions in the scope of ASU 2014-09, we recognize revenue when control of goods or services transfers to the customer, in the amount that we expect to receive for the transfer of goods or provision of services. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not result in any change to our accounting policies for revenue recognition. Accordingly, retrospective application to prior periods or a cumulative catch-up adjustment was unnecessary.

 

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Our primary source of revenue is generated from lease agreements for our sites and homes. Resident leases are generally for one-year or month-to-month terms, and are renewable by mutual agreement from us and the resident, or in some cases, as provided by jurisdictional statute. The lease component of these agreements is accounted for under ASC 840 “Leases.” The non-lease components of our lease agreements consist primarily of utility reimbursements, which are accounted for with the site lease as a single lease under ASC 840.

 

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, sales of manufactured homes was recognized under ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” since these homes are not permanent fixtures or improvements to the underlying real estate. In accordance with the core principle of ASC 606, we recognize revenue from home sales at the time of closing when control of the home transfers to the customer. After closing of the sale transaction, we have no remaining performance obligation.

 

Interest income is primarily from notes receivables for the previous sales of manufactured homes. Interest income on these receivables is accrued based on the unpaid principal balances of the underlying loans on a level yield basis over the life of the loans. Interest income is not in the scope of ASC 606.

 

Dividend income and gain on sales of marketable securities, net are from our investments in marketable securities and are presented separately but are not in the scope of ASC 606.

 

Other income primarily consists of brokerage commissions for arranging for the sale of a home by a third party, service and marketing agreements with cable providers, and in 2017 included an upfront oil and gas bonus payment. This income is recognized when the transactions are completed and our performance obligations have been fulfilled.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had notes receivable of $29,773,009 and $24,066,567, respectively. Notes receivables are presented as a component of Notes and Other Receivables, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These receivables represent balances owed to us for previously completed performance obligations for sales of manufactured homes. Due to the nature of our revenue from contacts with customers, we do not have material contract assets or liabilities that fall under the scope of ASC 606.

 

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, “Disclosure Update and Simplification”, amending certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. In addition, the amendments expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders’ equity for interim financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders’ equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The analysis should present a reconciliation of the beginning balance to the ending balance of each period for which a statement of comprehensive income is required to be filed. The Company anticipates its first presentation of changes in stockholders’ equity will be included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2019.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 requires that entities use a new forward looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact this standard may have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability. ASU 2016-02 also makes targeted changes to lessor accounting. The standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases”, which included amendments to clarify certain aspects of the new lease standard. In July 2018, the FASB also issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842) – Target Improvements.” ASU No. 2018-11 provides a new transition method and a practical expedient to separating contract components as required by ASU 2016-02. Under ASU 2018-11, an entity applying the new lease accounting standard may record a cumulative adjustment to the opening balance of undistributed income (accumulated deficit) in the period of adoption, instead of having to restate comparative results, as initially required. Additionally, ASU No. 2018-11 provide lessors with a practical expedient, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component and, instead, to account for those components as a single component if the non-lease components otherwise would be accounted for under the new revenue guidance if both 1. the timing and pattern of transfer of the non-lease component(s) and associated lease component are the same (instead of the timing and pattern of revenue recognition, as proposed); and 2. the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20, “Leases (Topic 842) – Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors.” ASU 2018-20 allow lessors to make an accounting policy election not to evaluate whether sales taxes and similar taxes imposed by a governmental authority on a specific lease revenue-producing transaction are the primary obligation of the lessor as owner of the underlying leased asset. The amendments also require a lessor to exclude lessor costs paid directly by a lessee to third parties on the lessor’s behalf from variable payments and include lessor costs that are paid by the lessor and reimbursed by the lessee in the measurement of variable lease revenue and the associated expense. In addition, the amendments clarify that when lessors allocate variable payments to lease and non-lease components they are required to follow the recognition guidance in the new lease standard for the lease component and other applicable guidance, such as the new revenue standard, for the non-lease component.

 

The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019, and it is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our primary source of revenue is generated from lease agreements for our sites and homes, where we are the lessor. The non-lease components of our lease agreements consist primarily of utility reimbursements. We have elected the lessor practical expedient to combine the lease and non-lease components. We are the lessee in other arrangements, primarily for our corporate office and a ground lease at one community. For leases with a term greater than one year, right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities will be included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liabilities are measured as the estimated present value of minimum lease payments at the commencement of the lease agreement and discounted by our borrowing rate. As of January 1, 2019, we expect to recognize right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities of $2.0 million to $4.0 million. Additionally, for all leases, we have elected the package of practical expedients, which permits the Company not to reassess expired or existing contracts containing a lease, the lease classification for expired or existing contracts, and measurement of initial direct costs for any existing leases.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Acquisitions in 2018

 

On May 30, 2018, the Company acquired two manufactured home communities, Camelot Village and Redbud Estates, located in Anderson, Indiana, for approximately $20,500,000. These all-age communities contain a total of 669 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 231 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for these communities was approximately 91%. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company drew down $20 million on its unsecured line of credit. On July 13, 2018, the Company obtained a 10-year, $13,442,000 mortgage on these properties with an interest rate of 4.27% and a 30-year amortization (see Note 5).

 

On August 31, 2018, the Company acquired Summit Village, a manufactured home community located in Marion, Indiana, for approximately $3,500,000. This all-age community contains a total of 134 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 58 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the occupancy for this community was approximately 60%. This acquisition was funded by a drawdown from the Company’s margin line.

 

On November 30, 2018, the Company acquired Pikewood Manor, a manufactured home community located in Elyria, Indiana, for approximately $23,000,000. This all-age community contains a total of 488 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 117 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for this community was approximately 67%. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company obtained a 10-year, $14,750,000 mortgage with an interest rate of 5.0% and a 25-year amortization (see Note 5).

 

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On December 19, 2018, the Company acquired two manufactured home communities, Perrysburg Estates and Meadows of Perrysburg, located in Perrysburg, Ohio, for approximately $12,093,000. These all-age communities contain a total of 324 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 88 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for these communities was approximately 79%. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company assumed two mortgages of approximately $4,624,000 on these properties (see Note 5).

 

Acquisitions in 2017

 

On January 20, 2017, the Company acquired two manufactured home communities, Hillcrest Estates and Marysville Estates, located in Ohio, for approximately $9,588,000. These all-age communities contain a total of 532 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 149 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for these communities was approximately 57%.

 

On January 20, 2017, the Company also acquired two manufactured home communities located in Indiana for approximately $24,437,000. This acquisition consists of Boardwalk, an age restricted community containing 195 homesites, and Parke Place, an all-age community containing 364 homesites. These communities are situated on approximately 155 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for these communities was approximately 77%. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company obtained a 10-year, $14,250,000 mortgage with an interest rate of 4.56% and a 30-year amortization (See Note 5).

 

On January 24, 2017, the Company acquired Hillcrest Crossing, a manufactured home community located in Pennsylvania, for approximately $2,485,000. This all-age community contains a total of 200 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 78 total acres. At the date of acquisition, the occupancy for this community was approximately 40%.

 

On May 31, 2017, the Company acquired Cinnamon Woods, a manufactured home community located in Maryland, for $4,000,000. This age restricted community contains a total of 63 developed homesites that are situated on approximately 79 total acres, of which approximately 61 acres are available for expansion. At the date of acquisition, the occupancy for this community was approximately 92%.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Company acquired five communities located in Pennsylvania for approximately $22,780,000. This acquisition consists of three all-age communities and two age-restricted communities containing a total of 643 developed homesites. These communities are situated on approximately 141 acres. At the date of acquisition, the average occupancy for these communities was approximately 72%. In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company assumed a mortgage loan with a balance of approximately $2,418,000. The interest rate on this mortgage is fixed at 6.35%. This mortgage matures on January 1, 2023 (See Note 5).

 

The Company has evaluated these acquisitions and has determined that they should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets. As such, we have allocated the total cash consideration, including transaction costs of approximately $829,000, to the individual assets acquired on a relative fair value basis. The following table summarizes our purchase price allocation for the assets acquired for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

 

   2018 Acquisitions   2017 Acquisitions 
Assets Acquired:          
Land  $6,463,100   $13,601,000 
Depreciable Property   53,206,300    46,416,000 
Notes Receivable and Other   835,400    4,070,000 
Total Assets Acquired  $60,504,800   $64,087,000 

 

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Total Income, Community Net Operating Income (“Community NOI”)* and Net Income (Loss) for communities acquired in 2018 and 2017, which are included in our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, are as follows:

 

   2018 Acquisitions   2017 Acquisitions 
   2018   2018   2017 
                
Total Income  $1,634,307   $8,618,471   $4,732,307 
Community NOI *  $932,017   $4,572,510   $2,398,652 
Net Income (Loss)  $(311,227)  $394,179   $211,468 

 

*Community NOI is defined as rental and related income less community operating expenses.

 

See Note 5 for additional information relating to Loans and Mortgages Payable and Note 16 for the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information relating to these acquisitions.

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

The following is a summary of accumulated depreciation by major classes of assets:

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
           
Site and Land Improvements  $132,121,312   $114,617,282 
Buildings and Improvements   6,689,648    5,779,146 
Rental Homes and Accessories   44,337,715    33,621,420 
Equipment and Vehicles   14,059,688    12,426,664 
Total Accumulated Depreciation  $197,208,363   $166,444,512 

 

Other

 

Many oil and gas companies compete for the opportunity to acquire sub surface mineral rights, including oil and gas. Successful bidders pay an upfront purchase price (“bonus payment”). In May 2017, the Company received a bonus payment of $251,680 for the right to allow a company to extract oil and gas at one of its communities. The bonus payment is not refundable and the Company has no further obligations related to it. Therefore, this bonus payment received by the Company is considered earned by the Company and has been recorded as Other Income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). In addition to this upfront bonus payment, the Company entered into an agreement (“Lease”) whereby the oil and gas company may remove the oil and gas from the property, provided that it pays the Company an 18% royalty fee based on the amount of the oil and gas removed. The term of the Lease is for five years.

 

NOTE 4 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

 

The Company’s marketable securities primarily consist of common and preferred stock of other REITs. The Company does not own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of any of these securities, nor does it have controlling financial interest. The Company generally limits its investment in marketable securities to no more than approximately 15% of its undepreciated assets. The REIT securities portfolio provides the Company with additional liquidity and additional income and serves as a proxy for real estate when more favorable risk adjusted returns are not available.

 

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The following is a listing of marketable securities at December 31, 2018:

 

       Interest   Number       Market 
   Series   Rate   of Shares   Cost   Value 
                          
Equity Securities:                         
Preferred Stock:                         
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.   D    7.375%   2,000   $50,269   $21,160 
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.   E    6.625%   62,724    1,487,145    599,641 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.   B    7.250%   8,111    188,005    187,023 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.   C    6.500%   20,000    494,407    379,600 
Colony Capital Inc.   I    7.150%   20,000    500,000    369,000 
Investors Real Estate Trust   C    6.625%   20,000    500,000    461,684 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   B    7.375%   40,000    1,000,000    654,400 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   D    6.875%   20,000    498,207    310,800 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.   G    6.750%   5,000    125,000    123,750 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.   H    6.250%   12,500    312,500    292,500 
Total Preferred Stock                  5,155,533    3,399,558 
                          
Common Stock:                         
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.             1,600,000    16,692,139    3,072,000 
Franklin Street Properties Corporation             220,000    2,219,219    1,370,600 
Government Properties Income Trust             2,246,000    36,418,264    15,430,020 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust             502,258    9,951,185    9,879,415 
Kimco Realty Corporation             910,000    17,052,180    13,331,500 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (1)             2,446,054    22,292,408    30,331,065 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust             210,000    2,226,089    1,247,400 
Senior Housing Properties Trust             170,911    2,919,572    2,003,078 
Tanger Factory Outlet             180,000    4,228,627    3,639,600 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.             100,000    2,048,516    1,922,000 
Vereit, Inc.             1,410,000    12,058,590    10,081,500 
Washington Prime Group             800,000    6,489,228    3,888,000 
Total Common Stock                  134,596,017    96,196,178 
                          
Total Marketable Securities                 $139,751,550   $99,595,736 

 

(1) Related entity – See Note 8.

 

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The following is a listing of marketable securities at December 31, 2017:

 

       Interest   Number       Market 
   Series   Rate   of Shares   Cost   Value 
                          
Equity Securities:                         
Preferred Stock:                         
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.   D    7.375%   2,000   $50,269   $43,720 
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.   E    6.625%   62,724    1,487,145    1,383,064 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.   B    7.250%   18,269    422,544    458,755 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.   C    6.500%   20,000    494,407    500,800 
Colony Northstar, Inc.   I    7.150%   20,000    500,000    503,600 
Investors Real Estate Trust   C    6.625%   20,000    500,000    520,308 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   B    7.375%   40,000    1,000,000    1,007,200 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust   D    6.875%   20,000    498,207    502,200 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.   G    6.750%   5,000    125,000    131,000 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.   H    6.250%   12,500    312,500    326,875 
Total Preferred Stock                  5,390,072    5,377,522 
                          
Common Stock:                         
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.             1,500,000    16,157,749    8,490,000 
Franklin Street Properties Corporation             150,000    1,659,118    1,611,000 
Government Properties Income Trust             1,020,000    19,430,983    18,910,800 
Kimco Realty Corporation             750,000    14,475,908    13,612,500 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (1)             2,335,930    20,698,562    41,579,558 
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust             150,000    1,602,636    1,783,500 
Select Income Real Estate Investment Trust             775,000    18,649,691    19,475,750 
Senior Housing Properties Trust             160,911    2,739,069    3,081,446 
Tanger Factory Outlet             120,000    2,941,621    3,181,200 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.             100,000    2,048,516    2,174,000 
Vereit, Inc.             1,300,000    11,253,514    10,127,000 
Washington Prime Group             500,000    4,397,255    3,560,000 
Total Common Stock                  116,054,622    127,586,754 
                          
Total Marketable Securities                 $121,444,694   $132,964,276 

 

(1) Related entity – See Note 8.

 

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, which requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result, on January 1, 2018 the Company recorded an increase to beginning undistributed income (accumulated deficit) of $11,519,582 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities is recorded in “Other Investment Income (Loss), net” on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

 

The Company normally holds REIT securities long term and has the ability and intent to hold securities to recovery. As of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the securities portfolio had net unrealized holding gains (losses) of $(40,155,814), $11,519,582 and $16,717,171, respectively.

 

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During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company received proceeds of $268,675, $17,416,146 and $14,831,737, on sales or redemptions of marketable securities, respectively. The Company recorded the following Gain (Loss) on Sale of Securities, net:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
                
Gross realized gains  $20,107   $1,749,034   $2,287,454 
Gross realized losses   -0-    (1,506)   (2,153)
                
Total Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities, net  $20,107   $1,747,528   $2,285,301 

 

The Company had margin loan balances of $31,975,086 and $37,157,467 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which were collateralized by the Company’s securities portfolio.

 

NOTE 5 – LOANS AND MORTGAGES PAYABLE

 

Loans Payable

 

The Company may purchase securities on margin. The interest rates charged on the margin loans at December 31, 2018 and 2017 was 2.75% and 2.0%, respectively. These margin loans are due on demand. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the margin loans amounted to $31,975,086 and $37,157,467, respectively, and are collateralized by the Company’s securities portfolio. The Company must maintain a coverage ratio of approximately 2 times.

 

The Company has revolving credit agreements totaling $28,500,000 with 21st Mortgage Corporation (“21st Mortgage”), Customers Bank and Northpoint Commercial Finance to finance inventory purchases. Interest rates on these agreements range from prime with a minimum of 6% to LIBOR plus 7.75% after 2 years. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the total amount outstanding on these lines was $15,928,350 and $2,239,315, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 7.04% and 6.74%, respectively.

 

In June 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated revolving line of credit with OceanFirst Bank (“OceanFirst Line”), secured by the Company’s eligible notes receivable. The maximum availability on the OceanFirst Line is $10 million. Interest was reduced from prime plus 50 basis points to prime plus 25 basis points. The new maturity date is June 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount outstanding on this revolving line of credit was $4 million, and the interest rate was 5.50% and 4.75%, respectively.

 

The Company has an agreement with 21st Mortgage to finance the Company’s purchase of rental units. These loans are at an interest rate of 6.99%, with an origination fee of 2% on new units and 3% on existing units. These loans will have a 10 year term from the date of the borrowing. The amount outstanding on this loan was $373,499 and $421,930, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

The Company has a $4,000,000 loan from Two River Community Bank, secured by 1,000,000 shares of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation common stock. This loan is at an interest rate of 4.625%, with interest only payments through October 2017, and matures on October 30, 2019. The amount outstanding on this loan was $3,779,477 and $3,969,329 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company also has $2,361,066 in automotive loans with a weighted average interest rate of 4.43%.

 

Unsecured Line of Credit

 

On November 29, 2018, UMH Properties, Inc. (“UMH” or the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) to expand and extend its existing unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”). The Facility is syndicated with two banks led by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“BMO”), as sole lead arranger and sole book runner, with Bank of Montreal as administrative agent, and includes JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”) as the sole syndication agent. The Amendment provides for an increase from $50 million in available borrowings to $75 million in available borrowings with a $50 million accordion feature, bringing the total potential availability up to $125 million, subject to certain conditions including obtaining commitments from additional lenders. The Amendment also extends the maturity date of the Facility from March 27, 2020 to November 29, 2022, with a one-year extension available at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions including payment of an extension fee. Availability under the Facility is limited to 60% of the value of the unencumbered communities which the Company has placed in the Facility’s unencumbered asset pool (“Borrowing Base”). The Amendment increased the value of the Borrowing Base communities by reducing the capitalization rate applied to the Net Operating Income (“NOI”) generated by the communities in the Borrowing Base from 7.5% to 7.0%.

 

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Interest rates on borrowings are based on the Company’s overall leverage ratio and decreased from LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50% or BMO’s prime lending rate plus 0.75% to 1.50%, at the Company’s option, to LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.20%, or BMO’s prime lending rate plus 0.50% to 1.20%. Based on the Company’s current leverage ratio, borrowings under the Facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.60% or at BMO’s prime lending rate plus 0.60%.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount outstanding under this Facility was $50 million and $35 million, respectively.

 

The aggregate principal payments of all loans payable, including the Credit Facility, are scheduled as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,    
2019  $19,767,278 
2020   4,215,285 
2021   378,318 
2022   51,130,884 
2023   568,692 
Thereafter   32,357,022 
      
Total Loans Payable   108,417,479 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs   (432,126)
Total Loans Payable, net of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs  $107,985,353 

 

Mortgages Payable

 

Mortgages Payable represents the principal amounts outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs. Interest is payable on these mortgages at fixed rates ranging from 3.71% to 6.5%. The weighted average interest rate was 4.3% as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs. The weighted average interest rate as of December 31, 2018 was 4.3%, compared to 4.2% as of December 31, 2017, not including the effect of unamortized debt issuance costs. The weighted average loan maturity of the Mortgage Notes Payable was 6.3 years at December 31, 2018 and 6.9 years at December 31, 2017.

 

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The following is a summary of mortgages payable at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

   At December 31, 2018  Balance at December 31, 
Property  Due Date  Interest Rate   2018   2017 
                   
Allentown  10/01/25   4.06%  $13,133,031   $13,390,559 
Brookview Village  04/01/25   3.92%   2,722,314    2,778,698 
Candlewick Court  09/01/25   4.10%   4,383,031    4,468,826 
Catalina  08/19/25   4.20%   5,318,941    5,533,771 
Cedarcrest Village  04/01/25   3.71%   11,772,098    12,024,840 
Clinton Mobile Home Resort  10/01/25   4.06%   3,446,832    3,514,421 
Cranberry Village  04/01/25   3.92%   7,466,333    7,620,974 
D & R Village  03/01/25   3.85%   7,526,804    7,685,346 
Fairview Manor  11/01/26   3.85%   15,710,739    16,010,749 
Forest Park Village  09/01/25   4.10%   8,172,870    8,332,848 
Hayden Heights  04/01/25   3.92%   2,051,518    2,094,009 
Heather Highlands  08/28/18   Prime + 1.0%   -0-    16,606 
Highland Estates  06/01/27   4.12%   16,353,252    16,640,165 
Holiday Village  09/01/25   4.10%   7,777,408    7,929,646 
Holiday Village- IN  11/01/25   3.96%   8,349,008    8,514,837 
Holly Acres Estates  10/05/21   6.50%   2,157,664    2,194,312 
Kinnebrook Village  04/01/25   3.92%   3,966,082    4,048,226 
Lake Sherman Village  09/01/25   4.10%   5,404,640    5,510,432 
Meadows of Perrysburg  10/06/23   5.413%   3,002,368    -0- 
Olmsted Falls  04/01/25   3.98%   2,051,221    2,093,269 
Oxford Village  01/01/20   5.94%   6,526,306    6,751,511 
Perrysburg Estates  09/06/25   4.98%   1,615,470    -0- 
Pikewood Manor  11/29/28   5.00%   14,722,561    -0- 
Shady Hills  04/01/25   3.92%   4,891,221    4,992,527 
Somerset Estates and Whispering Pines  02/26/19   4.89%   31,555    217,770 
Springfield Meadows  10/06/25   4.83%   3,088,505    3,141,199 
Suburban Estates  10/01/25   4.06%   5,475,710    5,583,084 
Sunny Acres  10/01/25   4.06%   6,095,121    6,214,642 
Southwind Village  01/01/20   5.94%   5,213,023    5,392,911 
Trailmont  04/01/25   3.92%   3,260,814    3,328,351 
Twin Oaks  12/01/19   5.75%   2,333,022    2,415,894 
Valley Hills  06/01/26   4.32%   3,348,290    3,408,438 
Waterfalls  06/01/26   4.38%   4,558,525    4,639,515 
Weatherly Estates  04/01/25   3.92%   7,956,386    8,121,177 
Wellington Estates  01/01/23   6.35%   2,367,059    2,414,621 
Woods Edge  01/07/26   4.30%   6,476,902    6,728,792 
Worthington Arms  09/01/25   4.10%   9,163,406    9,342,775 
Various (2 properties)  02/01/27   4.56%   13,821,208    14,049,088 
Various (2 properties)  08/01/28   4.27%   13,353,881    -0- 
Various (4 properties)  07/01/23   4.975%   7,926,365    8,079,960 
Various (5 properties)  01/01/22   4.25%   13,412,679    13,749,838 
Various (5 properties)  12/06/22   4.75%   7,007,404    7,154,380 
Various (6 properties)  08/01/27   4.18%   13,068,415    13,296,207 
Various (13 properties)  03/01/23   4.065%   47,931,443    49,035,572 
                   
Total Mortgages Payable           334,411,425    308,460,786 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs           (3,318,362)   (3,565,669)
Total Mortgages Payable, net of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs          $331,093,063   $304,895,117 

 

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At December 31, 2018 and 2017, mortgages were collateralized by real property with a carrying value of $614,306,362 and $538,249,737, respectively, before accumulated depreciation and amortization. Interest costs amounting to $1,036,307, $500,859 and $359,906 were capitalized during 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, in connection with the Company’s expansion program.

 

Recent Transactions

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018

 

On July 13, 2018, the Company obtained a $13,442,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) mortgage through Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) on Camelot Village and Redbud Estates. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 4.27% and matures on August 1, 2028. Principal repayments are based on a 30-year amortization schedule.

 

On November 30, 2018, the Company obtained a $14,750,000 mortgage on Pikewood Manor from OceanFirst Bank. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 5.0% and matures on November 29, 2028. The interest rate will be reset after five years to the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasury Securities plus 2.25%. Principal repayments are based on a 25-year amortization schedule.

 

On December 18, 2018, the Company assumed a mortgage loan with a balance of approximately $3,000,000, in conjunction with its acquisition of Meadows of Perrysburg. The interest rate on this mortgage is fixed at 5.4125%. This mortgage matures on October 6, 2023.

 

On December 18, 2018, the Company assumed a mortgage loan with a balance of approximately $1,600,000, in conjunction with its acquisition of Perrysburg Estates. The interest rate on this mortgage is fixed at 4.98%. This mortgage matures on September 6, 2025.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017

 

On January 20, 2017, the Company obtained a $14,250,000 Freddie Mac mortgage through Wells Fargo on Boardwalk and Parke Place in connection with the Company’s acquisition of these communities. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 4.56% and matures on February 1, 2027. Principal repayments are based on a 30-year amortization schedule.

 

On May 31, 2017, the Company obtained a $16,800,000 Freddie Mac mortgage through Wells Fargo on Highland Estates. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 4.12% and matures on June 1, 2027. Principal repayments are based on a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from this mortgage was used to repay the existing $9,000,000 mortgage with an interest rate of 6.175%.

 

On August 28, 2017, the Company obtained a $13,370,000 mortgage loan on six communities from Sun National Bank. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 4.18% and matures on August 1, 2027. Principal repayments are based on a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds from this mortgage was used to repay the existing $10,000,000 mortgage, secured by eleven communities with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3%, which was fixed at 3.89% with an interest rate swap.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Company assumed a mortgage loan with a balance of approximately $2,418,000, in conjunction with its acquisition of Wellington Estates. The interest rate on this mortgage is fixed at 6.35%. This mortgage matures on January 1, 2023.

 

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The aggregate principal payments of all mortgages payable are scheduled as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,    
2019  $21,140,538 
2020   7,307,273 
2021   22,006,149 
2022   13,894,653 
2023   61,174,801 
Thereafter   208,888,011 
      
Total  $334,411,425 

 

NOTE 6 – STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

 

On June 13, 2013, the shareholders approved and ratified the Company’s 2013 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the “2013 Plan”) authorizing the grant of stock options or restricted stock awards to directors, officers and key employees of options to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The 2013 Plan replaced the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”), which, pursuant to its terms, terminated in 2013. The outstanding options under the 2003 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended, remain outstanding until exercised, forfeited or expired.

 

On June 14, 2018, the shareholders approved and ratified an amendment and restatement (and renaming) of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Award Plan (formerly 2013 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan). The amendment and restatement made two substantive changes: (1) provide an additional 2,000,000 common shares for future grant of option awards, restricted stock awards, or other stock-based awards; and (2) allow for the issuance of other stock-based awards.

 

The Compensation Committee has the exclusive authority to administer and construe the 2013 Plan and shall determine, among other things: persons eligible for awards and who shall receive them; the terms and conditions of the awards; the time or times and conditions subject to which awards may become vested, deliverable, exercisable, or as to which any may apply, be accelerated or lapse; and amend or modify the terms and conditions of an award with the consent of the participant.

 

Generally, the term of any stock option may not be more than 10 years from the date of grant. The option price may not be below the fair market value at date of grant. If and to the extent that an award made under the 2013 Plan is forfeited, terminated, expires or is canceled unexercised, the number of shares associated with the forfeited, terminated, expired or canceled portion of the award shall again become available for additional awards under the 2013 Plan.

 

The Company accounts for stock options and restricted stock in accordance with ASC 718-10, Compensation-Stock Compensation. ASC 718-10 requires that compensation cost for all stock awards be calculated and amortized over the service period (generally equal to the vesting period).

 

Stock Options

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, forty employees were granted options to purchase a total of 605,000 shares. During the year ended December 31, 2017, thirty-four employees were granted options to purchase a total of 576,000 shares. During the year ended December 31, 2016, thirty-four employees were granted options to purchase a total of 527,000 shares. The fair value of these options for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was approximately $1,243,000, $1,042,000 and $425,000, respectively, based on assumptions noted below and is being amortized over the 1-year vesting period. The remaining unamortized stock option expense was $318,552 as of December 31, 2018, which will be expensed in 2019.

 

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The Company calculates the fair value of each option grant on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which requires the Company to provide certain inputs, as follows:

 

  The assumed dividend yield is based on the Company’s expectation of an annual dividend rate for regular dividends over the estimated life of the option.
     
  Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over a period relevant to the related stock option grant.
     
  The risk-free interest rate utilized is the interest rate on U.S. Government Bonds and Notes having the same life as the estimated life of the Company’s option awards.
     
  Expected life of the options granted is estimated based on historical data reflecting actual hold periods.
     
  Estimated forfeiture is based on historical data reflecting actual forfeitures.

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the following years:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
                
Dividend yield   4.79%   5.80%   7.32%
Expected volatility   25.78%   26.30%   26.30%
Risk-free interest rate   2.74%   2.37%   1.49%
Expected lives   10    10    8 
Estimated forfeitures   -0-    -0-    -0- 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, options to eight employees to purchase a total of 128,500 shares were exercised. During the year ended December 31, 2017, options to twenty seven employees to purchase a total of 547,900 shares were exercised. During the year ended December 31, 2016, options to twenty employees to purchase a total of 277,500 shares were exercised. During the year ended December 31, 2018, options to one employee to purchase a total of 2,000 shares were forfeited. During the year ended December 31, 2017, options to one employee to purchase a total of 10,000 shares were forfeited. During the year ended December 31, 2016, options to one employee to purchase a total of 50,000 shares expired.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plans as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and changes during the years then ended are as follows:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
       Weighted-       Weighted-       Weighted- 
       Average       Average       Average 
       Exercise       Exercise       Exercise 
   Shares   Price   Shares   Price   Shares   Price 
                         
Outstanding at beginning of year   1,778,100   $11.60    1,760,000   $9.97    1,560,500   $9.92 
Granted   605,000    13.26    576,000    14.96    527,000    9.77 
Exercised   (128,500)   10.78    (547,900)   9.92    (277,500)   8.96 
Forfeited   (2,000)   12.41    (10,000)   9.77    -0-    -0- 
Expired   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    (50,000)   11.97 
Outstanding at end of  year   2,252,600    12.09    1,778,100    11.60    1,760,000    9.97 
Options exercisable at end of year   1,647,600         1,202,100         1,233,000      
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year       $2.05        $1.81        $0.81 

 

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The following is a summary of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018:

 

Date of Grant  Number of Employees  Number of Shares   Option Price   Expiration Date
               
07/05/11  3   22,000    11.16   07/05/19
08/29/12  6   44,000    11.29   08/29/20
06/26/13  10   228,600    10.08   06/26/21
06/11/14  9   151,000    9.85   06/11/22
06/24/15  11   268,000    9.82   06/24/23
04/05/16  19   369,000    9.77   04/05/24
01/19/17  2   60,000    14.25   01/19/27
04/04/17  32   505,000    15.04   04/04/27
04/02/18  40   540,000*   13.09   04/02/28
07/09/18  4   40,000*   15.75   07/09/28
12/10/18  1   25,000*   12.94   12/10/28
                 
       2,252,600         

 

* Unexercisable

 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock for the options that were in-the-money. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $2,047,176, $5,935,112 and $8,939,488, respectively, of which $2,047,176, $5,896,112 and $6,156,928 relate to options exercisable. The intrinsic value of options exercised in 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $509,770, $3,030,119 and $1,018,730, respectively, determined as of the date of option exercise. The weighted average remaining contractual term of the above options was 7.9, 6.8 and 5.6 years as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, amounts charged to stock compensation expense relating to stock option grants, which is included in General and Administrative Expenses, totaled $1,115,395, $928,977 and $463,864, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock

 

On April 2, 2018, the Company awarded a total of 45,000 shares of restricted stock to two participants, pursuant to their employment agreements. During 2018, the Company also awarded 2,000 shares of restricted stock to our ten directors as additional directors’ fees. On April 4, 2017, the Company awarded 45,000 shares of restricted stock to two participants. On September 27, 2017, the Company awarded 11,000 shares of restricted stock to our ten directors as additional directors’ fees. On April 5, 2016, the Company awarded 40,500 shares of restricted stock to two participants. On September 14, 2016, the Company awarded 20,000 shares of restricted stock to one participant. The grant date fair value of restricted stock grants awarded to participants was $616,200, $845,870 and $627,085 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These grants primarily vest in equal installments over five years. As of December 31, 2018, there remained a total of $1,296,604 of unrecognized restricted stock compensation related to outstanding non-vested restricted stock grants awarded and outstanding at that date. Restricted stock compensation is expected to be expensed over a remaining weighted average period of 3.4 years. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, amounts charged to stock compensation expense related to restricted stock grants, which is included in General and Administrative Expenses, totaled $497,715, $385,514 and $600,814, respectively.

 

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A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are presented below:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
       Weighted-       Weighted-       Weighted- 
       Average       Average       Average 
       Grant Date       Grant Date       Grant Date 
   Shares   Fair Value   Shares   Fair Value   Shares   Fair Value 
                         
Non-vested at beginning of year   146,953   $11.98    133,315   $10.04    121,242   $9.83 
Granted   47,000    13.11    56,000    15.10    60,500    10.37 
Dividend Reinvested Shares   8,378    13.37    6,867    14.83    8,430    10.82 
Forfeited   -0-    -0-    -0-    -0-    (2,160)   9.83 
Vested   (41,827)   11.76    (49,229)   10.67    (54,697)   10.07 
Non-vested at end of year   160,504   $12.44    146,953   $11.98    133,315   $10.04 

 

Other Stock-Based Awards

 

Effective June 20, 2018, a portion of our quarterly directors’ fee was paid with our unrestricted common stock. During 2018, 2,000 unrestricted shares of common stock were granted with a weighted average fair value on the grant date of $15.13 per share.

 

As of December 31, 2018, there were 1,961,500 shares available for grant as stock options, restricted stock or other stock-based awards under the 2013 Plan.

 

NOTE 7 – 401(k) PLAN

 

All full-time employees who are over 21 years old are eligible for the Company’s 401(k) Plan (“Plan”). Under this Plan, an employee may elect to defer his/her compensation, subject to certain maximum amounts, and have it contributed to the Plan. Employer contributions to the Plan are at the discretion of the Company. During 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company made matching contributions to the Plan of up to 100% of the first 3% of employee salary and 50% of the next 2% of employee salary. The total expense relating to the Plan, including matching contributions amounted to $343,959, $330,020 and $245,057 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

 

Transactions with Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation

 

There are five Directors of the Company who are also Directors and shareholders of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (“MREIC”). The Company holds common stock of MREIC in its securities portfolio. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owns a total of 2,446,054 shares of MREIC common stock, representing 2.6% of the total shares outstanding at December 31, 2018 (See Note 4). The Company shares 1 officer (Chairman of the Board) with MREIC.

 

Employment Agreements and Compensation

 

The Company has three year employment agreements with Mr. Eugene W. Landy, Mr. Samuel A. Landy and Ms. Anna T. Chew. The agreements provide for base compensation aggregating approximating $1.4 million. In addition, the agreements call for incentive bonuses, and an extension of services and severance payments upon certain future events, such as a change in control.

 

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Other Matters

 

Mr. Eugene W. Landy, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Company, owns a 24% interest in the entity that is the landlord of the property where the Company’s corporate office space is located. The Company is also responsible for its proportionate share of real estate taxes and common area maintenance. On May 1, 2015, the Company renewed this lease for additional space and an additional seven-year term with monthly lease payments of $14,900 through April 30, 2020 and $15,300 through April 30, 2022. On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,275 through April 30, 2020 and $1,310 through April 30, 2022. On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,800 through April 30, 2020 and $1,850 through April 30, 2022. Management believes that the aforesaid rents are no more than what the Company would pay for comparable space elsewhere.

 

NOTE 9 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common Stock

 

The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”), as amended. Under the terms of the DRIP, shareholders who participate may reinvest all or part of their dividends in additional shares of the Company at a discounted price (approximately 95% of market value) directly from the Company, from authorized but unissued shares of the Company common stock. Shareholders may also purchase additional shares at this discounted price by making optional cash payments monthly. Optional cash payments must be not less than $500 per payment nor more than $1,000 unless a request for waiver has been accepted by the Company.

 

Amounts received in connection with the DRIP for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
             
Amounts Received  $35,113,713   $60,365,190   $22,400,945 
Less: Dividends Reinvested   (5,075,547)   (2,859,174)   (2,388,552)
Amounts Received, net  $30,038,166   $57,506,016   $20,012,393 
                
Number of Shares Issued   2,654,846    4,095,357    1,966,133 

 

On June 5, 2017, the Company issued and sold 1,400,000 shares of its Common Stock in a registered direct placement at a sale price of $16.60 per share. The Company received net proceeds from the offering after expenses of approximately $22.5 million and used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which included purchase of manufactured homes for sale or lease to customers, expansion of its existing communities, acquisitions of additional properties and repayment of indebtedness on a short-term basis.

 

Preferred Stock

 

8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On August 31, 2017, the Company redeemed all 3,663,800 issued and outstanding shares of its 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”) at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, totaling $91,595,000. Unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock accruing for the period from June 1, 2017 through the redemption date, totaling $1,889,147 (or $0.515625 per share) were paid on September 15, 2017 to holders of record as of the August 15, 2017 record date previously established by the Company’s Board of Directors and accordingly such dividends were not included in the redemption price. The Company recognized a deemed dividend of $3,502,000 on the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2017, which represents the difference between the redemption value and the carrying value net of original deferred issuance costs.

 

8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On October 20, 2015, the Company issued and sold 1,801,200 shares of its 8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) in a registered direct placement at a sale price of $25.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $43 million, after deducting offering related expenses. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are cumulative from October 20, 2015 at an annual rate of $2.00 per share and will be payable quarterly in arrears at March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. The first quarterly dividend payment date for the Series B Preferred Stock was payable March 15, 2016 and was for the dividend period from October 20, 2015 to February 29, 2016. A portion of the dividend to be paid on March 15, 2016, covering the period October 20, 2015 to December 31, 2016, amounting to $710,610 is included in the computation of net loss attributable to common shareholders in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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The Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.10, has no maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased. Except in limited circumstances relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, and as described below, the Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to October 20, 2020. On and after October 20, 2020, the Series B Preferred Stock will be redeemable at the Company’s option for cash, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at a price per share equal to $25.00, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date of redemption.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or Change of Control, as defined in the Prospectus of the Preferred Offering, each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to convert all or part of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held, unless the Company elects to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events.

 

In conjunction with the issuance of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, the Company filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the “Maryland SDAT”), an amendment to the Company’s charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock by 22,000,000 shares. As a result of this amendment, the Company’s total authorized shares were increased from 48,663,800 shares (classified as 42,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock) to 70,663,800 shares (classified as 64,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock). Immediately following this amendment, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT Articles Supplementary setting forth the rights, preferences and terms of the Series B Preferred Stock and reclassifying 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock as shares of Series B Preferred Stock. After the reclassification, the Company’s authorized stock consisted of 62,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 2,000,000 shares of 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock.

 

On April 5, 2016, the Company issued an additional 2,000,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock in a registered direct placement at a sale price of $25.50 per share, including accrued dividends. The Company received net proceeds from the offering after expenses of approximately $49.1 million and used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which included purchase of manufactured homes for sale or lease to customers, expansion of its existing communities, acquisitions of additional properties and repayment of indebtedness on a short-term basis.

 

In conjunction with the issuance of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, on April 4, 2016, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT an amendment to the Company’s charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock by 11,000,000 shares. As a result of this amendment, the Company’s total authorized shares were increased from 70,663,800 shares (classified as 62,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred stock, 2,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock) to 81,663,800 shares (classified as 73,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred stock, 2,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock). Immediately following this amendment, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT Articles Supplementary reclassifying 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock as shares of Series B Preferred stock. After the reclassification, the Company’s authorized stock consisted of 71,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock.

 

On August 11, 2016, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT a further amendment to the Company’s charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock by 4,000,000 shares. As a result of this amendment, the Company’s total authorized shares were increased from 81,663,800 shares (classified as 71,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock) to 85,663,800 shares (classified as 75,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock). Additionally, on June 2, 2017, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT a further amendment to the Company’s charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock by 10,000,000 shares

 

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6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On July 26, 2017, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its new 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share (“Series C Preferred Stock”) at an offering price of $25.00 per share in an underwritten registered public offering. The Company received net proceeds from the sale of these 5,000,000 shares, after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses, of approximately $120,800,000. On August 2, 2017, the Company issued an additional 750,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their overallotment option and received additional net proceeds of approximately $18,200,000.

 

The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of Series C Preferred Stock to redeem all of the 3,663,800 outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The balance of the offering proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include purchase of manufactured homes for sale or lease to customers, expansion of our existing communities, potential acquisitions of additional properties and possible repayment of indebtedness on a short-term basis.

 

Dividends on the Series C Preferred shares are cumulative from July 26, 2017 at an annual rate of $1.6875 per share and will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. The first quarterly dividend on the Series C Preferred was payable September 15, 2017 and amounted to $970,312 or $0.16875 per share for the dividend period from July 26, 2017 to August 31, 2017.

 

The Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, has no maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased. Except in limited circumstances relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, and as described below, the Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to July 26, 2022. On and after July 26, 2022, the Series C Preferred Stock will be redeemable at the Company’s option for cash, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at a price per share equal to $25.00, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date of redemption. The Series C Preferred Stock ranks on a parity with the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or Change of Control, each as defined in the Prospectus pursuant to which the shares of Series C Preferred Stock were offered, each holder of the Series C Preferred Stock will have the right to convert all or part of the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock held into common stock of the Company, unless the Company elects to redeem the Series C Preferred Stock.

 

Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except if the Company fails to pay dividends for nine or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events.

 

In conjunction with the issuance of the Company’s Series C Preferred, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT, an amendment to the Company’s charter to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock by 30,750,000 shares. As a result of this amendment, the Company’s total authorized shares were increased from 95,663,800 shares (classified as 85,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock) to 126,413,800 shares (classified as 115,750,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock). Immediately following this amendment, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT Articles Supplementary setting forth the rights, preferences and terms of the Series C Preferred and reclassifying 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock as shares of Series C Preferred. After the reclassification, the Company’s authorized stock consisted of 110,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred, 5,750,000 shares of Series C Preferred and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock. Additionally, upon the redemption on August 31, 2017 of all 3,663,800 outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred, the authorized shares of Series A Preferred automatically converted to authorized Common Stock, which increased our authorized Common Stock to 113,663,800 shares.

 

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6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On January 22, 2018, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its new 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share (“Series D Preferred”) at an offering price of $25.00 per share in an underwritten registered public offering. The Company received net proceeds from the sale of these 2,000,000 shares, after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses, of approximately $48.2 million and has used and plans to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which includes the purchase of manufactured homes for sale or lease to customers, expansion of its existing communities, potential acquisitions of additional properties and possible repayment of indebtedness on a short-term basis.

 

Dividends on the Series D Preferred shares are cumulative from January 22, 2018 and are payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 at an annual rate of $1.59375 per share. On September 17, 2018, the Company paid $796,876 in dividends or $0.3984375 per share for the period from June 1, 2018 through August 31, 2018 to holders of record as of the close of business on August 15, 2018 of our Series D Preferred. Total dividends paid to our Series D Preferred shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 amounted to $1,947,918.

 

The Series D Preferred, par value $0.10 per share, has no maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased. Except in limited circumstances relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, and as described below, the Series D Preferred is not redeemable prior to January 22, 2023. On and after January 22, 2023, the Series D Preferred will be redeemable at the Company’s option for cash, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at a price per share equal to $25.00, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date of redemption. The Series D Preferred shares rank on a parity with the Company’s Series B Preferred shares and the Company’s Series C Preferred shares with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or Change of Control, each as defined in the Prospectus pursuant to which the shares of Series D Preferred were offered, each holder of the Series D Preferred will have the right to convert all or part of the shares of the Series D Preferred held into common stock of the Company, unless the Company elects to redeem the Series D Preferred.

 

Holders of the Series D Preferred generally have no voting rights, except if the Company fails to pay dividends for nine or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events.

 

In conjunction with the issuance of the Company’s Series D Preferred, the Company filed with the Maryland SDAT Articles Supplementary setting forth the rights, preferences and terms of the Series D Preferred shares and reclassifying 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock as shares of Series D Preferred. After the reclassification, the Company’s authorized stock consists of 111,363,800 shares of Common Stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred, 5,750,000 shares of Series C Preferred, 2,300,000 shares of Series D Preferred and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Directors reaffirmed its Share Repurchase Program (the “Repurchase Program”) that authorizes the Company to purchase up to $25,000,000 in the aggregate of the Company’s common stock. The Repurchase Program was originally created in June 2008 and is intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or block trades, or by any combination of such methods, in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The size, scope and timing of any purchases will be based on business, market and other conditions and factors, including price, regulatory and contractual requirements or consents, and capital availability. The Repurchase Program does not require the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. There have been no purchases under the Repurchase Program to date.

 

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NOTE 10 – DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Common Stock

 

The following cash distributions, including dividends reinvested, were paid to common shareholders during the three years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
Quarter Ended  Amount   Per Share   Amount   Per Share   Amount   Per Share 
                         
March 31  $6,492,774   $0.18   $5,416,827   $0.18   $4,879,009   $0.18 
June 30   6,600,506    0.18    5,700,036    0.18    4,903,286    0.18 
September 30   6,693,069    0.18    6,188,961    0.18    5,031,818    0.18 
December 31   6,824,288    0.18    6,333,573    0.18    5,204,709    0.18 
                               
   $26,610,637   $0.72   $23,639,397   $0.72   $20,018,822   $0.72 

 

These amounts do not include the discount on shares purchased through the Company’s DRIP.

 

On January 15, 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share to be paid on March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2019.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The following dividends were paid to holders of our Series A Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Declaration Date  Record Date  Payment Date  Dividend   Dividend per Share 
               
1/19/2017  2/15/2017  3/15/2017  $1,889,147   $0.515625 
4/3/2017  5/15/2017  6/15/2017   1,889,147    0.515625 
7/3/2017  8/15/2017  9/15/2017   1,889,147    0.515625 
                 
         $5,667,441   $1.546875 
                 
1/15/2016  2/16/2016  3/15/2016  $1,889,147   $0.515625 
4/4/2016  5/16/2016  6/15/2016   1,889,147    0.515625 
7/1/2016  8/15/2016  9/15/2016   1,889,147    0.515625 
10/3/2016  11/17/2016  12/15/2016   1,889,147    0.515625 
                 
         $7,556,588   $2.0625 

 

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The following dividends were paid to holders of our Series B Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

Declaration Date  Record Date  Payment Date  Dividend   Dividend per Share 
               
1/15/2018  2/15/2018  3/15/2018  $1,900,600   $0.50 
4/1/2018  5/15/2018  6/15/2018   1,900,600    0.50 
7/1/2018  8/15/2018  9/17/2018   1,900,600    0.50 
10/1/2018  11/15/2018  12/17/2018   1,900,600    0.50 
                 
         $7,602,400   $2.00 
                 
1/19/2017  2/15/2017  3/15/2017  $1,900,600   $0.50 
4/3/2017  5/15/2017  6/15/2017   1,900,600    0.50 
7/3/2017  8/15/2017  9/15/2017   1,900,600    0.50 
10/2/2017  11/15/2017  12/15/2017   1,900,600    0.50 
                 
         $7,602,400   $2.00 
                 
1/15/2016  2/16/2016  3/15/2016  $1,305,257   $0.72466 
4/4/2016  5/16/2016  6/15/2016   1,900,600    0.50 
7/1/2016  8/15/2016  9/15/2016   1,900,600    0.50 
10/3/2016  11/17/2016  12/15/2016   1,900,600    0.50 
                 
         $7,007,057   $2.22466 

 

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share for the period from December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, on the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock payable March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2019.

 

The following dividends were paid to holders of our Series C Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

Declaration Date  Record Date  Payment Date  Dividend   Dividend per Share 
               
1/15/2018  2/15/2018  3/15/2018  $2,425,781   $0.421875 
4/1/2018  5/15/2018  6/15/2018   2,425,781    0.421875 
7/1/2018  8/15/2018  9/17/2018   2,425,781    0.421875 
10/1/2018  11/15/2018  12/17/2018   2,425,781    0.421875 
                 
         $9,703,124   $1.68750 
                 
7/3/2017  8/15/2017  9/15/2017  $970,313   $0.168750 
10/2/2017  11/15/2017  12/15/2017   2,425,781    0.421875 
                 
         $3,396,094   $0.590625 

 

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On January 15, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.421875 per share for the period from December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, on the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock payable March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2019.

 

The following dividends were paid to holders of our Series D Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

Declaration Date  Record Date  Payment Date  Dividend   Dividend per Share 
               
1/15/2018  2/15/2018  3/15/2018  $354,166   $0.1770830 
4/1/2018  5/15/2018  6/15/2018   796,876    0.3984375 
7/1/2018  8/15/2018  9/17/2018   796,876    0.3984375 
10/1/2018  11/15/2018  12/17/2018   796,876    0.3984375 
                 
         $2,744,794   $1.372397 

 

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3984375 per share for the period from December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, on the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock payable March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2019.

 

NOTE 11 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

Characterization of Distributions

 

The following table characterizes the distributions paid per common share for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

   2018   2017   2016 
   Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent 
                         
Ordinary income  $0.00000    0.00%  $0.00000    0.00%  $0.09549    13.26%
Capital gains   0.00000    0.00%   0.00000    0.00%   0.01425    1.98%
Return of capital   0.72000    100.00%   0.72000    100.00%   0.61026    84.76%
   $0.72    100%  $0.72    100%  $0.72    100%

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series A Preferred Stock, amounted to $5,667,441 or $1.546875 per share (for income tax purposes, $0.494148 characterized as ordinary income, $0.138204 characterized as capital gains and $0.914523 characterized as return of capital). For the year ended December 31, 2016, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series A Preferred Stock, amounted to $7,556,588 or $2.0625 per share (for income tax purposes, $1.79472 characterized as ordinary income and $0.26778 characterized as capital gains).

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series B preferred stock, amounted to $7,602,400 or $2.00 per share (for income tax purposes, $1.288868 characterized as ordinary income and $0.711132 characterized as return of capital). For the year ended December 31, 2017, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series B preferred stock, amounted to $7,602,400 or $2.00 per share (for income tax purposes, $0.638896 characterized as ordinary income, $0.178688 characterized as capital gains and $1.182416 characterized as return of capital).

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series C preferred stock, amounted to $9,703,124 or $1.68750 per share (for income tax purposes, $1.087484 characterized as ordinary income and $0.600016 characterized as return of capital). For the year ended December 31, 2017, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series C preferred stock, amounted to $3,396,094 or $0.590625 per share (for income tax purposes, $0.188674 characterized as ordinary income, $0.052769 characterized as capital gains and $0.349182 characterized as return of capital).

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, total distributions paid by the Company for its Series D preferred stock, amounted to $2,744,794 or $1.372397 per share (for income tax purposes, $0.884419 characterized as ordinary income and $0.487978 characterized as return of capital).

 

In addition to the above, taxable income from non-REIT activities conducted by S&F, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary (“TRS”), is subject to federal, state and local income taxes. Deferred income taxes pertaining to S&F are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards based on enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based on consideration of available evidence, including tax planning strategies and other factors. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, S&F had operating losses for financial reporting purposes of $1,203,926, $2,066,587 and $2,307,104, respectively. Therefore, a valuation allowance has been established against any deferred tax assets relating to S&F. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, S&F recorded $8,000, $0 and $5,000, respectively, in federal, state and franchise taxes.

 

NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL MATTERS

 

The Company is subject to claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe that any such claim or litigation will have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, or results of operations of the Company.

 

The Company entered into a contract to purchase two communities for a purchase price of approximately $45,287,000. This acquisition is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2019.

 

Included in the Company’s Community Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 is $125,000 for the settlement of the Memphis Mobile City lawsuit. The Company is redeveloping this community and completed Phase I in 2017. Once fully developed, the community will contain a total of 144 developed homesites.

 

In November 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with 21st Mortgage under which 21st Mortgage can provide financing for home purchasers in the Company’s communities. The Company does not receive referral fees or other cash compensation under the agreement. If 21st Mortgage makes loans to purchasers and those purchasers default on their loans and 21st Mortgage repossesses the homes securing such loans, the Company has agreed to purchase from 21st Mortgage each such repossessed home for a price equal to 80% to 95% of the amount under each such loan, subject to certain adjustments. This agreement may be terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. As of December 31, 2018, the total loan balance was approximately $2.9 million. Additionally, 21st Mortgage previously made loans to purchasers in certain communities we acquired. In conjunction with these acquisitions, the Company has agreed to purchase from 21st Mortgage each repossessed home, if those purchasers default on their loans. The purchase price ranges from 55% to 100% of the amount under each such loan, subject to certain adjustments. As of December 31, 2018, the total loan balance was approximately $3.1 million. Although this agreement is still active, this program is not being utilized by the Company’s new customers as a source of financing.

 

S&F entered into a Chattel Loan Origination, Sale and Servicing Agreement (“COP Program”) with Triad Financial Services, effective January 1, 2016. Neither the Company, nor S&F, receive referral fees or other cash compensation under the agreement. Customer loan applications are initially submitted to Triad for consideration by Triad’s portfolio of outside lenders. If a loan application does not meet the criteria for outside financing, the application is then considered for financing under the COP Program. If the loan is approved under the COP Program, then it is originated by Triad, assigned to S&F and then assigned by S&F to the Company. Included in Notes and Other Receivables is approximately $16,365,000 of loans that the Company acquired under the COP Program as of December 31, 2018.

 

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NOTE 13 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company follows ASC 825, Fair Value Measurements, for financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including marketable securities. The fair value of these certain financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

   Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using 
   Total  

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

 
                 
December 31, 2018:                                           
Equity Securities - Preferred Stock  $3,399,558   $3,399,558   $-0-   $-0- 
Equity Securities - Common Stock   96,196,178    96,196,178    -0-    -0- 
Total  $99,595,736   $99,595,736   $-0-   $-0- 
                     
December 31, 2017:                    
Equity Securities - Preferred Stock  $5,377,522   $5,377,522   $-0-   $-0- 
Equity Securities - Common Stock   127,586,754    127,586,754    -0-    -0- 
Total  $132,964,276   $132,964,276   $-0-   $-0- 

 

In addition to the Company’s investment in Marketable Securities at Fair Value, the Company is required to disclose certain information about fair values of its other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments. Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based upon, where available, relevant market prices and information about the financial instrument. Such estimates do not include any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. All of the Company’s marketable securities have quoted market prices. However, for a portion of the Company’s other financial instruments, no quoted market value exists. Therefore, estimates of fair value are necessarily based on a number of significant assumptions (many of which involve events outside the control of management). Such assumptions include assessments of current economic conditions, perceived risks associated with these financial instruments and their counterparties, future expected loss experience and other factors. Given the uncertainties surrounding these assumptions, the reported fair values represent estimates only and, therefore, cannot be compared to the historical accounting model. Use of different assumptions or methodologies is likely to result in significantly different fair value estimates.

 

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and notes receivables approximates their current carrying amounts since all such items are short-term in nature. The fair value of marketable securities is primarily based upon quoted market values. The fair value of variable rate mortgages payable and loans payable approximate their current carrying amounts since such amounts payable are at approximately a weighted average current market rate of interest. The estimated fair value of fixed rate mortgage notes payable is based on discounting the future cash flows at a year-end risk adjusted borrowing rate currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. These fair value measurements fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2018, the fair and carrying value of fixed rate mortgages payable amounted to $332,130,838 and $334,411,425, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the fair and carrying value of fixed rate mortgages payable amounted to $303,741,677 and $308,444,180, respectively. Prior to 2017, if the Company acquired a property that was considered an acquisition of a business, the Company was required to fair value all of the acquired assets and liabilities, including intangible assets and liabilities (See Note 1). Those fair value measurements fell within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

NOTE 14 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash paid for interest during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $16,439,700, $15,656,251 and $15,058,016, respectively.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company assumed mortgages totaling $4,624,300 and $2,418,198, respectively for the acquisition of communities.

 

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During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, land development costs of $10,107,951, $7,832,450 and $170,925, respectively were transferred to investment property and equipment and placed in service.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company had dividend reinvestments of $5,075,547, $2,859,174 and $2,388,552, respectively which required no cash transfers.

 

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the financial statements through the date that the financial statements were issued.

 

NOTE 16 – PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial information reflects the 2018 and 2017 acquisitions that have closed. This information has been prepared utilizing the historical financial statements of the Company and the effect of additional revenue and expenses from the properties acquired during 2018 and 2017 assuming that the acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2017, after giving effect to certain adjustments including (a) rental and related income; (b) community operating expenses; (c) interest expense resulting from the assumed increase in mortgages and loans payable related to the new acquisitions and (d) depreciation expense related to the new acquisitions. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisitions reflected herein been consummated on the dates indicated or that will be achieved in the future.

 

   For the years ended December 31, 
   2018   2017 
         
Rental and Related Income  $118,499,000   $111,003,000 
Community Operating Expenses   54,216,000    51,149,000 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders   (56,890,000)   (8,362,000)
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders per Share:          
Basic and Diluted   (1.54)   (0.26)

 

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NOTE 17 – SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

 

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

2018  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31 
                 
Total Income  $29,795,964   $32,098,550   $33,447,114   $34,245,065 
Total Expenses   25,492,249    27,761,189    28,436,258    29,319,854 
Other Income (Expense)   (26,496,347)   15,799,550    (11,332,720)   (32,632,068)
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations   (22,208,337)   20,071,984    (6,349,343)   (27,729,875)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable To Common Shareholders   (27,154,510)   14,948,727    (11,472,600)   (32,943,132)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders per Share –                    
Basic and Diluted   (0.76)   0.41    (0.31)   (0.87)

 

2017  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31 
                 
Total Income  $26,448,549   $28,817,848   $28,684,937   $28,696,585 
Total Expenses   22,485,487    24,858,243    24,704,729    24,567,878 
Other Income (Expense)   (1,653,136)   (383,472)   (699,309)   (546,701)
Net Income from continuing operations   2,285,546    3,589,871    3,262,001    3,530,616 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders   (1,504,201)   (199,876)   (5,179,423)   (795,765)
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders per Share –                    
Basic and Diluted   (0.05)   (0.01)   (0.15)   (0.03)

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC.

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

Column A  Column B    Column C   Column D 
Description       Initial Cost     
               Site, Land     
               & Building     
               Improvements   Capitalization 
Name  Location  Encumbrances    Land   and Rental Homes   Subsequent to Acquisition 
                     
Allentown  Memphis, TN  $13,133,031    $250,000   $2,569,101   $10,831,942 
Arbor Estates  Doylestown, PA     (1)   2,650,000    8,266,000    1,602,825 
Auburn Estates  Orrville, OH     (4)   114,000    1,174,000    543,446 
Birchwood Farms  Birch Run, MI     (1)   70,000    2,797,000    3,391,201 
Boardwalk  Elkhart, IN   13,821,208 (6)   1,796,000    4,767,792    (52,763)
Broadmore Estates  Goshen, IN   47,931,444 (1)   1,120,000    11,136,000    9,666,155 
Brookside  Berwick, PA     (3)   372,000    4,776,000    2,359,676 
Brookview  Greenfield Ctr, NY   2,722,314     37,500    232,547    7,917,752 
Camelot Village  Anderson, IN     (7)   824,000    2,479,800    306,825 
Candlewick Court  Owosso, MI   4,383,031     159,200    7,087,221    3,844,480 
Carsons  Chambersburg, PA   -0-     176,000    2,411,000    1,243,813 
Catalina  Middletown, OH   5,318,941     1,008,000    11,734,640    4,484,348 
Cedarcrest Village  Vineland, NJ   11,772,098     320,000    1,866,323    2,779,464 
Chambersburg  Chambersburg, PA   -0-     108,000    2,397,000    632,313 
Chelsea  Sayre, PA     (2)   124,000    2,049,000    1,522,493 
Cinnamon Woods  Conowingo, MD   -0-     1,884,000    2,116,000    237,063 
City View  Lewistown, PA   -0-     137,000    613,000    1,380,464 
Clinton  Tiffin, OH   3,446,832     142,000    3,301,800    335,425 
Collingwood  Horseheads, NY   -0-     196,000    2,317,500    1,657,063 
Colonial Heights  Wintersville, OH     (1)   67,000    2,383,000    4,593,810 
Countryside Estates  Muncie, IN   -0-     174,000    1,926,000    3,987,985 
Countryside Estates  Ravenna, OH   -0-     205,000    2,895,997    4,636,557 
Countryside Village  Columbia, TN   -0-     394,000    6,916,500    8,944,748 
Cranberry  Cranberry Twp, PA   7,466,333     181,930    1,922,931    4,174,783 
Crestview  Athens, PA   -0-     188,000    2,258,000    1,882,996 
Cross Keys  Duncansville, PA   -0-     60,774    378,093    3,924,145 
Crossroads Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   -0-     183,000    1,403,400    67,848 
D&R  Clifton Park, NY   7,526,804     391,724    704,021    3,270,304 
Dallas Mobile Home  Toronto,OH   -0-     275,600    2,728,503    1,876,192 
Deer Meadows  New Springfield,OH   -0-     226,000    2,299,275    2,566,163 
Evergreen Estates  Lodi,OH   -0-     99,000    1,121,300    466,101 
Evergreen Manor  Bedford, OH   -0-     49,000    2,372,258    1,108,091 
Evergreen Village  Mantua, OH   -0-     105,000    1,277,001    903,348 
Fairview Manor  Millville, NJ   15,710,739     216,000    1,166,517    9,993,787 
Forest Creek  Elkhart, IN     (1)   440,000    7,004,000    1,781,776 
Forest Park  Cranberry Twp, PA   8,172,870     75,000    977,225    8,094,900 
Fox Chapel Village  Cheswick, PA   -0-     372,000    4,081,700    640,702 
Frieden Manor  Schuylkill Haven, PA   13,068,415 (2)   643,000    5,293,500    2,334,370 
Green Acres  Chambersburg, PA   -0-     63,000    584,000    111,538 
Gregory Courts  Honey Brook, PA     (1)   370,000    1,220,000    497,919 
Hayden Heights  Dublin,OH   2,051,518     248,100    2,147,700    698,384 
Heather Highlands  Inkerman, PA   -0-     572,500    2,151,569    11,567,292 
High View Acres  Apollo, PA   -0-     825,000    4,263,500    156,053 
Highland  Elkhart, IN     (1)   510,000    7,084,000    4,672,942 
Highland Estates  Kutztown, PA   16,353,252     145,000    1,695,041    12,280,519 
Hillcrest Crossing  Lower Burrell, PA   -0-     961,000    1,463,825    3,463,057 
Hillcrest Estates  Marysville, OH   -0-     1,277,000    3,033,500    1,999,860 
Hillside Estates  Greensburg,PA     (5)   483,600    2,678,525    2,290,513 
Holiday Village  Nashville, TN   7,777,408     1,632,000    5,618,000    6,923,774 
Holiday Village  Elkhart, IN   8,349,008     490,600    13,808,269    5,053,122 
Holly Acres  Erie, PA   2,157,664     194,000    3,591,000    795,309 
Hudson Estates  Peninsula, OH   -0-      141,000    3,515,878    5,189,298 

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC.

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

Column A  Column B    Column C   Column D 
Description       Initial Cost     
               Site, Land     
               & Building     
               Improvements   Capitalization 
Name  Location  Encumbrances    Land   and Rental Homes   Subsequent to Acquisition 
                     
Huntingdon Pointe  Tarrs, PA  $-0-    $399,000   $865,450   $1,543,265 
Independence Park  Clinton, PA   7,926,365 (5)   686,400    2,783,633    2,836,351 
Kinnebrook  Monticello, NY   3,966,082     235,600    1,402,572    14,068,534 
Lake Sherman  Navarre, OH   5,404,640     290,000    1,457,673    10,414,673 
Lakeview Meadows  Lakeview, OH   -0-     574,000    1,103,600    1,664,314 
Laurel Woods  Cresson, PA   -0-     432,700    2,070,426    4,072,417 
Little Chippewa  Orrville, OH     (4)   113,000    1,135,000    1,895,702 
Maple Manor  Taylor, PA   13,412,679 (3)   674,000    9,432,800    5,761,225 
Marysville Estates  Marysville, OH   -0-     810,000    4,555,800    2,472,458 
Meadowood  New Middletown, OH     (1)   152,000    3,191,000    3,388,490 
Meadows  Nappanee, IN   -0-     548,600    6,720,900    4,666,623 
Meadows of Perrysburg  Perrysburg, OH   3,002,368     2,146,000    5,541,184    221,029 
Melrose Village  Wooster, OH   7,007,404 (4)   767,000    5,429,000    4,962,517 
Melrose West  Wooster, OH     (4)   94,000    1,040,000    58,858 
Memphis Blues  Memphis, TN   -0-     78,435    810,477    5,505,291 
Monroe Valley  Jonestown, PA     (2)   114,000    994,000    447,621 
Moosic Heights  Avoca, PA     (3)   330,000    3,794,100    2,909,537 
Mount Pleasant Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   -0-     280,000    3,501,600    805,019 
Mountaintop  Narvon, PA     (2)   134,000    1,665,000    606,928 
Oak Ridge  Elkhart, IN     (1)   500,000    7,524,000    2,003,904 
Oakwood Lake  Tunkhannock, PA     (3)   379,000    1,639,000    892,401 
Olmsted Falls  Olmsted Township, OH   2,051,221     569,000    3,031,000    1,762,146 
Oxford  West Grove, PA   6,526,306     175,000    990,515    2,474,849 
Parke Place  Elkhart, IN     (6)   4,317,000    10,340,950    4,178,437 
Perrysburg Estates  Perrysburg, OH   1,615,470     399,000    4,047,152    72,261 
Pikewood Manor  Elyria, OH   14,722,561     1,053,000    22,067,668    474,536 
Pine Ridge/Pine Manor  Carlisle, PA   -0-     37,540    198,321    9,649,277 
Pine Valley  Apollo, PA   -0-     670,000    1,336,600    5,597,054 
Pleasant View  Bloomsburg, PA     (3)   282,000    2,174,800    1,535,569 
Port Royal  Belle Vernon, PA   -0-     150,000    2,491,796    12,566,769 
Redbud Estates  Anderson, IN   13,353,880 (7)   1,739,000    15,090,530    1,152,432 
River Valley  Marion, OH   -0-     236,000    785,293    6,772,137 
Rolling Hills Estates  Carlisle, PA   -0-     301,000    1,419,013    1,593,092 
Rostraver Estates  Belle Veron, PA    (5)   813,600    2,203,506    2,051,995 
Sandy Valley  Magnolia, OH   -0-     270,000    1,941,430    8,763,519 
Shady Hills  Nashville, TN   4,891,221     337,000    3,379,000    4,271,425 
Somerset/Whispering  Somerset, PA   31,555     1,485,000    2,050,400    7,614,819 
Southern Terrace  Columbiana, OH     (1)   63,000    3,387,000    518,360 
Southwind  Jackson, NJ   5,213,023     100,095    602,820    2,762,659 
Spreading Oaks  Athens, OH   -0-     67,000    1,326,800    3,466,223 
Springfield Meadows  Springfield, OH   3,088,505     1,230,000    3,092,706    715,410 
Suburban Estates  Greensburg, PA   5,475,710     299,000    5,837,272    2,940,987 
Summit Estates  Ravenna, OH   -0-     198,000    2,779,260    3,468,173 
Summit Village  Marion, IN   -0-     522,000    2,820,930    183,943 
Sunny Acres  Somerset, PA   6,095,121     287,000    6,113,528    2,157,506 
Sunnyside  Eagleville, PA     (1)   450,000    2,674,000    458,164 
Trailmont  Goodlettsville, TN   3,260,814     411,000    1,867,000    3,622,958 
Twin Oaks  Olmsted Township, OH   2,333,022     823,000    3,527,000    2,059,563 
Twin Pines  Goshen, IN     (1)   650,000    6,307,000    3,900,683 
Valley High  Ruffs Dale, PA     (5)   284,000    2,266,750    1,398,477 
Valley Hills  Ravenna, OH   3,348,290     996,000    6,542,178    7,197,765 
Valley Stream  Mountaintop, PA   -0-     323,000    3,190,550    728,395 
Valley View HB  Honeybrook, PA     (1)   1,380,000    5,348,000    1,686,339 
Valley View I  Ephrata, PA     (2)   191,000    4,359,000    1,332,367 
Valley View II  Ephrata, PA     (2)   72,000    1,746,000    6,555 
Voyager Estates  West Newton, PA   -0-     742,000    3,142,725    2,595,400 
Waterfalls  Hamburg, NY   4,558,525     424,000    3,812,000    3,838,817 
Wayside  Bellefontaine, OH   -0-      196,000    1,080,050    576,742 

 

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Column A  Column B    Column C   Column D
Description       Initial Cost    
               Site, Land    
               & Building   Capitalization
               Improvements   Subsequent to
Name  Location  Encumbrances    Land   and Rental Homes   Acquisition
                    
Weatherly Estates  Lebanon, TN  $7,956,386    $1,184,000   $4,034,480   $4,407,917
Wellington Estates  Export, PA   2,367,059     896,000    6,179,000   336,258
Wood Valley  Caledonia, OH   -0-     260,000    1,753,206   4,585,697
Woodland Manor  West Monroe, NY   -0-     77,000    841,000   3,316,606
Woodlawn  Eatontown, NJ   -0-     157,421    280,749   1,517,426
Woods Edge  West Lafayette, IN   6,476,902     1,808,100    13,321,318   3,940,627
Worthington Arms  Lewis Center, OH   9,163,406     436,800    12,705,530   2,366,871
Youngstown Estates  Youngstown, NY    (4)    269,000    1,606,000   1,235,090
                       
      $334,411,425    $61,114,819   $428,804,793   $384,681,623

 

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Column A  Column E (8) (9)   Column F 
Description  Gross Amount at Which Carried at 12/31/18     
          Site, Land         
          & Building         
          Improvements         
Name  Location  Land   and Rental Homes   Total   Accumulated Depreciation 
                    
Allentown  Memphis, TN  $480,000   $13,171,043   $13,651,043   $6,061,532 
Arbor Estates  Doylestown, PA   2,650,000    9,868,825    12,518,825    1,961,510 
Auburn Estates  Orrville, OH   114,000    1,717,446    1,831,446    294,948 
Birchwood Farms  Birch Run, MI   70,000    6,188,201    6,258,201    1,106,577 
Boardwalk  Elkhart, IN   1,796,000    4,715,029    6,511,029    342,529 
Broadmore Estates  Goshen, IN   1,120,000    20,802,155    21,922,155    3,913,331 
Brookside  Berwick, PA   372,000    7,135,676    7,507,676    1,642,483 
Brookview  Greenfield Ctr, NY   122,865    8,064,934    8,187,799    2,605,919 
Camelot Village  Anderson, IN   828,100    2,782,525    3,610,625    56,255 
Candlewick Court  Owosso, MI   159,200    10,931,701    11,090,901    1,386,022 
Carsons  Chambersburg, PA   176,000    3,654,813    3,830,813    723,884 
Catalina  Middletown, OH   1,008,000    16,218,988    17,226,988    2,087,498 
Cedarcrest Village  Vineland, NJ   408,206    4,557,581    4,965,787    2,878,861 
Chambersburg  Chambersburg, PA   118,264    3,019,049    3,137,313    651,987 
Chelsea  Sayre, PA   124,000    3,571,493    3,695,493    630,684 
Cinnamon Woods  Conowingo, MD   1,884,000    2,353,063    4,237,063    143,918 
City View  Lewistown, PA   137,000    1,993,464    2,130,464    399,586 
Clinton  Tiffin, OH   142,000    3,637,225    3,779,225    932,453 
Collingwood  Horseheads, NY   196,000    3,974,563    4,170,563    782,316 
Colonial Heights  Wintersville, OH   67,000    6,976,810    7,043,810    1,318,442 
Countryside Estates  Muncie, IN   174,000    5,913,985    6,087,985    985,711 
Countryside Estates  Ravenna, OH   205,000    7,532,554    7,737,554    989,768 
Countryside Village  Columbia, TN   609,000    15,646,248    16,255,248    3,559,995 
Cranberry  Cranberry Twp, PA   181,930    6,097,714    6,279,644    3,055,333 
Crestview  Athens, PA   361,500    3,967,496    4,328,996    690,843 
Cross Keys  Duncansville, PA   60,774    4,302,238    4,363,012    1,421,552 
Crossroads Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   183,000    1,471,247    1,654,247    66,486 
D&R  Clifton Park, NY   391,724    3,974,325    4,366,049    2,158,380 
Dallas Mobile Home  Toronto,OH   275,600    4,604,695    4,880,295    622,630 
Deer Meadows  New Springfield,OH   226,000    4,865,438    5,091,438    648,893 
Evergreen Estates  Lodi,OH   119,000    1,567,401    1,686,401    250,816 
Evergreen Manor  Bedford, OH   49,000    3,480,349    3,529,349    503,807 
Evergreen Village  Mantua, OH   105,000    2,180,349    2,285,349    339,636 
Fairview Manor  Millville, NJ   2,534,892    8,841,412    11,376,304    5,287,479 
Forest Creek  Elkhart, IN   440,000    8,785,776    9,225,776    2,117,501 
Forest Park  Cranberry Twp, PA   75,000    9,072,125    9,147,125    3,470,969 
Fox Chapel Village  Cheswick, PA   372,000    4,722,402    5,094,402    194,191 
Frieden Manor  Schuylkill Haven, PA   643,000    7,627,870    8,270,870    1,634,960 
Green Acres  Chambersburg, PA   63,000    695,538    758,538    151,664 
Gregory Courts  Honey Brook, PA   370,000    1,717,919    2,087,919    343,737 
Hayden Heights  Dublin,OH   248,100    2,846,084    3,094,184    454,361 
Heather Highlands  Inkerman, PA   572,500    13,718,861    14,291,361    5,490,732 
High View Acres  Apollo, PA   825,000    4,419,553    5,244,553    173,866 
Highland  Elkhart, IN   510,000    11,756,942    12,266,942    2,224,591 
Highland Estates  Kutztown, PA   404,239    13,716,321    14,120,560    7,137,391 
Hillcrest Crossing  Lower Burrell, PA   961,000    4,926,882    5,887,882    275,828 
Hillcrest Estates  Marysville, OH   1,277,000    5,033,360    6,310,360    297,160 
Hillside Estates  Greensburg,PA   483,600    4,969,038    5,452,638    665,360 
Holiday Village  Nashville, TN   1,632,000    12,541,774    14,173,774    2,294,271 
Holiday Village  Elkhart, IN   490,600    18,861,391    19,351,991    2,163,511 
Holly Acres  Erie, PA   194,000    4,386,309    4,580,309    581,544 
Hudson Estates  Peninsula, OH   141,000    8,705,176    8,846,176    1,165,368 

 

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Column A  Column E (8) (9)   Column F 
Description  Gross Amount at Which Carried at 12/31/18     
          Site, Land         
          & Building         
          Improvements         
Name  Location  Land   and Rental Homes   Total   Accumulated Depreciation 
                    
Huntingdon Pointe  Tarrs, PA  $399,000   $2,408,715   $2,807,715   $185,100 
Independence Park  Clinton, PA   686,400    5,619,984    6,306,384    737,027 
Kinnebrook  Monticello, NY   352,972    15,353,733    15,706,705    5,423,713 
Lake Sherman  Navarre, OH   290,000    11,872,345    12,162,345    4,309,552 
Lakeview Meadows  Lakeview, OH   725,663    2,616,252    3,341,915    185,129 
Laurel Woods  Cresson, PA   432,700    6,142,843    6,575,543    2,273,762 
Little Chippewa  Orrville, OH   113,000    3,030,702    3,143,702    391,452 
Maple Manor  Taylor, PA   674,000    15,194,025    15,868,025    3,595,183 
Marysville Estates  Marysville, OH   817,668    7,020,590    7,838,258    433,409 
Meadowood  New Middletown, OH   152,000    6,579,490    6,731,490    1,235,754 
Meadows  Nappanee, IN   548,600    11,387,523    11,936,123    1,216,687 
Meadows of Perrysburg  Perrysburg, OH   2,176,529    5,731,685    7,908,214    17,592 
Melrose Village  Wooster, OH   767,000    10,391,517    11,158,517    1,642,618 
Melrose West  Wooster, OH   94,000    1,098,858    1,192,858    200,866 
Memphis Blues  Memphis, TN   335,935    6,058,268    6,394,203    1,578,693 
Monroe Valley  Jonestown, PA   114,000    1,441,621    1,555,621    304,954 
Moosic Heights  Avoca, PA   330,000    6,703,637    7,033,637    1,430,738 
Mount Pleasant Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   280,000    4,306,619    4,586,619    180,327 
Mountaintop  Narvon, PA   134,000    2,271,928    2,405,928    492,869 
Oak Ridge  Elkhart, IN   500,000    9,527,904    10,027,904    2,227,654 
Oakwood Lake  Tunkhannock, PA   379,000    2,531,401    2,910,401    637,805 
Olmsted Falls  Olmsted Township, OH   569,000    4,793,146    5,362,146    894,819 
Oxford  West Grove, PA   155,000    3,485,364    3,640,364    2,110,778 
Parke Place  Elkhart, IN   4,317,000    14,519,387    18,836,387    1,002,185 
Perrysburg Estates  Perrysburg, OH   403,000    4,115,413    4,518,413    15,486 
Pikewood Manor  Elyria, OH   1,071,000    22,524,204    23,595,204    77,936 
Pine Ridge/Pine Manor  Carlisle, PA   145,473    9,739,665    9,885,138    3,425,498 
Pine Valley  Apollo, PA   732,089    6,871,565    7,603,654    2,913,131 
Pleasant View  Bloomsburg, PA   282,000    3,710,369    3,992,369    846,983 
Port Royal  Belle Vernon, PA   505,000    14,703,565    15,208,565    6,960,757 
Redbud Estates  Anderson, IN   1,752,567    16,229,396    17,981,963    337,387 
River Valley  Marion, OH   236,000    7,557,430    7,793,430    3,620,481 
Rolling Hills Estates  Carlisle, PA   301,000    3,012,105    3,313,105    759,610 
Rostraver Estates  Belle Veron, PA   813,600    4,255,501    5,069,101    603,977 
Sandy Valley  Magnolia, OH   270,000    10,704,949    10,974,949    4,932,016 
Shady Hills  Nashville, TN   337,000    7,650,425    7,987,425    1,637,067 
Somerset/Whispering  Somerset, PA   1,488,600    9,661,619    11,150,219    3,504,553 
Southern Terrace  Columbiana, OH   63,000    3,905,360    3,968,360    853,752 
Southwind  Jackson, NJ   100,095    3,365,479    3,465,574    2,044,387 
Spreading Oaks  Athens, OH   67,000    4,793,023    4,860,023    1,847,482 
Springfield Meadows  Springfield, OH   1,230,000    3,808,116    5,038,116    264,955 
Suburban Estates  Greensburg, PA   299,000    8,778,259    9,077,259    2,183,939 
Summit Estates  Ravenna, OH   198,000    6,247,433    6,445,433    822,706 
Summit Village  Marion, IN   522,000    3,004,873    3,526,873    70,085 
Sunny Acres  Somerset, PA   287,000    8,271,034    8,558,034    2,137,312 
Sunnyside  Eagleville, PA   450,000    3,132,164    3,582,164    610,935 
Trailmont  Goodlettsville, TN   411,000    5,489,958    5,900,958    1,215,962 
Twin Oaks  Olmsted Township, OH   998,000    5,411,563    6,409,563    1,117,091 
Twin Pines  Goshen, IN   650,000    10,207,683    10,857,683    1,999,012 
Valley High  Ruffs Dale, PA   284,000    3,665,227    3,949,227    529,572 
Valley Hills  Ravenna, OH   996,000    13,739,943    14,735,943    2,043,849 
Valley Stream  Mountaintop, PA   323,000    3,918,945    4,241,945    501,340 
Valley View HB  Honeybrook, PA   1,380,000    7,034,339    8,414,339    1,508,178 

 

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Column A  Column E (8) (9)   Column F 
Description  Gross Amount at Which Carried at 12/31/18     
          Site, Land         
          & Building         
          Improvements         
Name  Location  Land   and Rental Homes   Total   Accumulated Depreciation 
                    
Valley View I  Ephrata, PA  $279,632   $5,602,735   $5,882,367   $1,225,431 
Valley View II  Ephrata, PA   72,000    1,752,555    1,824,555    408,958 
Voyager Estates  West Newton, PA   742,000    5,738,125    6,480,125    669,843 
Waterfalls  Hamburg, NY   424,000    7,650,817    8,074,817    3,949,840 
Wayside  Bellefontaine, OH   261,372    1,591,420    1,852,792    122,455 
Weatherly Estates  Lebanon, TN   1,184,000    8,442,397    9,626,397    3,317,864 
Wellington Estates  Export, PA   896,000    6,515,258    7,411,258    305,556 
Wood Valley  Caledonia, OH   260,000    6,338,903    6,598,903    2,971,523 
Woodland Manor  West Monroe, NY   77,000    4,157,606    4,234,606    1,166,127 
Woodlawn  Eatontown, NJ   135,421    1,820,175    1,955,596    868,194 
Woods Edge  West Lafayette, IN   1,808,100    17,261,945    19,070,045    1,970,822 
Worthington Arms  Lewis Center, OH   436,800    15,072,401    15,509,201    1,782,822 
Youngstown Estates  Youngstown, NY   269,000    2,841,090    3,110,090    406,123 
                        
      $65,935,310   $808,665,925   $874,601,235   $182,598,732 

 

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Column A  Column G   Column H   Column I
Description           
Name  Location  Date of
Construction
   Date
Acquired
   Depreciable
Life
               
Allentown  Memphis, TN   prior to 1980    1986    5 to 27.5
Arbor Estates  Doylestown, PA   1959    2013    5 to 27.5
Auburn Estates  Orrville, OH   1971/1985/1995    2013    5 to 27.5
Birchwood Farms  Birch Run, MI   1976-1977    2013    5 to 27.5
Boardwalk  Elkhart, IN   1995-1996    2017    5 to 27.5
Broadmore Estates  Goshen, IN   1950/1990    2013    5 to 27.5
Brookside  Berwick, PA   1973-1976    2010    5 to 27.5
Brookview  Greenfield Ctr, NY   prior to 1970    1977    5 to 27.5
Camelot Village  Anderson, IN   1998    2018    5 to 27.5
Candlewick Court  Owosso, MI   1975    2015    5 to 27.5
Carsons  Chambersburg, PA   1963    2012    5 to 27.5
Catalina  Middletown, OH   1968-1976    2015    5 to 27.5
Cedarcrest Village  Vineland, NJ   1973    1986    5 to 27.5
Chambersburg  Chambersburg, PA   1955    2012    5 to 27.5
Chelsea  Sayre, PA   1972    2012    5 to 27.5
Cinnamon Woods  Conowingo, MD   2005    2017    5 to 27.5
City View  Lewistown, PA   prior to 1980    2011    5 to 27.5
Clinton  Tiffin, OH   1968/1987    2011    5 to 27.5
Collingwood  Horseheads, NY   1970    2012    5 to 27.5
Colonial Heights  Wintersville, OH   1972    2012    5 to 27.5
Countryside Estates  Muncie, IN   1996    2012    5 to 27.5
Countryside Estates  Ravenna, OH   1972    2014    5 to 27.5
Countryside Village  Columbia, TN   1988/1992    2011    5 to 27.5
Cranberry  Cranberry Twp, PA   1974    1986    5 to 27.5
Crestview  Athens, PA   1964    2012    5 to 27.5
Cross Keys  Duncansville, PA   1961    1979    5 to 27.5
Crossroads Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   1955/2004    2017    5 to 27.5
D&R  Clifton Park, NY   1972    1978    5 to 27.5
Dallas Mobile Home  Toronto,OH   1950-1957    2014    5 to 27.5
Deer Meadows  New Springfield,OH   1973    2014    5 to 27.5
Evergreen Estates  Lodi,OH   1965    2014    5 to 27.5
Evergreen Manor  Bedford, OH   1960    2014    5 to 27.5
Evergreen Village  Mantua, OH   1960    2014    5 to 27.5
Fairview Manor  Millville, NJ   prior to 1980    1985    5 to 27.5
Forest Creek  Elkhart, IN   1996-1997    2013    5 to 27.5
Forest Park  Cranberry Twp, PA   prior to 1980    1982    5 to 27.5
Fox Chapel Village  Cheswick, PA   1975    2017    5 to 27.5
Frieden Manor  Schuylkill Haven, PA   1969    2012    5 to 27.5
Green Acres  Chambersburg, PA   1978    2012    5 to 27.5
Gregory Courts  Honey Brook, PA   1970    2013    5 to 27.5
Hayden Heights  Dublin,OH   1973    2014    5 to 27.5
Heather Highlands  Inkerman, PA   1970    1992    5 to 27.5
High View Acres  Apollo, PA   1984    2017    5 to 27.5
Highland  Elkhart, IN   1969    2013    5 to 27.5
Highland Estates  Kutztown, PA   1971    1979    5 to 27.5
Hillcrest Crossing  Lower Burrell, PA   1971    2017    5 to 27.5
Hillcrest Estates  Marysville, OH   1995    2017    5 to 27.5
Hillside Estates  Greensburg,PA   1980    2014    5 to 27.5
Holiday Village  Nashville, TN   1967    2013    5 to 27.5
Holiday Village  Elkhart, IN   1966    2015    5 to 27.5
Holly Acres  Erie, PA   1977/2007    2015    5 to 27.5
Hudson Estates  Peninsula, OH   1956    2014    5 to 27.5
Huntingdon Pointe  Tarrs, PA   2000    2015    5 to 27.5

 

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Column A  Column G   Column H   Column I
Description           
Name  Location  Date of
Construction
   Date
Acquired
   Depreciable
Life
               
Independence Park  Clinton, PA   1987    2014    5 to 27.5
Kinnebrook  Monticello, NY   1972    1988    5 to 27.5
Lake Sherman  Navarre, OH   prior to 1980    1987    5 to 27.5
Lakeview Meadows  Lakeview, OH   1995    2016    5 to 27.5
Laurel Woods  Cresson, PA   prior to 1980    2001    5 to 27.5
Little Chippewa  Orrville, OH   1968    2013    5 to 27.5
Maple Manor  Taylor, PA   1972    2010    5 to 27.5
Marysville Estates  Marysville, OH   1960s to 2015    2017    5 to 27.5
Meadowood  New Middletown, OH   1957    2012    5 to 27.5
Meadows  Nappanee, IN   1965-1973    2015    5 to 27.5
Meadows of Perrysburg  Perrysburg, OH   1998    2018    5 to 27.5
Melrose Village  Wooster, OH   1970-1978    2013    5 to 27.5
Melrose West  Wooster, OH   1995    2013    5 to 27.5
Memphis Blues  Memphis, TN   1955    1985    5 to 27.5
Monroe Valley  Jonestown, PA   1969    2012    5 to 27.5
Moosic Heights  Avoca, PA   1972    2010    5 to 27.5
Mount Pleasant Village  Mount Pleasant, PA   1977-1986    2017    5 to 27.5
Mountaintop  Narvon, PA   1972    2012    5 to 27.5
Oak Ridge  Elkhart, IN   1990    2013    5 to 27.5
Oakwood Lake  Tunkhannock, PA   1972    2010    5 to 27.5
Olmsted Falls  Olmsted Township, OH   1953/1970    2012    5 to 27.5
Oxford  West Grove, PA   1971    1974    5 to 27.5
Parke Place  Elkhart, IN   1995-1996    2017    5 to 27.5
Perrysburg Estates  Perrysburg, OH   1972    2018    5 to 27.5
Pikewood Manor  Elyria, OH   1962    2018    5 to 27.5
Pine Ridge/Pine Manor  Carlisle, PA   1961    1969    5 to 27.5
Pine Valley  Apollo, PA   prior to 1980    1995    5 to 27.5
Pleasant View  Bloomsburg, PA   1960’s    2010    5 to 27.5
Port Royal  Belle Vernon, PA   1973    1983    5 to 27.5
Redbud Estates  Anderson, IN   1966/1998/2003    2018    5 to 27.5
River Valley  Marion, OH   1950    1986    5 to 27.5
Rolling Hills Estates  Carlisle, PA   1972-1975    2013    5 to 27.5
Rostraver Estates  Belle Veron, PA   1970    2014    5 to 27.5
Sandy Valley  Magnolia, OH   prior to 1980    1985    5 to 27.5
Shady Hills  Nashville, TN   1954    2011    5 to 27.5
Somerset/Whispering  Somerset, PA   prior to 1980    2004    5 to 27.5
Southern Terrace  Columbiana, OH   1983    2012    5 to 27.5
Southwind  Jackson, NJ   1969    1969    5 to 27.5
Spreading Oaks  Athens, OH   prior to 1980    1996    5 to 27.5
Springfield Meadows  Springfield, OH   1970    2016    5 to 27.5
Suburban Estates  Greensburg, PA   1968/1980    2010    5 to 27.5
Summit Estates  Ravenna, OH   1969    2014    5 to 27.5
Summit Village  Marion, IN   2000    2018    5 to 27.5
Sunny Acres  Somerset, PA   1970    2010    5 to 27.5
Sunnyside  Eagleville, PA   1960    2013    5 to 27.5
Trailmont  Goodlettsville, TN   1964    2011    5 to 27.5
Twin Oaks  Olmsted Township, OH   1952/1997    2012    5 to 27.5
Twin Pines  Goshen, IN   1956/1990    2013    5 to 27.5
Valley High  Ruffs Dale, PA   1974    2014    5 to 27.5
Valley Hills  Ravenna, OH   1960-1970    2014    5 to 27.5
Valley Stream  Mountaintop, PA   1970    2015    5 to 27.5
Valley View HB  Honeybrook, PA   1970    2013    5 to 27.5
Valley View I  Ephrata, PA   1961    2012    5 to 27.5
Valley View II  Ephrata, PA   1999    2012    5 to 27.5
Voyager Estates  West Newton, PA   1968    2015    5 to 27.5
Waterfalls  Hamburg, NY   prior to 1980    1997    5 to 27.5

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC.

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

Column A  Column G   Column H   Column I
Description           
Name  Location  Date of
Construction
   Date
Acquired
   Depreciable
Life
               
Wayside  Bellefontaine, OH   1960’s    2016   5 to 27.5
Weatherly Estates  Lebanon, TN   1997    2006   5 to 27.5
Wellington Estate  Export, PA   1970/1996    2017   5 to 27.5
Wood Valley  Caledonia, OH   prior to 1980    1996   5 to 27.5
Woodland Manor  West Monroe, NY   prior to 1980    2003   5 to 27.5
Woodlawn  Eatontown, NJ   1964    1978   5 to 27.5
Woods Edge  West Lafayette, IN   1974    2015   5 to 27.5
Worthington Arms  Lewis Center, OH   1968    2015   5 to 27.5
Youngstown Estates  Youngstown, NY   1963    2013   5 to 27.5

 

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UMH PROPERTIES, INC.

SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

(1) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by thirteen properties.
   
(2) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by six properties.
   
(3) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by five properties.
   
(4) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by five properties.
   
(5) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by four properties.
   
(6) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by two properties.
   
(7) Represents one mortgage note payable secured by two properties.
   
(8) Reconciliation

 

   /-------FIXED ASSETS-------/ 
   12/31/18   12/31/17   12/31/16 
             
Balance – Beginning of Year  $758,487,025   $636,576,955   $574,283,574 
                
Additions:               
Acquisitions   58,730,264    59,308,067    7,276,356 
Improvements   61,102,376    65,458,396    56,417,927 
Total Additions   119,832,640    124,766,463    63,694,283 
                
Deletions   (3,718,430)   (2,856,393)   (1,400,902)
                
Balance – End of Year  $874,601,235   $758,487,025   $636,576,955 

 

   /-------ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION-------/ 
   12/31/18   12/31/17   12/31/16 
             
Balance – Beginning of Year  $153,591,917   $128,780,501   $107,453,972 
                
Additions:               
Depreciation   335,356,545    25,307,453    21,625,264 
Total Additions   335,356,545    25,307,453    21,625,264 
                
Deletions   (834,104)   (496,037)   (298,735)
                
Balance – End of Year  $182,598,732   $153,591,917   $128,780,501 

 

(9) The aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes approximates historical cost.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  UMH PROPERTIES, INC.

 

  BY: /s/ Samuel A. Landy
    SAMUEL A. LANDY
   

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

     
  BY: /s/ Anna T. Chew
    ANNA T. CHEW
   

Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Director

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Dated: March 7, 2019  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been duly signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Title   Date
         
/s/ Eugene W. Landy   Chairman of the Board   March 7, 2019
EUGENE W. LANDY        
         
/s/ Samuel A. Landy   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   March 7, 2019
SAMUEL A. LANDY        
         
/s/ Anna T. Chew  

Vice President,

  March 7, 2019
ANNA T. CHEW   Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Director    
         
/s/ Jeffrey A. Carus   Director   March 7, 2019
JEFFREY A. CARUS        
         
/s/ Matthew Hirsch   Director   March 7, 2019
MATTHEW HIRSCH        
         
/s/ Michael P. Landy   Director   March 7, 2019
MICHAEL P. LANDY        
         
/s/ Stuart Levy   Director   March 7, 2019
STUART LEVY        
         
/s/ James E. Mitchell   Director   March 7, 2019
JAMES E. MITCHELL        
         
/s/ Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr.   Director   March 7, 2019
KENNETH K. QUIGLEY        
         
/s/ Stephen B. Wolgin   Director   March 7, 2019
STEPHEN B. WOLGIN        

 

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