Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	9. Commitments and Contingencies As of February 29, 2020, Griffin had committed purchase obligations of approximately $2,540, principally related to the development of its real estate assets. On December 10, 2019, Griffin entered into an Option Purchase Agreement (the “East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement”) whereby Griffin granted the buyer an exclusive one year option, in exchange for a nominal fee, to purchase approximately 280 acres of undeveloped land in East Granby and Windsor, Connecticut. The purchase price has a range of a minimum of $6,000 to a maximum of $7,950 based upon the final approved use of the land. The buyer may extend the option period for another two years upon payment of additional option fees. The land subject to the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement does not have any of the approvals that would be required for the buyer’s planned use of the land. A closing on the land sale contemplated by the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement is subject to several significant contingencies, including the buyer securing contracts under a competitive bidding process that would require changes in the use of the land and obtaining local and state approvals for that planned use. There is no guarantee that the sale of land as contemplated under the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement will be completed under its current terms, or at all. On January 7, 2020, Griffin entered into an agreement to sell approximately 27 acres of undeveloped land in Windsor, Connecticut for approximately $3,800, before transaction costs. Completion of this transaction is contingent on a number of factors, including the buyer entering into a lease agreement with a third-party for a development on the land to be acquired and obtaining all necessary final permits from governmental authorities for its development plans for the site it would acquire. There is no guarantee that this transaction will be completed under the current terms, or at all. On February 3, 2020, Griffin entered into an option agreement (the “Meadowood Option Agreement”) with a national land conservation organization (the “Conservation Organization”) to sell the approximate 277 acres (the “Meadowood Land”) of Griffin’s approved but unbuilt residential development, Meadowood, in Simsbury, Connecticut. For a minimal fee, the Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization the right to purchase the Meadowood Land for open space and farmland preservation whereby Griffin would receive net proceeds of approximately $5,400, if the purchase option is exercised. The Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization an initial term of twelve months, with one six-month extension, to exercise its option and acquire the Meadowood Land. Completion of a sale of the Meadowood Land contemplated under the Meadowood Option Agreement is subject to several contingencies, including the satisfactory outcome of due diligence by the Conservation Organization and the Conservation Organization securing funding from several public and private sources to acquire the Meadowood Land. There is no guarantee that a sale of the Meadowood Land contemplated under the Meadowood Option Agreement will be completed under its current terms, or at all. From time to time, Griffin is involved, as a defendant, in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these matters is not expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to Griffin’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

9. Commitments and Contingencies

As of February 29, 2020, Griffin had committed purchase obligations of approximately $2,540, principally related to the development of its real estate assets.

On December 10, 2019, Griffin entered into an Option Purchase Agreement (the “East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement”) whereby Griffin granted the buyer an exclusive one year option, in exchange for a nominal fee, to purchase approximately 280 acres of undeveloped land in East Granby and Windsor, Connecticut. The purchase price has a range of a minimum of $6,000 to a maximum of $7,950 based upon the final approved use of the land. The buyer may extend the option period for another two years upon payment of additional option fees. The land subject to the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement does not have any of the approvals that would be required for the buyer’s planned use of the land. A closing on the land sale contemplated by the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement is subject to several significant contingencies, including the buyer securing contracts under a competitive bidding process that would require changes in the use of the land and obtaining local and state approvals for that planned use. There is no guarantee that the sale of land as contemplated under the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement will be completed under its current terms, or at all.

On January 7, 2020, Griffin entered into an agreement to sell approximately 27 acres of undeveloped land in Windsor, Connecticut for approximately $3,800, before transaction costs. Completion of this transaction is contingent on a number of factors, including the buyer entering into a lease agreement with a third-party for a development on the land to be acquired and obtaining all necessary final permits from governmental authorities for its development plans for the site it would acquire. There is no guarantee that this transaction will be completed under the current terms, or at all.

On February 3, 2020, Griffin entered into an option agreement (the “Meadowood Option Agreement”) with a national land conservation organization (the “Conservation Organization”) to sell the approximate 277 acres (the “Meadowood Land”) of Griffin’s approved but unbuilt residential development, Meadowood, in Simsbury, Connecticut. For a minimal fee, the Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization the right to purchase the Meadowood Land for open space and farmland preservation whereby Griffin would receive net proceeds of approximately $5,400, if the purchase option is exercised. The Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization an initial term of twelve months, with one six-month extension, to exercise its option and acquire the Meadowood Land. Completion of a sale of the Meadowood Land contemplated under the Meadowood Option Agreement is subject to several contingencies, including the satisfactory outcome of due diligence by the Conservation Organization and the Conservation Organization securing funding from several public and private sources to acquire the Meadowood Land. There is no guarantee that a sale of the Meadowood Land contemplated under the Meadowood Option Agreement will be completed under its current terms, or at all.

From time to time, Griffin is involved, as a defendant, in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these matters is not expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to Griffin’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.