COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

NOTE 23. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may be a party to certain legal proceedings, incidental to the normal course of its business. While the outcome of the legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

Buc-ee’s. On March 31, 2021, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indigo Development LLC, a Florida limited liability company (collectively, “CTO”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief in the Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Volusia County, Florida (Case No. 2021-30415-CICI) against Buc-ee’s Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (“Buc-ee’s”), in connection with a dispute over funds deposited in escrow by CTO in the amount of $0.8 million (the “Escrowed Funds”). The Escrowed Funds were deposited simultaneously with CTO’s sale to Buc-ee’s in March 2018 of 35 acres of real property located in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida (the “Buc-ee’s Parcel”). Pursuant to a post-closing escrow agreement between CTO and Buc-ee’s, the Escrowed Funds were to be released to CTO once CTO had obtained certain wetlands-related permits for the benefit of a portion of the Buc-ee’s Parcel. CTO was ultimately successful in obtaining the permits, although the permits were issued later than originally contemplated by the escrow agreement. Buc-ee’s was aware of and acquiesced to CTO’s continuing efforts and expenditures in obtaining the permits, including after the date originally contemplated in the escrow agreement; however, not until after the permits were issued did Buc-ee’s inform CTO that Buc-ee’s would not agree to release the Escrowed Funds to CTO. CTO’s complaint seeks a declaratory judgment determining the parties’ entitlement to the Escrowed Funds and to reimburse CTO for its costs associated with seeking legal relief.

Contractual Commitments – Expenditures

The Company has committed to fund commitments on eight income properties. The improvements on such properties are estimated to be completed generally within twelve months. These commitments, as of June 30, 2021, are as follows (in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2021
Total Commitment ⁽¹⁾	$	10,877
Less Amount Funded		(1,610)
Remaining Commitment	$	9,267

⁽¹⁾ Commitment includes tenant improvements, leasing commissions, rebranding, facility expansion and other capital improvements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Operating Agreement of the Mitigation Bank JV executed in conjunction with the mitigation bank transaction stipulates that the Company shall arrange for sales of the Mitigation Bank JV’s mitigation credits to unrelated third parties totaling no less than $6.0 million of revenue to the Mitigation Bank JV, net of commissions, by the end of 2020, utilizing the Minimum Sales Requirement. The Operating Agreement stipulates that if the Minimum Sales Requirement is not achieved, then BlackRock has the right, but is not required, to cause the Company to purchase the number of mitigation credits necessary to reach the Minimum Sales Guarantee. As a result of not having achieved the Minimum Sales Requirement prior to December 31, 2020, during the first and second quarters of 2021, the Company has had active discussions with BlackRock regarding the Minimum Sales Guarantee. Based on those discussions, the Company currently anticipates that the Minimum Sales Guarantee payment would be paid to BlackRock in the latter half of 2021. The Company is also in discussion with BlackRock regarding the Company’s potential buyout of BlackRock’s position in the Mitigation Bank JV, the timing of which could occur in the latter half of 2021. There can be no assurances regarding the likelihood, timing, or final terms of such potential buyout.

During June 2018, upon closing the Mitigation Bank JV, the Company estimated the fair value of the Minimum Sales Guarantee at $0.1 million which was recorded as a reduction in the gain on the transaction and is included in accrued and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2021, the Company considers the $0.1 million reasonable as upon payment of the Minimum Sales Guarantee, the Company will obtain mitigation credits, or the right to such credits, which would be recorded as an asset at the time of payment.