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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Partnership held limited partnership interests in one Local Limited Partnership. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Local Limited Partnership owned a residential low-income rental project consisting of 126 apartment units. The Local Limited Partnership may be encumbered by mortgage notes payable to or insured by various governmental agencies.

 

The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnership or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnership that would require or allow for consolidation. Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investment in the Local Limited Partnership using the equity method. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnership based upon its respective ownership percentages (90%). Distributions of surplus cash from operations from the Local Limited Partnership is restricted by the Local Limited Partnership's Regulatory Agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). These restrictions limit the distribution to a portion, generally less than 10% of the initial invested capital. The excess surplus cash is deposited into a residual receipts reserve, of which the ultimate realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently retains it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses and receives distributions from refinancings and sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnership's partnership agreement. The agreement limits the Partnership’s distributions to an amount substantially less than its ownership percentage in the Local Limited Partnership.

 

The investment is carried at cost plus the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s profits less the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s losses, distributions and impairment charges. The Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnership and is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to it. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in the Local Limited Partnership reaches zero. Distributions from the Local Limited Partnership is accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been reduced to zero, subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the accompanying statements of operations. An operating distribution of approximately $4,000 was received from one Local Limited Partnership, Oakridge Park II, during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

In September 2013, the Partnership assigned its limited partnership interest in Oakridge Park II to an affiliate of the Operating General Partner for a total of $13,200. This amount was recognized as a gain on sale of Local Limited Partnerships for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as the partnership had no investment balance remaining in Oakridge Park II at the date of the assignment.

 

In November 2013, Crockett Manor sold its investment property for net proceeds of approximately $40,000.

 

In December 2013, the Partnership assigned its limited partnership interest in Hummelstown for approximately $190,000 and Kentucky Manor for approximately $25,000.

 

For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnership’s policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships.  Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Partnership had an investment balance in Park Place Limited Partnership.

 

At times, advances are made to the Local Limited Partnerships. Advances made by the Partnership to the individual Local Limited Partnerships are considered part of the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships for which the investment has been reduced to zero are charged to expense. There were no advances from the Partnership to the Local Limited Partnerships during the three months ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2014, the Partnership advanced approximately $11,000 to Park Place Limited Partnership for repairs and capital items. While not obligated to make advances to the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made this advance to protect its economic investment in the Local Limited Partnership.

 

The following is a summary of the investments in the Local Limited Partnerships for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Balance, beginning of period

$ 1,416 

Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership

82 

Advance

11 

Amortization of acquisition costs

(2) 

Balance, end of period

$ 1,507 

 

The following are unaudited condensed combined estimated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 of Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

  Rental and other

$ 415 

 

$ 407 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

  Operating expenses

207 

 

190 

  Financial expenses

54 

 

46 

  Depreciation and amortization

61 

 

60 

Total expenses

322 

 

296 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

$ 93 

 

$ 111 

 

The combined results of operations for the three months ended and 2013 exclude the operations of Kentucky Manor, Crockett Manor, Oakridge Park II and Hummelstown due to their sale in 2013.