10-Q 1 aopl909_10q.htm FORM 10-QSB—QUARTERLY OR TRANSITIONAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

 

or

 

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SEURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the transition period from _________to _________

 

Commission file number 0-16116

 

 

ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

95-4052473

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

 

55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089

Greenville, South Carolina  29602

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(864) 239-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). [ ] Yes  [ ] No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [ ]

Accelerated filer [ ]

Non-accelerated filer [ ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company [X]

 

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

  


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

(Unaudited)

 (in thousands)

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$   105

Receivables (Note E)

    100

 

    205

Liabilities

 

Other liabilities

    111

Estimated costs during the period of liquidation

     73

 

    184

 

 

Net assets in liquidation

$    21

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

For the Period From July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Net assets in liquidation at July 1, 2009

         $    31

 

 

Collection of amounts not in accounts receivable

               3

 

 

Write off of accounts payable

              12

 

 

Reduction in estimated costs to liquidate

             (25)

 

 

Net assets in liquidation at September 30, 2009

         $    21

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 


ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                          (in thousands, except unit data)

 

                                  December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Assets held for Sale

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $   277

Receivables and deposits

      299

Other assets

      198

Investment property:

 

Land

      540

Buildings and related personal property

    8,864

 

    9,404

Less accumulated depreciation

   (4,238)

 

    5,166

 

  $ 5,940

 

 

Liabilities and Partners' Deficit

 

Liabilities related to Assets held for Sale

 

Accounts payable

  $   240

Tenant security deposit liabilities

       43

Due to affiliates (Note C)

    3,675

Accrued property taxes

      159

Other liabilities

      108

Mortgage note payable

    4,238

 

    8,463

 

 

Partners' Deficit

 

General partner

     (185)

Limited partners (12,420 units issued and

 

outstanding)

   (2,338)

 

   (2,523)

 

  $ 5,940

 

 

Note: The consolidated balance sheet has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


 

ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

 

Six Months

Three Months

Nine Months

 

Ended

Ended

Ended

 

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

2009

2008

2008

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

$      --

$     --

$     --

Income (loss) from discontinued

 

 

 

  operations:

 

 

 

 

 Revenues:

 

 

 

 Rental income

      786

     445

   1,386

 Other income

       66

      57

     178

Total revenues

      852

     502

   1,564

 

 

 

 

 Expenses:

 

 

 

 Operating

      579

     354

     919

 General and administrative

       58

      33

      93

 Depreciation

      200

     106

     307

 Interest

      225

     120

     366

 Property taxes

       91

      27

      97

 Loss on early extinguishment of

 

 

 

  debt (Note E)

    1,360

      --

      --

Total expenses

    2,513

     640

   1,782

 

 

 

 

Casualty gain (Note D)

      622

      --

      --

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 before gain from sale

   (1,039)

    (138)

    (218)

Gain from sale of discontinued

 

 

 

 operations (Note E)

    3,646

      --

      --

Net income (loss)

$   2,607

$   (138)

$   (218)

Net income (loss) allocated to

 

 

 

general partner

$     186

$     (1)

$     (2)

Net income (loss) allocated to

 

 

 

limited partners

    2,421

    (137)

    (216)

 

$   2,607

$   (138)

$   (218)

Per limited partnership unit:

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

$  (82.85)

$ (11.03)

$ (17.39)

Gain from sale of discontinued

 

 

 

  operations

   277.78

      --

      --

Net income (loss)

$  194.93

$ (11.03)

$ (17.39)

 

 

 

 

Distribution per limited partnership

 

 

 

  unit

$    7.65

$     --

$     --

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


 

ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIENCY)/NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except unit data)

 

 

 

 

 

Limited

 

 

 

 

Partnership

General

Limited

 

 

Units

Partners

Partners

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Original capital

 

 

 

 

  contributions

12,425

$     1

$ 12,425

$ 12,426

 

 

 

 

 

Partners' deficit at

 

 

 

 

  December 31, 2008

12,420 

 $  (185)

 $ (2,338)

 $ (2,523)

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution to partners

    --

     (8)

      (95)

     (103)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contribution from

 

 

 

 

  general partner (Note E)

    --

    126

      --

     126

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the six

 

 

 

 

  months ended

 

 

 

 

  June 30, 2009

    --

    186

   2,421

   2,607

 

 

 

 

 

Partners' capital

 

 

 

 

  (deficiency) at

 

 

 

 

  June 30, 2009

12,420 

$   119

 $   (12)

     107

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment to liquidation

 

 

 

 

  basis (Notes A and B)

 

 

 

      (76)

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets in liquidation

 

 

 

 

  at June 30, 2009

 

 

 

$     31

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

Six Months

Nine Months

 

Ended

Ended

 

June 30,

September 30,

 

2009

2008

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net income (loss)

$ 2,607

 $  (218)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash

 

 

(used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

Bad debt expense

     12

     43

Depreciation

    200

    307

Amortization of loan costs

      4

      7

Casualty gain

    (622)

        

Gain from sale of discontinued operations

  (3,646)

     --

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

  1,360

     --

Change in accounts:

 

 

Receivables and deposits

     --

     (46)

Other assets

     68

     (12)

Accounts payable

     (66)

     48

Tenant security deposit liabilities

     (43)

      4

Accrued property taxes

    (159)

     (41)

Other liabilities

      (9)

      6

Due to affiliates

    (809)

    172

Net cash (used in) provided by operating

 

 

  activities

  (1,103)

    270

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

Insurance proceeds received

    884

     --

Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

  8,827

     --

Property improvements and replacements

    (331)

    (336)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing

 

 

  activities

  9,380

    (336)

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

Payments on mortgage note payable

     (83)

    (142)

Repayment of mortgage note payable

  (4,155)

     --

Prepayment penalty

  (1,234)

     --

Advances from affiliate

     --

    109

Repayment of advances from affiliate

  (2,855)

     --

Capital contribution from general partner

     49

     --

Distribution to partners

    (103)

     --

Net cash used in financing activities

  (8,381)

     (33)

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (104)

     (99)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    277

    155

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$   173

$    56

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$   822

$   231

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

 

 

Property improvements and replacements included in

 

 

 accounts payable

$    --

$   167

 

 

 

Capital contribution from general partner included

 

 

  in receivables

$    77

$    --

 

Included in property improvements and replacements for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are approximately $162,000 and $34,000, respectively, of property improvements and replacements, which were included in accounts payable at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note A – Basis of Presentation

 

As of June 30, 2009, Angeles Opportunity Properties, Ltd. (the "Partnership" or "Registrant") adopted the liquidation basis of accounting due to the sale of its remaining investment property (as discussed in “Note E – Disposition of Investment Property”).

 

As a result of the decision to liquidate the Partnership, the Partnership changed its basis of accounting for its consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2009 to the liquidation basis of accounting. Consequently, assets have been valued at estimated net realizable value and liabilities are presented at their estimated settlement amounts, including estimated costs associated with carrying out the liquidation of the Partnership. The valuation of assets and liabilities necessarily requires many estimates and assumptions and there are substantial uncertainties in carrying out the liquidation. The actual realization of assets and settlement of liabilities could be higher or lower than amounts indicated and is based upon the General Partner’s estimates as of the date of the consolidated financial statements.

 

Angeles Realty Corporation II (the “General Partner”) estimates that the liquidation process will be completed by June 30, 2010.  Because the success in realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities is based on the General Partner’s best estimates, the liquidation period may be shorter than projected or it may be extended beyond the projected period.

 

Certain reclassifications were made to the 2008 balances to conform to the 2009 presentation.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Partnership have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

 

In the opinion of the General Partner, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

 

The accompanying consolidated statements of discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect the operations of Lakewood Apartments as loss from discontinued operations as a result of the property’s sale to a third party on May 29, 2009 (as discussed in “Note E”).

 

The Partnership’s management evaluated subsequent events through the time this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

 

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162, or SFAS No. 168, which is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  Upon the effective date of SFAS No. 168, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or the FASB ASC, became the single source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB ASC superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards, and all other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the FASB ASC is now non-authoritative.  Subsequent to the effective date of SFAS No. 168, the FASB will issue Accounting Standards Updates that serve to update the FASB ASC.

 

Note B – Adjustment to Liquidation Basis of Accounting

 

At June 30, 2009, in accordance with the liquidation basis of accounting, assets were adjusted to their estimated net realizable value and liabilities were adjusted to their estimated settlement amount. The net adjustment required to convert to the liquidation basis of accounting was a decrease in net assets of approximately $76,000, which is included in the consolidated statement of changes in partners' (deficiency) capital/net assets in liquidation. The net adjustment is summarized as follows:

 

 

Decrease in

 

Net Assets

 

(in thousands)

Adjustment of other assets and liabilities, net

$ (76)

 

Note C – Transactions with Affiliated Parties

 

The Partnership has no employees and depends on the General Partner and its affiliates for the management and administration of all Partnership activities.  The Partnership Agreement provides for certain payments to affiliates for services and reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by affiliates on behalf of the Partnership.

 

Affiliates of the General Partner received 5% of gross receipts from the Partnership's property as compensation for providing property management services. The Partnership paid to such affiliates approximately $45,000 and $77,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, which are included in operating expenses.

 

Affiliates of the General Partner charged the Partnership for reimbursement of accountable administrative expenses amounting to approximately $98,000 and $72,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, which is included in general and administrative expenses, gain from sale of discontinued operations and investment property. The portion of these reimbursements included in gain from sale of discontinued operations and investment property for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are construction management services provided by an affiliate of the General Partner of approximately $73,000 and $28,000, respectively. At December 31, 2008, approximately $283,000 of reimbursements and accrued interest were due to affiliates of the General Partner and are included in due to affiliates. There were no unpaid reimbursements due at September 30, 2009.

 

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, AIMCO Properties, L.P., an affiliate of the General Partner, advanced the Partnership approximately $109,000 to fund operating expenses and capital improvements at the investment property. There were no such advances during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. AIMCO Properties, L.P. charged interest on advances under the terms permitted by the Partnership Agreement.  The interest rates charged on the outstanding advances made to the Partnership ranged from the prime rate plus 2% to a variable rate based on the prime rate plus a market rate adjustment for similar type loans.  Affiliates of the General Partner reviewed the market rate adjustment quarterly.  Interest of approximately $92,000 and $117,000 was charged during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Partnership repaid approximately $3,484,000 of advances and accrued interest from proceeds from the sale of Lakewood Apartments.  There were no such payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. At December 31, 2008, the total outstanding advances and accrued interest due to AIMCO Properties, L.P. was approximately $3,392,000. There were no outstanding advances or accrued interest due at September 30, 2009.

 

The Partnership insured its property up to certain limits through coverage provided by AIMCO which is generally self-insured for a portion of losses and liabilities related to workers’ compensation, property casualty, general liability and vehicle liability.  The Partnership insured its property above the AIMCO limits through insurance policies obtained by AIMCO from insurers unaffiliated with the General Partner.  During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Partnership was charged by AIMCO and its affiliates approximately $56,000 for insurance coverage and fees associated with policy claims administration. The Partnership was charged by AIMCO and its affiliates approximately $43,000 for insurance coverage and fees associated with policy claims administration during the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Note D – Casualty Event

 

In September 2008, Lakewood Apartments sustained damages from Hurricane Ike. The damages were approximately $1,099,000, including clean up costs of approximately $204,000. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Partnership removed approximately $256,000 of undepreciated damaged assets and recorded a corresponding receivable for the estimated insurance proceeds. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the clean up costs were included in operating expenses, including approximately $50,000 incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $884,000 to cover the damages and approximately $16,000 for clean up costs. The Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $622,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 due to the receipt of insurance proceeds, partially offset by the net write off of undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $262,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the proceeds received to cover clean up costs are reflected as a reduction of operating expenses.

 

Note E – Disposition of Investment Property

 

On May 29, 2009, the Partnership sold its sole investment property, Lakewood Apartments, to a third party for a gross sale price of $9,050,000. The net proceeds realized by the Partnership were approximately $8,827,000 after payment of closing costs. The Partnership used approximately $4,155,000 of the net proceeds to repay the mortgage encumbering the property.  The Partnership recorded a gain of approximately $3,646,000 as a result of the sale. In addition, the Partnership recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,360,000 due to the payment of a prepayment penalty of approximately $1,234,000 and the write off of unamortized loan costs of approximately $126,000.

 

As of June 30, 2009, the General Partner had a deficit in its capital account for Federal income tax purposes. In accordance with Section 6.1 of the Partnership Agreement, in the event that immediately prior to terminating the Partnership, the general partners shall have a negative balance in their aggregate capital account, then they shall contribute cash to the Partnership an amount equal to the lesser of (a) such negative balance, or (b) the excess of 1.01% of the total capital contributions of the limited partners over the capital previously contributed by the general partners.

 

Accordingly, during the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Partnership recorded a capital contribution from the General Partner of approximately $126,000, representing the excess of 1.01% of the total capital contributions of the limited partners over the capital previously contributed by the General Partner.   Approximately $49,000 of this amount was received during the six months ended June 30, 2009. At September 30, 2009, approximately $77,000 was due from the General Partner and included in accounts receivable.

 

Note F – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

FASB ASC Topic 825 requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. Fair value is defined as the amount at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. At September 30, 2009, the Partnership believes that the carrying amount of its financial instruments approximated their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.

 

Note G – Contingencies

 

As previously disclosed, AIMCO Properties, L.P. and NHP Management Company, both affiliates of the General Partner, were defendants in a lawsuit, filed as a collective action in August 2003 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that they willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by failing to pay maintenance workers overtime for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week (“overtime claims”). The plaintiffs also contended that AIMCO Properties, L.P. and NHP Management Company failed to compensate maintenance workers for time that they were required to be "on-call" (“on-call claims”). In March 2007, the court in the District of Columbia decertified the collective action. In July 2007, plaintiffs’ counsel filed individual cases in Federal court in 22 jurisdictions.  In the second quarter of 2008, AIMCO Properties, L.P. settled the overtime cases involving 652 plaintiffs and established a framework for resolving the 88 remaining “on-call” claims and the attorneys’ fees claimed by plaintiffs’ counsel. As a result, the lawsuits asserted in the 22 Federal courts have been dismissed. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Partnership paid approximately $6,000 for settlement amounts for alleged unpaid overtime to employees who had worked at the Partnership’s investment property.  At this time, the 88 remaining “on-call” claims and the attorneys’ fees claimed by plaintiffs’ counsel are not resolved. The parties have selected six “on-call” claims that will proceed forward through the arbitration process and have selected arbitrators.  The arbitrations have not yet been scheduled.  The General Partner is uncertain as to the amount of any additional loss that may be allocable to the Partnership. Therefore, the Partnership cannot estimate whether any additional loss will occur or a potential range of loss.

 

The Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding litigation matters involving it or its former investment property that are not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

 

Environmental

 

Various Federal, state and local laws subject property owners or operators to liability for management, and the costs of removal or remediation, of certain hazardous substances present on a property, including lead-based paint. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of the hazardous substances. The presence of, or the failure to manage or remedy properly, hazardous substances may adversely affect occupancy at affected apartment communities and the ability to sell or finance affected properties. In addition to the costs associated with investigation and remediation actions brought by government agencies, and potential fines or penalties imposed by such agencies in connection therewith, the presence of hazardous substances on a property could result in claims by private plaintiffs for personal injury, disease, disability or other infirmities. Various laws also impose liability for the cost of removal, remediation or disposal of hazardous substances through a licensed disposal or treatment facility. Anyone who arranges for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances is potentially liable under such laws. These laws often impose liability whether or not the person arranging for the disposal ever owned or operated the disposal facility. In connection with the ownership, operation and management of its former property, the Partnership could potentially be liable for environmental liabilities or costs associated with its former property.

 

Mold

 

The Partnership is aware of lawsuits against owners and managers of multifamily properties asserting claims of personal injury and property damage caused by the presence of mold, some of which have resulted in substantial monetary judgments or settlements.  The Partnership has only limited insurance coverage for property damage loss claims arising from the presence of mold and for personal injury claims related to mold exposure.  Affiliates of the General Partner have implemented policies, procedures, third-party audits and training and the General Partner believes that these measures will prevent or eliminate mold exposure and will minimize the effects that mold may have on residents.  To date, the Partnership has not incurred any material costs or liabilities relating to claims of mold exposure or to abate mold conditions.  Because the law regarding mold is unsettled and subject to change the General Partner can make no assurance that liabilities resulting from the presence of or exposure to mold will not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial condition.

 


ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS

            OF OPERATIONS 

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. Certain information included in this Quarterly Report contains or may contain information that is forward-looking, including without limitation, statements regarding the Partnership’s future financial performance and the effect of government regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements and, in addition, will be affected by a variety of risks and factors some of which are beyond the Partnership’s control including, without limitation: national and local economic conditions; the general level of interest rates; the terms of governmental regulations that affect the Partnership and interpretations of those regulations; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; and possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties previously owned by the Partnership. Readers should carefully review the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and the other documents the Partnership files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Results of Operations

 

As of June 30, 2009, the Partnership adopted the liquidation basis of accounting due to the sale of its remaining investment property.

 

On May 29, 2009, the Partnership sold its sole investment property, Lakewood Apartments to a third party for a gross sale price of $9,050,000. The net proceeds realized by the Partnership were approximately $8,827,000 after payment of closing costs. The Partnership used approximately $4,155,000 of the net proceeds to repay the mortgage encumbering the property.  The Partnership recorded a gain of approximately $3,646,000 as a result of the sale. In addition, the Partnership recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,360,000 due to the payment of a prepayment penalty of approximately $1,234,000 and the write off of unamortized loan costs of approximately $126,000.

 

As a result of the decision to liquidate the Partnership, the Partnership changed its basis of accounting for its consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2009 to the liquidation basis of accounting. Consequently, assets have been valued at estimated net realizable value and liabilities are presented at their estimated settlement amounts, including estimated costs associated with carrying out the liquidation of the Partnership. The valuation of assets and liabilities necessarily requires many estimates and assumptions and there are substantial uncertainties in carrying out the liquidation. The actual realization of assets and settlement of liabilities could be higher or lower than amounts indicated and is based upon the General Partner’s estimates as of the date of the consolidated financial statements.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, net assets in liquidation decreased by approximately $10,000, primarily due to the change in estimated costs, partially offset by the write-off of accounts payable.

 

The statement of net assets in liquidation as of September 30, 2009 includes approximately $73,000 of costs that the General Partner estimates will be incurred during the period of liquidation, based on the assumption that the liquidation process will be completed by June 30, 2010. Because the success in realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities is based on the General Partner’s best estimates, the liquidation period may be shorter than projected or it may be extended beyond the projected period.

 


The Partnership distributed the following amounts during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands, except per unit data):

 

 

Nine

 

Nine

 

 

Months Ended

Per Limited

Months Ended

Per Limited

 

September 30,

Partnership

September 30,

Partnership

 

2009

Unit

2008

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

Sale (1)

    $  103

   $7.65

     $   --

     $   --

 

(1)   Proceeds from the May 2009 sale of Lakewood Apartments.

 

The Partnership’s cash available for distribution will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. It is not expected that the Partnership will make any distributions to the partners before fully liquidating the Partnership.

 

Other

 

In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partner interest in the Partnership, AIMCO and its affiliates owned 6,433 limited partnership units (the "Units") in the Partnership representing 51.80% of the outstanding Units at September 30, 2009. A number of these Units were acquired pursuant to tender offers made by AIMCO or its affiliates. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, Unit holders holding a majority of the Units are entitled to take action with respect to a variety of matters that include, but are not limited to, voting on certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement and voting to remove the General Partner. As a result of its ownership of 51.80% of the outstanding Units, AIMCO and its affiliates are in a position to control all such voting decisions with respect to the Partnership. Although the General Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited partners of the Partnership, the General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO as its sole stockholder. As a result, the duties of the General Partner, as general partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with the duties of the General Partner to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions. The Partnership believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Asset

 

Investment property was recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation, unless the carrying amount of the asset was not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicated that the carrying amount of the property would not be recoverable, the Partnership made an assessment of its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to the Partnership’s estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, excluding interest charges, of the property.   If the carrying amount exceeded the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, the Partnership recognized an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeded the estimated fair value of the property.

 

Real property investment was subject to varying degrees of risk.  Several factors may have adversely affected the economic performance and value of the Partnership’s investment property. These factors included, but were not limited to, general economic climate; competition from other apartment communities and other housing options; local conditions, such as loss of jobs or an increase in the supply of apartments that might adversely affect apartment occupancy or rental rates; changes in governmental regulations and the related cost of compliance; increases in operating costs (including real estate taxes) due to inflation and other factors, which may not be offset by increased rents; and changes in tax laws and housing laws, including the enactment of rent control laws or other laws regulating multi-family housing.  Any adverse changes in these factors could have caused impairment of the Partnership’s asset.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Partnership generally leased apartment units for twelve-month terms or less.  The Partnership offered rental concessions during particularly slow months or in response to heavy competition from other similar complexes in the area.  Rental income attributable to leases, net of any concessions, was recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  The Partnership evaluated all accounts receivable from residents and established an allowance, after the application of security deposits, for accounts greater than 30 days past due on current tenants and all receivables due from former tenants.

 

ITEM 4T.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)   Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Partnership’s management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. 

 

(b)   Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

 

There has been no change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As previously disclosed, AIMCO Properties, L.P. and NHP Management Company, both affiliates of the General Partner, were defendants in a lawsuit, filed as a collective action in August 2003 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that they willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by failing to pay maintenance workers overtime for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week (“overtime claims”). The plaintiffs also contended that AIMCO Properties, L.P. and NHP Management Company failed to compensate maintenance workers for time that they were required to be "on-call" (“on-call claims”). In March 2007, the court in the District of Columbia decertified the collective action. In July 2007, plaintiffs’ counsel filed individual cases in Federal court in 22 jurisdictions.  In the second quarter of 2008, AIMCO Properties, L.P. settled the overtime cases involving 652 plaintiffs and established a framework for resolving the 88 remaining “on-call” claims and the attorneys’ fees claimed by plaintiffs’ counsel. As a result, the lawsuits asserted in the 22 Federal courts have been dismissed. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Partnership paid approximately $6,000 for settlement amounts for alleged unpaid overtime to employees who had worked at the Partnership’s investment property.  At this time, the 88 remaining “on-call” claims and the attorneys’ fees claimed by plaintiffs’ counsel are not resolved. The parties have selected six “on-call” claims that will proceed forward through the arbitration process and have selected arbitrators.  The arbitrations have not yet been scheduled.  The General Partner is uncertain as to the amount of any additional loss that may be allocable to the Partnership. Therefore, the Partnership cannot estimate whether any additional loss will occur or a potential range of loss.

 

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

 

See Exhibit Index.

 

The agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:

 

  • should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

 

  • have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

 

  • may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to an investor; and

 

  • were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

 

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. The Partnership acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Form 10-Q not misleading. Additional information about the Partnership may be found elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and the Partnership’s other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. 


SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

 

 

By:   Angeles Realty Corporation II

 

      General Partner

 

 

Date: November 16, 2009

By:   /s/Steven D. Cordes

 

      Steven D. Cordes

 

      Senior Vice President

 

 

Date: November 16, 2009

By:   /s/Stephen B. Waters

 

      Stephen B. Waters

 

      Senior Director

 


ANGELES OPPORTUNITY PROPERTIES, LTD.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 Exhibit Number  Description of Exhibit

 

 

      3.1        Amendment Certificate and Agreement of the Limited Partnership filed in the Partnership's prospectus dated July 7, 1986, which is incorporated herein by reference.

    

10.12       Purchase and Sale Contract between Lakewood AOPL, a Texas limited partnership, and Solid Goods Corporation, a California corporation, incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 7, 2009.

 

10.13       First Amendment of Purchase and Sale Contract between Lakewood AOPL, a Texas limited partnership, and Solid Goods Corporation, a California corporation, incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2009.

 

     31.1        Certification of equivalent of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

     31.2        Certification of equivalent of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

     32.1        Certification of the equivalent of the 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.

 

     99.1        Partnership prospectus filed in registration statement dated June 26, 1987, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

     99.2        Agreement of Limited Partnership for AOP GP Limited Partnership, L.P. and Angeles Opportunity Properties, Ltd. entered into on September 9, 1993.