Note 7 - Sale of Partnership Interests in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP	3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2013
Sale Of Partnership Interests In Tucson Hospitality Properties LP [Text Block]	7. SALE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS IN TUCSON HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, LP On February 17, 2011, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Tucson entity”), which operates the Tucson Foothills hotel property and was then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 250 units, which represents approximately 41% of the outstanding limited partnership units in the Tucson entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Tucson entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on January 31, 2011. Under the restructured limited partnership agreement, Rare Earth became a general partner of the Tucson entity along with the Partnership. The limited partnership interests in the Tucson entity were allocated to three classes with differing cumulative priority distribution rights. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions, Class B units are owned by the Trust and/or the Partnership and have second priority for distributions, and Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Tucson entity. Priority distributions are cumulative for five years. After the five years, the Partnership will make distributions per the Partnership agreement at the discretion of the General Partner. Rare Earth also received a formation fee of $320,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 160 units in the Tucson entity. If certain triggering events related to the Tucson entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Priority distributions to all Classes are projected to be $452,900 each year for fiscal years 2014 through 2017. The Tucson entity is required to use its best efforts to pay the priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the property. At April 30, 2013, the Partnership had sold 259 units to unrelated parties at $10,000 per unit totaling $2,590,000. As of April 30, 2013, the Partnership holds a 56.41% ownership interest in the Tucson entity, the Trust holds a 1.70% ownership interest, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates hold a 1.86% interest, and other parties hold a 40.03% interest. The Tucson entity has minimum preference payments to unrelated unit holders of $181,300, to the Trust of $7,700, to the Partnership of $255,500 and to Rare Earth of $8,400 per year payable quarterly for calendar years 2014 and 2015.

Note 7 - Sale of Partnership Interests in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Sale Of Partnership Interests In Tucson Hospitality Properties LP [Text Block]

7. SALE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS IN TUCSON HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, LP

On February 17, 2011, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Tucson entity”), which operates the Tucson Foothills hotel property and was then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 250 units, which represents approximately 41% of the outstanding limited partnership units in the Tucson entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Tucson entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on January 31, 2011.

Under the restructured limited partnership agreement, Rare Earth became a general partner of the Tucson entity along with the Partnership. The limited partnership interests in the Tucson entity were allocated to three classes with differing cumulative priority distribution rights. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions, Class B units are owned by the Trust and/or the Partnership and have second priority for distributions, and Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Tucson entity. Priority distributions are cumulative for five years. After the five years, the Partnership will make distributions per the Partnership agreement at the discretion of the General Partner. Rare Earth also received a formation fee of $320,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 160 units in the Tucson entity. If certain triggering events related to the Tucson entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Priority distributions to all Classes are projected to be $452,900 each year for fiscal years 2014 through 2017. The Tucson entity is required to use its best efforts to pay the priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the property.

At April 30, 2013, the Partnership had sold 259 units to unrelated parties at $10,000 per unit totaling $2,590,000. As of April 30, 2013, the Partnership holds a 56.41% ownership interest in the Tucson entity, the Trust holds a 1.70% ownership interest, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates hold a 1.86% interest, and other parties hold a 40.03% interest. The Tucson entity has minimum preference payments to unrelated unit holders of $181,300, to the Trust of $7,700, to the Partnership of $255,500 and to Rare Earth of $8,400 per year payable quarterly for calendar years 2014 and 2015.