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Note 16 - Other Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

16. OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


The Partnership is responsible for all operating expenses incurred by the Trust in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.


As of January 31, 2014 and 2013, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 3,407,938 Class B Partnership units, which represented 25.8% of the total outstanding Partnership units.  As of January 31, 2014 and 2013, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 6,055,376 and 5,573,624, respectively, Shares of Beneficial Interest in the Trust, which represented 72.6% and 66.6%, respectively, of the total issued and outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest.


As of January 31, 2014 and 2013, the Trust owned 72.04% of the Partnership. As of January 31, 2014, the Partnership owned 100% of one InnSuites® hotels located in Tucson, Arizona, a 51% interest in another InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona and together with the Trust a 61.60% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Ontario, California.  The Trust owns and operates the Yuma, Arizona hotel property directly, which it acquired from the Partnership on January 31, 2005, and owns a direct 50.85% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels.  Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels manages the daily operations of the Hotels and the three hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. Revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation.  The management fees for the Hotels are set at 2.5% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. Prior to October 1, 2013, the management fees for the three hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth were set at 2.5% of room revenue and an annual accounting fee of $27,000, payable $1,000 per month with an additional payment of $15,000 due at year-end for annual accounting closing activities. This practice was ceased as of October 1, 2013, and replaced with management fees for the three hotels owned by Mr. Wirth of 2.5% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel   These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice or 30-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership.


On July 23, 2013, the Trust entered into a Corporate Card Agreement (“Corporate Purchase Cards”) with American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. The Corporate Card Agreement distributed a total of nine purchase cards - one to each of the five respective Hotels, one to the Trust, and one to each of the three respective hotels owned by affiliates of James F. Wirth. The Corporate Card Agreement, with a total limit of $300,000, includes insignificant annual fees and $0 of interest per annum. Payments are due monthly. The Corporate Card Agreement may be cancelled by either party with 30-days written notice. Pamela J. Barnhill, the Trust’s President and Vice Chairperson and daughter of Mr. Wirth, personally guaranteed the nine purchase cards. As of January 31, 2014, the Trust’s portion of the Corporate Purchase Cards balance was approximately $139,000.


The Trust has an unsecured demand/revolving line of credit/promissory note as described in Note 11 – Line of Credit - Related Party with Rare Earth Financial, LLC.