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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 2,974,038 Class B Partnership units, which represented 23.39% and 23.39% of the total outstanding Partnership units, respectively. As of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 5,876,683 and 5,881,683 Shares of Beneficial Interest in the Trust, respectively, which represented 61.32% and 62.84% respectively, of the total issued and outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest.

 

As of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, the Trust owned 74.94% and 74.94% of the Partnership, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, the Partnership owned a 51.01% interest in the InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson. The Trust also owned a direct 20.53% 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 Inc. Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels Inc. manages the daily operations of the two Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. Revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels Inc. and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation. The management fees for the Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth are set at 5.0% 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. For the nine months ended October 31, 2019, the Trust recognized approximately $105,635 of revenue.

 

Pamela Barnhill, former Vice Chairperson and President of the Trust, resigned in June 2018, and is the daughter of Mr. Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Barnhill had compensation of $0 and $40,945 for the nine months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Trust also employs another immediate family member of Mr. Wirth, Brian James Wirth, who provides technology support services to the Trust, receiving a $36,000 annual salary.

 

On December 22, 2015, the Trust provided Advances to Affiliate – Related Party in the amount of $500,000 to Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. Mr. Wirth, individually and thru one of his affiliates owns approximately 42% Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. The note was amended on June 17, 2017 to increase the amount to $1,000.000, and extend the due date. The note has a due date of December 31, 2019, renews annually, and accrues interest of 7.0%. During the nine months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, the Trust received $1,970 and $0 of interest income, respectively, from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, the Advances from Affiliate – Related Party balance was approximately $1,000,000 from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC.