10-K 1 a04-3796_110k.htm 10-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-K


 

ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Washington

 

91-1391150

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S.  Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1330
Seattle, WA

 

98101

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 461-3128

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

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.   YES ý   NO o.

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   YES o   NO ý.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

None

 

 

 



 

ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I

2003 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

 

Item 1. Business

 

 

Overview

 

 

Property Partnerships

 

 

Regulatory Compliance and Liquidity

 

 

Item 2. Properties

 

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

 

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

PART II

 

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Securityholder Matters

 

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

Cautionary Statements

 

 

Results of Operations

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

 

Regulatory Restrictions

 

 

Inflation

 

 

Tax Credits

 

 

Subsequent Events

 

 

Factors Affecting Results of Operations

 

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

 

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

PART III

 

 

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

PART IV

 

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

Signatures

 

 



 

PART I

 

Item 1.  Business

 

Overview

 

Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I (Investor Partnership) is a limited partnership formed on November 2, 1987 and organized under the laws of the State of Washington.

 

The Investor Partnership’s general partner is Murphey Favre Properties, Inc., (MFP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington Mutual Bank (WMB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

The Investor Partnership raised $3,511,000 from the sale of 703 units of limited partnership through a public offering completed on April 14, 1989. The Investor Partnership is solely engaged in the business of real estate investment.  Accordingly, a presentation of information about industry segments is not applicable and would not be material to an understanding of the Investor Partnership’s business taken as a whole.

 

The Investor Partnership invested, as a Limited Partner, in 11 limited partnerships (Property Partnerships) which developed, own, and operate residential apartment complexes located in various locations across the country.  Each apartment complex benefits from several forms of federal assistance programs and qualifies for low-income housing tax credits (Tax Credits) pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).  There are 336 partners in the Investor Partnership.

 

The investment objectives of the Investor Partnership include the following:

 

                  provide limited partners with tax benefits from investing in the Investor Partnership in the form of low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Code,

 

                  preserve and protect the Investor Partnership capital, and

 

                  realize long-term capital appreciation in the value of the properties upon the sale or refinancing of the Property Partnerships properties.

 

During the next year the properties will have completed the 15-year compliance period, thus eliminating the opportunity for an occurrence of a tax credit recapture event which may occur when there is a failure to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service.  As each property completes the compliance period, the Investor Partnership may explore opportunities to sell or refinance the properties within the guidelines allowed and permissions granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency, through its Rural Housing Service (RHS), under its mortgage note agreements.  The sale of any properties will be determined individually on a case-by-case basis, and MFP cannot assure you that it will sell any of the properties, or if MFP does sell any of the properties, that the Investor Partnership will realize any meaningful profit as a result of the sale.

 

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Property Partnerships

 

The Property Partnerships own rental properties consisting of apartment projects occupied by low- and moderate-income tenants.  Duration of leases for occupancy in the properties is generally 12 months.

 

The following table provides information regarding the Property Partnerships and their locations:

 

Property Partnership

 

Location

 

Date Interest Acquired

 

Number of Apt. Units

Fairview

 

Plymouth, WI

 

December 1, 1989

 

40

Ionia

 

Ionia, MI

 

December 1, 1989

 

24

Logan

 

Logan, OH

 

December 1, 1989

 

32

Rolling Brook

 

Algonac, MI

 

December 1, 1989

 

24

Wexford

 

Onsted, MI

 

December 1, 1989

 

24

Blue Heron

 

Bainbridge Island, WA

 

March 20, 1989

 

40

Glenwood

 

Lake Stevens, WA

 

June 1, 1988

 

46

Pacific Place

 

South Bend, WA

 

October 4, 1988

 

24

Cove

 

Big Rapids, MI

 

July 12, 1989

 

48

Washington

 

Perry, MI

 

July 12, 1989

 

24

Fayette

 

Fayetteville, WV

 

December 1, 1989

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

394

For information regarding placed in service dates, please see Schedule III.

 

All of the projects owned by the respective Property Partnerships were financed and constructed under Section 515 of the National Housing Act, as amended, and are administered by RHS.  Under this RHS program, the Property Partnerships provide affordable housing to tenants subject to regulation by RHS as to rental charges and operating methods.  Lower rental charges to tenants are recovered by the respective Property Partnerships through an interest reduction program which reduces the effective interest rate over the lives of the respective mortgages to 1 percent and a rental assistance program whereby RHS pays the respective Property Partnerships for a portion of qualified tenant rents.

 

Each Property Partnership has as its Developer General Partner (DGP), one or more individuals or an entity not affiliated with the Investor Partnership or MFP.  In accordance with the Property Partnership agreements under which such entities are organized, the Investor Partnership depends on the DGPs for the management of each Property Partnership.  See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 for additional information regarding the Property Partnerships.  As of December 31, 2003, the Property Partnerships and their DGPs were as follows:

 

Property Partnership

 

Developer General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Fairview Apartments Company Limited
Partnership (Fairview)

 

Rural Housing Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ionia Limited Dividend Housing
Association Limited
Partnership (Ionia)

 

Rural Housing Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Logan Apartments Company Limited
Partnership (Logan)

 

Rural Housing Corporation
Thomas R. Runquist
Arthur H. Winer

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Rolling Brook II Limited Dividend
Housing Association Limited
Partnership (Rolling Brook)

 

Rural Housing Corporation

 

 

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Property Partnership

 

Developer General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Wexford Manor Limited Dividend
Housing Association Limited
Partnership (Wexford)

 

Rural Housing Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Blue Heron Apartment Associates
Limited Partnership (Blue Heron)

 

Dujardin Development Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Glenwood Apartment Associates Limited
Partnership (Glenwood)

 

Dujardin Development Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Pacific Place Apartment Associates
Limited Partnership (Pacific Place)

 

Dujardin Development Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Cove Limited Dividend Housing
Association Limited Partnership (Cove)

 

Kenneth & Lowell Werth

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Washington Street Limited Dividend
Housing Association Limited
Partnership (Washington)

 

Kenneth & Lowell Werth

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Fayette Hills Limited Partnership
(Fayette)

 

LeRoy Eslinger and
Douglas E. Pauley

 

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of MFP, Murphey Favre Housing Managers, Inc. (MFHM), is a special limited partner of each Property Partnership and has certain approval rights over the actions of the DGPs of the Property Partnerships.

 

Regulatory Compliance and Liquidity

 

Each of the Property Partnerships has received an allocation of Tax Credits.  In general, the Tax Credit runs for ten years from the date the property is placed in service.  The required holding period (Compliance Period) of the properties is 15 years.  During these 15 years, the properties must satisfy rent restrictions, tenant income limitations and other requirements, as promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, in order to maintain eligibility for the Tax Credits at all times during the Compliance Period.  Once a Property Partnership has become eligible for Tax Credits, it may lose such eligibility and suffer an event of recapture if its property fails to remain in compliance with the requirements.  To date, none of the Property Partnerships has suffered an event of recapture of Tax Credits. In addition, each of the properties must comply with the regulations of RHS to meet certain obligations of the mortgage notes held by RHS with respect to each of the properties.

 

In 2003, reserve account deposits of Fairview, Logan, Rolling Brook and Wexford fell short of the amounts required by RHS.  In addition, Logan was $10,150 in arrears for property taxes due in 2002 and $20,359 in arrears for property taxes due in 2003, which are violations of RHS regulations.  Cove had overdue property taxes amounting to $1,138 at December 31, 2002 but was current at December 31, 2003.  Those Property Partnerships were in violation of RHS requirements and mortgage loan covenants during the year.  As a result of violations of RHS regulations in 2000 and 2001, RHS issued a Letter of Acceleration on the mortgage note on the Logan property on August 29, 2001.  However, RHS suspended further proceedings on October 11, 2001, based on preliminary agreements reached with the Logan DGPs and the Logan property management agent.

 

During 2003, RHS did not take action against any of the Property Partnerships that were not in compliance with its regulations.  While RHS has not pursued any further action against Logan or initiated any action against Cove with respect to its property taxes, we cannot assure you that RHS will not take action against the Property

 

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Partnerships which are not in compliance with applicable regulations.  This could result in acceleration of a Property Partnership’s mortgage note and ultimately in foreclosure on its property.  The foreclosure on any of the properties might result in the complete loss of that Property Partnership’s investment and might lead to a tax recapture event with respect to that property, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Investor Partnership.

 

Each of the Property Partnerships tries to maintain compliance with all of the applicable regulations and each of those Property Partnerships that are not in compliance are taking steps to remedy their respective situations.  However, we cannot provide assurance that all of the Property Partnerships will remain in compliance with all applicable regulations.  Accordingly, we cannot assure you that RHS will not foreclose against any of the properties or that a tax recapture event with respect to any of the properties will not occur.

 

Item 2.  Properties

 

The Investor Partnership owns limited partnership interests in the 11 Property Partnerships which own and operate properties, all of which benefit from some form of federal assistance program and which qualify for the Tax Credits added to the Code by the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

 

Each Property Partnership has received an allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, administered by the respective state allocating agency.  Under this program, housing provided by each Property Partnership is subject to additional monitoring of tenant eligibility by the respective state allocating agency.

 

The individual Property Partnerships have loan agreements with and mortgage notes held by RHS.  All mortgage notes have a maturity of 50 years and bear stated interest rates between 8.75% and 10.75% and have an effective interest rate of approximately 1% resulting from participating in the RHS interest reduction program.  The mortgage notes are secured by the real estate, rents and any profits of the Property Partnerships.

 

For additional information regarding the properties of the Property Partnerships, please see Item 1.  Business—Property Partnerships.

 

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

 

In 2001 and 2000, Arthur H. Winer (Winer), a DGP of Logan, did not comply with RHS regulations in handling project cash.  This non-compliance was reported to appropriate authorities in 2001.  Winer made multiple unauthorized withdrawals of project cash totaling $9,000 and $15,079, for personal business.  Further, project bank accounts, were also pledged.  As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, pledged funds totaled $ 61,146 and $ 60,131, respectively.  As a result, RHS issued a Letter of Acceleration on the mortgage note on the Logan property on August 29, 2001.  The mortgage note balance totaled $984,306 at December 31, 2003.  RHS suspended further proceedings on October 11, 2001, based on preliminary agreements reached with Logan’s other DGPs and the Logan property management agent.

 

On February 19, 2002, Winer filed a Chapter 7 Petition in Bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, in Charleston, WV, triggering the “automatic stay” under the Bankruptcy Code, which precluded all actions to collect Winer debts, absent approval of the Bankruptcy Court, including the unauthorized withdrawals of project cash and pledging of project bank accounts mentioned above.  Among these debts are funds from Logan totaling approximately $84,000 (the Logan Debts), comprised of operating and reserve account funds of approximately $60,000, tenant security deposit funds of approximately $9,000, and other funds of approximately $15,000 that Winer used for personal business.  MFP, general partner of the Investor Partnership, through outside bankruptcy counsel, and on behalf of Logan, filed a creditor’s claim against and also filed a Complaint to Determine Dischargeability of Debt and for Judgment to protect the claim for Logan debt from being dischargeable and to obtain a judgment against Winer for the amount of the creditor’s claim.  Winer filed an Answer to the Complaint contesting its assertions.  The U.S. Trustee filed a Motion to Sell Personal Property Free and Clear of All Liens and Encumbrances and to Allow Expenses (Trustee’s Motion) seeking, in part, to sell Winer’s partnership interest in Logan, free of all liens and encumbrances, to Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, an Ohio non-profit corporation (Buckeye).  The Investor Partnership initially prepared and filed an

 

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Objection to the Trustee’s Motion, but as result of further research and discussions, it withdrew its Objection.  A hearing on the Trustee’s Motion was scheduled for May 16, 2003, but was continued to August 15, 2003.

 

On September 23, 2003 (to be effective no earlier than October 3, 2003), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. WV) signed an Order Granting Trustee’s Motion To Sell [Etc.] Winer’s interest in Logan to Buckeye.  Upon completion of the sale (anticipated during the second quarter of 2004), Buckeye will become a DGP in Logan and it will restore and replenish assets misappropriated by Winer.

 

The Investor Partnership also filed a Motion for Summary Judgment (SJ Motion) against Winer, which was later modified, asking the Court to decide the question of the non-dischargeability of Winer’s debt to MFP based on the pleadings and evidence currently before it.  No response to the Motion was received from the Petitioner.  The matter is pending awaiting the completion of the sale of Winer's interest in Logan to Buckeye.

 

The Investor Partnership also sent a demand letter to Thomas Runquist (Runquist) and Rural Housing Corporation (RHC), the other DGPs of Logan, requiring that Runquist and RHC, who are jointly liable for the actions of Winer, reimburse Logan for its damages and costs sustained as a result of Winer’s improper actions.  A written response to the demand letter was received from counsel for Runquist and RHC, acknowledging the demand but declining to reimburse Logan for Winer’s improper actions.  The Investor Partnership will reply to the Runquist/RHC response letter after completion of the sale of Winer's interests in Logan to Buckeye and Buckeye's replenishment of the assets of Logan taken by Winer.

 

We believe the claims by AHF and MFP are meritorious and that the cash balances of Logan will be restored as a result of these claims.  However, litigation and legal disputes are inherently uncertain.  We cannot guarantee that AHF or MFP will prevail in their efforts, if the cash balances of the Logan property will be restored or if any cash will be recovered.  Any cash shortfalls at Logan that will require replenishment by the Investor Partnership will have an adverse effect on its financial position.  However, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in these efforts, which could have an adverse effect on the Logan Property Partnership and, as a result, the Investor Partnership.

 

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None

 

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PART II

 

Item 5.  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Securityholder Matters

 

The Registrant’s securities consist of 703 units of Limited Partnership Interest (Units), originally valued at $5,000 per unit.  There is no market for the Units, and it is not anticipated that any public market is likely to develop in the future.  The Units may only be sold, assigned, exchanged or otherwise transferred upon compliance with the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement.  As of the date of filing of this report, the Partnership has 335 limited partners and one general partner.

 

The Partnership has not made any distributions to holders of the Units in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and does not anticipate making any significant distributions in the future.

 

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

 

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere in this report.

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

12/31/03

 

12/31/02

 

12/31/01

 

12/31/00

 

12/31/99

 

Rental Revenue

 

$

1,722,508

 

$

1,652,137

 

$

1,608,923

 

$

1,586,293

 

$

1,540,441

 

Interest Revenue

 

7,300

 

13,752

 

17,860

 

25,085

 

24,068

 

Income (Loss)

 

(634,318

)

(570,606

)

(518,516

)

(457,473

)

(513,222

)

Income (Loss) Per Limited Partnership Unit

 

(902

)

(812

)

(738

)

(651

)

(730

)

Total Assets

 

9,188,337

 

9,802,220

 

10,410,686

 

10,933,585

 

11,431,980

 

Mortgage Notes
Payable

 

$

12,215,065

 

$

12,257,788

 

$

12,296,564

 

$

12,287,154

 

$

12,319,268

 

 

Item 7:  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Cautionary Statements

 

This section contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are not historical facts and pertain to the Investor Partnership’s future operating results.  The Investor Partnership intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements and is including this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.  These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Investor Partnership’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this report that are not historical facts.  When used in this report, the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements provide the Investor Partnership’s expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results.  They are not guarantees of future performance.  By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.  These statements speak only as of the date they are made.  The Investor Partnership does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made.  There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Investor Partnership’s control that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements.  Some of these factors are as follows:

 

                  General business and economic and real estate conditions may significantly affect the Investor Partnership’s earnings;

 

                  Our ability to effectively manage or predict occupancy levels could adversely affect our earnings.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Occupancy levels at the Property Partnerships are monitored on a monthly basis and are one of the key operating factors for the Property Partnerships.   At December 31, 2003, three Property Partnerships were 100% occupied, six were in the 90% to 99% occupancy range, and two were in the 80% to 89% range.  There was no change from December 31, 2002 occupancy levels. The lowest occupancy level for both years was 88%.

 

On a consolidated basis for the Investor Partnership and its Property Partnerships, net loss for 2003, 2002 and 2001 totaled $634,318, $570,606 and $518,516, respectively.  The net loss experienced in 2003 was 11.2% higher than that recorded in 2002. The net loss for 2002 was 10.1 % greater than that of 2001.  Net loss before depreciation for 2003 was $28,477, while net income before depreciation for 2002 and 2001 was $29,878 and $70,293 with depreciation expense of $605,841, $600,484 and $589,439 in each of the same respective years.

 

Revenue totaled $1,797,354, $1,734,730 and $1,696,592 in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.  The year-over-year revenue increase was 3.6% for 2003 and 2.2% for 2002.  During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, rental assistance revenue from RHS totaled $617,092, $554,587 and $508,019 representing 36%, 34% and 32% of rent revenue, respectively.

 

Rental operating expenses for 2003, 2002 and 2001 were $2,379,192, $2,280,967 and $2,204,887, respectively, and represented year-over-year increases of 4.3% for 2003 and 3.5% for 2002.  In 2003, the expense category experiencing the largest increase was utilities which increased by approximately $49,458 or 17.03% over 2002.  This was due primarily to increase in water sewer and electric costs. Logan and Fayette had water leaks that contributed to the increase in costs that were discovered and repaired in 2003.  Insurance increased in both 2003 and 2002 reflecting higher insurance rates resulting from the September 11, 2001 tragedy.

 

Increasing losses from operations amounted to $581,838, $546,237 and $508,295 for 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, as operating expense growth outpaced revenue growth in the same periods.  There can be no assurances that these financial results will improve.  This combined with the liquidity issues at certain of the Property Partnerships (see Liquidity and Capital Resources) may affect the long term viability of the Property Partnerships.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 2003, the Investor Partnership’s operating cash totaled $5,700 and the Property Partnerships’ operating cash totaled $177,487 for a combined total of $183,187.  At December 31, 2002, the cash balance of $166,278 was comprised of $27,368 in the Investor Partnership and $138,910 in the operating accounts of the Property Partnerships.

 

The Investor Partnership’s primary source of cash is distributions received from the Property Partnerships.  In 2003, the Investor Partnership received cash distributions of $8,678 as compared to $10,746 in 2002.

 

Consolidated operational cash flows increased from $14,526 in 2002 to $43,466 in 2003.  Achieving positive operational cash flow continued to be an issue for a few of the Property Partnerships.  For 2003, two properties of the Property Partnerships recorded operational cash flow deficits compared with three properties in 2002.  Those properties with negative cash flows in 2003 were Fairview and Rolling Brook.  Seven of the 11 Property Partnerships experienced operating cash flows below those generated in 2002.

 

At December 31, 2003, Logan was $30,509 in arrears for property taxes due in 2003 and 2002.  While Cove and Washington Street made their required reserve deposits in 2003, they are cumulatively behind $88,635 and $9,844, respectively, on their required reserve account balances.  The Cove and Washington Street reserve account balances at December 31, 2003 total $21,449 and $30,991, respectively.  The Cove and Washington Street reserve account balances at December 31, 2003 may not be sufficient to fund necessary capital expenditures in the near and longer-term.

 

In violation of RHS regulations and mortgage loan covenants, the 2003 reserve account deposits of Fairview, Logan, Rolling Brook and Wexford fell short of the required amounts for the year.  At December 31, 2003, the total reserve deposit shortfall for the 11 Property Partnerships amounted to approximately $8,956.  During 2003 RHS did not take action against any of the Property Partnerships that were not in compliance.

 

The preceding description of unfavorable liquidity conditions at some of the Property Partnerships at December 31, 2003 may indicate future difficulty in meeting cash requirements and/or action by RHS which would be unfavorable to the continued operation of the Property Partnerships.  All of the Property Partnerships made the required loan principal and interest payments due on their mortgage notes.

 

While RHS has not pursued any further action against Logan or initiated any action with respect to its overdue property taxes, there can be no assurance that RHS will not take action against the Property Partnerships which are not in compliance with applicable regulations.  This could result in acceleration of a Property Partnership’s mortgage note and ultimately in foreclosure on its property.

 

With each of the properties having been in service for at least ten years, it is anticipated that funds will be required to maintain the condition of the properties at a level which will provide adequate living conditions to the current tenants and to attract future tenants, as well as maintain the value of the properties.  The funding for these expenditures must come from either operating cash flows or from authorized reserve account withdrawals.  There is no assurance that these sources will be adequate to meet the maintenance requirements of the properties.  Logan applied to Rural Development for a Work-out Plan and Proposed Rent Increase.  However, RHS rejected the work out plan and proposed rent increase based on the lack of proper property maintenance.

 

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Regulatory Restrictions

 

Because the properties are operated under RHS loans and benefit from the federal low-income housing tax credit program, the properties are restricted as to their use and must comply with the requirements of the respective federal programs.

 

The tenants of all the properties must be tax credit and RHS eligible tenants.  It is management’s goal to have all units, except for managers’ units, occupied by tax credit eligible tenants.  In order to meet established income requirements, tenants must not earn more than 60% of the median income for the areas in which the properties are located.  Seven of the 11 properties are further restricted to renting apartment units only to senior citizens.

 

Additional restrictions include:

 

                  properties cannot be sold without prior approval of RHS,

 

                  properties cannot make more than an 8% cash distribution annually to its owner (as described in Note 5 in the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements),

 

                  and properties must remain under the low-income housing tax credit program for 15 years to avoid any recapture of the low-income housing tax credits.  The 15 year compliance period for each Property partnership will end in the next one to two years.

 

Furthermore, pursuant to RHS loan agreements, RHS may refuse prepayment of the loans and require the properties be used for the purpose of providing housing to eligible tenants for a minimum period of 20 years.

 

Inflation

 

Operating expenses and rental revenues of each property are subject to inflationary factors.  Low rates of inflation could result in rental revenues remaining constant or increasing at slower rates than in periods of high inflation.  High rates of inflation raise the operating expenses of the properties, and to the extent the increased operating expenses are not passed on to the tenants by rental increases, the properties’ operations could be adversely affected. During the three year period of 2001 through 2003 inflation has not been a significant factor for the Property Partnerships’ operations.

 

Tax Credits

 

At December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, tax credits equal to 0.06%, 0.06% and 0.22%, respectively, of the limited partners’ capital contributions have been generated.

 

Subsequent Events

 

No events occurred subsequent to December 31, 2003 that are required to be disclosed.  See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings”

 for events expected to occur in 2004.

 

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Factors Affecting Results of Operations

 

The operation of the Property Partnerships will continue to be subject to competition from existing and future apartment complexes in the same geographical areas where their properties are located.  The successful operation of the Investor Partnership will depend on outside factors, most of which are beyond the control of the Investor Partnership and which cannot be predicted at this time. Such factors include general economic and real estate market conditions, both on a national basis and in those areas where the properties are located; real estate tax rates; operating expenses; energy costs and government regulations.  In addition, other risks inherent in real estate investment may influence the ultimate success of the Investor Partnership, including (1) possible reduction in rental incomes due to an inability to maintain high occupancy levels; (2) possible adverse changes in general economic conditions and adverse local conditions, such as competitive overbuilding, a decrease in employment or adverse changes in the real estate laws, including building codes; and (3) possible future adoption of rent control legislation which would not permit increased costs to be passed onto the tenants in the form of rent increases or which suppresses the ability of the Property Partnerships to generate positive operating cash flows.  Since all of the Property Partnerships benefit from some form of federal government assistance, the Investor Partnership is subject to the inherent risks in that area including decreased subsidies, difficulties in finding suitable tenants and obtaining permission for rent increases.  In addition, any Tax Credits allocated to limited partners of the Investor Partnership are subject to recapture to the extent that a Property Partnership or any portion thereof ceases to qualify for the Tax Credits.  Other changes in federal and state income tax laws affecting real estate ownership or limited partnerships could have a material and adverse affect on the business of the Investor Partnership.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

 

The management of the Investor Partnership does not believe that the operation of the Investor Partnership and the Property Partnerships are materially affected by interest rates or other financial market risks at this time.  In the event of proposed future sale of any of the Property Partnerships’ properties, mortgage interest rates and availability of financing to potential buyers may have an impact on the selling opportunity.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The financial statements of Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I as of December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, together with the independent auditors’ reports thereon, are filed herewith in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K.

 

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Investor Partnership’s management, under the direction of the Investor Partnership’s President and Treasurer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Investor Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on such evaluation, the Investor Partnership’s President and Treasurer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Investor Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Investor Partnership in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

The Investor Partnership reviews and evaluates the design and effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures on an ongoing basis and improves its controls and procedures over time and corrects any deficiencies that it may discover.  While the Investor Partnership believes the present design of its disclosure controls and procedures is effective, future events affecting the Investor Partnership’s business may cause it to modify its disclosure controls and procedures.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have not been any changes in Investor Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2003 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Investor Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses in our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes.  We believe that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances as of December 31, 2003.

 

The critical accounting policies are described in greater detail in the Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

MFP is the general partner of the Investor Partnership.  Assisted Housing Fund L.P.I. has no employees.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

Title of
Class

 

Name and
Address of
Beneficial
Owner

 

Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership

 

Percent
of Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

Murphey Favre

 

 

(1)

100

%

Partner’s

 

Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

Suite 1330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1301 Fifth Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seattle, WA  98101

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1) The General Partner’s interest is owned of record and beneficially by Murphey Favre Properties, Inc. Its capital interest as of December 31, 2003 is ($78,311).

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

The Property Partnerships have entered into some agreements with their respective DGPs or affiliates under which the DGPs or affiliates receive compensation from, perform services for, or make loans to the Property Partnerships.  For specific information regarding these arrangements, please see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are filed elsewhere in this report.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

Total fees paid to our auditors’ firm were comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Year Ended
12/31/03

 

Year Ended
12/31/02

 

Year Ended
12/31/01

 

Audit Services

 

$

42,500

 

$

25,150

 

$

20,152

 

Audit Related Services

 

6,000

 

6,302

 

2,000

 

Tax Compliance Services

 

5,000

 

5,000

 

5,000

 

Total

 

$

53,500

 

$

36,452

 

$

27,152

 

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements, Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)  1. The following consolidated financial statements of Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I and subsidiaries are incorporated by reference in Part II and are attached as pages 13 to 29.

 

Independent Auditor’s Report

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2002,and 2001

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Equity (Deficit) for each of
the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for each of the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

2.  Consolidated financial statement schedules

 

 

 

Independent Auditor’s Report on Schedules

 

 

 

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are omitted because either they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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3.  Exhibits:

 

 

3

 

Agreement of Limited Partnership Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Certification of Unit of Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31(a)

 

Certification of the President of the General Partner Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32(b)

 

Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer of the General Partner Pursuant  to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32(a)

 

Certificate of the President of the General Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32(b)

 

Certificate of the Principal Accounting Officer of the General Partner Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith)

 

(b)No reports on Form 8K were filed during 2003.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March 30, 2004.

 

 

 

ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Murphey Favre Properties, Inc.

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert K.  Stump

 

 

 

Robert K.  Stump

 

 

Its President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 30, 2004.

 

By:

Murphey Favre Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brett J. Atkinson

 

 

Brett J. Atkinson

 

Its Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edward S. Robertson

 

 

Edward S. Robertson

 

Its Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Catharine E. Killien

 

 

Catharine E. Killien

 

Its Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David G. Murphy

 

 

David G. Murphy

 

Its Director

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I
AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2003, 2002, AND 2001

 

 

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CONTENTS

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

Partners

Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I

Seattle, Washington

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, partners’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.  Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

/s/ Blume Loveridge & Co., PLLC

 

Blume Loveridge & Co., PLLC

Bellevue, Washington

March 25, 2004

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental property and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and equipment

 

$

16,055,005

 

$

16,018,401

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(8,565,223

)

(7,959,382

)

 

 

7,489,782

 

8,059,019

 

Land

 

723,111

 

723,111

 

 

 

8,212,893

 

8,782,130

 

Cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental operation (Note 5)

 

177,487

 

138,910

 

Partnership

 

5,700

 

27,368

 

 

 

183,187

 

166,278

 

Restricted deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant trust - security deposits

 

122,048

 

119,646

 

Reserve accounts, partially pledged (Note 3)

 

598,343

 

651,193

 

 

 

720,391

 

770,839

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

32,068

 

39,779

 

Accounts receivable - DGP (Note 2)

 

24,079

 

24,079

 

Prepaid expenses

 

15,719

 

19,115

 

 

 

71,866

 

82,973

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

9,188,337

 

$

9,802,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable (Note 4)

 

$

12,215,065

 

$

12,257,788

 

Accounts payable

 

266,284

 

259,338

 

Due to affiliates (Note 2)

 

798,510

 

740,768

 

Accrued liabilities

 

141,530

 

111,491

 

Security deposits payable

 

115,974

 

120,483

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

13,537,363

 

13,489,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interests in property partnerships

 

361,389

 

388,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

Limited partners

 

(4,632,104

)

(4,004,129

)

General partner

 

(78,311

)

(71,968

)

 

 

(4,710,415

)

(4,076,097

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

$

9,188,337

 

$

9,802,220

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rent

 

$

1,722,508

 

$

1,652,137

 

$

1,608,923

 

Miscellaneous

 

74,846

 

82,593

 

87,669

 

 

 

1,797,354

 

1,734,730

 

1,696,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repairs and maintenance

 

348,902

 

339,056

 

270,029

 

Utilities

 

339,954

 

290,497

 

303,978

 

General and operating

 

426,550

 

419,494

 

425,722

 

Taxes and insurance

 

349,903

 

317,002

 

297,713

 

Interest

 

308,042

 

314,434

 

318,006

 

Depreciation

 

605,841

 

600,484

 

589,439

 

 

 

2,379,192

 

2,280,967

 

2,204,887

 

Loss from rental operations

 

(581,838

)

(546,237

)

(508,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earned on partnership cash

 

57

 

96

 

335

 

Minority interest in operations

 

26,980

 

26,594

 

26,226

 

General and administrative

 

(79,517

)

(51,059

)

(36,782

)

 

 

(52,480

)

(24,369

)

(10,221

)

Net loss

 

$

(634,318

)

$

(570,606

)

$

(518,516

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per unit of limited partnership interest (703 units)

 

$

(902

)

$

(812

)

$

(738

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

Limited
Partners

 

General
Partner

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit/loss percentage

 

99.0

%

1.0

%

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - January 1, 2001

 

$

(2,925,898

)

$

(61,077

)

$

(2,986,975

)

Net income (loss) for 2001

 

(513,331

)

(5,185

)

(518,516

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2001

 

(3,439,229

)

(66,262

)

(3,505,491

)

Net income (loss) for 2002

 

(564,900

)

(5,706

)

(570,606

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2002

 

$

(4,004,129

)

$

(71,968

)

$

(4,076,097

)

Net income (loss) for 2003

 

(627,975

)

(6,343

)

(634,318

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2003

 

$

(4,632,104

)

$

(78,311

)

$

(4,710,415

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(634,318

)

$

(570,606

)

$

(518,516

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

605,841

 

600,484

 

589,439

 

Minority interests in operations

 

(26,980

)

(26,594

)

(26,226

)

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

7,711

 

(690

)

(9,129

)

Prepaid expenses

 

3,396

 

(6,110

)

(3,881

)

Accounts payable

 

6,946

 

(45,422

)

567

 

Due to affiliates

 

57,742

 

55,784

 

22,570

 

Accrued liabilities

 

30,039

 

8,767

 

(11,514

)

Tenant security deposits

 

(6,911

)

(1,087

)

5,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities:

 

43,466

 

14,526

 

49,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of depreciable property

 

(36,604

)

(60,086

)

(122,055

)

Decrease in restricted deposits

 

52,850

 

51,041

 

35,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided (used) in investing activities:

 

16,246

 

(9,045

)

(86,312

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority partners’ capital distributions

 

(80

)

(95

)

(81

)

Loan proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

42,917

 

Mortgage principal payments

 

(42,723

)

(38,776

)

(33,507

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided (used) in financing activities:

 

(42,803

)

(38,871

)

9,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

16,909

 

(33,390

)

(27,895

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash - beginning of year

 

166,278

 

199,668

 

227,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash - end of year

 

$

183,187

 

$

166,278

 

$

199,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

319,338

 

$

315,517

 

$

314,617

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Business

 

Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I (the Investor Partnership) is a limited partnership which was organized November 2, 1987 under the laws of the state of Washington to acquire limited partnership interests in other partnerships (the Property Partnerships), each of which has been organized to develop or purchase a low- or moderate-income apartment project.  The Investor Partnership’s General Partner is Murphey Favre Properties, Inc. (MFP), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington Mutual Bank (WMB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington Mutual, Inc.  At December 31, 2003, 336 partners held the 703 units of limited partnership interests outstanding.

 

The Investor Partnership has invested as a limited partner in 11 Property Partnerships.  The developer of each apartment project serves as the Developer General Partner (DGP) of the respective Property Partnership.

 

The properties owned by the Property Partnerships are located in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, West Virginia and Washington.  The apartment projects were financed and constructed under Section 515 of the National Housing Act, as amended (administered by U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency, through its Rural Housing Service (RHS)).  Under this program, the Property Partnerships provide housing to low- and moderate-income tenants.  Lower rental charges to tenants are recovered by the Property Partnerships through an interest reduction program which reduces the effective interest rate over the lives of the mortgages to 1 percent and a rental assistance program whereby RHS pays the Property Partnerships for a portion of qualified tenant rents.  Construction of the apartment projects began between June, 1988 and May, 1990 and rental operations began between April, 1989 and January, 1991.

 

Additionally, in exchange for an allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, each Property Partnership has entered into an agreement with an agency of the state in which the apartment project is located, whereby the Property Partnership has agreed to maintain all apartment units as both rent restricted and occupied by low-income tenants for a minimum period of 15 years.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, rental revenue from RHS totaled $617,092, $554,877 and $508,019, representing 36%, 34% and 32% of rent revenue, respectively.

 

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Principles of Consolidation

 

The financial statements include the financial statements of the Investor Partnership and the following 11 Property Partnerships in which it has invested as a limited partner:

 

Fairview Apartments Company Limited Partnership (Fairview)

Ionia Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (Ionia)

Logan Apartments Company Limited Partnership (Logan)

Rolling Brook II Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (Rolling Brook)

Wexford Manor Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (Wexford)

Blue Heron Apartment Associates Limited Partnership (Blue Heron)

Glenwood Apartment Associates Limited Partnership (Glenwood)

Pacific Place Apartment Associates Limited Partnership (Pacific Place)

Cove Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (Cove)

Washington Street Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (Washington)

Fayette Hills Limited Partnership (Fayette)

 

The financial statements are presented on a consolidated basis because the Investor Partnership holds approximately 99 percent of the profit and loss interests and approximately 55 percent of the equity interests in each Property Partnership.  Through an affiliate, who is a Special Limited Partner in each of the 11 Property Partnerships, the Investor Partnership controls certain fundamental decisions affecting the operation of the Property Partnerships.  These fundamental decisions include significant purchases of assets, material borrowings or creation of liens on the underlying properties, entering into material contracts, making tax elections and any act that would cause termination of the Property Partnership.  All material inter-partnership transactions and balances have been eliminated.  For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, net losses allocable to the minority partners were $26,980, $26,594 and $26,226, respectively.

 

Method of Accounting

 

The accrual method of accounting is used for financial statement purposes.

 

Cost Overruns

 

The partnership agreements for the Property Partnerships required the DGP’s to fund cost overruns on the development of the apartment projects.  Such cost overruns, totaling $589,462, have been recorded as minority interests in Property Partnerships and have been included in the cost basis of the rental property.  All depreciation related thereto has been specially allocated to the respective DGP’s.

 

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Depreciation

 

Depreciation is computed for financial statement purposes using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

 

Building shell and components

 

27.5 years

 

Land improvements

 

15 years

 

Appliances

 

5-10 years

 

Carpets and draperies

 

5-10 years

 

 

Income Taxes

 

No income tax provision has been included in the financial statements since income or loss of the Investor Partnership is required to be reported by the respective partners on their income tax returns.

 

Cash Equivalents

 

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Investor Partnership considers all investment instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  At December 31, 2003 and 2002, there were no cash equivalents.

 

Concentration of Credit

 

The Property Partnerships maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.  The Property Partnerships have not experienced any losses in such accounts.  Management believes the Property Partnerships are not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash in such bank deposit accounts.

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.

 

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Note 2 – Transactions with Affiliates

 

In connection with the acquisition and development of rental property and the management of both the rental property and the Investor Partnership, the Investor Partnership and Property Partnerships have paid or accrued the following amounts to certain affiliates:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Murphey Favre Properties, Inc. – partnership service fees

 

$

7,500

 

$

7,500

 

$

7,500

 

Developer general partners and affiliates – property management fees

 

 

95,687

 

96,431

 

95,718

 

Partnership management fees

 

 

2,515

 

2,684

 

1,765

 

Property management fees payable at 12/31

 

 

4,580

 

5,610

 

15,812

 

 

Property management fees are paid out of rental operations.  Partnership fees are payable from future sales of the properties, to the extent they are not paid from distributions of rental operation cash (see Note 5).

 

Under the terms of management services agreements, seven of the 11 Property Partnerships have affiliates of the DGP’s which provide management services for the rental properties and receive compensation for such services in amounts approximating 8.8% of rental receipts.  Three of the 11 Property Partnerships are co-managed by affiliates of the DGP’s which provide management services for the rental properties and receive compensation for such services in amounts approximating 2.1% of rental receipts.

 

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, related party payables consisted of the following:

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Advances from DGPs

 

$

201,784

 

$

201,784

 

Program management fees

 

326,726

 

326,726

 

Partnership services fees

 

67,500

 

60,000

 

Advances from MFP

 

201,525

 

151,283

 

Advances from affiliates of DGP

 

975

 

975

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

798,510

 

$

740,768

 

 

Advances from DGPs amounted to $201,784 at December 31, 2003. Terms of RHS Loan Agreements require each DGP to provide interest-free advances of stipulated amounts as initial operating capital to the Property Partnerships.  The balance includes $152,107 of such advances at December 31, 2003 and 2002.  In addition, the balance includes DGP advances of $35,468 for land improvements and $14,209 to fund operating deficits. Advances from the DGPs may only be repaid from the proceeds of future sales of the respective properties.

 

Program management fees due to MFP amounted to $326,726 and represent amounts accrued through December 31, 1996.  No accruals have been recorded since that date (see Note 6).  Partnership services fees are also payable to MFP and reflect accruals through December 31, 2003 and 2002.  Partnership fees are payable from future sales of the properties, to the extent they are not paid from distributions of rental operation cash (see Note 5).

 

During 2003 and 2002, MFP advanced $50,242 and $48,284, respectively, to the Investor Partnership for administrative expenses.  These advances brought the balances due to MFP at December 31, 2003 and 2002 to $201,525 and $151,283, respectively.

 

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An affiliate of one of the DGPs advanced $975 to the Property Partnership of the DGP. Advances made to one of the DGP’s during 2001 totaled $9,000.  During 2000, advances to this same DGP totaled $15,079 (see Note 8).

 

The Investor Partnership maintains deposits with WMB in certain checking and money market accounts which aggregated $5,700 and $27,368 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Interest earned on such deposits totaled $57, $96, and $335 during the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

 

Note 3 – Cash in Reserve Accounts

 

The Loan Agreements between the Property Partnerships and RHS require the Property Partnerships to deposit $127,196 annually into separate reserve accounts until the accounts reach $1,271,277.  Subject to RHS approval, these funds may be used for various purposes, as further described in the Loan Agreements.  Seven of the 11 Property Partnerships were in compliance with the minimum annual funding requirements as set forth by RHS for the year ended December 31, 2003, and 8 of the 11 Property Partnerships were in compliance with RHS minimum annual funding requirements for the year ended December 31, 2002.  During 2003 reserve withdrawals were made at 11 of the 11 Property Partnerships and 9 of the Property Partnerships were in compliance with RHS requirements. In 2002 reserve withdrawals were made at ten of the 11 Property Partnerships and were in compliance with RHS requirements.  The Logan DGP has pledged a portion of the Logan Reserves for his own use in violation of the Loan Agreement (see Note 6)

 

Note 4 – Mortgage Notes Payable

 

The mortgage notes are payable to RHS in monthly installments totaling $26,959.  In accordance with provisions of Interest Credit Agreements, RHS provides monthly interest credits totaling $69,129 which reduce the interest rates stated in the mortgage notes to effective rates of 1 percent over the lives of the mortgages.  Amortization of principal is based on the stated rates of 8.75% to 10.75% under RHS’s Predetermined Amortization Schedule System (PASS).  The mortgage notes mature May, 2039 through March, 2040.  Substantially all of the rental property and equipment is pledged as collateral on the mortgages.  No partner is individually liable on the mortgage notes.

 

The mortgage notes are regulated by the U.S. Government and therefore, have no market price.  Accordingly, management has determined that users of the financial statements would derive no benefit from any estimate of fair value and performing such an analysis would not be practicable.

 

Principal payments on the mortgage notes for the next 5 years are as follows:

 

Year

 

Amount

 

2004

 

$

46,197

 

2005

 

50,535

 

2006

 

55,281

 

2007

 

59,803

 

2008

 

66,159

 

2009 – and later years

 

11,937,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,215,065

 

 

At December 31, 2003, Logan, Wexford, Rolling Brook II and Fairview were in non compliance with funding their reserve deposits.  Although Wexford, Rolling Brook II and Fairview reserve balance totals are in compliance, the loan covenants state that annual deposits will be made.  At the time of this filing, no notice has been received from the mortgage holder

 

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Additionally, Logan received a Letter of Acceleration of the Loan Account in 2001, although further proceedings were suspended in 2001 and have not been resumed.  In addition, Logan's real estate taxes totaling $30,509 were deliguent at December 31, 2003 which is a violation of the loan agreement.  At the time of this filing, no notice of default has been received regarding the delinquent real estate taxes.  The Logan mortgage note balance at December 31, 2003 and 2002 totaled $984,306 and $987,180, respectively.

 

Note 5 - Rental Operations Cash

 

RHS regulations limit the distribution of rental operation cash to a maximum of $38,090 annually.  Any distribution to the Investor Partnership from rental operation cash is to be made in accordance with the respective partnership agreements.  Whether or not a Property Partnership makes any limited distribution is based on the results of its own operations and is at the discretion of the DGP.

 

Note 6 – Guarantees and Contingencies

 

Guarantees

 

Each of the DGP’s has made a guarantee to the respective Property Partnership that they will compensate the Partnership in the event the actual low-income housing tax credit is less than 85% to 90% of the available credit. Through December 31, 2003, no payments have been made under these guarantee agreements.

 

Contingencies

 

The Investor Partnership has ceased accrual of the annual program management fee, payable in part to MFP.  Management has determined that the source of payment, a future sale or refinance of one or more of the Property Partnerships, may not be sufficient to pay fees accrued in excess of the $544,540 payable at December 31, 1996.  Management has elected to treat fees for years subsequent to 1996 as a contingent liability.  At December 31, 2003 and 2002 the contingent liability for program management fees totaled $521,618 and $447,102, respectively.

 

As discussed in Note 2, the Logan DGP owes Logan $24,079 for advances not in compliance with RHS regulations.  In addition the Logan DGP Pledged Logan assets for his own use.  As of December 31, 2003 and 2002,  pledged funds totaled $61,146 and $60,131, respectively.  The Logan DGP is in the process of being replaced.  The replacement DGP is expected to restore the advances and pledged accounts to Logan in 2004 when the transfer is expected to occur.  Accordingly, no adjustment has been made to the carrying value of these assets.

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON SCHEDULES

 

Partners

Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I

Seattle, Washington

 

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Assisted Housing Fund L.P. I and its subsidiaries, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 listed under Item 15(a)1 hereof and have issued our report thereon dated March 25, 2004 (which report is incorporated by reference elsewhere in this Form 10-K).  In the course of our audits of such financial statements, we have also audited the schedules listed under Item 15(a)2 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001. These schedules are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, these schedules present fairly, in all material respects, when read in conjunction with the related financial statements, the information therein set forth.

 

 

/s/ Blume Loveridge & Co., PLLC

 

Blume Loveridge & Co., PLLC

Bellevue, Washington

March 25, 2004

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. I AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

SCHEDULE III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN B

 

COLUMN C

 

COLUMN D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition

 

 

 

Encumbrances

 

Initial Cost to Partnership

 

Description

 

Land

 

Buildings & Improvements

 

Personal Property

 

 

Improvements

 

Fairview

 

$

1,258,945

 

$

55,413

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,611,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ionia

 

703,526

 

24,000

 

 

 

 

 

937,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logan

 

984,306

 

55,129

 

 

 

 

 

1,220,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Brook

 

738,233

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

929,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wexford

 

716,612

 

22,000

 

 

 

 

 

958,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Heron

 

1,451,229

 

248,569

 

 

 

 

 

2,008,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glenwood

 

1,420,623

 

145,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,788,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Place

 

749,052

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,005,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cove

 

1,413,442

 

47,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,753,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington

 

750,634

 

8,000

 

 

 

 

 

890,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fayette

 

2,028,463

 

53,000

 

1,779,270

 

40,800

 

686,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHF

 

 

 

 

 

444,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

12,215,064

 

$

723,111

 

$

2,223,510

 

$

40,800

 

$

13,790,695

 

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P.1 AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

SCHEDULE III-REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (CONTINUED)

Year Ended December 31,2003

 

COLUMN A

 

COLUMN E

 

COLUMN F

 

COLUMN G

 

COLUMN H

 

COLUMN I

 

 

 

Gross Amount at Which Carried at End of Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Land

 

Buildings

 

Land Improvements and Personal Property.

 

Total

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

Date of Construction/Placed in Service

 

Date of Acquisition

 

Life on Which Depreciation in Latest Income Statement is Computed

 

Fairview

 

$

55,413

 

$

1,418,319

 

193,386

 

$

1,667,118

 

$

861,525

 

13-Jun-90

 

Various

 

27.5/15/10/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ionia

 

24,000

 

817,506

 

120,072

 

$

961,578

 

501,930

 

08-Aug-90

 

Various

 

27.5/15/7/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logan

 

55,129

 

1,022,974

 

197,123

 

$

1,275,226

 

667,683

 

11-Jan-91

 

Various

 

27.5/15/10/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Brook

 

35,000

 

794,263

 

135,443

 

$

964,706

 

521,686

 

08-Mar-90

 

Various

 

27.5/15/10/7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wexford

 

22,000

 

815,821

 

142,785

 

$

980,606

 

533,519

 

21-Feb-90

 

Various

 

27.5/15/7/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Heron

 

248,569

 

1,890,967

 

117,469

 

$

2,257,005

 

1,038,211

 

01-May-90

 

Various

 

27.5/10/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glenwood

 

145,000

 

1,701,975

 

86,212

 

$

1,933,187

 

966,563

 

01-Apr-89

 

Various

 

27.5/10/7/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Place

 

30,000

 

950,979

 

54,611

 

$

1,035,590

 

538,052

 

01-May-89

 

Various

 

27.5/15/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cove

 

47,000

 

1,635,278

 

118,185

 

$

1,800,463

 

912,890

 

01-Mar-90

 

Various

 

27.5/10/7/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington

 

8,000

 

836,929

 

53,665

 

$

898,594

 

463,283

 

01-Jan-90

 

Various

 

27.5/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fayette

 

53,000

 

2,347,661

 

159,142

 

$

2,559,803

 

1,334,896

 

01-Dec-89

 

Various

 

27.5/19/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHF

 

 

 

444,240

 

 

 

$

444,240

 

224,985

 

 

 

Various

 

 

 

Total

 

$

723,111

 

$

14,676,912

 

$

1,378,093

 

$

16,778,116

 

$

8,565,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSISTED HOUSING FUND L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

SCHEDULE III- REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (CONTINUED)

Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2001

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2002

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

16,559,371

 

$

16,681,425

 

$

16,741,512

 

Additions during period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property acquisitions

 

107,175

 

52,727

 

36,604

 

Acquisitions through foreclosure

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Other acquisitions

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Improvements etc. (New Construction)

 

14,879

 

7,360

 

0

 

Other (Acquisition Cost)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

$

16,681,425

 

$

16,741,512

 

$

16,778,116

 

Deductions during period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of real estate sold

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Other - retired fixed assets

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Balance at close of period

 

$

16,681,425

 

$

16,741,512

 

$

16,778,116

 

 

ACCUMULATED

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2001

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2002

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

6,769,459

 

$

7,358,898

 

$

7,959,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing property:

 

581,396

 

594,953

 

602,999

 

Depreciation on additions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property acquisitions

 

7,502

 

5,264

 

2,842

 

Acquisitions through foreclosure

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Other acquisitions

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Improvements etc. (New Construction)

 

541

 

267

 

 

 

Other (Acquisition Costs)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

$

7,358,898

 

$

7,959,382

 

$

8,565,223

 

Depreciation on deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of real estate sold

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Other - retired fixed assets

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Balance at close of period

 

$

7,358,898

 

$

7,959,382

 

$

8,565,223

 

 

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