12.	OTHER EXPENSES

Other expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 included expenses of approximately $344 and $1,003, respectively, related to the upgrade of the Company’s operating and financial software systems. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, other expenses also included casualty losses of $750 primarily related to extreme winter weather conditions in many of the Company’s markets, and due to fire damage at one of the Company’s Atlanta, Georgia communities.