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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

16.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company, as an owner of real estate, is subject to various Federal, state and local laws, including, but not limited to, rent regulations and environmental laws.  Compliance by the Company with existing laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company.  However, the Company cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations, whether related to COVID-19 or otherwise, on its current properties or on properties that it may acquire in the future.

The Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has two wholly owned projects and one partially owned project totaling 824 apartment units in various stages of development with remaining commitments to fund of approximately $191.7 million (inclusive of applicable construction mortgage and joint venture partner obligations) and estimated completion dates ranging through September 30, 2021. The Company completed and stabilized two projects during the year ended December 31, 2020.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has two joint venture agreements with third-party partners for the consolidated development of multifamily rental properties, one of which is currently under construction as noted above.  The development commitment to fund the project under construction is included in the development funding totals above for the one joint venture project where construction has started.  The joint venture agreements with each partner include a buy-sell provision that provides the right, but not the obligation, for the Company to acquire each respective partner’s interests or sell its interests at any time following the occurrence of certain pre-defined events described in the joint venture agreements.  See Note 6 for additional discussion.

The Company has entered into a retirement benefits agreement with its Chairman and deferred compensation agreements with other former executive officers.  During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized compensation expense of $0.5 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, related to these agreements.

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations for deferred compensation for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2020:

 

(Payments)/Receipts Due by Year (in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Compensation (1)

 

$

(769

)

 

$

(1,130

)

 

$

(1,005

)

 

$

(723

)

 

$

(723

)

 

$

(3,976

)

 

$

(8,326

)

 

(1)

Estimated payments to the Company’s Chairman and one former executive officer based on actual and estimated retirement dates.