Commitments and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Commitments and contingencies

Commitments and contingencies

Note 10 - Commitments and contingencies

Rents and operating leases

Hudson utilizes leased facilities and operates equipment under non-cancelable operating leases through July 2030. Below is a table of key properties :

Properties

			Lease
	Annual		Expiration
Location	Rent		Date
Auburn, Washington	$	60,000	Month to Month
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$	24,000	Month to Month
Champaign, Illinois	$	637,000	12/2024
Charlotte, North Carolina	$	30,000	5/2020
Escondido, California	$	208,000	6/2022
Hampstead, New Hampshire	$	33,000	8/2022
Long Beach, California	$	26,400	2/2022
Long Island City, New York	$	792,000	7/2021
Ontario, California	$	98,400	12/2021
Pearl River, New York	$	150,000	12/2021
Pottsboro, Texas	$	9,600	Month to Month
Riverside, California	$	27,000	Month to Month
Smyrna, Georgia	$	465,000	7/2030
Stony Point, New York	$	105,000	6/2021
Tulsa, Oklahoma	$	27,000	Month to Month

The Company rents properties and various equipment under operating leases. Operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled approximately $2.8 million and $2.9 million. In addition to the properties above, the Company does at times utilize public warehouse space on a month to month basis. The Company typically enters into short-term leases for the facilities and wherever possible extends the expiration date of such leases.