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Represents the number of management agreements RMR LLC would need to terminate for good cause before a termination fee is incurred.

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Represents the number of management agreements the company would need to terminate for a performance reason before a termination fee is incurred.

No definition available.

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Represents the window or numbers of business days after any calendar year to provide notice for termination of property management agreement by the related party for performance reasons.

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Represents the number of business days notice for termination of property management agreement by the related party for convenience.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of business days notice for termination of property management agreement by the related party for performance, provided within a given window or numbers of days after any calendar year.

No definition available.

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Represents the window after a change in control to provide notice for termination of property management agreement by the related party.

No definition available.

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Represents the remaining term assumption in years used to calculate the fee for termination of one or both of the company's amended management agreements for a performance reason.

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