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Deposits - Restricted | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Deposits - Restricted [Abstract] |
Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block] | 7. Deposits – Restricted and Escrow Deposits – Mortgage The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (amounts in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds |  | $ | 77,636 |  |  | $ | — |
Earnest money on pending acquisitions |  | 2,210 |  |  | 580 |
Restricted deposits on real estate investments |  | 7,538 |  |  | 24,701 |
Resident security and utility deposits |  | 47,932 |  |  | 46,516 |
Other |  | 358 |  |  | 506 |
Totals |  | $ | 135,674 |  |  | $ | 72,303 |
The following table presents the Company’s escrow deposits as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (amounts in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Real estate taxes and insurance |  | $ | 1,479 |  |  | $ | 2,235 |
Replacement reserves |  | 3,838 |  |  | 3,431 |
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds |  | 47,902 |  |  | 41,567 |
Other |  | 852 |  |  | 852 |
Totals |  | $ | 54,071 |  |  | $ | 48,085 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure of the cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The provisions of any restrictions are described in a note to the financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. + References No definition available. + Details
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