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Deposits - Restricted | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Deposits - Restricted [Abstract] |
Restricted Assets Disclosure [Text Block] |
7. | Deposits – Restricted and Escrow Deposits – Mortgage
The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds |  | $ | 38,847 |  |  | $ | — |
Earnest money on pending acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |
Restricted deposits on real estate investments |  | 733 |  |  | 6,077 |
Resident security and utility deposits |  | 37,007 |  |  | 48,458 |
Other |  | 359 |  |  | 358 |
Totals |  | $ | 76,946 |  |  | $ | 55,893 |
The following table presents the Company’s escrow deposits as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Real estate taxes and insurance |  | $ | 2,003 |  |  | $ | 1,977 |
Replacement reserves |  | 3,428 |  |  | 3,962 |
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds |  | 58,652 |  |  | 50,155 |
Other |  | 852 |  |  | 852 |
Totals |  | $ | 64,935 |  |  | $ | 56,946 |

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