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Restricted and Escrow Deposits – Mortgage (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deposits Restricted [Abstract]

Restricted Deposits

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

		March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds		$	38,847			$	38,847
Restricted deposits on real estate investments			96				733
Resident security and utility deposits			36,750				37,007
Other			360				359
Totals		$	76,053			$	76,946

Escrow Deposits for Mortgages

The following table presents the Company’s escrow deposits for mortgages as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

		March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
Real estate taxes and insurance		$	1,688			$	2,003
Replacement reserves			4,458				3,428
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds			61,033				58,652
Other			852				852
Totals		$	68,031			$	64,935

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Deposits - restricted.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes, insurance and replacement reserve obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments.

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Tabular 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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Cash Equivalents
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016

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