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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events

Subsequent Acquisitions
 
From April 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018, the Company acquired 52 properties for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.4 million, which included 16 homes developed through our internal construction program.

Redemption of Series C Participating Preferred Shares

On April 5, 2018, the Company redeemed all 7,600,000 shares of the outstanding 5.5% Series C participating preferred shares through a conversion of those participating preferred shares into Class A common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, in accordance with the conversion terms in the Articles Supplementary. This resulted in 10,848,827 Class A common shares issued from the conversion, based on a conversion ratio of 1.4275 Class A common shares issued per Series C participating preferred share. The Operating Partnership also redeemed its corresponding Series C participating preferred units through a conversion into Class A units on April 5, 2018 (see Note 10).

Declaration of Dividends
 
On May 3, 2018, the Company's board of trustees declared quarterly dividends of $0.05 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common shares, $0.41 per share on the Company’s 6.5% Series D perpetual preferred shares, $0.40 per share on the Company’s 6.35% Series E perpetual preferred shares, $0.37 per share on the Company’s 5.875% Series F perpetual preferred shares, and $0.37 per share on the Company's 5.875% Series G perpetual preferred shares. The quarterly dividends are payable on July 2, 2018, to shareholders of record on June 15, 2018. The Operating Partnership funds the payment of distributions, and an equivalent amount of distributions were declared on the corresponding Operating Partnership units.