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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis based on the estimated useful lives of the associated real estate assets.
|  | Useful Lives (in years)
Land and Building Improvements |  | 10-30
Manufactured Homes |  | 10-25
Furniture, Fixture and Equipment |  | 5
In-place leases |  | Expected term
Above and below-market leases |  | Applicable lease term
Allowance for Credit Loss | Our allowance for credit losses was as follows:
|  | December 31,
(amounts in thousands): |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 21,049 |  |  | $ | 14,460 |
Provision for losses |  | 5,242 |  |  | 8,669 |
Write-offs |  | (5,920) |  |  | (2,080) |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 20,371 |  |  | $ | 21,049 |
Tax Treatment Of Dividends And Distributions Table | During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our tax treatment of common stock distributions was as follows (unaudited):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Tax status of common stock distributions deemed paid during the year: |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | $ | 1.483 |  |  | $ | 1.538 |  |  | $ | 1.234 |
Long-term capital gains | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.006 |
Non-dividend distributions | 0.152 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.057 |
Distributions declared per common stock outstanding | $ | 1.635 |  |  | $ | 1.538 |  |  | $ | 1.297 |

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