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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Although there can be no assurance, the Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s properties, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the property could result in future environmental liabilities.
Tenant Improvements
Pursuant to lease agreements, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had obligations to pay $2,802,652 and $1,789,027, respectively, for on-site and tenant improvements to be incurred by tenants.
Kalera Mechanic's Liens
As discussed in Note 9 – Related Party Transactions, Kalera filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code on April 4, 2023. Between January 2023 and the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company received mechanic's lien statements from the general contractor and nine subcontractors who performed work on behalf of Kalera to complete various interior improvements at the Company's property located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The mechanic's lien statements refer to construction materials that were delivered and related work that was performed to make this facility operational and amount to $3,405,585 in the aggregate. The Company has been advised that the contractors who have filed such liens are stayed from foreclosing on the Company’s property in Saint Paul, Minnesota under the pending Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (see Note 9 – Related Party Transactions for further information about potential outcomes that could result from the bankruptcy process).
On May 22, 2023, WPC IV, LLC d/b/a WPC (“WPC”), the general contractor hired by Kalera to construct interior improvements to the Company’s property in Saint Paul, Minnesota, filed a complaint in state district court to enforce a mechanic's lien and foreclose on the Company’s property. WPC’s complaint was also filed against all of the other contractors who had filed mechanic’s lien statements. The other defendants have filed counterclaims and crossclaims. The Company’s outside counsel filed a motion to dismiss or stay this litigation on July 10, 2023 and a hearing is scheduled for September 19, 2023.
Legal Matters
From time-to-time, the Company or its subsidiaries may become party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Except for the Kalera bankruptcy proceeding described in Note 9 – Related Party Transactions and the WPC foreclosure action described above, the Company, including its subsidiaries, is not a party to any legal proceeding, nor is the Company aware of any pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition should such litigation be resolved unfavorably.