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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As of October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 2,974,038 Class B Partnership units, which represented 20.17% of the total outstanding Partnership units, respectively. As of October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 5,876,683 Shares of Beneficial Interest in the Trust, respectively, which represented 61.38% and 61.32% respectively, of the total issued and outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest.

 

As of October 31, 2020 and January 31, 2020, the Trust owned 75.89% of the Partnership, respectively. As of October 31, 2020, the Partnership owned a 51.01% interest in the InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson. The Trust also owned a direct 20.17% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels Inc. Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels Inc. manages the daily operations of the two Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. (This hotel, located in Tempe, Arizona, was sold December 18, 2020). Revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels Inc. and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation. The management fees for the Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth are set at 5.0% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice or 30-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership. For the nine months ended October 31, 2020, the Trust recognized approximately $109,000 of revenue.

 

The Trust employs an immediate family member of Mr. Wirth, Brian James Wirth, who provides technology support services to the Trust, receiving a $36,000 annual salary.

 

On December 22, 2015, the Trust provided Advances to Affiliate – Related Party in the amount of $657,000 to Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. Mr. Wirth, individually and thru one of his affiliates owns approximately 42% Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. The note was amended on June 17, 2017 to increase the amount to $1,000.000 and extend the due date. The note has a due date of December 31, 2021, renews annually, and accrues interest of 7.0%. During the nine months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the Trust received $52,500 and $1,970 of interest income, respectively, from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. As of October 31, 2020, the Advances from Affiliate – Related Party balance was approximately $657,000 from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. (The Tempe hotel was sold, and the inter-company loan was repaid in full in December 2020).

 

On December 1, 2014, the Trust entered into a $1,000,000 net maximum Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note with Rare Earth Financial. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note bears interest at 7.0% per annum, is interest only quarterly and matures on June 30, 2021. No prepayment penalty exists on the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note. The balance fluctuates significantly through the period with the highest payable balance being approximately $35,000 during the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note has a net maximum borrowing capacity of $1,000,000. Related party interest expense or income for the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note for the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was $0 of expense and approximately $0 of revenue.