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Rental Pool Lease Operations (Innisbrook Rental Pool Lease Operation [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Innisbrook Rental Pool Lease Operation [Member]
 
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations [Text Block]

1. Rental Pool Lease Operations

 

Organization and Operations

 

The Company follows accounting policies that require estimates that are based on assumptions and judgment, which affect revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingencies in our financial statements. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results may differ from these estimates due to different conditions.

 

The Rental Pool operation is highly dependent upon the operations of the Resort, and likewise, the Resort is also dependent upon the continued participation of condominium owners in the Rental Pool. Additionally, the Rental Pool and Resort are both impacted by the general economic conditions related to the destination resort industry.

 

The Rental Pool consists of condominiums at the Resort which are leased by the Company from their owners and used as hotel accommodations for the Resort. The Company has assumed the Master Lease Agreement (“MLA”) from the predecessor owner which provides that on an annual basis each Participant may elect to participate in the Rental Pool for the following year by signing an Annual Lease Agreement (“ALA”). Any condominium unit owner who does not sign the ALA is not permitted to participate in the Rental Pool for the following year. Under the MLA, 40% of the Adjusted Gross Revenues, as defined in the MLA, are distributed to the Rental Pool Participants and the remaining 60% is retained by the Company.

 

The Lessors’ Advisory Committee (“LAC”) consists of nine Participants who are elected by the Participants to advise the Company of Rental Pool Matters and to negotiate amendments to the lease agreement, the Annual Lease Agreement (“ALA”) and the MLA.

 

The Rental Pool consists of two funds: the Distribution Fund and the Maintenance Escrow Fund. The Distribution Fund balance sheet primarily reflects amounts receivable from the Company for the Rental Pool distribution payable to Participants and amounts due to the Maintenance Escrow Fund. The operations of the Distribution Funds reflect Participants’ earnings in the Rental Pool. The Maintenance Escrow Fund reflects the accounting for certain escrowed assets of the Participants and, therefore, has no operations. It consists primarily of amounts escrowed by Participants or due to the Distribution Fund to meet escrow requirements, fund the carpet care reserve and maintain the interior of the units.

 

In addition, the MLA provided to the Participants who refurbished units entering the Rental Pool during 2005, the Company assumed the obligation to reimburse the Participants an amount up to 25% of the actual unit refurbishment costs, plus interest at a rate of 2.5% per annum.

 

The Resort has initiated a Phase One Turnkey Refurbishment Program of condominiums that participated in the Phase One Turnkey Refurbishment Program in 2000. The improvement of furnishings, soft goods and fixtures plus other upgrades in bathrooms and living areas will bring these rooms to the overall quality level of more recent phases of room renovations. This project, when combined with the $26 million investment Salamander has made to modernize the Resort and the Innisbrook Condominium Association’s lobby and hallway renovation program, will provide an even greater number of quality accommodations for all overnight clientele thereby continuing to enhance Innisbrook’s growing reputation as one of the finest resorts in Florida.

 

Maintenance Escrow Fund Accounts

 

The MLA generally provides that 90% of the occupancy fees earned by each Participant are ultimately deposited in that Participant’s Maintenance Escrow Fund account. The occupancy fee percentage deposited into the Fund was reduced to 40% in 2012 as was agreed to and amended by the 2012 Annual Lease Agreement. The account provides funds for payment of amounts that are due from all Participants for maintenance and refurbishment services for or related to their condominium unit. In the event that a Participant’s balance falls below the amount necessary to pay for maintenance and replacements in the Participants unit, the Participant is required to restore the escrow balance to a defined minimum level. The MLA requires specific fund balances be maintained, by unit type, size and age of refurbishment.

 

The LAC, subject to the restriction in the MLA, invests the Maintenance Escrow Fund on behalf of the Participants. Income earned on the investments of the Maintenance Escrow Funds is allocated proportionately to the respective Maintenance Escrow Fund accounts and paid quarterly through the Distribution Fund. The funds are held in certificates of deposits.