Organization and Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Business

Organization and Business

Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, Inc. (the “Company”), is a Maryland corporation formed on February 5, 2009.  The Company elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ending December 31, 2011. As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”refer to Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership, except where context otherwise requires.

On July 19, 2018, we entered into a limited liability company agreement with our affiliates Hartman Income REIT, Inc. (“HIREIT”), Hartman Short Term Income Properties XIX, Inc. (“Hartman XIX”) and Hartman vREIT XXI, Inc. (“vREIT XXI”) to form Hartman SPE, LLC ("SPE LLC"), a special purpose entity.

On October 1, 2018, SPE LLC, as borrower, and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company entered into a term loan agreement pursuant to which the lender made a term loan to SPE LLC in the principal amount of $259,000,000.

Contemporaneously therewith and together with our affiliates HIREIT, Hartman XIX and vREIT XXI, we contributed a total of 39 commercial real estate properties ("Properties") to SPE, LLC, subject to the then existing mortgage indebtedness encumbering the Properties, in exchange for membership interests in SPE LLC. Proceeds of the Loan were immediately used to extinguish the existing mortgage indebtedness encumbering the Properties.

On July 21, 2017, the Company and Hartman XIX, entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “XIX Merger Agreement”). On July 21, 2017, as subsequently modified on May 8, 2018, the Company, the Operating Partnership, HIREIT and Hartman Income REIT Operating Partnership LP, the operating partnership of HIREIT, (“HIROP”), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “HIREIT Merger Agreement,” and together with the XIX Merger Agreement, the “Merger Agreements”).

On May 14, 2020, the Merger Agreements were approved by the respective company shareholders. The effective date of the Mergers for financial reporting is July 1, 2020.

Substantially all of our business is conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, the Operating Partnership and SPE LLC. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Hartman XX REIT GP LLC, a Texas limited liability company, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. We are the sole limited partner of the Operating Partnership. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Hartman SPE Management, LLC ("SPE Management") is the manager of SPE LLC. Our single member interests in our limited liability company subsidiaries are owned by the Operating Partnership or its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Prior to July 1, 2020 and subject to certain restrictions and limitations, Hartman Advisors LLC ("Advisor") was responsible for managing our affairs on a day-to-day basis and for identifying and making acquisitions and investments on our behalf pursuant to an advisory agreement. Management of the Company’s properties and the Properties, is provided pursuant to property management agreements with Hartman Income REIT Management, Inc. (the "Property Manager"), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of HIREIT and effective July 1, 2020, our wholly owned subsidiary. Effective with the Mergers and the acquisition of the 70% interest of Advisor not acquired as part of the Mergers, we are a self advised and self-managed REIT.

As of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company owned 44 and 43 commercial properties comprising approximately 6.8 and 6.7 million square feet plus four and three pad sites and two and zero land developments, all located in Texas. As of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company owned 15 properties located in Richardson, Arlington and Dallas, Texas, 26 and 25 properties located in Houston, Texas and three properties located in San Antonio, Texas.

Previously, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company established a share redemption program (the "Redemption Plan"), which permitted stockholders to sell their shares back to the Company, subject to certain significant conditions and limitations. On May 31, 2018, the Board voted to suspend the Redemption Plan. On July 28, 2020, the Board reopened the Redemption Plan for the death and disability or financial hardship of a shareholder. On October 1, 2020, the Board approved by unanimous written consent to further reopen the Redemption Plan, subject to certain significant conditions and limitations for additional shareholders.

On October 1, 2020, the Board approved a new compensation plan for independent directors of the Board which was effective July 1, 2020. The plan revised compensation for independent directors with respect to both cash and annual equity compensation and included a one-time award of $100,000 in stock to current and former directors who participated in the mergers of HIREIT and Hartman XIX with and into the Company.