RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Partnership’s properties are managed by an entity that is owned by the majority shareholder of the General Partner. The management fee is equal to 4% of gross receipts of rental revenue and laundry income on the majority of the Partnership’s properties and 3% on Linewt. Total fees paid were approximately $1,600,000 and $1,513,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Partnership Agreement permits the General Partner or Management Company to charge the costs of professional services (such as counsel, accountants and contractors) to NERA. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, approximately $609,000 and $772,000, was charged to NERA for legal, accounting, construction, maintenance, brokerage fees, rental and architectural services and supervision of capital improvements. Of the 2017 expenses referred to above, approximately $199,000 consisted of repairs and maintenance, $272,000 of administrative expense and $1,000 for commercial brokerage fees. Approximately $137,000 of expenses for construction, architectural services and supervision of capital projects were capitalized in rental properties. Additionally in 2017, the Hamilton Company received approximately $1,125,000 from the Investment Properties of which approximately $510,000 was the management fee, approximately $34,000 was for maintenance services, approximately $27,000 was for administrative services and approximately $554,000 for architectural services and supervision of capital projects. The management fee is equal to 4% of gross receipts of rental income on the majority of investment properties and 2% on Dexter Park.

The Partnership reimburses the management company for the payroll and related expenses of the employees who work at the properties. Total reimbursement was approximately $2,508,000 and $2,212,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Management Company maintains a 401K plan for all eligible employees whereby the employees may contribute the maximum allowed by law. The plan also provides for discretionary contributions by the employer. There were no employer contributions during 2017 and 2016.

Bookkeeping and accounting functions are provided by the Management Company’s accounting staff, which consists of approximately 14 people. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Management Company charged the Partnership $93,750 ($125,000 per year) for bookkeeping and accounting services included in administrative expenses above.

The President of the Management Company performs asset management consulting services and receives an asset management fee from the Partnership. The Partnership does not have a written agreement with this individual. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 this individual received fees of $56,250.

The Partnership has invested in nine limited partnerships, which have invested in mixed use residential apartment complexes. The Partnership has a 40% to 50% ownership interest in each investment property. The other investors are Harold Brown, the President of the Management Company and five other employees of the Management Company. Harold Brown’s ownership interest is between 43.2% and 56%. See Note 14 for a description of the properties and their operations.