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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
Commission file number 1-12616

SUN COMMUNITIES INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
 
38-2730780
(State of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
27777 Franklin Rd.
 
 
Suite 200
 
 
Southfield, Michigan
 
48034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(248) 208-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per Share
 
New York Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 6.50% Series A-4 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per Share

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [X]  No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ]  No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ]  No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [ X ]  No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ X ]
Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [   ]
Smaller reporting company [   ]
Emerging growth company [  ]
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ]  No [X]






As of June 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s stock held by non-affiliates was $7,693,151,783 (computed by reference to the closing sales price of the Registrant’s common stock as of June 30, 2018). For this computation, the Registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the Registrant; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of the Registrant.

Number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of February 14, 2019: 86,380,502

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information required by Part III is incorporated by reference to the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, with respect to the registrant’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.





SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Table of Contents

Item
Description
Page
 
 
 
Part I.
 
 
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Properties
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
 
 
Part II.
 
 
Item 5.
Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other Information
 
 
 
Part III.
 
 
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
 
 
Part IV.
 
 
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary




SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

GENERAL

Sun Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and all wholly-owned or majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, including Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership, a Michigan limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and Sun Home Services, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“SHS”) are referred to herein as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our”. We are a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

We are a fully integrated real estate company which, together with our affiliates and predecessors, have been in the business of acquiring, operating, developing, and expanding manufactured housing (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities since 1975. We lease individual parcels of land (“sites”) with utility access for placement of manufactured homes and RVs to our customers. We are also engaged through a taxable subsidiary, SHS, in the marketing, selling, and leasing of new and pre-owned homes to current and future residents in our communities. The operations of SHS support and enhance our occupancy levels, property performance and cash flows.

We own, operate, or have an interest in a portfolio of MH and RV communities. As of December 31, 2018, we owned, operated or had an interest in a portfolio of 371 properties in 31 states and Ontario, Canada (collectively, the “Properties” or “Communities”), including 230 MH communities, 110 RV communities, and 31 Properties containing both MH and RV sites. As of December 31, 2018, the Properties contained an aggregate of 128,454 developed sites comprised of 84,428 developed MH sites, 24,535 annual RV sites (inclusive of both annual and seasonal usage rights), and 19,491 transient RV sites. There are approximately 11,000 additional MH and RV sites suitable for development.

Our executive and principal property management office is located at 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 200, Southfield, Michigan 48034 and our telephone number is (248) 208-2500. We have regional property management offices located in Austin, Texas; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Ft. Myers, Florida; and Orlando, Florida; and we employed an aggregate of 2,784 full and part time employees as of December 31, 2018.

Our website address is www.suncommunities.com and we make available, free of charge, on or through our website all of our periodic reports, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY

The Operating Partnership is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT. In 1993, we contributed our net assets to the Operating Partnership in exchange for the sole general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and the majority of all the Operating Partnership’s initial capital. We conduct substantially all of our operations through the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership owns, either directly or indirectly through other subsidiaries, all of our assets. This UPREIT structure enables us to comply with certain complex requirements under the federal tax rules and regulations applicable to REITs, and to acquire MH and RV communities in transactions that defer some or all of the sellers’ tax consequences. The financial results of the Operating Partnership and our other subsidiaries are consolidated in our Consolidated Financial Statements. The financial results include certain activities that do not necessarily qualify as REIT activities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). We have formed taxable REIT subsidiaries, as defined in the Code, to engage in such activities. We use taxable REIT subsidiaries to offer certain services to our residents and engage in activities that would not otherwise be permitted under the REIT rules if provided directly by us or by the Operating Partnership. The taxable REIT subsidiaries include our home sales business, SHS, which provides manufactured home sales, leasing, and other services to current and prospective tenants of the Properties.

Under the partnership agreement, the Operating Partnership is structured to make distributions with respect to certain of the Operating Partnership units (“OP units”) at the same time that distributions are made to our common stockholders. The Operating Partnership is structured to permit limited partners holding certain classes or series of OP units to exchange those OP units for shares of our common stock (in a taxable transaction) and achieve liquidity for their investment.

As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, we generally have the power to manage and have complete control over the conduct of the Operating Partnership’s affairs and all decisions or actions made or taken by us as the general partner pursuant to the partnership agreement are generally binding upon all of the partners and the Operating Partnership.


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We do not own all of the OP units. As of December 31, 2018, the Operating Partnership had issued and outstanding:

89,082,937 common OP units;
1,283,819 preferred OP units (“Aspen preferred OP units”);
331,941 Series A-1 preferred OP units;
40,268 Series A-3 preferred OP units;
1,473,153 Series A-4 preferred OP units;
26,750 Series B-3 preferred OP units; and
314,438 Series C preferred OP units.

As of December 31, 2018, we held:

86,357,426 common OP units, or approximately 96.9 percent of the issued and outstanding common OP units;
1,062,789 Series A-4 preferred OP units, or approximately 72.1 percent of the issued and outstanding Series A-4 preferred OP units; and
no Aspen preferred OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series B-3 preferred OP units, or Series C preferred OP units.

Ranking and Priority

The various classes and series of OP units issued by the Operating Partnership rank as follows with respect to rights to the payment of distributions and the distribution of assets in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Operating Partnership:

first, the Series A-4 preferred OP units, Aspen preferred OP units and Series A-1 preferred OP units, on parity with each other;
next, the Series C preferred OP units;
next, the Series B-3 preferred OP units;
next, the Series D preferred OP units;
next, the Series A-3 preferred OP units; and
finally, the common OP units.

Common OP Units

Subject to certain limitations, the holder of each common OP unit at its option may convert such common OP unit at any time into one share of our common stock. Holders of common OP units are entitled to receive distributions from the Operating Partnership as and when declared by the general partner, provided that all accrued distributions payable on OP units ranking senior to the common OP units have been paid. The holders of common OP units generally receive distributions on the same dates and in amounts equal to the distributions paid to holders of our common stock.

Aspen Preferred OP Units

Subject to certain limitations, at any time prior to January 1, 2024, the holder of each Aspen preferred OP unit at its option may convert such Aspen preferred OP unit into: (a) if the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days is $68.00 per share or less, 0.397 common OP units, or (b) if the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days is greater than $68.00 per share, the number of common OP units determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) $27.00 plus (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days exceeds $68.00 per share, by (ii) the average closing price of our common stock for the preceding ten trading days. The holders of Aspen preferred OP units are entitled to receive distributions not less than quarterly. Distributions on Aspen preferred OP units are generally paid on the same dates as distributions are paid to holders of common OP units. Each Aspen preferred OP unit is entitled to receive distributions in an amount equal to the product of (x) $27.00, multiplied by (y) an annual rate equal to the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield plus 239 basis points; provided, however, that the aggregate distribution rate shall not be less than 6.5 percent nor more than 9 percent. On January 2, 2024, we are required to redeem all Aspen preferred OP units that have not been converted to common OP units. In addition, we are required to redeem the Aspen preferred OP units of any holder thereof within five days after receipt of a written demand during the existence of certain uncured Aspen preferred OP unit defaults, including our failure to pay distributions on the Aspen preferred OP units when due and our failure to provide certain security for the payment of distributions on the Aspen preferred OP units. We may also redeem Aspen preferred OP units from time to time if we and the holder thereof agree to do so.

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Series A-1 Preferred OP Units

Subject to certain limitations, the holder of each Series A-1 preferred OP unit at its option may exchange such Series A-1 preferred OP unit at any time into approximately 2.4390 shares of our common stock (which exchange rate is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar events). The holders of Series A-1 preferred OP units are entitled to receive distributions not less than quarterly. Distributions on Series A-1 preferred OP units are generally paid on the last day of each quarter. Each Series A-1 preferred OP unit is entitled to receive distributions in an amount equal to the product of $100.00 multiplied by an annual rate equal to 6.0 percent. Series A-1 preferred OP units do not have any voting or consent rights on any matter requiring the consent or approval of the Operating Partnership’s limited partners.

Series A-3 Preferred OP Units

Subject to certain limitations, the holder of each Series A-3 preferred OP unit at its option may exchange such Series A-3 preferred OP unit at any time into approximately 1.8605 shares of our common stock (which exchange rate is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar events). The holders of Series A-3 preferred OP units are entitled to receive distributions not less than quarterly. Each Series A-3 preferred OP unit is entitled to receive distributions in an amount equal to the product of $100.00 multiplied by an annual rate equal to 4.5 percent. Series A-3 preferred OP units do not have any voting or consent rights on any matter requiring the consent or approval of the Operating Partnership’s limited partners.

Series A-4 Preferred OP Units

In connection with the issuance of our 6.5% Series A-4 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A-4 preferred stock”) in November 2014, the Operating Partnership created the Series A-4 preferred OP units as a new class of OP units. Series A-4 preferred OP units have economic and other rights and preferences substantially similar to those of the Series A-4 preferred stock, including rights to receive distributions at the same time and in the same amounts as distributions paid on Series A-4 preferred stock. Each Series A-4 preferred OP unit is exchangeable into approximately 0.4444 shares of common stock or common OP units (which exchange rate is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar events). The Operating Partnership issued Series A-4 preferred OP units to us in connection with our acquisition of a portfolio of MH communities from Green Courte Real Estate Partners, LLC and certain of their affiliated entities (collectively, the “Green Courte parties” or the “Green Courte entities”).

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we repurchased zero and 438,448 Series A-4 preferred OP units, respectively. At December 31, 2018, we held 1,062,789 Series A-4 preferred OP units. The rights of the Series A-4 preferred OP units held by us mirror the economic rights of the Series A-4 preferred OP units issued to the Green Courte entities, but certain voting, consent, and other rights do not apply to the Series A-4 preferred OP units held by us.

If certain change of control transactions occur or if our common stock ceases to be listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system, then at any time after November 26, 2019, we or the holders of shares of Series A-4 preferred stock and Series A-4 preferred OP units may cause all or any of those shares or units to be redeemed for cash at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (x) the amount that the redeemed shares of Series A-4 preferred stock and Series A-4 preferred OP units would have received in such transaction if they had been converted into shares of our common stock immediately prior to such transaction, or (y) $25.00 per share, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

Series B-3 Preferred OP Units

Series B-3 preferred OP units are not convertible. The holders of Series B-3 preferred OP units generally receive distributions on the last day of each quarter. Each Series B-3 preferred OP unit is entitled to receive distributions in an amount equal to the product of $100.00 multiplied by an annual rate equal to 8.0 percent.

Subject to certain limitations, (x) during the 90-day period beginning on each of the tenth through fifteenth anniversaries of the issue date of the applicable Series B-3 preferred OP units, (y) at any time after the fifteenth anniversary of the issue date of the applicable Series B-3 preferred OP units, or (z) after our receipt of notice of the death of the electing holder of a Series B-3 preferred OP unit, each holder of Series B-3 preferred OP units may require us to redeem such holder’s Series B-3 preferred OP units at the redemption price of $100.00 per unit. In addition, at any time after the fifteenth anniversary of the issue date of the applicable Series B-3 preferred OP units we may redeem, at our option, all of the Series B-3 preferred OP units of any holder thereof at the redemption price of $100.00 per unit. Series B-3 preferred OP units do not have any voting or consent rights on any matter requiring the consent or approval of the Operating Partnership’s limited partners.


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During the year ended December 31, 2018, we redeemed a total of 41,051 Series B-3 preferred OP units. In January 2019, we redeemed the remaining 26,750 Series B-3 preferred OP units.

Series C Preferred OP Units

Subject to certain limitations, the holder of each Series C preferred OP unit at its option may exchange such Series C preferred OP unit at any time into 1.11 shares of our common stock (which exchange rate is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar events). The holders of Series C preferred OP units are entitled to receive distributions not less than quarterly. Each Series C preferred OP unit is entitled to receive distributions in an amount equal to the product of $100.00 multiplied by an annual rate equal to (i) 4.5 percent until April 1, 2020, and (ii) 5.0 percent after April 2, 2020. Series C preferred OP units do not have any voting or consent rights on any matter requiring the consent or approval of the Operating Partnership’s limited partners.

Series D Preferred OP Units

On January 31, 2019, the Operating Partnership created a new class of OP units named Series D preferred OP units. As of February 14, 2019, 488,958 Series D preferred units were outstanding.
 
Subject to certain limitations, each Series D preferred OP unit is exchangeable at any time after the first anniversary of its issuance date into 0.8 shares of the Company’s common stock (as such ratio is subject to adjustment for certain capital events). The Series D preferred OP units provide for quarterly distributions on the $100 per unit issue price of 3.75% per year until January 31, 2021, and 4.0% per year thereafter. Subject to certain limitations, the Series D preferred OP unit holders may cause the Operating Partnership to redeem all or a portion of their Series D preferred OP units for $100 per unit (plus any accrued but unpaid distributions) any time after the earlier of: (i) the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the Series D preferred OP units, or (ii) the Operating Partnership’s notice of the death of the principal of the initial holder of the Series D preferred OP units. The Series D preferred OP units have no voting rights.

REAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS

Properties are designed and improved for several home options of various sizes and designs that consist of both MH communities and RV communities.

An MH community is a residential subdivision designed and improved with sites for the placement of manufactured homes, related improvements, and amenities. Manufactured homes are detached, single‑family homes which are produced off‑site by manufacturers and installed on sites within the community. Manufactured homes are available in a wide array of designs, providing owners with a level of customization generally unavailable in other forms of multi-family housing developments.

Modern MH communities contain improvements similar to other garden‑style residential developments, including centralized entrances, paved streets, curbs, gutters, and parkways. In addition, these communities also often provide a number of amenities, such as a clubhouse, a swimming pool, shuffleboard courts, tennis courts, and laundry facilities.

An RV community is a resort or park designed and improved with sites for the placement of RVs for varied lengths of time. Properties may also provide vacation rental homes. RV communities include a number of amenities such as restaurants, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, fitness centers, planned activities, and spacious social facilities.

The owner of each home on our Properties leases the site on which the home is located. We typically own the underlying land, utility connections, streets, lighting, driveways, common area amenities, and other capital improvements and are responsible for enforcement of community guidelines and maintenance. In six of our 371 communities, we do not own all of the underlying land and operate the communities pursuant to ground leases. Certain of the Properties provide water and sewer service through public or private utilities, while others provide these services to residents from on-site facilities. Each owner of a home within our Properties is responsible for the maintenance of the home and leased site. As a result, our capital expenditure needs tend to be less significant relative to multi-family rental apartment complexes.


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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Our property management strategy emphasizes intensive, hands-on management by dedicated, on-site district and community managers. We believe that this on-site focus enables us to continually monitor and address resident concerns, the performance of competitive properties, and local market conditions. As of December 31, 2018, we employed 2,784 full and part time employees, of which 2,393 were located on-site as property managers, support staff, or maintenance personnel.

Our community managers are overseen by John B. McLaren, our President and Chief Operating Officer, who has been in the MH industry since 1995, three Senior Vice Presidents of Operations and Sales, nine Divisional Vice Presidents and thirty seven Regional Vice Presidents. Each Regional Vice President is responsible for semi-annual market surveys of competitive communities, interaction with local manufactured home dealers, regular property inspections, and oversight of property operations and sales functions for six to fourteen properties.

Each district or community manager performs regular inspections in order to continually monitor the Property’s physical condition and to effectively address tenant concerns. In addition to a district or community manager, each district or property has on-site maintenance personnel and management support staff. We hold mandatory training sessions for all new property management personnel to ensure that management policies and procedures are executed effectively and professionally. All of our property management personnel participate in on-going training to ensure that changes to management policies and procedures are implemented consistently. We offer approximately 350 trainings including books, online courses, webinars, and live sessions for our team members through our Sun University, which has led to increased knowledge and accountability for daily operations and policies and procedures.

HOME SALES AND RENTALS

SHS is engaged in the marketing, selling and leasing of new and pre-owned homes to current and future residents in our communities. Because tenants often purchase a home already on-site within a community, such services enhance occupancy and property performance. Additionally, because many of the homes on the Properties are sold through SHS, better control of home quality in our communities can be maintained than if sales services were conducted solely through third-party brokers.

SHS also leases homes to prospective tenants. At December 31, 2018, SHS had 10,994 occupied leased homes in its portfolio. New and pre-owned homes are purchased for the Rental Program. Leases associated with the Rental Program generally have a term of one year. The Rental Program requires intensive management of costs associated with repair and refurbishment of these homes as the tenants vacate and the homes are re-leased, similar to apartment rentals. We received approximately 48,000 applications during 2018 to live in our Properties, providing a significant “resident boarding” system that allows us to market the purchase of a home to the qualified applicants. Through the Rental Program we are able to demonstrate our product and lifestyle to the renters, while monitoring their payment history and converting qualified renters to owners.

REGULATIONS AND INSURANCE

General

MH and RV community properties are subject to various laws, ordinances and regulations, including regulations relating to recreational facilities such as swimming pools, clubhouses, and other common areas. We believe that each Property has the necessary operating permits and approvals.

Insurance

Our management believes that the Properties are covered by adequate fire, property, business interruption, general liability, and (where appropriate) flood and earthquake insurance provided by reputable companies with commercially reasonable deductibles and limits. We maintain a blanket policy that covers all of our Properties. We have obtained title insurance insuring fee title to the Properties in an aggregate amount which we believe to be adequate. Claims made to our insurance carriers that are determined to be recoverable are classified in other receivables as incurred.


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SITE LEASES OR USAGE RIGHTS

Typical tenant leases for MH sites are month-to-month or year-to-year, renewable upon the consent of both parties, or, in some instances, as provided by statute. Certain of our leases, mainly at our Florida and California properties, are tied to the consumer price index or other indices as they relate to rent increases. Generally, market rate adjustments are made on an annual basis. These leases are cancelable for non-payment of rent, violation of community rules and regulations or other specified defaults.

During the five calendar years ended December 31, 2018, on average 2.2 percent of the homes in our communities have been removed by their owners and 6.2 percent of the homes have been sold by their owners to a new owner who then assumes rental obligations as a community resident. The average cost to move a home ranges from $4,000 to $10,000.  On average, our residents remain in our communities for approximately 12 years, while homes, which give rise to the rental stream, remain for over 45 years.

Please see the Risk Factors in Item 1A, and our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more detailed information.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we intend that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this filing that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “forecasts,” “intends,” “intend,” “intended,” “goal,” “estimate,” “estimates,” “expects,” “expect,” “expected,” “project,” “projected,” “projections,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “anticipated,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this filing. These risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks disclosed under “Risk Factors” contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC, such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

changes in general economic conditions, the real estate industry, and the markets in which we operate;
difficulties in our ability to evaluate, finance, complete and integrate acquisitions, developments and expansions successfully;
our liquidity and refinancing demands;
our ability to obtain or refinance maturing debt;
our ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in our debt facilities;
availability of capital;
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar;
our ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels;
our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
increases in interest rates and operating costs, including insurance premiums and real property taxes;
risks related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and wildfires;
general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of shares of our capital stock;
our failure to maintain our status as a REIT;
changes in real estate and zoning laws and regulations;
legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs;
litigation, judgments or settlements;
competitive market forces;
the ability of manufactured home buyers to obtain financing; and
the level of repossessions by manufactured home lenders.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference into this filing, whether as a result of new information, future events, and changes in our expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risks. Our future results could differ materially from current results, and our actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, those set forth below, other one-time events, and important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in our other filings with the SEC.
REAL ESTATE AND OPERATIONS RISKS

General economic conditions and the concentration of our properties in Florida, Michigan, Texas, and California may affect our ability to generate sufficient revenue.

The market and economic conditions in our current markets generally, and specifically in metropolitan areas of our current markets, may significantly affect manufactured home occupancy or rental rates. Occupancy and rental rates, in turn, may significantly affect our revenues, and if our communities do not generate revenues sufficient to meet our operating expenses, including debt service and capital expenditures, our cash flow and ability to pay or refinance our debt obligations could be adversely affected. We derive significant amounts of our rental income from properties located in Florida, Michigan, Texas, and California.

As of December 31, 2018, 124 properties, representing approximately 34.1 percent of developed sites, are located in Florida; 70 properties, representing approximately 21.1 percent of developed sites, are located in Michigan; 23 properties, representing approximately 6.8 percent of developed sites, are located in Texas; and 30 properties, representing approximately 6.0 percent of developed sites, are located in California. As a result of the geographic concentration of our Properties in Florida, Michigan, Texas, and California, we are exposed to the risks of downturns in local economies or other local real estate market conditions which could adversely affect occupancy rates, rental rates, and property values in these markets.

Our revenue would also be adversely affected if tenants were unable to pay rent or if sites were unable to be rented on favorable terms. If we were unable to promptly relet or renew the leases for a significant number of the sites, or if the rental rates upon such renewal or reletting were significantly lower than expected rates, then our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, certain expenditures associated with each Property (such as real estate taxes and maintenance costs) generally are not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the Property. Furthermore, real estate investments are relatively illiquid and, therefore, will tend to limit our ability to vary our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions.

The following factors, among others, may adversely affect the revenues generated by our communities:

the national and local economic climate which may be adversely impacted by, among other factors, plant closings, and industry slowdowns;

local real estate market conditions such as the oversupply of MH and RV sites or a reduction in demand for MH and RV sites in an area;

changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the Canadian dollar and Australian dollar;

the number of repossessed homes in a particular market;

the lack of an established dealer network;

the rental market which may limit the extent to which rents may be increased to meet increased expenses without decreasing occupancy rates;

the perceptions by prospective tenants of the safety, convenience and attractiveness of our Properties and the neighborhoods where they are located;

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competition from other available MH and RV communities and alternative forms of housing (such as apartment buildings and site-built single-family homes);

our ability to effectively manage, maintain and insure the Properties;

increased operating costs, including insurance premiums, real estate taxes, and utilities; and

the enactment of rent control laws or laws taxing the owners of manufactured homes.

Competition affects occupancy levels and rents which could adversely affect our revenues.

Our Properties are located in developed areas that include other MH and RV community properties. The number of competitive MH and RV community properties in a particular area could have a material adverse effect on our ability to lease sites and increase rents charged at our Properties or at any newly acquired properties. We may be competing with others with greater resources and whose officers and directors have more experience than our officers and directors. In addition, other forms of multi‑family residential properties, such as private and federally funded or assisted multi-family housing projects and single‑family housing, provide housing alternatives to potential tenants of MH and RV communities.

Our ability to sell or lease manufactured homes may be affected by various factors, which may in turn adversely affect our profitability.

SHS operates in the manufactured home market offering manufactured home sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities. The market for the sale and lease of manufactured homes may be adversely affected by the following factors:

downturns in economic conditions which adversely impact the housing market;

an oversupply of, or a reduced demand for, manufactured homes;

the difficulty facing potential purchasers in obtaining affordable financing as a result of heightened lending criteria; and

an increase or decrease in the rate of manufactured home repossessions which provide aggressively priced competition to new manufactured home sales.

Any of the above listed factors could adversely impact our rate of manufactured home sales and leases, which would result in a decrease in profitability.

The cyclical and seasonal nature of the MH and the RV industries may lead to fluctuations in our operating results.
The MH and RV markets can experience cycles of growth and downturn due to seasonality patterns. In the MH market, certain properties maintain higher occupancy during the summer months, while certain other properties maintain higher occupancy during the winter months. The RV market typically shows a decline in demand over the winter months, yet usually produces higher growth in the spring and summer months due to higher use by vacationers. Our results on a quarterly basis can fluctuate due to this cyclicality and seasonality.

We may not be able to integrate or finance our acquisitions and our acquisitions may not perform as expected.

We have acquired and intend to continue to selectively acquire MH and RV properties. Our acquisition activities and their success are subject to the following risks:

we may be unable to acquire a desired property because of competition from other well-capitalized real estate investors, including both publicly traded REITs and institutional investment funds;

even if we enter into an acquisition agreement for a property, it is usually subject to customary conditions to closing, including completion of due diligence investigations to our satisfaction, which may not be satisfied;

even if we are able to acquire a desired property, competition from other real estate investors may significantly increase the purchase price;

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we may be unable to finance acquisitions on favorable terms;

acquired properties may fail to perform as expected;

acquired properties may be located in new markets where we face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, lack of business relationships in the area, and unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures; and

we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations.

If any of the above risks occur, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

In addition, we may acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were to be asserted against us based upon ownership of those properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow.

Increases in taxes and regulatory compliance costs may reduce our results of operations.

Costs resulting from changes in real estate laws, income taxes, service or other taxes, generally are not passed through to tenants under leases and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Similarly, changes in laws increasing the potential liability for environmental conditions existing on properties or increasing the restrictions on discharges or other conditions may result in significant unanticipated expenditures, which would adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We may not be able to integrate or finance our expansion and development activities.

We engage in the construction and development of new communities or expansion of existing communities, and intend to continue to engage in the development and construction business in the future. Our construction and development pipeline may be exposed to the following risks which are in addition to those risks associated with the ownership and operation of established MH and RV communities:

we may not be able to obtain financing with favorable terms for community development which may make us unable to proceed with the development;

we may be unable to obtain, or face delays in obtaining, necessary zoning, building and other governmental permits and authorizations, which could result in increased costs and delays, and even require us to abandon development of the community entirely if we are unable to obtain such permits or authorizations;

we may abandon development opportunities that we have already begun to explore and as a result we may not recover expenses already incurred in connection with exploring such development opportunities;

we may be unable to complete construction and lease‑up of a community on schedule resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs;

we may incur construction and development costs for a community which exceed our original estimates due to increased materials, labor or other costs, which could make completion of the community uneconomical and we may not be able to increase rents to compensate for the increase in development costs which may impact our profitability;

we may be unable to secure long‑term financing on completion of development resulting in increased debt service and lower profitability; and

occupancy rates and rents at a newly developed community may fluctuate depending on several factors, including market and economic conditions, which may result in the community not being profitable.

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Rent control legislation may harm our ability to increase rents.

State and local rent control laws in certain jurisdictions may limit our ability to increase rents and to recover increases in operating expenses and the costs of capital improvements. Enactment of such laws has been considered from time to time in other jurisdictions. Certain Properties are located, and we may purchase additional properties, in markets that are either subject to rent control or in which rent-limiting legislation exists or may be enacted.

Legislative requirements can limit accessibility of affordable financing for potential manufactured home buyers.

Legislation impacting third party loan originators, consumer protection laws and lender requirements to investigate a borrower's creditworthiness may restrict access of affordable chattel financing to potential manufactured home buyers.

We may be subject to environmental liability.

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or operator of real estate is liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances at, on, under or in such property. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous substances. The presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such substances, may adversely affect the owner’s ability to sell or rent the property, to borrow using the property as collateral or to develop the property. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances also may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at a disposal or treatment facility owned or operated by another person. In addition, certain environmental laws impose liability for the management and disposal of asbestos‑containing materials and for the release of such materials into the air. These laws may provide for third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury associated with asbestos‑containing materials. In connection with the ownership, operation, management, and development of real properties, we may be considered an owner or operator of such properties and, therefore, are potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, and also may be liable for governmental fines and injuries to persons and property. When we arrange for the treatment or disposal of hazardous substances at landfills or other facilities owned by other persons, we may be liable for the removal or remediation costs at such facilities.

All of our Properties have been subject to a Phase I or similar environmental audit (which involves general inspections without soil sampling or ground water analysis) completed by independent environmental consultants. These environmental audits have not revealed any significant environmental liability that would have a material adverse effect on our business. These audits cannot reflect conditions arising after the studies were completed, and no assurances can be given that existing environmental studies reveal all environmental liabilities, that any prior owner or operator of a property or neighboring owner or operator did not create any material environmental condition not known to us, or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist as to any one or more Properties.

Cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.

We rely intensively on information technology to account for tenant transactions, manage the privacy of tenant data, communicate internally and externally, and analyze our financial and operating results. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and that of our tenants, clients, vendors and employees in our facilities and on our network. In addition, we engage third party service providers that may have access to such information in connection with providing necessary information technology and security and other business services to us. This information may include personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, banking information and credit card information.

We address potential breaches or disclosure of this confidential information by implementing a variety of security measures intended to protect the confidentiality and security of this information including (among others) engaging reputable, recognized firms to help us design and maintain our information technology and data security systems, including testing and verification of their proper and secure operations on a periodic basis. We also maintain cyber risk insurance to provide some coverage for certain risks arising out of data and network breaches.

Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure, as well as that of our third-party vendors, may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers (including through malware, ransomware, computer viruses, and email phishing schemes) or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, fire, flood or other physical event, or other disruptions. Any such breach or disruption could compromise our or a third-party vendor’s network and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could:


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result in legal claims or proceedings,
disrupt our operations, including our ability to service our tenants and our ability to analyze and report our financial and operating results,
decrease our revenues,
damage our reputation,
cause a loss of confidence,
increase our insurance premiums, or
have other material adverse effects on our business.

We are dependent on continuous access to the Internet to use our cloud-based applications. Damage or failure to our information technology systems, including as a result of any of the reasons described above, could adversely affect our results of operations as we may incur significant costs or data loss. We continually assess new and enhanced information technology solutions to manage risk of system failure or interruption.

Expanding social media platforms present new challenges.

Social media outlets continue to grow and expand, which presents us with new risks. Adverse content about the Company and our Properties on social media platforms could result in damage to our reputation or brand. Improper posts by employees or others could result in disclosure of confidential or proprietary information regarding our operations.

Losses in excess of our insurance coverage or uninsured losses could adversely affect our operating results and cash flow.

We have a significant concentration of properties in Florida and California, where natural disasters or other catastrophic events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and wildfires could negatively impact our operating results and cash flows. We maintain comprehensive liability, fire, property, business interruption, general liability, and (where appropriate) flood and earthquake insurance, provided by reputable companies with commercially reasonable deductibles and limits. We believe the policy specifications and insured limits are appropriate and adequate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of the coverage and industry practice. However, certain types of losses including, but not limited to, riots or acts of war, may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. In the event an uninsured loss occurs, we could lose both our investment in and anticipated profits and cash flow from the affected property. We would also continue to be obligated to repay any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the community. If an uninsured liability to a third party were to occur, we would incur the cost of defense and settlement with, or court ordered damages to, that third party. A significant uninsured property or liability loss could have a material adverse effect on our business and our financial condition and results of operations.

Investments through joint ventures involve risks not present for Properties in which we are the sole owner.

We have invested and may continue to invest as a joint venture partner in joint ventures. These investments involve risks, including, but not limited to, the possibility the other joint venture partner may have business goals which are inconsistent with ours, possess the ability to take or force action or withhold consent contrary to our requests, fail to provide capital or fulfill its obligations, or become insolvent and require us to assume and fulfill the joint venture’s financial obligations. Conflicts arising between us and our joint venture partners may be difficult to manage or resolve and it could be difficult to manage or otherwise monitor the existing business arrangements. We and our joint venture partners may each have the right to initiate a buy-sell arrangement, which could cause us to sell our interest, or acquire a joint venture partner’s interest, at a time when we otherwise would not have entered into such a transaction. Each joint venture agreement is individually negotiated, and our ability to operate, finance, or dispose of a Property in our sole discretion may be limited to varying degrees depending on the terms of the applicable joint venture agreement.

Climate change may adversely affect our business.

To the extent that significant changes in the climate occur in areas where our Properties are located, we may experience extreme weather and changes in precipitation and temperature, all of which may result in physical damage to or a decrease in demand for properties located in these areas or affected by these conditions. Should the impact of climate change be material in nature, including significant property damage to or destruction of our Properties, or occur for lengthy periods of time, our financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, changes in federal, state and local legislation and regulation based on concerns about climate change could result in increased capital expenditures on our Properties (for example, to improve their energy efficiency and/or resistance to inclement weather) without a corresponding increase in revenue, resulting in adverse impacts to our net income.

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FINANCING AND INVESTMENT RISKS

Our significant amount of debt could limit our operational flexibility or otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

We have a significant amount of debt. As of December 31, 2018, we had approximately $3.1 billion of total debt outstanding, consisting of approximately $2.8 billion in debt that is collateralized by mortgage liens on 185 of the Properties, $107.7 million that is secured by collateralized receivables, $128.0 million on our lines of credit, $35.3 million of mandatorily redeemable interest, and $37.3 million that is unsecured debt. If we fail to meet our obligations under our secured debt, the lenders would be entitled to foreclose on all or some of the collateral securing such debt which could have a material adverse effect on us and our ability to make expected distributions, and could threaten our continued viability.

We are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing, including the following risks:

our cash flow may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, or require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay our debt and the interest associated with our debt rather than to other areas of our business;

our existing indebtedness may limit our operating flexibility due to financial and other restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt;

it may be more difficult for us to obtain additional financing in the future for our operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditures, debt service or other general requirements;

we may be more vulnerable in the event of adverse economic and industry conditions or a downturn in our business;

we may be placed at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

we may not be able to refinance at all or on favorable terms, as our debt matures.

If any of the above risks occurred, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We may incur substantially more debt, which would increase the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

Despite our current indebtedness levels, we may incur substantially more debt in the future. If new debt is added to our current debt levels, an even greater portion of our cash flow will be needed to satisfy our debt service obligations. As a result, the related risks that we now face could intensify and increase the risk of a default on our indebtedness.

TAX RISKS

We may suffer adverse tax consequences and be unable to attract capital if we fail to qualify as a REIT.

We believe that since our taxable year ended December 31, 1994, we have been organized and operated, and intend to continue to operate, so as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code. Although we believe that we have been and will continue to be organized and have operated and will continue to operate so as to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we cannot be assured that we have been or will continue to be organized or operated in a manner to so qualify or remain so qualified. Qualification as a REIT involves the satisfaction of numerous requirements (some on an annual and quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. In addition, frequent changes occur in the area of REIT taxation, which require us to continually monitor our tax status.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, our taxable income could be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates. Moreover, unless entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, we also would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost. This treatment would reduce our net earnings available for investment or distribution to stockholders because of the additional tax liability to us for the years involved. In addition, distributions to stockholders would no longer be required to be made.

Federal, state and foreign income tax laws governing REITs and related interpretations may change at any time, and any such legislative or other actions affecting REITs could have a negative effect on us.

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Federal, state and foreign income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may be amended at any time. Federal, state, and foreign tax laws are under constant review by persons involved in the legislative process, at the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and at various state and foreign tax authorities. Changes to tax laws, regulations, or administrative interpretations, which may be applied retroactively, could adversely affect us. We cannot predict whether, when, in what forms, or with what effective dates, the tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations applicable to us may be changed. Accordingly, we cannot assert that any such change will not significantly affect either our ability to qualify for taxation as a REIT or the income tax consequences to us.

Outside of the U.S. federal tax legislation enacted into law on December 22, 2017 informally titled the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), there has been no new major changes to the taxation of individuals and businesses in 2018. However, the overall impact of the Tax Act is uncertain. In addition, there are a significant number of technical issues clarified with respect to the interpretation and application of the Tax Act which may or may not be clarified by future guidance. It is not possible to predict whether such clarifications will result in adverse consequences to the Company or its stockholders. Stockholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the effects of the Tax Act and any other potential amendments to relevant tax laws.

We intend for the Operating Partnership to be taxed as a partnership, but we cannot guarantee that it will qualify.

We believe that the Operating Partnership has been organized as a partnership and will qualify for treatment as such under the Code. However, if the Operating Partnership is deemed to be a “publicly traded partnership,” it will be treated as a corporation instead of a partnership for federal income tax purposes unless at least 90 percent of its income is qualifying income as defined in the Code. The income requirements applicable to REITs and the definition of “qualifying income” for purposes of this 90 percent test are similar in most respects. Qualifying income for the 90 percent test generally includes passive income, such as specified types of real property rents, dividends, and interest. We believe that the Operating Partnership has and will continue to meet this 90 percent test, but we cannot guarantee that it has or will. If the Operating Partnership were to be taxed as a regular corporation, it would incur substantial tax liabilities, we would fail to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, and our ability to raise additional capital could be significantly impaired.

Our ability to accumulate cash may be restricted due to certain REIT distribution requirements.

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute to our stockholders at least 90 percent of our REIT taxable income (calculated without any deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain) and to avoid federal income taxation, our distributions must not be less than 100 percent of our REIT taxable income, including capital gains. As a result of the distribution requirements, we do not expect to accumulate significant amounts of cash. Accordingly, these distributions could significantly reduce the cash available to us in subsequent periods to fund our operations and future growth.

Our taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, are subject to special rules that may result in increased taxes.

As a REIT, we must pay a 100 percent penalty tax on certain payments that we receive if the economic arrangements between us and any of our TRSs are not comparable to similar arrangements between unrelated parties. The Internal Revenue Service may successfully assert that the economic arrangements of any of our inter-company transactions are not comparable to similar arrangements between unrelated parties.

Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates applicable to certain dividends.

The maximum federal tax rate for certain qualified dividends payable to domestic stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates is 20 percent. Dividends payable by REITs, however, are generally not eligible for this reduced rate, although the new Tax Act permits a 20 percent deduction equal to the amount of qualifying REIT dividends received, thus bringing the maximum federal tax rate on qualifying REIT dividends to 29.6 percent. While this rule does not adversely affect the taxation of REITs or dividends paid by REITs, the more favorable rates applicable to regular qualified corporate dividends could cause investors who are individuals, trusts and estates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less competitive than investments in stock of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the comparative value of the stock of REITs, including our common stock and preferred stock.

Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of this change on their effective tax rate with respect to REIT dividends.

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Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities.

To remain qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy requirements and tests under the tax law concerning, among other things, the sources of our income, the nature and diversification of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our stock. In order to meet these tests, we may be required to forego or limit attractive business or investment opportunities and distribute all of our net earnings rather than invest in attractive opportunities or hold larger liquid reserves. Therefore, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely to maximize profits.

Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards to reduce future tax payments may be limited if we experience a change in ownership, or if taxable income does not reach sufficient levels.

Under Section 382 of the Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” (generally defined as a greater than 50 percent change (by value) in its equity ownership over a rolling three-year period), the corporation’s ability to use its pre-ownership-change net operating loss carryforwards to offset its post-ownership-change income may be limited. We may experience ownership changes in the future. If an ownership change were to occur, we would be limited in the portion of net operating loss carryforwards that we could use in the future to offset taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

BUSINESS RISKS

Some of our directors and officers may have conflicts of interest with respect to certain related party transactions and other business interests.

Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the average gross base rent is $18.55 per square foot until October 31, 2019 with graduated rental increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Legal Counsel. During 2015-2018, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss, Professional Corporation acted as our general counsel and represented us in various matters. Arthur A. Weiss is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and a shareholder of such firm. We incurred legal fees and expenses owed to Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss of approximately $7.1 million, $5.0 million and $8.0 million in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Tax Consequences Upon Sale of Properties. Gary A. Shiffman holds limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which were received in connection with the contribution of properties from partnerships previously affiliated with him. Prior to any redemption of these limited partnership interests for our common stock, Mr. Shiffman will have tax consequences different from those on us and our public stockholders upon the sale of any of these partnerships. Therefore, we and Mr. Shiffman may have different objectives regarding the appropriate pricing and timing of any sale of those properties.

We rely on key management.

We are dependent on the efforts of our executive officers, Gary A. Shiffman, John B. McLaren, Karen J. Dearing, and Jonathan M. Colman. The loss of services of one or more of these executive officers could have a temporary adverse effect on our operations. We do not currently maintain or contemplate obtaining any “key-man” life insurance on the Executive Officers.

Certain provisions in our governing documents may make it difficult for a third-party to acquire us.

9.8 percent Ownership Limit. In order to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT, not more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of our capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals. Thus, ownership of more than 9.8 percent, in number of shares or value, of the issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock by any single stockholder has been restricted, with certain exceptions, for the purpose of maintaining our qualification as a REIT under the Code. Such restrictions in our charter do not apply to Milton M. Shiffman, Gary A. Shiffman, and Robert B. Bayer; trustees, personal representatives and agents to the extent acting for them or their respective estates; or certain of their respective relatives.

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The 9.8 percent ownership limit, as well as our ability to issue additional shares of common stock or shares of other stock (which may have rights and preferences over the common stock), may discourage a change of control of the Company and may also: (1) deter tender offers for the common stock, which offers may be advantageous to stockholders; and (2) limit the opportunity for stockholders to receive a premium for their common stock that might otherwise exist if an investor were attempting to assemble a block of common stock in excess of 9.8 percent of our outstanding shares or otherwise effect a change of control of the Company.

Preferred Stock. Our charter authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to establish the preferences and rights (including the right to vote and the right to convert into shares of common stock) of any shares issued.

Our charter designates 6,364,770 shares of preferred stock as 6.50% Series A-4 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A-4 preferred stock”), $0.01 par value per share of which 1,062,789 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The power to issue preferred stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company even if a change in control were in the stockholders’ interest.

Subject to certain limitations, upon written notice to us, each holder of shares of Series A-4 preferred stock at its option may convert each share of Series A-4 preferred stock held by it for that number of shares of our common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $25.00 by the then-applicable conversion price. The initial conversion price is $56.25, so initially each share of Series A-4 preferred stock is convertible into approximately 0.4444 shares of common stock. The conversion price is subject to adjustment upon various events. At our option, instead of issuing the shares of common stock to the converting holder of Series A-4 preferred stock as described above, we may make a cash payment to the converting holder with respect to each share of Series A-4 preferred stock the holder desires to convert equal to the fair market value of one share of our common stock. If, at any time after November 26, 2019, the volume weighted average of the daily volume weighted average price of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) equals or exceeds 115.5 percent of the then prevailing conversion price for at least 20 trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days, then, within 10 days thereafter, upon written notice to the holders thereof, we may convert each outstanding share of Series A-4 preferred stock into that number of shares of common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $25.00 by the then prevailing conversion price.

These features of the Series A-4 preferred stock may have the effect of inhibiting a third-party from making an acquisition proposal for the Company or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of the Company under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of our common stock and preferred stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-current market price or that stockholders may otherwise believe is in their best interests.

Certain provisions of Maryland law could inhibit changes in control, which may discourage third parties from conducting a tender offer or seeking other change of control transactions that could involve a premium price for our common stock or that our stockholders otherwise believe to be in their best interest.

Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, (“MGCL”), may have the effect of inhibiting a third-party from making a proposal to acquire us or of impeding a change of control under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of shares of our capital stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price of such shares, including:

“business combination” provisions that, subject to limitations, prohibit certain business combinations between us and an “interested stockholder” (defined generally as any person who beneficially owns 10 percent or more of the voting power of our shares or an affiliate thereof or an affiliate or associate of ours who was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of the voting power of our then outstanding voting stock at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question) for five years after the most recent date on which the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, and thereafter impose fair price and/or supermajority and stockholder voting requirements on these combinations; and

“control share” provisions that provide that “control shares” of our company (defined as shares that, when aggregated with other shares controlled by the stockholder, entitle the stockholder to exercise one of three increasing ranges of voting power in electing directors) acquired in a “control share acquisition” (defined as the direct or indirect acquisition of ownership or control of issued and outstanding “control shares”) have no voting rights except to the extent approved by our stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding all interested shares.


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The provisions of the MGCL relating to business combinations do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by our Board of Directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. As permitted by the statute, our Board of Directors has by resolution exempted Milton M. Shiffman, Robert B. Bayer, and Gary A. Shiffman, their affiliates and all persons acting in concert or as a group with the foregoing, from the business combination provisions of the MGCL and, consequently, the five-year prohibition and the supermajority vote requirements will not apply to business combinations between us and these persons. As a result, these persons may be able to enter into business combinations with us that may not be in the best interests of our stockholders without compliance by our Company with the supermajority vote requirements and the other provisions of the statute.

Also, pursuant to a provision in our bylaws, we have exempted any acquisition of our stock from the control share provisions of the MGCL. However, our Board of Directors may by amendment to our bylaws opt in to the control share provisions of the MGCL at any time in the future.

Additionally, Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits our Board of Directors, without stockholder approval and regardless of what is currently provided in our charter or bylaws, to elect to be subject to certain provisions relating to corporate governance that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of control of our company that might involve a premium to the market price of our common stock or otherwise be in our stockholders’ best interests. These provisions include a classified board; two-thirds vote to remove a director; that the number of directors may only be fixed by the Board of Directors; that vacancies on the board as a result of an increase in the size of the board or due to death, resignation or removal can only be filled by the board, and the director appointed to fill the vacancy serves for the remainder of the full term of the class of director in which the vacancy occurred; and a majority requirement for the calling by stockholders of special meetings. Other than a classified board, the filling of vacancies as a result of the removal of a director and a majority requirement for the calling by stockholders of special meetings, we are already subject to these provisions, either by provisions of our charter and bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8 or by reason of an election to be subject to certain provisions of Subtitle 8. In the future, our Board of Directors may elect, without stockholder approval, to make us subject to the provisions of Subtitle 8 to which we are not currently subject.

Our Board of Directors has power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws or make new bylaws, provided, however, that our stockholders may alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and adopt new bylaws if any such alteration, repeal or adoption is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Changes in our investment and financing policies may be made without stockholder approval.

Our investment and financing policies, and our policies with respect to certain other activities, including our growth, debt, capitalization, distributions, REIT status, and operating policies, are determined by our Board of Directors. Although the Board of Directors has no present intention to do so, these policies may be amended or revised from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors without notice to or a vote of our stockholders. Accordingly, stockholders may not have control over changes in our policies and changes in our policies may not fully serve the interests of all stockholders.

Substantial sales of our common stock could cause our stock price to fall.

The sale or issuance of substantial amounts of our common stock or preferred stock, whether directly by us or in the secondary market, the perception that such sales could occur or the availability of future issuances of shares of our common stock, preferred stock, OP units or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock or preferred stock, could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock or preferred stock and our ability to raise capital through future offerings of equity or equity-related securities. In addition, we may issue capital stock that is senior to our common stock in the future for a number of reasons, including to finance our operations and business strategy, to adjust our ratio of debt to equity or for other reasons.

Based on the applicable conversion ratios then in effect, as of February 14, 2019, in the future we may issue to the limited partners of the Operating Partnership, up to approximately 2.7 million shares of our common stock in exchange for their OP units. The limited partners may sell such shares pursuant to registration rights, if available, or an available exemption from registration. As of February 14, 2019, options to purchase 3,000 shares of our common stock were outstanding under our equity incentive plans, and we currently have the authority to issue restricted stock awards or options to purchase up to an additional 1,330,668 shares of our common stock pursuant to our equity incentive plans. In addition, we entered into an At-the-Market Offering Sales Agreement in July 2017 to issue and sell shares of common stock. As of February 14, 2019, our Board of Directors had authorized us to sell an additional $286.3 million of common stock under this agreement. No prediction can be made regarding the effect that future sales of shares of our common stock or our other securities will have on the market price of shares.

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An increase in interest rates may have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

One of the factors that may influence the price of our common stock in the public market will be the annual distributions to stockholders relative to the prevailing market price of the common stock. An increase in market interest rates may tend to make the common stock less attractive relative to other investments, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We may be adversely impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our current and future investments in and operations of Canadian and Australian properties are or will be exposed to the effects of changes in the Canadian dollar and Australian dollar, respectively, against the U.S. dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates cannot always be predicted; as a result, substantial unfavorable changes in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The volatility in economic conditions and the financial markets may adversely affect our industry, business and financial performance.

The U.S. interest rate environment, oil price fluctuations, uncertain tax and economic plans in the U.S. executive and legislative branches, and turmoil in emerging markets have created uncertainty and volatility in the U.S. and global economies. Continued economic uncertainty, both nationally and internationally, causes increased volatility in investor confidence thereby creating similar volatility in the availability of both debt and equity capital in the financial markets. The other risk factors presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K discuss some of the principal risks inherent in our business, including liquidity risks, operational risks, and credit risks, among others. Turbulence in financial markets accentuates each of these risks and magnifies their potential effect on us. If such volatility is experienced in future periods, there could be an adverse impact on our access to capital, stock price and our operating results.

Our business operations may not generate the cash needed to make distributions on our capital stock or to service our indebtedness, and we may adjust our common stock distribution policy.

Our ability to make distributions on our common stock and preferred stock, and payments on our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to make distributions on our common stock or preferred stock, to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.

The decision to declare and pay distributions on shares of our common stock in the future, as well as the timing, amount and composition of any such future distributions, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors in light of conditions then existing, including our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, debt maturities, the availability of debt and equity capital, applicable REIT and legal restrictions and the general overall economic conditions and other factors. Any change in our distribution policy could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

Our ability to pay distributions is limited by the requirements of Maryland law.

Our ability to pay distributions on our common stock and preferred stock is limited by the laws of Maryland. Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally may not make a distribution if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business, or the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the corporation’s charter provides otherwise, the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution, provided, however, that a Maryland corporation may make a distribution from: (i) its net earnings for the fiscal year in which the distribution is made; (ii) its net earnings for the preceding fiscal year; or (iii) the sum of its net earnings for its preceding eight fiscal quarters even if, after such distribution, the corporation’s total assets would be less than its total liabilities. Accordingly, we generally may not make a distribution on our common stock or preferred stock if, after giving effect to the distribution, we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or, unless paid from one of the permitted sources of net earnings as described above, our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus, unless the terms of such class or series of stock provide otherwise, the amount that would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of the holders of shares of any class or series of stock then outstanding, if any, with preferential rights upon dissolution senior to those of our common stock or currently outstanding preferred stock.


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We may not be able to pay distributions upon events of default under our financing documents.

Some of our financing documents contain restrictions on distributions upon the occurrence of events of default thereunder. If such an event of default occurs, such as our failure to pay principal at maturity or interest when due for a specified period of time, we would be prohibited from making payments on our common stock and preferred stock.

Our share price could be volatile and could decline, resulting in a substantial or complete loss on our stockholders’ investment.

The stock markets, including the NYSE on which we list our common stock, have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. As a result, the market price of our common stock and preferred stock could be similarly volatile, and investors in our common stock and preferred stock may experience a decrease in the value of their shares, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. The price of our common stock and preferred stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors, including:

issuances of other equity securities in the future, including new series or classes of preferred stock;

our operating performance and the performance of other similar companies;

our ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in our debt facilities;

actual or anticipated variations in our operating results, funds from operations, cash flows or liquidity;

changes in expectations of future financial performance or changes in our earnings estimates or those of analysts;

changes in our distribution policy;

publication of research reports about us or the real estate industry generally;

increases in market interest rates that lead purchasers of our common stock and preferred stock to demand a higher dividend yield;

changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar;

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

adverse market reaction to the amount of our debt outstanding at any time, the amount of our debt maturing in the near-term and medium-term and our ability to refinance our debt, or our plans to incur additional debt in the future;

additions or departures of key management personnel;

speculation in the press or investment community;

equity issuances by us, or share resales by our stockholders or the perception that such issuances or resales may occur;

actions by institutional stockholders; and

general market and economic conditions.

Many of the factors listed above are beyond our control. Those factors may cause the market price of our common stock or preferred stock to decline significantly, regardless of our financial condition, results of operations and prospects. It is impossible to provide any assurance that the market price of our common stock or preferred stock will not fall in the future, and it may be difficult for holders to resell shares of our common stock or preferred stock at prices they find attractive, or at all. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

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Our Series A-4 preferred stock has not been rated.

We have not sought to obtain a rating for our Series A-4 preferred stock. No assurance can be given, however, that one or more rating agencies might not independently determine to issue such a rating or that such a rating, if issued, would not adversely affect the market price of the Series A-4 preferred stock. In addition, we may elect in the future to obtain a rating of the Series A-4 preferred stock, which could adversely affect the market price of such preferred stock. Ratings only reflect the views of the rating agency or agencies issuing the ratings and such ratings could be revised downward, placed on a watch list or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant. Any such downward revision, placing on a watch list or withdrawal of a rating could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A-4 preferred stock.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.



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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

As of December 31, 2018, the Properties were located throughout the US and in Ontario, Canada and consisted of 230 MH communities, 110 RV communities, and 31 properties containing both MH and RV sites. As of December 31, 2018, the Properties contained an aggregate of 128,454 developed sites comprised of 84,428 developed manufactured home sites, 24,535 annual RV sites (inclusive of both annual and seasonal usage rights), and 19,491 transient RV sites. There are approximately 11,300 additional MH and RV sites suitable for development. Most of the Properties include amenities oriented toward family and retirement living. Of the 371 Properties, 182 have more than 300 developed sites, with the largest having 2,341 developed MH and RV sites. See “Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Schedule III”, included in our Consolidated Financial Statements, for detail on Properties that are encumbered.

As of December 31, 2018, the Properties had an occupancy rate of 96.1 percent excluding transient RV sites. Since January 1, 2018, the Properties have averaged an aggregate annual turnover of homes (where the home is moved out of the community) of approximately 2.4 percent and an average annual turnover of residents (where the resident-owned home is sold and remains within the community, typically without interruption of rental income) of approximately 7.2 percent. The average renewal rate for residents in our Rental Program was 62.3 percent for the year ended December 31, 2018.

We believe that our Properties’ high amenity levels, customer service loyalty, and customer retention program contribute to low turnover and generally high occupancy rates. All of the Properties provide residents with attractive amenities with most offering a clubhouse, a swimming pool, and laundry facilities. Many of the Properties offer additional amenities such as sauna/whirlpool spas, tennis courts, shuffleboard, basketball courts, and/or exercise rooms. Many RV communities offer incremental amenities including golf, pro shops, restaurants, zip lines, waterparks, watersports, and thematic experiences.

The Properties are principally located in the Midwestern, Southern, Northeastern, Southeastern regions of the U.S., and Ontario, Canada. We believe that geographic diversification helps to insulate the portfolio from regional economic influences. We have concentrated our properties within certain areas of the regions in order to achieve economies of scale in management and operation.

The following tables set forth certain information relating to the Properties as of December 31, 2018. The occupancy percentage includes MH sites and annual RV sites, and excludes transient RV sites.
Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
UNITED STATES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDWEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michigan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Academy / West Point
MH
Canton
MI
441


97.5
%
 
97.5
%
 
Allendale Meadows Mobile Village
MH
Allendale
MI
352


94.9
%
 
96.9
%
 
Alpine Meadows Mobile Village
MH
Grand Rapids
MI
403


98.0
%
 
97.5
%
 
Apple Carr Village
MH
Muskegon
MI
680


79.4
%
(1) 
84.4
%
(1) 
Arbor Woods
MH
Ypsilanti
MI
458


96.1
%
 
75.3
%
 
Brentwood Mobile Village
MH
Kentwood
MI
195


98.5
%
 
97.4
%
 
Brookside Village
MH
Kentwood
MI
196


99.0
%
 
99.0
%
 
Byron Center Mobile Village
MH
Byron Center
MI
143


98.6
%
 
100.0
%
 
Camelot Villa
MH
Macomb
MI
712


98.6
%
 
99.3
%
 
Cider Mill Crossings
MH
Fenton
MI
570


67.5
%
(1) 
74.0
%
(1) 
Cider Mill Village
MH
Middleville
MI
258


98.4
%
 
98.1
%
 
Continental North
MH
Davison
MI
474


77.6
%
 
73.4
%
 
Country Acres Mobile Village
MH
Cadillac
MI
182


99.5
%
 
98.4
%
 
Country Hills Village
MH
Hudsonville
MI
239


98.3
%
 
100.0
%
 
Country Meadows Mobile Village
MH
Flat Rock
MI
577


96.9
%
 
95.5
%
 
Country Meadows Village
MH
Caledonia
MI
395


98.5
%
 
91.4
%
(1) 

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Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Creekwood Meadows
MH
Burton
MI
336


97.6
%
 
98.5
%
 
Cutler Estates Mobile Village
MH
Grand Rapids
MI
259


98.1
%
 
98.5
%
 
Dutton Mill Village
MH
Caledonia
MI
307


99.0
%
 
97.4
%
 
East Village Estates
MH
Washington Twp
MI
708


99.4
%
 
99.4
%
 
Egelcraft
MH
Muskegon
MI
458


96.9
%
 
97.6
%
 
Fisherman’s Cove
MH
Flint Twp.
MI
162


95.7
%
 
91.4
%
 
Frenchtown Villa / Elizabeth Woods
MH
Newport
MI
1,140


88.9
%
(1) 
84.7
%
(1) 
Grand Mobile Estates
MH
Grand Rapids
MI
219


96.3
%
 
96.8
%
 
Hamlin
MH
Webberville
MI
230


98.7
%
 
95.7
%
(1) 
Hickory Hills Village
MH
Battle Creek
MI
283


97.5
%
 
98.6
%
 
Hidden Ridge RV Resort (2)
RV
Hopkins
MI
177

158

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Holiday West Village
MH
Holland
MI
341


99.7
%
 
99.7
%
 
Holly Village / Hawaiian Gardens
MH
Holly
MI
425


94.4
%
 
94.6
%
 
Hunters Crossing
MH
Capac
MI
114


99.1
%
 
99.1
%
 
Hunters Glen
MH
Wayland
MI
396


89.9
%
(1) 
76.5
%
(1) 
Kensington Meadows
MH
Lansing
MI
290


96.9
%
 
96.6
%
 
Kimberly Estates
MH
Newport
MI
387


98.7
%
 
94.8
%
 
King’s Court Mobile Village
MH
Traverse City
MI
802


84.4
%
(1) 
78.8
%
(1) 
Knollwood Estates
MH
Allendale
MI
161


96.9
%
 
92.6
%
 
Lafayette Place
MH
Warren
MI
254


97.2
%
 
94.9
%
 
Lakeview
MH
Ypsilanti
MI
392


98.7
%
 
98.2
%
 
Leisure Village
MH
Belmont
MI
256


94.9
%
(1) 
100.0
%
 
Lincoln Estates
MH
Holland
MI
191


99.0
%
 
99.5
%
 
Meadow Lake Estates
MH
White Lake
MI
425


99.1
%
 
97.9
%
 
Meadowbrook Estates
MH
Monroe
MI
453


95.4
%
 
96.3
%
 
Meadowlands of Gibraltar
MH
Gibraltar
MI
320


99.7
%
 
96.9
%
 
Northville Crossing
MH
Northville
MI
756


99.7
%
 
99.5
%
 
Oak Island Village
MH
East Lansing
MI
250


98.4
%
 
97.6
%
 
Petoskey KOA RV Resort (2)
RV
Petoskey
MI
51

159

100.0
%
 
N/A

 
Petoskey RV Resort (2)
RV
Petoskey
MI

152

N/A

 
N/A

 
Pinebrook Village
MH
Kentwood
MI
185


100.0
%
 
98.9
%
 
Presidential Estates Mobile Village
MH
Hudsonville
MI
364


98.1
%
 
98.9
%
 
Richmond Place
MH
Richmond
MI
117


95.7
%
 
94.9
%
 
River Haven Village
MH
Grand Haven
MI
721


85.4
%
 
78.8
%
 
Rudgate Clinton
MH
Clinton Township
MI
667


99.0
%
 
97.3
%
 
Rudgate Manor
MH
Sterling Heights
MI
931


97.9
%
 
97.3
%
 
Scio Farms Estates
MH
Ann Arbor
MI
913


99.5
%
 
98.4
%
 
Sheffield Estates
MH
Auburn Hills
MI
228


100.0
%
 
99.6
%
 
Silver Creek RV Resort (2)
RV
Mears
MI
159

105

100.0
%
 
N/A

 
Silver Springs
MH
Clinton Township
MI
547


99.5
%
 
99.5
%
 
Southwood Village
MH
Grand Rapids
MI
394


98.0
%
 
98.7
%
 
St. Clair Place
MH
St. Clair
MI
100


97.0
%
 
96.0
%
 
Sunset Ridge
MH
Portland
MI
388


65.7
%
(1) 
92.0
%
(1) 

22

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Sycamore Village
MH
Mason
MI
396


99.7
%
 
98.5
%
 
Tamarac Village
MH
Ludington
MI
301


98.7
%
 
98.7
%
 
Tamarac Village RV Resort (2)
RV
Ludington
MI
112

2

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Timberline Estates
MH
Coopersville
MI
296


98.3
%
 
98.7
%
 
Town & Country Mobile Village
MH
Traverse City
MI
192


99.0
%
 
99.5
%
 
Warren Dunes Village
MH
Bridgman
MI
314


87.6
%
(1) 
72.3
%
(1) 
Waverly Shores Village
MH
Holland
MI
415


96.4
%
(1) 
78.8
%
(1) 
West Village Estates
MH
Romulus
MI
628


99.4
%
 
99.4
%
 
White Lake Mobile Home Village
MH
White Lake
MI
315


98.4
%
 
96.8
%
 
Windham Hills Estates
MH
Jackson
MI
469


88.9
%
(1) 
85.5
%
(1) 
Windsor Woods Village
MH
Wayland
MI
314


98.4
%
 
98.4
%
 
Woodhaven Place
MH
Woodhaven
MI
220


95.5
%
 
96.4
%
 
Michigan Total
 
 
 
26,504

576

94.6
%
 
93.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brookside Mobile Home Village
MH
Goshen
IN
570


93.0
%
 
89.1
%
 
Carrington Pointe
MH
Ft. Wayne
IN
468


73.5
%
(1) 
98.4
%
 
Clear Water Mobile Village
MH
South Bend
IN
227


97.8
%
 
96.5
%
 
Cobus Green Mobile Home Park
MH
Osceola
IN
386


93.8
%
 
96.4
%
 
Deerfield Run
MH
Anderson
IN
175


86.3
%
 
91.4
%
 
Four Seasons
MH
Elkhart
IN
218


93.6
%
 
95.4
%
 
Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort (2)
RV
Santa Claus
IN

519

N/A

 
N/A

 
Liberty Farm
MH
Valparaiso
IN
220


95.9
%
 
96.8
%
 
Pebble Creek
MH
Greenwood
IN
298


80.5
%
(1) 
95.3
%
 
Pine Hills
MH
Middlebury
IN
129


93.8
%
 
98.5
%
 
Roxbury Park
MH
Goshen
IN
398


97.2
%
 
97.7
%
 
Indiana Total
 
 
 
3,089

519

89.7
%
 
95.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apple Creek
MH
Amelia
OH
176


98.9
%
 
97.7
%
 
East Fork Crossing
MH
Batavia
OH
350


99.1
%
 
98.9
%
(1) 
Indian Creek RV & Camping Resort (2)
RV
Geneva on the Lake
OH
425

150

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Oakwood Village
MH
Miamisburg
OH
511


99.0
%
 
98.8
%
 
Orchard Lake
MH
Milford
OH
147


95.9
%
 
98.0
%
 
Westbrook Senior Village
MH
Toledo
OH
112


98.2
%
 
99.1
%
 
Westbrook Village
MH
Toledo
OH
344


95.6
%
 
94.2
%
 
Willowbrook Place
MH
Toledo
OH
266


97.4
%
 
94.0
%
 
Woodside Terrace
MH
Holland
OH
439


91.6
%
 
93.4
%
 
Ohio Total
 
 
 
2,770

150

97.2
%
 
97.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austin Lone Star RV Resort (2)
RV
Austin
TX
17

137

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 

23

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Blazing Star (2)
RV
San Antonio
TX
125

137

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Boulder Ridge
MH
Pflugerville
TX
896


80.2
%
(1) 
95.4
%
(1) 
Branch Creek Estates
MH
Austin
TX
392


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Chisholm Point Estates
MH
Pflugerville
TX
417


100.0
%
 
98.8
%
 
Comal Farms
MH
New Braunfels
TX
367


99.5
%
 
97.0
%
(1) 
Hill Country Cottage and RV Resort (2)
RV
New Braunfels
TX
17

347

100.0
%

100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Guadalupe River (2)
RV
Kerrville
TX

261

N/A

 
N/A

 
Jellystone Park™ at Hill Country (2)
RV
Canyon Lake
TX

173

N/A

 
N/A

 
La Hacienda RV Resort (2)
RV
Austin
TX

244

N/A

 
N/A

 
Oak Crest
MH
Austin
TX
433


99.1
%
 
96.8
%
 
Pecan Branch
MH
Georgetown
TX
229


49.3
%
(1) 
37.6
%
(1) 
Pine Trace
MH
Houston
TX
680


98.8
%
 
98.4
%
(1) 
River Ranch
MH
Austin
TX
848


99.3
%
 
97.3
%
(1) 
River Ridge Estates
MH
Austin
TX
515


99.2
%
 
98.5
%
 
Saddlebrook
MH
San Marcos
TX
562


87.7
%
(1) 
83.8
%
(1) 
Sandy Lake
MH
Carrollton
TX
54


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Sandy Lake RV Resort (2)
RV
Carrollton
TX
39

180

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Stonebridge
MH
San Antonio
TX
335


98.8
%
 
97.9
%
 
Summit Ridge
MH
Converse
TX
446


97.3
%
 
97.1
%
 
Sunset Ridge
MH
Kyle
TX
171


97.7
%
 
98.8
%
 
Traveler’s World
MH
San Antonio
TX
8


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Traveler’s World RV Resort (2)
RV
San Antonio
TX
26

129

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Treetops RV Resort (2)
RV
Arlington
TX
29

144

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Woodlake Trails
MH
San Antonio
TX
316


72.2
%
(1) 
70.9
%
(1) 
Texas Total
 
 
 
6,922

1,752

92.9
%
 
93.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTHEAST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Florida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arbor Terrace RV Park (2)
RV
Bradenton
FL
205

156

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Ariana Village
MH
Lakeland
FL
207


97.1
%
 
96.1
%
 
Bahia Vista Estates
MH
Sarasota
FL
251


99.2
%
 
98.8
%
 
Baker Acres RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
278

74

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Big Tree RV Resort (2)
RV
Arcadia
FL
367

44

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Blue Heron Pines
MH
Punta Gorda
FL
408


96.3
%
(1) 
96.1
%
(1) 
Blue Jay
MH
Dade City
FL
206


98.5
%
 
99.5
%
 
Blue Jay RV Resort (2)
RV
Dade City
FL
34

21

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Blueberry Hill (2)
RV
Bushnell
FL
275

130

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Brentwood Estates
MH
Hudson
FL
191


97.9
%
 
96.9
%
 
Buttonwood Bay
MH
Sebring
FL
407


99.8
%
 
99.8
%
 
Buttonwood Bay RV Resort (2)
RV
Sebring
FL
365

167

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Candlelight Manor
MH
South Daytona
FL
128


94.5
%
 
90.6
%
 
Carriage Cove
MH
Sanford
FL
467


99.1
%
 
98.5
%
(1) 
Central Park
MH
Haines City
FL
108


92.6
%
 
90.9
%
 

24

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Central Park RV Resort (2)
RV
Haines City
FL
189

180

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Citrus Hill RV Resort (2)
RV
Dade City
FL
143

39

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Club Naples (2)
RV
Naples
FL
220

84

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Club Wildwood
MH
Hudson
FL
478


98.5
%
 
98.7
%
 
Colony in the Wood
MH
Port Orange
FL
383


97.7
%
 
95.0
%
 
Compass RV Resort (2)
RV
St. Augustine
FL

175

N/A

 
N/A

 
Country Squire
MH
Paisley
FL
97


90.7
%
 
90.7
%
 
Country Squire RV Resort (2)
RV
Paisley
FL
20

5

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Cypress Greens
MH
Lake Alfred
FL
259


96.5
%
 
95.4
%
 
Daytona Beach RV Resort (2)
RV
Port Orange
FL
134

98

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Deerwood
MH
Orlando
FL
569


98.9
%
 
98.1
%
 
Dunedin RV Resort (2)
RV
Dunedin
FL
190

49

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Ellenton Gardens RV Resort (2)
RV
Ellenton
FL
147

47

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Emerald Coast
MH
Panama City Beach
FL
42


88.1
%
 
100.0
%
 
Emerald Coast RV Resort (2)
RV
Panama City Beach
FL
5

154

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Fairfield Village
MH
Ocala
FL
293


98.3
%
 
97.6
%
 
Forest View
MH
Homosassa
FL
300


97.0
%
 
96.7
%
 
Glen Haven
MH
Zephyrhills
FL
52


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Glen Haven RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
158

60

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Gold Coaster
MH
Homestead
FL
532


94.9
%
 
98.2
%
 
Gold Coaster RV Resort (2)
RV
Homestead
FL
8

5

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Grand Bay
MH
Dunedin
FL
135


98.5
%
 
96.3
%
 
Grand Lakes RV Resort (2)
RV
Citra
FL
305

99

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Grove Ridge RV Resort (2)
RV
Dade City
FL
159

87

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Groves RV Resort (2)
RV
Ft. Myers
FL
223

46

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Gulfstream Harbor
MH
Orlando
FL
974


97.5
%
 
95.3
%
 
Hidden River RV Resort (2)
RV
Riverview
FL
195

118

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Holly Forest Estates
MH
Holly Hill
FL
402


100.0
%
 
99.8
%
 
Homosassa River RV Resort (2)
RV
Homosassa Springs
FL
95

128

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Horseshoe Cove RV Resort (2)
RV
Bradenton
FL
344

132

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Indian Creek Park
MH
Ft. Myers Beach
FL
353


100.0
%
 
99.7
%
 
Indian Creek RV Park (2)
RV
Ft. Myers Beach
FL
973

104

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Island Lakes
MH
Merritt Island
FL
301


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
King’s Lake
MH
DeBary
FL
245


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
King’s Pointe
MH
Lake Alfred
FL
226


99.6
%
 
100.0
%
 
Kings Manor
MH
Lakeland
FL
239


92.5
%
 
82.9
%
 
Kissimmee Gardens
MH
Kissimmee
FL
239


99.6
%
 
99.2
%
 
Kissimmee South
MH
Davenport
FL
142


90.1
%
 
90.9
%
 
Kissimmee South RV Resort (2)
RV
Davenport
FL
102

98

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
La Costa Village
MH
Port Orange
FL
658


99.8
%
 
99.7
%
 
Lake Josephine RV Resort (2)
RV
Sebring
FL
112

66

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lake Juliana Landings
MH
Auburndale
FL
274


98.2
%
 
97.5
%
 
Lake Pointe Village
MH
Mulberry
FL
362


99.2
%
 
99.2
%
 

25

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Lake San Marino RV Park (2)
RV
Naples
FL
253

154

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lakeland RV Resort (2)
RV
Lakeland
FL
190

41

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lakeshore Landings
MH
Orlando
FL
306


99.3
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lakeshore Villas
MH
Tampa
FL
280


98.6
%
 
97.5
%
 
Lamplighter
MH
Port Orange
FL
260


96.5
%
 
97.3
%
 
Majestic Oaks RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
208

45

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Marco Naples RV Resort (2)
RV
Naples
FL
210

82

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Meadowbrook Village
MH
Tampa
FL
257


100.0
%
 
99.2
%
 
Mill Creek
MH
Kissimmee
FL
32


96.9
%
 
100.0
%
 
Mill Creek RV Resort (2)
RV
Kissimmee
FL
102

54

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Naples RV Resort (2)
RV
Naples
FL
106

61

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
New Ranch
MH
Clearwater
FL
94


97.9
%
 
97.9
%
 
North Lake Estates (2)
RV
Moore Haven
FL
204

68

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Oakview Estates
MH
Arcadia
FL
119


99.2
%
 
99.2
%
 
Ocean Breeze
MH
Marathon
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
Ocean Breeze RV Resort
RV
Marathon
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
Ocean Breeze Jensen Beach
MH
Jensen Beach
FL
236


64.0
%
(1) 
63.1
%
(1) 
Ocean Breeze Jensen Beach RV Resort (2)
RV
Jensen Beach
FL
42

211

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Orange City
MH
Orange City
FL
4


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Orange City RV Resort (2)
RV
Orange City
FL
315

206

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Orange Tree Village
MH
Orange City
FL
246


99.6
%
 
100.0
%
 
Paddock Park South
MH
Ocala
FL
188

 
78.7
%
 
76.1
%
 
Palm Key Village
MH
Davenport
FL
204


99.5
%
 
100.0
%
 
Palm Village
MH
Bradenton
FL
146


97.9
%
 
98.0
%
 
Park Place
MH
Sebastian
FL
475


94.7
%
 
93.3
%
 
Park Royale
MH
Pinellas Park
FL
309


99.7
%
 
99.7
%
 
Pecan Park RV Resort (2)
RV
Jacksonville
FL

183

N/A

 
N/A

 
Pelican Bay
MH
Micco
FL
216


99.5
%
 
92.6
%
 
Pelican RV Resort & Marina (2)
RV
Marathon
FL
75

11

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Plantation Landings
MH
Haines City
FL
394


99.2
%
 
99.2
%
 
Pleasant Lake RV Resort (2)
RV
Bradenton
FL
280

61

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rainbow
MH
Frostproof
FL
37


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rainbow RV Resort (2)
RV
Frostproof
FL
376

86

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rainbow Village of Largo (2)
RV
Largo
FL
257

52

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rainbow Village of Zephyrhills (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
336

46

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Red Oaks
MH
Bushnell
FL
103


92.2
%
 
92.2
%
 
Red Oaks RV Resort (2)
RV
Bushnell
FL
485

432

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Regency Heights
MH
Clearwater
FL
391


97.4
%
 
95.4
%
 
Riptide RV Resort & Marina (2)
RV
Key Largo
FL
23

17

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Riverside Club
MH
Ruskin
FL
728


82.6
%
 
78.7
%
 
Rock Crusher Canyon RV Resort (2)
RV
Crystal River
FL
153

242

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Royal Country
MH
Miami
FL
864


99.8
%
 
99.9
%
 
Royal Palm Village
MH
Haines City
FL
395


86.1
%
 
82.3
%
 

26

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Saddle Oak Club
MH
Ocala
FL
376


99.5
%
 
99.5
%
 
San Pedro Marina
MH
Islamorada
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
San Pedro RV Resort & Marina
RV
Islamorada
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
Saralake Estates
MH
Sarasota
FL
202


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Savanna Club
MH
Port St Lucie
FL
1,069


98.0
%
 
97.6
%
(1) 
Sea Breeze
MH
Islamorada
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
Sea Breeze RV Resort
RV
Islamorada
FL


%
 
%
(4) 
Serendipity
MH
North Fort Myers
FL
338


97.0
%
 
98.5
%
 
Settler’s Rest RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
310

68

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Shadow Wood Village
MH
Hudson
FL
157


99.4
%
 
99.4
%
 
Shady Road Villas
MH
Ocala
FL
130


61.5
%
 
62.3
%
 
Shell Creek Marina
MH
Punta Gorda
FL
54


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Shell Creek RV Resort & Marina (2)
RV
Punta Gorda
FL
139

46

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Siesta Bay RV Park (2)
RV
Ft. Myers
FL
734

63

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Southern Charm
MH
Zephyrhills
FL
1


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Southern Charm RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
401

95

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Southern Pines
MH
Bradenton
FL
107


96.3
%
 
95.3
%
 
Southport Springs Golf & Country Club
MH
Zephyrhills
FL
547


98.9
%
 
98.4
%
(1) 
Spanish Main
MH
Thonotosassa
FL
56


91.1
%
 
91.1
%
 
Spanish Main RV Resort (2)
RV
Thonotosassa
FL
202

74

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Stonebrook
MH
Homosassa
FL
215


92.1
%
 
90.7
%
 
Sun N Fun RV Resort (2)
RV
Sarasota
FL
957

562

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Suncoast Gateway
MH
Port Richey
FL
173


98.8
%
 
98.3
%
 
Sundance
MH
Zephyrhills
FL
332


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Sunlake Estates
MH
Grand Island
FL
408


94.6
%
 
93.4
%
 
Sunset Harbor at Cow Key Marina
MH
Key West
FL
77


98.7
%
 
97.4
%
 
Sweetwater RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
212

79

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Tallowwood Isle
MH
Coconut Creek
FL
273


95.2
%
 
95.6
%
 
Tampa East
MH
Dover
FL
31


96.8
%
 
100.0
%
 
Tampa East RV Resort (2)
RV
Dover
FL
324

345

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
The Hamptons Golf & Country Club
MH
Auburndale
FL
829


98.4
%
 
98.8
%
 
The Hideaway
MH
Key West
FL
13


92.3
%
 
84.6
%
 
The Hills
MH
Apopka
FL
97


99.0
%
 
95.0
%
 
The Ridge
MH
Davenport
FL
481


99.2
%
 
98.3
%
 
The Valley
MH
Apopka
FL
148


100.0
%
 
99.3
%
 
Three Lakes (2)
RV
Hudson
FL
226

81

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Vista Del Lago
MH
Bradenton
FL
136


96.3
%
 
95.6
%
 
Vista Del Lago RV Resort (2)
RV
Bradenton
FL
27

13

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Vizcaya Lakes
MH
Port Charlotte
FL
113


86.7
%
 
79.7
%
 
Walden Woods
MH
Homosassa
FL
213


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Walden Woods II
MH
Homosassa
FL
213


99.1
%
 
98.6
%
 
Water Oak Country Club Estates
MH
Lady Lake
FL
1,317


89.5
%
(1) 
95.3
%
(1) 
Waters Edge RV Resort (2)
RV
Zephyrhills
FL
144

73

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 

27

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Westside Ridge
MH
Auburndale
FL
219


99.1
%
 
99.1
%
 
Windmill Village
MH
Davenport
FL
509


98.8
%
 
99.2
%
 
Woodlands at Church Lake
MH
Groveland
FL
291


73.9
%
 
70.5
%
 
Florida Total
 
 
 
37,874

5,917

97.3
%
 
97.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTHWEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
California
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
49’er Village RV Resort (2)
RV
Plymouth
CA
32

293

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Alta Laguna
MH
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
295


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Caliente Sands
MH
Cathedral City
CA
118


99.2
%
 
97.5
%
 
Cava Robles RV Resort (2)
RV
Paso Robles
CA

331

N/A

 
N/A

 
Friendly Village of La Habra
MH
La Habra
CA
330


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Friendly Village of Modesto
MH
Modesto
CA
289


97.2
%
 
94.5
%
 
Friendly Village of Simi
MH
Simi Valley
CA
222


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Friendly Village of West Covina
MH
West Covina
CA
157


99.4
%
 
99.4
%
 
Heritage
MH
Temecula
CA
196


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Indian Wells RV Resort (2)
RV
Indio
CA
147

169

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Tower Park (2)
RV
Lodi
CA

359

N/A

 
N/A

 
Lakefront
MH
Lakeside
CA
295


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lazy J Ranch
MH
Arcata
CA
220


99.1
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lemon Wood
MH
Ventura
CA
231


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Napa Valley
MH
Napa
CA
257


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Oak Creek
MH
Coarsegold
CA
198


97.0
%
 
95.0
%
 
Ocean West
MH
McKinleyville
CA
130


97.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Palos Verdes Shores MH & Golf Community
MH
San Pedro
CA
242


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Pembroke Downs
MH
Chino
CA
163


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Pismo Dunes RV Resort
RV
Pismo Beach
CA
331


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rancho Alipaz
MH
San Juan Capistrano
CA
132


99.2
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rancho Caballero
MH
Riverside
CA
303


99.7
%
 
99.7
%
 
Royal Palms
MH
Cathedral City
CA
439


99.6
%
 
96.8
%
 
Royal Palms RV Resort
RV
Cathedral City
CA
38


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
The Colony
MH
Oxnard
CA
150


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
The Sands RV & Golf Resort (2)
RV
Desert Hot Springs
CA
234

280

100.0
%
 
N/A

 
Vallecito
MH
Newbury Park
CA
303


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Victor Villa
MH
Victorville
CA
287


99.0
%
 
97.2
%
 
Vines RV Resort (2)
RV
Paso Robles
CA

130

N/A

 
N/A

 
Vista Del Lago
MH
Scotts Valley
CA
202


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Wine Country RV Resort (2)
RV
Paso Robles
CA

203

N/A

 
N/A

 
California Total
 
 
 
5,941

1,765

99.3
%
 
99.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arizona
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blue Star / Lost Dutchman
MH
Apache Junction
AZ
169


95.9
%
 
93.5
%
 
Blue Star / Lost Dutchman RV Resort (2)
RV
Apache Junction
AZ
88

118

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 

28

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Brentwood West
MH
Mesa
AZ
350


98.9
%
 
99.1
%
 
Desert Harbor
MH
Apache Junction
AZ
205


99.5
%
 
99.0
%
 
Fiesta Village
MH
Mesa
AZ
154


83.8
%
 
79.9
%
 
Fiesta Village RV Resort (2)
RV
Mesa
AZ
2

8

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
La Casa Blanca
MH
Apache Junction
AZ
198


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Leaf Verde RV Resort (2)
RV
Buckeye
AZ

376

N/A

 
N/A

 
Mountain View
MH
Mesa
AZ
170


99.4
%
 
99.4
%
 
Palm Creek Golf
MH
Casa Grande
AZ
505


57.0
%
(1) 
52.1
%
(1) 
Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort (2)
RV
Casa Grande
AZ
915

921

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Rancho Mirage
MH
Apache Junction
AZ
312


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Reserve at Fox Creek
MH
Bullhead City
AZ
311


97.7
%
 
95.2
%
 
Sun Valley
MH
Apache Junction
AZ
268


94.0
%
 
91.8
%
 
Verde Plaza
MH
Tucson
AZ
189


93.1
%
 
90.0
%
 
Arizona Total
 
 
 
3,836

1,423

92.4
%
 
91.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colorado
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cave Creek
MH
Evans
CO
447


98.7
%
 
99.1
%
 
Eagle Crest
MH
Firestone
CO
441


99.8
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Larkspur (2)
RV
Larkspur
CO

137

N/A

 
N/A

 
North Point Estates
MH
Pueblo
CO
108


97.2
%
 
99.1
%
 
Skyline
MH
Fort Collins
CO
170


100.0
%
 
99.4
%
 
Swan Meadow Village
MH
Dillon
CO
175


99.4
%
 
100.0
%
 
The Grove at Alta Ridge
MH
Thornton
CO
409


99.5
%
 
99.8
%
 
Timber Ridge
MH
Ft. Collins
CO
585


99.7
%
 
99.5
%
 
Colorado Total
 
 
 
2,335

137

99.4
%
 
99.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seaport RV Resort (2)
RV
Old Mystic
CT
44

105

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
High Point Park
MH
Frederica
DE
409


96.3
%
 
96.6
%
 
Sea Air Village
MH
Rehoboth Beach
DE
373


100.0
%
 
98.4
%
 
Sea Air Village RV Resort (2)
RV
Rehoboth Beach
DE
120

14

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Countryside Village of Atlanta
MH
Lawrenceville
GA
261


87.4
%
(1) 
65.0
%
(1) 
Countryside Village of Gwinnett
MH
Buford
GA
331


98.2
%
 
99.1
%
 
Countryside Village of Lake Lanier
MH
Buford
GA
548


99.5
%
 
98.7
%
 
Autumn Ridge
MH
Ankeny
IA
413


96.6
%
 
97.1
%
 
Candlelight Village
MH
Sauk Village
IL
309


93.2
%
 
97.1
%
 
Maple Brook
MH
Matteson
IL
441


99.5
%
 
99.6
%
 
Oak Ridge
MH
Manteno
IL
426


93.2
%
 
93.0
%
 
Sunset Lakes RV Resort (2)
RV
Hillsdale
IL
225

273

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Wildwood Community
MH
Sandwich
IL
476


99.2
%
 
99.4
%
 
Campers Haven RV Resort (2)
RV
Dennisport
MA
230

43

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Peter’s Pond RV Resort (2)
RV
Sandwich
MA
329

77

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Castaways RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Berlin
MD
1

392

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 

29

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Fort Whaley RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Whaleyville
MD

179

N/A

 
N/A

 
Frontier Town RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Berlin
MD

584

N/A

 
N/A

 
Jellystone Park™ at Maryland (2)
RV
Williamsport
MD

226

N/A

 
N/A

 
Maplewood Manor
MH
Brunswick
ME
296


99.7
%
 
99.3
%
 
Merrymeeting
MH
Brunswick
ME
43


93.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Saco / Old Orchard Beach KOA (2)
RV
Saco
ME

196

N/A

 
N/A

 
Town & Country Village
MH
Lisbon
ME
144


95.8
%
 
99.3
%
 
Wagon Wheel RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Old Orchard Beach
ME
231

55

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Wild Acres RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Old Orchard Beach
ME
309

321

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Southern Hills / Northridge Place
MH
Stewartville
MN
475


98.1
%
(1) 
92.8
%
(1) 
Pin Oak Parc
MH
O’Fallon
MO
502


98.0
%
 
96.6
%
 
Southfork
MH
Belton
MO
474


68.6
%
 
65.0
%
 
Countryside Village
MH
Great Falls
MT
226


97.3
%
 
98.7
%
 
Fort Tatham RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Sylva
NC
56

34

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Glen Laurel
MH
Concord
NC
260


99.2
%
 
98.5
%
 
Meadowbrook
MH
Charlotte
NC
321


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Mi-Te-Jo Campground (2)
RV
Milton
NH
106

118

100.0
%
 
N/A

 
Westward Shores Cottages & RV Resort (2)
RV
West Ossipee
NH
322

136

100.0
%
 
N/A

 
Big Timber Lake RV Camping Resort (2)
RV
Cape May Court House
NJ
322

206

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Cape May Crossing
MH
Cape May
NJ
28


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Cape May KOA (2)
RV
Cape May
NJ
367

262

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Driftwood RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Clermont
NJ
621

86

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Long Beach RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Barnegat
NJ
167

47

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Seashore Campsites & RV Resort (2)
RV
Cape May
NJ
433

243

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Shady Pines
MH
Galloway Township
NJ
39


100.0
%
 
97.5
%
 
Shady Pines RV Resort (2)
RV
Galloway Township
NJ
55

40

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Sun Villa Estates
MH
Reno
NV
324


99.7
%
 
99.7
%
 
Adirondack Gateway RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Gansevoort
NY
293

47

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Birchwood Acres
MH
Greenfield Park
NY
1


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Birchwood Acres RV Resort (2)
RV
Greenfield Park
NY
95

209

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Gardiner (2)
RV
Gardiner
NY

320

N/A

 
N/A

 
Jellystone Park™ of Western New York (2)
RV
North Java
NY
10

349

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Parkside Village
MH
Cheektowaga
NY
156


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Sky Harbor
MH
Cheektowaga
NY
522


96.7
%
 
94.8
%
 
The Villas at Calla Pointe
MH
Cheektowaga
NY
116


98.3
%
 
100.0
%
 
Forest Meadows
MH
Philomath
OR
75


98.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Oceanside RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Coos Bay
OR

88

N/A


N/A

 
Woodland Park Estates
MH
Eugene
OR
398


99.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
Countryside Estates
MH
Mckean
PA
304


98.0
%
 
98.7
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Quarryville (2)
RV
Quarryville
PA

243

N/A

 
N/A

 
Lake in Wood RV Resort (2)
RV
Narvon
PA
278

141

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 

30

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.

Property
MH/RV
City
State
MH and Annual RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Transient RV Sites as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/18
Occupancy as of 12/31/17
Pheasant Ridge
MH
Lancaster
PA
553


100.0
%
 
99.8
%
 
Lakeside Crossing
MH
Conway
SC
588


82.7
%
(1) 
76.0
%
(1) 
Bell Crossing
MH
Clarksville
TN
237


97.5
%
 
99.2
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Memphis (2)
RV
Horn Lake
TN

155

N/A

 
N/A

 
Archview RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Moab
UT

114

N/A

 
N/A

 
Canyonlands RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Moab
UT

131

N/A

 
N/A

 
Moab Valley RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Moab
UT

131

N/A

 
N/A

 
Pony Express RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
North Salt Lake
UT

186

N/A

 
N/A

 
Gwynn’s Island RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Gwynn
VA
102

27

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Jellystone Park™ at Luray (2)
RV
East Luray
VA

255

N/A

 
N/A

 
New Point RV Resort (2)
RV
New Point
VA
247

77

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Pine Ridge
MH
Prince George
VA
323


82.4
%
(1) 
90.9
%
(1) 
Sunset Beach RV Resort (3)
RV
Cape Charles
VA


N/A

 
N/A

 
Thunderhill Estates
MH
Sturgeon Bay
WI
266


93.6
%
 
99.1
%
 
Westward Ho RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Glenbeulah
WI
226

96

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Other Total
 
 
 
15,847

6,206

96.7
%
 
96.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US TOTAL / AVERAGE
 
 
 
105,118

18,445

96.0
%
 
95.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CANADA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arran Lake RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Allenford
ON
149

40

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Craigleith RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Clarksburg
ON
68

43

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Deer Lake RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Huntsville
ON
168

72

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Grand Oaks RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Cayuga
ON
230

40

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Gulliver’s Lake RV Resort & Campground
RV
Millgrove
ON
199


100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Hidden Valley RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Normandale
ON
203

42

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lafontaine RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Tiny
ON
187

76

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Lake Avenue RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Cherry Valley
ON
115

12

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Pickerel Park RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Napanee
ON
148

61

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Sherkston Shores Beach Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Sherkston
ON
1,419

296

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Silver Birches RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Lambton Shores
ON
132

30

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Trailside RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Seguin
ON
185

52

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Willow Lake RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Scotland
ON
365

8

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Willowood RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Amherstburg
ON
116

211

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
Woodland Lake RV Resort & Campground (2)
RV
Bornholm
ON
161

63

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
CANADA TOTAL / AVERAGE
 
 
 
3,845

1,046

100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPANY TOTAL / AVERAGE
 
 
 
108,963

19,491

96.1
%
 
95.8
%
 

(1) Occupancy in these Properties reflects the fact that these communities are in a lease-up phase following an expansion.
(2) Occupancy percentage excludes transient RV sites. Percentage calculated by dividing revenue producing sites by developed sites. A revenue producing site is defined as a site that is occupied by a paying resident or reserved by a customer with annual or seasonal usage rights. A developed site is defined as an adequate sized parcel of land that has road and utility access which is zoned and licensed (if required) for use as a home site.
(3) We have an ownership interest in Sunset Beach, but do not maintain and operate the property.
(4) Occupancy in these Properties for 12/31/2018 reflects redevelopment following asset impairments resulting from Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. All such proceedings, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The persons listed below are our executive officers.

Name
 
 Age
 
Title
Gary A. Shiffman
 
64
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
John B. McLaren
 
48
 
President and Chief Operating Officer
Karen J. Dearing
 
54
 
Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Jonathan M. Colman
 
63
 
Executive Vice President

Gary A. Shiffman is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and has been a director and an executive officer since our inception in 1993. He is a member of our Executive Committee. He has been actively involved in the management, acquisition, construction and development of manufactured housing communities and has developed an extensive network of industry relationships over the past thirty years. He has overseen the acquisition, rezoning, development, expansion and marketing of numerous manufactured home communities, as well as recreational vehicle communities. Additionally, Mr. Shiffman, through his family-related interests, has had significant direct holdings in various real estate asset classes, which include office, multi-family, industrial, residential and retail. Mr. Shiffman is an executive officer and a director of SHS and all of our other corporate subsidiaries.

John B. McLaren has been in the manufactured housing industry since 1995. He has served as our President since 2014 and as our Chief Operating Officer since 2008. From 2008 to 2014, he served as an Executive Vice President of the Company. From 2005 to 2008, he was Senior Vice President of SHS with overall responsibility for home sales and leasing. Mr. McLaren spent approximately three years as Vice President of Leasing & Service for SHS with responsibility for developing and leading our Rental Program and also has experience in the multi-family REIT segment and the chattel lending industry.

Karen J. Dearing has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President since 2008. She joined us in 1998 as the Director of Finance where she worked extensively with accounting and finance matters related to our ground-up developments and expansions. Ms. Dearing became our Corporate Controller in 2002 and Senior Vice President in 2006. She is responsible for the overall management of our information technology, accounting, tax and finance departments, and all internal and external financial reporting. Prior to working for us, Ms. Dearing had 7.5 years of experience as the Financial Controller of a privately-owned automotive supplier and 4.5 years of experience as a certified public accountant with Deloitte.

Jonathan M. Colman has served as an Executive Vice President since March 2003. He joined us in 1994 as Vice President-Acquisitions and became a Senior Vice President in 1995. A certified public accountant, Mr. Colman has over thirty-five years of experience in the manufactured housing community industry. Prior to joining Sun, he was involved in the acquisition, financing and management of over 75 manufactured housing communities for two of the 10 largest manufactured housing community owners, including Uniprop, Inc. during its syndication of over $90.0 million in public limited partnerships in the late 1980s. Mr. Colman is also a Vice President of all of our corporate subsidiaries.



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PART II

ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock has been listed on the NYSE since December 8, 1993, and traded under the symbol “SUI”.

On February 14, 2019, the closing share price of our common stock was $113.68 per share on the NYSE, and there were 238 holders of record for the 86,380,502 outstanding shares of common stock. On February 14, 2019, the Operating Partnership had (i) 2,720,427 common OP units issued and outstanding, not held by us, which were convertible into an equal number of shares of our common stock, (ii) 1,283,819 Aspen preferred OP units issued and outstanding which were exchangeable for 435,222 shares of our common stock, (iii) 328,991 Series A-1 preferred OP units issued and outstanding which were exchangeable for 802,417 shares of our common stock, (iv) 40,268 Series A-3 preferred OP units issued and outstanding which were exchangeable for 74,917 shares of our common stock, (v) 410,364 Series A-4 preferred OP units issued and outstanding, not held by us, which were exchangeable for 182,384 shares of our common stock, (vi) 314,438 Series C preferred OP units issued and outstanding which were exchangeable for 349,026 shares of our common stock, and (vii) 488,958 Series D preferred OP units issued and outstanding which were exchangeable for 391,166 shares of our common stock.

We have historically paid regular quarterly distributions to holders of our common stock and common OP units. In addition, we are obligated to make distributions to holders of shares of Series A-4 preferred stock, Aspen preferred OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series A-4 preferred OP units, Series C preferred OP units and Series D preferred OP units. See “Structure of the Company” under Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our ability to make distributions on our common and preferred stock and OP units, payments on our indebtedness, and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. The decision to declare and pay distributions on shares of our common stock and common OP units in the future, as well as the timing, amount, and composition of any such future distributions, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors in light of conditions then existing, including our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, debt maturities, the availability of debt and equity capital, applicable REIT and legal restrictions, general overall economic conditions, and other factors.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table reflects information about the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2018:
 
 
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Number of shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column a)
 Plan Category
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
 
3,000

 
$
33.45

 
1,136,194

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
 

 

 

Total
 
3,000

 
$

 
1,136,194


Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In November 2004, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock. We have 400,000 common shares remaining in the repurchase program. No common shares were repurchased under this program during 2018 or 2017. There is no expiration date specified for the repurchase program.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

From time to time, we may issue shares of common stock in exchange for OP units that may be tendered to the Operating Partnership for redemption in accordance with the terms and provisions of the limited partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership.

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Such shares are issued based on the exchange ratios and formulas described in “Structure of the Company” under Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Below is the activity of conversions during 2018, 2017, and 2016:
 
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Series
Conversion Rate
Units / Shares
Common Stock
 
Units / Shares
Common Stock
 
Units/Shares
Common Stock
Common OP unit
1

20,608

20,608

 
36,055

36,055

 
104,106

104,106

Series A-1 preferred OP unit
2.439

13,430

32,752

 
21,919

53,456

 
20,691

50,458

Series A-4 preferred OP unit
0.4444

13,765

6,116

 
10,000

4,440

 
120,906

53,733

Series A-4 preferred stock
0.4444

22,576

10,033

 
158,036

70,238

 
385,242

171,218

Series C preferred OP unit
1.11

1,919

2,130

 
16,806

18,651

 
7,043

7,815


In addition to the shares of common stock issued pursuant to OP unit conversions above, we issued 298,900 shares of common stock totaling $26.4 million on July 27, 2017 in connection with an acquisition.

All of the securities described above were issued in private placements in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, including Regulation D promulgated thereunder, based on certain investment representations made by the parties to whom the securities were issued. No underwriters were used in connection with any of such issuances.

Performance Graph

Set forth below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock against the cumulative total return of a broad market index composed of all issuers listed on the NYSE and an industry index comprised of fourteen publicly traded REITs, for the five year period ending on December 31, 2018. This line graph assumes a $100 investment on December 31, 2013, a reinvestment of distributions and actual increase of the market value of our common stock relative to an initial investment of $100. The comparisons in this table are required by the SEC and are not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.

Peer Group

We utilize peer group data for quantitative benchmarking against external market participants. We select our peer group based on a number of quantitative and qualitative factors including, but not limited to, revenues, total assets, market capitalization, industry, sub-industry, location, total shareholder return history, executive compensation components, and peer decisions made by other companies. From time to time, we update our peer group based on analysis of the aforementioned factors and application of judgment. During 2018, we updated our peer group, as shown in the “SUI New Peer Group” caption in the table below.


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performancechart.jpg
 
 
Period Ending
Index
 
12/31/13
 
12/31/14
 
12/31/15
 
12/31/16
 
12/31/17
 
12/31/18
Sun Communities, Inc.
 
$
100.00

 
$
149.16

 
$
175.79

 
$
203.42

 
$
254.12

 
$
286.81

SNL U.S. REIT Residential Index
 
$
100.00

 
$
136.85

 
$
159.22

 
$
167.16

 
$
181.83

 
$
184.77

NYSE Composite Index
 
$
100.00

 
$
106.75

 
$
102.38

 
$
114.61

 
$
136.07

 
$
123.89

SUI New Peer Group (1)
 
$
100.00

 
$
138.90

 
$
159.06

 
$
163.79

 
$
167.48

 
$
163.60

SUI Old Peer Group (2)
 
$
100.00

 
$
137.53

 
$
158.50

 
$
167.15

 
$
174.93

 
$
175.02


(1) SUI new peer group includes: American Campus Communities, Inc., Apartment Investment and Management Company, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Brandywine Realty Trust, Camden Property Trust, CubeSmart, Equity Lifestyles Properties, Inc., Essex Property Trust, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Macerich Company, Kimco Realty Corp., UDR, Inc., Federal Realty Investment Trust, and Weingarten Realty Investors.
(2) SUI old peer group included: American Campus Communities, Inc., Apartment Investment and Management Company, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Brandywine Realty Trust, Camden Property Trust, CubeSmart, Equity Lifestyles Properties, Inc., Essex Property Trust, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., Taubman Centers, Inc., UDR, Inc., and Weingarten Realty Investors.


The information included under the heading “Performance Graph” is not to be treated as “soliciting material” or as “filed” with the SEC, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act that is made on, before or after the date of filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected financial information on a historical basis. The historical financial data has been derived from our historical financial statements. The following information should be read in conjunction with the information included

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in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto. In addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP below, we have provided net operating income (“NOI”) and funds from operations (“FFO”) as supplemental performance measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Item 7 below for additional information.
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017 (1)
 
2016 (1)
 
2015 (1)
 
2014 (1)
 
(In thousands, except for share related data)
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
1,126,825

 
$
982,570

 
$
833,778

 
$
674,731

 
$
484,259

Net income
$
120,158

 
$
81,819

 
$
31,471

 
$
170,473

 
$
33,196

Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

 
$
137,325

 
$
22,376

Earnings per share - basic
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.27

 
$
2.53

 
$
0.54

Earnings per share - diluted
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.26

 
$
2.52

 
$
0.54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash distributions declared per common share
$
2.84

 
$
2.68

 
$
2.60

 
$
2.60

 
$
2.60

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities
$
385,615

 
$
320,119

 
$
225,653

 
$
192,128

 
$
134,549

Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities
$
394,369

 
$
337,384

 
$
266,131

 
$
210,559

 
$
148,356

FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities per share - fully diluted
$
4.48

 
$
3.95

 
$
3.22

 
$
3.31

 
$
3.06

Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities per share - fully diluted
$
4.58

 
$
4.17

 
$
3.79

 
$
3.63

 
$
3.37

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,710,026

 
$
6,111,957

 
$
5,870,776

 
$
4,181,799

 
$
2,925,546

Total debt
$
3,124,303

 
$
3,079,238

 
$
3,110,042

 
$
2,336,297

 
$
1,819,941

Total liabilities
$
3,479,112

 
$
3,405,204

 
$
3,441,605

 
$
2,562,421

 
$
1,997,540


(1) Financial information has been revised to reflect certain reclassifications in prior periods to conform to current period presentation.


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ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION


The following discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying footnotes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP below, we have provided NOI and FFO as supplemental performance measures. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in this Item 7 for additional information.

OVERVIEW

We are a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT. As of December 31, 2018, we owned and operated, or had an interest in, a portfolio of 371 properties located throughout the United States and Ontario, Canada, including 230 MH communities, 110 RV communities, and 31 properties containing both MH and RV sites. We have been in the business of acquiring, operating, developing, and expanding MH and RV communities since 1975. We lease individual sites with utility access for placement of manufactured homes and RVs to our customers. We are also engaged through SHS in the marketing, selling, and leasing of new and pre-owned homes to current and future residents in our communities. The operations of SHS support and enhance our occupancy levels, property performance, and cash flows.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2018 Accomplishments:

Total revenues for 2018 increased 14.7 percent to $1.1 billion.
Core FFO for 2018 was $4.58 per diluted share and OP unit, an increase of 9.8 percent over 2017.
Achieved Same Community NOI growth of 6.7 percent.
Gained 2,600 revenue producing sites.
Reached Same Community occupancy of 98.0 percent, excluding approximately 2,100 recently completed, but vacant expansion sites.
Sold 3,629 homes, an increase of 10.6 percent over 2017.
Brokered homes sales increased by 7.0 percent to 2,147 in 2018 as compared to 2,006 in 2017.
Achieved 1-year, 3-year and 5-year total shareholder return of 14.2 percent, 66.9 percent and 191.3 percent, respectively, outperforming the MSCI US REIT, Russell 1000, U.S. REIT Residential, and S&P 500 indexes.
Delivered approximately 1,300 expansion sites in 13 communities.
Acquired 20 communities for total consideration of $349.1 million.
Entered into a strategic investment with Ingenia Communities Group (“Ingenia”) along with a development joint venture.

Property Operations:

Occupancy in our Properties as well as our ability to increase rental rates directly affects revenues. Our revenue streams are predominantly derived from customers renting our sites on a long-term basis. Our Same Community properties continue to achieve revenue and occupancy increases which drive continued NOI growth. We continue to sell homes at a high level in our communities and expect this trend to continue.
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Portfolio Information:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Occupancy % - Total Portfolio - MH and RV blended (1)
 
96.1
%
 
95.8
%
 
96.2
%
Occupancy % - Same Community - MH and RV blended (1)(2)(3)
 
98.0
%
 
97.3
%
 
96.6
%
Core FFO
 
$
4.58

 
$
4.17

 
$
3.79

NOI - Total Portfolio (in thousands)
 
$
533,321

 
$
479,662

 
$
403,337

NOI - Same Community (in thousands)
 
$
512,357

 
$
382,210

 
$
332,919

Homes Sold
 
3,629

 
3,282

 
3,172

Number of Occupied Rental Homes
 
10,994

 
11,074

 
10,733

(1)  Occupancy percent includes annual RV sites, and excludes transient RV sites.
(2) Occupancy percent excludes recently completed but vacant expansion sites.
(3) Same community is based on the as reported year end same community count for each respective year.


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Acquisition Activity:

During the past three years, we have completed acquisitions of over 130 properties with over 36,000 sites located in high growth areas and retirement and vacation destinations such as California, Florida, Arizona, and Utah along with Eastern coastal areas and Ontario, Canada.

During 2018, we acquired 20 communities, as detailed in the table below:
Property/Portfolio
 
State
 
Type
 
Total Consideration (in thousands)
 
Number of sites
 
Expansion Sites
Leaf Verde RV Resort
 
Arizona
 
RV
 
$
11,647

 
376

 

Archview RV Resort & Campground
 
Utah
 
RV
 
14,550

 
114

 
50

Petoskey KOA RV Resort
 
Michigan
 
RV
 
9,000

 
210

 

The Sands RV & Golf Resort
 
California
 
RV
 
14,250

 
507

 

Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (1)(2)
 
Various
 
RV
 
241,878

 
2,700

 
940

Silver Creek RV Resort
 
Michigan
 
RV
 
7,250

 
264

 
176

Highway West (1)
 
Utah and Oregon
 
RV
 
36,500

 
536

 

Compass RV Resort
 
Florida
 
RV
 
14,000

 
175

 

Total
 
 
 
 
 
$
349,075

 
4,882

 
1,166

(1) Highway West and Sun NG RV Resorts LLC are comprised of 4 RV and 10 RV resorts, respectively.
(2) Refer to Note 8, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.


In 2018, we acquired the following land for expansion / development:
Name
 
Location
 
Type
 
Expansion / Development Sites
 
Cost (millions)
 
Month Acquired
Ocean West
 
McKinleyville, CA
 
MH
 
26

 
$
0.2

 
December
Water Oak Country Club Estates
 
Lady Lake, FL
 
MH
 
296

 
$
1.9

 
November
Oak Crest
 
Austin, TX
 
MH
 
220

 
$
4.2

 
October
Pecan Park RV Resort
 
Jacksonville, FL
 
RV
 
158

 
$
1.3

 
September
Smith Creek Crossing
 
Granby, CO
 
MH
 
310

 
$
0.9

 
September
Apple Carr
 
Egelston, MI
 
MH
 
121

 
$
0.2

 
May
River Run Ranch
 
Granby, CO
 
MH / RV
 
1,144

 
$
5.3

 
May
 
 
 
 
Total
 
2,275

 
$
14.0

 
 


Expansion Activity:

We have been focused on expansion opportunities adjacent to our existing communities, and we have developed over 3,500 sites within the past three years. We have expanded approximately 1,300 sites at 13 communities in 2018. The total cost to construct the sites was $56.7 million. We continue to expand our Properties utilizing our inventory of owned and entitled land (approximately 11,300 sites available for development) and expect to construct over 1,600 additional expansion sites in 2019.











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Markets:

Our Properties are largely concentrated in Florida, Michigan, Texas and California. We have expanded our market share in California through recent acquisitions and increased our property holdings in other high growth areas of the U.S. including retirement and vacation destinations.

We have also experienced strong revenue growth through recent acquisitions of RV communities. The age demographic of RV communities is attractive, as the population of retirement age baby boomers in the U.S. is growing. RV communities have become a trending vacation opportunity not only for the retiree population, but as an affordable vacation alternative for families.

The following table identifies our markets by total sites:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Major Market
Number of Properties
Total Sites
% of Total Sites
 
Number of Properties
Total Sites
% of Total Sites
Florida
124

43,791

34.1
%
 
123

43,328

35.5
%
Michigan
70

27,080

21.1
%
 
68

26,137

21.4
%
Texas
23

8,674

6.8
%
 
21

7,974

6.5
%
California
30

7,706

6.0
%
 
27

6,498

5.3
%
Arizona
12

5,259

4.1
%
 
11

4,882

4.0
%
Ontario, Canada
15

4,891

3.8
%
 
15

4,882

4.0
%
Indiana
11

3,608

2.8
%
 
11

3,420

2.8
%
Ohio
9

2,920

2.3
%
 
9

2,904

2.4
%
New Jersey
7

2,916

2.3
%
 
7

2,917

2.4
%
Colorado
8

2,472

1.9
%
 
8

2,481

2.0
%
Illinois
5

2,150

1.6
%
 
5

2,150

1.8
%
New York
7

2,118

1.6
%
 
6

1,757

1.4
%
Maine
6

1,595

1.2
%
 
6

1,595

1.3
%
Pennsylvania
4

1,519

1.2
%
 
3

1,277

1.1
%
Maryland
4

1,382

1.1
%
 
3

1,156

1.0
%
Georgia
3

1,140

0.9
%
 
3

1,139

0.9
%
Virginia
5

1,031

0.8
%
 
4

718

0.6
%
Missouri
2

976

0.8
%
 
2

976

0.8
%
Delaware
2

916

0.7
%
 
2

916

0.8
%
New Hampshire
2

682

0.5
%
 


%
Massachusetts
2

679

0.5
%
 
2

680

0.6
%
North Carolina
3

671

0.5
%
 
3

672

0.6
%
South Carolina
1

588

0.5
%
 
1

588

0.5
%
Wisconsin
2

588

0.5
%
 
2

548

0.4
%
Utah
4

562

0.4
%
 


%
Oregon
3

561

0.4
%
 
2

473

0.4
%
Minnesota
1

475

0.4
%
 
1

475

0.4
%
Iowa
1

413

0.3
%
 
1

413

0.3
%
Tennessee
2

392

0.3
%
 
1

237

0.2
%
Nevada
1

324

0.3
%
 
1

324

0.3
%
Montana
1

226

0.2
%
 
1

226

0.2
%
Connecticut
1

149

0.1
%
 
1

149

0.1
%
 
371

128,454



 
350

121,892

 

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the results reported in accordance with GAAP in our “Results of Operations” below, we have provided information regarding NOI and FFO as supplemental performance measures. We believe NOI and FFO are appropriate measures given their wide use by and relevance to investors and analysts following the real estate industry. NOI provides a measure of rental operations and does not factor in depreciation, amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses. FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of GAAP depreciation/amortization of real estate assets. In addition, NOI and FFO are commonly used in various ratios, pricing multiples/yields and returns and valuation calculations used to measure financial position, performance and value.

NOI is derived from revenues minus property operating expenses and real estate taxes. NOI does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of the Company’s financial performance or to be an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company’s liquidity; nor is it indicative of funds available for the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. The Company believes that net income (loss) is the most directly comparable GAAP measurement to NOI. Because of the inclusion of items such as interest, depreciation, and amortization, the use of net income (loss) as a performance measure is limited as these items may not accurately reflect the actual change in market value of a property, in the case of depreciation and in the case of interest, may not necessarily be linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset, as it is often incurred at a parent company level and not at a property level. The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of operating performance because it is an indicator of the return on property investment, and provides a method of comparing property performance over time. The Company uses NOI as a key management tool when evaluating performance and growth of particular properties and/or groups of properties. The principal limitation of NOI is that it excludes depreciation, amortization interest expense and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses, all of which are significant costs. Therefore, NOI is a measure of the operating performance of the properties of the Company rather than of the Company overall.

FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) as net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The Company considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates).

FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared period over period, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, and operating costs, providing perspective not readily apparent from net income (loss). Management believes that the use of FFO has been beneficial in improving the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and making comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. FFO is computed in accordance with the Company’s interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than the Company. The Company also uses FFO excluding certain gain and loss items that management considers unrelated to the operational and financial performance of our core business (“Core FFO”). We believe that this provides investors with another financial measure of our operating performance that is more comparable when evaluating period over period results.

Because FFO excludes significant economic components of net income (loss) including depreciation and amortization, FFO should be used as an adjunct to net income (loss) and not as an alternative to net income (loss). The principal limitation of FFO is that it does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP and is a supplemental measure of performance that does not replace net income (loss) as a measure of performance or net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity. In addition, FFO is not intended as a measure of a REIT’s ability to meet debt principal repayments and other cash requirements, nor as a measure of working capital. FFO only provides investors with an additional performance measure that, when combined with measures computed in accordance with GAAP such as net income (loss), cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, provide investors with an indication of our ability to service debt and to fund acquisitions and other expenditures. Other REITs may use different methods for calculating FFO, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to other REITs.




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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We report operating results under two segments: Real Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals. The Real Property Operations segment owns, operates, develops, or has an interest in, a portfolio of MH and RV communities throughout the U.S. and in Canada, and is in the business of acquiring, operating, and expanding MH and RV communities. The Home Sales and Rentals segment offers MH and RV park model sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities. We evaluate segment operating performance based on NOI and gross profit. Refer to Note 12, “Segment Reporting,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

The following tables reconcile the Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders to NOI and summarize our consolidated financial results for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
Years Ended
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
 
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

Other revenues
 
(27,057
)
 
(24,874
)
 
(21,150
)
Home selling expenses
 
15,722

 
12,457

 
9,744

General and administrative
 
81,438

 
74,232

 
63,662

Transaction costs
 
472

 
9,801

 
31,914

Catastrophic weather related charges, net
 
92

 
8,352

 
1,172

Depreciation and amortization
 
287,262

 
261,536

 
221,770

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
2,657

 
6,019

 
1,127

Interest expense
 
132,783

 
130,242

 
122,315

Remeasurement of marketable securities
 
3,639

 

 

Other expense / (income), net
 
6,453

 
(8,982
)
 
4,676

Current tax expense
 
595

 
446

 
683

Deferred tax benefit
 
(507
)
 
(582
)
 
(400
)
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
 
(646
)
 

 
(500
)
Preferred return to preferred OP units
 
4,486

 
4,581

 
5,006

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
8,443

 
5,055

 
150

Preferred stock distribution
 
1,736

 
7,162

 
8,946

NOI/Gross Profit
 
$
623,061

 
$
550,466

 
$
466,484


 
 
Years Ended
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Real Property NOI
 
$
533,321

 
$
479,662

 
$
403,337

Rental Program NOI
 
96,173

 
92,268

 
85,019

Home Sales NOI/Gross profit
 
42,698

 
32,294

 
30,087

Ancillary NOI/Gross profit
 
16,484

 
10,075

 
9,641

Site rent from Rental Program (included in Real Property NOI) (1)
 
(65,615
)
 
(63,833
)
 
(61,600
)
NOI/Gross profit
 
$
623,061

 
$
550,466

 
$
466,484


(1)  The renter’s monthly payment includes the site rent and an amount attributable to the leasing of the home. The site rent is reflected in the Real Property Operations segment. For purposes of management analysis, the site rent is included in the Rental Program revenue to evaluate the incremental revenue gains associated with implementation of the Rental Program, and to assess the overall growth and performance of Rental Program and financial impact on our operations.


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COMPARISON OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

REAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS – TOTAL PORTFOLIO

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Total Portfolio as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information (in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Income from Real Property
 
$
825,973

 
$
742,228

 
$
83,745

 
11.3
%
Property operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and benefits
 
74,653

 
67,075

 
7,578

 
11.3
%
Legal, taxes, and insurance
 
9,524

 
7,264

 
2,260

 
31.1
%
Utilities
 
93,205

 
83,550

 
9,655

 
11.6
%
Supplies and repair
 
28,594

 
25,871

 
2,723

 
10.5
%
Other
 
30,121

 
26,518

 
3,603

 
13.6
%
Real estate taxes
 
56,555

 
52,288

 
4,267

 
8.2
%
Property operating expenses
 
292,652

 
262,566

 
30,086

 
11.5
%
Real Property NOI
 
$
533,321

 
$
479,662

 
$
53,659

 
11.2
%

 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
 
Number of properties
 
371

 
350

 
21

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH occupancy
 
95.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV occupancy
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH & RV blended occupancy (1)
 
96.1
%
 
95.8
%
 
0.3
%
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sites available for development
 
11,258

 
9,617

 
1,641

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monthly base rent per site - MH
 
$
554


$
533

 
$
21

 

Monthly base rent per site - RV (2)
 
$
455


$
435

 
$
20

 

Monthly base rent per site - Total
 
$
532


$
512

 
$
20

 

(1)  Overall occupancy percentage includes MH and annual RV sites, and excludes transient RV sites.
(2) Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

The $53.7 million increase in Real Property NOI consists of $21.5 million from recently acquired properties and $32.2 million from our Same Community properties as detailed below.


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REAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS – SAME COMMUNITY

A key management tool used when evaluating performance and growth of our properties is a comparison of Same Communities. Same Communities consist of properties owned and operated throughout 2018 and 2017. The Same Community data may change from time-to-time depending on acquisitions, dispositions, management discretion, significant transactions, or unique situations. The Same Community data in this Form 10-K includes all properties which we have owned and operated continuously since January 1, 2017.

In order to evaluate the growth of the Same Communities, management has classified certain items differently than our GAAP statements. The reclassification difference between our GAAP statements and our Same Community portfolio is the reclassification of water and sewer revenues from income from real property to utilities. A significant portion of our utility charges are re-billed to our residents. We have reclassified $32.2 million and $30.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to reflect the utility expenses associated with our Same Community portfolio net of recovery.

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Same Communities as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The amounts in the table below reflect constant currency for comparative purposes. Canadian currency figures included within the year ended December 31, 2017 have been translated at 2018 average exchange rates:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Information (in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
% Change
 
Income from Real Property
 
$
746,360

 
$
703,272

 
$
43,088

 
6.1
%
 
Property operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and benefits
 
66,502

 
65,524

 
978

 
1.5
%
 
Legal, taxes, and insurance
 
9,026

 
7,152

 
1,874

 
26.2
%
 
Utilities
 
54,949

 
51,480

 
3,469

 
6.7
%
 
Supplies and repair(1)
 
26,476

 
25,347

 
1,129

 
4.5
%
 
Other
 
22,952

 
21,960

 
992

 
4.5
%
 
Real estate taxes
 
54,098

 
51,695

 
2,403

 
4.6
%
 
Property operating expenses
 
234,003

 
223,158

 
10,845

 
4.9
%
 
Real Property NOI
 
$
512,357

 
$
480,114

 
$
32,243

 
6.7
%
 

 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
 
 
Number of properties
 
336

 
336

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH occupancy (2)
 
97.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV occupancy (2)
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH & RV blended occupancy (2)
 
98.0
%
 
95.8
%
(3) 
2.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sites available for development
 
7,348

 
5,087

 
2,261

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Monthly base rent per site - MH
 
$
554

 
$
533

 
$
21

 

 
Monthly base rent per site - RV (4)
 
$
455

 
$
431

 
$
24

 

 
Monthly base rent per site - Total
 
$
532

 
$
511

 
$
21

 

 

(1) Year ended December 31, 2017 excludes $2.6 million of expenses incurred for recently acquired properties to bring the properties up to Sun’s operating standards. These costs did not meet the Company’s capitalization policy.
(2) The Same Community occupancy percentage for 2018 is derived from 104,059 developed sites, of which 101,988 were occupied. The number of developed sites excludes RV transient sites and approximately 2,100 recently completed but vacant MH expansion sites.     
(3) The Same Community occupancy percentage for 2017 has been adjusted to reflect incremental growth period-over-period from filled expansion sites and the conversion of transient RV sites to annual RV sites.
(4) Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

The 6.7 percent growth in NOI is primarily due to a 6.1 percent increase in Income from real property. The 6.1 percent increase in Income from real property is primarily due to a 2.2 percent increase in MH & RV blended occupancy and a 4.1 percent increase in total monthly base rent per site. The increase in Income from real property was partially offset by a 4.9 percent increase in Property operating expenses compared to 2017, which was primarily due to higher utilities, real estate taxes, and legal, taxes, and insurance in 2018.

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HOME SALES AND RENTALS

We purchase new homes and acquire pre-owned and repossessed manufactured homes, generally located within our communities, from lenders, dealers, and former residents to lease or sell to current and prospective residents.

The following table reflects certain financial and statistical information for our Home Sales Program for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except for average selling prices and statistical information):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home sales
 
$
59,578

 
$
36,915

 
$
22,663

 
61.4
%
Pre-owned home sales
 
106,453

 
90,493

 
15,960

 
17.6
%
Revenue from homes sales
 
166,031

 
127,408

 
38,623

 
30.3
%
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home cost of sales
 
51,913

 
31,578

 
20,335

 
64.4
%
Pre-owned home cost of sales
 
71,420

 
63,536

 
7,884

 
12.4
%
Cost of home sales
 
123,333

 
95,114

 
28,219

 
29.7
%
NOI / Gross profit
 
$
42,698

 
$
32,294

 
$
10,404

 
32.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit – new homes
 
$
7,665

 
$
5,337

 
$
2,328

 
43.6
%
Gross margin % – new homes
 
12.9
%
 
14.5
%
 
(1.6
)%
 


Average selling price – new homes
 
$
113,266

 
$
101,975

 
$
11,291

 
11.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit – pre-owned homes
 
$
35,033

 
$
26,957

 
$
8,076

 
30.0
%
Gross margin % – pre-owned homes
 
32.9
%
 
29.8
%
 
3.1
 %
 


Average selling price – pre-owned homes
 
$
34,306

 
$
30,991

 
$
3,315

 
10.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statistical Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home sales volume
 
526

 
362

 
164

 
45.3
%
Pre-owned home sales volume
 
3,103

 
2,920

 
183

 
6.3
%
Total homes sold
 
3,629

 
3,282

 
347

 
10.6
%

Gross profit for new and pre-owned home sales increased $2.3 million and $8.1 million, respectively, in 2018 as compared to 2017. The increases for both new and pre-owned home sales are primarily the result of higher home sales volumes combined with higher average selling prices in 2018 as compared to 2017.


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The following table reflects certain financial and other information for our Rental Program as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except for statistical information):

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental home revenue
 
$
53,657

 
$
50,549

 
$
3,108

 
6.1
 %
Site rent from Rental Program (1)
 
65,615

 
63,833

 
1,782

 
2.8
 %
Rental Program revenue
 
119,272

 
114,382

 
4,890

 
4.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commissions
 
2,291

 
2,734

 
(443
)
 
(16.2
)%
Repairs and refurbishment
 
10,312

 
9,864

 
448

 
4.5
 %
Taxes and insurance
 
6,364

 
6,102

 
262

 
4.3
 %
Marketing and other
 
4,132

 
3,414

 
718

 
21.0
 %
Rental Program operating and maintenance
 
23,099

 
22,114

 
985

 
4.5
 %
Rental Program NOI
 
$
96,173

 
$
92,268

 
$
3,905

 
4.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of occupied rentals, end of period
 
10,994

 
11,074

 
(80
)
 
(0.7
)%
Investment in occupied rental homes, end of period
 
$
530,006

 
$
494,945

 
$
35,061

 
7.1
 %
Number of sold rental homes
 
1,122

 
1,168

 
(46
)
 
(3.9
)%
Weighted average monthly rental rate, end of period
 
$
949

 
$
901

 
$
48

 
5.3
 %

(1) The renter’s monthly payment includes the site rent and an amount attributable to the rental home lease. The site rent is reflected in the Real Property Operations segment. For purposes of management analysis, the site rent is included in the Rental Program revenue to evaluate the incremental revenue gains associated with implementation of the Rental Program, and assess the overall growth and performance of Rental Program and financial impact to our operations.

Rental Program NOI increased by 4.2 percent compared to 2017. The increase is due to a 4.3 percent increase in Rental Program revenue which is primarily attributable to a 5.3 percent increase in weighted average monthly rental rates.

The 4.5 percent increase in Rental Program operating and maintenance expenses is primarily due to higher Marketing and other expenses, driven by higher utility and bad debt expenses in 2018 as compared to 2017, partially offset by the decrease in commission expenses due to a decrease in the number of sold rental homes in 2018 as compared to 2017.

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OTHER INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS

The following table summarizes other income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Ancillary revenue, net
 
$
16,484

 
$
10,075

 
$
6,409

 
63.6
 %
Interest income
 
$
20,853

 
$
21,180

 
$
(327
)
 
(1.5
)%
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net
 
$
6,204

 
$
3,694

 
$
2,510

 
67.9
 %
Home selling expenses
 
$
15,722

 
$
12,457

 
$
3,265

 
26.2
 %
General and administrative expenses
 
$
81,438

 
$
74,232

 
$
7,206

 
9.7
 %
Transaction costs
 
$
472

 
$
9,801

 
$
(9,329
)
 
(95.2
)%
Catastrophic weather related charges, net
 
$
92

 
$
8,352

 
$
(8,260
)
 
(98.9
)%
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
287,262

 
$
261,536

 
$
25,726

 
9.8
 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
$
2,657

 
$
6,019

 
$
(3,362
)
 
(55.9
)%
Interest expense
 
$
132,783

 
$
130,242

 
$
2,541

 
2.0
 %
Remeasurement of marketable securities
 
$
(3,639
)
 
$

 
$
(3,639
)
 
N/A

Other (expense) / income, net
 
$
(6,453
)
 
$
8,982

 
$
(15,435
)
 
(171.8
)%
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
 
$
646

 
$

 
$
646

 
N/A

Current tax expense
 
$
(595
)
 
$
(446
)
 
$
(149
)
 
(33.4
)%
Deferred tax benefit
 
$
507

 
$
582

 
$
(75
)
 
(12.9
)%

Ancillary revenue, net - increased primarily due to RV vacation home rental income as a result of acquisition activities, in addition to an increase in golf course, restaurant, and resort activity net profit during the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net - increased primarily due to a higher number of broker homes sold during the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, in addition to $1.9 million in business interruption insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Irma.

Home selling expenses - increased as a result of higher commissions due to a higher volume of home sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

General and administrative expenses - increased primarily due to employee related costs including salaries, incentive compensation, and deferred compensation amortization, in addition to higher software support and maintenance fees during the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

Transaction costs - for the year ended December 31, 2018, decreased by $9.3 million as compared to the same period in 2017. Beginning January 2018, only direct acquisition related costs are capitalized as part of the purchase price. Acquisition costs that do not meet the criteria for capitalization are expensed as incurred.

Catastrophic weather related charges, net - decreased primarily due to a smaller impact from Hurricanes Florence and Michael for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to a larger impact from Hurricane Irma in the same period in 2017.

Depreciation and amortization - increased as a result of our recent property acquisitions and our ongoing expansion and development activities. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Loss on extinguishment of debt - decreased $3.4 million primarily due to lower prepayment penalties related to debt and financing activity as compared to 2017. Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.


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Interest expense - for the year ended December 31, 2018, increased $2.5 million as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to entering into two collateralized term loans totaling $249.7 million. Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Remeasurement of marketable securities - was $3.6 million in 2018, primarily due to the change in the fair value of exchange traded marketable securities. Refer to Note 7, “Investment in Nonconsolidated Affiliates,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Other (expense) / income, net - for the year ended December 31, 2018, was primarily comprised of foreign currency translation loss of $8.4 million, and $0.4 million in other expenses, partially offset by contingent liability remeasurement gain of $2.3 million compared to 2017 which consisted of foreign currency translation gains of $5.9 million and a contingent liability remeasurement gain of $3.0 million.

Income from nonconsolidated affiliates - was $0.6 million in 2018, primarily due to equity earnings from our investments in GTSC and Origen Financial Services, LLC. Refer to Note 7, “Investment in Nonconsolidated Affiliates,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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COMPARISON OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016

REAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS – TOTAL PORTFOLIO

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Total Portfolio as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information (in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
% Change
Income from Real Property
 
742,228

 
620,917

 
$
121,311

 
19.5
%
Property operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and benefits
 
67,075

 
56,744

 
10,331

 
18.2
%
Legal, taxes, and insurance
 
7,264

 
5,941

 
1,323

 
22.3
%
Utilities
 
83,550

 
67,495

 
16,055

 
23.8
%
Supplies and repair
 
25,871

 
20,732

 
5,139

 
24.8
%
Other
 
26,518

 
22,362

 
4,156

 
18.6
%
Real estate taxes
 
52,288

 
44,306

 
7,982

 
18.0
%
Property operating expenses
 
262,566

 
217,580

 
44,986

 
20.7
%
Real Property NOI
 
$
479,662

 
$
403,337

 
$
76,325

 
18.9
%

 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
 
Number of properties
 
350

 
341

 
9

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH occupancy
 
94.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV occupancy
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH & RV blended occupancy (1)
 
95.8
%
 
96.2
%
 
(0.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sites available for development
 
9,617

 
10,337

 
(720
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monthly base rent per site - MH
 
$
533

 
$
515

 
$
18

 

Monthly base rent per site - RV (2)
 
$
439

 
$
420

 
$
19

 

Monthly base rent per site - Total
 
$
512

 
$
495

 
$
17

 

(1)  Overall occupancy (percentage) includes MH and annual RV sites, and excludes transient RV sites.
(2) Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

The $76.3 million growth in Real Property NOI consists of $51.7 million from newly acquired properties and $24.6 million from Same Community properties as detailed below.

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REAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS – SAME COMMUNITY

The following tables reflect certain financial and other information for our Same Communities, which includes all properties we have owned and operated continuously since January 1, 2016 as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. We have reclassified $26.9 million and $25.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to reflect the utility expenses associated with our Same Community portfolio net of recovery.

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information (in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
% Change
Income from Real Property
 
$
533,942

 
$
503,770

 
$
30,172

 
6.0
 %
Property operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and benefits
 
45,240

 
43,078

 
2,162

 
5.0
 %
Legal, taxes, and insurance
 
5,562

 
5,174

 
388

 
7.5
 %
Utilities
 
29,726

 
28,475

 
1,251

 
4.4
 %
Supplies and repair (1)
 
19,109

 
18,729

 
380

 
2.0
 %
Other
 
13,696

 
13,988

 
(292
)
 
(2.1
)%
Real estate taxes
 
38,399

 
36,708

 
1,691

 
4.6
 %
Property operating expenses
 
151,732

 
146,152

 
5,580

 
3.8
 %
Real Property NOI
 
$
382,210

 
$
357,618

 
$
24,592

 
6.9
 %

 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
 
 
Number of properties
 
231

 
231

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH occupancy (2)
 
96.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV occupancy (2)
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH & RV blended occupancy (2)
 
97.3
%
 
95.4
%
(3) 
1.9
%
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sites available for development
 
5,087

 
6,263

 
(1,176
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monthly base rent per site - MH
 
$
518

 
$
500

 
$
18

 
 
 
Monthly base rent per site - RV (4)
 
$
459

 
$
441

 
$
18

 

 
Monthly base rent per site - Total
 
$
510

 
$
492

 
$
18

 

 
(1) Year ended December 31, 2016 excludes $0.1 million of expenses incurred for recently acquired properties to bring the properties up to Sun’s operating standards. These costs did not meet the Company’s capitalization policy.
(2) The Same Community occupancy percentage for 2017 is derived from 80,407 developed sites, of which 78,257 were occupied. The number of developed sites excludes RV transient sites and approximately 1,800 recently completed by vacant MH expansion sites.
(3) The Same Community occupancy percentage for 2016 has been adjusted to reflect incremental growth period-over-period from filled expansion sites and the conversion of transient RV sites to annual RV sites.
(4) Monthly base rent pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.


The 6.9 percent growth in NOI is primarily due to a 6.0 percent increase in Income from real property. The 6.0 percent increase in Income from real property is primarily due to a 1.9 percent increase in MH & RV blended occupancy, a 3.6 percent increase in total monthly base rent per site, and a 0.5 percent increase in transient revenue and other revenue. The increase in Income from real property was partially offset by a 3.8 percent increase in Property operating expenses compared to 2016, which was primarily due to higher payroll and benefits, real estate taxes, and utilities in 2017.




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HOME SALES AND RENTALS

The following table reflects certain financial and statistical information for our Home Sales Program for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except for average selling prices and statistical information):

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
% Change
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home sales
 
$
36,915

 
$
30,977

 
$
5,938

 
19.2
%
Pre-owned home sales
 
90,493

 
79,530

 
10,963

 
13.8
%
Revenue from homes sales
 
127,408

 
110,507

 
16,901

 
15.3
%
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home cost of sales
 
31,578

 
26,802

 
4,776

 
17.8
%
Pre-owned home cost of sales
 
63,536

 
53,618

 
9,918

 
18.5
%
Cost of home sales
 
95,114

 
80,420

 
14,694

 
18.3
%
NOI / Gross profit
 
$
32,294

 
$
30,087

 
$
2,207

 
7.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit – new homes
 
$
5,337

 
$
4,175

 
$
1,162

 
27.8
%
Gross margin % – new homes
 
14.5
%
 
13.5
%
 
1.0
 %
 
 
Average selling price – new homes
 
$
101,975

 
$
94,156

 
$
7,819

 
8.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit – pre-owned homes
 
$
26,957

 
$
25,912

 
$
1,045

 
4.0
%
Gross margin % – pre-owned homes
 
29.8
%
 
32.6
%
 
(2.8
)%
 
 
Average selling price – pre-owned homes
 
$
30,991

 
$
27,974

 
$
3,017

 
10.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statistical Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home sales volume
 
362

 
329

 
33

 
10.0
%
Pre-owned home sales volume
 
2,920

 
2,843

 
77

 
2.7
%
Total homes sold
 
3,282

 
3,172

 
110

 
3.5
%

Gross profit for new and pre-owned home sales increased $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in 2017 as compared to 2016. The increases for both new and pre-owned home sales are primarily the result of higher volume of home sales combined with higher average selling prices in 2017 as compared to 2016.








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The following table reflects certain financial and other information for our Rental Program as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except for statistical information):

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Financial Information
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
% Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental home revenue
 
$
50,549

 
$
47,780

 
$
2,769

 
5.8
 %
Site rent from Rental Program (1)
 
63,833

 
61,600

 
2,233

 
3.6
 %
Rental Program revenue
 
114,382

 
109,380

 
5,002

 
4.6
 %
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commissions
 
2,734

 
2,309

 
425

 
18.4
 %
Repairs and refurbishment
 
9,864

 
12,825

 
(2,961
)
 
(23.1
)%
Taxes and insurance
 
6,102

 
5,734

 
368

 
6.4
 %
Marketing and other
 
3,414

 
3,493

 
(79
)
 
(2.3
)%
Rental Program operating and maintenance
 
22,114

 
24,361

 
(2,247
)
 
(9.2
)%
Rental Program NOI
 
$
92,268

 
$
85,019

 
$
7,249

 
8.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of occupied rentals, end of period
 
11,074

 
10,733

 
341

 
3.2
 %
Investment in occupied rental homes, end of period
 
$
494,945

 
$
457,691

 
$
37,254

 
8.1
 %
Number of sold rental homes
 
1,168

 
1,089

 
79

 
7.3
 %
Weighted average monthly rental rate, end of period
 
$
901

 
$
882

 
$
19

 
2.2
 %

(1) The renter’s monthly payment includes the site rent and an amount attributable to the rental home lease. The site rent is reflected in the Real Property Operations segment. For purposes of management analysis, the site rent is included in the Rental Program revenue to evaluate the incremental revenue gains associated with implementation of the Rental Program, and assess the overall growth and performance of Rental Program and financial impact to our operations.

Rental Program NOI increased by 8.5 percent compared to 2016. The increase is due to a 4.6 percent increase in Rental Program revenue attributable to a 2.2 percent increase in weighted average monthly rental rates and a 3.2 percent increase in the number of occupied rentals, combined with an overall decrease in Rental Program operating and maintenance expenses.

The 9.2 percent decrease in Rental Program operating and maintenance expenses is primarily due to lower Repairs and refurbishment expenses in 2017 as compared to 2016.






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OTHER INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS

The following table summarizes other income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
% Change
Ancillary revenue, net
 
$
10,075

 
$
9,641

 
$
434

 
4.5
 %
Interest income
 
$
21,180

 
$
18,113

 
$
3,067

 
16.9
 %
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net
 
$
3,694

 
$
3,037

 
$
657

 
21.6
 %
Home selling expenses
 
$
12,457

 
$
9,744

 
$
2,713

 
27.8
 %
General and administrative expenses
 
$
74,232

 
$
63,662

 
$
10,570

 
16.6
 %
Transaction costs
 
$
9,801

 
$
31,914

 
$
(22,113
)
 
(69.3
)%
Catastrophic weather related charges, net
 
$
8,352

 
$
1,172

 
$
7,180

 
612.6
 %
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
261,536

 
$
221,770

 
$
39,766

 
17.9
 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
$
6,019

 
$
1,127

 
$
4,892

 
434.1
 %
Interest expense
 
$
130,242

 
$
122,315

 
$
7,927

 
6.5
 %
Other income / (expense), net
 
$
8,982

 
$
(4,676
)
 
$
13,658

 
292.1
 %
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
 
$

 
$
500

 
$
(500
)
 
(100.0
)%
Current tax expense
 
$
(446
)
 
$
(683
)
 
$
237

 
(34.7
)%
Deferred tax benefit
 
$
582

 
$
400

 
$
182

 
45.5
 %

Interest income - increased primarily due to an increase in our installment notes receivable, partially offset by a decrease in our collateralized receivables, as compared to December 31, 2016.

Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net - increased due to the sale of 2,006 brokered homes in 2017 as compared to 1,655 in 2016, a 21.2 percent increase.

Home selling expenses - increased primarily due to higher volumes and higher weighted average selling prices for both new and used homes in 2017, which resulted in higher commissions.

General and administrative expenses - increased primarily due to additional employee related costs as headcount increased in connection with our growth through acquisitions.

Transaction costs - relate to diligence and other expenses incurred in connection with our acquisitions. These costs were significantly lower in 2017 as compared to 2016, due to the acquisition of Carefree Communities, Inc. (“Carefree”) in 2016.

Catastrophic weather related charges, net - In September 2017, Hurricane Irma impacted 121 of our communities in Florida and three in Georgia. We recognized charges totaling $31.7 million comprised of $21.3 million for debris and tree removal, common area repairs, and minor flooding damage, as well as $10.4 million for impaired assets at the three Florida Keys communities. These charges were partially offset by estimated insurance recoveries of $23.7 million.

In 2016, Catastrophic weather related charges, net were primarily attributable to debris and tree removal, common area repairs, and minor flooding damage from hurricanes Hermine and Matthew.

Depreciation and amortization - increased as a result of our acquisition of Carefree in 2016, as well as other properties in the second half of 2016 and during 2017.

Loss on extinguishment of debt - in 2017 of $6.0 million was recognized in connection with defeasement or repayment of collateralized term loans totaling $61.4 million. In 2016, the loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.1 million was in connection with repayment of a total of $79.1 million of collateralized term loans. Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines for Credit,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Interest expense - increased primarily due to 2017 including a full year of interest expense from incremental borrowings of

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$338.0 million, $405.0 million, and $139.0 million in connection with our Fannie Mae Financing, NML Financing, and Freddie Mac Financing arrangements, respectively. The $338.0 million and $405.0 million borrowings were entered into in June 2016, and the $139.0 million was entered into in September 2016.

Other income / (expense), net - in 2017 consisted of foreign currency translation gains of $5.9 million and a contingent liability remeasurement gain of $3.0 million, compared to 2016 which consisted of foreign currency translation losses of $5.0 million and a contingent liability remeasurement loss of $0.2 million, partially offset by a $0.5 million gain related to the acquisition of a community.

Income from nonconsolidated affiliates - of $0.5 million in 2016 was due to the sale of our entire interest in Origen Financial, Inc. Prior to the sale, the carrying value of our investment was zero.



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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUN COMMUNITIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS TO FFO

The following table reconciles Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders to FFO for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
 
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
288,206

 
262,211

 
221,576

Remeasurement of marketable securities
 
3,639

 

 

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
7,740

 
4,535

 
(41
)
Preferred return to preferred OP units
 
2,206

 
2,320

 
2,462

Preferred distribution to Series A-4 Preferred Stock
 
1,737

 
2,107

 

Gain on disposition of assets, net
 
(23,406
)
 
(16,075
)
 
(15,713
)
FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities (1)
 
$
385,615

 
$
320,119

 
$
225,653

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction costs (2)
 

 
9,801

 
31,914

Other acquisition related costs (3)
 
1,001

 
2,810

 
3,328

Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
 

 

 
(500
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
2,657

 
6,019

 
1,127

Catastrophic weather related costs, net
 
92

 
8,352

 
1,172

Loss of earnings - catastrophic weather related (4)
 
(292
)
 
292

 

Other expense / (income), net
 
6,453

 
(8,982
)
 
4,676

Debt premium write-off
 
(1,467
)
 
(1,343
)
 
(839
)
Ground lease intangible write-off
 
817

 
898

 

Deferred tax benefit
 
(507
)
 
(582
)
 
(400
)
Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities (1)
 
$
394,369

 
$
337,384

 
$
266,131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic:
 
81,387

 
76,084

 
65,856

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock issuable upon conversion of stock options
 
2

 
2

 
8

Restricted stock
 
651

 
625

 
457

Common OP units
 
2,733

 
2,756

 
2,844

Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-1 preferred OP units
 
821

 
869

 
925

Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock
 
472

 
585

 

Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A-3 preferred OP units
 
75

 
75

 
75

Weighted average common shares outstanding - fully diluted
 
86,141

 
80,996

 
70,165

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities per share - fully diluted
 
$
4.48

 
$
3.95

 
$
3.22

Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities per share - fully diluted
 
$
4.58

 
$
4.17

 
$
3.79


(1) The effect of certain anti-dilutive convertible securities is excluded from these items.
(2)  In January 2018, we adopted ASU 2017-01. Under previous guidance, substantially all of our property acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations with acquisition related costs expensed as incurred and reported as Transaction costs. Under ASU 2017-01, direct acquisition related costs are capitalized as part of the purchase price. Acquisitions costs that do not meet the criteria for capitalization are expensed as incurred.
(3) These costs represent the expenses incurred to bring recently acquired properties up to our operating standards, including items such as tree trimming and painting costs that do not meet our capitalization policy.
(4)  During 2018, the adjustment was for the previously estimated FFO impact of the income related to the loss of earnings in excess of the applicable business interruption deductible in relation to our Florida Keys communities, impaired by Hurricane Irma, that was not recognized as income in those respective periods. The income related to the loss of earnings was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2018 upon notification of payment by the insurance company. During 2017, the adjustment represented the related estimated loss of earnings in excess of the applicable business interruption deductible.
    

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal liquidity demands have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, distributions to our stockholders and the unit holders of the Operating Partnership, capital improvement of properties, the purchase of new and pre-owned homes, property acquisitions, development and expansion of properties, and debt repayment.

Subject to market conditions, we intend to continue to identify opportunities to expand our development pipeline and acquire existing communities. We finance acquisitions through available cash, secured financing, draws on our lines of credit, the assumption of existing debt on properties, and the issuance of equity securities. We will continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities that meet our criteria. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we acquired 20 communities. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding recent community acquisitions.

We also intend to continue to strengthen our capital and liquidity positions by focusing on our core fundamentals, which are generating positive cash flows from operations, maintaining appropriate debt levels and leverage ratios, and controlling overhead costs. We intend to meet our liquidity requirements through available cash balances, cash flows generated from operations, draws on our lines of credit, and the use of debt and equity offerings under our shelf registration statement. Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Our capital expenditures include expansion sites and ground-up development construction costs, lot modifications, recurring capital expenditures and rental home purchases. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, expansion and development activities of $152.7 million and $88.3 million, respectively, related to costs consisting primarily of construction of sites and other costs necessary to complete home site improvements.

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, lot modification expenditures were $22.9 million and $18.1 million, respectively. These expenditures improve asset quality in our communities and are incurred when an existing home is removed and the site is prepared for a new home (more often than not, a multi-sectional home). These activities, which are mandated by strict manufacturer’s installation requirements and state building codes, include items such as new foundations, driveways, and utility upgrades.

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, recurring capital expenditures were $24.3 million and $14.2 million, respectively, related to our continued commitment to the upkeep of our properties.

We invest in the acquisition of homes intended for the Rental Program. Expenditures for these investments depend upon the condition of the markets for repossessions and new home sales, as well as rental homes. We finance new home purchases with a $12.0 million manufactured home floor plan facility. Our ability to purchase homes for sale or rent may be limited by cash received from third-party financing of our home sales, available manufactured home floor plan financing and working capital available on our lines of credit.

Our cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
 
$
363,114

 
$
257,983

 
$
241,455

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
 
$
(733,743
)
 
$
(401,642
)
 
$
(1,614,512
)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
 
$
409,905

 
$
141,557

 
$
1,338,970

Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
$
(523
)
 
$
298

 
$
(73
)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash increased by $38.8 million from $23.5 million as of December 31, 2017, to $62.3 million as of December 31, 2018.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $105.1 million from $258.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $363.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.


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Our net cash flows provided by operating activities from continuing operations may be adversely impacted by, among other things: (a) the market and economic conditions in our current markets generally, and specifically in metropolitan areas of our current markets; (b) lower occupancy and rental rates of our properties; (c) increased operating costs, such as wage and benefit costs, insurance premiums, real estate taxes and utilities, that cannot be passed on to our tenants; (d) decreased sales of manufactured homes; and (e) current volatility in economic conditions and the financial markets. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities was $733.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $401.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $409.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $141.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Financial Flexibility

In July 2017, we entered into a new at the market offering sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with certain sales agents (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), whereby we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million, from time to time through the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are entitled to compensation in an agreed amount not to exceed 2.0 percent of the gross price per share for any shares sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement. Through December 31, 2018, we have sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $163.8 million under the Sales Agreement.

In April 2017, we amended and restated our credit agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and certain other lenders. Pursuant to the A&R Credit Agreement, we entered into a senior revolving credit facility with Citibank and certain other lenders in the amount of $650.0 million, comprised of a $550.0 million revolving loan and a $100.0 million term loan (the “A&R Facility”). We repaid the term loan in full on September 7, 2018 and are unable to reborrow on the term loan. The A&R Credit Agreement has a four-year term ending April 25, 2021, which can be extended for two additional six-month periods at our option, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement. The A&R Credit Agreement also provides for, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, additional commitments in an amount not to exceed $350.0 million. If additional borrowings are made pursuant to any such additional commitments, the aggregate borrowing limit under the A&R Facility may be increased up to $900.0 million.

The A&R Facility bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate plus a margin that is determined based on our leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the A&R Credit Agreement, which margin can range from 1.35 percent to 2.20 percent for the revolving loan. As of December 31, 2018, the margin on our leverage ratio was 1.35 percent on the revolving loan. We had $128.0 million borrowings on the revolving loan and no borrowings on the term loan as of December 31, 2018.

The A&R Facility provides us with the ability to issue letters of credit. Our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line of credit, but does reduce the borrowing amount available. At December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately $3.9 million and $1.3 million of availability was used to back standby letters of credit.

Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Facility, we are subject to various financial and other covenants. We are currently in compliance with these covenants. The most restrictive financial covenants for the A&R Facility are as follows:

Covenant
 
Requirement
 
As of December 31, 2018
Maximum Leverage Ratio
 
< 65.0%
 
31.3%
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
 
> 1.40
 
2.95
Minimum Tangible Net Worth (in thousands)
 
> $2,918,046
 
$4,677,834
Maximum Dividend Payout Ratio
 
< 95.0%
 
58.7%


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We anticipate meeting our long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled debt maturities, large property acquisitions, construction of expansion sites and ground-up development communities, and Operating Partnership unit redemptions through the issuance of certain debt or equity securities and/or the collateralization of our properties. At December 31, 2018, we had 186 unencumbered properties, of which 61 support the borrowing base for our $650.0 million line of credit. 

From time to time, we may also issue shares of our capital stock, issue equity units in our Operating Partnership, obtain debt financing, or sell selected assets. Our ability to finance our long-term liquidity requirements in such a manner will be affected by numerous economic factors affecting the MH and RV community industry at the time, including the availability and cost of mortgage debt, our financial condition, the operating history of the properties, the state of the debt and equity markets, and the general national, regional, and local economic conditions. When it becomes necessary for us to approach the credit markets, the volatility in those markets could make borrowing more difficult to secure, more expensive, or effectively unavailable. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. If we are unable to obtain additional debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely impacted.

Contractual Cash Obligations

Our primary long-term liquidity needs are principal payments on outstanding indebtedness. As of December 31, 2018, our outstanding contractual obligations, including interest expense, were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Payments Due By Period
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Contractual Cash Obligations (1)
 
Total Due
 
<1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
After 5 years
Collateralized term loans - Life Companies
 
$
1,262,351

 
$
27,576

 
$
75,797

 
$
62,806

 
$
1,096,172

Collateralized term loans - FNMA
 
762,632

 
16,416

 
221,560

 
223,628

 
301,028

Collateralized term loans - CMBS
 
405,864

 
7,890

 
136,570

 
81,619

 
179,785

Collateralized term loans - FMCC
 
382,754

 
6,281

 
13,305

 
131,827

 
231,341

Secured borrowings
 
107,731

 
5,265

 
11,917

 
12,754

 
77,795

Lines of credit
 
128,000

 

 
128,000

 

 

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable
 
35,277

 

 

 
35,277

 

Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable
 
37,338

 
2,675

 

 

 
34,663

 Total principal payments
 
$
3,121,947

 
$
66,103

 
$
587,149

 
$
547,911

 
$
1,920,784

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense (2)
 
$
899,780

 
$
129,261

 
$
237,145

 
$
185,468

 
$
347,906

Operating leases
 
64,070

 
3,765

 
7,530

 
7,530

 
45,245

Capital lease obligation
 
4,660

 
120

 
240

 
240

 
4,060

 Total contractual cash obligations
 
$
4,090,457

 
$
199,249

 
$
832,064

 
$
741,149

 
$
2,317,995


(1) Contractual cash obligations in this table exclude debt premiums, discounts and deferred financing costs, as applicable.
(2) Our contractual cash obligations related to interest expense are calculated based on the current debt levels, rates and maturities as of December 31, 2018 (including capital leases and excluding secured borrowings), and actual payments required in future periods may be different than the amounts included above. Perpetual securities include one year of interest expense in the “After 5 years” category.

As of December 31, 2018, our net debt to enterprise value approximated 25.2 percent (assuming conversion of all common OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series A-4 preferred OP units, and Series C preferred OP units to shares of common stock). Our debt had a weighted average maturity of approximately 9.0 years and a weighted average interest rate of 4.5 percent.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which require the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses in the periods presented. We believe that the accounting estimates employed are appropriate and resulting balances are reasonable; however, due to inherent uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments to these balances in future periods.
 
The critical accounting estimates that affect the Consolidated Financial Statements and that use judgments and assumptions are listed below. In addition, the likelihood that materially different amounts could be reported under varied conditions and assumptions is discussed.

Refer to Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our critical accounting estimates.

Impact of New Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements with any unconsolidated entities that we believe have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources.


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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices.

Interest Rate Risk

Our principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. We mitigate this risk by maintaining prudent amounts of leverage, minimizing capital costs, and interest expense while continuously evaluating all available debt and equity resources and following established risk management policies and procedures, which include the periodic use of derivatives. Our primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability that interest rate changes could have on our future cash flows. From time to time, we employ derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

Our variable rate debt totaled $128.0 million and $194.7 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and bears interest based on Prime or various LIBOR rates. If Prime or LIBOR increased or decreased by 1.0 percent, our interest expense would have increased or decreased by approximately $2.4 million and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, based on the $235.9 million and $229.6 million average balances outstanding under our variable rate debt facilities, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the risk that fluctuations in currencies against the U.S. dollar will negatively impact our results of operations. We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk as a result of remeasurement and translation of the assets and liabilities of our Canadian properties, and our Australian equity investment and joint venture into U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can therefore create volatility in our results of operations and may adversely affect our financial condition.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, our stockholder’s equity included $141.4 million and $91.5 million from our Canadian subsidiaries and Australian equity investments, respectively, which represented 4.6 percent and 3.4 percent of total equity, respectively. Based on our sensitivity analysis, a 10.0 percent strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian and Australian dollars would have caused a reduction of $14.1 million and $9.2 million to our total stockholder’s equity at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 


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ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial statements and supplementary data are filed herewith under Item 15.

ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) at December 31, 2018. Based upon this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2018.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. This system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2018, utilizing the criteria discussed in the “Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The objective of this assessment was to determine whether our internal control over financial reporting was effective at December 31, 2018. Based on management’s assessment, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective at December 31, 2018.
 
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2018.


ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to instruction 3 to paragraph (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K, certain information regarding our executive officers is contained in Part I of this Form 10-K. Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the other information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the proxy statement for our 2019 annual meeting (the “Proxy Statement,”) including the information set forth under the captions “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Incumbent Directors and Nominees,” “Management and Executive Compensation - Executive Officers,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Board of Directors and Committees” and “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Consideration of Director Nominees.”

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information in the Proxy Statement, including the information set forth under the captions “Management and Executive Compensation,” “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Director Compensation Table,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report.” The information in the section captioned “Compensation Committee Report” in the Proxy Statement or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein but shall be deemed furnished, not filed, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing we make under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information in the Proxy Statement, including the information set forth under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.”

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement, including the information set forth under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence,” “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Board of Directors and Committees” and “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Board Leadership Structure and Independence of Non-Employee Directors.”

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Unless provided in an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement, including the information set forth under the caption “Ratification of Selection of Grant Thornton LLP.”


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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are filed herewith as part of this Form 10-K:

1.    Financial Statements
A list of the financial statements required to be filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10‑K is shown in the “Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules” filed herewith.

2.    Financial Schedule
The financial statement schedule required to be filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10‑K is shown in the “Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules” filed herewith.

3.    Exhibits
A list of the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S‑K to be filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is shown on the “Exhibit Index” filed herewith.


ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
Method of Filing
3.1
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2018
3.2
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2017
4.1
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 12, 2013
4.2
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 22, 2016
4.3
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed November 9, 2012
4.4
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 2, 2014
10.1
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.2
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.3
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.4
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.5
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.6
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.7
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2016
10.8
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, December 31, 2002, as amended
10.9
Filed herewith
10.10
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 5, 2019
10.11
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 25, 2012
10.12
Incorporate by reference to Exhibit A to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 29, 2018
10.13
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Proxy Statement dated April 29, 2015 for the Annual meeting of Stockholders held July 20, 2015
10.14
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Registration Statement No. 33 69340

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10.15
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Registration Statement No. 33 80972
10.16
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
10.17
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 15, 2014
10.18
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 24, 2013
10.19
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 15, 2014
10.20
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017
10.21
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2015
10.22
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017
10.23
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 17, 2015
10.24
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017
10.25
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 15, 2014
10.26
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2017.
10.27
Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2018.

10.28

Incorporated by reference to Sun Communities, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2017
21.1
Filed herewith
23.1
Filed herewith
31.1
Filed herewith
31.2
Filed herewith
32.1
Furnished herewith
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Filed herewith
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 
SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: February 21, 2019
By
/s/
Gary A. Shiffman
 
 
 
Gary A. Shiffman
Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 
Name
 
Capacity
 
Date
/s/
Gary A. Shiffman
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
 
February 21, 2019
 
Gary A. Shiffman
 
 
 
 
/s/
Karen J. Dearing
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
February 21, 2019
 
Karen J. Dearing
 
 
 
 
/s/
Meghan G. Baivier
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Meghan G. Baivier
 
 
 
 
/s/
Stephanie W. Bergeron
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Stephanie W. Bergeron
 
 
 
 
/s/
Brian M. Hermelin
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Brian M. Hermelin
 
 
 
 
/s/
Ronald A. Klein
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Ronald A. Klein
 
 
 
 
/s/
Clunet R. Lewis
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Clunet R. Lewis
 
 
 
 
/s/
Arthur A. Weiss
 
Director
 
February 21, 2019
 
Arthur A. Weiss
 
 
 
 




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INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE



 
Page
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
Financial Statements:
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
F-7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-9
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Schedule III
F-43



F - 1

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sun Communities, Inc.

Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sun Communities, Inc. (a Maryland corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes, and the financial statement schedule, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Schedule III (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated February 21, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2003.

Southfield, Michigan
February 21, 2019


F - 2

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sun Communities, Inc.

Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Sun Communities, Inc. (a Maryland corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, and our report dated February 21, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Southfield, Michigan
February 21, 2019


F - 3



SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Land
$
1,201,945

 
$
1,107,838

Land improvements and buildings
5,586,250

 
5,102,014

Rental homes and improvements
571,661

 
528,074

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
201,090

 
144,953

Investment property
7,560,946

 
6,882,879

Accumulated depreciation
(1,442,630
)
 
(1,237,525
)
Investment property, net (including $308,171 and $50,193 for consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; see Note 8)
6,118,316

 
5,645,354

Cash and cash equivalents
50,311

 
10,127

Inventory of manufactured homes
49,199

 
30,430

Notes and other receivables, net
160,077

 
163,496

Collateralized receivables, net
106,924

 
128,246

Other assets, net (including $19,809 and $1,659 for consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; see Note 8)
225,199

 
134,304

TOTAL ASSETS
$
6,710,026

 
$
6,111,957

LIABILITIES

 

Mortgage loans payable (including $44,172 and $41,970 for consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; see Note 8)
$
2,815,957

 
$
2,867,356

Secured borrowings on collateralized receivables
107,731

 
129,182

Preferred Equity - Sun NG RV Resorts LLC - mandatorily redeemable (fully attributable to consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018; See Note 8)
35,277

 

Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable
37,338

 
41,443

Lines of credit
128,000

 
41,257

Distributions payable
63,249

 
55,225

Advanced reservation deposits and rent
133,698

 
132,205

Other liabilities (including $6,914 and $1,468 for consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; see Note 8)
157,862

 
138,536

TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,479,112

 
3,405,204

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 18)

 

Series A-4 preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Issued and outstanding: 1,063 shares at December 31, 2018 and 1,085 shares at December 31, 2017
31,739

 
32,414

Series A-4 preferred OP units
9,877

 
10,652

Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC (fully attributable to consolidated variable interest entities at December 31, 2018; See Note 8)
21,976

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized: 180,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: 86,357 shares at December 31, 2018 and 79,679 shares at December 31, 2017
864

 
797

Additional paid-in capital
4,398,949

 
3,758,533

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(4,504
)
 
1,102

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(1,288,486
)
 
(1,162,001
)
Total Sun Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity
3,106,823

 
2,598,431

Noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
Common and preferred OP units
53,354

 
60,971

Consolidated variable interest entities
7,145

 
4,285

Total noncontrolling interests
60,499

 
65,256

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
3,167,322

 
2,663,687

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
6,710,026

 
$
6,111,957


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F - 4


SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from real property
 
$
825,973

 
$
742,228

 
$
620,917

Revenue from home sales
 
166,031

 
127,408

 
110,507

Rental home revenue
 
53,657

 
50,549

 
47,780

Ancillary revenue
 
54,107

 
37,511

 
33,424

Interest
 
20,853

 
21,180

 
18,113

Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net
 
6,204

 
3,694

 
3,037

Total Revenues
 
1,126,825

 
982,570

 
833,778

COSTS AND EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating and maintenance
 
236,097

 
210,278

 
173,274

Real estate taxes
 
56,555

 
52,288

 
44,306

Cost of home sales
 
123,333

 
95,114

 
80,420

Rental home operating and maintenance
 
23,099

 
22,114

 
24,361

Ancillary expenses
 
37,623

 
27,436

 
23,783

Home selling expenses
 
15,722

 
12,457

 
9,744

General and administrative
 
81,438

 
74,232

 
63,662

Transaction costs
 
472

 
9,801

 
31,914

Catastrophic weather related charges, net
 
92

 
8,352

 
1,172

Depreciation and amortization
 
287,262

 
261,536

 
221,770

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
2,657

 
6,019

 
1,127

Interest
 
129,089

 
127,128

 
119,163

Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity
 
3,694

 
3,114

 
3,152

Total Expenses
 
997,133

 
909,869

 
797,848

Income Before Other Items
 
129,692

 
72,701

 
35,930

Remeasurement of marketable securities
 
(3,639
)
 

 

Other (expense) / income, net
 
(6,453
)
 
8,982

 
(4,676
)
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
 
646

 

 
500

Current tax expense
 
(595
)
 
(446
)
 
(683
)
Deferred tax benefit
 
507

 
582

 
400

Net Income
 
120,158


81,819


31,471

Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity
 
(4,486
)
 
(4,581
)
 
(5,006
)
Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(8,443
)
 
(5,055
)
 
(150
)
Net Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.
 
107,229

 
72,183

 
26,315

Less: Preferred stock distribution
 
(1,736
)
 
(7,162
)
 
(8,946
)
Net Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders
 
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
81,387

 
76,084

 
65,856

Diluted
 
82,040

 
76,711

 
66,321

Earnings per share (Refer to Note 14):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.27

Diluted
 
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.26



See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F - 5


SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)


 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Net Income
$
120,158

 
$
81,819

 
$
31,471

Foreign currency translation (loss) / gain
(5,878
)
 
4,527

 
(3,401
)
Total Comprehensive Income
114,280

 
86,346

 
28,070

Less: Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
8,171

 
5,299

 
(70
)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.
$
106,109

 
$
81,047

 
$
28,140


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


F - 6


SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Temporary Equity
 
7.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
82,797

 
$
34

 
$
584

 
$
2,319,314

 
$
(864,122
)
 
$

 
$
80,771

 
$
1,536,581

Issuance of common stock from exercise of options, net

 

 

 
149

 

 

 

 
149

Issuance, conversion of OP units and associated costs of common stock, net
(3,248
)
 

 
144

 
981,174

 

 

 
(2,687
)
 
978,631

Conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock
(11,503
)
 

 

 
11,503

 

 

 

 
11,503

Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures

 

 
4

 
9,301

 
252

 

 

 
9,557

Foreign currency translation loss

 

 

 

 

 
(3,181
)
 
(220
)
 
(3,401
)
Net income
90

 

 

 

 
31,321

 

 
60

 
31,381

Distributions
(1,192
)
 

 

 

 
(190,866
)
 

 
(11,308
)
 
(202,174
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
66,944

 
$
34

 
$
732

 
$
3,321,441

 
$
(1,023,415
)
 
$
(3,181
)
 
$
66,616

 
$
2,362,227

Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net

 

 
63

 
514,024

 

 

 
2,001

 
516,088

Conversion of OP units
(259
)
 

 
1

 
3,556

 

 

 
(3,298
)
 
259

Redemption of Series A-4 preferred stock
(13,093
)
 

 

 
(3,867
)
 

 

 

 
(3,867
)
Conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock
(4,720
)
 

 
1

 
4,719

 

 

 

 
4,720

Redemption of Series A-4 preferred OP units
(5,166
)
 

 

 
(2,571
)
 

 

 

 
(2,571
)
Redemption of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

 
(34
)
 

 
(84,966
)
 

 

 

 
(85,000
)
Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures

 

 

 
12,398

 
297

 

 

 
12,695

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
(6,201
)
 

 

 
6,101

 
(100
)
Foreign currency translation gain

 

 

 

 

 
4,283

 
244

 
4,527

Net income
205

 

 

 

 
76,765

 

 
4,849

 
81,614

Distributions
(845
)
 

 

 

 
(215,648
)
 

 
(11,257
)
 
(226,905
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
43,066

 
$

 
$
797

 
$
3,758,533

 
$
(1,162,001
)
 
$
1,102

 
$
65,256

 
$
2,663,687

Issuance of common stock and common OP units, net

 

 
66

 
623,474

 

 

 

 
623,540

Conversion of OP units
(342
)
 

 
1

 
1,514

 

 

 
(1,173
)
 
342

Conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock
(675
)
 

 

 
675

 

 

 

 
675

Share-based compensation - amortization and forfeitures

 

 

 
14,753

 
313

 

 

 
15,066

Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC
21,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 
(5,606
)
 
(272
)
 
(5,878
)
Net income
241

 

 

 

 
111,715

 

 
8,202

 
119,917

Distributions
(674
)
 

 

 

 
(238,513
)
 

 
(11,514
)
 
(250,027
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
63,592

 
$

 
$
864

 
$
4,398,949

 
$
(1,288,486
)
 
$
(4,504
)
 
$
60,499

 
$
3,167,322


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F - 7


SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
120,158

 
$
81,819

 
$
31,471

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on disposition of assets
(9,376
)
 
(9,338
)
 
(11,224
)
Gain on acquisition of property

 

 
(510
)
Unrealized foreign currency translation loss / (gain)
8,234

 
(6,146
)
 
5,005

Remeasurement of marketable securities
3,639

 

 

Contingent liability remeasurement (gain) / loss
(2,336
)
 
(3,035
)
 
181

Asset impairment charges

 
742

 

Share-based compensation
15,066

 
12,695

 
9,557

Depreciation and amortization
274,432

 
256,193

 
218,669

Deferred tax benefit
(507
)
 
(582
)
 
(400
)
Amortization of below market lease
(7,399
)
 
(7,402
)
 
(6,570
)
Amortization of debt premium
(7,821
)
 
(9,548
)
 
(10,693
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs
3,867

 
2,910

 
2,160

Amortization of ground lease intangibles
1,638

 
1,914

 
600

Loss on extinguishment of debt
2,024

 
6,019

 
1,127

Income from nonconsolidated affiliates

 

 
(500
)
Change in notes receivable from financed sales of inventory homes, net of repayments
(2,299
)
 
(26,193
)
 
(20,933
)
Change in inventory, other assets and other receivables, net
(40,304
)
 
(33,031
)
 
30,880

Change in other liabilities
4,098

 
(9,034
)
 
(7,365
)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
363,114

 
257,983

 
241,455

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in properties
(389,399
)
 
(288,537
)
 
(223,429
)
Acquisitions of properties, net of cash acquired
(320,268
)
 
(120,377
)
 
(1,487,593
)
Proceeds from nonconsolidated affiliate transactions

 

 
500

Proceeds from dispositions of assets and depreciated homes, net
55,855

 
8,575

 
4,709

Proceeds from disposition of properties

 

 
88,696

Issuance of notes and other receivables
(216
)
 
(3,918
)
 
(10,633
)
Repayments of notes and other receivables
4,312

 
2,615

 
13,238

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
(84,027
)
 

 

NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
(733,743
)
 
(401,642
)
 
(1,614,512
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock, OP units, and preferred OP units, net
623,540

 
487,677

 
750,534

Redemption of Series B-3 preferred OP units
(4,105
)
 
(4,460
)
 

Borrowings on lines of credit
1,542,677

 
661,000

 
580,754

Payments on lines of credit
(1,456,486
)
 
(719,536
)
 
(505,409
)
Proceeds from issuance of other debt
250,000

 
185,153

 
964,252

Payments on other debt
(298,754
)
 
(124,427
)
 
(230,785
)
Prepayment penalty on debt
(2,024
)
 
(6,019
)
 
(1,127
)
Redemption of Series A-4 preferred stock and OP units

 
(24,698
)
 

Redemption of Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock

 
(85,000
)
 

Distributions to stockholders, OP unit holders, and preferred OP unit holders
(242,813
)
 
(224,483
)
 
(193,740
)
Payments for deferred financing costs
(2,130
)
 
(3,650
)
 
(25,509
)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
409,905

 
141,557

 
1,338,970

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(523
)
 
298

 
(73
)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
38,753

 
(1,804
)
 
(34,160
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
23,509

 
25,313

 
59,473

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (See Note 1 and 17)
$
62,262

 
$
23,509

 
$
25,313


F - 8


 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized interest of $4,328, $2,755 and $1,595, respectively)
$
126,153

 
$
124,046

 
$
121,480

Cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt
$
2,551

 
$
3,114

 
$
3,152

Cash paid (refunds) for income taxes
$
461

 
$
(194
)
 
$
452

Noncash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Reduction in secured borrowing balance
$
21,451

 
$
23,449

 
$
19,734

Change in distributions declared and outstanding
$
7,889

 
$
3,267

 
$
9,626

Conversion of common and preferred OP units
$
1,515

 
$
3,556

 
$
5,933

Conversion of Series A-4 preferred stock
$
675

 
$
4,720

 
$
11,503

Capital lease
$

 
$
4,114

 
$

Noncash investing and financing activities at the date of acquisition:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions - Common stock and OP units issued
$

 
$
28,410

 
$
225,000

Acquisitions - Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC (see Note 8)
$
21,976

 
$

 
$

Acquisitions - Preferred Equity - Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (see Note 8)
$
35,277

 
$

 
$

Acquisitions - debt assumed
$
3,120

 
$
4,592

 
$

Acquisitions - contingent consideration liability
$

 
$

 
$
9,830


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


1. Significant Accounting Policies

Business

Sun Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and all wholly-owned or majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, including Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership, a Michigan limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and Sun Home Services, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“SHS”) are referred to herein as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” and “our”. We are a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

We own, operate, or have an interest in a portfolio, and develop manufactured housing (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities throughout the United States (“U.S.”). As of December 31, 2018, we owned, operated or had an interest in a portfolio of 371 developed properties located in 31 states and Ontario, Canada (collectively the “Properties”), including 230 MH communities, 110 RV communities, and 31 communities containing both MH and RV sites. As of December 31, 2018, the Properties contained an aggregate of 128,454 developed sites comprised of 84,428 developed MH sites, 24,535 annual RV sites, and 19,491 transient RV sites. There are approximately 11,300 additional MH and RV sites suitable for development.

Principles of Consolidation

We consolidate our majority-owned subsidiaries in which we have the ability to control the operations of our subsidiaries and all variable interest entities with respect to which we are the primary beneficiary.  We also consolidate entities in which we have a direct or indirect controlling or voting interest. All significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Any subsidiaries in which we have an ownership percentage equal to or greater than 50%, but less than 100%, or considered a VIE, represent subsidiaries with a noncontrolling interest. The noncontrolling interests in our subsidiaries are allocated their proportionate share of the subsidiaries’ financial results. This allocation is recorded as the noncontrolling interest in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified on our Consolidated Financial Statements to conform with current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions related to the reported amounts included in our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Property

Investment property is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. We review the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used for impairment quarterly or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a possible impairment. Our primary indicator for potential impairment is based on NOI trends period over period. Circumstances that may prompt a test of recoverability may include a significant decrease in the anticipated market price, an adverse change to the extent or manner in which an asset may be used or in its physical condition or other such events that may significantly change the value of the long-lived asset. An impairment loss is recognized when a long-lived asset’s carrying value is not recoverable and exceeds estimated fair value. We estimate the fair value of our long-lived assets based on discounted future cash flows and any potential disposition proceeds for a given asset. Forecasting cash flows requires management to make estimates and assumptions about such variables as the estimated holding period, rental rates, occupancy, development, and operating expenses during the holding period, as well as disposition proceeds. Management uses its best judgment when developing these estimates and assumptions, but the development of the projected future cash flows is based on subjective variables. Future events could occur which would cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist, and significant adverse changes in national, regional, or local market conditions or trends may cause us to change the estimates and assumptions used in our impairment analysis. The results of an impairment analysis could be material to our financial statements.

We periodically receive offers from interested parties to purchase certain of our properties. These offers may be the result of an active program initiated by us to sell the property, or from an unsolicited offer to purchase the property. The typical sale process involves a significant negotiation and due diligence period between us and the potential purchaser. As the intent of this process is to determine if there are items that would cause the purchaser to be unwilling to purchase or we would be unwilling to sell, it is not unusual for such potential offers of sale/purchase to be withdrawn as such issues arise. We classify assets as “held for sale”

F - 9

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


when it is probable, in our opinion, that a sale transaction will be completed within one year. This typically occurs when all significant contingencies surrounding the closing have been resolved, which often corresponds with the closing date.

We allocate the purchase price of properties to net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired based on their fair values. In making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, we utilize an independent third-party to value the net tangible and identified intangible assets in connection with the acquisition of the respective property. We provide historical and pro forma financial information obtained about each property, as well as any other information needed in order for the third-party to ascertain the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets (including in-place leases) acquired.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” Upon adoption of this standard, substantially all of our property acquisitions are accounted for as asset acquisitions. Refer to Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” for additional information regarding adoption of this ASU.

Capitalized Costs

We capitalize certain costs incurred in connection with the development, redevelopment, capital enhancement and leasing of our properties. Management is required to use professional judgment in determining whether such costs meet the criteria for immediate expense or capitalization. The amounts are dependent on the volume and timing of such activities and the costs associated with such activities. Maintenance, repairs and minor improvements to properties are expensed when incurred. Renovations and improvements to properties are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives and real estate project costs related to the development of new community or expansion sites are capitalized until the property is substantially complete and available for occupancy. Costs incurred to initially renovate pre-owned and repossessed homes that we acquire for our Rental Program are capitalized and the majority of costs incurred to refurbish the homes at turnover and repair the homes while occupied are expensed, unless they extend the life of the home. Certain expenditures to dealers and residents related to obtaining lessees in our communities are capitalized and amortized based on the anticipated term of occupancy of a resident. Costs associated with implementing our computer systems are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related software and hardware. Costs incurred to obtain new debt financing are capitalized and amortized over the terms of the related loan agreement using the straight-line method (which approximates the effective interest method).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents. The maximum amount of credit risk arising from cash deposits in excess of federally insured amounts was approximately $49.5 million and $17.7 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in Remeasurement of marketable securities within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. We hold a less than 10 percent ownership in Ingenia. The value of marketable securities as of December 31, 2018 was $49.0 million and is included within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of amounts held in deposit for tax, insurance and repair escrows held by lenders in accordance with certain debt agreements. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, $12.0 million and $13.4 million of restricted cash, respectively, was included as a component of Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

Inventory of manufactured homes is stated at lower of specific cost or market based on the specific identification method.

Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

We apply the equity method of accounting to entities in which we do not have a direct or indirect controlling interest or for variable interest entities where we are not considered the primary beneficiary, but can exercise influence over the entity with respect to its operations and major decisions. The cost method is applied when (i) the investment is minimal (typically less than 5.0%) and (ii) our investment is passive. Our exposure to losses associated with unconsolidated joint ventures is primarily limited to the

F - 10

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


carrying value of these investments. Accordingly, distributions from a joint venture in excess of our carrying value are recognized in earnings. We review the carrying value of our investments in nonconsolidated affiliates for other than temporary impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a possible impairment. Financial condition, operational performance, and other economic trends are among the factors we consider when we evaluate the existence of impairment indicators. Refer to Note 7, “Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates,” for additional information.

Notes and Other Receivables

Notes receivable includes both installment loans for manufactured homes purchased by the Company as well as transferred loans that have not met the requirements for sale accounting which are presented herein as collateralized receivables. The notes are collateralized by the underlying manufactured home sold. For purposes of accounting policy, all notes receivable are considered one homogeneous segment, as the notes are typically underwritten using the same requirements and terms. Notes receivable are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balance adjusted for an allowance for loan loss. Interest income is accrued based upon the unpaid principal balance of the loans.

Past due status of our notes receivable is determined based upon the contractual terms of the note. When a note receivable becomes 60 days delinquent, we stop accruing interest on the note receivable. The interest on nonaccrual loans is accounted for on the cash basis until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual when all principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. The ability to collect our notes receivable is measured based on current and historical information and events. We consider numerous factors including: length of delinquency, estimated costs to lease or sell, and repossession history. Our experience supports a high recovery rate for notes receivable; however, there is some degree of uncertainty about the recoverability of our investment in these notes receivable. We are generally able to recover our recorded investment in uncollectible notes receivable by repossessing the homes on the notes retained by us and repurchasing the homes on the collateralized receivables, and subsequently selling or leasing these homes to potential residents in our communities. We have established a loan loss reserve based on our estimated unrecoverable costs associated with repossessed/repurchased homes. We estimate our unrecoverable costs to be the repurchase price of the home collateralizing the note receivable plus repair and remarketing costs in excess of the estimated selling price of the home being repossessed. A historical average of this excess cost is calculated based on prior repossessions/repurchases and is applied to our estimated annual future repossessions to create the allowance for both installment and collateralized notes receivable.

We evaluate the collectability of a loan based on our ability to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. We generally see that if the obligor is delinquent on the loan they are also delinquent on site rent. If the scheduled payment is delinquent beyond the grace period required by law or by the loan agreement, notice is given to start the collection process. A specific allowance is estimated on the past due loans based on historical delinquency data and current delinquency levels.

Credit quality is evaluated at the inception of the receivable. Factors that are considered in order to determine the credit quality of the applicant include, but are not limited to: rental payment history; home debt to income ratio; loan value to the collateralized asset; total debt to income ratio; length of employment; previous landlord references; and FICO scores.

Other receivables are generally comprised of amounts due from residents for rent and related charges, home sale proceeds receivable from sales near year end and various other miscellaneous receivables. Accounts receivable from residents are typically due within 30 days and stated at amounts due from residents net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. We evaluate the recoverability of our receivables whenever events occur or there are changes in circumstances such that management believes it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan and lease agreements. Receivables related to community rents are reserved when we believe that collection is less than probable, which is generally after a resident balance reaches 60 to 90 days past due.

Intangible Assets

The Company amortizes identified intangible assets that are determined to have finite lives over the period the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the property or business. The carrying amounts of the identified intangible assets are included in Other assets, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 6, “Intangible Assets,” for additional information.

F - 11

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Deferred Taxes

We are subject to certain state taxes that are considered to be income taxes and have certain subsidiaries that are taxed as regular corporations for U.S. (i.e., federal, state, local, etc.) and non-U.S. income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and net operating loss carryforwards in certain subsidiaries, including those domiciled in foreign jurisdictions, which may be realized in future periods if the respective subsidiary generates sufficient taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using currently enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance is established if, based on the available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Refer to Note 13, “Income Taxes,” for additional information.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs include fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing. The costs are amortized over the terms of the respective loans. Unamortized deferred financing costs are written off when debt is retired before the maturity date. Upon amendment of the line of credit or refinancing of mortgage debt, unamortized deferred financing costs are accounted for in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-50-40, “Modifications and Extinguishments.”

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation cost for service vesting restricted stock awards is measured based on the closing share price of our common stock on the date of grant. We measure the fair value of awards with performance conditions based on an estimate of shares expected to vest using the closing price of our common stock as of the grant date. If it is not probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied, we do not recognize compensation expense. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. We recognize compensation cost ratably over each tranche of shares based on the fair value estimated by the model.

Share-based compensation cost for stock options is estimated at the grant date based on each option’s fair-value as calculated by the Binomial (lattice) option-pricing model. The Binomial (lattice) option-pricing model incorporates various assumptions including expected volatility, expected life, dividend yield, and interest rates. Refer to Note 11, “Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts and notes receivable, marketable securities, accounts payable, debt, and contingent consideration liability. We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures, pursuant to FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” Refer to Note 16, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” for additional information regarding the estimates and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each financial instrument class.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income attributable to site and home leases is recorded on a straight-line basis when earned from tenants. The majority of our leases entered into by tenants are generally for one year terms, but may range from month-to-month to two years and are renewable by mutual agreement from us and the resident, or in some cases, as provided by state statute. A small portion of tenant leases are for greater than two years. Revenue from the sale of manufactured homes is recognized upon transfer of title at the closing of the sales transaction. Interest income on notes receivable is recorded on a level yield basis over the life of the notes. We report real estate taxes collected from residents and remitted to taxing authorities in revenue. On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” and the related updates subsequently issued by the FASB. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not result in any changes to our accounting policies for revenue recognition. Refer to Note 2, “Revenue Recognition,” for additional information.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we had advertising costs of $6.2 million, $5.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Useful lives are thirty years for land improvements and buildings, ten years for rental homes, seven years for furniture, fixtures and equipment, four years for computer hardware and software, and two years to seventy-five years for intangible assets.

Foreign Currency

The assets and liabilities of our Australian and Canadian operations, where the functional currency is the Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect as of the balance sheet date. Income statement amounts are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency exchange gains and losses arising from fluctuations in currency exchange rates on transactions and the effects of remeasurement of monetary balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded in earnings.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a foreign currency translation loss of $8.4 million within Other income / (expense), net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, as compared to a foreign currency translation gain of $5.9 million, for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $5.0 million foreign currency translation loss for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


2. Revenue
        
Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our revenue by major source (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Rentals
 
Consolidated
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Rentals
 
Consolidated
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Rentals
 
Consolidated
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from real property
$
825,973

 
$

 
$
825,973

 
$
742,228

 
$

 
$
742,228

 
$
620,917

 
$

 
$
620,917

Revenue from home sales

 
166,031

 
166,031

 

 
127,408

 
127,408

 

 
110,507

 
110,507

Rental home revenue

 
53,657

 
53,657

 

 
50,549

 
50,549

 

 
47,780

 
47,780

Ancillary revenues
54,107

 

 
54,107

 
37,511

 

 
37,511

 
33,424

 

 
33,424

Interest
20,853

 

 
20,853

 
21,181

 
(1
)
 
21,180

 
18,113

 

 
18,113

Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net
6,204

 

 
6,204

 
3,694

 

 
3,694

 
3,037

 

 
3,037

Total revenue
$
907,137

 
$
219,688

 
$
1,126,825

 
$
804,614

 
$
177,956

 
$
982,570

 
$
675,491

 
$
158,287

 
$
833,778



Revenue Recognition Policies and Performance Obligations
On January 1, 2018, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and the other related ASUs and amendments to the codification (collectively “ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A five-step transactional analysis is required to determine how and when to recognize revenue. ASC 606 applies to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB accounting standards codification.
As a real estate owner and operator, the majority of our revenue is derived from site and home leases that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 840 “Leases.” For transactions in the scope of ASC 606, we recognize revenue when control of goods or services transfers to the customer, in the amount that we expect to receive for the transfer of goods or provision of services. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in any change to our accounting policies for revenue recognition. Accordingly, retrospective application to prior periods or a cumulative catch-up adjustment was unnecessary.
Income from real property - Residents in our communities lease the site on which their home is located, and either own or lease their home. Lease revenues for sites and homes fall under the scope of ASC 840, and are accounted for as operating leases with straight-line recognition. Resident leases are generally for one-year or month-to-month terms, and are renewable by mutual agreement from us and the resident, or in some cases, as provided by jurisdictional statute. Non-lease components of our site lease contracts, which are primarily provision of utility services, are accounted for with the site lease as a single lease under ASC 840. Additionally, we include collections of real estate taxes from residents within Income from real property.
Revenue from home sales - Our taxable REIT subsidiary, SHS, sells manufactured homes and RV park models to current and prospective residents in our communities. Prior to adoption of ASC 606, we recognized revenue for home sales pursuant to ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition,” as manufactured homes are tangible personal property that can be located on any land parcel. Manufactured homes are not permanent fixtures or improvements to the underlying real estate, and were therefore not considered to be subject to the guidance in ASC 360-20 “Real Estate Sales” by the Company. In accordance with the core principle of ASC 606, we recognize revenue from home sales at the time of closing when control of the home transfers to the customer. After closing of the sale transaction, we have no remaining performance obligation.
Rental home revenue - is comprised of rental agreements whereby we lease homes to residents in our communities. We account for these revenues under ASC 840.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Ancillary revenues - are primarily composed of proceeds from restaurant, golf, merchandise and other activities at our RV communities. Revenues are recognized at point of sale when control of the good or service transfers to the customer and our performance obligation is satisfied. Sales and other taxes that we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from transaction price.
Interest income - is earned primarily on our notes and collateralized receivables, which includes installment loans for manufactured homes purchased by the Company from loan originators and transferred loans that previously did not meet the requirements for sale accounting. Interest income on these receivables is accrued based on the unpaid principal balances of the underlying loans on a level yield basis over the life of the loans. Interest income is not in the scope of ASC 606. Refer to notes 4, “Collateralized Receivables and Transfers of Financial Assets” and 5, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information.
Broker commissions and other revenues, net - is primarily comprised of brokerage commissions for sales of manufactured homes, where we act as agent and arrange for a third party to transfer a manufactured home to a customer within one of our communities. Brokerage commission revenues are recognized on a net basis at closing, when the transaction is completed and our performance obligations have been fulfilled. Loan loss reserve expenses for our collateralized receivables and notes receivables are also included herein. Refer to notes 4, “Collateralized Receivables and Transfers of Financial Assets” and 5, “Notes and Other Receivables” for additional information regarding our loan loss reserves.

Contract Balances

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had $16.1 million and $13.8 million, respectively, of receivables from contracts with customers. Receivables from contracts with customers are presented as a component of Notes and other receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These receivables represent balances owed to us for previously completed performance obligations for sales of manufactured homes. Due to the nature of our revenue from contacts with customers, we do not have material contract assets or liabilities that fall under the scope of ASC 606.


3. Real Estate Acquisitions

2018 Acquisitions

In 2018 we acquired the following communities and portfolios:
Community Name
 
Type
 
Sites
 
Development Sites
 
State
 
Month Acquired
Leaf Verde RV Resort
 
RV
 
376

 

 
AZ
 
October
Archview RV Resort & Campground
 
RV
 
114

 
50

 
UT
 
August
Petoskey KOA RV Resort
 
RV
 
210

 

 
MI
 
August
The Sands RV & Golf Resort
 
RV (Age Restricted)
 
507

 

 
CA
 
July
Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (1)(2)
 
RV
 
2,700

 
940

 
Various
 
June
Silver Creek RV Resort
 
RV
 
264

 
176

 
MI
 
June
Highway West (Four Resorts) (1)
 
RV
 
536

 

 
UT & OR
 
June
Compass RV
 
RV
 
175

 

 
FL
 
May
 
 
Total
 
4,882

 
1,166

 
 
 
 
(1) Highway West and Sun NG RV Resorts LLC are comprised of 4 RV and 10 RV resorts, respectively.
(2) Refer to Note 8, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed in 2018 (in thousands):

At Acquisition Date
 
Leaf Verde
 
Archview
 
Petoskey KOA
 
Sands
 
Sun NG Resorts
 
Silver Creek
 
Highway West
 
Compass
 
Total
Investment in property
 
$
11,587

 
$
14,550

 
$
8,730

 
$
13,790

 
$
240,649

 
$
7,250

 
$
36,500

 
$
13,930

 
$
346,986

In-place leases and other intangible assets
 
60

 

 
270

 
460

 
16,339

 

 

 
70

 
17,199

Debt assumed
 

 

 

 

 
(3,120
)
 

 

 

 
(3,120
)
Other liabilities, net
 

 

 

 

 
(11,990
)
 

 

 

 
(11,990
)
Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed
 
$
11,647

 
$
14,550

 
$
9,000

 
$
14,250

 
$
241,878

 
$
7,250

 
$
36,500

 
$
14,000

 
$
349,075

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
$
11,647

 
$
14,550

 
$
9,000

 
$
14,250

 
$
184,625

 
$
7,250

 
$
36,500

 
$
14,000

 
$
291,822

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts
 

 

 

 

 
35,277

 

 

 

 
35,277

Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC
 

 

 

 

 
21,976

 

 

 

 
21,976

Total consideration
 
$
11,647

 
$
14,550

 
$
9,000

 
$
14,250

 
$
241,878

 
$
7,250

 
$
36,500

 
$
14,000

 
$
349,075


In 2018, we acquired the following land for expansion / development:
Name
 
Location
 
Type
 
Expansion / Development Sites
 
Cost (millions)
 
Month Acquired
Ocean West
 
McKinleyville, CA
 
MH
 
26

 
$
0.2

 
December
Water Oak Country Club Estates
 
Lady Lake, FL
 
MH
 
296

 
$
1.9

 
November
Oak Crest
 
Austin, TX
 
MH
 
220

 
$
4.2

 
October
Pecan Park RV Resort
 
Jacksonville, FL
 
RV
 
158

 
$
1.3

 
September
Smith Creek Crossing
 
Granby, CO
 
MH
 
310

 
$
0.9

 
September
Apple Carr
 
Egelston, MI
 
MH
 
121

 
$
0.2

 
May
River Run Ranch
 
Granby, CO
 
MH / RV
 
1,144

 
$
5.3

 
May
 
 
 
 
Total
 
2,275

 
$
14.0

 
 


Refer to Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” for information regarding real estate acquisition activity after December 31, 2018.

The total amount of revenues and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 related to the acquisitions completed in 2018 are set forth in the following table (in thousands):

 
 
Year Ended 
 December 31, 2018
 
 
(unaudited)
Total revenues
 
$
41,937

Net income
 
$
6,718



The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the results of our operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, as if the properties acquired in 2018 had been acquired on January 1, 2017. The unaudited pro forma results reflect certain adjustments for items that are not expected to have a continuing impact, such as adjustments for transaction costs incurred, management fees, and purchase accounting.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The information presented below has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of either future results of operations or the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2017 (in thousands, except per-share data):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
2018
 
2017
Total revenues
 
$
1,136,581

 
$
1,028,894

Net income attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
 
$
103,308

 
$
75,607

Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - basic
 
$
1.27

 
$
0.99

Net income per share attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders - diluted
 
$
1.26

 
$
0.99



Transaction costs of $0.5 million, $9.8 million, and $31.9 million have been incurred for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. These costs are presented as Transaction costs in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Beginning January 1, 2018, substantially all of our property acquisitions are considered asset acquisitions, and direct acquisition related costs are capitalized as part of the purchase price. Acquisitions costs that do not meet the criteria for capitalization are expensed as incurred. Refer to Note 17, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” for additional information.

2017 Acquisitions

In 2017, we acquired the following communities:
Community Name
 
Type
 
Sites
 
Development Sites
 
State
 
Month Acquired
Colony in the Wood
 
MH (Age Restricted)
 
383

 

 
FL
 
December
Emerald Coast
 
MH and RV
 
201

 
14

 
FL
 
November
Lazy J Ranch
 
MH (Age Restricted)
 
220

 

 
CA
 
September
Ocean West
 
MH (Age Restricted)
 
130

 
4

 
CA
 
September
Caliente Sands
 
MH (Age Restricted)
 
118

 

 
CA
 
September
Pismo Dunes
 
RV (Age Restricted)
 
331

 

 
CA
 
July
Arbor Woods
 
MH
 
458

 

 
MI
 
June
Sunset Lakes
 
RV
 
498

 

 
IL
 
May
49er Village
 
RV
 
328

 

 
CA
 
March
 
 
Total
 
2,667

 
18

 
 
 
 


The following table summarizes the amounts of assets acquired net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and the consideration paid for the acquisitions completed in 2017 (in thousands):


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


At Acquisition Date
Colony in the Wood
Emerald Coast
Lazy J Ranch
Ocean West
Caliente Sands
Pismo Dunes
Arbor Woods
Sunset Lakes
49er Village
Total
Investment in property
$
31,818

$
19,400

$
13,938

$
9,453

$
8,640

$
21,260

$
15,725

$
7,835

$
12,890

$
140,959

Notes receivable






23



23

Inventory of manufactured homes


2


21


465



488

In-place leases and other intangible assets
660

100

360

220

210

660

730

210

110

3,260

Total identifiable assets acquired net of liabilities assumed
$
32,478

$
19,500

$
14,300

$
9,673

$
8,871

$
21,920

$
16,943

$
8,045

$
13,000

$
144,730

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
$
32,478

$
19,500

$
14,300

$
5,081

$
8,871

$

$
14,943

$
8,045

$
13,000

$
116,218

Equity





26,410

2,000



28,410

Liabilities assumed



4,592


510




5,102

Cash proceeds from seller





(5,000
)



(5,000
)
Total consideration
$
32,478

$
19,500

$
14,300

$
9,673

$
8,871

$
21,920

$
16,943

$
8,045

$
13,000

$
144,730


In 2017, we acquired the following land for expansion:
Development Name
 
Location
 
Type
 
Development Sites
 
Cost (millions)
 
Month Acquired
Carolina Pines
 
Myrtle Beach, SC
 
RV
 
841

 
$
5.9

 
April
 
 
 
 
Total
 
841

 
 
 
 



4. Collateralized Receivables and Transfers of Financial Assets

We previously completed various transactions with an unrelated entity involving our notes receivable under which we received cash proceeds in exchange for relinquishing our right, title, and interest in certain notes receivable. We have no further obligations or rights with respect to the control, management, administration, servicing, or collection of the installment notes receivable. However, we are subject to certain recourse provisions requiring us to purchase the underlying homes collateralizing such notes, in the event of a note default and subsequent repossession of the home by the unrelated entity. The recourse provisions are considered to be a form of continuing involvement, and therefore these transferred loans did not meet the requirements for sale accounting. We continue to recognize these transferred loans on our balance sheet and refer to them as collateralized receivables. The proceeds from the transfer have been recognized as a secured borrowing.

In the event of a note default and subsequent repossession of a manufactured home by the unrelated entity, the terms of the agreement require us to repurchase the manufactured home. Default is defined as the failure to repay the installment note receivable according to contractual terms. The repurchase price is calculated as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the collateralized receivable, plus any outstanding late fees, accrued interest, legal fees, and escrow advances associated with the installment note receivable. The percentage used to determine the repurchase price of the outstanding principal balance on the installment note receivable is based on the number of payments made on the note. In general, the repurchase price is determined as follows:

Number of Payments
 
Repurchase Percentage
Fewer than or equal to 15
 
100
%
Greater than 15 but fewer than 64
 
90
%
Equal to or greater than 64 but fewer than 120
 
65
%
120 or more
 
50
%



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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The transferred assets have been classified as Collateralized receivables, net and the cash proceeds received from these transactions have been classified as Secured borrowings on collateralized receivables within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The balance of the collateralized receivables was $106.9 million (net of allowance of $0.8 million) and $128.2 million (net of allowance of $0.9 million) as of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively. The receivables have a weighted average interest rate and maturity of 9.9 percent and 14.1 years as of December 31, 2018, and 10.0 percent and 15.3 years as of December 31, 2017.

The outstanding balance on the secured borrowing was $107.7 million and $129.2 million as of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The collateralized receivables earn interest income, and the secured borrowings accrue interest expense at the same interest rates. The amount of interest income and expense recognized was $11.2 million, $13.2 million and $14.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.
  
The balances of the collateralized receivables and secured borrowings fluctuate. The balances increase as additional notes receivable are transferred and exchanged for cash proceeds. The balances are reduced as the related collateralized receivables are collected from the customers, or as the underlying collateral is repurchased. The change in the aggregate gross principal balance of the collateralized receivables is as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Beginning balance
$
129,182

 
$
144,477

Financed sales of manufactured homes

 
8,153

Principal payments and payoffs from our customers
(12,577
)
 
(12,186
)
Principal reduction from repurchased homes
(8,874
)
 
(11,262
)
Total activity
(21,451
)
 
(15,295
)
Ending balance
$
107,731

 
$
129,182



The following table sets forth the allowance for the collateralized receivables (in thousands):

 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Beginning balance
$
(936
)
 
$
(607
)
Lower of cost or market write-downs
660

 
1,024

Increase to reserve balance
(531
)
 
(1,353
)
Total activity
129

 
(329
)
Ending balance
$
(807
)
 
$
(936
)



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


5. Notes and Other Receivables

The following table sets forth certain information regarding notes and other receivables (in thousands):

 
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net
 
$
112,798

 
$
115,797

Other receivables, net
 
47,279

 
47,699

Total notes and other receivables, net
 
$
160,077

 
$
163,496



Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

The installment notes of $112.8 million (net of allowance of $0.7 million) and $115.8 million (net of allowance of $0.4 million) as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, are collateralized by manufactured homes. The notes represent financing provided to purchasers of manufactured homes primarily located in our communities and require monthly principal and interest payments. The notes have a weighted average interest rate (net of servicing costs) and maturity of 8.0 percent and 16.6 years as of December 31, 2018, and 8.2 percent and 17.2 years as of December 31, 2017.

The change in the aggregate gross principal balance of the installment notes receivable is as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Beginning balance
$
116,174

 
$
59,524

Financed sales of manufactured homes
14,237

 
66,104

Acquired notes

 
23

Principal payments and payoffs from our customers
(8,966
)
 
(6,128
)
Principal reduction from repossessed homes
(7,950
)
 
(3,349
)
Total activity
(2,679
)
 
56,650

Ending balance
$
113,495

 
$
116,174



Allowance for Losses for Installment Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth the allowance change for the installment notes receivable (in thousands):

 
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Beginning balance
$
(377
)
 
$
(205
)
Lower of cost or market write-downs
678

 
170

Increase to reserve balance
(998
)
 
(342
)
Total activity
(320
)
 
(172
)
Ending balance
$
(697
)
 
$
(377
)


Other Receivables

As of December 31, 2018, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from residents for rent, and water and sewer usage of $7.1 million (net of allowance of $1.5 million), home sale proceeds of $16.1 million, and insurance and other receivables of $24.1 million. As of December 31, 2017, other receivables were comprised of amounts due from residents for rent, and water and sewer usage of $7.0 million (net of allowance of $1.5 million), home sale proceeds of $13.8 million, insurance and other receivables of $26.9 million.

                 

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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


6. Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include below market ground leases, in-place leases, franchise agreements and other intangible assets. These intangible assets are recorded in Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In June 2018, we acquired 50 percent of a land parcel that was previously subject to a ground lease at one of our California communities for $8.0 million. As a result of the transaction, we wrote off $1.1 million of the gross carrying amount of the ground lease intangible and $0.3 million of the related accumulated amortization. The $0.8 million net write off is included within the Property operating and maintenance expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

In December 2017, we acquired 25.0 percent of the land that was previously under a ground lease at one of our California communities for $4.0 million, and amended the ground lease agreement to include an option to purchase an additional 25.0 percent of the land. As a result of these transactions, we wrote off $1.1 million of the gross carrying amount of the ground lease intangible and $0.2 million of accumulated amortization. The $0.9 million net write off is included within Property operating and maintenance expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Intangible Asset
 
Useful Life
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
Below market ground leases
 
2 - 75 years
 
$
31,060

 
$
(1,942
)
 
$
32,165

 
$
(1,409
)
In-place leases
 
7 years
 
103,547

 
(59,068
)
 
100,843

 
(45,576
)
Franchise agreements and other intangible assets
 
7 - 20 years
 
16,641

 
(1,942
)
 
1,880

 
(1,451
)
Total
 
 
 
$
151,248


$
(62,952
)

$
134,888

 
$
(48,436
)


Total amortization expenses related to our intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Intangible Asset
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Below market ground leases
 
$
821

 
$
809

 
$
600

In-place leases
 
12,913

 
13,812

 
11,559

Franchise fees and other intangible assets
 
507

 
301

 
535

Total
 
$
14,241

 
$
14,922

 
$
12,694



We anticipate amortization expense for our intangible assets to be as follows for the next five years (in thousands):
 
 
Year
 
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
Estimated expense
 
$
14,630

 
$
12,902

 
$
12,510

 
$
7,908

 
$
4,533




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7. Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Investments in joint ventures in which we do not have a controlling direct or indirect voting interest, but can exercise significant influence over the entity with respect to our operations and major decisions, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting whereby the cost of an investment is adjusted for our share of the equity in net income or loss from the date of acquisition, reduced by distributions received and increased by contributions made. The income or loss of each entity is allocated in accordance with the provisions of the applicable operating agreements. The allocation provisions in these agreements may differ from the ownership interests held by each investor.

Sungenia JV - In November 2018, the Company and Ingenia Communities Group entered into a joint venture (“JV”) to establish and grow a manufactured housing community development program in Australia. The JV is referred to as “Sungenia JV.” We hold a 50 percent interest in the JV entity. We account for our interest in the Sungenia JV under the equity method of accounting as prescribed by FASB ASC Topic 323, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” as neither party of the Sungenia JV has individual control and we have equal exercise of significant influence. As of December 31, 2018 we had a $0.7 million investment in the Sungenia JV. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized no equity gain or loss on the Consolidated Statement of Operations related to our ownership interest.

GTSC LLC (“GTSC”) - In February 2018, we became a noncontrolling member of GTSC. GTSC engages in acquiring, holding and selling loans secured, directly or indirectly, by manufactured homes located in our communities. At December 31, 2018, we had a 40 percent ownership interest in GTSC. The remaining 60 percent interest is owned by an unrelated third party. We account for our interest in GTSC under the equity method of accounting as prescribed by FASB ASC Topic 323 “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures. During the year ended December 31, 2018, there was $0.5 million net gain in Income from nonconsolidated affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations related to our ownership interest. Our investment in GTSC as of December 31, 2018, is $29.8 million and recorded within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Origen Financial Services, LLC (“OFS LLC”) - At December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had a 22.9 percent ownership interest in OFS LLC, an entity that specializes in resident screening services. Previously we had suspended equity method accounting as the carrying value of our investment was zero as prescribed by FASB ASC Topic 323 “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures.” Subsequently in 2018, we resumed equity method accounting as our unrecorded losses were recovered. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 our investment in OFS LLC was $0.1 million and zero, respectively and is recorded within Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized $0.2 million and zero income, respectively, in the Income from nonconsolidated affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

8. Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

In 2016, we adopted (“ASU 2015-02”) Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. ASU 2015-02 modified the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities. We evaluated the application of ASU 2015-02 and concluded that no change was required to our accounting for interests in less than wholly-owned Joint ventures. However, the Operating Partnership now meets the criteria as a VIE. Our significant asset is our investment in the Operating Partnership, and consequently, substantially all of our assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. We are the sole general partner and generally have the power to manage and have complete control over the Operating Partnership and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits. Accordingly, we consolidate the Operating Partnership under this new guidance.

Effective June 1, 2018, we acquired a majority interest in Sun NG RV Resorts LLC (“Sun NG Resorts”), which is comprised of ten RV resorts and one ground up RV development with 2,700 RV sites and an additional 940 sites available for development. We purchased an 80 percent interest in Sun NG Resorts for $61.6 million through Sun NG LLC; the remaining 20 percent interest of $15.4 million is held by an unrelated third party. We paid additional consideration of $123.3 million, consisting of a $1.8 million preferred equity investment and a $121.5 million temporary loan to Sun NG Resorts.

We consolidate Sun NG Resorts under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” We concluded that Sun NG Resorts is a VIE where we are the primary beneficiary, as we have power to direct the significant activities, absorb the significant losses and receive the significant benefits from the entity. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit,” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” for additional information.

We consolidate Rudgate Village SPE, LLC; Rudgate Clinton SPE, LLC; and Rudgate Clinton Estates SPE, LLC (collectively, “Rudgate”) as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). We evaluated our arrangement with this property under the guidance set forth in FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation.” We concluded that Rudgate qualified as a VIE where we are the primary beneficiary, as we have power to direct the significant activities, absorb the significant losses and receive the significant benefits from the entity.

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The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets after appropriate eliminations have been made (in thousands):

 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investment property, net
$
308,171

 
$
50,193

Other assets
19,809

 
1,659

   Total Assets
$
327,980

 
$
51,852

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND OTHER EQUITY
 
 
 
Debt
$
44,172

 
$
41,970

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable
35,277

 

Other liabilities
6,914

 
1,468

   Total Liabilities
86,363

 
43,438

Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC
21,976

 

Noncontrolling interests
7,145

 
4,285

   Total Liabilities and Other Equity
$
115,484

 
$
47,723



Investment property, net and other assets, net related to the consolidated VIEs, with the exception of SCOLP, comprised approximately 4.9 percent and 0.8 percent of our consolidated total assets at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Debt, Preferred Equity and other liabilities comprised approximately 2.6 percent and 1.2 percent of our consolidated total liabilities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Equity Interests and Noncontrolling interests related to the consolidated VIEs, on an absolute basis, comprised less than 1.0 percent of our consolidated total equity at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

9. Debt and Lines of Credit

The following table sets forth certain information regarding debt including premiums, discounts, and deferred financing costs (in thousands):
 
Carrying Amount
 
Weighted Average
Years to Maturity
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rates
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Collateralized term loans - Life Companies
$
1,259,158

 
$
1,044,246

 
14.4
 
13.9

 
3.9
%
 
3.9
%
Collateralized term loans - FNMA
770,417

 
1,026,014

 
5.1
 
5.6

 
4.4
%
 
4.4
%
Collateralized term loans - CMBS
405,702

 
410,747

 
4.1
 
5.0

 
5.1
%
 
5.1
%
Collateralized term loans - FMCC
380,680

 
386,349

 
5.9
 
6.9

 
3.9
%
 
3.9
%
Secured borrowings
107,731

 
129,182

 
14.4
 
15.3

 
9.9
%
 
10.0
%
Lines of credit
128,000

 
41,257

 
2.3
 
3.1

 
3.8
%
 
2.8
%
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable
35,277

 

 
3.8
 

 
6.0
%
 
%
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable
37,338

 
41,443

 
4.7
 
5.0

 
6.6
%
 
6.7
%
Total debt
$
3,124,303

 
$
3,079,238

 
9.0
 
8.9

 
4.5
%
 
4.5
%


Collateralized Term Loans

During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we repaid a term loan of $10.2 million with an interest rate of 5.66 percent. The loan was due to mature on February 28, 2019. Concurrently, we entered into a $21.7 million collateralized term loan with a 4.10 fixed interest rate and 20-year term.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we entered into a $228.0 million collateralized term loan with a 4.10 percent fixed interest rate and a 20-year term. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we repaid one collateralized term loan of $30.5 million with an interest rate of 6.34 percent, releasing one encumbered community, which was due to mature March 1, 2019. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million as a result of the repayment transaction in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018 we repaid three collateralized term loans totaling $177.7 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.53 percent, releasing 11 encumbered communities. One loan was due to mature on August 1, 2018 and two loans were due to mature on May 1, 2023. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million as a result of the repayment transaction.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we repaid four collateralized term loans totaling $24.4 million with a weighted average interest rate of 6.36 percent, releasing three encumbered communities. The loans were due to mature on March 1, 2019. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.2 million as a result of the repayment transactions.

In December 2017, we defeased a $38.6 million collateralized term loan with a 5.25 percent fixed interest rate that was due to mature on June 1, 2022. As a result of the transaction we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.2 million in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Concurrent with the defeasance, we entered into a new $100.0 million collateralized term loan, encumbered by the same property, with a 4.25 percent fixed rate of interest and 30-year term.

In September 2017, in connection with the Ocean West acquisition, we assumed a $4.6 million collateralized term loan with Fannie Mae, with an interest rate of 4.34 percent and a remaining term of 9.8 years.

In June 2017, we entered into a $77.0 million collateralized term loan which bears interest at a rate of 4.16 percent amortizing over a 25-year term. We also repaid a $3.9 million collateralized term loan with an interest rate of 6.54 percent that was due to mature on August 31, 2017. As a result of the repayment transaction, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the first quarter of 2017, we defeased an $18.9 million collateralized term loan with an interest rate of 6.49 percent that was due to mature on August 1, 2017, releasing one encumbered community. As a result of the transaction, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.5 million in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, we repaid a $10.0 million collateralized term loan with an interest rate of 5.57 percent that was due to mature on May 1, 2017, releasing an additional encumbered community.

The collateralized term loans totaling $2.8 billion as of December 31, 2018, are secured by 185 properties comprised of 72,799 sites representing approximately $3.2 billion of net book value.

Secured Borrowings

See Note 4, “Collateralized Receivables and Transfers of Financial Assets,” for information regarding our collateralized receivables and secured borrowing transactions.

Preferred OP Units

Preferred OP units at December 31, 2018 and 2017 include $34.7 million of Aspen preferred OP units issued by the Operating Partnership. As of December 31, 2018, these units are convertible indirectly into 447,049 shares of our common stock. Subject to certain limitations, at any time prior to January 1, 2024, the holder of each Aspen preferred OP unit at its option may convert such Aspen preferred OP unit into: (a) if the market price of our common stock is $68.00 per share or less, 0.397 common OP units; or (b) if the market price of our common stock is greater than $68.00 per share, the number of common OP units is determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) $27.00 plus (B) 25 percent of the amount by which the market price of our common stock exceeds $68.00 per share, by (ii) the per-share market price of our common stock. The current preferred distribution rate is 6.5 percent. On January 2, 2024, we are required to redeem all Aspen preferred OP units that have not been converted to common OP units.

Preferred OP units also include $2.7 million and $6.7 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, of Series B-3 preferred OP units, which are not convertible. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we redeemed 41,051 of the Series B-3 preferred OP units at an average redemption price per unit, which included accrued and unpaid distributions, of $100.065753. In the aggregate, we paid $4.1 million to redeem these units. In January 2019, we redeemed all remaining 26,750 Series B-3 preferred OP units.

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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The weighted average redemption price per unit, which included accrued and unpaid distributions, was $100.153425. In the aggregate, we paid $2.7 million to redeem the Series B-3 preferred OP units.

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable

In June 2018, in connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, $35.3 million of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Equity (“Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts”) was purchased by unrelated third parties. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts carries a preferred rate of return of 6.0 percent per annum. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts has a 7-year term and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. The Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts as of December 31, 2018 was $35.3 million. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 8, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 10, “Equity and Mezzanine Securities” for additional information.

Lines of Credit

In April 2017, we amended and restated our credit agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and certain other lenders. Pursuant to the A&R Credit Agreement, we entered into a senior revolving credit facility with Citibank and certain other lenders in the amount of $650.0 million, comprised of a $550.0 million revolving loan and a $100.0 million term loan (the “A&R Facility”). We repaid the term loan in full on September 7, 2018. The A&R Credit Agreement has a four-year term ending April 25, 2021, which can be extended for two additional six-month periods at our option, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as defined in the credit agreement. The A&R Credit Agreement also provides for, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, additional commitments in an amount not to exceed $350.0 million. If additional borrowings are made pursuant to any such additional commitments, the aggregate borrowing limit under the A&R Facility may be increased up to $900.0 million.

The A&R Facility bears interest at a floating rate based on the Eurodollar rate plus a margin that is determined based on our leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the A&R Credit Agreement, which margin can range from 1.35 percent to 2.20 percent for the revolving loan. As of December 31, 2018, the margin based on our leverage ratio was 1.35 percent on the revolving loan. We had $128.0 million borrowings on the revolving loan and no borrowings on the term loan as of December 31, 2018.

The A&R Facility provides us with the ability to issue letters of credit. Our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line of credit, but does reduce the borrowing amount available. At December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $3.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of availability was used to back standby letters of credit.

We have a $12.0 million manufactured home floor plan facility renewable indefinitely until our lender provides us at least a twelve month notice of their intent to terminate the agreement. The interest rate is 100 basis points over the greater of the prime rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of each month or 6.0 percent. At December 31, 2018, the effective interest rate was 7.0 percent. The outstanding balance was zero and $4.0 million as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Covenants

Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Facility, we are subject to various financial and other covenants. The most restrictive of our debt agreements place limitations on secured borrowings and contain minimum fixed charge coverage, leverage, distribution, and net worth requirements. At December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all covenants.

In addition, certain of our subsidiary borrowers own properties that secure loans. These subsidiaries are consolidated within our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, however, each of these subsidiaries’ assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of the Company, any of its other subsidiaries or any other person or entity.


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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Long-term Debt Maturities

As of December 31, 2018, the total of maturities and amortization of our debt (excluding premiums and discounts) and lines of credit during the next five years were as follows (in thousands):
 
Maturities and Amortization By Year
 
Total Due
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
Thereafter
Mortgage loans payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities
$
2,078,926

 
$

 
$
58,078

 
$
270,680

 
$
82,155

 
$
307,465

 
$
1,360,548

Principal amortization
734,675

 
58,164

 
59,630

 
58,843

 
56,822

 
53,437

 
447,779

Secured borrowings
107,731

 
5,265

 
5,746

 
6,171

 
6,379

 
6,374

 
77,796

Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable
35,277

 

 

 

 
35,277

 

 

Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable
37,338

 
2,675

 

 

 

 

 
34,663

Lines of credit
128,000

 

 

 
128,000

 

 

 

Total
$
3,121,947

 
$
66,104

 
$
123,454

 
$
463,694

 
$
180,633

 
$
367,276

 
$
1,920,786




10. Equity and Mezzanine Securities

Public Equity Offerings

In September 2018, we closed an underwritten registered public offering of 5,060,000 shares of common stock. Proceeds from the offering were $499.9 million after deducting expenses related to the offering. We used the net proceeds of this offering to repay borrowings under the revolving loan and the term loan under our senior credit facility. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds of this offering to fund possible future acquisitions and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

In May 2017, we closed an underwritten registered public offering of 4,830,000 shares of common stock. Proceeds from the offering were $408.9 million after deducting expenses related to the offering, which were used to repay borrowings outstanding under the revolving loan under our A&R Facility, fund acquisitions, working capital and general corporate purposes.

At the Market Offering Sales Agreement

In July 2017, we entered into a new at the market offering sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with certain sales agents (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), whereby we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million, from time to time through the Sales Agents. The Sales Agents are entitled to compensation in an agreed amount not to exceed 2.0 percent of the gross price per share for any shares sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement. Through December 31, 2018 we have sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $163.8 million under the Sales Agreement.

Issuances of common stock under the Sales Agreement through December 31, 2018 were as follows:
Quarter Ended
 
Common Stock Issued
 
Weighted Average Sales Price
 
Net Proceeds (in Millions)
September 30, 2018
 
398,516

 
$
100.19

 
$
39.4

June 30, 2018
 
1,008,699

 
$
92.98

 
$
92.6

December 31, 2017
 
321,800

 
$
93.33

 
$
29.7


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Issuances of common stock under our previous at the market offering sales agreement during 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
Quarter Ended
 
Common Stock Issued
 
Weighted Average Sales Price
 
Net Proceeds (in Millions)
June 30, 2017
 
400,000

 
$
85.01

 
$
33.6

March 31, 2017
 
280,502

 
$
76.47

 
$
21.2

December 31, 2016
 
19,498

 
$
75.90

 
$
1.5

September 30, 2016
 
620,828

 
$
76.81

 
$
47.1

June 30, 2016
 
485,000

 
$
71.86

 
$
34.4



Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC

In June 2018, in connection with the investment in Sun NG Resorts, unrelated third parties purchased $6.5 million of Series B preferred equity interests and $15.4 million of common equity interest in Sun NG Resorts (herein jointly referred to as “Equity Interest - NG Sun LLC”). The Series B preferred equity interests carry a preferred return at a rate that, at any time, is equal to the interest rate on Sun NG Resorts’ indebtedness at such time. The current rate of return is 5.0 percent. The Equity Interests - NG Sun LLC do not have a fixed maturity date and can be redeemed in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the holders’ option. Sun NG LLC, our subsidiary, has the right during certain periods each year, with or without cause, or for cause at any time, to elect to buy NG Sun LLC’s interest. During a limited period in 2022, NG Sun LLC has the right to put its interest to Sun NG LLC. If either party exercises their option, the property management agreement will be terminated and the Company is required to purchase the remaining interests of NG Sun LLC and the property management agreement at fair value. Refer to Note 3, “Real Estate Acquisitions,” Note 8, “Consolidated Variable Interest Entities,” and Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit” for additional information.

Issuances of Common Stock and Common OP Units

In July 2017, we issued 298,900 shares of common stock totaling $26.4 million in connection with the acquisition of Pismo Dunes.

In June 2017, we issued a total of 23,311 common OP units for total consideration of $2.0 million in connection with acquisition activity during the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Conversions

Subject to certain limitations, holders can convert certain series of stock and OP units to shares of our common stock at any time. Below is the activity of conversions during 2018 and 2017:
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Series
 
Conversion Rate
 
Units/Shares
Common Stock
 
Units/Shares
Common Stock
Common OP unit
 
1

 
20,608

20,608

 
36,055

36,055

Series A-1 preferred OP unit
 
2.439

 
13,430

32,752

 
21,919

53,456

Series A-4 preferred OP unit
 
0.4444

 
13,765

6,116

 
10,000

4,440

Series A-4 preferred stock
 
0.4444

 
22,576

10,033

 
158,036

70,238

Series C preferred OP unit
 
1.11

 
1,919

2,130

 
16,806

18,651



Dividends

Dividend distributions declared for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

Dividend
 
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
Total Distribution (in Thousands)
Common Stock, Common OP units and Restricted Stock
 
12/31/2018
1/15/2019
$
0.71

$
63,249

Series A-4 Preferred Stock
 
12/14/2018
12/31/2018
$
0.40625

$
432


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Redemptions

If certain change of control transactions occur or if our common stock ceases to be listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system, then at any time after November 26, 2019, we or the holders of shares of Series A-4 preferred stock and Series A-4 preferred OP units may cause all or any of those shares or units to be redeemed for cash at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (x) the amount that the redeemed shares of Series A-4 preferred stock and Series A-4 preferred OP units would have received in such transaction if they had been converted into shares of our common stock immediately prior to such transaction, or (y) $25.00 per share, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

In November 2017, we redeemed all of the outstanding shares of our 7.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. Holders received a cash payment of $25.14349 per share which included accrued and unpaid dividends. In the aggregate, we paid $85.5 million to redeem all of the 3,400,000 outstanding shares.

In June 2017, we redeemed 438,448 shares of Series A-4 Preferred Stock and 200,000 shares of Series A-4 preferred OP units from Green Courte Real Estate Partners III, LLC, GCP Fund III REIT LLC and GCP Fund III Ancillary Holding, LLC (collectively, the “Green Courte Entities”) for total consideration of $24.7 million. Accrued dividends totaling $0.2 million were also paid in connection with the redemptions. The Green Courte Entities were the sellers of the American Land Lease portfolio which we acquired in 2014 and 2015.

Repurchase Program

In November 2004, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock. We have 400,000 common shares remaining in the repurchase program. No common shares were repurchased during 2018 or 2017. There is no expiration date specified for the repurchase program.

11. Share-Based Compensation

As of December 31, 2018, we had two share-based compensation plans; the Sun Communities, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Equity Incentive Plan”) and the First Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan (“2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan”). We believe granting equity awards will provide certain executives, key employees and directors additional incentives to promote our financial success, and promote employee and director retention by providing an opportunity to acquire or increase the direct proprietary interest of those individuals in our operations and future.

Restricted Stock

The majority of our share-based compensation is awarded as service vesting restricted stock grants to executives and key employees. We have also awarded restricted stock to our non-employee directors. We measure the fair value associated with these awards using the closing price of our common stock as of the grant date to calculate compensation cost. Employee awards typically vest over several years and are subject to continued employment by the employee. Award recipients receive distribution payments on unvested shares of restricted stock.

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 20, 2015, the stockholders approved the 2015 Equity Plan. The 2015 Equity Plan had been adopted by the Board and was effective upon approval by our stockholders. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Equity Plan is 1,750,000 shares of our common stock, with 1,136,194 shares remaining for future issuance.

2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan

The director plan was approved by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 19, 2012. The director plan amended and restated in its entirety our 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders held on May 17, 2018, the stockholders approved the First Amendment to Sun Communities, Inc. First Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan to increase the number of authorized shares under the plan by 200,000 shares.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The types of awards that may be granted under the director plan are options, restricted stock and OP units. Only non-employee directors are eligible to participate in the director plan. The maximum number of options, restricted stock and OP units that may be issued under the Director Plan is 375,000 shares, with 209,774 shares remaining for future issuance.

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, shares were granted as follows:
Award
Type
Plan
Shares Granted
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
 
Vesting Type
Vesting Anniversary
Percentage
2018
Key Employees
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
16,500

$
88.30

(1)
Time Based
2nd
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3rd
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4th
20.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5th
5.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th
5.0
%
2018
Key Employees
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
50,100

$
86.97

(1)
Time Based
20% annually over 5 years
2018
Executive Officers
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
60,000

$
87.24

(1)
Time Based
20% annually over 5 years
2018
Executive Officers
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
90,000

$
65.24

(2)
Market Condition
3rd
100.0
%
2018
Directors
2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan
16,800

$
85.28

(1)
Time Based
3rd
100.0
%
2017
Key Employees
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
2,500

$
84.18

(1)
Time Based
2nd
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3rd
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4th
20.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5th
5.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th
5.0
%
2017
Executive Officers
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
100,000

$
79.30

(1)
Time Based
3rd
20.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4th
30.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5th
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th
10.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7th
5.0
%
2017
Executive Officers
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
100,000

$
72.39

(3)
Market & Performance Conditions
Multiple tranches through March 2022
2017
Directors
2004 Non-Employee Director Option Plan
16,900

$
79.64

(1)
Time Based
3rd
100.0
%
(1) Grant date fair value is measured based on the closing price of our common stock on the date(s) shares are issued.
(2) Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date, our common stock price was $87.24. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 74.8% of the 90,000 shares to vest.
(3) Share-based compensation for restricted stock awards with market and performance conditions is measured based on an estimate of shares expected to vest. We estimate the fair value of share-based compensation for restricted stock with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. At the grant date, our common stock price was $79.30. Based on the Monte Carlo simulation we expect 91.3% of the 100,000 shares to vest.



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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016:
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted shares at January 1, 2016
813,260

 
$
50.59

      Granted
227,800

 
$
69.43

      Vested
(165,631
)
 
$
45.90

      Forfeited
(33,795
)
 
$
56.49

Unvested restricted shares at December 31, 2016
841,634

 
$
56.38

      Granted
219,400

 
$
79.38

      Vested
(196,412
)
 
$
47.60

      Forfeited
(4,769
)
 
$
56.43

Unvested restricted shares at December 31, 2017
859,853

 
$
64.25

      Granted
233,400

 
$
87.12

      Vested
(214,111
)
 
$
54.69

      Forfeited
(8,025
)
 
$
72.16

Unvested restricted shares at December 31, 2018
871,117

 
$
72.65



Total compensation cost recognized for restricted stock was $15.1 million, $12.7 million, and $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested was $11.7 million, $9.3 million, and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The remaining share-based compensation cost, net related to our unvested restricted shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018 is approximately $37.5 million. The following table summarizes our expected share-based compensation cost, net related to our unvested restricted shares, in millions:
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
Thereafter
Expected share-based compensation costs, net
$
13.0

 
$
12.0

 
$
6.9

 
$
5.6



Options

During 2018, there were no non-employee director options exercised. At December 31, 2018, 3,000 fully vested non-employee director options remained outstanding with an intrinsic value of $0.2 million. These options had a weighted average exercise price of $33.45 and a weighted average contractual term of 2.1 years. No options have been granted, and there has been no compensation expense associated with non-vested stock option awards for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, or 2016.


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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


12. Segment Reporting

We group our operating segments into reportable segments that provide similar products and services. Each operating segment has discrete financial information evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker in evaluating and assessing performance. We have two reportable segments: (i) Real Property Operations and (ii) Home Sales and Rentals. The Real Property Operations segment owns, operates, has an interest in a portfolio, and develops MH communities and RV communities and is in the business of acquiring, operating, and expanding MH and RV communities. The Home Sales and Rentals segment offers manufactured home sales and leasing services to tenants and prospective tenants of our communities.

Transactions between our segments are eliminated in consolidation. Transient RV revenue is included in the Real Property Operations segment revenues and is approximately $106.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. In 2018, transient RV revenue was recognized 20.7 percent in the first quarter, 20.3 percent in the second quarter, 42.6 percent in the third quarter, and 16.4 percent in the fourth quarter.

A presentation of our segment financial information is summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Home Rentals
 
Consolidated
Revenues
$
880,080

 
$
219,688

 
$
1,099,768

Operating expenses / Cost of sales
330,275

 
146,432

 
476,707

NOI / Gross profit
549,805

 
73,256

 
623,061

Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other revenues, net
27,057

 

 
27,057

Home selling expense

 
(15,722
)
 
(15,722
)
General and administrative
(70,042
)
 
(11,396
)
 
(81,438
)
Transaction costs
(470
)
 
(2
)
 
(472
)
Catastrophic weather related charges, net
140

 
(232
)
 
(92
)
Depreciation and amortization
(218,617
)
 
(68,645
)
 
(287,262
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(2,657
)
 

 
(2,657
)
Interest
(129,068
)
 
(21
)
 
(129,089
)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units
(3,694
)
 

 
(3,694
)
Remeasurement of marketable securities
(3,639
)
 

 
(3,639
)
Other expense, net
(6,414
)
 
(39
)
 
(6,453
)
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates

 
646

 
646

Current tax expense
(372
)
 
(223
)
 
(595
)
Deferred tax benefit
507

 

 
507

Net income / (loss)
142,536

 
(22,378
)
 
120,158

Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units
4,486

 

 
4,486

Less:  Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
9,532

 
(1,089
)
 
8,443

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.
128,518

 
(21,289
)
 
107,229

Less:  Preferred stock distributions
1,736

 

 
1,736

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
$
126,782

 
$
(21,289
)
 
$
105,493





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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Home Rentals
 
Consolidated
Revenues
$
779,739

 
$
177,957

 
$
957,696

Operating expenses / Cost of sales
290,002

 
117,228

 
407,230

NOI / Gross profit
489,737

 
60,729

 
550,466

Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other revenues, net
24,875

 
(1
)
 
24,874

Home selling expenses

 
(12,457
)
 
(12,457
)
General and administrative
(64,735
)
 
(9,497
)
 
(74,232
)
Transaction costs
(9,812
)
 
11

 
(9,801
)
Catastrophic weather related charges, net
(7,856
)
 
(496
)
 
(8,352
)
Depreciation and amortization
(199,960
)
 
(61,576
)
 
(261,536
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(6,019
)
 

 
(6,019
)
Interest
(127,113
)
 
(15
)
 
(127,128
)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units
(3,114
)
 

 
(3,114
)
Other income / (expense), net
8,983

 
(1
)
 
8,982

Current tax expense
(62
)
 
(384
)
 
(446
)
Deferred tax benefit
582

 

 
582

Net income / (loss)
105,506

 
(23,687
)
 
81,819

Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units
4,581

 

 
4,581

Less:  Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
6,319

 
(1,264
)
 
5,055

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.
94,606

 
(22,423
)
 
72,183

Less:  Preferred stock distribution
7,162

 

 
7,162

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
$
87,444

 
$
(22,423
)
 
$
65,021
























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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Home Rentals
 
Consolidated
Revenues
$
654,341

 
$
158,287

 
$
812,628

Operating expenses / Cost of sales
241,363

 
104,781

 
346,144

Net operating income / Gross profit
412,978

 
53,506

 
466,484

Adjustments to arrive at net income / (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other revenues, net
21,150

 

 
21,150

Home selling expenses

 
(9,744
)
 
(9,744
)
General and administrative
(55,481
)
 
(8,181
)
 
(63,662
)
Transaction costs
(31,863
)
 
(51
)
 
(31,914
)
Catastrophic weather related charges, net
(1,147
)
 
(25
)
 
(1,172
)
Depreciation and amortization
(166,296
)
 
(55,474
)
 
(221,770
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1,127
)
 

 
(1,127
)
Interest
(119,150
)
 
(13
)
 
(119,163
)
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units
(3,152
)
 

 
(3,152
)
Other expenses, net
(4,675
)
 
(1
)
 
(4,676
)
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates
500

 

 
500

Current tax expense
(471
)
 
(212
)
 
(683
)
Deferred tax benefit
400

 

 
400

Net income / (loss)
51,666

 
(20,195
)
 
31,471

Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units
5,006

 

 
5,006

Less: Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
1,455

 
(1,305
)
 
150

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc.
45,205

 
(18,890
)
 
26,315

Less: Preferred stock distribution
8,946

 

 
8,946

Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders
$
36,259

 
$
(18,890
)
 
$
17,369



 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Home Rentals
 
Consolidated
 
Real Property Operations
 
Home Sales and Home Rentals
 
Consolidated
Identifiable assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment property, net
$
5,586,444

 
$
531,872

 
$
6,118,316

 
$
5,172,521

 
$
472,833

 
$
5,645,354

Cash and cash equivalents
24,343

 
25,968

 
50,311

 
(7,649
)
 
17,776

 
10,127

Inventory of manufactured homes

 
49,199

 
49,199

 

 
30,430

 
30,430

Notes and other receivables, net
145,673

 
14,404

 
160,077

 
149,798

 
13,698

 
163,496

Collateralized receivables, net
106,924

 

 
106,924

 
128,246

 

 
128,246

Other assets, net
189,064

 
36,135

 
225,199

 
130,455

 
3,849

 
134,304

Total assets
$
6,052,448

 
$
657,578

 
$
6,710,026

 
$
5,573,371

 
$
538,586

 
$
6,111,957




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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


13. Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT pursuant to Section 856(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). In order for us to qualify as a REIT, at least 95.0 percent of our gross income in any year must be derived from qualifying sources. In addition, a REIT must distribute annually at least 90.0 percent of its REIT taxable income (calculated without any deduction for dividends paid and excluding capital gain) to its stockholders and meet other tests.

Qualification as a REIT involves the satisfaction of numerous requirements (on an annual and quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex Code provisions for which there are limited judicial or administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. In addition, frequent changes occur in the area of REIT taxation, which requires us to continually monitor our tax status. We analyzed the various REIT tests and confirmed that we continued to qualify as a REIT for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at the corporate level on the ordinary taxable income we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, our taxable income could be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) in 2017 as AMT is no longer applicable for years beginning after 2017). Even if we qualify as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local income taxes as well as U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. In addition, taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) is subject to federal, state and local income taxes. The Company is also subject to income taxes in Canada as a result of the acquisition of Carefree in 2016 and in Australia as a result of our investment in Ingenia Communities Group in 2018. We do not provide for withholding taxes on our undistributed earnings from our Canadian subsidiaries as they are reinvested and will continue to be reinvested indefinitely outside the United States.

For income tax purposes, distributions paid to common stockholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, distributions paid per share were taxable as follows (unaudited / rounded):

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Amount
 
Percentage
Ordinary income (1)
$
1.58

 
56.4
%
 
$
0.83

 
31.2
%
 
$
0.81

 
31.2
%
Capital gain
0.13

 
4.8
%
 

 
%
 
0.51

 
19.6
%
Return of capital
1.09

 
38.8
%
 
1.83

 
68.8
%
 
1.28

 
49.2
%
Total distributions declared
$
2.80

 
100.0
%
 
$
2.66

 
100.0
%
 
$
2.60

 
100.0
%

(1) 100% of the ordinary taxable dividend qualifies as Section 199A dividend for 2018.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law. Under the Tax Act, the corporate income tax rate is reduced from a maximum marginal rate of 35.0 percent to a flat 21.0 percent. In accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” entities are required to recognize the effect of tax law changes in the period of enactment even though the effective date of most provisions of the Tax Act was January 1, 2018. Although the Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 118, “Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” allows entities to record provisional amounts during a measurement period, it is our view that we have obtained the necessary information available to prepare and analyze (including computations) in reasonable detail the accounting for the change in tax law as noted below.

The components of our provision / (benefit) for income taxes attributable to continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
 
Year Ended 
 December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended 
 December 31, 2017
Federal
 
 
 
 
Current
 
$
(102
)
 
$
(181
)
State and Local
 
 
 
 
Current
 
701

 
675

Deferred
 
11

 
(11
)
Foreign
 
 
 
 
Current
 
(4
)
 
(48
)
Deferred
 
(518
)
 
(571
)
 
 



Total Provision / (Benefit)
 
$
88

 
$
(136
)


A reconciliation of the provision / (benefit) for income taxes with the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 
 
Year Ended 
 December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended 
 December 31, 2017
Pre-tax loss attributable to taxable subsidiaries
 
$
(7,299
)
 
 
 
$
(17,404
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal provision / (benefit) at statutory tax rate
 
(1,534
)
 
21.0
 %
 
(5,918
)
 
34.0
 %
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit
 

 
 %
 
(3
)
 
 %
Alternative minimum tax
 

 
 %
 

 
 %
Rate differential
 
(112
)
 
1.5
 %
 
318

 
(1.8
)%
Change in valuation allowance
 
2,885

 
(39.5
)%
 
(21,322
)
 
122.5
 %
Change in deferred tax asset
 

 
 %
 
25,885

 
(148.7
)%
Others
 
(1,576
)
 
21.6
 %
 
360

 
(2.1
)%
Tax (benefit) / provision - taxable subsidiaries
 
(337
)
 
4.6
 %
 
(680
)
 
3.9
 %
Other state taxes - flow through subsidiaries
 
425

 
 
 
544

 
 
Total provision / (benefit)
 
$
88

 
 
 
$
(136
)
 
 


Our deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the bases of such assets and liabilities as measured by tax laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance to the amount where realization is more likely than not assured after considering all available evidence. Our temporary differences primarily relate to net operating loss carryforwards, and depreciation and basis differences between tax and U.S. GAAP.

At December 31, 2017, we re-measured the deferred tax assets and liabilities of our U.S. TRSs to reflect the effect of the enacted change in the tax rate under the Tax Act. We have also considered the new tax rate in assessing the need for and change to our existing valuation allowance and adjusted accordingly. Since we have recorded a full valuation allowance against substantially all of our deferred tax assets related to the U.S. TRSs, no material impact on the net deferred tax asset and the provision for income taxes was noted.


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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets are comprised of the following tax effects of temporary differences and based on the Tax Act (amounts in thousands):
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred Tax Assets
 
 
 
NOL carryforwards
$
18,071

 
$
19,739

Depreciation and basis differences
28,140

 
23,523

Other
784

 
1,272

Gross deferred tax assets
46,995

 
44,534

Valuation allowance
(44,817
)
 
(41,932
)
Net deferred tax assets
2,178

 
2,602

 
 
 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
 
 
Basis differences - foreign investment
(22,406
)
 
(25,114
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(22,406
)
 
(25,114
)
 
 
 
 
Net Deferred Tax Liability (1)
$
(20,228
)
 
$
(22,512
)


(1) Net deferred tax liability is included within Other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

SHS had U.S. operating loss carryforwards of $73.6 million, or $15.6 million after tax, as of December 31, 2018. The loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2023 through 2035 if not offset by future taxable income. In addition, our Canadian subsidiaries have operating loss carryforwards of $9.3 million, or $2.5 million after tax, as of December 31, 2018. The loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2033 through 2038 if not offset by future taxable income.

We had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. We expect no significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits due to changes in tax positions within one year of December 31, 2018.

We classify certain state taxes as income taxes for financial reporting purposes. We recorded a provision for state income taxes of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, and $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

As previously noted, certain of our subsidiaries are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require application of significant judgment. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, examinations by tax authorities for the tax years ended December 31, 2011 and prior. In addition, our Canadian subsidiaries are subject to taxes in Canada and in the province of Ontario. We are no longer subject to examination by the Canadian tax authorities for the tax years ended December 31, 2012 and prior.

Our policy is to report income tax penalties and income tax related interest expense as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalty associated with any unrecognized income tax benefit or provision was accrued, nor was any income tax related interest or penalty recognized during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

In 2017, SHS underwent an audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2015 tax year. Upon conclusion of the audit, no adjustment was required.




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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


14. Earnings Per Share

We have outstanding stock options, unvested restricted common shares, and Series A-4 preferred stock, and our Operating Partnership has outstanding common OP units, Series A-1 preferred OP units, Series A-3 preferred OP units, Series A-4 preferred OP units, Series C preferred OP units, and Aspen preferred OP Units, which if converted or exercised, may impact dilution.

Computations of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Numerator
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders
 
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

Allocation to restricted stock awards
 
(831
)
 
(455
)
 
115

Basic earnings: net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation
 
$
104,662

 
$
64,566

 
$
17,484

Allocation of income to restricted stock awards
 
831

 
455

 
(115
)
Diluted earnings: net income attributable to common stockholders after allocation
 
$
105,493

 
$
65,021

 
$
17,369

Denominator
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
81,387

 
76,084

 
65,856

Add: dilutive stock options
 
2

 
2

 
8

Add: dilutive restricted stock
 
651

 
625

 
457

Diluted weighted average common shares and securities
 
82,040

 
76,711

 
66,321

Earnings per share available to common stockholders after allocation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.27

Diluted
 
$
1.29

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.26



We have excluded certain securities from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of these securities would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. The following table presents the outstanding securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Common OP units
2,726

 
2,746

 
2,759

Series A-1 preferred OP units
332

 
345

 
367

Series A-3 preferred OP units
40

 
40

 
40

Series A-4 preferred OP units
410

 
424

 
634

Series A-4 preferred stock
1,063

 
1,085

 
1,682

Series C preferred OP units
314

 
316

 
333

Aspen preferred OP units
1,284

 
1,284

 
1,284

Total securities
6,169

 
6,240

 
7,099




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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


15. Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following is a condensed summary of our unaudited quarterly results for years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. Income per share for the year may not equal the sum of the fiscal quarters’ income per share due to changes in basic and diluted shares outstanding.
 
 
Quarters
 
 
1st
 
2nd
 
3rd
 
4th
 
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Revenues
 
$
257,975

 
$
271,434

 
$
323,412

 
$
274,004

Total Expenses
 
221,871

 
245,091

 
273,040

 
257,131

Income before other items
 
$
36,104

 
$
26,343

 
$
50,372

 
$
16,873

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders
 
$
29,986

 
$
20,408

 
$
46,060

 
$
9,039

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.38

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.56

 
$
0.11

Diluted
 
$
0.38

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.56

 
$
0.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Revenues
 
$
234,400

 
$
237,899

 
$
268,245

 
$
242,026

Total Expenses
 
209,816

 
222,452

 
242,751

 
234,850

Income before other items
 
$
24,584

 
$
15,447

 
$
25,494

 
$
7,176

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders
 
$
21,104

 
$
12,364

 
$
24,115

 
$
7,438

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.29

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.09

Diluted
 
$
0.29

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.09







16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, marketable securities, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, and debt.

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy under which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of observable or unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumption. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

We utilize fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The following methods and assumptions were used in order to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Marketable Securities

In November 2018, we purchased marketable securities on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) for total consideration of $54 million US. The marketable securities held by us accounted for under the ASC 321 “Investment Equity Securities” are measured at fair value. Any change in fair value is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in Remeasurement of marketable securities in accordance with ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.” The fair value is measured by the quoted unadjusted share price of which is readily available in active markets (Level 1).

Installment Notes Receivable on Manufactured Homes

The net carrying value of the installment notes receivable on manufactured homes estimates the fair value as the interest rates in the portfolio are comparable to current prevailing market rates (Level 2). Refer Note 5, “Notes and Other Receivables.”

Long Term Debt and Lines of Credit

The fair value of long-term debt (excluding the secured borrowing) is based on the estimates of management and on rates currently quoted, rates currently prevailing for comparable loans, and instruments of comparable maturities (Level 2). Refer to Note 9, “Debt and Lines of Credit.”

Collateralized Receivables and Secured Borrowing

The fair value of these financial instruments offset each other as our collateralized receivables represent a transfer of financial assets and the cash proceeds received from these transactions have been classified as a secured borrowing on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The net carrying value of the collateralized receivables estimates the fair value as the interest rates in the portfolio are comparable to current prevailing market rates (Level 2). Refer to Note 4, “Collateralized Receivables and Transfers of Financial Assets.”

Financial Liabilities

We estimate the fair value of our contingent consideration liability based on discounting of future cash flows using market interest rates and adjusting for non-performance risk over the remaining term of the liability (Level 2).

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Other Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their fair market values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

The table below sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that required disclosure of their fair values on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018The table presents the carrying values and fair values of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 that were measured using the valuation techniques described above (in thousands). The table excludes other financial instruments such as cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable as the carrying values associated with these instruments approximate fair value since their maturities are less than one year.

 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Financial assets
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
Marketable securities
 
$
49,037

 
$
49,037

 
$

 
$

Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net
 
$
112,798

 
$
112,798

 
$
115,797

 
$
115,797

Collateralized receivables, net
 
$
106,924

 
$
106,924

 
$
128,246

 
$
128,246

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt (excluding secured borrowings)
 
$
2,888,572

 
$
2,757,649

 
$
2,908,799

 
$
2,726,770

Secured borrowings
 
$
107,731

 
$
107,731

 
$
129,182

 
$
129,182

Lines of credit
 
$
128,000

 
$
128,000

 
$
41,257

 
$
41,257

Other liabilities (contingent consideration)
 
$
4,640

 
$
4,640

 
$
6,976

 
$
6,976



17. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” Refer to Note 2, “Revenue” for information regarding our adoption of this guidance.

On January 1, 2018 we adopted ASU 2017-09 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” This update provided clarity and reduced both diversity in practice and cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, regarding a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. There was no initial impact that resulted from adoption of this guidance; it will be applied should a modification occur.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2017-01 “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” This update clarified the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation.

Under previous guidance, substantially all of our property acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations with identifiable assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and acquisition related costs expensed as incurred.

With the adoption of ASU 2017-01, substantially all of our future property acquisitions are accounted for as asset acquisitions. We allocate the purchase price of these properties on a relative fair value basis and capitalize direct acquisition related costs as part of the purchase price. Acquisitions costs that do not meet the criteria to be capitalized will be expensed as incurred and presented as General and administrative costs in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-18 “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” This update required inclusion of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.


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Our restricted cash consists of amounts primarily held in deposit for tax, insurance and repair escrows held by lenders in accordance with certain debt agreements. Restricted cash is included as a component of Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in restricted cash are reported in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as operating, investing or financing activities based on the nature of the underlying activity.

The following table reconciles our beginning-of-period and end-of-period balances of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the periods shown (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
50,311

 
$
10,127

 
$
8,164

Restricted cash
 
11,951

 
13,382

 
17,149

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
$
62,262

 
$
23,509

 
$
25,313



Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This update replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are evaluating how this guidance will impact our accounting policies regarding assessment of, and allowance for, loan losses.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842).” The core principle of this update is that a lessee should recognize the right of use (“ROU”) asset and corresponding liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet that arise from lease agreements. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We will adopt the amendment in the first quarter 2019 using the prospective approach. Our income from real property and rental home revenue streams is derived from rental agreements where we are the lessor. The new accounting standard narrowed the definition of initial direct costs which can be capitalized. The new standard defines initial direct costs as the incremental costs of signing a lease. Employee salaries, legal fees rendered prior to the execution of a lease, negotiation costs, advertising and other origination effort costs no longer meet the definition of initial direct costs and will not be capitalized. These costs will be included in general and administrative costs, or property operating and maintenance expense, in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. Certain commissions will be capitalized as initial direct costs pursuant to adoption of the standard. We are the lessee in other arrangements, primarily for our executive offices, ground leases at certain communities and certain property. For leases with a term greater than one year, a ROU asset and corresponding liabilities will be included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The ROU asset and corresponding liabilities are measured as the estimated present value of minimum lease payments at the commencement of the lease agreement and discounted by our incremental borrowing rate of a collateralized term loan. As of January 1, 2019, we expect to recognize operating lease ROU assets of $40.0 million to $50.0 million which will include the present value of minimum lease payments as well as certain existing below market lease intangibles associated with such leases. Also upon adoption, we expect to recognize operating lease liabilities of $15.0 million to $25.0 million. We will elect certain practical expedients allowable by the ASU, including the expedient to forego separation of lease and non-lease component of lessee contracts, resulting in a gross-up effect on the balance sheet assets and liabilities. Additionally for all leases, we will elect the package of practical expedients, which permits the Company not to reassess expired or existing contracts containing a lease, the lease classification for expired or existing contracts, and measurement of initial direct costs for any existing leases.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles- Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Topic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract.” This update aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal use software. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

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18. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. All such proceedings, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

Catastrophic Weather

In September 2017, our communities in Florida and Georgia sustained damages from Hurricane Irma. We maintain property, casualty, flood and business interruption insurance for our community portfolio, subject to customary deductibles and limits. The table below sets forth estimated insurance recoveries (in millions). Actual insurance recoveries could vary significantly from our estimates. Future changes to estimated insurance recoveries will be recognized in the period(s) in which they are determined.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total estimated insurance receivable - December 31, 2017
$
23.7

Change in estimated insurance recoveries
9.2

Business interruption payment receivable
2.2

Advances from insurer
(16.4
)
Total estimated insurance receivable - December 31, 2018
$
18.7



Changes in estimated insurance recoveries for damages during the year ended December 31, 2018, were primarily the result of incremental invoices for which the total costs exceeded the applicable deductible and confirmation of payment on the business interruption insurance claim.   

We are actively working with our insurer on claims for lost earnings and redevelopment costs greater than the asset impairment charge for the three Florida Keys communities. The three impaired Florida Keys communities will require redevelopment followed by a tenant lease-up period. As such, we currently cannot estimate a date when operating results will be restored to pre-hurricane levels. Our business interruption insurance policy provides for up to 60 months of coverage from the date of restoration.

19. Related Party Transactions

Lease of Executive Offices. Gary A. Shiffman, together with certain of his family members, indirectly owns an equity interest of approximately 28.1 percent in American Center LLC, the entity from which we lease office space for our principal executive offices. Each of Brian M. Hermelin, Ronald A. Klein and Arthur A. Weiss indirectly owns a less than one percent interest in American Center LLC. Mr. Shiffman is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Each of Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss is a director of the Company. Under this agreement, we lease approximately 103,100 rentable square feet of permanent space. The initial term of the lease is until October 31, 2026, and the average gross base rent is $18.55 per square foot until October 31, 2019 with graduated rental increases thereafter. Each of Mr. Shiffman, Mr. Hermelin, Mr. Klein and Mr. Weiss may have a conflict of interest with respect to his obligations as our officer and/or director and his ownership interest in American Center LLC.

Legal Counsel. During 2015-2018, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss, Professional Corporation acted as our general counsel and represented us in various matters. Arthur A. Weiss is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and a shareholder of such firm. We incurred legal fees and expenses owed to Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss of approximately $7.1 million, $5.0 million and $8.0 million in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Tax Consequences Upon Sale of Properties. Gary A. Shiffman holds limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which were received in connection with the contribution of properties from partnerships previously affiliated with him. Prior to any redemption of these limited partnership interests for our common stock, Mr. Shiffman will have tax consequences different from those on us and our public stockholders upon the sale of any of these partnerships. Therefore, we and Mr. Shiffman may have different objectives regarding the appropriate pricing and timing of any sale of those properties.

20. Subsequent Events

Subsequent to the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we acquired seven communities for $324.7 million, containing 2,956 MH sites and 612 RV sites.

Subsequent to the quarter, we completed a $265.0 million twenty-five year term loan transaction which carries an interest rate of 4.17 percent. Concurrently, we repaid a $187.9 million term loan which was due to mature in January 2030.

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On January 31, 2019, the Operating Partnership created a new class of OP units named Series D Preferred OP Units in conjunction with the acquisition of a MH community in Oregon City, Oregon. As of February 14, 2019, 488,958 Series D Preferred OP Units were outstanding. The Series D Preferred OP Units provide for quarterly distributions on the $100 per unit issue price of 3.75% per year until January 31, 2021, and 4.0% per year thereafter.

We have evaluated our Consolidated Financial Statements for subsequent events through the date that this Form 10-K was issued.


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Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
49’er Village RV Resort
 
Plymouth, CA
 
 
$
2,180

 
$
10,710

 
$

 
$
2,006

 
$
2,180

 
$
12,716

 
$
14,896

 
$
(717
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Academy / West Point
 
Canton, MI
 
B
 
1,485

 
14,278

 

 
8,768

 
1,485

 
23,046

 
24,531

 
(12,046
)
 
2000
 
(A)
Adirondack Gateway RV Resort & Campground
 
Gansevoort, NY
 
 
620

 
1,970

 

 
2,563

 
620

 
4,533

 
5,153

 
(384
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Allendale Meadows Mobile Village
 
Allendale, MI
 
 
366

 
3,684

 

 
10,892

 
366

 
14,576

 
14,942

 
(8,647
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Alpine Meadows Mobile Village
 
Grand Rapids, MI
 
A
 
729

 
6,692

 

 
9,893

 
729

 
16,585

 
17,314

 
(9,691
)
 
1996
 
(A&C)
Alta Laguna
 
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
 
D
 
23,736

 
21,088

 

 
1,405

 
23,736

 
22,493

 
46,229

 
(1,953
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Apple Carr Village
 
Muskegon, MI
 
 
800

 
6,172

 
334

 
13,629

 
1,134

 
19,801

 
20,935

 
(4,090
)
 
2011
 
(A&C)
Apple Creek
 
Amelia, OH
 
B
 
543

 
5,480

 

 
3,058

 
543

 
8,538

 
9,081

 
(4,313
)
 
1999
 
(A)
Arbor Terrace RV Park
 
Bradenton, FL
 
C
 
456

 
4,410

 

 
4,709

 
456

 
9,119

 
9,575

 
(4,718
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Arbor Woods
 
Ypsilanti, MI
 
 
3,340

 
12,385

 

 
10,778

 
3,340

 
23,163

 
26,503

 
(1,346
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Archview RV Resort & Campground (4)
 
Moab, UT
 
 
6,289

 
8,419

 

 

 
6,289

 
8,419

 
14,708

 
(156
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Ariana Village
 
Lakeland, FL
 
D
 
240

 
2,195

 

 
1,585

 
240

 
3,780

 
4,020

 
(2,224
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Arran Lake RV Resort & Campground
 
Allenford, ON
 
 
1,190

 
1,175

 
(81
)
(1 
) 
254

 
1,109

 
1,429

 
2,538

 
(125
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Austin Lone Star RV Resort
 
Austin, TX
 
 
630

 
7,913

 

 
2,075

 
630

 
9,988

 
10,618

 
(870
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Autumn Ridge
 
Ankeny, IA
 
D
 
890

 
8,054

 
(33
)
(3 
) 
4,908

 
857

 
12,962

 
13,819

 
(7,521
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Bahia Vista Estates
 
Sarasota, FL
 
 
6,810

 
17,650

 

 
1,381

 
6,810

 
19,031

 
25,841

 
(1,633
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Baker Acres RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
2,140

 
11,880

 

 
1,939

 
2,140

 
13,819

 
15,959

 
(1,216
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Bell Crossing
 
Clarksville, TN
 
B
 
717

 
1,916

 
(13
)
(3 
) 
8,364

 
704

 
10,280

 
10,984

 
(5,798
)
 
1999
 
(A&C)
Big Timber Lake RV Camping Resort
 
Cape May Court House, NJ
 
A
 
590

 
21,308

 

 
2,027

 
590

 
23,335

 
23,925

 
(4,936
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Big Tree RV Resort
 
Arcadia, FL
 
 
1,250

 
13,534

 

 
2,063

 
1,250

 
15,597

 
16,847

 
(1,375
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Blazing Star
 
San Antonio, TX
 
C
 
750

 
6,163

 

 
1,733

 
750

 
7,896

 
8,646

 
(2,096
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Blue Heron Pines
 
Punta Gorda, FL
 
E
 
410

 
35,294

 

 
4,195

 
410

 
39,489

 
39,899

 
(4,447
)
 
2015
 
(A&C)
Blue Jay MH & RV Resort
 
Dade City, FL
 
 
2,040

 
9,679

 

 
1,422

 
2,040

 
11,101

 
13,141

 
(936
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Blue Star / Lost Dutchman MH & RV Resort
 
Apache Junction, AZ
 
E
 
5,120

 
12,720

 

 
5,946

 
5,120

 
18,666

 
23,786

 
(2,885
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Blueberry Hill
 
Bushnell, FL
 
C
 
3,830

 
3,240

 

 
3,545

 
3,830

 
6,785

 
10,615

 
(1,906
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Boulder Ridge
 
Pflugerville, TX
 
B
 
1,000

 
500

 
3,324

 
32,283

 
4,324

 
32,783

 
37,107

 
(12,231
)
 
1998
 
(C)
Branch Creek Estates
 
Austin, TX
 
D
 
796

 
3,716

 

 
6,151

 
796

 
9,867

 
10,663

 
(6,287
)
 
1995
 
(A&C)
Brentwood Estates
 
Hudson, FL
 
E
 
1,150

 
9,359

 

 
2,593

 
1,150

 
11,952

 
13,102

 
(1,490
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Brentwood Mobile Village
 
Kentwood, MI
 
B
 
385

 
3,592

 

 
2,091

 
385

 
5,683

 
6,068

 
(3,527
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Brentwood West
 
Mesa, AZ
 
 
13,620

 
24,202

 

 
1,070

 
13,620

 
25,272

 
38,892

 
(4,001
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Brookside Mobile Home Village
 
Goshen, IN
 
B
 
260

 
1,080

 
386

 
18,380

 
646

 
19,460

 
20,106

 
(9,204
)
 
1985
 
(A&C)
Brookside Village
 
Kentwood, MI
 
D
 
170

 
5,564

 

 
323

 
170

 
5,887

 
6,057

 
(1,496
)
 
2011
 
(A)

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Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Buttonwood Bay MH & RV Resort
 
Sebring, FL
 
D
 
1,952

 
18,294

 

 
7,109

 
1,952

 
25,403

 
27,355

 
(13,596
)
 
2001
 
(A)
Byron Center Mobile Village
 
Byron Center, MI
 
A
 
253

 
2,402

 

 
2,002

 
253

 
4,404

 
4,657

 
(2,792
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Caliente Sands
 
Cathedral City, CA
 
 
1,930

 
6,710

 

 
221

 
1,930

 
6,931

 
8,861

 
(358
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Camelot Villa
 
Macomb, MI
 
A
 
910

 
21,211

 

 
11,972

 
910

 
33,183

 
34,093

 
(7,307
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Campers Haven RV Resort
 
Dennisport, MA
 
 
14,260

 
11,915

 

 
2,395

 
14,260

 
14,310

 
28,570

 
(1,177
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Candlelight Manor
 
South Daytona, FL
 
 
3,140

 
3,867

 

 
1,903

 
3,140

 
5,770

 
8,910

 
(427
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Candlelight Village
 
Sauk Village, IL
 
A
 
600

 
5,623

 

 
11,641

 
600

 
17,264

 
17,864

 
(9,256
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Canyonlands RV Resort &
Campground (4)
 
Moab, UT
 
 
3,661

 
7,415

 

 
41

 
3,661

 
7,456

 
11,117

 
(148
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Cape May Crossing
 
Cape May, NJ
 
 
270

 
1,693

 

 
476

 
270

 
2,169

 
2,439

 
(185
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Cape May KOA
 
Cape May, NJ
 
C
 
650

 
7,736

 

 
7,302

 
650

 
15,038

 
15,688

 
(3,572
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Carolina Pines RV Resort (5)
 
Longs, SC
 
 
5,900

 

 

 
10,521

 
5,900

 
10,521

 
16,421

 

 
2017
 
(A)
Carriage Cove
 
Sanford, FL
 
E
 
6,050

 
21,235

 

 
2,341

 
6,050

 
23,576

 
29,626

 
(3,752
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Carrington Pointe
 
Ft. Wayne, IN
 
 
1,076

 
3,632

 

 
15,234

 
1,076

 
18,866

 
19,942

 
(6,886
)
 
1997
 
(A&C)
Castaways RV Resort & Campground
 
Berlin, MD
 
A
 
14,320

 
22,277

 

 
5,029

 
14,320

 
27,306

 
41,626

 
(5,015
)
 
2014
 
(A&C)
Cava Robles RV Resort
 
Paso Robles, CA
 
 
1,396

 

 

 
37,097

 
1,396

 
37,097

 
38,493

 
(866
)
 
2014
 
(C)
Cave Creek
 
Evans, CO
 
B
 
2,241

 
15,343

 

 
9,463

 
2,241

 
24,806

 
27,047

 
(9,209
)
 
2004
 
(C)
Central Park MH & RV Resort
 
Haines City, FL
 
 
2,600

 
10,405

 

 
1,482

 
2,600

 
11,887

 
14,487

 
(1,040
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Chisholm Point Estates
 
Pflugerville, TX
 
 
609

 
5,286

 

 
4,354

 
609

 
9,640

 
10,249

 
(5,950
)
 
1995
 
(A&C)
Cider Mill Crossings
 
Fenton, MI
 
C
 
520

 
1,568

 

 
31,130

 
520

 
32,698

 
33,218

 
(6,890
)
 
2011
 
(A&C)
Cider Mill Village
 
Middleville, MI
 
A
 
250

 
3,590

 

 
2,940

 
250

 
6,530

 
6,780

 
(2,138
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Citrus Hill RV Resort
 
Dade City, FL
 
 
1,170

 
2,422

 

 
1,268

 
1,170

 
3,690

 
4,860

 
(297
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Clear Water Mobile Village
 
South Bend, IN
 
B
 
80

 
1,270

 
61

 
6,419

 
141

 
7,689

 
7,830

 
(4,222
)
 
1986
 
(A)
Club Naples
 
Naples, FL
 
C
 
5,780

 
4,952

 

 
2,852

 
5,780

 
7,804

 
13,584

 
(2,332
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Club Wildwood
 
Hudson, FL
 
E
 
14,206

 
21,275

 

 
1,005

 
14,206

 
22,280

 
36,486

 
(1,886
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Cobus Green Mobile Home Park
 
Osceola, IN
 
A
 
762

 
7,037

 

 
8,264

 
762

 
15,301

 
16,063

 
(8,928
)
 
1993
 
(A)
Colony in the Wood
 
Port Orange, FL
 
 
5,650

 
26,828

 
16

 
445

 
5,666

 
27,273

 
32,939

 
(466
)
 
2017
 
(A&C)
Comal Farms
 
New Braunfels, TX
 
C
 
1,455

 
1,732

 

 
9,240

 
1,455

 
10,972

 
12,427

 
(5,153
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Compass RV Resort (4)
 
St. Augustine, FL
 
 
4,151

 
10,480

 

 
37

 
4,151

 
10,517

 
14,668

 
(193
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Continental North
 
Davison, MI
 
A
 
749

 
6,089

 

 
16,332

 
749

 
22,421

 
23,170

 
(11,407
)
 
1996
 
(A&C)
Country Acres Mobile Village
 
Cadillac, MI
 
A
 
380

 
3,495

 

 
3,775

 
380

 
7,270

 
7,650

 
(4,301
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Country Hills Village
 
Hudsonville, MI
 
A
 
340

 
3,861

 

 
693

 
340

 
4,554

 
4,894

 
(1,286
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Country Meadows Mobile Village
 
Flat Rock, MI
 
B
 
924

 
7,583

 
296

 
19,467

 
1,220

 
27,050

 
28,270

 
(16,314
)
 
1994
 
(A&C)
Country Meadows Village
 
Caledonia, MI
 
C
 
550

 
5,555

 

 
8,218

 
550

 
13,773

 
14,323

 
(2,543
)
 
2011
 
(A&C)
Country Squire MH & RV Resort
 
Paisley, FL
 
 
520

 
1,719

 

 
1,272

 
520

 
2,991

 
3,511

 
(255
)
 
2016
 
(A)

F - 50

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, SCHEDULE III
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Countryside Estates
 
Mckean, PA
 
E
 
320

 
11,610

 

 
1,534

 
320

 
13,144

 
13,464

 
(2,042
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Countryside Village
 
Great Falls, MT
 
C
 
430

 
7,157

 

 
1,025

 
430

 
8,182

 
8,612

 
(1,268
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Countryside Village of Atlanta
 
Lawrenceville, GA
 
C
 
1,274

 
10,957

 

 
9,478

 
1,274

 
20,435

 
21,709

 
(6,080
)
 
2004
 
(A&C)
Countryside Village of Gwinnett
 
Buford, GA
 
A
 
1,124

 
9,539

 

 
2,418

 
1,124

 
11,957

 
13,081

 
(5,831
)
 
2004
 
(A)
Countryside Village of Lake Lanier
 
Buford, GA
 
B
 
1,916

 
16,357

 

 
8,348

 
1,916

 
24,705

 
26,621

 
(11,509
)
 
2004
 
(A)
Craigleith RV Resort & Campground
 
Clarksburg, ON
 
 
420

 
705

 
(28
)
(1 
) 
458

 
392

 
1,163

 
1,555

 
(74
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Creekwood Meadows
 
Burton, MI
 
A
 
808

 
2,043

 
404

 
14,796

 
1,212

 
16,839

 
18,051

 
(9,494
)
 
1997
 
(C)
Cutler Estates Mobile Village
 
Grand Rapids, MI
 
B
 
749

 
6,941

 

 
3,795

 
749

 
10,736

 
11,485

 
(6,665
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Cypress Greens
 
Lake Alfred, FL
 
E
 
960

 
17,518

 

 
1,882

 
960

 
19,400

 
20,360

 
(2,314
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Daytona Beach RV Resort
 
Port Orange, FL
 
 
2,300

 
7,158

 

 
2,210

 
2,300

 
9,368

 
11,668

 
(845
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Deer Lake RV Resort & Campground
 
Huntsville, ON
 
 
2,830

 
4,260

 
(192
)
(1 
) 
358

 
2,638

 
4,618

 
7,256

 
(385
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Deerfield Run
 
Anderson, IN
 
C
 
990

 
1,607

 

 
6,772

 
990

 
8,379

 
9,369

 
(4,135
)
 
1999
 
(A&C)
Deerwood
 
Orlando, FL
 
B
 
6,920

 
37,593

 

 
4,743

 
6,920

 
42,336

 
49,256

 
(5,265
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Desert Harbor
 
Apache Junction, AZ
 
E
 
3,940

 
14,891

 

 
314

 
3,940

 
15,205

 
19,145

 
(2,367
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Driftwood RV Resort & Campground
 
Clermont, NJ
 
D
 
1,450

 
29,851

 

 
2,985

 
1,450

 
32,836

 
34,286

 
(5,689
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Dunedin RV Resort
 
Dunedin, FL
 
E
 
4,400

 
16,923

 

 
2,370

 
4,400

 
19,293

 
23,693

 
(1,657
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Dutton Mill Village
 
Caledonia, MI
 
A
 
370

 
8,997

 

 
1,840

 
370

 
10,837

 
11,207

 
(2,949
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Eagle Crest
 
Firestone, CO
 
D
 
2,015

 
150

 

 
30,681

 
2,015

 
30,831

 
32,846

 
(15,698
)
 
1998
 
(C)
East Fork Crossing
 
Batavia, OH
 
C
 
1,280

 
6,302

 

 
19,369

 
1,280

 
25,671

 
26,951

 
(10,734
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
East Village Estates
 
Washington Twp, MI
 
A
 
1,410

 
25,413

 

 
5,123

 
1,410

 
30,536

 
31,946

 
(7,305
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Egelcraft
 
Muskegon, MI
 
D
 
690

 
22,596

 

 
2,136

 
690

 
24,732

 
25,422

 
(4,068
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Ellenton Gardens RV Resort
 
Ellenton, FL
 
E
 
2,130

 
7,755

 

 
2,121

 
2,130

 
9,876

 
12,006

 
(850
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Emerald Coast MH & RV Resort (2)
 
Panama City Beach, FL
 
 
10,330

 
9,070

 

 
531

 
10,330

 
9,601

 
19,931

 
(518
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Fairfield Village
 
Ocala, FL
 
B
 
1,160

 
18,673

 

 
475

 
1,160

 
19,148

 
20,308

 
(2,319
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Fiesta Village MH & RV Resort
 
Mesa, AZ
 
 
2,830

 
4,475

 

 
1,235

 
2,830

 
5,710

 
8,540

 
(868
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Fisherman’s Cove
 
Flint Twp, MI
 
A
 
380

 
3,438

 

 
4,369

 
380

 
7,807

 
8,187

 
(4,982
)
 
1993
 
(A)
Forest Meadows
 
Philomath, OR
 
A
 
1,031

 
2,050

 

 
588

 
1,031

 
2,638

 
3,669

 
(1,440
)
 
1999
 
(A)
Forest View
 
Homosassa, FL
 
B
 
1,330

 
22,056

 

 
735

 
1,330

 
22,791

 
24,121

 
(2,748
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Fort Tatham RV Resort & Campground
 
Sylva, NC
 
 
110

 
760

 

 
788

 
110

 
1,548

 
1,658

 
(137
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Fort Whaley RV Resort & Campground
 
Whaleyville, MD
 
C
 
510

 
5,194

 

 
6,219

 
510

 
11,413

 
11,923

 
(1,077
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Four Seasons
 
Elkhart, IN
 
A
 
500

 
4,811

 

 
3,474

 
500

 
8,285

 
8,785

 
(4,194
)
 
2000
 
(A)
Frenchtown Villa / Elizabeth Woods
 
Newport, MI
 
E
 
1,450

 
52,327

 

 
22,607

 
1,450

 
74,934

 
76,384

 
(11,053
)
 
2014
 
(A&C)
Friendly Village of La Habra
 
La Habra, CA
 
D
 
26,956

 
25,202

 

 
1,223

 
26,956

 
26,425

 
53,381

 
(2,359
)
 
2016
 
(A)

F - 51

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, SCHEDULE III
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Friendly Village of Modesto
 
Modesto, CA
 
D
 
6,260

 
20,885

 

 
1,370

 
6,260

 
22,255

 
28,515

 
(1,870
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Friendly Village of Simi
 
Simi Valley, CA
 
D
 
14,906

 
15,986

 

 
904

 
14,906

 
16,890

 
31,796

 
(1,462
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Friendly Village of West Covina
 
West Covina, CA
 
D
 
14,520

 
5,221

 

 
833

 
14,520

 
6,054

 
20,574

 
(547
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Frontier Town RV Resort & Campground
 
Berlin, MD
 
C
 
18,960

 
43,166

 

 
19,610

 
18,960

 
62,776

 
81,736

 
(6,512
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Glen Haven RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
1,980

 
8,373

 

 
1,290

 
1,980

 
9,663

 
11,643

 
(874
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Glen Laurel
 
Concord, NC
 
C
 
1,641

 
453

 

 
13,273

 
1,641

 
13,726

 
15,367

 
(6,996
)
 
2001
 
(A&C)
Gold Coaster MH & RV Resort
 
Homestead, FL
 
A
 
446

 
4,234

 
172

 
5,809

 
618

 
10,043

 
10,661

 
(5,122
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Grand Bay
 
Dunedin, FL
 
 
3,460

 
6,314

 

 
866

 
3,460

 
7,180

 
10,640

 
(596
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Grand Lakes RV Resort
 
Citra, FL
 
C
 
5,280

 
4,501

 

 
4,186

 
5,280

 
8,687

 
13,967

 
(2,248
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Grand Mobile Estates
 
Grand Rapids, MI
 
B
 
374

 
3,587

 

 
4,077

 
374

 
7,664

 
8,038

 
(3,889
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Grand Oaks RV Resort & Campground
 
Cayuga, ON
 
 
970

 
4,220

 
(66
)
(1 
) 
656

 
904

 
4,876

 
5,780

 
(370
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Grove Ridge RV Resort
 
Dade City, FL
 
E
 
1,290

 
5,387

 

 
1,702

 
1,290

 
7,089

 
8,379

 
(607
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Groves RV Resort
 
Ft. Myers, FL
 
A
 
249

 
2,396

 

 
3,946

 
249

 
6,342

 
6,591

 
(3,028
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Gulfstream Harbor
 
Orlando, FL
 
 
14,510

 
78,930

 

 
5,313

 
14,510

 
84,243

 
98,753

 
(10,240
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Gulliver’s Lake RV Resort & Campground
 
Millgrove, ON
 
 
2,950

 
2,950

 
(200
)
(1 
) 
286

 
2,750

 
3,236

 
5,986

 
(274
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Gwynn’s Island RV Resort & Campground
 
Gwynn, VA
 
C
 
760

 
595

 

 
1,801

 
760

 
2,396

 
3,156

 
(613
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Hamlin
 
Webberville, MI
 
B
 
125

 
1,675

 
536

 
13,227

 
661

 
14,902

 
15,563

 
(6,811
)
 
1984
 
(A&C)
Heritage
 
Temecula, CA
 
D
 
13,200

 
7,877

 

 
1,017

 
13,200

 
8,894

 
22,094

 
(789
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Hickory Hills Village
 
Battle Creek, MI
 
 
760

 
7,697

 

 
2,227

 
760

 
9,924

 
10,684

 
(2,950
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Hidden Ridge RV Resort
 
Hopkins, MI
 
C
 
440

 
893

 

 
3,397

 
440

 
4,290

 
4,730

 
(1,020
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Hidden River RV Resort
 
Riverview, FL
 
 
3,950

 
6,376

 

 
2,459

 
3,950

 
8,835

 
12,785

 
(709
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Hidden Valley RV Resort & Campground
 
Normandale, ON
 
 
2,610

 
4,170

 
(177
)
(1 
) 
847

 
2,433

 
5,017

 
7,450

 
(419
)
 
2016
 
(A)
High Point Park
 
Frederica, DE
 
 
898

 
7,031

 
(42
)
(3 
) 
7,433

 
856

 
14,464

 
15,320

 
(6,972
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Hill Country Cottage and RV Resort
 
New Braunfels, TX
 
C
 
3,790

 
27,200

 

 
2,588

 
3,790

 
29,788

 
33,578

 
(3,007
)
 
2016
 
(A&C)
Holiday West Village
 
Holland, MI
 
B
 
340

 
8,067

 

 
866

 
340

 
8,933

 
9,273

 
(2,373
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Holly Forest Estates
 
Holly Hill, FL
 
D
 
920

 
8,376

 

 
1,153

 
920

 
9,529

 
10,449

 
(6,307
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Holly Village / Hawaiian Gardens
 
Holly, MI
 
B
 
1,514

 
13,596

 

 
5,768

 
1,514

 
19,364

 
20,878

 
(8,629
)
 
2004
 
(A)
Homosassa River RV Resort
 
Homosassa Springs, FL
 
 
1,520

 
5,020

 

 
2,019

 
1,520

 
7,039

 
8,559

 
(652
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Horseshoe Cove RV Resort
 
Bradenton, FL
 
E
 
9,466

 
32,612

 

 
3,011

 
9,466

 
35,623

 
45,089

 
(3,141
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Hunters Crossing
 
Capac, MI
 
C
 
430

 
1,092

 

 
1,253

 
430

 
2,345

 
2,775

 
(490
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Hunters Glen
 
Wayland, MI
 
C
 
1,102

 
11,926

 

 
14,989

 
1,102

 
26,915

 
28,017

 
(8,704
)
 
2004
 
(C)

F - 52

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, SCHEDULE III
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Indian Creek Park
 
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
 
D
 
3,832

 
34,660

 

 
11,988

 
3,832

 
46,648

 
50,480

 
(29,971
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Indian Creek RV & Camping Resort
 
Geneva on the Lake, OH
 
C
 
420

 
20,791

 
(5
)
(3 
) 
7,888

 
415

 
28,679

 
29,094

 
(5,188
)
 
2013
 
(A&C)
Indian Wells RV Resort
 
Indio, CA
 
D
 
2,880

 
19,470

 

 
3,213

 
2,880

 
22,683

 
25,563

 
(1,969
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Island Lakes
 
Merritt Island, FL
 
D
 
700

 
6,431

 

 
953

 
700

 
7,384

 
8,084

 
(5,292
)
 
1995
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Birchwood Acres MH & RV Resort
 
Greenfield Park, NY
 
A
 
560

 
5,527

 

 
7,256

 
560

 
12,783

 
13,343

 
(2,851
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Gardiner (4)
 
Gardiner, NY
 
 
873

 
28,406

 

 
449

 
873

 
28,855

 
29,728

 
(669
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Golden Valley (4) (5)
 
Bostic, NC
 
 
4,829

 
4,260

 

 
9,412

 
4,829

 
13,672

 
18,501

 
(119
)
 
2018
 
(A&C)
Jellystone Park™ at Guadalupe River (4)
 
Kerrville, TX
 
 
2,519

 
23,939

 

 
594

 
2,519

 
24,533

 
27,052

 
(555
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Hill Country (4)
 
Canyon Lake, TX
 
 
1,991

 
20,709

 

 
74

 
1,991

 
20,783

 
22,774

 
(428
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Larkspur
 
Larkspur, CO
 
 
1,880

 
5,521

 

 
11,277

 
1,880

 
16,798

 
18,678

 
(620
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Luray(4)
 
East Luray, VA
 
 
3,164

 
29,588

 

 
476

 
3,164

 
30,064

 
33,228

 
(645
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Maryland (4)
 
Williamsport, MD
 
 
2,096

 
23,737

 

 
131

 
2,096

 
23,868

 
25,964

 
(539
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Memphis (4)
 
Horn Lake, TN
 
A
 
889

 
6,846

 

 
16

 
889

 
6,862

 
7,751

 
(151
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Quarryville (4)
 
Quarryville, PA
 
 
3,882

 
33,781

 

 
59

 
3,882

 
33,840

 
37,722

 
(726
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ at Tower Park (4)
 
Lodi, CA
 
 
2,560

 
29,819

 

 
963

 
2,560

 
30,782

 
33,342

 
(661
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Jellystone Park™ of Western New York
 
North Java, NY
 
A
 
870

 
8,884

 

 
6,801

 
870

 
15,685

 
16,555

 
(3,537
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Kensington Meadows
 
Lansing, MI
 
B
 
250

 
2,699

 

 
8,762

 
250

 
11,461

 
11,711

 
(6,971
)
 
1995
 
(A&C)
Kimberly Estates
 
Newport, MI
 
C
 
1,250

 
6,160

 

 
10,017

 
1,250

 
16,177

 
17,427

 
(1,772
)
 
2016
 
(A)
King’s Lake
 
DeBary, FL
 
D
 
280

 
2,542

 

 
2,808

 
280

 
5,350

 
5,630

 
(3,478
)
 
1994
 
(A)
King’s Pointe
 
Lake Alfred, FL
 
B
 
510

 
16,763

 

 
502

 
510

 
17,265

 
17,775

 
(2,069
)
 
2015
 
(A)
King’s Court Mobile Village
 
Traverse City, MI
 
 
1,473

 
13,782

 
269

 
12,730

 
1,742

 
26,512

 
28,254

 
(12,318
)
 
1996
 
(A&C)
Kings Manor
 
Lakeland, FL
 
 
2,270

 
5,578

 

 
3,708

 
2,270

 
9,286

 
11,556

 
(711
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Kissimmee Gardens
 
Kissimmee, FL
 
 
3,270

 
14,402

 

 
1,369

 
3,270

 
15,771

 
19,041

 
(1,351
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Kissimmee South MH & RV Resort
 
Davenport, FL
 
 
3,740

 
6,819

 

 
2,763

 
3,740

 
9,582

 
13,322

 
(785
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Knollwood Estates
 
Allendale, MI
 
A
 
400

 
4,061

 

 
3,894

 
400

 
7,955

 
8,355

 
(4,173
)
 
2001
 
(A)
La Casa Blanca
 
Apache Junction, AZ
 
B
 
4,370

 
14,142

 

 
592

 
4,370

 
14,734

 
19,104

 
(2,300
)
 
2014
 
(A)
La Costa Village
 
Port Orange, FL
 
D
 
3,640

 
62,315

 

 
1,251

 
3,640

 
63,566

 
67,206

 
(7,638
)
 
2015
 
(A)
La Hacienda RV Resort
 
Austin, TX
 
C
 
3,670

 
22,225

 

 
926

 
3,670

 
23,151

 
26,821

 
(3,421
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Lafayette Place
 
Warren, MI
 
A
 
669

 
5,979

 

 
8,105

 
669

 
14,084

 
14,753

 
(7,711
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Lafontaine RV Resort & Campground
 
Tiny, ON
 
 
1,290

 
2,075

 
(87
)
(1 
) 
1,354

 
1,203

 
3,429

 
4,632

 
(236
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Lake Avenue RV Resort & Campground
 
Cherry Valley, ON
 
 
670

 
1,290

 
(45
)
(1 
) 
505

 
625

 
1,795

 
2,420

 
(155
)
 
2016
 
(A)

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(amounts in thousands)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Lake in Wood RV Resort
 
Narvon, PA
 
A
 
7,360

 
7,097

 

 
2,107

 
7,360

 
9,204

 
16,564

 
(2,296
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Lake Josephine RV Resort
 
Sebring, FL
 
 
490

 
2,830

 

 
838

 
490

 
3,668

 
4,158

 
(176
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Lake Juliana Landings
 
Auburndale, FL
 
A
 
335

 
3,048

 

 
1,821

 
335

 
4,869

 
5,204

 
(3,198
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Lake Pointe Village
 
Mulberry, FL
 
D
 
480

 
29,795

 

 
444

 
480

 
30,239

 
30,719

 
(3,619
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort
 
Santa Claus, IN
 
A
 
2,340

 
28,113

 

 
8,092

 
2,340

 
36,205

 
38,545

 
(7,922
)
 
2014
 
(A&C)
Lake San Marino RV Park
 
Naples, FL
 
A
 
650

 
5,760

 

 
4,576

 
650

 
10,336

 
10,986

 
(5,575
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Lakefront
 
Lakeside, CA
 
D
 
21,556

 
17,440

 

 
1,050

 
21,556

 
18,490

 
40,046

 
(1,608
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Lakeland RV Resort
 
Lakeland, FL
 
 
1,730

 
5,524

 

 
1,812

 
1,730

 
7,336

 
9,066

 
(607
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Lakeshore Landings
 
Orlando, FL
 
D
 
2,570

 
19,481

 

 
1,351

 
2,570

 
20,832

 
23,402

 
(3,222
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Lakeshore Villas
 
Tampa, FL
 
B
 
3,080

 
18,983

 

 
843

 
3,080

 
19,826

 
22,906

 
(2,363
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Lakeside Crossing
 
Conway, SC
 
D
 
3,520

 
31,615

 

 
8,838

 
3,520

 
40,453

 
43,973

 
(4,162
)
 
2015
 
(A&C)
Lakeview
 
Ypsilanti, MI
 
C
 
1,156

 
10,903

 

 
7,166

 
1,156

 
18,069

 
19,225

 
(8,051
)
 
2004
 
(A)
Lamplighter
 
Port Orange, FL
 
B
 
1,330

 
12,846

 

 
695

 
1,330

 
13,541

 
14,871

 
(1,629
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Lazy J Ranch
 
Arcata, CA
 
 
7,100

 
6,838

 

 
84

 
7,100

 
6,922

 
14,022

 
(371
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Leaf Verde RV Resort (4)
 
Buckeye, AZ
 
 
3,417

 
8,437

 

 

 
3,417

 
8,437

 
11,854

 
(1
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Leisure Village
 
Belmont, MI
 
C
 
360

 
8,219

 
113

 
1,612

 
473

 
9,831

 
10,304

 
(2,233
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Lemon Wood
 
Ventura, CA
 
D
 
19,540

 
6,918

 

 
1,068

 
19,540

 
7,986

 
27,526

 
(692
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Liberty Farm
 
Valparaiso, IN
 
C
 
66

 
1,201

 
116

 
3,630

 
182

 
4,831

 
5,013

 
(2,829
)
 
1985
 
(A&C)
Lincoln Estates
 
Holland, MI
 
 
455

 
4,201

 

 
2,625

 
455

 
6,826

 
7,281

 
(4,150
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Long Beach RV Resort & Campground
 
Barnegat, NJ
 
 
710

 
3,414

 

 
1,174

 
710

 
4,588

 
5,298

 
(373
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Majestic Oaks RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
3,940

 
4,725

 
28

 
1,984

 
3,968

 
6,709

 
10,677

 
(571
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Maple Brook
 
Matteson, IL
 
D
 
8,460

 
48,865

 

 
574

 
8,460

 
49,439

 
57,899

 
(7,676
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Maplewood Manor
 
Brunswick, ME
 
E
 
1,770

 
12,982

 

 
1,513

 
1,770

 
14,495

 
16,265

 
(2,255
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Marco Naples RV Resort
 
Naples, FL
 
 
2,790

 
10,458

 

 
2,308

 
2,790

 
12,766

 
15,556

 
(1,104
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Meadow Lake Estates
 
White Lake, MI
 
 
1,188

 
11,498

 
127

 
8,277

 
1,315

 
19,775

 
21,090

 
(13,621
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Meadowbrook
 
Charlotte, NC
 
C
 
1,310

 
6,570

 

 
14,531

 
1,310

 
21,101

 
22,411

 
(9,507
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Meadowbrook Estates
 
Monroe, MI
 
A
 
431

 
3,320

 
379

 
14,782

 
810

 
18,102

 
18,912

 
(10,729
)
 
1986
 
(A)
Meadowbrook Village
 
Tampa, FL
 
B
 
519

 
4,728

 

 
1,249

 
519

 
5,977

 
6,496

 
(4,321
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Meadowlands of Gibraltar
 
Gibraltar, MI
 
A
 
640

 
7,673

 

 
4,913

 
640

 
12,586

 
13,226

 
(1,848
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Merrymeeting
 
Brunswick, ME
 
C
 
250

 
1,020

 

 
881

 
250

 
1,901

 
2,151

 
(342
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Mill Creek MH & RV Resort
 
Kissimmee, FL
 
 
1,400

 
4,839

 

 
2,530

 
1,400

 
7,369

 
8,769

 
(632
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Mi-Te-Jo Campground (4)
 
Milton, NH
 
 
1,416

 
7,580

 

 
482

 
1,416

 
8,062

 
9,478

 
(166
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Moab Valley RV Resort & Campground (4)
 
Moab, UT
 
 
3,693

 
8,732

 

 
244

 
3,693

 
8,976

 
12,669

 
(178
)
 
2018
 
(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Mountain View
 
Mesa, AZ
 
B
 
5,490

 
12,325

 

 
407

 
5,490

 
12,732

 
18,222

 
(1,998
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Napa Valley
 
Napa, CA
 
D
 
17,740

 
11,675

 

 
680

 
17,740

 
12,355

 
30,095

 
(1,109
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Naples RV Resort
 
Naples, FL
 
C
 
3,640

 
2,020

 

 
1,958

 
3,640

 
3,978

 
7,618

 
(1,108
)
 
2011
 
(A)
New Point RV Resort
 
New Point, VA
 
C
 
1,550

 
5,259

 

 
4,073

 
1,550

 
9,332

 
10,882

 
(2,186
)
 
2013
 
(A)
New Ranch
 
Clearwater, FL
 
 
2,270

 
2,723

 

 
944

 
2,270

 
3,667

 
5,937

 
(293
)
 
2016
 
(A)
North Lake Estates
 
Moore Haven, FL
 
C
 
4,150

 
3,486

 

 
1,801

 
4,150

 
5,287

 
9,437

 
(1,631
)
 
2011
 
(A)
North Point Estates
 
Pueblo, CO
 
C
 
1,582

 
3,027

 

 
4,550

 
1,582

 
7,577

 
9,159

 
(3,941
)
 
2001
 
(C)
Northville Crossing
 
Northville, MI
 
B
 
1,236

 
29,564

 

 
8,360

 
1,236

 
37,924

 
39,160

 
(10,422
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Oak Creek
 
Coarsegold, CA
 
B
 
4,760

 
11,185

 

 
1,483

 
4,760

 
12,668

 
17,428

 
(1,967
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Oak Crest
 
Austin, TX
 
B
 
4,311

 
12,611

 
4,365

 
8,101

 
8,676

 
20,712

 
29,388

 
(8,909
)
 
2002
 
(C)
Oak Island Village
 
East Lansing, MI
 
 
320

 
6,843

 

 
2,970

 
320

 
9,813

 
10,133

 
(2,798
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Oak Ridge
 
Manteno, IL
 
D
 
1,090

 
36,941

 

 
3,255

 
1,090

 
40,196

 
41,286

 
(6,291
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Oakview Estates
 
Arcadia, FL
 
 
850

 
3,881

 

 
1,221

 
850

 
5,102

 
5,952

 
(415
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Oakwood Village
 
Miamisburg, OH
 
B
 
1,964

 
6,401

 

 
14,183

 
1,964

 
20,584

 
22,548

 
(11,699
)
 
1998
 
(A&C)
Ocean Breeze Jensen Beach MH & RV Resort
 
Jensen Beach, FL
 
 
19,026

 
13,862

 

 
22,498

 
19,026

 
36,360

 
55,386

 
(2,016
)
 
2016
 
(A&C)
Ocean Breeze MH & RV Resort (6)
 
Marathon, FL
 
 
2,330

 
1,770

 

 
(150
)
 
2,330

 
1,620

 
3,950

 

 
2016
 
(A)
Ocean West
 
McKinleyville, CA
 
B
 
5,040

 
4,413

 
345

 
149

 
5,385

 
4,562

 
9,947

 
(239
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Oceanside RV Resort &
Campground (4)
 
Coos Bay, OR
 
 
2,718

 
3,244

 

 
54

 
2,718

 
3,298

 
6,016

 
(73
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Orange City MH & RV Resort
 
Orange City, FL
 
C
 
920

 
5,540

 

 
2,334

 
920

 
7,874

 
8,794

 
(2,002
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Orange Tree Village
 
Orange City, FL
 
D
 
283

 
2,530

 
15

 
1,121

 
298

 
3,651

 
3,949

 
(2,642
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Orchard Lake
 
Milford, OH
 
C
 
395

 
4,025

 
(15
)
(3 
) 
2,168

 
380

 
6,193

 
6,573

 
(3,059
)
 
1999
 
(A)
Paddock Park South
 
Ocala, FL
 
 
630

 
6,601

 

 
1,165

 
630

 
7,766

 
8,396

 
(632
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort
 
Casa Grande, AZ
 
D
 
11,836

 
76,143

 

 
23,627

 
11,836

 
99,770

 
111,606

 
(23,840
)
 
2012
 
(A&C)
Palm Key Village
 
Davenport, FL
 
B
 
3,840

 
15,661

 

 
934

 
3,840

 
16,595

 
20,435

 
(2,067
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Palm Village
 
Bradenton, FL
 
 
2,970

 
2,849

 

 
1,174

 
2,970

 
4,023

 
6,993

 
(319
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Palos Verdes Shores MH & Golf Community (2)
 
San Pedro, CA
 
D
 

 
21,815

 

 
2,043

 

 
23,858

 
23,858

 
(1,986
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Park Place
 
Sebastian, FL
 
D
 
1,360

 
48,678

 
67

 
2,856

 
1,427

 
51,534

 
52,961

 
(5,975
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Park Royale
 
Pinellas Park, FL
 
D
 
670

 
29,046

 

 
372

 
670

 
29,418

 
30,088

 
(3,540
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Parkside Village
 
Cheektowaga, NY
 
B
 
550

 
10,402

 

 
292

 
550

 
10,694

 
11,244

 
(1,646
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Pebble Creek
 
Greenwood, IN
 
C
 
1,030

 
5,074

 

 
9,182

 
1,030

 
14,256

 
15,286

 
(6,632
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Pecan Branch
 
Georgetown, TX
 
C
 
1,379

 

 
235

 
10,234

 
1,614

 
10,234

 
11,848

 
(2,267
)
 
1999
 
(C)
Pecan Park RV Resort
 
Jacksonville, FL
 
 
2,000

 
5,000

 
1,417

 
1,051

 
3,417

 
6,051

 
9,468

 
(493
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Pelican Bay
 
Micco, FL
 
D
 
470

 
10,543

 

 
1,646

 
470

 
12,189

 
12,659

 
(1,428
)
 
2015
 
(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Pelican RV Resort & Marina
 
Marathon, FL
 
 
4,760

 
4,742

 

 
1,621

 
4,760

 
6,363

 
11,123

 
(576
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Pembroke Downs
 
Chino, CA
 
D
 
9,560

 
7,269

 

 
757

 
9,560

 
8,026

 
17,586

 
(654
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Peter’s Pond RV Resort
 
Sandwich, MA
 
C
 
4,700

 
22,840

 

 
3,485

 
4,700

 
26,325

 
31,025

 
(6,334
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Petoskey KOA RV Resort (4)
 
Petoskey, MI
 
 
214

 
8,676

 

 
11

 
214

 
8,687

 
8,901

 
(160
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Petoskey RV Resort
 
Petoskey, MI
 
 
230

 
3,270

 

 
3,391

 
230

 
6,661

 
6,891

 
(502
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Pheasant Ridge
 
Lancaster, PA
 
A
 
2,044

 
19,279

 

 
878

 
2,044

 
20,157

 
22,201

 
(10,794
)
 
2002
 
(A)
Pickerel Park RV Resort & Campground
 
Napanee, ON
 
 
900

 
2,125

 
(61
)
(1 
) 
1,029

 
839

 
3,154

 
3,993

 
(233
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Pin Oak Parc
 
O’Fallon, MO
 
 
1,038

 
3,250

 
467

 
15,333

 
1,505

 
18,583

 
20,088

 
(8,942
)
 
1994
 
(A&C)
Pine Hills
 
Middlebury, IN
 
A
 
72

 
544

 
60

 
3,394

 
132

 
3,938

 
4,070

 
(2,313
)
 
1980
 
(A)
Pine Ridge
 
Prince George, VA
 
B
 
405

 
2,397

 

 
13,415

 
405

 
15,812

 
16,217

 
(4,460
)
 
1986
 
(A&C)
Pine Trace
 
Houston, TX
 
C
 
2,907

 
17,169

 
(257
)
(3 
) 
17,555

 
2,650

 
34,724

 
37,374

 
(13,644
)
 
2004
 
(A&C)
Pinebrook Village
 
Kentwood, MI
 
C
 
130

 
5,692

 

 
1,583

 
130

 
7,275

 
7,405

 
(2,193
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Pismo Dunes RV Resort
 
Pismo Beach, CA
 
 
11,070

 
10,190

 

 
866

 
11,070

 
11,056

 
22,126

 
(564
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Plantation Landings
 
Haines City, FL
 
D
 
3,070

 
30,973

 

 
2,069

 
3,070

 
33,042

 
36,112

 
(3,882
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Pleasant Lake RV Resort
 
Bradenton, FL
 
E
 
5,220

 
20,403

 

 
2,999

 
5,220

 
23,402

 
28,622

 
(1,988
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Pony Express RV Resort & Campground (4)
 
North Salt Lake, UT
 
 
3,429

 
4,643

 

 
5

 
3,429

 
4,648

 
8,077

 
(118
)
 
2018
 
(A)
Presidential Estates Mobile Village
 
Hudsonville, MI
 
B
 
680

 
6,314

 

 
6,157

 
680

 
12,471

 
13,151

 
(7,600
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Rainbow MH & RV Resort
 
Frostproof, FL
 
A
 
1,890

 
5,682

 

 
4,210

 
1,890

 
9,892

 
11,782

 
(2,449
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Rainbow Village of Largo
 
Largo, FL
 
E
 
4,420

 
12,529

 

 
2,979

 
4,420

 
15,508

 
19,928

 
(1,356
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Rainbow Village of Zephyrhills
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
 
1,800

 
9,884

 

 
1,907

 
1,800

 
11,791

 
13,591

 
(1,007
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Rancho Alipaz (2)
 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
 
D
 

 
2,856

 
16,165

 
861

 
16,165

 
3,717

 
19,882

 
(310
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Rancho Caballero
 
Riverside, CA
 
D
 
16,560

 
12,446

 

 
1,168

 
16,560

 
13,614

 
30,174

 
(1,120
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Rancho Mirage
 
Apache Junction, AZ
 
B
 
7,510

 
22,238

 

 
921

 
7,510

 
23,159

 
30,669

 
(3,528
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Red Oaks MH & RV Resort (2)
 
Bushnell, FL
 
 
5,180

 
20,499

 

 
4,089

 
5,180

 
24,588

 
29,768

 
(2,134
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Regency Heights
 
Clearwater, FL
 
 
11,330

 
15,734

 

 
1,565

 
11,330

 
17,299

 
28,629

 
(1,421
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Reserve at Fox Creek
 
Bullhead City, AZ
 
D
 
1,950

 
20,074

 

 
1,250

 
1,950

 
21,324

 
23,274

 
(3,256
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Richmond Place
 
Richmond, MI
 
A
 
501

 
2,040

 
(31
)
(3 
) 
3,222

 
470

 
5,262

 
5,732

 
(2,530
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Riptide RV Resort & Marina
 
Key Largo, FL
 
 
2,440

 
991

 

 
1,724

 
2,440

 
2,715

 
5,155

 
(203
)
 
2016
 
(A)
River Haven Village
 
Grand Haven, MI
 
C
 
1,800

 
16,967

 

 
14,422

 
1,800

 
31,389

 
33,189

 
(13,636
)
 
2001
 
(A)
River Ranch
 
Austin, TX
 
C
 
4,690

 
843

 
182

 
42,959

 
4,872

 
43,802

 
48,674

 
(11,408
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
River Ridge Estates
 
Austin, TX
 
A
 
3,201

 
15,090

 

 
8,941

 
3,201

 
24,031

 
27,232

 
(11,751
)
 
2002
 
(C)
River Run Ranch (4) (5)
 
Granby, CO
 
 
8,642

 

 

 
9,153

 
8,642

 
9,153

 
17,795

 

 
2018
 
(C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Riverside Club
 
Ruskin, FL
 
D
 
1,600

 
66,207

 

 
5,123

 
1,600

 
71,330

 
72,930

 
(8,321
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Rock Crusher Canyon RV Resort
 
Crystal River, FL
 
C
 
420

 
5,542

 
166

 
3,162

 
586

 
8,704

 
9,290

 
(1,234
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Roxbury Park
 
Goshen, IN
 
B
 
1,057

 
9,870

 

 
4,204

 
1,057

 
14,074

 
15,131

 
(7,229
)
 
2001
 
(A)
Royal Country
 
Miami, FL
 
E
 
2,290

 
20,758

 

 
2,546

 
2,290

 
23,304

 
25,594

 
(18,076
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Royal Palm Village
 
Haines City, FL
 
E
 
1,730

 
27,446

 

 
3,248

 
1,730

 
30,694

 
32,424

 
(3,666
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Royal Palms MH & RV Resort (2)
 
Cathedral City, CA
 
 

 
21,660

 

 
1,364

 

 
23,024

 
23,024

 
(1,946
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Rudgate Clinton
 
Clinton Township, MI
 
A
 
1,090

 
23,664

 

 
8,224

 
1,090

 
31,888

 
32,978

 
(7,712
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Rudgate Manor
 
Sterling Heights, MI
 
A
 
1,440

 
31,110

 

 
11,129

 
1,440

 
42,239

 
43,679

 
(10,136
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Saco / Old Orchard Beach KOA
 
Saco, ME
 
C
 
790

 
3,576

 

 
5,361

 
790

 
8,937

 
9,727

 
(1,577
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Saddle Oak Club
 
Ocala, FL
 
D
 
730

 
6,743

 

 
1,605

 
730

 
8,348

 
9,078

 
(6,101
)
 
1995
 
(A)
Saddlebrook
 
San Marcos, TX
 
C
 
1,703

 
11,843

 

 
23,412

 
1,703

 
35,255

 
36,958

 
(11,682
)
 
2002
 
(C)
San Pedro RV Resort & Marina (6)
 
Islamorada, FL
 
 
3,110

 
2,416

 

 
(1,885
)
 
3,110

 
531

 
3,641

 

 
2016
 
(A)
Sandy Lake MH & RV Resort
 
Carrolton, TX
 
 
730

 
17,837

 

 
1,499

 
730

 
19,336

 
20,066

 
(1,636
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Saralake Estates
 
Sarasota, FL
 
 
6,540

 
11,403

 

 
1,027

 
6,540

 
12,430

 
18,970

 
(1,072
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Savanna Club
 
Port St. Lucie, FL
 
D
 
12,810

 
79,887

 

 
287

 
12,810

 
80,174

 
92,984

 
(9,659
)
 
2015
 
(A&C)
Scio Farms Estates
 
Ann Arbor, MI
 
B
 
2,300

 
22,659

 
(12
)
(3 
) 
15,500

 
2,288

 
38,159

 
40,447

 
(24,534
)
 
1995
 
(A&C)
Sea Air Village
 
Rehoboth Beach, DE
 
 
1,207

 
10,179

 

 
2,492

 
1,207

 
12,671

 
13,878

 
(6,626
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Sea Breeze MH & RV Resort (6)
 
Islamorada, FL
 
 
7,390

 
4,616

 
2,311

 
(3,397
)
 
9,701

 
1,219

 
10,920

 

 
2016
 
(A)
Seaport RV Resort
 
Old Mystic, CT
 
C
 
120

 
290

 

 
2,481

 
120

 
2,771

 
2,891

 
(1,076
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Seashore Campsites & RV Resort
 
Cape May, NJ
 
D
 
1,030

 
23,228

 

 
2,735

 
1,030

 
25,963

 
26,993

 
(4,473
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Serendipity
 
North Fort Myers, FL
 
B
 
1,160

 
23,522

 

 
3,092

 
1,160

 
26,614

 
27,774

 
(3,287
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Settler’s Rest RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
 
1,760

 
7,685

 

 
1,468

 
1,760

 
9,153

 
10,913

 
(782
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Shadow Wood Village
 
Hudson, FL
 
 
4,520

 
3,898

 

 
1,525

 
4,520

 
5,423

 
9,943

 
(388
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Shady Pines MH & RV Resort
 
Galloway Township, NJ
 
 
1,060

 
3,768

 

 
1,247

 
1,060

 
5,015

 
6,075

 
(412
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Shady Road Villas
 
Ocala, FL
 
 
450

 
2,819

 

 
1,051

 
450

 
3,870

 
4,320

 
(304
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sheffield Estates
 
Auburn Hills, MI
 
C
 
778

 
7,165

 

 
2,196

 
778

 
9,361

 
10,139

 
(4,129
)
 
2006
 
(A)
Shell Creek RV Resort & Marina
 
Punta Gorda, FL
 
E
 
2,200

 
9,662

 

 
1,551

 
2,200

 
11,213

 
13,413

 
(938
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sherkston Shores Beach Resort & Campground
 
Sherkston, ON
 
 
22,750

 
97,164

 
(1,130
)
(1 
) 
(2,107
)
 
21,620

 
95,057

 
116,677

 
(8,503
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Siesta Bay RV Park
 
Ft. Myers, FL
 
A
 
2,051

 
18,549

 
4

 
4,963

 
2,055

 
23,512

 
25,567

 
(15,644
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Silver Birches RV Resort & Campground
 
Lambton Shores, ON
 
 
880

 
1,540

 
(60
)
(1 
) 
366

 
820

 
1,906

 
2,726

 
(161
)
 
2016
 
(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Silver Creek RV Resort (4)
 
Mears, MI
 
 
605

 
7,014

 

 
139

 
605

 
7,153

 
7,758

 
(142
)
 
2018
 
(C)
Silver Springs
 
Clinton Township, MI
 
B
 
861

 
16,595

 

 
3,590

 
861

 
20,185

 
21,046

 
(5,194
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Sky Harbor
 
Cheektowaga, NY
 
A
 
2,318

 
24,253

 

 
5,522

 
2,318

 
29,775

 
32,093

 
(4,291
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Skyline
 
Fort Collins, CO
 
E
 
2,260

 
12,120

 

 
717

 
2,260

 
12,837

 
15,097

 
(2,027
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Smith Creek Crossing (4) (5)
 
Granby, CO
 
 
1,395

 

 

 
614

 
1,395

 
614

 
2,009

 

 
2018
 
(C)
Southern Charm MH & RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
4,940

 
17,366

 

 
2,163

 
4,940

 
19,529

 
24,469

 
(1,715
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Southern Hills / Northridge Place
 
Stewartville, MN
 
E
 
360

 
12,723

 

 
11,694

 
360

 
24,417

 
24,777

 
(3,463
)
 
2014
 
(A&C)
Southern Pines
 
Bradenton, FL
 
 
1,710

 
3,337

 

 
1,117

 
1,710

 
4,454

 
6,164

 
(376
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Southfork
 
Belton, MO
 
A
 
1,000

 
9,011

 

 
8,628

 
1,000

 
17,639

 
18,639

 
(8,722
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Southport Springs Golf & Country Club
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
B
 
15,060

 
17,229

 

 
3,111

 
15,060

 
20,340

 
35,400

 
(2,366
)
 
2015
 
(A&C)
Southwood Village
 
Grand Rapids, MI
 
 
300

 
11,517

 

 
1,792

 
300

 
13,309

 
13,609

 
(3,596
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Spanish Main MH & RV Resort
 
Thonotasassa, FL
 
 
2,390

 
8,159

 

 
2,677

 
2,390

 
10,836

 
13,226

 
(862
)
 
2016
 
(A)
St. Clair Place
 
St. Clair, MI
 
A
 
501

 
2,029

 

 
2,321

 
501

 
4,350

 
4,851

 
(2,169
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Stonebridge (MI) (5)
 
Richfield Twp, MI
 
 
2,044

 

 
246

 
2,195

 
2,290

 
2,195

 
4,485

 

 
1998
 
(C)
Stonebridge (TX)
 
San Antonio, TX
 
C
 
2,515

 
2,096

 
(615
)
(3 
) 
6,657

 
1,900

 
8,753

 
10,653

 
(4,727
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Stonebrook
 
Homosassa, FL
 
 
650

 
14,063

 

 
790

 
650

 
14,853

 
15,503

 
(1,747
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Summit Ridge
 
Converse, TX
 
C
 
2,615

 
2,092

 
(883
)
(3 
) 
21,225

 
1,732

 
23,317

 
25,049

 
(8,743
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Sun N Fun RV Resort
 
Sarasota, FL
 
D
 
50,952

 
117,457

 
(139
)
(3 
) 
6,275

 
50,813

 
123,732

 
174,545

 
(11,798
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sun Valley
 
Apache Junction, AZ
 
D
 
2,750

 
18,408

 

 
1,602

 
2,750

 
20,010

 
22,760

 
(3,052
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Sun Villa Estates
 
Reno, NV
 
B
 
2,385

 
11,773

 
(1,100
)
(3 
) 
1,623

 
1,285

 
13,396

 
14,681

 
(8,508
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Suncoast Gateway
 
Port Richey, FL
 
 
594

 
300

 

 
788

 
594

 
1,088

 
1,682

 
(286
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sundance
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
B
 
890

 
25,306

 

 
975

 
890

 
26,281

 
27,171

 
(3,144
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Sunlake Estates
 
Grand Island, FL
 
D
 
6,290

 
24,084

 

 
1,743

 
6,290

 
25,827

 
32,117

 
(3,079
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Sunset Beach RV Resort
 
Cape Charles, VA
 
 
3,800

 
24,030

 

 

 
3,800

 
24,030

 
27,830

 
(2,120
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sunset Harbor at Cow Key Marina
 
Key West, FL
 
 
8,570

 
7,636

 

 
798

 
8,570

 
8,434

 
17,004

 
(672
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sunset Lakes RV Resort
 
Hillsdale, IL
 
 
1,840

 
5,995

 

 
2,390

 
1,840

 
8,385

 
10,225

 
(442
)
 
2017
 
(A)
Sunset Ridge (MI)
 
Portland, MI
 
C
 
2,044

 

 
(9
)
(3 
) 
23,838

 
2,035

 
23,838

 
25,873

 
(8,527
)
 
1998
 
(C)
Sunset Ridge (TX)
 
Kyle, TX
 
C
 
2,190

 
2,775

 

 
6,656

 
2,190

 
9,431

 
11,621

 
(4,687
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Swan Meadow Village
 
Dillon, CO
 
E
 
2,140

 
19,734

 

 
461

 
2,140

 
20,195

 
22,335

 
(2,854
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Sweetwater RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
1,340

 
9,113

 

 
1,576

 
1,340

 
10,689

 
12,029

 
(932
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Sycamore Village
 
Mason, MI
 
 
390

 
13,341

 

 
4,213

 
390

 
17,554

 
17,944

 
(5,004
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Tallowwood Isle
 
Coconut Creek, FL
 
 
13,796

 
20,797

 

 
854

 
13,796

 
21,651

 
35,447

 
(1,815
)
 
2016
 
(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
Tamarac Village MH & RV Resort
 
Ludington, MI
 
 
300

 
12,028

 
85

 
3,549

 
385

 
15,577

 
15,962

 
(3,887
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Tampa East MH & RV Resort
 
Dover, FL
 
A
 
734

 
6,310

 

 
5,393

 
734

 
11,703

 
12,437

 
(4,949
)
 
2005
 
(A)
The Colony (2)
 
Oxnard, CA
 
 

 
6,437

 

 
922

 

 
7,359

 
7,359

 
(628
)
 
2016
 
(A)
The Grove at Alta Ridge
 
Thornton, CO
 
E
 
5,370

 
37,116

 

 
30

 
5,370

 
37,146

 
42,516

 
(5,703
)
 
2014
 
(A)
The Hamptons Golf & Country Club
 
Auburndale, FL
 
B
 
15,890

 
67,555

 

 
2,278

 
15,890

 
69,833

 
85,723

 
(8,331
)
 
2015
 
(A)
The Hideaway
 
Key West, FL
 
 
2,720

 
972

 

 
631

 
2,720

 
1,603

 
4,323

 
(135
)
 
2016
 
(A)
The Hills
 
Apopka, FL
 
 
1,790

 
3,869

 

 
1,166

 
1,790

 
5,035

 
6,825

 
(419
)
 
2016
 
(A)
The Ridge
 
Davenport, FL
 
B
 
8,350

 
35,463

 

 
3,019

 
8,350

 
38,482

 
46,832

 
(4,718
)
 
2015
 
(A)
The Sands RV & Golf Resort (4)
 
Desert Hot Springs, CA
 
 
3,071

 
12,611

 

 
542

 
3,071

 
13,153

 
16,224

 
(287
)
 
2018
 
(A)
The Valley
 
Apopka, FL
 
 
2,530

 
5,660

 

 
1,264

 
2,530

 
6,924

 
9,454

 
(552
)
 
2016
 
(A)
The Villas at Calla Pointe
 
Cheektowaga, NY
 
A
 
380

 
11,014

 

 
160

 
380

 
11,174

 
11,554

 
(1,709
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Three Lakes
 
Hudson, FL
 
C
 
5,050

 
3,361

 

 
2,922

 
5,050

 
6,283

 
11,333

 
(1,757
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Thunderhill Estates
 
Sturgeon Bay, WI
 
E
 
640

 
9,008

 
425

 
1,632

 
1,065

 
10,640

 
11,705

 
(1,685
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Timber Ridge
 
Ft. Collins, CO
 
D
 
990

 
9,231

 

 
3,079

 
990

 
12,310

 
13,300

 
(7,964
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Timberline Estates
 
Coopersville, MI
 
B
 
535

 
4,867

 

 
4,685

 
535

 
9,552

 
10,087

 
(6,107
)
 
1994
 
(A)
Town & Country Mobile Village
 
Traverse City, MI
 
A
 
406

 
3,736

 

 
1,878

 
406

 
5,614

 
6,020

 
(3,270
)
 
1996
 
(A)
Town & Country Village
 
Lisbon, ME
 
E
 
230

 
4,539

 

 
1,721

 
230

 
6,260

 
6,490

 
(1,058
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Trailside RV Resort & Campground
 
Seguin, ON
 
 
3,690

 
3,650

 
(250
)
(1 
) 
436

 
3,440

 
4,086

 
7,526

 
(359
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Traveler’s World MH & RV Resort
 
San Antonio, TX
 
 
790

 
7,952

 

 
1,791

 
790

 
9,743

 
10,533

 
(888
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Treetops RV Resort
 
Arlington, TX
 
 
730

 
9,831

 

 
1,629

 
730

 
11,460

 
12,190

 
(992
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Vallecito
 
Newbury Park, CA
 
D
 
25,766

 
9,814

 

 
1,036

 
25,766

 
10,850

 
36,616

 
(893
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Verde Plaza
 
Tucson, AZ
 
 
710

 
7,069

 

 
2,709

 
710

 
9,778

 
10,488

 
(815
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Victor Villa
 
Victorville, CA
 
D
 
2,510

 
20,408

 

 
1,684

 
2,510

 
22,092

 
24,602

 
(1,885
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Vines RV Resort
 
Paso Robles, CA
 
C
 
890

 
7,110

 

 
1,951

 
890

 
9,061

 
9,951

 
(1,828
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Vista Del Lago
 
Scotts Valley, CA
 
D
 
17,830

 
9,456

 

 
1,123

 
17,830

 
10,579

 
28,409

 
(777
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Vista Del Lago MH & RV Resort
 
Bradenton, FL
 
E
 
3,630

 
5,329

 

 
1,819

 
3,630

 
7,148

 
10,778

 
(555
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Vizcaya Lakes
 
Port Charlotte, FL
 
C
 
670

 
4,221

 

 
566

 
670

 
4,787

 
5,457

 
(535
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Wagon Wheel RV Resort & Campground
 
Old Orchard Beach, ME
 
C
 
590

 
7,703

 

 
3,080

 
590

 
10,783

 
11,373

 
(2,783
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Walden Woods
 
Homosassa, FL
 
B / D
 
1,550

 
26,375

 

 
1,151

 
1,550

 
27,526

 
29,076

 
(3,278
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Warren Dunes Village
 
Bridgman, MI
 
C
 
310

 
3,350

 

 
10,143

 
310

 
13,493

 
13,803

 
(1,829
)
 
2011
 
(A&C)
Water Oak Country Club Estates
 
Lady Lake, FL
 
D
 
2,834

 
16,706

 
2,603

 
28,532

 
5,437

 
45,238

 
50,675

 
(21,286
)
 
1993
 
(A&C)
Waters Edge RV Resort
 
Zephyrhills, FL
 
E
 
1,180

 
5,450

 

 
1,908

 
1,180

 
7,358

 
8,538

 
(633
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Waverly Shores Village
 
Holland, MI
 
B
 
340

 
7,267

 
450

 
7,528

 
790

 
14,795

 
15,585

 
(2,110
)
 
2011
 
(A&C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Cost to Company
 
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition (Improvements)
 
Gross Amount Carried at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Name
 
Location
 
Encumbrance
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable Assets
 
Land
 
Depreciable  Assets
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date
 
Acquired (A) or Constructed (C)
West Village Estates
 
Romulus, MI
 
B
 
884

 
19,765

 

 
4,457

 
884

 
24,222

 
25,106

 
(5,730
)
 
2012
 
(A)
Westbrook Senior Village
 
Toledo, OH
 
D
 
355

 
3,295

 

 
665

 
355

 
3,960

 
4,315

 
(2,128
)
 
2001
 
(A)
Westbrook Village
 
Toledo, OH
 
B
 
1,110

 
10,462

 

 
5,047

 
1,110

 
15,509

 
16,619

 
(8,916
)
 
1999
 
(A)
Westside Ridge
 
Auburndale, FL
 
D
 
760

 
10,714

 

 
734

 
760

 
11,448

 
12,208

 
(1,386
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Westward Ho RV Resort & Campground
 
Glenbeulah, WI
 
C
 
1,050

 
5,642

 

 
2,589

 
1,050

 
8,231

 
9,281

 
(1,900
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Westward Shores Cottages & RV Resort (4)
 
West Ossipee, NH
 
 
1,901

 
15,326

 

 
1,536

 
1,901

 
16,862

 
18,763

 
(299
)
 
2018
 
(A)
White Lake Mobile Home Village
 
White Lake, MI
 
B
 
672

 
6,179

 

 
10,891

 
672

 
17,070

 
17,742

 
(9,585
)
 
1997
 
(A&C)
Wild Acres RV Resort & Campground
 
Old Orchard Beach, ME
 
C
 
1,640

 
26,786

 

 
4,425

 
1,640

 
31,211

 
32,851

 
(7,989
)
 
2013
 
(A)
Wildwood Community
 
Sandwich, IL
 
D
 
1,890

 
37,732

 

 
924

 
1,890

 
38,656

 
40,546

 
(5,982
)
 
2014
 
(A)
Willow Lake RV Resort & Campground
 
Scotland, ON
 
 
1,260

 
2,275

 
(85
)
(1 
) 
560

 
1,175

 
2,835

 
4,010

 
(206
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Willowbrook Place
 
Toledo, OH
 
B
 
781

 
7,054

 

 
4,992

 
781

 
12,046

 
12,827

 
(6,697
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Willowood RV Resort & Campground
 
Amherstburg, ON
 
 
1,160

 
1,490

 
(78
)
(1 
) 
409

 
1,082

 
1,899

 
2,981

 
(163
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Windham Hills Estates
 
Jackson, MI
 
 
2,673

 
2,364

 

 
20,818

 
2,673

 
23,182

 
25,855

 
(11,000
)
 
1998
 
(A&C)
Windmill Village
 
Davenport, FL
 
B
 
7,560

 
36,294

 

 
1,566

 
7,560

 
37,860

 
45,420

 
(4,567
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Windsor Woods Village
 
Wayland, MI
 
C
 
270

 
5,835

 

 
3,445

 
270

 
9,280

 
9,550

 
(3,110
)
 
2011
 
(A)
Wine Country RV Resort
 
Paso Robles, CA
 
C
 
1,740

 
11,510

 

 
3,757

 
1,740

 
15,267

 
17,007

 
(2,659
)
 
2014
 
(A&C)
Woodhaven Place
 
Woodhaven, MI
 
B
 
501

 
4,541

 

 
6,407

 
501

 
10,948

 
11,449

 
(5,147
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Woodlake Trails
 
San Antonio, TX
 
C
 
1,186

 
287

 
(56
)
(3 
) 
15,848

 
1,130

 
16,135

 
17,265

 
(4,862
)
 
2000
 
(A&C)
Woodland Lake RV Resort & Campground
 
Bornholm, ON
 
 
1,650

 
2,165

 
(112
)
(1 
) 
435

 
1,538

 
2,600

 
4,138

 
(240
)
 
2016
 
(A)
Woodland Park Estates
 
Eugene, OR
 
 
1,592

 
14,398

 

 
936

 
1,592

 
15,334

 
16,926

 
(10,152
)
 
1998
 
(A)
Woodlands at Church Lake
 
Groveland, FL
 
 
2,480

 
9,072

 

 
1,954

 
2,480

 
11,026

 
13,506

 
(1,250
)
 
2015
 
(A)
Woodside Terrace
 
Holland, OH
 
B
 
1,063

 
9,625

 

 
9,929

 
1,063

 
19,554

 
20,617

 
(10,368
)
 
1997
 
(A)
Subtotal of Properties
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,171,638

 
$
4,592,685

 
$
30,307

 
$
1,685,224

 
$
1,201,945

 
$
6,277,909

 
$
7,479,854

 
$
(1,422,583
)
 
 
 
 
Corporate Headquarters and Other (7)
 
Southfield, MI
 
 

 

 

 
81,092

 

 
81,092

 
81,092

 
(20,047
)
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,171,638

 
$
4,592,685

 
$
30,307

 
$
1,766,316

 
$
1,201,945

 
$
6,359,001

 
$
7,560,946

 
$
(1,442,630
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A These communities collateralize $405.9 million of secured debt.
B These communities collateralize $762.6 million of secured debt.
C These communities support the borrowing base for our secured line of credit, which had $128.0 million outstanding.
D These communities collateralize $1.3 billion of secured debt.
E These communities collateralize $382.8 million of secured debt.

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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, SCHEDULE III
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)


(1) Gross amount carried at December 31, 2018, at our Canadian properties, reflects the impact of foreign currency translation.
(2) All or part of this property is subject to ground lease.
(3) Gross amount carried at December 31, 2018 has decreased at this property due to a partial disposition of land or depreciable assets, as applicable.
(4) This property was acquired during 2018. The purchase price allocations and related values shown in the table above are preliminary and may be adjusted as final costs and valuations are determined.
(5) This property was not included in our community count as of December 31, 2018 as it was not fully developed.
(6) This property was impaired as a result of Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
(7) Corporate Headquarters and other fixed assets.


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SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, SCHEDULE III
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)


The change in investment property for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 is as follows:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 Beginning balance
$
6,882,879

 
$
6,496,339

 
$
4,573,522

 Community and land acquisitions, including immediate improvements
414,840

 
204,375

 
1,822,564

 Community expansion and development
152,672

 
88,331

 
47,958

 Improvements
205,006

 
168,315

 
113,803

 Asset impairment

 
(10,511
)
 

 Dispositions and other
(94,451
)
 
(63,970
)
 
(61,508
)
 Ending balance
$
7,560,946

 
$
6,882,879

 
$
6,496,339



The change in accumulated depreciation for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 is as follows:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 Beginning balance
$
1,237,525

 
$
1,026,858

 
$
852,407

 Depreciation for the period
253,952

 
236,422

 
201,157

 Asset impairment

 
(405
)
 

 Dispositions and other
(48,847
)
 
(25,350
)
 
(26,706
)
 Ending balance
$
1,442,630

 
$
1,237,525

 
$
1,026,858





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