CENTERSPACECSR
CENTERSPACE Commitments Disclosure
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation. Centerspace is involved in various lawsuits arising in the normal course of business and believes that such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Environmental Matters. It is generally the Company’s policy to obtain a Phase I environmental assessment of each property that it seeks to acquire. Such assessments have not revealed, nor is the Company aware of, any environmental liabilities that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations. Centerspace owns properties that contain or potentially contain (based on the age of the property) asbestos, lead, or underground storage tanks. For certain of these properties, the Company estimated the fair value of the conditional asset retirement obligation and chose not to book a liability because the amounts involved were immaterial. With respect to certain other properties, Centerspace has not recorded any related asset retirement obligation as the fair value of the liability cannot be reasonably estimated due to insufficient information. The Company believes it does not have sufficient information to estimate the fair value of the asset retirement obligations for these properties because a settlement date or range of potential settlement dates has not been specified by others. These properties are expected to be maintained by repairs and maintenance activities that would not involve the removal of the asbestos, lead, and/or underground storage tanks.
Under various federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal of, or remediation of, certain hazardous or toxic substances in, on, around, or under the property. While the Company currently has no knowledge of any material violation of environmental laws, ordinances, or regulations at any of the properties, there can be no assurance that areas of contamination will not be identified at any of its properties or that changes in environmental laws, regulations, or cleanup requirements would not result in material costs.
Insurance. Centerspace carries insurance coverage on its properties in amounts and types that it believes are customarily obtained by owners of similar properties and are sufficient to achieve its risk management objectives.
Limitations on Taxable Dispositions. Twenty-one properties, consisting of approximately 4,766 homes, are subject to limitations on taxable dispositions under agreements entered into with certain sellers or contributors of the properties and are effective for varying periods. Centerspace does not believe that the agreements materially affect the conduct of its business or its decisions whether to dispose of these properties during the limitation period because it generally holds these and other properties for investment purposes rather than for sale. In addition, where the Company deems it to be in the shareholders’ best interests to dispose of such properties, it generally seeks to structure sales of such properties as tax-deferred transactions under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Otherwise, the Company may be required to provide tax indemnification payments to the parties to these agreements.
Redemption Value of Units. Pursuant to a Unitholder’s exercise of its Exchange Rights, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to acquire such Units by either making a cash payment or exchanging the Units for its common shares, on a one-for-one basis. All Units receive the same per Unit cash distributions as the per share dividends paid on common shares. Units are redeemable for an amount of cash per Unit equal to the average of the daily market price of common shares for the consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of valuation of the Unit. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate redemption value of the then-outstanding Units owned by limited partners, as determined by the ten-day average market price for the common shares, was approximately $61.1 million and $64.8 million, respectively.
Unfunded Commitments. Centerspace has unfunded commitments of $650,000 in two real estate technology venture funds. Refer to Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements for additional information regarding these investments.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 21, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 19, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Jun 29, 2016 | |
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.