Commitments and Contingencies |
3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Notes to Financial Statements | |
| 11. Commitments and Contingencies |
Lease
The Company leases space for all of its branch offices, which are located either in downtown or suburban business centers, and for its corporate headquarters. Branch offices are generally leased over periods from three to five years. The corporate office lease expires in 2018. The leases generally provide for payment of basic rent plus a share of building real estate taxes, maintenance costs and utilities.
Rent expense was approximately $272,000 and $242,000 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments due under non-cancelable lease agreements having initial terms in excess of one year, including certain closed offices, totaled approximately $2,204,000 as follows: fiscal 2017 - $631,000, fiscal 2018 - $726,000, fiscal 2019 - $560,000, fiscal 2020 - $245,000, fiscal 2021 - $42,000 and thereafter - $0. |