BRT Apartments Corp

As previously reported, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours that owns a property in Houston, TX was named as a defendant, along with multiple other defendants, in a wrongful death action entitled Takakura et al. v. Houston Pizza Venture, LP, and Papa John’s USA., Inc. et.al., 129th Judicial District, Harris County, TX, Cause No. 2019-42425 (the "Takakura Lawsuit"). The lawsuit has been settled, all claims against us were released and our share of the settlement costs were covered by our insurance policy.

From time to time, we are party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, and in particular, personal injury claims involving the operations of our properties. Although we believe that the primary and umbrella insurance coverage maintained with respect to our properties is sufficient to cover claims for compensatory damages, many of these personal injury claims also assert exemplary(i.e; punitive) damages. Generally, insurance does not cover claims for exemplary damages and we may be adversely affected if claims for exemplary damages are asserted successfully. See Note 12 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.