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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

Legal services for the Company associated with the collection of delinquent assessments from property owners was performed by a law firm Business Law Group (“BLG”) which was owned solely by Bruce M. Rodgers, the chairman and CEO of the Company, until and through the date of its initial public offering in 2015. Following the initial public offering, Mr. Rodgers transferred his interest in BLG to other attorneys at the firm through a redemption of his interest in the firm, and BLG is now under control of those lawyers. The law firm has historically performed collection work primarily on a deferred billing basis wherein the law firm receives payment for services rendered upon collection from the property owners or at amounts ultimately subject to negotiations with the Company.

On February 1, 2022, the Company consented to the assignment by Business Law Group (“BLG”) to the law firm BLG Association Law, PLLC (“BLGAL”) of the Services Agreement, dated April 15, 2015, previously entered into by the Company and Business Law Group, P.A. (the “Services Agreement”). The Services Agreement had set forth the terms under which Business Law Group, P.A. would act as the primary law firm used by the Company and its association clients for the servicing and collection of association

accounts. The assignment of the Services Agreement was necessitated by the death of the principal attorney and owner of Business Law Group, P.A. On March 28, 2024, BLGAL and the Company reduced the monthly compensation payable to the law firm from $53 thousand to $43 thousand.

 

The Company had originally engaged BLG on behalf of many of its Association clients to service and collect the Accounts and to distribute the proceeds as required by Florida law and the provisions of the purchase agreements between LMF and the Associations. This engagement was subsequently assigned to BLGAL as described above. Ms. Gould, who is a Director of the Company, worked as the General Manager of BLG and works as the General Manager of BLGAL.

Amounts paid to BLGAL for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $516 thousand and $516 thousand, respectively.

Under the Services Agreement in effect during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company pays all costs (lien filing fees, process and serve costs) incurred in connection with the collection of amounts due from property owners. Any recovery of these collection costs are accounted for as a reduction in expense incurred. The Company incurred expenses related to these types of costs of $41 thousand and $33 thousand, during 2025 and 2024, respectively. Recoveries during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 related to those costs were approximately $83 thousand and $74 thousand, respectively.

The Company also shares office space, personnel and related common expenses with BLGAL (previously BLG). All shared expenses, including rent, are charged to BLGAL based on an estimate of actual usage. Any expenses of BLGAL paid by the Company that have not been reimbursed or settled against other amounts are reflected as due from related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. BLGAL were charged a total of approximately $30 thousand and $30 thousand for the office sub-lease during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Amounts payable to BLGAL as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $48 thousand and $16 thousand, respectively.