Tree removal, waste removal, and travel expenses were elevated during the quarter as the result of wind storms.

Nov 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Anna Chu, CFO | earnings call 2022-11-09 | transcript fcbcaeb8-2276-45b2-9d25-5aceba50f5ee | chars 4686-4797 | segment 4

Travel expenses are up substantially.

Nov 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Sam Landy, CEO | earnings call 2022-11-09 | transcript fcbcaeb8-2276-45b2-9d25-5aceba50f5ee | chars 24985-25022 | segment 26

And I should also mention that we actually hosted our company meeting this year, which there's travel expenses related with that, but that is for training our community managers to make sure that they're able to implement our business plan, and we did not host the meeting last year.

Nov 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Anna K. K. K., CFO | earnings call 2022-11-09 | transcript fcbcaeb8-2276-45b2-9d25-5aceba50f5ee | chars 25316-25599 | segment 26

We had a lot of travel this quarter. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And, of course, the defeasance of the loan we have in that quarter, too. So taking all that out, it's a little bit higher than normal because of the travel and the professional fees. But other than that, I think we are on target.

Aug 4, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Samuel Landy, CEO | earnings call 2022-08-04 | transcript c3ccdc3b-58be-4390-98bc-cd265b97441a | chars 22966-23254 | segment 23

Now, expenses will increase a little bit this year as things return to normal. There will be some travel expenses, some legal expenses.

May 7, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Anna, other | earnings call 2021-05-07 | transcript 1850bfcd-68d4-464c-809c-ed87668c9365 | chars 25130-25265 | segment 25

Now, expenses will increase a little bit this year as things return to normal. There will be some travel expenses, some legal expenses. But, you know, generally, we should be able to keep that under or at 5%, which should result in low double-digit same-store NOI growth.

Mar 11, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Sam (Executive), CEO | earnings call 2021-03-11 | transcript bae3920f-d8af-498e-a1f8-d1a79fd32d54 | chars 26020-26291 | segment 26