17. Commitments and Contingencies: A purported class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders who purchased shares under our DRP on or after April 1, 2010, Allyn v. CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. et al., was filed on January 18, 2013 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the Company and certain of our current and former directors. The lawsuit alleged claims of breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and constructive trust and unjust enrichment against the Company. On November 27, 2013, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the Company s motion to dismiss the case for failure to state a cause of action and dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, from which no appeal was taken. The Company acquired certain properties that are on land owned by a governmental entity or other third party where the Company owns a leasehold interest which requires payment of ground lease and permit fees in accordance with the lease agreement. For properties that are subject to a leasing arrangement, ground leases and permit fees are paid by the tenants and the Company records the corresponding equivalent revenue in rental income from operating leases. For properties that are on a managed structure, ground leases and permit fees are paid by the Company. The following is a schedule of future obligations under ground leases and land permits (in thousands): 2014 $ 15,677 2015 15,677 2016 15,527 2017 15,504 2018 15,504 Thereafter 224,815 Total $ 302,704 From time to time the Company may be exposed to litigation arising from operations of its business in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any litigation that it believes will have a material adverse impact on the Company s financial condition or results of operations.