13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Leases  The Company leases various land, buildings, and equipment under operating lease obligations having noncancelable terms ranging from one to 13 years. Rent expense was $1,775, $1,918, and $2,191, for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Minimum lease commitments as of June 30, 2014 are as follows: Fiscal year ending June 30: 2015 $ 1,549 2016 847 2017 700 2018 281 2019 29 2020 and thereafter 11 $ 3,417 Physician Guarantees  At June 30, 2014, SunLink had a guarantee agreement with one physician. A physician with whom a guarantee agreement is made generally agrees to maintain his or her practice within a hospital geographic area for a specific period (normally three years) or be liable to repay all or a portion of the guarantee received. The physician s liability for any guarantee repayment due to non-compliance with the provisions of a guarantee agreement generally is collateralized by the physician s patient accounts receivable and/or a promissory note from the physician. All potential payments payable under this one guarantee have been paid as of June 30, 2014. SunLink expensed $110, $137, and $340, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There were no remaining non-cancelable commitments under guarantee agreements with physicians as of June 30, 2014. Litigation  In 2007, Southern Health Corporation of Ellijay, Inc. ( SHC-Ellijay ) filed a Complaint against James P. Garrett and Roberta Mundy, both individually and as Fiduciary of the Estate of Randy Mundy (collectively,  Defendants ), seeking specific performance of an Option Agreement (the  Option Agreement ) dated April 17, 2007, between SHC-Ellijay, Mr. Garrett, and Ms. Mundy as Executrix of the Estate of Randy Mundy for the sale of approximately 24.74 acres of real property located in Gilmer County, Georgia, and recovery of SHC-Ellijay s damages suffered as a result of Defendants  failure to close the transaction in accordance with the Option Agreement. SHC-Ellijay