--- ticker: AVB company: AvalonBay Communities Inc. filing_type: 10-K year_current: 2024 year_prior: 2023 risks_added: 1 risks_removed: 0 risks_modified: 0 risks_unchanged: 5 source: SEC EDGAR url: https://riskdiff.com/avb/2024-vs-2023/ markdown_url: https://riskdiff.com/avb/2024-vs-2023/index.md generated: 2026-05-10 --- # AvalonBay Communities Inc.: 10-K Risk Factor Changes 2024 vs 2023 > Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) > Generated: 2026-05-10 > All data extracted directly from official filings. No hallucinated content. > **[AI-Generated Summary]** The paragraph below was produced by a language > model and may contain errors. All other content on this page is deterministically > extracted from the original SEC filing. > AvalonBay Communities Inc. added one new risk disclosure in its 2024 10-K concerning ground lease obligations, highlighting exposure to restrictions on financing, sales, and asset transfers, as well as potential losses from breach or termination. All five previously existing risk factors from 2023 were retained without substantive modification, indicating the company maintained its core risk profile while expanding disclosure coverage of ground lease-related vulnerabilities. --- ## Summary | Status | Count | |--------|-------| | New risks added | 1 | | Risks removed | 0 | | Risks modified | 0 | | Unchanged | 5 | --- ## New in Current Filing: We are exposed to risks associated with real estate assets that are subject to ground leases that may restrict our ability to finance, sell or otherwise transfer our interests in those assets, limit our use and expose us to loss if such agreements are breached by us or terminated. We own assets that are subject to long-term ground leases. These ground leases may impose 10 10 10 Table of Contents Table of Contents limitations on our use or improvement of the properties, restrict our ability to finance, sell or otherwise transfer our interests or restrict the leasing of the properties. These restrictions may limit our ability to timely sell or exchange the properties, impair the properties' value or negatively impact our ability to operate the properties. In addition, we could lose our interests in the properties if the ground leases are breached by us, terminated or lapse. As we get closer to the lease termination dates, the values of the properties could decrease if we are unable to agree upon an extension of the lease with the lessor. Certain of these ground leases have payments subject to annual escalations and/or periodic fair market value adjustments which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Land we hold with no current intent to develop may be subject to future impairment charges. We own land parcels that we do not currently intend to develop. As discussed in Item 2. "Properties - Other Land and Real Estate Assets," in the event that the fair market value, less the cost to dispose of a parcel, changes such that it is less than the carrying basis of the parcel, we would be subject to an impairment charge, which would reduce our net income. Our various technology-related initiatives to improve our operating margins and customer experience may fail to perform as expected. We have developed and may continue to develop initiatives that are intended to serve our customers better and operate more efficiently, including "smart home" technology and self-service options that are accessible to residents through smart devices or otherwise. Such initiatives have involved and may involve our employees having new or different responsibilities and processes. We may incur significant costs and divert resources in connection with such initiatives, and these initiatives may not perform as expected, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. --- *Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Last updated 2026-05-10.*