UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2016

 

 

ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

MARYLAND   001-35657   46-0633510

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Altisource Asset Management Corporation

36C Strand Street

Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands 00820

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(340) 692-1055

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 30, 2016, Altisource Residential Corporation (the “Company”) acquired a portfolio of 4,262 single family rental properties (the “Properties”) for an aggregate purchase price of $652.3 million in two separate seller financed transactions. The Properties were acquired from investment funds sponsored by Amherst Holdings, LLC (“Amherst”). The acquisition more than doubles the size of the Company’s single family rental portfolio and enhances the Company’s presence in new and existing strategic target markets, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. As part of the acquisition, the Company retained the current property manager for the portfolio, Main Street Renewal, LLC (“Property Manager”), to provide property management services with respect to the Properties.

In connection with this acquisition, the Company entered into several agreements, which are described in more detail in this Item 1.01 and Item 2.03 below.

Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement

On September 30, 2016, Altisource Residential, L.P. (“Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired 3,868 of the 4,262 Properties through its entry into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “MIPA”) with MSR I, LP (“Seller”), an investment fund sponsored by Amherst. Pursuant to the MIPA, Buyer acquired from Seller 100% of the membership interests (the “Membership Interests”) of HOME SFR Equity Owner, LLC (“Holding Company”), a newly formed special purpose entity and the sole equity owner of HOME SFR Borrower, LLC (“Property Owner”), which owned such 3,868 single family rental properties. Following the consummation of the transaction, Holding Company and Property Owner became indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

As consideration for the Membership Interests, Buyer paid to Seller approximately $588.6 million, which is subject to certain customary purchase price adjustments in accordance with the MIPA. The purchase price was funded with the proceeds from the Loan Agreement (as described in Item 2.03 below) as well as cash on hand.

Purchase and Sale Agreement

On September 30, 2016, Buyer also entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA”) with Firebird SFE I, LLC (“Firebird”). Pursuant to the PSA, Property Owner, as assignee from Buyer, acquired the remaining 394 of the 4,262 Properties.

As consideration for the 394 single family rental properties acquired from Firebird, Buyer paid approximately $63.7 million, which is subject to certain customary purchase price adjustments in accordance with the PSA. The purchase price was funded with the proceeds from the Loan Agreement as well as cash on hand.

The foregoing descriptions of the MIPA and the PSA do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the MIPA and the PSA, which are filed as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

The MIPA and the PSA have been included as exhibits hereto to provide investors and security holders with information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the acquired assets, Buyer, Seller, Firebird or the Company. The representations, warranties, covenants and


agreements contained in the MIPA and the PSA were made only for the purposes of such agreements and were made as of specified dates. These representations, warranties, covenants and agreements were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors and security holders are not third-party beneficiaries under these agreements and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the acquired assets, Buyer, Seller, Firebird or the Company. Moreover, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the MIPA and the PSA are qualified by information in disclosure schedules that the parties have exchanged. Accordingly, investors and security holders should not rely on the representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts concerning the acquired assets, Buyer, Seller, Firebird or the Company. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of these agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

Property Management Services Agreement and Side Letter

On September 30, 2016, in connection with the MIPA and the PSA, and as a condition to the Loan Agreement, Property Owner entered into a Property Management Services Agreement (the “Property Management Agreement”) with the Property Manager. Pursuant to the Property Management Agreement, Property Manager will provide Property Owner with leasing and lease management, operations, maintenance, repair, property management and property disposition services regarding the Properties. Property Manager, an affiliate of Amherst, provided similar property management services with respect to the Properties prior to the acquisition of the Properties by Buyer.

Property Owner will pay the Property Manager a monthly management fee consisting of (a) an amount equal to 6.75% of gross rents collected with respect to the Properties per calendar month and (b) certain additional fees related to specified additional property management services as agreed to by Property Manager and Property Owner from time to time. The Property Management Agreement expires on the earlier of (i) five (5) years from the effective date of the Property Management Agreement or (ii) the termination or maturity of the Loan Agreement.

Additionally, on September 30, 2016, in connection with the Property Management Agreement, Property Owner and Property Manager entered into a Side Letter (the “Side Letter”). Amongst other items, the Side Letter requires certain communications between Property Owner and Property Manager and sets certain standards and requirements that, if not met, permit Property Owner to terminate the Property Management Agreement.


The foregoing description of the Property Management Agreement and the Side Letter do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Property Management Agreement and the Side Letter, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment to Master Services Agreement between the Company and Altisource Solutions S.à r.l.

In connection with the acquisition of the Properties by Buyer, on September 30, 2016, the Company and Altisource Solutions S.à r.l. (“Altisource Solutions”) entered into an Amendment and Waiver Agreement (the “Amendment and Waiver Agreement”) to amend the Master Services Agreement (the “MSA”) between the Company and Altisource Solutions, dated December 21, 2012, under which Altisource Solutions is the exclusive provider of leasing and property management services to the Company and each of its subsidiaries.

Pursuant to the Amendment and Waiver Agreement, the Company obtained a waiver of the exclusivity requirements under the MSA. Such waiver permits the Company to utilize the property management services of Property Manager for the Properties. Additionally, the Amendment and Waiver Agreement permits the Company to utilize the property management services of Property Manager in connection with up to approximately 3,000 additional properties if the Company acquires such additional properties from an investment fund or other entity affiliated with Amherst in one or more transactions prior to June 30, 2017. The Amendment and Waiver Agreement also amends the MSA to add a provision that would require the Company or any surviving entity to pay a $60 million liquidation fee to Altisource Solutions in the event (i) the Company sells, liquidates or disposes of 50% or more of its single family rental portfolio managed by Altisource Solutions over a rolling eighteen (18) month period and does not use the proceeds of such sales, liquidations or disposals to purchase additional single family residential assets or if (ii) the surviving entity in a change of control does not assume the MSA with Altisource Solutions as property manager. The liquidation fee will not be required to be paid if the Company or any surviving entity terminates the MSA as a result of a material breach of the MSA by Altisource Solutions, for Altisource Solutions’ failure to meet certain specified performance standards or for certain other customary reasons.

The waiver expires upon the earlier of (i) five (5) years from the effective date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement and (ii) the termination of Property Manager and/or the termination of the Loan Agreement by the Company, subject to extension in certain circumstances.

The foregoing description of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Loan Agreement

The information set forth in Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 regarding the MIPA and the PSA is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On September 30, 2016, Property Owner entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Seller and MSR II, L.P., as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), and MSR Lender LLC, as agent. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Property Owner borrowed approximately $489.3 million in connection with the acquisition of the Properties (the “Loan”) from the Lenders, representing 75% of the aggregate purchase price. The Loan is a floating rate loan, composed of eight floating rate components, interest on each of which is computed monthly based on one-month LIBOR plus a fixed component spread. The initial maturity date of the Loan is November 9, 2018 (the “Initial Maturity Date”). Property Owner has the option to extend the Loan beyond the Initial Maturity Date for three successive one-year terms to an ultimate maturity date of November 30, 2021, provided, among other things, that there is no event of default under the Loan Agreement on each maturity date. In order to hedge the interest rate risk associated with the Loan Agreement, Property Owner entered into an interest rate cap agreement for the initial two-year term of the Loan, with a LIBOR-based strike rate equal to 2.938%.

For purposes of computing interest accrued on the Loan, among other things, the Loan is divided into eight components designated as “Component A,” “Component B,” “Component C,” “Component D,” “Component E,” “Component F,” “Component G” and “Component H.” Component A has an initial principal amount of $489,259,166 and a fixed-rate spread over one-month LIBOR of 3.285%. Each Component B, Component C, Component D, Component E, Component F, Component G and Component H has an initial principal amount of $0 and a fixed-rate spread over one-month LIBOR of 0.000%.

The Loan is secured by first priority mortgages on the Properties and a lien on the Membership Interests. The Loan Agreement requires that Property Owner comply with various affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for loans of this type, including limitations on indebtedness Property Owner can incur, limitations on sales and dispositions of the Properties and various restrictions on the use of cash generated by the operations of the Properties while the Loan is outstanding.

The foregoing description of the Loan Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 30, 2016, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of business acquired.

The financial statements required by this Item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

The pro forma financial information required by this Item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits .

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  2.1    Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between MSR I, LP and Altisource Residential, L.P. *
  2.2    Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between Firebird SFE I, LLC and Altisource Residential, L.P. *
10.1    Property Management Services Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal, LLC
10.2    Side Letter, dated September 30, 2016, by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal, LLC
10.3    Amendment and Waiver Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, by and among Altisource Residential Corporation and Altisource Solutions S.à r.l.
10.4    Loan Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, among Home SFR Borrower, LLC, as Borrower, MSR I, L.P., as a Lender, MSR II, L.P., as a Lender, and MSR Lender LLC, as Agent
99.1    Press Release of Altisource Residential Corporation dated September 30, 2016

 

*

Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon


  request by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, provided, however, that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act, as amended, for any schedules or exhibits so furnished.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Altisource Residential Corporation
Date: October 3, 2016     By:  

/s/ Robin N. Lowe

      Robin N. Lowe
      Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  2.1    Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between MSR I, LP and Altisource Residential, L.P. *
  2.2    Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between Firebird SFE I, LLC and Altisource Residential, L.P. *
10.1    Property Management Services Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal, LLC
10.2    Side Letter, dated September 30, 2016, by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal, LLC
10.3    Amendment and Waiver Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, by and among Altisource Residential Corporation and Altisource Solutions S.à r.l.
10.4    Loan Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, among Home SFR Borrower, LLC, as Borrower, MSR I, L.P., as a Lender, MSR II, L.P., as a Lender, and MSR Lender LLC, as Agent
99.1    Press Release of Altisource Residential Corporation dated September 30, 2016

 

* Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, provided, however, that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act, as amended, for any schedules or exhibits so furnished.

Exhibit 2.1

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

between

MSR I, LP,

a Delaware limited partnership,

as Seller

and

ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL, L.P.,

a Delaware limited partnership,

as Buyer

Dated as of September 30, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1   

1.1

   Definitions      1   

1.2

   Interpretation      13   

ARTICLE 2 - PURCHASE AND SALE TRANSACTION

     14   

2.1

   Purchase and Sale      14   

2.2

   No Financing Contingency      14   

2.3

   Seller Financing      14   

ARTICLE 3 - PURCHASE PRICE

     14   

3.1

   Extension Deposit      14   

3.2

   Cash at Closing      14   

ARTICLE 4 - DUE DILIGENCE

     15   

4.1

   As Is Sale      15   

4.2

   Release from Liability      15   

4.3

   Release of Holding Company and Property Owner      16   

4.4

   Acknowledgment      17   

ARTICLE 5 - ADJUSTMENTS AND PRORATIONS

     17   

5.1

   Rent      17   

5.2

   Security Deposits      18   

5.3

   Real Estate Taxes, Other Taxes and Special Assessments      18   

5.4

   Special Assessments      18   

5.5

   Operating Expenses      19   

5.6

   Prepaid Expenses      19   

5.7

   Intentionally Omitted      19   

5.8

   Other Customary Prorations      19   

5.9

   Closing Costs      19   

5.10

   Calculation of Adjustments and Prorations      20   

ARTICLE 6 - CLOSING

     21   

6.1

   Closing Date      21   

6.2

   Payment of Purchase Price      21   

6.3

   Seller’s Closing Deliveries      22   

6.4

   Buyer’s Closing Deliveries      24   

ARTICLE 7 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     24   

7.1

   Buyer’s Warranties      24   


7.2

   Seller’s Warranties      25   

7.3

   General Provisions      34   

7.4

   No Consequential Damages      35   

7.5

   Remedies      35   

7.6

   Indemnity Escrow Funds      37   

ARTICLE 8 - COVENANTS

     37   

8.1

   Publicity      37   

8.2

   Brokers      37   

8.3

   Tax Matters      38   

8.4

   Audited Financials      39   

ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

     39   

9.1

   Assignment      39   

9.2

   Integration; Waiver; Waiver of Bulk Sales Compliance      40   

9.3

   Governing Law      40   

9.4

   Captions Not Binding; Exhibits      40   

9.5

   Binding Effect      40   

9.6

   Severability      40   

9.7

   Notices      40   

9.8

   Counterparts      41   

9.9

   No Recordation      41   

9.10

   Limitation of Liability      41   

9.11

   Construction      42   

9.12

   Time of Essence      42   

9.13

   Waiver of Jury Trial      42   

9.14

   No Presumption Regarding Drafting      42   

9.15

   Facsimile Signatures      42   

9.16

   No Third Party Beneficiaries      42   

9.17

   Prior Agreements      42   


MEMBERSHIP INTEREST

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is executed as of September 30, 2016, by and between MSR I, LP , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Seller ”), and Altisource Residential, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Buyer ”).

Recitals

A. On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and prior to the consummation of the Transaction (as hereinafter defined), the directly-owned subsidiaries of Seller set forth on Schedule 1 (“ Predecessor Holding Companies ”) were merged with and into HOME SFR Equity Owner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holding Company ”), with Holding Company as the surviving entity. Seller is the owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Holding Company;

B. On the Closing Date and prior to the consummation of the Transaction, the indirectly-owned subsidiaries of Seller set forth on Schedule 2 ( Predecessor Property Owners ”) were merged with and into HOME SFR Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Property Owner ”), with Property Owner as the surviving entity. Holding Company is the owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Property Owner;

C. Property Owner owns the fee title to the parcels of real property set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto (each a “ Real Property ”, and, collectively, the “ Real Properties ”), each of which is currently improved with a single family rental home and related improvements (each Real Property and any and all improvements thereon, a “ Property ”, and collectively, the “ Properties ”); and

D. Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Holding Company (collectively, the “ Membership Interests ”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration in hand paid, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Buyer and Seller agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

40 Act has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(h) .


Action ” means any litigation, claim, action, suit, inquiry, audit, investigation or proceeding (including any condemnation action or proceeding) by or before any Governmental Authority or any other arbitration, mediation or similar proceeding.

Advance Rent ” means any Rent that has been prepaid more than thirty (30) days in advance, as measured from the date of determination.

Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule ” means Schedule 5 attached hereto, showing the calendar months occurring after the month in which the Closing Date occurs to which Advance Rents received by Seller are applicable and should be applied by Buyer to the payment to the applicable Tenant’s rent due for such calendar month.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.

Affiliate Contract ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(s) .

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Allocated Purchase Price ” means the amount of the Purchase Price allocated to each Property as set forth on Schedule 3 .

Applicable HOA Properties ” means with respect to any Applicable HOA State, all HOA Properties located in such Applicable HOA State except for any HOA Property as to which any Liens for HOA Fees are expressly subordinated to the Lien of the Seller Financing Documents encumbering such Property.

Applicable HOA State ” means (i) a state in which, pursuant to applicable Laws, (A) a Lien in favor of an HOA may be created through the non-payment of HOA Fees assessed against a Property by such HOA and (B) any such Lien would have Priority or (ii) a state designated, on or before the Closing Date, by the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Seller Financing Documents, as an Applicable HOA State. For the avoidance of doubt, if any reported decision of a state appellate court would result in the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) applying in such state, then such state shall constitute an Applicable HOA State.

Assignment ” means an Assignment and Assumption of Membership Interests in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

Bankruptcy Action ” means, with respect to any Person:

(i) such Person shall fail generally to pay its debts as they come due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any case or other proceeding shall be instituted by such Person seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of it or its debts under the Bankruptcy Code; or such Person shall take any corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company action to authorize any of such actions; or

 

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(ii) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person in any court seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, and (A) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or (B) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in such case or proceeding or a decree or order granting such other requested relief shall be entered.

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101, et seq. , as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights or any other federal, state, local or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

business day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday, or any holiday in New York or Texas. If any period expires on a day which is not a business day or any event or condition is required by the terms of this Agreement to occur or be fulfilled on a day which is not a business day, such period shall expire on or be extended to, as the case may be, the next succeeding business day.

Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Buyer Representatives ” means Buyer and any officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys of Buyer.

Buyer’s knowledge ” or words of similar import shall refer only to the actual knowledge of any of George Ellison, Robin Lowe, Ercan Gurhan and Randall Mason (the “ Buyer Knowledge Parties ”) after reasonable inquiry. There shall be no personal liability on the part of any Buyer Knowledge Party arising out of any of the Buyer’s representations or warranties.

Buyer’s Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b)(ii) .

Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(c) .

Carry-Over Property ” means a Property that is occupied by a Carry-Over Tenant as of the Closing Date.

Carry-Over Tenant ” means one or more individuals who, on the Closing Date, occupy such Property.

Closing ” means the closing of the Transaction.

Closing Date ” means the date hereof.

 

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Closing Documents ” means all documents and instruments executed and delivered by Buyer or Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in connection with Closing, including the documents and instruments required pursuant to the terms of Article 6 , but excluding any Seller Financing Document.

Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section   5.10(a) .

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code or 1986 (or successor thereto), as amended from time to time.

Condemnation ” means a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Property or any part thereof.

Contracts ” means all contracts, leases, equipment leases, agreements, arrangements, understandings, promises, commitments or undertakings, whether written or oral and whether express or implied.

Current Year Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 .

Disclosure Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) .

Disputed Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Disputed Items Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Due Diligence ” means examinations, inspections, investigations, tests, studies, analyses, appraisals, calculations, evaluations and/or investigations with respect to each Property (including examination and review of the title matters, applicable land use, and zoning Laws and other Laws applicable to the Property, the physical condition of the Property and the economic status of the Property), Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner, Predecessor Property Owners, the Membership Interests, Property Owner Membership Interests, and any Leases or rental history with respect to the Properties, as Buyer deems adequate.

Eligible Lease ” means, as of any date of determination, a Lease for a Property that satisfies all of the following:

(i) the form of Lease reflects customary market standard terms;

(ii) the Lease is entered into on an arms-length basis without payment support by Seller or its Affiliates (provided that any incentives offered to Tenants shall not be deemed to constitute such payment support);

(iii) the Lease is to a bona fide third-party Tenant; and

 

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(iv) the Lease is in compliance with all applicable Laws and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Holding Company, Property Owner and/or Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof in all material respects.

Eligible Tenant ” means, as of any date of determination, a bona fide third party lessee of a Property who satisfies each of the following criteria:

(i) the Tenant is not subject to an ongoing Bankruptcy Action as of the date such Tenant is initially screened by the applicable Seller Party prior to the execution of a Lease by such Tenant;

(ii) at the time of such initial screening, the Tenant is not listed on any Government List; and

(iii) the Tenant otherwise generally conforms to Property Owner’s internal tenant leasing criteria in all material respects at the time such Tenant is screened by Property Owner.

Environmental Laws ” means any federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, in effect as of the Closing Date, relating to protection of human health or the environment, relating to Hazardous Substances and/or relating to liability for or costs of other actual or threatened danger to human health or the environment and shall include (i) the following statutes, as amended, any successor thereto, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar issues: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including, but not limited to, Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; the River and Harbors Appropriation Act; and those relating to Lead Based Paint and (ii) any federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, in effect as of the Closing Date, conditioning transfer of property upon a negative declaration or other approval of a Governmental Authority of the environmental condition of any Property; requiring notification or disclosure of the presence of or Hazardous Substances Releases or other environmental condition of any Property to any Governmental Authority or other Person, whether or not in connection with any transfer of title to or interest in such Property; imposing conditions or requirements in connection with permits or other authorization for lawful activity; relating to nuisance, trespass or other causes of action related to any Property; and relating to wrongful death, personal injury or property or other damage in connection with any physical condition or use of any Property.

 

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Escrow Agent ” means Delaware Trust, in its capacity as escrow agent with respect to the Extension Deposit and escrow services in connection with Closing, having the following address and contact information:

Delaware Trust Company

Little Falls Centre One

2711 Centerville Road

Wilmington, DE 19808

Attn: David Straub

Phone: (302) 636-5866

E-Mail: dstraub@delawaretrust.com

Extension Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Fairness Opinion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(g) .

Final Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Final Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(q) .

Financing Kick-Out Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .

Government List ” means (i) the Annex to Executive Order 13224, (ii) OFAC’s most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and (iii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Lender, on or before the Closing Date, notifies Buyer in writing is included in “Government List”.

Governmental Authority ” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever of any governmental unit (foreign, federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

Hazardous Substances ” means any and all substances (whether solid, liquid or gas) defined, listed or otherwise classified as pollutants, contaminants, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous wastes or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect under any present or future Environmental Laws, including, but not limited to, petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, radon, radioactive materials, flammables and explosives, lead based paint and toxic mold; provided, however, “Hazardous Substances” does not include: (i) substances which otherwise would be included in such definition but which are of kinds and in amounts ordinarily and customarily used or stored in similar properties, including substances used for the purposes of cleaning, maintenance, or operations, substances typically used in construction, and typical products used in residential properties like each Property, and which are

 

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otherwise stored and used in compliance with all Environmental Laws and any permits issued pursuant thereto; or (ii) substances which otherwise would be included in such definition but which are of kinds and amounts ordinarily and customarily utilized in residential properties and which are otherwise in compliance with all Environmental Laws and any permits issued pursuant thereto.

Hazardous Substances Release ” with respect to any Hazardous Substance means any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping, disposing or other movement of Hazardous Substances.

HOA ” means a homeowners or condominium association, board, corporation or similar entity with authority to create a Lien on a Property as a result of the non-payment of HOA Fees that are payable with respect to such Property.

HOA Fees ” means all dues, fees, assessments and impositions with respect to a Property, and any other charges levied or assessed or imposed against a Property, or any part thereof, by an HOA.

HOA Property ” means a Property which is subject to an HOA.

Holding Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Housing Assistance Payments ” means any and all Section 8 housing choice voucher payments or other tenant-based rental subsidies benefitting Tenants.

Indebtedness ” means, without duplication, all obligations (including all obligations in respect of principal, accrued interest, penalties, fees and premiums) (a) for borrowed money or with respect to deposits, prepayments or advances of any kind net of cash reserves (other than trade payables or similar accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar contracts or agreements, (c) for the deferred purchase price of property, goods or services (other than trade payables or similar accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, in each case, to the extent drawn or funded, (e) for contracts or agreements relating to interest rate protection, swap agreements and collar agreements and (f) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations of other Persons described in clauses (a) through (e) above.

Indemnity Escrow Account ” means the account held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent pursuant to the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.

Indemnity Escrow Agent ” means Delaware Trust, in its capacity as escrow agent with respect to the Indemnity Escrow Funds and escrow services in connection with the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, having the following address and contact information:

Delaware Trust Company

Little Falls Centre One

2711 Centerville Road

 

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Wilmington, DE 19808

Attn: David Straub

Phone: (302) 636-5866

E-Mail: dstraub@delawaretrust.com

Indemnity Escrow Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(p) .

Indemnity Escrow Amount ” means Twenty-Six Million Five Hundred Seventy Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($26,570,645.00).

Indemnity Escrow Funds ” shall mean the Indemnity Escrow Amount, together with interest accrued thereon from time to time.

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” means, in respect of a Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (i) the profitability, value, use, operation, leasing or marketability of such Property or results in any material liability to, claim against or obligation of the Lender under the Seller Financing, or (ii) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Seller Financing Documents with respect to such Property.

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

Laws ” means all municipal, county, state or federal statutes, codes, ordinances, laws (including common law), rules or regulations applicable to any Property, the Membership Interests, Property Owner Membership Interests, Holding Company, Property Owner and/or Seller, including, with respect to each Property and the Properties as a whole, all zoning and land use laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto.

Leases ” means all leases of the Properties in effect on the Closing Date as reflected on the Rent Roll, together with any renewals and amendments thereof and any correspondence with or notices to or from Tenants related thereto. The Leases may each be referred to individually herein as a “ Lease ”.

Lender ” means the Lender, as defined in the Seller Financing Documents.

Letter of Intent ” means that certain letter agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, by Seller and MSR II, LP to Buyer.

Liabilities ” means any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, obligations, fines, penalties, taxes, assessments, losses, deficiencies, interest, awards, judgments, sanctions, costs and expenses of any kind or nature, accrued or fixed, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, due or to become due, asserted or unasserted, including reasonable costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

Liability Threshold ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(c) .

 

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Liens ” means any and all liens (including environmental and Tax liens), restrictions (including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership), charges, claims, mortgages, pledges, security interests, equitable deposits, easements, adverse claims, puts or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (including any subscriptions, options, preemptive rights, rights of refusal, rights of offer, conversion rights, warrants or other agreements, securities or commitments of any nature whatsoever (whether oral or written, whether firm or conditional, whether contractual or statutory)), and any lien or charge arising by statute or other Laws, which secures the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation.

Major Contracts ” means (i) any management agreement relating to the Properties or the Seller Entities to which Property Owner, a Predecessor Property Owner, Holding Company or a Predecessor Holding Company is a party, (ii) any Affiliate Contract and (iii) any brokerage, leasing, cleaning, maintenance, service or other contract or agreement of any kind (other than Leases) relating to the Properties, in each case involving payment or expense of more than One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) during any twelve (12) month period, unless cancelable on thirty (30) days or less notice without requiring payment of termination fees or payments of any kind (other than amounts that accrued prior to the termination date).

Market ” means each city or municipality where the Properties are located, together with the metropolitan area surrounding each such city or municipality.

Materiality Threshold ” means a breach of a representation or warranty of Seller with respect to a Property: (i) that adversely affects the ability of Buyer to rent such Property at a market rent for a period of sixty (60) days, including HOA restrictions (and Seller or Buyer is unable to obtain a waiver of such restriction from the applicable HOA), (ii) where such Property is subject to a material defect in title to the Property, which title defect adversely affects the ability of Buyer to rent such Property at a market rent for a period of sixty (60) days, (iii) where such Property is subject to environmental contamination or not in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, or (iv) where the improvements on such Property require maintenance and repair, other than ordinary wear and tear, in excess of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($12,500.00).

Membership Interests ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury.

Operating Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

Patriot Act Offense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(z) .

Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(x) .

Permitted Exceptions ” means for any Property: (a) applicable zoning, building and land use laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, (b) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet

 

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due and payable, (c) the rights of the Tenants, as tenants only, under the Leases, (d) all easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Property and that would not reasonably be expected to and do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property, and (e) any encumbrances and other matters set forth in any of the Title Insurance Owner’s Policies for such Property.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any Governmental Authority and including any successor, by merger or otherwise of any of the foregoing.

PHA ” means any public housing authority, agency or other Person administering Housing Assistance Payments.

Predecessor Holding Companies ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Predecessor Property Owners ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Priority ” means that the valid and proper foreclosure of a Lien for HOA Fees will extinguish the Lien of the Seller Financing Documents with respect to the relevant HOA Property.

Property ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Property File ” means with respect to each Property:

(i) each of the documents related to such Property that are described in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Property Representations; and

(ii) the executed Lease and any renewals, amendments or modification of the Lease for such Property (provided, that if such Property is a Vacant Property, such Property will be disclosed in the Property File as a Vacant Property).

Property Management Agreement ” means the Property Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and between the Property Manager and the borrower under the Seller Financing Documents, pursuant to which the Property Manager agrees to provide property management services to such borrower with respect to the real property owned by such borrower, including the Properties owned by Property Owner.

Property Manager ” means Main Street Renewal, LLC in its role as property manager under the Property Management Agreement.

Property Owner ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Property Owner Membership Interests ” shall mean one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests in each of Property Owner.

 

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Property Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.

Property Taxes ” means any real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed by a Governmental Authority against any Property or Property Owner.

Proration Date ” means 12:01 A.M. on the Closing Date.

Purchase Price ” means Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Million Six Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Seven and 89/100 Dollars ($588,628,327.89) as the same may be adjusted in accordance with this Agreement.

Put Option Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .

Put Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .

Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Release ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Remedy Period ” shall mean the date which is the later to occur of: (i) thirty (30) days following Seller’s receipt of a Put Option Notice with respect to the applicable breach of a Seller’s Warranty, or (ii) the expiration of any cure period afforded to the borrower under the Seller Financing Documents for a breach of the corresponding representation in the Seller Financing Documents to the Seller’s Warranty that Buyer asserts was breached in the applicable Put Option Notice.

Renovation Standards ” means the maintenance, repairs, improvements and installations that (i) are necessary for a Property to conform to applicable material Laws and (ii) do not deviate materially and adversely from local rental market standards for the area in which such Property is located.

Rent Roll ” means the rent roll with respect to the Property attached hereto as Exhibit F and incorporated herein by this reference.

Rents ” shall mean all base rents, percentage rents, additional rent and any tax and operating expense reimbursements and escalations due from the Tenants of the Property under the Leases.

Repurchase Permitted Exceptions ” shall mean and include all of the following: (a) applicable zoning, building and land use laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, (b) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (c) the rights of the Tenants, as tenants only, under the Leases in effect as of Closing, (d) all non-monetary liens, encumbrances, easements and other matters of record, (i) which are of record as of the Closing Date, or (ii) which are not of record as of the Closing Date, but which do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Property, (e) any matters set forth in any of the Title Insurance

 

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Owner’s Policies for the related Properties delivered or made available to Buyer at Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (f) such other matters of record as are acceptable to Seller in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no mortgages, deeds of trust or other loan documents entered into in connection with the Seller Financing shall be Repurchase Permitted Exceptions.

Security Deposits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Seller Entities ” means and includes, collectively, (a) Seller, (b) Holding Company and (c) Property Owner.

Seller Financing ” means financing provided by Seller to or for the benefit of Buyer in an amount equal to Four Hundred Forty-One Million Four Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five and 92/100 Dollars ($441,471,245.92) pursuant to the Seller Financing Documents.

Seller Financing Documents ” means those certain loan documents and other deliverables to be executed and delivered in connection with the Seller Financing, each to be dated as of the Closing Date and in the forms agreed to by Seller and Buyer.

Seller Fundamental Representations ” means Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.2(a) , Section 7.2(b) , Section 7.2(d) and Section 7.2(e) .

Seller Parties ” means and includes, collectively, (a) Seller, (b) Holding Company, (c) Property Owner (d) its attorneys, (e) any of the property managers retained by Property Owner with respect to the Property, (f) any direct or indirect member or owner of any beneficial interest in Seller, and (g) any officer, director, employee, or agent any of the foregoing or any direct or indirect owner of any beneficial interest in Seller.

Seller Released Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .

Seller’s knowledge ” or words of similar import shall refer only to the actual knowledge of any of Sean Dobson and Drew Flahive (the “ Knowledge Parties ”) after reasonable inquiry of Spencer Lindahl, Richard Magel and Clay Hobbs concerning the Properties. There shall be no personal liability on the part of any Knowledge Party arising out of any of the Seller’s Warranties.

Seller’s Warranties ” means (a) Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.2 and Exhibit D , as such representations and warranties may be explicitly waived by Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) any representations and warranties made by Seller in any of the Closing Documents.

Seller’s Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b)(i) .

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, duties or other assessments of any kind, including all income, gross receipts, branch profits,

 

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license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, escheat, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum or estimated tax or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person, by Law, contract or otherwise.

Tax Return ” means any return (including information returns), report, declaration, statement, extension, form or other documents or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to any Tax authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax.

Tenants ” (each individually, a “ Tenant ”) shall mean the tenants, licensees or other occupants occupying any part of the Property pursuant to and as a party to the Leases.

Title Company ” means Westcor Land Title Company, having the following address and contact information:

Westcor Land Title Insurance Company

600 W Germantown Pike, Suite 450

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Attn : Clint Casabella

Phone: (484) 594-1109

E-Mail: ccasabella@wltic.com

Title Insurance Owner’s Policy ” means Property Owner’s existing owner’s title insurance policies and surveys for all of the Properties.

Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Treasury Regulations ” means the income Tax regulations, including any temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such Treasury Regulations may be amended from time to time (it being understood that all references herein to specific sections of the Treasury Regulations shall be deemed also to refer to any corresponding provisions of succeeding Treasury Regulations).

Vacant Property ” means, individually, and “ Vacant Properties ” means, collectively, the Properties listed on Schedule E-6(b) attached hereto which are not leased to or occupied by any Tenant as of the Closing Date.

1.2 Interpretation . The headings preceding the text of Articles and Sections included in this Agreement and the headings to Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement or be given any effect in interpreting this Agreement. The use of “including” or “include” herein shall in all cases mean “including, without limitation” or “include, without limitation,” respectively. Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent such

 

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successors and assigns are permitted by the terms of any applicable agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually. Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document or instrument shall mean such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof. Underscored references to Articles, Sections, clauses, Exhibits or Schedules shall refer to those portions of this Agreement. The use of the terms “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, paragraph or clause of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement. All references to “$” and dollars shall be deemed to refer to United States currency unless otherwise specifically provided. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein.

ARTICLE 2 - PURCHASE AND SALE TRANSACTION

2.1 Purchase and Sale .   Seller agrees to sell to the Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Closing Documents, the Membership Interests.

2.2 No Financing Contingency . Other than the Seller Financing more particularly described in Section 2.3 , Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement are not in any way conditioned upon obtaining new financing for any of the amounts payable by Buyer hereunder.

2.3 Seller Financing . Seller shall provide to or for the benefit of Buyer at Closing financing in the amount of Four Hundred Forty-One Million Four Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five and 92/100 Dollars ($441,471,245.92) pursuant to the Seller Financing Documents.

ARTICLE 3 - PURCHASE PRICE

In consideration of the sale of the Membership Interests to Buyer, Buyer shall pay to Seller the Purchase Price as follows:

3.1 Extension Deposit . Buyer has deposited with Escrow Agent an amount equal to Nine Million Twenty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Nine and 58/100 Dollars ($9,023,259.58) (the “ Extension Deposit ”) in consideration of the extension of the Closing Date, which shall be deemed earned by Seller as of the Closing and disbursed in accordance with Section 3.2(a) below.

3.2 Cash at Closing . The Purchase Price for the Membership Interests shall be payable at Closing as follows:

(a) As set forth in Section 3.1 above, the Escrow Agent shall disburse the Extension Deposit in immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

 

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(b) Buyer shall receive a credit toward the Purchase Price in an amount equal to Four Hundred Forty-One Million Four Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five and 92/100 Dollars ($441,471,245.92) for the Seller Financing.

(c) Buyer shall receive a credit toward the Purchase Price in an amount equal to Nine Hundred Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Five and 96/100 Dollars ($902,325.96), which is the amount of the deposit paid by Buyer to Seller upon the execution of the Letter of Intent.

(d) Buyer shall deposit the Indemnity Escrow Amount with the Indemnity Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Indemnity Escrow Agent. The Indemnity Escrow Agent will be required to release the Indemnity Escrow Funds to Seller in accordance with Section 6.2(b) .

(e) Subject to the apportionments, reductions, prorations and other credits provided for in this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.3 , 5.1(a) , 5.1(c) , 5.2 , 5.8 and 5.10 ) and as set forth in the Closing Statement, the balance of the Purchase Price (after deducting the amounts set forth in the Closing Statement and Sections 3.2(a) , 3.2(b) , 3.2(c) and 3.2(d) above) shall be paid by Buyer in immediately available funds.

ARTICLE 4 - DUE DILIGENCE

4.1 As Is Sale . Buyer acknowledges and agrees as follows: (a) prior to Buyer’s execution of this Agreement, Buyer has conducted or was given an opportunity to conduct such Due Diligence as Buyer deemed necessary or appropriate; (b) except for Seller’s Warranties, the Membership Interests and the Properties shall be sold, and Buyer shall accept the Membership Interests and the Properties on the Closing Date, “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS,” and except as otherwise expressly provided herein Buyer for itself and to the extent permitted by law for its successors and assigns hereby waives, releases and discharges Seller of any Liabilities; (c) except for Seller’s Warranties, none of the Seller Parties have or shall be deemed to have made any verbal or written representations, warranties, promises or guarantees (whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise) to Buyer with respect to the Membership Interests or the Properties or the results of Buyer’s Due Diligence; and (d) except for Seller’s Warranties or any other obligation of Seller which expressly survives Closing, upon which Buyer has relied in making Buyer’s decision to purchase the Membership Interests and the Properties, Buyer has independently confirmed to its satisfaction all information that it considers material to its purchase of the Membership Interests and the Properties or the Transaction.

4.2 Release from Liability . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT: (1) UPON CLOSING, BUYER ASSUMES, FROM AND AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, (A) THE RISK OF ADVERSE MATTERS, INCLUDING ADVERSE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, DEFECTS, CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE MATTERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY BUYER’S INSPECTIONS, (B) THE RISK OF CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE RELATING TO PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND

 

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(C) THE RISK THAT ADVERSE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY ITS INVESTIGATION; AND (2) BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT MATTERS RELATED TO THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND THE PROPERTIES, OBSERVE THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT SUCH INVESTIGATION AND STUDY ON AND OF THE PROPERTIES, ANY REAL PROPERTY AND ADJACENT AREAS AS BUYER DEEMED NECESSARY. EXCEPT (X) AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT, (Y) FOR FRAUDULENT OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT BY SELLER OR ANY OF THE SELLER PARTIES OR (Z) FOR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT BY ANY SELLER PARTY, BUYER HEREBY WAIVES AND FOREVER RELEASES AND DISCHARGES SELLER PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND DEMANDS, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, AND WHETHER ARISING BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, THAT BUYER HAS NOW OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE, ARISING OUT OF THE PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL OR OTHER CONDITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS OR THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER UNDER THE LEASES RELATING TO THE PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC OR LEGAL COMPLIANCE STATUS OF ANY PROPERTY, AND INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS IN TORT OR CONTRACT AND ANY CLAIM FOR INDEMNIFICATION OR CONTRIBUTION ARISING UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA), THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), OR ANY SIMILAR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTE, RULE OR REGULATION, AND ALL TITLE OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE MATTERS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT, BUYER WAIVES THE BENEFITS OF ANY LAW THAT GENERALLY PROVIDES THAT A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT A CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM, MAY HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

4.3 Release of Holding Company and Property Owner . As of the Closing, each of Seller and its Affiliates, on behalf of itself and each of its predecessors, successors, personal representatives and assigns, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges Holding Company, Property Owner and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, equity holders, employees, predecessors, successors, assigns and Affiliates (each, a “ Seller Released Party ”), for and from any and all Liabilities by reason of or in connection with any matter, cause, thing, action or omission whatsoever, arising, occurring, relating to or in respect of any time up through and including the Closing Date. From and after the date hereof, Seller irrevocably agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to not, directly or indirectly, assert any claim or demand or commence, institute or maintain, or cause to be commenced, instituted, or

 

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maintained, or knowingly facilitate or assist any other party in commencing, instituting or maintaining, any proceeding of any kind against any of the Seller Released Parties based upon or with respect to any matter released hereby, except (x) as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or in any Closing Document or (y) for fraud or a willful breach by Buyer of this Agreement.

4.4 Acknowledgment . Buyer and Seller each acknowledge and agree that the disclaimers and other agreements set forth herein are an integral part of this Agreement and that Seller or Buyer, as applicable, would not have agreed to enter into any portion of the Transaction for the applicable purchase price without the disclaimers and other agreements set forth above.

ARTICLE 5 - ADJUSTMENTS AND PRORATIONS

The following adjustments and prorations shall be made at Closing:

5.1 Rent .

(a) All Rents payable under the Leases, Housing Assistance Payments and any other revenues derived from the operation of the Properties, including revenues derived from other miscellaneous income and collected by or on behalf of Seller, Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners prior to the Closing Date shall be prorated between Seller and Buyer as of the Proration Date. Seller shall be entitled to such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments and other revenues attributable to any period prior to but not including the Proration Date. Buyer shall be entitled to such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments and other revenues attributable to any period on and after the Proration Date. Rents not collected as of the Closing Date shall not be prorated at the time of Closing. If, after Closing, Seller receives any Rents, Housing Assistance Payment or other revenue attributable to any period on or after the Closing Date for which Buyer did not receive a credit against the Purchase Price at Closing, Seller agrees to hold such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments or other revenue in trust for Buyer and deliver the amount thereof to Buyer within two (2) business days after receipt thereof, which obligation of Seller shall survive the Closing.

(b) After Closing, Buyer shall request the Property Manager to use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of ninety (90) days (which shall not require institution of any Action) to collect on Seller’s behalf any Rents for any period prior to the Closing Date and not collected as of the Closing Date, and to tender the same to Seller upon receipt; provided , however , that all Rents collected by Buyer on or after the Closing Date from any Tenant owing Rents at Closing shall be applied (i) first, to Buyer’s reasonable cost of collection, (ii) second, to Rents due for the month in which such payment is received by Buyer, (iii) third, to any Rents or other amounts owed by such Tenant attributable to any period after Closing which are past due on the date of receipt, and (iv) the balance (if any) to Seller, but only to the extent of amounts actually owed to Seller by such Tenant.

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cash consideration paid by Buyer in accordance with Section 3.2(e) shall be proportionally reduced.

(d) After Closing, (i) Buyer shall have an exclusive right to collect the Rents due to any Property Owner and any other amounts due to any Property Owner under the Leases, and (ii) Seller shall have no right to pursue claims against any Tenant in occupancy at or after Closing or other party for sums due with respect to any period prior to the Closing Date unless such party is no longer occupying any Property pursuant to any Lease.

5.2 Security Deposits .  As permitted by Law, any security deposits held by Seller or any third party property manager retained by any Seller Party (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, security deposits held by Property Owner or Holding Company) with respect to the Properties (collectively, the “ Security Deposits ”) shall be transferred to Buyer at Closing. To the extent the Law precludes a transfer of any such Security Deposit, an amount equal to such Security Deposit that may not be transferred will be credited by Seller to Buyer on the Closing Date such that the cash consideration paid by Buyer in accordance with Section 3.2(e) shall be proportionally reduced.

5.3 Real Estate Taxes, Other Taxes and Special Assessments . Buyer assumes and agrees to pay so much of the real estate taxes and other taxes in respect of the Properties assessed for and first becoming a lien during the calendar year in which Closing occurs (the “ Current Year Taxes ”) as shall be allocable to Buyer by proration (based upon the number of days in such calendar year on and after the Closing Date). Seller shall pay (a) all delinquent real estate taxes as of the Closing Date, (b) so much of the Current Year Taxes as shall be allocable to Seller by proration (based upon the number of days in such calendar year prior to the Closing Date) and (c) any costs, Taxes and expenses associated with Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owners assessed for and first becoming a lien prior to the Closing, including Taxes associated with the merger of the Predecessor Holding Companies with and into the Holding Company and Taxes associated with the merger of the Predecessor Property Owners with and into the Property Owner. Any Taxes which are payable in the calendar year in which Closing occurs but are not due and payable at the time of Closing and the portion of the Current Year Taxes not assumed by Buyer hereunder shall be allocated to Buyer as a credit against the Purchase Price at Closing. If the Current Year Taxes have not been set at the Closing Date, the present tax rate and the 2015 assessed valuation shall be used for the purposes of making the adjustments at Closing under this paragraph and the parties shall re-prorate within thirty (30) days following receipt of the actual final tax bill or, if such date occurs after receipt of the actual final tax bill, in connection with the Final Settlement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, Seller shall have the right to prosecute (with Buyer’s reasonable cooperation after Closing, at no expense or liability to Buyer) and retain any recovery in connection with any tax appeals or contests with respect to taxes assessed against the Properties for tax periods prior to Closing Date provided such recovery action will not result in a deferral of taxes or reassessment against the Properties that negatively affects Buyer.

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Buyer shall pay all installments of special assessments in respect of the Real Properties due and payable on and after the Closing Date; provided, however, if such special assessment is payable during the calendar year in which the Closing occurs, then the parties shall agree to prorate such special assessments equitably according to the parties’ respective periods of ownership.

5.5 Operating Expenses .  Operating expenses for the Properties, Holding Company and Property Owner, including any and all charges of HOAs, municipal utility district charges and the like or any other payables (collectively, “ Operating Expenses ”), shall be prorated as of the Proration Date. Seller shall pay, or cause Property Owner to pay, all Operating Expenses attributable to the period prior to the Proration Date (except for those Operating Expenses payable by Tenants), and Buyer shall pay all Operating Expenses attributable to the period on or after the Proration Date. For those Operating Expenses reimbursable by Tenants in accordance with the Leases but only to the extent such reimbursements are actually collected by Seller or the applicable Property Owner from the Tenants, the parties shall use the most recent Tenant Reimbursement Statement set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto for the purpose of making adjustments under this Section 5.5 . To the extent that the amount of actual consumption of any utility services is not determined prior to the Closing Date, a proration shall be made at Closing based on the average consumption over the preceding six (6) month period. With respect to any Operating Expenses for which a reading, invoice or bill is not obtained as of Closing, the parties shall re-prorate within thirty (30) days following receipt of the initial reading, invoice or bill after Closing or, if such date occurs after receipt of the initial reading, invoice or bill, in connection with the Final Settlement. Seller shall receive a credit from Buyer at Closing toward any deposits Seller, Holding Company or Property Owner has with any of the utility or service companies servicing the Properties that are transferred to Buyer or retained by Holding Company or Property Owner.

5.6 Prepaid Expenses .  Buyer shall reimburse Seller at Closing for all prepaid expenses relating to the Properties which (i) were paid pursuant to Contracts to remain outstanding following the Closing Date or (ii) were paid pursuant to insurance policies to remain outstanding following the Closing Date, if any, to the extent such expenses are attributable to the period commencing on the Closing Date or thereafter (and documentation of such prepayment shall be provided by Seller to Buyer prior to Closing).

5.7 Intentionally Omitted .

5.8 Other Customary Prorations .  Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, all other items customarily prorated in connection with sales of rental housing properties similar to the Properties in the applicable Markets shall be prorated as of the Proration Date.

5.9 Closing Costs .   Closing costs shall be allocated between Seller and Buyer as follows:

(a) All closing costs for transfer taxes, sales taxes and bulk sales taxes, shall be paid by the party customarily responsible for such costs in each Market where the applicable Property is located. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Seller shall pay all costs, Taxes and expenses associated with (i) the merger of the Predecessor Holding Companies with

 

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and into the Holding Company and (ii) the merger of the Predecessor Property Owners with and into the Property Owner at or prior to Closing.

(b) All costs and expenses related to Buyer’s Due Diligence shall be paid by Buyer.

(c) All reasonable and customary costs related to origination of the Seller Financing, including any costs related to mortgaging the Properties, any confirmatory deeds, mortgage recording taxes and any premiums related to obtaining new lender’s insurance policies, shall be paid by Buyer.

(d) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost payable to the Escrow Agent in connection with the Extension Deposit.

(e) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost payable to the Indemnity Escrow Agent in connection with the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Buyer and Seller shall each be solely responsible for all of its own fees of any attorneys, consultants or advisers retained or engaged by such party.

(g) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost of the Fairness Opinion.

(h) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, all other closing costs shall be paid by the party customarily responsible for such costs in connection with sales of rental housing properties similar to the Properties in the applicable Markets, or if the parties cannot ascertain or agree with respect to any such custom, such costs shall be paid one-half by each of Buyer and Seller.

5.10 Calculation of Adjustments and Prorations .

(a) Closing Statement.   No later than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a draft of Seller’s good faith estimate of the prorations and adjustments required by this Agreement, together with an updated Rent Roll and all other back up information reasonably necessary for Buyer to review such draft. All prorations and adjustments may be updated on or prior to the Closing Date as mutually agreed between Seller and Buyer. A copy of such schedule of prorations and adjustments shall be executed by Seller and Buyer at Closing (the “ Closing Statement ”) (it being understood that the Closing Statement shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.10(b) ).

(b) Final Settlement.   A final settlement (the “ Final Settlement ”) of Closing prorations and adjustments shall take place, subject to the dispute resolution provision below, no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Closing Date. Within ninety (90) days after Closing, Buyer shall deliver a schedule of the prorations and adjustments (the “ Final Statement ”) to Seller setting forth Buyer’s good faith determination of all adjustments to the Closing Statement it believes are necessary to correct the prorations and

 

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adjustments as reflected in the Closing Statement, which Final Settlement shall be accompanied with reasonable supporting information. For a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Final Statement and supporting information, Seller shall have the right to review the Final Statement and supporting information, and Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with Seller to make available to Seller all underlying work papers and relevant books and records of Buyer, Holding Company, and Property Owner. Seller shall have the right to notify Buyer in writing that it seeks an adjustment in the Final Statement (a “ Disputed Items Notice ”), identifying the items that it seeks to adjust (the “ Disputed Items ”) and the reasons therefor. Seller and Buyer shall use good faith efforts to attempt to resolve any Disputed Items promptly. If Seller has not provided Buyer with a Disputed Items Notice within thirty (30) days after Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s proposed Final Settlement or if Buyer and Seller have not resolved all of the Disputed Items within ten (10) business days after delivery of the Disputed Items Notice by Seller to Buyer, then Seller and Buyer shall submit the Disputed Items to a mutually agreed nationally recognized accounting firm with experience in purchase price disputes, together with a proposal from each of Buyer and Seller with a position of the amount in dispute and basis for such position. The determination of such accounting firm, which shall be the selection of one party’s position or the other made within twenty (20) days after submission, shall be final and binding upon Seller and Buyer. Each of Buyer and Seller shall pay one half of the cost and expense of any accounting firm engaged in accordance with this Section 5.10(b) . Within ten (10) business days after the Final Statement is agreed to or otherwise becomes binding, Seller shall pay to Buyer, or Buyer shall pay to Seller, as applicable, the amount to which it is entitled under the Final Statement.

ARTICLE 6 - CLOSING

Buyer and Seller hereby agree that the Transaction shall be consummated as follows:

6.1 Closing Date .   Closing shall occur on the Closing Date through an escrow closing coordinated by the Title Company. Time is of the essence with respect to the Closing.

6.2 Payment of Purchase Price .

(a) Subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to pay the amount specified in Section 3.2 by delivery of the same to the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, as applicable, no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern time on the Closing Date. In the event the Escrow Agent or the Indemnity Escrow Agent has not received the payment specified in Section 3.2 from Buyer by said time on the Closing Date, but Buyer has initiated the wire to the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, as applicable, Seller shall extend the Closing to the next business day following such date, in which event the day that both the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent receive their respective wires shall be deemed the “Closing Date” and the proration and adjustments under Article 5 shall be recomputed as of such extended Closing Date.

(b) On the Closing Date, the Indemnity Escrow Amount deposited with the Indemnity Escrow Agent by Buyer, as described in Section 3.2(d) , shall be held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent in escrow to pay claims with respect to any breach of Seller’s Warranties under this Agreement. Ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, so long as the

 

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potential amount of any claims by Buyer concerning any pending breaches of Seller’s Warranties do not collectively exceed Eight Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 00/100 Dollars ($8,856,881.00), the Indemnity Escrow Funds shall be reduced to Eight Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 00/100 Dollars ($8,856,881.00) and the released amount shall be paid to Seller. After two hundred seventy (270) days following the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of Eight Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 00/100 Dollars ($8,856,881.00) and the potential collective amount of any claims by Buyer concerning any pending breaches of Seller’s Warranties outstanding, if any, shall be released to Seller.

6.3 Seller s Closing Deliveries . Provided all conditions precedent to Seller’s obligations hereunder have been satisfied and subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered at Closing the following:

(a) Assignment . An Assignment with respect to the Membership Interests of Holding Company, executed and acknowledged by a duly authorized officer of the Seller.

(b) Rent Roll . A Rent Roll with respect to those Leases in effect on the Closing Date attached hereto as Exhibit F .

(c) Non-Foreign Person Affidavit . A non-foreign person affidavit in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, executed and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of Seller.

(d) Evidence of Authority . Documentation satisfactory to the Buyer and the Title Company to establish the due authorization of Seller’s sale of the Membership Interests or Properties (as applicable) and the authority of the signatory to this Agreement and the documents delivered by Seller pursuant to this Section 6.3 to execute the same on behalf of Seller.

(e) Seller Financing . The Seller Financing Documents, executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller where applicable.

(f) Closing Statement . The Closing Statement executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller.

(g) Transfer Tax . All the transfer tax returns which are required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the Transaction, in each case, as prepared by Seller or the Title Company.

(h) Consent from Holders of Equity Interest in Seller . A certificate executed and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of Seller certifying that the holders of at least 93% of the equity interests in Seller have consented to the Transaction.

 

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(i) Recycled SPE Certificate . A certificate in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto, executed and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of Seller.

(j) Other Documents . Such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Title Company, or as may be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller to consummate the Transaction and to allow for the issuance of mortgagee title insurance policies to Lender and new owner title insurance policies to Property Owner, including confirmatory deeds, an owner’s and non-imputation affidavit in the form attached as Exhibit J and any state, county or municipal required disclosure, tax or otherwise.

(k) Termination of Existing Property Management Agreement . A termination of any existing property management agreement with respect to the Properties, duly executed by all parties to the existing property management agreement.

(l) Keys . To the extent in Seller’s or its property manager’s possession or control and to the extent not previously delivered to Buyer, keys to all locks to the Properties.

(m) Notices to PHAs and HOAs . Within fifteen (15) business days of Closing, Seller shall send notice letters to the PHAs, each taxing authority and any HOAs regarding the sale of the Properties setting forth Buyer’s contact information (as provided by Buyer) and the Closing Date, together with any completed and signed forms required from Seller by the PHAs (or taxing authority and HOAs, as applicable) to evidence the sale of the Property and transfer the payment of all Housing Assistance Payments from Seller to Buyer.

(n) Resignations . The resignation of each manager, director and officer of Holding Company and Property Owner, effective as of the Closing.

(o) Title Insurance . The Title Insurance Owner’s Policy for each Property.

(p) Indemnity Escrow Agreement . An escrow agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “ Indemnity Escrow Agreement ”), executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller and the Indemnity Escrow Agent.

(q) Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate of Seller, duly executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to true and complete copies of the certificates of formation of Holding Company and Property Owner.

(r) Books and Records . All books, records, data, rental history, and property and Tenant files associated with the Properties that are currently in the possession of the Seller, Holding Company and Property Owner. All corporate and organizational documents of the Seller Parties to the extent relating to Holding Company or Property Owner.

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6.4 Buyer’s Closing Deliveries .  Provided all conditions precedent to Buyer’s obligations hereunder have been satisfied and subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered at Closing the following:

(a) Purchase Price . The Purchase Price, as adjusted for prorations and other adjustments set forth herein.

(b) Assignment . An Assignment with respect to Holding Company, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.

(c) Evidence of Authority . Documentation satisfactory to Seller to establish the due authorization of Buyer’s consummation of the Transaction and the authority of the signatory to this Agreement and the Closing Documents required to be executed by Buyer to execute the same on behalf of Buyer.

(d) Closing Statement . The Closing Statement, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.

(e) Seller Financing . The Seller Financing Documents, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.

(f) Transfer Tax . All the transfer tax returns which are required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the Transaction, in each case, as prepared by Seller or the Title Company.

(g) Fairness Opinion . An opinion (the “ Fairness Opinion ”) by Duff & Phelps LLC to Buyer, which states that, as of the date of the Fairness Opinion, and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth in the Fairness Opinion, the consideration to be paid by the Buyer in the Proposed Transaction (as defined in the Fairness Opinion) is fair from a financial point of view to the Company (as defined in the Fairness Opinion).

(h) Indemnity Escrow Agreement . The Indemnity Escrow Agreement, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, and Buyer shall deposit the Indemnity Escrow Amount with the Indemnity Escrow Agent in accordance with Section   3.2(d) .

(i) Other Documents . Such other documents as may be mutually agreed upon by Seller and Buyer to consummate the Transaction.

ARTICLE 7 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

7.1 Buyer s Warranties .  As of the Closing Date, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

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full power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the businesses conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.

(b) Authorization and Validity . Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Closing Document to which Buyer is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, has been duly authorized by all necessary action of Buyer, and no other proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been and each Closing Document to which Buyer or any of Buyer’s Affiliates is a party will be duly executed by Buyer or such Affiliates, and constitute, or will constitute when executed and delivered by each other party hereto or thereto, Buyer’s or such Affiliate’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Buyer or such Affiliate in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Violation of Law . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents executed by Buyer, nor the performance of the obligations of Buyer hereunder or thereunder will result in the violation of any Law or any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer or will conflict with any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority of any nature by which Buyer is bound.

(d) Buyer’s Financial Condition . No petition has been filed by or against Buyer under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar state or federal Laws.

(e) OFAC Compliance . The sources of funds for payment by Buyer of the Purchase Price are not sources of funds which would be subject to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (Laundering of Money Instruments), 18 U.S.C. §§ 981-986 (Federal Asset Forfeiture) or 21 U.S.C. § 881 (Drug Property Seizure), Executive Order 13224, or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56 (the USA Patriot Act). Neither Buyer nor to Buyer’s knowledge any Person owning an interest in Buyer is a Person with whom U.S. persons are restricted from doing business under regulation of OFAC, including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list, or under any statute, regulation or executive order (including Executive Order 13224), or by other action by a Governmental Authority.

7.2 Seller s Warranties .  As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Organization of Seller, Holding Company and Property Owner .

(i) Seller (A) is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (B) has full power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in

 

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which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the businesses conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.

(ii) Each of Holding Company and Property Owner (A) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of formation, (B) has full power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in each state in which any Property is located and in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the businesses conducted by it makes such qualification necessary. Seller has previously made available to Buyer true and complete copies of the certificates of formation and limited liability company agreements of Holding Company and Property Owner, as amended through the date of this Agreement and of each qualification to do business in each state in which a Property is located. Neither of Holding Company or Property Owner is in default under or in violation of any of its organizational documents.

(b) Authorization and Validity .

(i) Seller has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Closing Document to which Seller is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, has been duly authorized by all necessary action of Seller, and no other proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been and each Closing Document to which Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates is a party will be duly executed by Seller or such Affiliates, and constitute, or will constitute when executed and delivered by each other party hereto or thereto, Seller’s or such Affiliate’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller or such Affiliate in accordance with their respective terms.

(ii) Each of Holding Company and Property Owner has full power and authority to execute and deliver the Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of each Closing Document to which Holding Company and Property Owner, as applicable, is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder, has been duly authorized by all necessary action of Holding Company or Property Owner, and no other proceedings on the part of Holding Company or Property Owner is or will be necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. Each Closing Document to which Holding Company or Property Owner, as applicable, is a party is duly executed by Holding Company or Property Owner and constitutes when executed and delivered by each other party hereto or thereto Holding Company’s or Property Owner’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Holding Company or Property Owner in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Conflict or Violation; Consents . None of Seller, Holding Company or Property Owner is required to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent or approval of any Person in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the

 

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Closing Documents by Seller, nor the performance of the obligations of Seller hereunder or thereunder will (with or without the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both) (i) result in the violation of any Law or any provision of the organizational documents of any of Seller or its members, Holding Company or Property Owner, or conflict with any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority of any nature by which any of Seller or its members, Holding Company or Property Owner (as applicable) are bound, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any Contract to which any of Seller or its members, Holding Company or Property Owner (as applicable) is a party or by which any of them are bound or to which any of their assets are subject, (iii) require any consent from or notice to any Governmental Authority or (iv), except as contemplated in the Seller Financing Documents, result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets owned or used by Holding Company or Property Owner. No petition has been filed by or against Seller, Holding Company or any Property Owner under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any similar state or federal Law. None of Seller, any Person owning an interest in Seller, Holding Company or any Property Owner is a Person with whom U.S. persons are restricted from doing business under regulation of OFAC, including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list, or under any statute, regulation or executive order (including Executive Order 13224), or by other action by a Governmental Authority.

(d) Title to Membership Interests . All of the Membership Interests are owned by Seller and all of the Membership Interests are duly authorized and validly issued, and Seller is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Membership Interests, and has the full legal right, power and authority to sell, assign and transfer title to, and full rights of ownership of, the Membership Interests. The Membership Interests are, and when delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement will be, free and clear of any and all Liens, restrictions on transfer and preemptive rights, including any Liens obligating Holding Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any authorized or outstanding equity interests, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity interests of Holding Company, or obligating any of such Persons to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement or commitment, other than restrictions on transfer expressly provided under the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Holding Company and under applicable state and federal securities laws. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Seller is a party with respect to the voting of the Membership Interests. The assignments or other instruments of transfer to be delivered by Seller to Buyer at Closing will be sufficient to transfer Seller’s entire interest in the Membership Interests (of record and beneficially) directly or indirectly owned by Seller.

(e) Title to Property Owner Membership Interests . All of Property Owner Membership Interests are owned of record by Holding Company and all of Property Owner Membership Interests are duly authorized and validly issued, and Holding Company is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, Property Owner Membership Interests, and has the full legal right, power and authority to sell, assign and transfer title to, and full rights of ownership of, Property Owner Membership Interests. Property Owner Membership Interests are, and when delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement will be, free and clear of any and all Liens, restrictions on transfer and preemptive rights, including any Liens

 

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obligating Property Owner to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any authorized or outstanding equity interests, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity interests of any Property Owner, or obligating any of such Persons to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement or commitment, other than restrictions on transfer expressly provided under the certificates of formation and limited liability company agreements of Property Owner and under applicable state and federal securities laws. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of Property Owner Membership Interests. There are no outstanding obligations of Holding Company or Property Owner to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Membership Interests or Property Owner Membership Interests, as applicable, or other securities. Other than Property Owner Membership Interests, Holding Company does not own, or have any interest in, any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of (including any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in) any other Person. Property Owner does not own, or have any interest in, any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of (including any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of capital stock of or other voting or equity interests in) any other Person. The assignments or other instruments of transfer to be delivered by Seller to Buyer at Closing will be sufficient to transfer Seller’s entire interest in Property Owner Membership Interests (of record and beneficially) directly or indirectly owned by Seller.

(f) Intentionally omitted .

(g) Intentionally omitted .

(h) Not An Investment Company . Neither Seller, Holding Company nor Property Owner is (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 40 Act ”); (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money. Holding Company has relied upon an exemption from registration as an “investment company,” within the meaning of the 40 Act. Property Owner has relied upon an exemption from registration as an “investment company,” within the meaning of the 40 Act.

(i) Intentionally omitted .

(j) Contracts .

(i) Exhibit B attached hereto is a true, correct and complete list of all Major Contracts.

(ii) None of Seller, Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner is (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or default under any Major Contract, or has received written notice that it is in material breach or default under any Major Contract. To Seller’s knowledge, no counterparty to any Major Contract is (with or without the

 

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lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or default under any Major Contract. Each Major Contract is a valid and binding agreement of Seller, Holding Company or Property Owner, as the case may be, and is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Seller has made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of each written Major Contract, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.

(k) Intentionally omitted .

(l) No Employees . Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner has or has ever had any employees. Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner has ever been a party to, participated in, had a commitment to create or had any liability in respect of, any employee benefit plans, policies or arrangements.

(m) Compliance with Laws . Each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner is, and has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its respective business or the ownership or use of any of its assets. None of Seller, any Seller Party, Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner has received any written notice of any material violation of any Law.

(n) Tax Matters .

(i) Each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner is and has been since the date of its respective formation or organization disregarded as an entity separate from its owner within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b)(1).

(ii) Each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner has timely filed (after giving effect to any filing extensions) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it prior to the Closing Date and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner has paid all material Taxes required to be paid by it (whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns). True, correct and complete copies of the following have been made available to Buyer: (A) all federal and other material Tax Returns that have been filed by Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and any Predecessor Property Owner; and (B) all material written communications from any Tax authority relative to Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and any Predecessor Property Owner.

(iii) Each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner has withheld and paid all material withholding Taxes required to be withheld or paid by it and timely made (after giving effect to any extensions) all required Tax reporting of payments made.

 

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(iv) All deficiencies asserted or assessments made against Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner as a result of any examinations by the IRS or any other Tax authority of the Tax Returns of Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner have been fully paid. There is no proceeding, investigation, audit or claim by any Tax authority now pending against or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened with respect to Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner in respect of any Tax or assessment, nor has any claim for additional Tax or assessment been asserted or threatened in writing against or with respect to Holding Company, a Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or a Predecessor Property Owner by any Tax authority.

(v) No claim has been made in writing by any Tax authority in a jurisdiction where Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner has not filed a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to Tax by such jurisdiction, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, is any such assertion threatened.

(vi) With respect to each Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owner, (A) there is no outstanding request for any extension of time within which to pay any Taxes or file any Tax Returns, (B) there has been no waiver or extension of any applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of any Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course), (C) no ruling with respect to Taxes has been requested by or on behalf of Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner and (D) no power of attorney with respect to any material Tax matter is currently in force.

(vii) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner is a party to or bound by any Tax allocation, indemnity or sharing or similar agreement covering any potential assumption of Tax liability of any other Person (except for this Agreement or under customary gross-up provisions of any credit agreement or similar commercial contract).

(viii) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner (A) is or has been at any time a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of another person other than Holding Company or Property Owner under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract (except for this Agreement or under customary gross-up provisions of any credit agreement or similar commercial contract) or otherwise.

(ix) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner has entered into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign law).

 

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(x) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner (A) has agreed to or is required to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law, (B) has had any Governmental Authority propose any such adjustment, (C) has any application pending with any Governmental Authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods, (D) has participated in an installment sale or open transaction disposition for which any amount is required to be included after the date hereof in income on a federal or state income Tax Return of Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner, (E) has received any prepayment, other than in the ordinary course of business, the full amount of which is required to be included after the date hereof in income on one or more applicable income Tax Returns of Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner or (F) has entered into any intercompany transaction or created any excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

(xi) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner has been required to file any disclosure with respect to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(xii) Seller is not (and will not be on or before the Closing) a foreign person (as defined in Section 1445 of Code and Treasury Regulations).

(xiii) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner has distributed stock of another Person or had their stock distributed by another Person in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 354, 355 or 361 of the Code.

(xiv) Immediately prior to Closing, there will be no limitation on the utilization of the net operating losses, if any, of Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner under Sections 382 or 1502 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder or otherwise (including any comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Law).

(xv) Neither Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner nor any Predecessor Property Owner, nor any Real Property, is the beneficiary or subject of any Tax holiday, abatement or similar arrangement with any Tax or other authority.

(xvi) There are no Liens for Taxes on the assets of Holding Company or Property Owner other than Permitted Exceptions.

(xvii) True and complete copies of the most recent real estate tax bills for each Property have been delivered or made available to Buyer.

 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the representations and warranties in this Section 7.2(n) shall be the sole representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement in respect of Taxes.

(o) Assets . Each of Holding Company and Property Owner has good and valid title to and is the lawful owner of, or has a valid leasehold interest or license interest in, the material tangible assets regularly used in the conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens.

(p) Intentionally omitted .

(q) Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities . Seller has delivered to Buyer (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of December 31, 2015 and the related unaudited consolidated income statement of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of December 31, 2015, (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of December 31, 2014 and the related unaudited consolidated income statement of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of December 31, 2014 and (iii) the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016 and the related unaudited interim consolidated income statement of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016 (collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements are true and complete in all material respects for the periods therein indicated. The Financial Statements present fairly the financial condition of Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owners as of the times and for the periods referred to therein in all material respects, and have been prepared in accordance with the books and records of Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owners (which, in turn, are true and complete in all material respects). The Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operation and cash flow of Property Owner or Predecessor Property Owners as of the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such Financial Statements in all material respects. Except for the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owners as of the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016 and the related unaudited interim consolidated income statement of Holding Company, Predecessor Holding Companies, Property Owner and Predecessor Property Owners as of the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016, the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied throughout the periods indicated thereon.

(r) No Indebtedness . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.2(r) and the Seller Financing, upon Closing, none of Holding Company or Property Owner shall have any outstanding Indebtedness.

(s) Affiliate Contracts . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.2(s) , there is no, and since December 31, 2013 has been no, Contract or other arrangement between Seller, any Affiliate of Seller or any Seller Party (other than, in each case, Holding Company and Property Owner), on the one hand, and Holding Company, a Predecessor Holding Company,

 

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Property Owner or a Predecessor Property Owner, on the other hand (each, an “ Affiliate Contract ”). None of Seller, any Affiliate of Seller or any Seller Party (other than, in each case, Holding Company and Property Owner) owns, or at any time since December 31, 2013 has owned, of record or as a beneficial owner, an equity interest or any other financial or profit interest in, a Person that has had business dealings or a financial interest in any transaction with Holding Company, a Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or a Predecessor Property Owner.

(t) Intentionally omitted .

(u) Intentionally omitted .

(v) Intentionally omitted .

(w) Intentionally omitted .

(x) Permits . All material governmental permits, licenses franchises, approvals, certificates, consents, waivers, concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations, notices or other authorizations of any Governmental Authority (the “ Permits ”) required for Holding Company and Property Owner to carry on its business as currently conducted and as conducted by Predecessor Holding Companies and Predecessor Property Owners, as applicable (but expressly excluding any Permits related solely to the Properties), have been obtained and are in full force and effect. None of Seller, Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner has received written notice, and Seller does not have knowledge of (i) any pending or threatened modification or cancellation of any Permit or (ii) any violation of any of the Permits.

(y) No Option, Right of First Refusal . Except for this Agreement, Seller, Holding Company and Property Owner have not entered into any other contract or agreement to sell, directly or indirectly, the Membership Interests or any part thereof that is currently in effect and has not granted any option, right of first refusal or first opportunity to any party to acquire any right, title or interest in, directly or indirectly, the Membership Interests or any portion thereof. Furthermore, no Predecessor Holding Company or Predecessor Property Owner has entered into any contract or agreement to sell, directly or indirectly, the Membership Interests or any part thereof that is currently in effect and has not granted any option, right of first refusal or first opportunity to any party to acquire any right, title or interest in, directly or indirectly, the Membership Interests or any portion thereof.

(z) Embargoed Person . No Seller Entity nor any of its respective officers, directors or members is a Person (or to Seller’s knowledge, controlled by a Person): (i) that is listed on a Government List, (ii) is otherwise subject to the provisions of Executive Order 13224 issued on September 24, 2001, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime of moral turpitude or any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. For purposes hereof, the term “ Patriot Act Offense ” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any of the several

 

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states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism, (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act. “Patriot Act Offense” also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense.

(aa) Property Representations . As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer the items listed on Exhibit D attached hereto with respect to each Property.

7.3 General Provisions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary:

(a) Intentionally Omitted .

(b) Survival . Except for the provisions of this Agreement which are explicitly stated to not survive the Closing, all representations, warranties, obligations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the Closing Documents or made in writing by Seller or Buyer in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing.

(i) Seller s Survival Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be liable with respect to any claim for the breach or inaccuracy of any Seller’s Warranties, unless written notice of a claim thereof is delivered to Seller on or prior to the date that is nine (9) months after the Closing Date (the “ Seller s Survival Period ”). Seller and Buyer agree that so long as written notice is given on or prior to the expiration of the Seller’s Survival Period with respect to such claim, the representations and warranties with respect to such breach shall continue to survive until such matter is resolved.

(ii) Buyer s Survival Period.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be liable with respect to any claim for the breach or inaccuracy of any of Buyer’s representations and warranties contained in Section 7.1 and the Closing Documents unless written notice of a claim thereof is delivered to Buyer on or prior to the date that is nine (9) months after the Closing Date (the “ Buyer s Survival Period ”). Seller and Buyer agree that so long as written notice is given on or prior to the expiration of the Buyer’s Survival Period with respect to such claim, the representations and warranties with respect to such breach shall continue to survive until such matter is resolved.

(c) Maximum Liability; Cap . Seller shall only be liable to Buyer hereunder for breaches of this Agreement or any of the Closing Documents, including any breach of a Seller’s Warranty and any indemnification obligations hereunder, with respect to which (A) the valid claims for all such breaches collectively aggregate more than Eight Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Eight and 00/100 Dollars ($888,688.00) (the “ Liability Threshold ”) (provided, however, that once the Liability Threshold has been reached Seller shall be liable for all claims back to dollar zero), and (B) a claim is made by Buyer against Seller on or before expiration of the Seller’s Survival Period. Seller shall indemnify and defend Buyer and its Affiliates against, and hold Buyer and its Affiliates harmless from, any and all Liabilities incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to (i) any breach

 

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or inaccuracy of any of Seller’s Warranties and (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement made by Seller in this Agreement or any of the Closing Documents; provided, however, that in any event, Seller’s aggregate liability under this Agreement shall be limited to Twenty-Six Million Five Hundred Seventy Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($26,570,645.00) in the aggregate (the “ Cap ”), except any Liabilities resulting from (x) (i) a breach of any of Seller’s Warranties based on fraudulent or willful misrepresentation by a Seller Party with respect to any matter set forth in Section 7.2 or Exhibit D or in any of the Closing Documents or (ii) Seller’s breach of or default under Section 8.2 shall not be subject to the Cap or the Seller’s Survival Period and (y) a breach of any of the Seller Fundamental Representations shall not be subject to the Cap.

7.4 No Consequential Damages . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in connection with its indemnification obligations under this Article 7 or any other indemnification obligations of Buyer or Seller set forth in this Agreement, neither Buyer nor Seller shall be liable to each other for consequential, exemplary, punitive, indirect or incidental losses, special damages, lost profits or similar items (including loss of revenue, income or profits or loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to a breach or alleged breach) whether based on contract, tort, strict liability, other Law or otherwise and whether or not arising from the sole, joint or concurrent negligence, strict liability or other fault of the other party or its affiliates, unless the same are imposed by a third party that is not an affiliate of Buyer or Seller.

7.5 Remedies .

(a) During the Seller’s Survival Period, if any of the Sellers Warranties are determined to have been inaccurate as of the Closing Date and either (x) such breach satisfies the Materiality Threshold, or (y) such breach does not satisfy the Materiality Threshold but as a result of such breach the applicable Put Property is required to be removed as collateral for the Seller Financing (a “ Financing Kick-Out Property ”), Buyer may, at its sole election, notify Seller in writing (a “ Put Option Notice ”) that it requires Seller (or Seller’s designee) to take one or more of the actions set forth in clauses (a)(i) or (ii) below on or prior to the expiration of the Remedy Period. Upon receipt of a Put Option Notice with respect to any Property (such Property, hereinafter, a “ Put Property ”), Seller shall be required to take one or more of the following actions (the determination of which shall be made by Seller in its sole election except as set forth in Section 7.5(b) below) with respect to the applicable Put Property on or before the expiration of the Remedy Period:

(i) Seller may purchase (or cause to be purchased) such Put Property from the applicable Property Owner for the Allocated Purchase Price of such Put Property. Any such repurchase shall be made pursuant to a deed in form and substance substantially similar to the deed by which the applicable Property Owner acquired such Property (with only such changes as are required by applicable Laws or permitted by Seller and Buyer), and other transfer documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of Seller and Buyer; or

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expiration of such Remedy Period. For the avoidance of doubt, failure by Seller to timely effectuate a cure of the inaccuracy of the applicable Seller’s Warranty in accordance with this Section 7.5(a)(ii) if Seller has elected this option shall be a default under this Section 7.5 .

(b) Seller shall notify Buyer, in writing, within ten (10) days following receipt of a Put Option Notice, as to whether it elects options (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above with respect to the applicable Put Property referenced in a Put Option Notice; provided, however, that (i) if Buyer is not able to effectuate either option (a)(i) or (a)(ii) because such proposed transaction would result in a breach of the terms of the Seller Financing Documents, then Seller shall be required to elect an alternative option available to Buyer under the Seller Financing Documents, and (ii) Seller shall be obligated to elect option (a)(i) with respect to any Financing Kick-Out Property. In the event Seller elects, or is required to elect, clause (a)(i) with respect to any Put Property, then Seller shall provide written notice to Buyer, not less than fifteen (15) business days prior to the date which Seller proposes to close on the applicable repurchase (which date must be during the Remedy Period). In the event Seller elects, or is required to elect, clause (a)(i) with respect to any Put Property, it shall be a condition to Seller’s obligation to consummate the applicable repurchase, that the applicable Property Owner be able to transfer the applicable Put Property to Seller (or its designee) in fee simple on the designated closing date, subject only to the Repurchase Permitted Exceptions and Buyer agrees that in the event Seller (or its designee) is ready, willing and able to close on the applicable repurchase of a Put Property on the designated closing date and the applicable Property Owner is unable to transfer title in accordance with this sentence, Seller shall have no obligation to consummate such transfer and Seller’s obligations under this Section 7.5 with respect to such Put Property and Seller’s obligations shall be deemed satisfied in full as of the designated closing date; provided, however, that Buyer shall have the option upon written notice to Seller to extend the designated closing date for a period not to exceed an additional ten (10) business days in order to consummate such repurchase (and if such additional ten (10) business day period exceeds the Remedy Period, Seller shall not be in default hereunder for failure to close during the Remedy Period). During the Remedy Period, (x) Buyer shall reasonably cooperate, and shall cause Holding Company and Property Owner to reasonably cooperate, in all respects with Seller (or its designee) with respect to any Put Property to permit the Seller (or its designee) to consummate the transactions set forth above within the timeframes set forth herein, and (y) Seller shall reasonably cooperate (or shall cause its designee to reasonably cooperate) in all respects with Buyer with respect to any Put Property to permit Buyer to consummate the transactions set forth above within the timeframes set forth herein and in the Seller Financing Documents and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Seller Financing Documents. Any and all transfer taxes, closing costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees of Buyer and Seller), title insurance premiums, and costs and expenses incurred by the applicable Property Owner under the Seller Financing Documents (including reasonable attorney’s fees of any Property Owner, release prices, yield maintenance or other prepayment premiums, and the costs and expenses of the lender under the Seller Financing that are the responsibility of the applicable Property Owner under the Seller Financing Documents), in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 7.5 shall be the sole responsibility of Seller.

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Section 7.3(c) above, including the Liability Threshold and Cap; provided, however, in the event a Put Property is a Financing Kick-Out Property, then Seller shall be obligated to repurchase such Put Property pursuant to clause (a)(i) above without regard to the Cap or Liability Threshold set forth in Section 7.3(c) , and any such repurchase of a Financing Kick-Out Property shall not count toward the calculation of the Cap and the Liability Threshold.

(d) The provisions of this Section 7.5 are subject in all respects to the terms of the Seller Financing Documents.

7.6 Indemnity Escrow Funds . Any payments due to Buyer related to any breach of Seller’s Warranties shall be payable by Seller as follows: (a) first, to be deducted from the Indemnity Escrow Funds as long as there are funds remaining in the Indemnity Escrow Account; and (b) second, any remaining amounts payable in respect of such claim shall be paid in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, except in the case of any Liabilities which Buyer may, directly or indirectly, suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result of, arising out of, relating to or in connection with breaches of any Seller Fundamental Representation or any fraud, intentional misrepresentation, willful concealment or willful misconduct by Seller or any Seller Party hereto, in which case Buyer may seek recovery from Seller directly, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, first from the Indemnity Escrow Funds.

ARTICLE 8 - COVENANTS

8.1 Publicity . Seller and Buyer each hereby covenant and agree that after the Closing Date, any press release or public statement with respect to the Transaction or this Agreement (“ Release ”) issued by either Seller or Buyer shall be subject to the review and approval of both parties (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except to the extent such Release is required by law, regulation, securities reporting or disclosure requirements, stock exchange rule, legal proceedings, court order or similar governmental mandate, in each case to the extent applicable to Seller or Buyer, as the case may be (collectively, “ Disclosure Requirements ”). If either Seller or Buyer is required by Disclosure Requirements to issue a Release, such party shall, at least one (1) business day prior to the issuance of the same, deliver a copy of the proposed Release to the other party for its review.

8.2 Brokers . Seller and Buyer expressly acknowledge that there has been no broker acting on either party’s behalf with respect to the Transaction. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from and against any and all Liabilities suffered or incurred by Buyer as a result of any claims by any party claiming to have represented Seller as broker in connection with the Transaction or the Leases. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all Liabilities suffered or incurred by Seller as a result of any claims by any party claiming to have represented Buyer as broker in connection with the Transaction.

 

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8.3 Tax Matters .

(a) Tax Returns .

(i) Seller shall prepare or cause to be prepared all Tax Returns (which, for purposes of this Section   8.3 , shall be deemed to include any amendments made after the Closing Date to Tax Returns that were filed prior to the Closing Date insofar as they relate to any period ending before the Closing Date) required to be filed by Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner or any Predecessor Property Owner after the Closing Date with respect to Tax periods ending on or before the Closing Date consistent with past practices, unless otherwise required by Law. Seller shall provide drafts of all such Tax Returns to Buyer not less than thirty (30) days prior to the required filing date, and Seller and Buyer shall confer and cooperate in good faith to address any reasonable comments and changes which are suggested by Buyer and delivered to Seller not less than five (5) business days prior to the required filing date. Upon completion of such Tax Returns in accordance with this Section 8.3 , Buyer will cause the same to be timely filed.

(ii) Buyer will, as to any Taxes in respect of which Seller may be obligated to indemnify Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, promptly inform Seller of, and permit the participation of Seller in, any investigation, audit or other proceeding by or with the IRS or any other Tax authority empowered to administer or enforce such a Tax and will not consent to the settlement or final determination in such proceeding without the prior written consent of Seller (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(iii) Seller and Buyer shall (A) reasonably assist one another in providing information necessary for preparing and filing any Tax Returns that Buyer or Seller is responsible for preparing and filing with respect to Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and any Predecessor Property Owner and relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date, (B) reasonably cooperate in providing information for any audits by, or disputes or other proceedings with, any Tax authority or with respect to any matters relating to Taxes for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date and (C) make available to one another and to any Tax authority as reasonably requested by any such party all information, records and documents relating to Tax matters (including Tax Returns) of or relating to Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner and any Predecessor Property Owner relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date.

(iv) Seller and Buyer shall each attach Form 8594 to their respective federal income tax return for the year in which the Closing occurs. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Properties in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule 3 .

(b) Installment Sale.   For U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) Tax purposes, the parties intend that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be treated as an installment sale of the Properties under Section 453 of the Code, and that the Purchase Price be allocated among the Properties in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule 3 . The parties shall not take any position on any Tax Return that is inconsistent with such intent except as required by law.

 

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8.4 Audited Financials .

(a) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing for a period of nine (9) months following Closing, the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Buyer with such information as the Buyer may reasonably request (including management representation letters required for any audit) in connection with (i) the Buyer’s efforts to prepare audited financial statements in compliance with Regulation S-X, and (ii) the Buyer’s preparation of pro forma financial information for purposes of its reports or other filings in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, such efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

(b) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing following Closing, in the event the SEC has comments or questions on any of the audited financial statements prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X, the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist and reasonably cooperate with the Buyer, the Buyer’s independent accountants and the SEC to resolve any such issues and questions regarding such audited financial statements and take such commercially reasonably actions with respect to such annual financial statements as are necessary for the Buyer to satisfy its obligations under Regulation S-X; provided, however, such cooperation efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

(c) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing for a period of nine (9) months following Closing, the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Buyer’s reasonable requests in connection with the Buyer’s compliance with applicable securities Laws with respect to the transactions hereunder, by (i) providing access to its management upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours to assist with SEC reporting obligations of the transactions hereunder, including the preparation by the Buyer of pro forma financial statements and addressing purchase accounting issues and (ii) allowing access to the Seller’s independent accountants (including to the extent required by such accountants, consent to the release of their work papers regarding Holding Company, any Predecessor Holding Company, Property Owner, any Predecessor Property Owner and the Properties to Buyer or Buyer’s independent accountants), and discussing with the Seller’s independent accountants appropriate consents to fulfill the Buyer’s reporting requirements, including financial statements and the notes thereto; provided, however, such cooperation efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Assignment . No party may assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment shall be null and void ab initio . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate and, after the Closing, Buyer may collaterally assign its rights under this Agreement to Lender in connection with the Seller Financing Documents. In the event of any permitted assignment by Buyer, any assignee shall assume any and all obligations and liabilities of Buyer under this Agreement accruing from and after the date of such assignment but, notwithstanding such assumption, Buyer shall continue to be liable hereunder.

 

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9.2 Integration; Waiver; Waiver of Bulk Sales Compliance . This Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the Transaction, and all prior agreements, understandings, representations and statements, oral or written, are merged into this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision may be modified or amended except by an instrument signed by Buyer and Seller. No waiver by either party hereto of any failure or refusal by the other party to comply with its obligations hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent failure or refusal to so comply. Seller and Buyer each waive any and all “bulk sales” and “pre-tax clearance” requirements under applicable federal, state and local law.

9.3 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

9.4 Captions Not Binding; Exhibits . The captions in this Agreement are inserted for reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement or of any of the provisions. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto shall be incorporated by reference as if set out herein in full.

9.5 Binding Effect . Subject to the provisions of Section 9.1 above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

9.6 Severability . If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9.7 Notices . Any notice, request, demand, consent, approval and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given or made at the time and on the date (i) when received by e-mail, provided that a hard copy of such communication is delivered and received no later than one (1) business day after such e-mail is received, or (ii) when personally delivered as shown on a receipt therefor (which shall include delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service), to the address for each party set forth below. Any party, by written notice to the other in the manner herein provided, may designate an address different from that set forth below. Notices given by counsel to a party shall be deemed given by such party.

IF TO BUYER :

Altisource Residential L.P.

c/o Altisource Asset Management Corporation

36C Strand Street

Christiansted, VI 00820

Attn: Robin Lowe

E-Mail: Robin.Lowe@altisourceAMC.com

 

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WITH A COPY TO :

Hunton & Williams LLP

Bank of America Plaza

Suite 3500

101 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28280

Attn: Robert J. Hahn

E-Mail: rhahn@hunton.com

IF TO SELLER :

MSR I, LP

5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200

Austin, TX 78746

Attn : Drew Flahive

E-Mail: Dflahive@amherst.com

WITH A COPY TO:

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Evan R. Levy

E-Mail: Evan.levy@skadden.com

9.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including execution of counterpart signature pages), each of which shall be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

9.9 No Recordation . Seller and Buyer each agrees that neither this Agreement nor any memorandum or notice shall be recorded and Buyer agrees (a) not to file any notice of pendency or other instrument against any Property, the Membership Interests or any portion thereof in connection herewith in any public records, and (b) to indemnify Seller against all Liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements) incurred by Seller by reason of the filing by Buyer of such notice of pendency or other instrument.

9.10 Limitation of Liability . No present or future partner, director, officer, member, shareholder, employee, Affiliate, or agent of Seller or any Affiliate of the foregoing will have any personal liability, directly or indirectly, under or in connection with this Agreement or any agreement made pursuant to the Agreement previously, now, or hereafter. These Section 9.10 limitations are in addition to and not in limitation of, any other limitation or liability hereunder, by law, in equity, or otherwise.

 

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9.11 Construction . The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement, any amendment or modification or any of the Closing Documents. Words of any gender used in this Agreement shall be held and construed to include any other gender, and words expressed in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context requires otherwise. Each place in this Agreement in which the term “Property” is used, it shall be understood to mean and refer to each and every Property, both individually and collectively, as the context may require or permit. Each place in this Agreement in which the term “Property” is used, it shall also be deemed to include the phrase, “or any portion thereof” unless the context requires the contrary.

9.12 Time of Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.

9.13 Waiver of Jury Trial . TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSACTION, THIS AGREEMENT, THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS, THE PROPERTIES OR THE RELATIONSHIP OF BUYER AND SELLER HEREUNDER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING.

9.14 No Presumption Regarding Drafting . Each party hereto acknowledges that it has reviewed this Agreement prior to its execution and that changes were made to this Agreement based upon its comments. If any disputes arise with respect to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement, the provision shall be deemed to have been drafted by all of the parties and shall not be construed against any party on the basis that the party was responsible for drafting that provision.

9.15 Facsimile Signatures . Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by telecopy or PDF shall be valid and effective to bind the party so signing. Each party agrees to promptly deliver an execution original of this Agreement with its actual signature to the other party, but a failure to do so shall not affect the enforceability of this Agreement.

9.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third Persons to any party. This Agreement is not intended and shall not give any third Person any right of subrogation or action over or against Seller or Buyer.

9.17 Prior Agreements . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS CONTAIN THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS AMONG OR BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING THE LETTER OF INTENT, ARE SUPERSEDED BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CLOSING

 

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DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT THAT ANY INDEMNIFICATIONS PROVIDED IN THE LETTER OF INTENT SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed to be effective as of the Closing Date.

 

SELLER:
MSR I, LP , a Delaware limited partnership
By:   MSR I GP, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Scot Hughes

Name:   Scot Hughes
Title:   Vice President and Secretary


BUYER:
ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
By: Altisource Residential GP LLC, its general partner
By: Altisource Residential Corporation, the sole member of the general partner
By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

Name:   Stephen H. Gray
Title:   Chief Administrative Officer


EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULE

 

Exhibit A      Form of Assignment and Assumption of Membership Interests
Exhibit B      List of Contracts
Exhibit C      Form of Non-Foreign Affidavit
Exhibit D      Property Representations
Exhibit E      Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit F      Rent Roll
Exhibit G      Indemnity Escrow Agreement
Exhibit H      Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit I      Form of Recycled SPE Certificate
Exhibit J      Form of Owner’s and Non-Imputation Affidavit
Schedule 1      List of Predecessor Holding Companies
Schedule 2      List of Predecessor Property Owners
Schedule 3      List of Properties
Schedule 4      Tenant Reimbursement Statement
Schedule 5      Advance Rents
Schedule 7.2(r)      Indebtedness
Schedule 7.2(s)      Affiliate Contracts


EXHIBIT D

PROPERTY REPRESENTATIONS

As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer with respect to each Property as follows:

1. Property/Title .

(a) Property Owner has good and marketable fee simple legal and equitable title to the real property comprising the Property, subject to Permitted Exceptions. The Permitted Exceptions with respect to the Property, in the aggregate, do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

(b) All taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established hereunder or are insured against by the Title Insurance Owner’s Policy for such Property.

(c) Each Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute separate tax lots and do not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Property.

2. Adverse Claims  Property Owner’s ownership of the Property is free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Exceptions.

3. Title Insurance Owner’s Policy . The Property File for the Property includes a Title Insurance Owner’s Policy insuring fee simple ownership of such Property by Property Owner or the related Predecessor Property Owner.

4. Deed . The Property File delivered or transferred by Property Owner to Buyer for such Property includes a copy of the deed for such Property conveying the Property to Property Owner or the related Predecessor Property Owner, with vesting in the actual name of such Property Owner or the related Predecessor Property Owner, and Property Owner hereby certifies that such Property’s deed has been recorded or presented to and accepted for recording by the applicable title insurance company issuing the related Title Insurance Owner’s Policy, with all fees, premiums and deed stamps and other transfer taxes paid.

5. Property Taxes and HOA Fees . There are no delinquent Property Taxes or HOA Fees outstanding with respect to the Property, other than Property Taxes or HOA Fees that may exist in accordance with Section 4.4.5 of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among Property Owner, Seller, MSR II, L.P. and MSR Lender LLC. As of the Closing Date, there are no pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, proposed, special or other assessments for homeowner’s association improvements affecting the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Property.

6. Compliance with Renovation Standards . Except if the Property is a Carry-Over Property or a Vacant Property, the Property satisfies the Renovation Standards and all

 

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renovations thereto have been conducted in accordance with applicable Laws, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Holding Company, Property Owner and/or Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof, in each case, in all material respects. Schedule E-6(a) is a true, complete and accurate list of all Carry-Over Properties. Schedule E-6(b) is a true, complete and accurate list of all Vacant Properties.

7. Condemnation; Physical Condition . The Property has not been condemned in whole or in part. No proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing for the condemnation of the Property. The Property is in a good, safe and habitable condition and repair, and free of and clear of any damage or waste that has an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Property.

8. Brokers . There is no commission or other compensation payable to any broker or finder in connection with the purchase of the Property by any Seller Entity that has not been paid.

9. Leasing . As of the Closing Date, either (a) the Property (other than the Vacant Properties listed on Schedule E-6(b) ) is leased by the applicable Property Owner to an Eligible Tenant pursuant to an Eligible Lease and such Lease is in full force and effect and is not in default in any material respect or (b) if the Property is a Carry-Over Property, it was leased by the applicable Property Owner to a Carry-Over Tenant pursuant to a Lease and such Lease was in full force and effect and was not in default in any material respect; provided , that prior to entering into any new or renewal Lease with such Carry-Over Tenant, Property Owner determined that such Carry-Over Tenant was not listed on a Government List. No Person (other than the applicable Property Owner) has any possessory interest in the Property or right to occupy the same except any Tenant under and pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Lease and any Person claiming rights through any such Tenant. The copy of such Eligible Lease for the Property (other than any Carry-Over Property or Vacant Property) delivered to Buyer is true and complete in all material respects, there are no material oral agreements with respect thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule E-9 attached hereto as of the Closing Date, no Rent (including security deposits) has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date and all amounts set forth on Schedule E-9 have been delivered to the Advance Rent Subaccount (as defined in the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among Property Owner, Seller, MSR II, L.P. and MSR Lender LLC ) on or before the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by Property Owner to the relevant Tenant has already been provided to such Tenant (including reductions in monthly Rent during the term of the related Lease in other similar fashion).

10. Insurance Policies . The Property is covered by property, casualty, liability, business interruption, windstorm, flood, earthquake and the other applicable requirements of Section 5.1.1 of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among Property Owner, Seller, MSR II, L.P. and MSR Lender LLC. Schedule E-10 lists all insurance coverage presently in effect with respect to the Properties. None of Seller, Holding Company or Property

 

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Owner has taken (or omitted to take) any action that would impair or invalidate the coverage provided by any such insurance policies. As of the Closing Date, no claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such policies and would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

11. Lawsuits, Etc . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or affecting the Property or any Seller Party, which actions, suits or proceedings would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

12. Orders, Injunctions, Etc . There are no orders, injunctions, decrees or judgments outstanding with respect to the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

13. Agreements Relating to the Properties . Neither Property Owner nor the applicable Predecessor Property Owner is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property. Neither Property Owner nor the applicable Predecessor Property Owner is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which the Property is bound. Except for the property management agreement for the Property, neither Property Owner nor the applicable Predecessor Property Owner has a material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument by which the Property is bound. Neither Property Owner nor the applicable Predecessor Property Owner is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Permitted Exception with respect to any Property. Neither the Property nor any part thereof is subject to any purchase options, rights of first refusal to purchase, rights of first offer to purchase or other similar rights in favor of any Tenant or other third parties.

14. Accuracy of Information Regarding Property . All information with respect to the Property included in the Schedules to this Agreement is true, complete and accurate in all material respects. None of the Properties consist of housing cooperatives or manufactured housing. Schedule E-14 is a true, complete and accurate list of all of the Applicable HOA Properties, if any, and the HOAs affecting such Applicable HOA Properties. To Seller’s knowledge, Schedule E-14 contains a true, correct and complete notice address of the HOAs pertaining to the Applicable HOA Properties, if any.

15. Compliance with L aws  The Property (including the leasing and intended use thereof) complies with all applicable Laws, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Holding Company, Property Owner and/or Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and all certifications, permits, licenses and

 

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approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal leasing, use, occupancy, habitability and operation of such Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There is no consent, approval, permit, license, order or authorization of, and no filing with or notice to, any court or Governmental Authority required for the operation, use or leasing of the Property that has not been obtained, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There has not been committed by any Seller Party or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation, use or leasing of the Property any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof.

16. Intentionally omitted .

17. Utilities and Public Access . The Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer or septic system, and storm drain facilities adequate to service the Property for its intended uses and all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting the Property (which are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving the Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title Insurance Owner’s Policy and all roads necessary for the use of the Property for its intended purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

18. Eminent Domain .   There is no proceeding pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, for the total or partial Condemnation or for the relocation of roadways resulting in a failure of access to the Property on public roads.

19. Flood Zone . The Property is not located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area, or, if so located the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among Property Owner, Seller, MSR II, L.P. and MSR Lender LLC is in full force and effect with respect to the Property. Schedule E-19 is a true, complete and accurate list of all Properties located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area.

 

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Exhibit 2.2

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

between

FIREBIRD SFE I, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Seller

and

ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL, L.P.,

a Delaware limited partnership,

as Buyer

Dated as of September 30, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1   

1.1

   Definitions      1   

1.2

   Interpretation      12   

ARTICLE 2 - PURCHASE AND SALE TRANSACTION

     12   

2.1

   Purchase and Sale      12   

2.2

   No Financing Contingency      13   

2.3

   Seller Financing      13   

ARTICLE 3 - PURCHASE PRICE

     13   

3.1

   Extension Deposit      13   

3.2

   Cash at Closing      13   

ARTICLE 4 - DUE DILIGENCE

     14   

4.1

   As Is Sale      14   

4.2

   Release from Liability      14   

4.3

   Intentionally Omitted      15   

4.4

   Acknowledgment      15   

ARTICLE 5 - ADJUSTMENTS AND PRORATIONS

     15   

5.1

   Rent      15   

5.2

   Security Deposits      16   

5.3

   Real Estate Taxes, Other Taxes and Special Assessments      16   

5.4

   Special Assessments      17   

5.5

   Operating Expenses      17   

5.6

   Prepaid Expenses      17   

5.7

   Intentionally Omitted      17   

5.8

   Other Customary Prorations      17   

5.9

   Closing Costs      17   

5.10

   Calculation of Adjustments and Prorations      18   

ARTICLE 6 - CLOSING

     19   

6.1

   Closing Date      19   

6.2

   Payment of Purchase Price      19   

6.3

   Seller’s Closing Deliveries      20   

6.4

   Buyer’s Closing Deliveries      21   

ARTICLE 7 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     22   

7.1

   Buyer’s Warranties      22   


7.2

   Seller’s Warranties      23   

7.3

   General Provisions      26   

7.4

   No Consequential Damages      27   

7.5

   Remedies      27   

7.6

   Indemnity Escrow Funds      29   

ARTICLE 8 - COVENANTS

     29   

8.1

   Publicity      29   

8.2

   Brokers      29   

8.3

   Tax Matters      29   

8.4

   Audited Financials      30   

ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

     30   

9.1

   Assignment      30   

9.2

   Integration; Waiver; Waiver of Bulk Sales Compliance      31   

9.3

   Governing Law      31   

9.4

   Captions Not Binding; Exhibits      31   

9.5

   Binding Effect      31   

9.6

   Severability      31   

9.7

   Notices      31   

9.8

   Counterparts      32   

9.9

   No Recordation      32   

9.10

   Limitation of Liability      33   

9.11

   Construction      33   

9.12

   Time of Essence      33   

9.13

   Waiver of Jury Trial      33   

9.14

   No Presumption Regarding Drafting      33   

9.15

   Facsimile Signatures      33   

9.16

   No Third Party Beneficiaries      33   

9.17

   Prior Agreements      34   


PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is executed as of September 30, 2016, by and between Firebird SFE I, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller ”), and Altisource Residential, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Buyer ”).

Recitals

A. Seller is the owner of fee title to the parcels of real property set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each a “ Real Property ”, and, collectively, the “ Real Properties ”), each of which is currently improved with a single family rental home and related improvements (each Real Property and any and all improvements thereon, a “ Property ”, and collectively, the “ Properties ”); and

B. Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, fee simple title to the Properties, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration in hand paid, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Buyer and Seller agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Action ” means any litigation, claim, action, suit, inquiry, audit, investigation or proceeding (including any condemnation action or proceeding) by or before any Governmental Authority or any other arbitration, mediation or similar proceeding.

Advance Rent ” means any Rent that has been prepaid more than thirty (30) days in advance, as measured from the date of determination.

Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule ” means Schedule 5 attached hereto, showing the calendar months occurring after the month in which the Closing Date occurs to which Advance Rents received by Seller are applicable and should be applied by Buyer to the payment to the applicable Tenant’s rent due for such calendar month.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Allocated Purchase Price ” means the amount of the Purchase Price allocated to each Property as set forth on Schedule 1 .


Applicable HOA Properties ” means with respect to any Applicable HOA State, all HOA Properties located in such Applicable HOA State except for any HOA Property as to which any Liens for HOA Fees are expressly subordinated to the Lien of the Seller Financing Documents encumbering such Property.

Applicable HOA State ” means (i) a state in which, pursuant to applicable Laws, (A) a Lien in favor of an HOA may be created through the non-payment of HOA Fees assessed against a Property by such HOA and (B) any such Lien would have Priority or (ii) a state designated, on or before the Closing Date, by the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Seller Financing Documents, as an Applicable HOA State. For the avoidance of doubt, if any reported decision of a state appellate court would result in the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) applying in such state, then such state shall constitute an Applicable HOA State.

Assignment of Leases ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b) .

Bankruptcy Action ” means, with respect to any Person:

(i) such Person shall fail generally to pay its debts as they come due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any case or other proceeding shall be instituted by such Person seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of it or its debts under the Bankruptcy Code; or such Person shall take any corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company action to authorize any of such actions; or

(ii) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person in any court seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, and (A) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or (B) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in such case or proceeding or a decree or order granting such other requested relief shall be entered.

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101, et seq. , as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights or any other federal, state, local or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

Bill of Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d) .

business day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday, or any holiday in New York or Texas. If any period expires on a day which is not a business day or any event or condition is required by the terms of this Agreement to occur or be fulfilled on a day which is not a business day, such period shall expire on or be extended to, as the case may be, the next succeeding business day.

 

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Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Buyer Representatives ” means Buyer and any officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys of Buyer.

Buyer’s knowledge ” or words of similar import shall refer only to the actual knowledge of any of George Ellison, Robin Lowe, Ercan Gurhan and Randall Mason (the “ Buyer Knowledge Parties ”) after reasonable inquiry. There shall be no personal liability on the part of any Buyer Knowledge Party arising out of any of the Buyer’s representations or warranties.

Buyer’s Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b)(ii) .

Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(c) .

Carry-Over Property ” means a Property that is occupied by a Carry-Over Tenant as of the Closing Date.

Carry-Over Tenant ” means one or more individuals who, on the Closing Date, occupy such Property.

Closing ” means the closing of the Transaction.

Closing Date ” means the date hereof.

Closing Documents ” means all documents and instruments executed and delivered by Buyer or Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in connection with Closing, including the documents and instruments required pursuant to the terms of Article 6 , but excluding any Seller Financing Document.

Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section   5.10(a) .

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code or 1986 (or successor thereto), as amended from time to time.

Condemnation ” means a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Property or any part thereof.

Contracts ” means all contracts, leases, equipment leases, agreements, arrangements, understandings, promises, commitments or undertakings, whether written or oral and whether express or implied.

Current Year Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 .

Deed ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

 

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Disclosure Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) .

Disputed Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Disputed Items Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Due Diligence ” means examinations, inspections, investigations, tests, studies, analyses, appraisals, calculations, evaluations and/or investigations with respect to each Property (including examination and review of the title matters, applicable land use, and zoning Laws and other Laws applicable to the Property, the physical condition of the Property and the economic status of the Property) and any Leases or rental history with respect to the Properties, as Buyer deems adequate.

Eligible Lease ” means, as of any date of determination, a Lease for a Property that satisfies all of the following:

(i) the form of Lease reflects customary market standard terms;

(ii) the Lease is entered into on an arms-length basis without payment support by Seller or its Affiliates (provided that any incentives offered to Tenants shall not be deemed to constitute such payment support);

(iii) the Lease is to a bona fide third-party Tenant; and

(iv) the Lease is in compliance with all applicable Laws and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof in all material respects.

Eligible Tenant ” means, as of any date of determination, a bona fide third party lessee of a Property who satisfies each of the following criteria:

(i) the Tenant is not subject to an ongoing Bankruptcy Action as of the date such Tenant is initially screened by the applicable Seller Party prior to the execution of a Lease by such Tenant;

(ii) at the time of such initial screening, the Tenant is not listed on any Government List; and

(iii) the Tenant otherwise generally conforms to Seller’s internal tenant leasing criteria in all material respects at the time such Tenant is screened by Seller.

Environmental Laws ” means any federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, in effect as of the Closing Date, relating to protection of human health or the environment, relating to Hazardous Substances and/or relating to liability for or costs of other actual or threatened danger to human health or the environment and shall include (i) the following statutes, as amended, any successor

 

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thereto, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar issues: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including, but not limited to, Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; the River and Harbors Appropriation Act; and those relating to Lead Based Paint and (ii) any federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, in effect as of the Closing Date, conditioning transfer of property upon a negative declaration or other approval of a Governmental Authority of the environmental condition of any Property; requiring notification or disclosure of the presence of or Hazardous Substances Releases or other environmental condition of any Property to any Governmental Authority or other Person, whether or not in connection with any transfer of title to or interest in such Property; imposing conditions or requirements in connection with permits or other authorization for lawful activity; relating to nuisance, trespass or other causes of action related to any Property; and relating to wrongful death, personal injury or property or other damage in connection with any physical condition or use of any Property.

Escrow Agent ” means Delaware Trust, in its capacity as escrow agent with respect to the Extension Deposit and escrow services in connection with Closing, having the following address and contact information:

Delaware Trust Company

Little Falls Centre One

2711 Centerville Road

Wilmington, DE 19808

Attn: David Straub

Phone: (302) 636-5866

E-Mail: dstraub@delawaretrust.com

Extension Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Fairness Opinion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(j) .

Final Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Final Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .

Financing Kick-Out Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a)

Government List ” means (i) the Annex to Executive Order 13224, (ii) OFAC’s most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and

 

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(iii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Lender, on or before the Closing Date, notifies Buyer in writing is included in “Government List”.

Governmental Authority ” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever of any governmental unit (foreign, federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

Hazardous Substances ” means any and all substances (whether solid, liquid or gas) defined, listed or otherwise classified as pollutants, contaminants, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous wastes or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect under any present or future Environmental Laws, including, but not limited to, petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, radon, radioactive materials, flammables and explosives, lead based paint and toxic mold; provided, however, “Hazardous Substances” does not include: (i) substances which otherwise would be included in such definition but which are of kinds and in amounts ordinarily and customarily used or stored in similar properties, including substances used for the purposes of cleaning, maintenance, or operations, substances typically used in construction, and typical products used in residential properties like each Property, and which are otherwise stored and used in compliance with all Environmental Laws and any permits issued pursuant thereto; or (ii) substances which otherwise would be included in such definition but which are of kinds and amounts ordinarily and customarily utilized in residential properties and which are otherwise in compliance with all Environmental Laws and any permits issued pursuant thereto.

Hazardous Substances Release ” with respect to any Hazardous Substance means any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping, disposing or other movement of Hazardous Substances.

HOA ” means a homeowners or condominium association, board, corporation or similar entity with authority to create a Lien on a Property as a result of the non-payment of HOA Fees that are payable with respect to such Property.

HOA Fees ” means all dues, fees, assessments and impositions with respect to a Property, and any other charges levied or assessed or imposed against a Property, or any part thereof, by an HOA.

HOA Property ” means a Property which is subject to an HOA.

Housing Assistance Payments ” means any and all Section 8 housing choice voucher payments or other tenant-based rental subsidies benefitting Tenants.

Indemnity Escrow Account ” means the account held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent pursuant to the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.

 

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Indemnity Escrow Agent ” means Delaware Trust, in its capacity as escrow agent with respect to the Indemnity Escrow Funds and escrow services in connection with the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, having the following address and contact information:

Delaware Trust Company

Little Falls Centre One

2711 Centerville Road

Wilmington, DE 19808

Attn: David Straub

Phone: (302) 636-5866

E-Mail: dstraub@delawaretrust.com

Indemnity Escrow Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(p) .

Indemnity Escrow Amount ” means Two Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety and 00/100 Dollars ($2,876,190.00).

Indemnity Escrow Funds ” shall mean the Indemnity Escrow Amount, together with interest accrued thereon from time to time.

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” means, in respect of a Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (i) the profitability, value, use, operation, leasing or marketability of such Property or results in any material liability to, claim against or obligation of the Lender under the Seller Financing, or (ii) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Seller Financing Documents with respect to such Property.

Laws ” means all municipal, county, state or federal statutes, codes, ordinances, laws (including common law), rules or regulations applicable to any Property and/or Seller, including, with respect to each Property and the Properties as a whole, all zoning and land use laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto.

Leases ” means all leases of the Properties in effect on the Closing Date as reflected on the Rent Roll, together with any renewals and amendments thereof and any correspondence with or notices to or from Tenants related thereto. The Leases may each be referred to individually herein as a “ Lease ”.

Lender ” means the Lender, as defined in the Seller Financing Documents.

Letter of Intent ” means that certain letter agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, by Seller and MSR I, LP to Buyer.

Liabilities ” means any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, obligations, fines, penalties, taxes, assessments, losses, deficiencies, interest, awards, judgments, sanctions, costs and expenses of any kind or nature, accrued or fixed, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, due or to become due, asserted or unasserted, including reasonable costs of

 

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investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

Liability Threshold ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(c) .

Liens ” means any and all liens (including environmental and Tax liens), restrictions (including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership), charges, claims, mortgages, pledges, security interests, equitable deposits, easements, adverse claims, puts or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (including any subscriptions, options, preemptive rights, rights of refusal, rights of offer, conversion rights, warrants or other agreements, securities or commitments of any nature whatsoever (whether oral or written, whether firm or conditional, whether contractual or statutory)), and any lien or charge arising by statute or other Laws, which secures the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation.

Major Contracts ” means (i) any management agreement relating to the Properties, (ii) [intentionally omitted] and (iii) any brokerage, leasing, cleaning, maintenance, service or other contract or agreement of any kind (other than Leases) relating to the Properties, in each case involving payment or expense of more than One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) during any twelve (12) month period, unless cancelable on thirty (30) days or less notice without requiring payment of termination fees or payments of any kind (other than amounts that accrued prior to the termination date).

Market ” means each city or municipality where the Properties are located, together with the metropolitan area surrounding each such city or municipality.

Materiality Threshold ” means a breach of a representation or warranty of the Seller with respect to a Property: (i) that adversely affects the ability of Buyer to rent such Property at a market rent for a period of sixty (60) days, including HOA restrictions (and Seller or Buyer is unable to obtain a waiver of such restriction from the applicable HOA), (ii) where such Property is subject to a material defect in title to the Property, which title defect adversely affects the ability of Buyer to rent such Property at a market rent for a period of sixty (60) days, (iii) where such Property is subject to environmental contamination or not in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, or (iv) where the improvements on such Property require maintenance and repair, other than ordinary wear and tear, in excess of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($12,500.00).

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury.

Operating Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

Patriot Act Offense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(z) .

Permitted Exceptions ” means for any Property: (a) applicable zoning, building and land use laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, (b) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (c) the rights of the Tenants, as tenants only, under the Leases, (d) all

 

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easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Property and that would not reasonably be expected to and do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property, and (e) any encumbrances and other matters set forth in any of the Title Insurance Owner’s Policies for such Property.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any Governmental Authority and including any successor, by merger or otherwise of any of the foregoing.

PHA ” means any public housing authority, agency or other Person administering Housing Assistance Payments.

Priority ” means that the valid and proper foreclosure of a Lien for HOA Fees will extinguish the Lien of the Seller Financing Documents with respect to the relevant HOA Property.

Property ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Property File ” means with respect to each Property:

(i) each of the documents related to such Property that are described in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Property Representations; and

(ii) the executed Lease and any renewals, amendments or modification of the Lease for such Property (provided, that if such Property is a Vacant Property, such Property will be disclosed in the Property File as a Vacant Property).

Property Management Agreement ” means the Property Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and between the Property Manager and the borrower under the Seller Financing Documents, pursuant to which the Property Manager agrees to provide property management services to such borrower with respect to the real property owned by such borrower, including the Properties owned by Seller.

Property Manager ” means Main Street Renewal, LLC in its role as property manager under the Property Management Agreement.

Property Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.

Property Taxes ” means any real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed by a Governmental Authority against any Property or Seller.

Proration Date ” means 12:01 A.M. on the Closing Date.

 

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Purchase Price ” means Sixty-Three Million Seven Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Seven and 48/100 Dollars ($63,717,227.48) as the same may be adjusted in accordance with this Agreement.

Put Option Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .

Put Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .

Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Release ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Remedy Period ” shall mean the date which is the later to occur of: (i) thirty (30) days following Seller’s receipt of a Put Option Notice with respect to the applicable breach of a Seller’s Warranty, or (ii) the expiration of any cure period afforded to the borrower under the Seller Financing Documents for a breach of the corresponding representation in the Seller Financing Documents to the Seller’s Warranty that Buyer asserts was breached in the applicable Put Option Notice.

Renovation Standards ” means the maintenance, repairs, improvements and installations that (i) are necessary for a Property to conform to applicable material Laws and (ii) do not deviate materially and adversely from local rental market standards for the area in which such Property is located.

Rent Roll ” means the rent roll with respect to the Property attached hereto as Exhibit F and incorporated herein by this reference.

Rents ” shall mean all base rents, percentage rents, additional rent and any tax and operating expense reimbursements and escalations due from the Tenants of the Property under the Leases.

Repurchase Permitted Exceptions ” shall mean and include all of the following: (a) applicable zoning, building and land use laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, (b) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (c) the rights of the Tenants, as tenants only, under the Leases in effect as of Closing, (d) all non-monetary liens, encumbrances, easements and other matters of record, (i) which are of record as of the Closing Date, or (ii) which are not of record as of the Closing Date, but which do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Property, (e) any matters set forth in any of the Title Insurance Owner’s Policies for the related Properties delivered or made available to Buyer at Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (f) such other matters of record as are acceptable to Seller in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no mortgages, deeds of trust or other loan documents entered into in connection with the Seller Financing shall be Repurchase Permitted Exceptions.

Security Deposits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Seller Financing ” means financing provided by Seller to or for the benefit of Buyer in an amount equal to Forty-Seven Million Seven Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($47,787,920.61) pursuant to the Seller Financing Documents.

Seller Financing Documents ” means those certain loan documents and other deliverables to be executed and delivered in connection with the Seller Financing, each to be dated as of the Closing Date and in the forms agreed to by Seller and Buyer.

Seller Fundamental Representations ” means Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) .

Seller Parties ” means and includes, collectively, (a) Seller, (b) its attorneys, (c) any of the property managers retained by Seller with respect to the Property, (d) any direct or indirect member or owner of any beneficial interest in Seller, and (e) any officer, director, employee, or agent any of the foregoing or any direct or indirect owner of any beneficial interest in Seller.

Seller’s knowledge ” or words of similar import shall refer only to the actual knowledge of any of Sean Dobson and Drew Flahive (the “ Knowledge Parties ”) after reasonable inquiry of Spencer Lindahl, Richard Magel and Clay Hobbs concerning the Properties. There shall be no personal liability on the part of any Knowledge Party arising out of any of the Seller’s Warranties.

Seller’s Warranties ” means (a) Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.2 and Exhibit D , as such representations and warranties may be explicitly waived by Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) any representations and warranties made by Seller in any of the Closing Documents.

Seller’s Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b)(i) .

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, duties or other assessments of any kind, including all income, gross receipts, branch profits, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, escheat, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum or estimated tax or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person, by Law, contract or otherwise.

Tax Return ” means any return (including information returns), report, declaration, statement, extension, form or other documents or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to any Tax authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax.

 

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Tenants ” (each individually, a “ Tenant ”) shall mean the tenants, licensees or other occupants occupying any part of the Property pursuant to and as a party to the Leases.

Title Company ” means Westcor Land Title Company, having the following address and contact information:

Westcor Land Title Insurance Company

600 W Germantown Pike, Suite 450

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Attn : Clint Casabella

Phone: (484) 594-1109

E-Mail: ccasabella@wltic.com

Title Insurance Owner’s Policy ” means Seller’s existing owner’s title insurance policies and surveys for all of the Properties.

Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Vacant Property ” means, individually, and “Vacant Properties” means, collectively, the Properties listed on Schedule E-6(b) attached hereto which are not leased to or occupied by any Tenant as of the Closing Date.

1.2 Interpretation . The headings preceding the text of Articles and Sections included in this Agreement and the headings to Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement or be given any effect in interpreting this Agreement. The use of “including” or “include” herein shall in all cases mean “including, without limitation” or “include, without limitation,” respectively. Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent such successors and assigns are permitted by the terms of any applicable agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually. Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document or instrument shall mean such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof. Underscored references to Articles, Sections, clauses, Exhibits or Schedules shall refer to those portions of this Agreement. The use of the terms “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, paragraph or clause of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement. All references to “$” and dollars shall be deemed to refer to United States currency unless otherwise specifically provided. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein.

ARTICLE 2 - PURCHASE AND SALE TRANSACTION

2.1 Purchase and Sale . Seller agrees to sell to the Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Closing Documents, the Properties.

 

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2.2 No Financing Contingency . Other than the Seller Financing more particularly described in Section 2.3 , Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement are not in any way conditioned upon obtaining new financing for any of the amounts payable by Buyer hereunder.

2.3 Seller Financing . Seller shall provide to or for the benefit of Buyer at Closing financing in the amount of Forty-Seven Million Seven Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($47,787,920.61) pursuant to the Seller Financing Documents.

ARTICLE 3 - PURCHASE PRICE

In consideration of the sale of the Properties to Buyer, Buyer shall pay to Seller the Purchase Price as follows:

3.1 Extension Deposit . Buyer has deposited with Escrow Agent an amount equal to Nine Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Forty and 42/100 Dollars ($976,740.42) (the “ Extension Deposit ”) in consideration of the extension of the Closing Date, which shall be deemed earned by Seller as of the Closing and disbursed in accordance with Section 3.2(a) below.

3.2 Cash at Closing . The Purchase Price for the Properties shall be payable at Closing as follows:

(a) As set forth in Section 3.1 above, the Escrow Agent shall disburse the Extension Deposit in immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

(b) Buyer shall receive a credit toward the Purchase Price in an amount equal to Forty-Seven Million Seven Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($47,787,920.61) for the Seller Financing.

(c) Buyer shall receive a credit toward the Purchase Price in an amount equal to Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Four and 04/100 Dollars ($97,674.04), which is the amount of the deposit paid by Buyer to Seller upon the execution of the Letter of Intent.

(d) Buyer shall deposit the Indemnity Escrow Amount with the Indemnity Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Indemnity Escrow Agent. The Indemnity Escrow Agent will be required to release the Indemnity Escrow Funds to Seller in accordance with Section 6.2(b) .

(e) Subject to the apportionments, reductions, prorations and other credits provided for in this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.3 , 5.1(a) , 5.1(c) , 5.2 , 5.8 and 5.10 ) and as set forth in the Closing Statement, the balance of the Purchase Price (after deducting the amounts set forth in the Closing Statement and Sections 3.2(a) , 3.2(b) , 3.2(c) and 3.2(d) above) shall be paid by Buyer in immediately available funds.

 

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ARTICLE 4 - DUE DILIGENCE

4.1 As Is Sale . Buyer acknowledges and agrees as follows: (a) prior to Buyer’s execution of this Agreement, Buyer has conducted or was given an opportunity to conduct such Due Diligence as Buyer deemed necessary or appropriate; (b) except for Seller’s Warranties, the Properties shall be sold, and Buyer shall accept the Properties on the Closing Date, “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS,” and except as otherwise expressly provided herein Buyer for itself and to the extent permitted by law for its successors and assigns hereby waives, releases and discharges Seller of any Liabilities; (c) except for Seller’s Warranties, none of the Seller Parties have or shall be deemed to have made any verbal or written representations, warranties, promises or guarantees (whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise) to Buyer with respect to the Properties or the results of Buyer’s Due Diligence; and (d) except for Seller’s Warranties or any other obligation of Seller which expressly survives Closing, upon which Buyer has relied in making Buyer’s decision to purchase the Properties, Buyer has independently confirmed to its satisfaction all information that it considers material to its purchase of the Properties or the Transaction.

4.2 Release from Liability . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT: (1) UPON CLOSING, BUYER ASSUMES, FROM AND AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, (A) THE RISK OF ADVERSE MATTERS, INCLUDING ADVERSE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, DEFECTS, CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE MATTERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY BUYER’S INSPECTIONS, (B) THE RISK OF CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE RELATING TO PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND (C) THE RISK THAT ADVERSE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY ITS INVESTIGATION; AND (2) BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROPERTIES, OBSERVE THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT SUCH INVESTIGATION AND STUDY ON AND OF THE PROPERTIES, ANY REAL PROPERTY AND ADJACENT AREAS AS BUYER DEEMED NECESSARY. EXCEPT (X) AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT, (Y) FOR FRAUDULENT OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT BY SELLER OR ANY OF THE SELLER PARTIES OR (Z) FOR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT BY ANY SELLER PARTY, BUYER HEREBY WAIVES AND FOREVER RELEASES AND DISCHARGES SELLER PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND DEMANDS, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, AND WHETHER ARISING BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, THAT BUYER HAS NOW OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE, ARISING OUT OF THE PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL OR OTHER CONDITION OF THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER UNDER THE LEASES RELATING TO THE PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL,

 

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ECONOMIC OR LEGAL COMPLIANCE STATUS OF ANY PROPERTY, AND INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS IN TORT OR CONTRACT AND ANY CLAIM FOR INDEMNIFICATION OR CONTRIBUTION ARISING UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA), THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), OR ANY SIMILAR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTE, RULE OR REGULATION, AND ALL TITLE OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE MATTERS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT, BUYER WAIVES THE BENEFITS OF ANY LAW THAT GENERALLY PROVIDES THAT A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT A CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM, MAY HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

4.3 Intentionally Omitted .

4.4 Acknowledgment . Buyer and Seller each acknowledge and agree that the disclaimers and other agreements set forth herein are an integral part of this Agreement and that Seller or Buyer, as applicable, would not have agreed to enter into any portion of the Transaction for the applicable purchase price without the disclaimers and other agreements set forth above.

ARTICLE 5 - ADJUSTMENTS AND PRORATIONS

The following adjustments and prorations shall be made at Closing:

5.1 Rent .

(a) All Rents payable under the Leases, Housing Assistance Payments and any other revenues derived from the operation of the Properties, including revenues derived from other miscellaneous income and collected by or on behalf of Seller prior to the Closing Date shall be prorated between Seller and Buyer as of the Proration Date. Seller shall be entitled to such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments and other revenues attributable to any period prior to but not including the Proration Date. Buyer shall be entitled to such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments and other revenues attributable to any period on and after the Proration Date. Rents not collected as of the Closing Date shall not be prorated at the time of Closing. If, after Closing, Seller receives any Rents, Housing Assistance Payment or other revenue attributable to any period on or after the Closing Date for which Buyer did not receive a credit against the Purchase Price at Closing, Seller agrees to hold such Rents, Housing Assistance Payments or other revenue in trust for Buyer and deliver the amount thereof to Buyer within two (2) business days after receipt thereof, which obligation of Seller shall survive the Closing.

(b) After Closing, Buyer shall request the Property Manager to use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of ninety (90) days (which shall not require institution of any Action) to collect on Seller’s behalf any Rents for any period prior to the Closing Date and not collected as of the Closing Date, and to tender the same to Seller upon receipt; provided , however , that all Rents collected by Buyer on or after the Closing Date from

 

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any Tenant owing Rents at Closing shall be applied (i) first, to Buyer’s reasonable cost of collection, (ii) second, to Rents due for the month in which such payment is received by Buyer, (iii) third, to any Rents or other amounts owed by such Tenant attributable to any period after Closing which are past due on the date of receipt, and (iv) the balance (if any) to Seller, but only to the extent of amounts actually owed to Seller by such Tenant.

(c) Any Advance Rents payable under the Leases for the period following the Closing Date shall be credited by Seller to Buyer on the Closing Date such that the cash consideration paid by Buyer in accordance with Section 3.2(e) shall be proportionally reduced.

(d) After Closing, (i) Buyer shall have an exclusive right to collect the Rents due to Seller and any other amounts due to Seller under the Leases, and (ii) Seller shall have no right to pursue claims against any Tenant in occupancy at or after Closing or other party for sums due with respect to any period prior to the Closing Date unless such party is no longer occupying any Property pursuant to any Lease.

5.2 Security Deposits . As permitted by Law, any security deposits held by Seller or any third party property manager retained by any Seller Party with respect to the Properties (collectively, the “ Security Deposits ”) shall be transferred to Buyer at Closing. To the extent the Law precludes a transfer of any such Security Deposit, an amount equal to such Security Deposit that may not be transferred will be credited by Seller to Buyer on the Closing Date such that the cash consideration paid by Buyer in accordance with Section 3.2(e) shall be proportionally reduced.

5.3 Real Estate Taxes, Other Taxes and Special Assessments . Buyer assumes and agrees to pay so much of the real estate taxes and other taxes in respect of the Properties assessed for and first becoming a lien during the calendar year in which Closing occurs (the “ Current Year Taxes ”) as shall be allocable to Buyer by proration (based upon the number of days in such calendar year on and after the Closing Date). Seller shall pay (a) all delinquent real estate taxes as of the Closing Date and (b) so much of the Current Year Taxes as shall be allocable to Seller by proration (based upon the number of days in such calendar year prior to the Closing Date). Any Taxes which are payable in the calendar year in which Closing occurs but are not due and payable at the time of Closing and the portion of the Current Year Taxes not assumed by Buyer hereunder shall be allocated to Buyer as a credit against the Purchase Price at Closing. If the Current Year Taxes have not been set at the Closing Date, the present tax rate and the 2015 assessed valuation shall be used for the purposes of making the adjustments at Closing under this paragraph and the parties shall re-prorate within thirty (30) days following receipt of the actual final tax bill or, if such date occurs after receipt of the actual final tax bill, in connection with the Final Settlement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, Seller shall have the right to prosecute (with Buyer’s reasonable cooperation after Closing, at no expense or liability to Buyer) and retain any recovery in connection with any tax appeals or contests with respect to taxes assessed against the Properties for tax periods prior to Closing Date provided such recovery action will not result in a deferral of taxes or reassessment against the Properties that negatively affects Buyer.

 

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5.4 Special Assessments . Seller shall pay all installments of special assessments due and payable in respect of the Real Properties prior to the Closing Date, and Buyer shall pay all installments of special assessments in respect of the Real Properties due and payable on and after the Closing Date; provided, however, if such special assessment is payable during the calendar year in which the Closing occurs, then the parties shall agree to prorate such special assessments equitably according to the parties’ respective periods of ownership.

5.5 Operating Expenses . Operating expenses for the Properties, including any and all charges of HOAs, municipal utility district charges and the like or any other payables (collectively, “ Operating Expenses ”), shall be prorated as of the Proration Date. Seller shall pay all Operating Expenses attributable to the period prior to the Proration Date (except for those Operating Expenses payable by Tenants), and Buyer shall pay all Operating Expenses attributable to the period on or after the Proration Date. For those Operating Expenses reimbursable by Tenants in accordance with the Leases but only to the extent such reimbursements are actually collected by Seller from the Tenants, the parties shall use the most recent Tenant Reimbursement Statement set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto for the purpose of making adjustments under this Section 5.5 . To the extent that the amount of actual consumption of any utility services is not determined prior to the Closing Date, a proration shall be made at Closing based on the average consumption over the preceding six (6) month period. With respect to any Operating Expenses for which a reading, invoice or bill is not obtained as of Closing, the parties shall re-prorate within thirty (30) days following receipt of the initial reading, invoice or bill after Closing or, if such date occurs after receipt of the initial reading, invoice or bill, in connection with the Final Settlement. Seller shall receive a credit from Buyer at Closing toward any deposits Seller has with any of the utility or service companies servicing the Properties that are transferred to Buyer.

5.6 Prepaid Expenses . Buyer shall reimburse Seller at Closing for all prepaid expenses relating to the Properties which (i) were paid pursuant to Contracts to remain outstanding following the Closing Date or (ii) were paid pursuant to insurance policies to remain outstanding following the Closing Date, if any, to the extent such expenses are attributable to the period commencing on the Closing Date or thereafter (and documentation of such prepayment shall be provided by Seller to Buyer prior to Closing).

5.7 Intentionally Omitted .

5.8 Other Customary Prorations . Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, all other items customarily prorated in connection with sales of rental housing properties similar to the Properties in the applicable Markets shall be prorated as of the Proration Date.

5.9 Closing Costs . Closing costs shall be allocated between Seller and Buyer as follows:

(a) All closing costs for transfer taxes, sales taxes and bulk sales taxes, shall be paid by the party customarily responsible for such costs in each Market where the applicable Property is located.

 

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(b) All costs and expenses related to Buyer’s Due Diligence and obtaining new owner’s title insurance policies shall be paid by Buyer.

(c) All reasonable and customary costs related to origination of the Seller Financing, including any costs related to mortgaging the Properties, any confirmatory deeds, mortgage recording taxes and any premiums related to obtaining new lender’s insurance policies, shall be paid by Buyer.

(d) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost payable to the Escrow Agent in connection with the Extension Deposit.

(e) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost payable to the Indemnity Escrow Agent in connection with the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Buyer and Seller shall each be solely responsible for all of its own fees of any attorneys, consultants or advisers retained or engaged by such party.

(g) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of the cost of the Fairness Opinion.

(h) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, all other closing costs shall be paid by the party customarily responsible for such costs in connection with sales of rental housing properties similar to the Properties in the applicable Markets, or if the parties cannot ascertain or agree with respect to any such custom, such costs shall be paid one-half by each of Buyer and Seller.

5.10 Calculation of Adjustments and Prorations .

(a) Closing Statement. No later than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a draft of Seller’s good faith estimate of the prorations and adjustments required by this Agreement, together with an updated Rent Roll and all other back up information reasonably necessary for Buyer to review such draft. All prorations and adjustments may be updated on or prior to the Closing Date as mutually agreed between Seller and Buyer. A copy of such schedule of prorations and adjustments shall be executed by Seller and Buyer at Closing (the “ Closing Statement ”) (it being understood that the Closing Statement shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.10(b) ).

(b) Final Settlement.   A final settlement (the “ Final Settlement ”) of Closing prorations and adjustments shall take place, subject to the dispute resolution provision below, no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Closing Date. Within ninety (90) days after Closing, Buyer shall deliver a schedule of the prorations and adjustments (the “ Final Statement ”) to Seller setting forth Buyer’s good faith determination of all adjustments to the Closing Statement it believes are necessary to correct the prorations and adjustments as reflected in the Closing Statement, which Final Settlement shall be accompanied with reasonable supporting information. For a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Final Statement and supporting information, Seller shall have the right to review the Final Statement

 

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and supporting information, and Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with Seller to make available to Seller all underlying work papers and relevant books and records related to the Properties. Seller shall have the right to notify Buyer in writing that it seeks an adjustment in the Final Statement (a “ Disputed Items Notice ”), identifying the items that it seeks to adjust (the “ Disputed Items ”) and the reasons therefor. Seller and Buyer shall use good faith efforts to attempt to resolve any Disputed Items promptly. If Seller has not provided Buyer with a Disputed Items Notice within thirty (30) days after Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s proposed Final Settlement or if Buyer and Seller have not resolved all of the Disputed Items within ten (10) business days after delivery of the Disputed Items Notice by Seller to Buyer, then Seller and Buyer shall submit the Disputed Items to a mutually agreed nationally recognized accounting firm with experience in purchase price disputes, together with a proposal from each of Buyer and Seller with a position of the amount in dispute and basis for such position. The determination of such accounting firm, which shall be the selection of one party’s position or the other made within twenty (20) days after submission, shall be final and binding upon Seller and Buyer. Each of Buyer and Seller shall pay one half of the cost and expense of any accounting firm engaged in accordance with this Section 5.10(b) . Within ten (10) business days after the Final Statement is agreed to or otherwise becomes binding, Seller shall pay to Buyer, or Buyer shall pay to Seller, as applicable, the amount to which it is entitled under the Final Statement.

ARTICLE 6 - CLOSING

Buyer and Seller hereby agree that the Transaction shall be consummated as follows:

6.1 Closing Date . Closing shall occur on the Closing Date through an escrow closing coordinated by the Title Company. Time is of the essence with respect to the Closing.

6.2 Payment of Purchase Price .

(a) Subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to pay the amount specified in Section 3.2 by delivery of the same to the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, as applicable, no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern time on the Closing Date. In the event the Escrow Agent or the Indemnity Escrow Agent has not received the payment specified in Section 3.2 from Buyer by said time on the Closing Date, but Buyer has initiated the wire to the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, as applicable, Seller shall extend the Closing to the next business day following such date, in which event the day that both the Escrow Agent and the Indemnity Escrow Agent receive their respective wires shall be deemed the “Closing Date” and the proration and adjustments under Article 5 shall be recomputed as of such extended Closing Date.

(b) On the Closing Date, the Indemnity Escrow Amount deposited with the Indemnity Escrow Agent by Buyer, as described in Section 3.2(d) , shall be held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent in escrow to pay claims with respect to any breach of Seller’s Warranties under this Agreement. Ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, so long as the potential amount of any claims by Buyer concerning any pending breaches of Seller’s Warranties do not collectively exceed Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty and 00/100 Dollars ($958,730.00), the Indemnity Escrow Funds shall be reduced to Nine Hundred

 

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Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty and 00/100 Dollars ($958,730.00) and the released amount shall be paid to Seller. After two hundred seventy (270) days following the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty and 00/100 Dollars ($958,730.00) and the potential collective amount of any claims by Buyer concerning any pending breaches of Seller’s Warranties outstanding, if any, shall be released to Seller.

6.3 Seller s Closing Deliveries . Provided all conditions precedent to Seller’s obligations hereunder have been satisfied and subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered at Closing the following:

(a) Deed . A special or limited warranty deed (or local equivalent) with respect to each Property (a “ Deed ”) in a form customarily used in each Market, duly executed by Seller. Buyer and Seller agree that, subject to the Title Company’s approval, a Deed may describe multiple Properties in the event multiple Properties being conveyed to the same entity are located in the same county.

(b) Assignment of Leases . An assignment and assumption of the Leases, in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (an “ Assignment of Leases ”) duly executed by Seller.

(c) Intentionally omitted .

(d) Bill of Sale . A bill of sale relating to all personal property owned by Seller which is located upon or attached to such Property and used exclusively in connection therewith in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (a “ Bill of Sale ”) duly executed by Seller.

(e) Rent Roll . A Rent Roll with respect to those Leases in effect on the Closing Date attached hereto as Exhibit F .

(f) Non-Foreign Person Affidavit . A non-foreign person affidavit in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, executed and acknowledged by a duly authorized representative of Seller.

(g) Evidence of Authority . Documentation satisfactory to Buyer and the Title Company to establish the due authorization of Seller’s sale of the Properties and the authority of the signatory to this Agreement and the documents delivered by Seller pursuant to this Section 6.3 to execute the same on behalf of Seller.

(h) Seller Financing . The Seller Financing Documents, executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller where applicable.

(i) Closing Statement . The Closing Statement executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller.

 

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(j) Transfer Tax . All the transfer tax returns which are required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the Transaction, in each case, as prepared by Seller or the Title Company.

(k) Other Documents . Such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Title Company, or as may be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller to consummate the Transaction and to allow for the issuance of mortgagee title insurance policies to Lender and new owner title insurance policies to Buyer, including an owner’s affidavit in the form attached as Exhibit K , and any state, county or municipal required disclosure, tax or otherwise.

(l) Termination of Existing Property Management Agreement . A termination of any existing property management agreement with respect to the Properties, duly executed by all parties to the existing property management agreement.

(m) Keys . To the extent in Seller’s or its property manager’s possession or control and to the extent not previously delivered to Buyer, keys to all locks to the Properties.

(n) Notices to PHAs and HOAs . Within fifteen (15) business days of Closing, Seller shall send notice letters to the PHAs, each taxing authority and any HOAs regarding the sale of the Properties setting forth Buyer’s contact information (as provided by Buyer) and the Closing Date, together with any completed and signed forms required from Seller by the PHAs (or taxing authority and HOAs, as applicable) to evidence the sale of the Property and transfer the payment of all Housing Assistance Payments from Seller to Buyer.

(o) Title Insurance . The Title Insurance Owner’s Policy for each Property.

(p) Indemnity Escrow Agreement . An escrow agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “ Indemnity Escrow Agreement ”), executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller and the Indemnity Escrow Agent.

(q) Books and Records . All books, records, data, rental history, and property and Tenant files associated with the Properties that are currently in the possession of Seller.

6.4 Buyer s Closing Deliveries . Provided all conditions precedent to Buyer’s obligations hereunder have been satisfied and subject to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered at Closing the following:

(a) Purchase Price . The Purchase Price, as adjusted for prorations and other adjustments set forth herein.

(b) Deed . A Deed, with respect to the Properties (if required to be executed by Buyer), duly executed by Buyer.

 

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(c) Assignment of Leases . An Assignment of Leases duly executed by Buyer.

(d) Intentionally omitted .

(e) Bill of Sale . A Bill of Sale duly executed by Buyer.

(f) Evidence of Authority . Documentation satisfactory to Seller to establish the due authorization of Buyer’s consummation of the Transaction and the authority of the signatory to this Agreement and the Closing Documents required to be executed by Buyer to execute the same on behalf of Buyer.

(g) Closing Statement . The Closing Statement, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.

(h) Seller Financing . The Seller Financing Documents, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer.

(i) Transfer Tax . All the transfer tax returns which are required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the Transaction, in each case, as prepared by Seller or the Title Company.

(j) Fairness Opinion . An opinion (the “ Fairness Opinion ”) by Duff & Phelps LLC to Buyer, which states that, as of the date of the Fairness Opinion, and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth in the Fairness Opinion, the consideration to be paid by the Buyer in the Proposed Transaction (as defined in the Fairness Opinion) is fair from a financial point of view to the Company (as defined in the Fairness Opinion).

(k) Indemnity Escrow Agreement . The Indemnity Escrow Agreement, executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer and the Indemnity Escrow Agent, and Buyer shall deposit the Indemnity Escrow Amount with the Indemnity Escrow Agent in accordance with Section   3.2(d) .

(l) Other Documents . Such other documents as may be mutually agreed upon by Seller and Buyer to consummate the Transaction.

ARTICLE 7 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

7.1 Buyer s Warranties . As of the Closing Date, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

(a) Organization of Buyer . Buyer (i) is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has full power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every

 

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jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the businesses conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.

(b) Authorization and Validity . Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Closing Document to which Buyer is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, has been duly authorized by all necessary action of Buyer, and no other proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been and each Closing Document to which Buyer or any of Buyer’s Affiliates is a party will be duly executed by Buyer or such Affiliates, and constitute, or will constitute when executed and delivered by each other party hereto or thereto, Buyer’s or such Affiliate’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Buyer or such Affiliate in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Violation of Law . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents executed by Buyer, nor the performance of the obligations of Buyer hereunder or thereunder will result in the violation of any Law or any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer or will conflict with any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority of any nature by which Buyer is bound.

(d) Buyer’s Financial Condition . No petition has been filed by or against Buyer under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar state or federal Laws.

(e) OFAC Compliance . The sources of funds for payment by Buyer of the Purchase Price are not sources of funds which would be subject to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (Laundering of Money Instruments), 18 U.S.C. §§ 981-986 (Federal Asset Forfeiture) or 21 U.S.C. § 881 (Drug Property Seizure), Executive Order 13224, or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56 (the USA Patriot Act). Neither Buyer nor to Buyer’s knowledge any Person owning an interest in Buyer is a Person with whom U.S. persons are restricted from doing business under regulation of OFAC, including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list, or under any statute, regulation or executive order (including Executive Order 13224), or by other action by a Governmental Authority.

7.2 Seller s Warranties . As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Organization of Seller . Seller (A) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (B) has full power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the businesses conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.

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perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Closing Document to which Seller is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, has been duly authorized by all necessary action of Seller, and no other proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been and each Closing Document to which Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates is a party will be duly executed by Seller or such Affiliates, and constitute, or will constitute when executed and delivered by each other party hereto or thereto, Seller’s or such Affiliate’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller or such Affiliate in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) No Conflict or Violation; Consents . Seller is not required to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent or approval of any Person in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Documents by Seller, nor the performance of the obligations of Seller hereunder or thereunder will (with or without the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both) (i) result in the violation of any Law or any provision of the organizational documents of Seller or its members or conflict with any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority of any nature by which any of Seller or its members are bound, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any Contract to which any of Seller or its members is a party or by which any of them are bound or to which any of their assets are subject, (iii) require any consent from or notice to any Governmental Authority or (iv), except as contemplated in the Seller Financing Documents, result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets owned or used by Seller. No petition has been filed by or against Seller under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any similar state or federal Law. Neither Seller nor any Person owning an interest in Seller, is a Person with whom U.S. persons are restricted from doing business under regulation of OFAC, including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list, or under any statute, regulation or executive order (including Executive Order 13224), or by other action by a Governmental Authority.

(d) Intentionally omitted .

(e) Intentionally omitted .

(f) Intentionally omitted .

(g) Intentionally omitted .

(h) Intentionally omitted .

(i) Intentionally omitted .

(j) Contracts .

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(ii) Seller is not (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or default under any Major Contract, nor has Seller received written notice that it is in material breach or default under any Major Contract. To Seller’s knowledge, no counterparty to any Major Contract is (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or default under any Major Contract. Each Major Contract is a valid and binding agreement of Seller and is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Seller has made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of each written Major Contract, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.

(k) Intentionally omitted .

(l) Intentionally omitted .

(m) Intentionally omitted .

(n) Intentionally omitted .

(o) Intentionally omitted .

(p) Intentionally omitted .

(q) Intentionally omitted .

(r) Intentionally omitted .

(s) Intentionally omitted .

(t) Intentionally omitted .

(u) Intentionally omitted .

(v) Intentionally omitted .

(w) Intentionally omitted .

(x) Intentionally omitted .

(y) Intentionally omitted .

(z) Embargoed Person . Neither Seller nor any of its respective officers, directors or members is a Person (or to Seller’s knowledge, controlled by a Person): (i) that is listed on a Government List, (ii) is otherwise subject to the provisions of Executive Order 13224 issued on September 24, 2001, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime of moral turpitude or any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. For purposes hereof, the term “ Patriot Act Offense ” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a

 

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criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism, (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act. “Patriot Act Offense” also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense.

(aa) Property Representations . As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer the items listed on Exhibit D attached hereto with respect to each Property.

7.3 General Provisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary:

(a) Intentionally Omitted .

(b) Survival . Except for the provisions of this Agreement which are explicitly stated to not survive the Closing, all representations, warranties, obligations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the Closing Documents or made in writing by Seller or Buyer in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing.

(i) Seller s Survival Period.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be liable with respect to any claim for the breach or inaccuracy of any Seller’s Warranties, unless written notice of a claim thereof is delivered to Seller on or prior to the date that is nine (9) months after the Closing Date (the “ Seller s Survival Period ”). Seller and Buyer agree that so long as written notice is given on or prior to the expiration of the Seller’s Survival Period with respect to such claim, the representations and warranties with respect to such breach shall continue to survive until such matter is resolved.

(ii) Buyer s Survival Period.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be liable with respect to any claim for the breach or inaccuracy of any of Buyer’s representations and warranties contained in Section 7.1 and the Closing Documents unless written notice of a claim thereof is delivered to Buyer on or prior to the date that is nine (9) months after the Closing Date (the “ Buyer s Survival Period ”). Seller and Buyer agree that so long as written notice is given on or prior to the expiration of the Buyer’s Survival Period with respect to such claim, the representations and warranties with respect to such breach shall continue to survive until such matter is resolved.

(c) Maximum Liability; Cap . Seller shall only be liable to Buyer hereunder for breaches of this Agreement or any of the Closing Documents, including any breach of a Seller’s Warranty and any indemnification obligations hereunder, with respect to which (A) the valid claims for all such breaches collectively aggregate more than Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Three and 00/100 Dollars ($92,873.00) (the “ Liability Threshold ”) (provided, however, that once the Liability Threshold has been reached Seller shall be liable for all claims back to dollar zero), and (B) a claim is made by Buyer against Seller on or before expiration of the Seller’s Survival Period. Seller shall indemnify and defend Buyer and its Affiliates against, and hold Buyer and its Affiliates harmless from, any and all Liabilities

 

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incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to (i) any breach or inaccuracy of any of Seller’s Warranties and (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement made by Seller in this Agreement or any of the Closing Documents; provided, however, that in any event, Seller’s aggregate liability under this Agreement shall be limited to Two Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety and 00/100 Dollars ($2,876,190.00) in the aggregate (the “ Cap ”), except any Liabilities resulting from (x) (i) a breach of any of Seller’s Warranties based on fraudulent or willful misrepresentation by a Seller Party with respect to any matter set forth in Section 7.2 or Exhibit D or in any of the Closing Documents or (ii) Seller’s breach of or default under Section 8.2 shall not be subject to the Cap or the Seller’s Survival Period and (y) a breach of any of the Seller Fundamental Representations shall not be subject to the Cap.

7.4 No Consequential Damages . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in connection with its indemnification obligations under this Article 7 or any other indemnification obligations of Buyer or Seller set forth in this Agreement, neither Buyer nor Seller shall be liable to each other for consequential, exemplary, punitive, indirect or incidental losses, special damages, lost profits or similar items (including loss of revenue, income or profits or loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to a breach or alleged breach) whether based on contract, tort, strict liability, other Law or otherwise and whether or not arising from the sole, joint or concurrent negligence, strict liability or other fault of the other party or its affiliates, unless the same are imposed by a third party that is not an affiliate of Buyer or Seller.

7.5 Remedies .

(a) During the Seller’s Survival Period, if any of the Sellers Warranties are determined to have been inaccurate as of the Closing Date and either (x) such breach satisfies the Materiality Threshold, or (y) such breach does not satisfy the Materiality Threshold but as a result of such breach the applicable Put Property (as hereinafter defined) is required to be removed as collateral for the Seller Financing (a “ Financing Kick-Out Property ”), Buyer may, at its sole election, notify Seller in writing (a “ Put Option Notice ”) that it requires Seller (or Seller’s designee) to take one or more of the actions set forth in clauses (a)(i) or (ii) below on or prior to the expiration of the Remedy Period. Upon receipt of a Put Option Notice with respect to any Property (such Property, hereinafter, a “ Put Property ”), Seller shall be required to take one or more of the following actions (the determination of which shall be made by Seller in its sole election except as set forth in Section 7.5(b) below) with respect to the applicable Put Property on or before the expiration of the Remedy Period:

(i) Seller may purchase (or cause to be purchased) such Put Property from Buyer for the Allocated Purchase Price of such Put Property. Any such repurchase shall be made pursuant to a deed in form and substance substantially similar to the deed by which Buyer acquired such Property (with only such changes as are required by applicable Laws or permitted by Seller and Buyer), and other transfer documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of Seller and Buyer; or

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expiration of such Remedy Period. For the avoidance of doubt, failure by Seller to timely effectuate a cure of the inaccuracy of the applicable Seller’s Warranty in accordance with this Section 7.5(a)(ii) if Seller has elected this option shall be a default under this Section 7.5 .

(b) Seller shall notify Buyer, in writing, within ten (10) days following receipt of a Put Option Notice, as to whether it elects options (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above with respect to the applicable Put Property referenced in a Put Option Notice; provided, however, that (i) if Buyer is not able to effectuate either option (a)(i) or (a)(ii) because such proposed transaction would result in a breach of the terms of the Seller Financing Documents, then Seller shall be required to elect an alternative option available to Buyer under the Seller Financing Documents, and (ii) Seller shall be obligated to elect option (a)(i) with respect to any Financing Kick-Out Property. In the event Seller elects, or is required to elect, clause (a)(i) with respect to any Put Property, then Seller shall provide written notice to Buyer, not less than fifteen (15) business days prior to the date which Seller proposes to close on the applicable repurchase (which date must be during the Remedy Period). In the event Seller elects, or is required to elect, clause (a)(i) with respect to any Put Property, it shall be a condition to Seller’s obligation to consummate the applicable repurchase, that Buyer be able to transfer the applicable Put Property to Seller (or its designee) in fee simple on the designated closing date, subject only to the Repurchase Permitted Exceptions and Buyer agrees that in the event Seller (or its designee) is ready, willing and able to close on the applicable repurchase of a Put Property on the designated closing date and Buyer is unable to transfer title in accordance with this sentence, Seller shall have no obligation to consummate such transfer and Seller’s obligations under this Section 7.5 with respect to such Put Property and Seller’s obligations shall be deemed satisfied in full as of the designated closing date; provided, however, that Buyer shall have the option upon written notice to Seller to extend the designated closing date for a period not to exceed an additional ten (10) business days in order to consummate such repurchase (and if such additional ten (10) business day period exceeds the Remedy Period, Seller shall not be in default hereunder for failure to close during the Remedy Period). During the Remedy Period, (x) Buyer shall reasonably cooperate in all respects with Seller (or its designee) with respect to any Put Property to permit the Seller (or its designee) to consummate the transactions set forth above within the timeframes set forth herein, and (y) Seller shall reasonably cooperate (or shall cause its designee to reasonably cooperate) in all respects with Buyer with respect to any Put Property to permit Buyer to consummate the transactions set forth above within the timeframes set forth herein and in the Seller Financing Documents and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Seller Financing Documents. Any and all transfer taxes, closing costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees of Buyer and Seller), title insurance premiums, and costs and expenses incurred by Buyer under the Seller Financing Documents (including reasonable attorney’s fees of Buyer, release prices, yield maintenance or other prepayment premiums, and the costs and expenses of the lender under the Seller Financing that are the responsibility of Buyer under the Seller Financing Documents), in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 7.5 shall be the sole responsibility of Seller.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.5 to the contrary, Seller’s liability under this Section 7.5 shall be subject to the terms and provisions set forth in Section 7.3(c) above, including the Liability Threshold and Cap; provided, however, in the event a Put Property is a Financing Kick-Out Property, then Seller shall be obligated to repurchase

 

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such Put Property pursuant to clause (a)(i) above without regard to the Cap or Liability Threshold set forth in Section 7.3(c) , and any such repurchase of a Financing Kick-Out Property shall not count toward the calculation of the Cap and the Liability Threshold.

(d) The provisions of this Section 7.5 are subject in all respects to the terms of the Seller Financing Documents.

7.6 Indemnity Escrow Funds . Any payments due to Buyer related to any breach of Seller’s Warranties shall be payable by Seller as follows: (a) first, to be deducted from the Indemnity Escrow Funds as long as there are funds remaining in the Indemnity Escrow Account; and (b) second, any remaining amounts payable in respect of such claim shall be paid in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, except in the case of any Liabilities which Buyer may, directly or indirectly, suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result of, arising out of, relating to or in connection with breaches of any Seller Fundamental Representation or any fraud, intentional misrepresentation, willful concealment or willful misconduct by Seller or any Seller Party hereto, in which case Buyer may seek recovery from Seller directly, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, first from the Indemnity Escrow Funds.

ARTICLE 8 - COVENANTS

8.1 Publicity . Seller and Buyer each hereby covenant and agree that after the Closing Date, any press release or public statement with respect to the Transaction or this Agreement (“ Release ”) issued by either Seller or Buyer shall be subject to the review and approval of both parties (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except to the extent such Release is required by law, regulation, securities reporting or disclosure requirements, stock exchange rule, legal proceedings, court order or similar governmental mandate, in each case to the extent applicable to Seller or Buyer, as the case may be (collectively, “ Disclosure Requirements ”). If either Seller or Buyer is required by Disclosure Requirements to issue a Release, such party shall, at least one (1) business day prior to the issuance of the same, deliver a copy of the proposed Release to the other party for its review.

8.2 Brokers . Seller and Buyer expressly acknowledge that there has been no broker acting on either party’s behalf with respect to the Transaction. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from and against any and all Liabilities suffered or incurred by Buyer as a result of any claims by any party claiming to have represented Seller as broker in connection with the Transaction or the Leases. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all Liabilities suffered or incurred by Seller as a result of any claims by any party claiming to have represented Buyer as broker in connection with the Transaction.

8.3 Tax Matters .

(a) Tax Returns . Seller and Buyer shall each attach Form 8594 to their respective federal income tax return for the year in which the Closing occurs. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Properties in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule 1 .

 

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(b) Installment Sale .   For U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) Tax purposes, the parties intend that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be treated as an installment sale of the Properties under Section 453 of the Code, and that the Purchase Price be allocated among the Properties in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule 1 . The parties shall not take any position on any Tax Return that is inconsistent with such intent except as required by law.

8.4 Audited Financials .

(a) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing for a period of nine (9) months following Closing, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Buyer with such information as Buyer may reasonably request (including management representation letters required for any audit) in connection with (i) Buyer’s efforts to prepare audited financial statements in compliance with Regulation S-X, and (ii) Buyer’s preparation of pro forma financial information for purposes of its reports or other filings in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, such efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

(b) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing following Closing, in the event the SEC has comments or questions on any of the audited financial statements prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist and reasonably cooperate with Buyer, Buyer’s independent accountants and the SEC to resolve any such issues and questions regarding such audited financial statements and take such commercially reasonably actions with respect to such annual financial statements as are necessary for Buyer to satisfy its obligations under Regulation S-X; provided, however, such cooperation efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

(c) Beginning on the date hereof and continuing for a period of nine (9) months following Closing, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Buyer’s reasonable requests in connection with Buyer’s compliance with applicable securities Laws with respect to the transactions hereunder, by (i) providing access to its management upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours to assist with SEC reporting obligations of the transactions hereunder, including the preparation by Buyer of pro forma financial statements and addressing purchase accounting issues and (ii) allowing access to Seller’s independent accountants (including to the extent required by such accountants, consent to the release of their work papers regarding the Properties to Buyer or Buyer’s independent accountants), and discussing with Seller’s independent accountants appropriate consents to fulfill Buyer’s reporting requirements, including financial statements and the notes thereto; provided, however, such cooperation efforts shall be at no additional cost to Seller.

ARTICLE 9 -MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Assignment . No party may assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment shall be null and void ab initio . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate and, after the Closing, Buyer may collaterally assign its rights under this Agreement to Lender in connection with the Seller Financing Documents. In the event of any permitted

 

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assignment by Buyer, any assignee shall assume any and all obligations and liabilities of Buyer under this Agreement accruing from and after the date of such assignment but, notwithstanding such assumption, Buyer shall continue to be liable hereunder.

9.2 Integration; Waiver; Waiver of Bulk Sales Compliance . This Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the Transaction, and all prior agreements, understandings, representations and statements, oral or written, are merged into this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision may be modified or amended except by an instrument signed by Buyer and Seller. No waiver by either party hereto of any failure or refusal by the other party to comply with its obligations hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent failure or refusal to so comply. Seller and Buyer each waive any and all “bulk sales” and “pre-tax clearance” requirements under applicable federal, state and local law.

9.3 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

9.4 Captions Not Binding; Exhibits . The captions in this Agreement are inserted for reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement or of any of the provisions. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto shall be incorporated by reference as if set out herein in full.

9.5 Binding Effect . Subject to the provisions of Section 9.1 above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

9.6 Severability . If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9.7 Notices . Any notice, request, demand, consent, approval and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given or made at the time and on the date (i) when received by e-mail, provided that a hard copy of such communication is delivered and received no later than one (1) business day after such e-mail is received, or (ii) when personally delivered as shown on a receipt therefor (which shall include delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service), to the address for each party set forth below. Any party, by written notice to the other in the manner herein provided, may designate an address different from that set forth below. Notices given by counsel to a party shall be deemed given by such party.

 

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IF TO BUYER :

Altisource Residential L.P.

c/o Altisource Asset Management Corporation

36C Strand Street

Christiansted, VI 00820

Attn: Robin Lowe

E-Mail: Robin.Lowe@altisourceAMC.com

WITH A COPY TO :

Hunton & Williams LLP

Bank of America Plaza

Suite 3500

101 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28280

Attn: Robert J. Hahn

E-Mail: rhahn@hunton.com

IF TO SELLER :

Firebird SFE I, LLC

5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200

Austin, TX 78746

Attn : Drew Flahive

E-Mail: Dflahive@amherst.com

WITH A COPY TO :

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Evan R. Levy

E-Mail: Evan.levy@skadden.com

9.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including execution of counterpart signature pages), each of which shall be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

9.9 No Recordation . Seller and Buyer each agrees that neither this Agreement nor any memorandum or notice shall be recorded and Buyer agrees (a) not to file any notice of pendency or other instrument against any Property or any portion thereof in connection herewith in any public records, and (b) to indemnify Seller against all Liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements) incurred by Seller by reason of the filing by Buyer of such notice of pendency or other instrument.

 

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9.10 Limitation of Liability . No present or future partner, director, officer, member, shareholder, employee, Affiliate, or agent of Seller or any Affiliate of the foregoing will have any personal liability, directly or indirectly, under or in connection with this Agreement or any agreement made pursuant to the Agreement previously, now, or hereafter. These Section 9.10 limitations are in addition to and not in limitation of, any other limitation or liability hereunder, by law, in equity, or otherwise.

9.11 Construction . The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement, any amendment or modification or any of the Closing Documents. Words of any gender used in this Agreement shall be held and construed to include any other gender, and words expressed in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context requires otherwise. Each place in this Agreement in which the term “Property” is used, it shall be understood to mean and refer to each and every Property, both individually and collectively, as the context may require or permit. Each place in this Agreement in which the term “Property” is used, it shall also be deemed to include the phrase, “or any portion thereof” unless the context requires the contrary.

9.12 Time of Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.

9.13 Waiver of Jury Trial . TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSACTION, THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROPERTIES OR THE RELATIONSHIP OF BUYER AND SELLER HEREUNDER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING.

9.14 No Presumption Regarding Drafting . Each party hereto acknowledges that it has reviewed this Agreement prior to its execution and that changes were made to this Agreement based upon its comments. If any disputes arise with respect to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement, the provision shall be deemed to have been drafted by all of the parties and shall not be construed against any party on the basis that the party was responsible for drafting that provision.

9.15 Facsimile Signatures . Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by telecopy or PDF shall be valid and effective to bind the party so signing. Each party agrees to promptly deliver an execution original of this Agreement with its actual signature to the other party, but a failure to do so shall not affect the enforceability of this Agreement.

9.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third Persons to any party. This Agreement is not intended and shall not give any third Person any right of subrogation or action over or against Seller or Buyer.

 

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9.17 Prior Agreements . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS CONTAIN THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS AMONG OR BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING THE LETTER OF INTENT, ARE SUPERSEDED BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT THAT ANY INDEMNIFICATIONS PROVIDED IN THE LETTER OF INTENT SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed to be effective as of the Closing Date.

 

SELLER:
Firebird SFE I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Joseph V. Gatti

Name:   Joseph V. Gatti
Title:   Vice President and Secretary


BUYER:
ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
By: Altisource Residential GP LLC, its general partner
By: Altisource Residential Corporation, the sole member of the general partner
By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

Name:   Stephen H. Gray
Title:   Chief Administrative Officer


EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULE

 

Exhibit A    Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit B    List of Contracts
Exhibit C    Form of Non-Foreign Affidavit
Exhibit D    Property Representations
Exhibit E    Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit F    Rent Roll
Exhibit G    Indemnity Escrow Agreement
Exhibit H    Form of Assignment of Leases
Exhibit I    Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit J    Form of Bill of Sale
Exhibit K    Form of Owner’s Affidavit
Schedule 1    List of Properties
Schedule 2    Intentionally Omitted
Schedule 3    Intentionally Omitted
Schedule 4    Tenant Reimbursement Statement
Schedule 5    Advance Rents


EXHIBIT D

PROPERTY REPRESENTATIONS

As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer with respect to each Property as follows:

1. Property/Title .

(a) Seller has good and marketable fee simple legal and equitable title to the real property comprising the Property, subject to Permitted Exceptions. The Permitted Exceptions with respect to the Property, in the aggregate, do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

(b) All taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established hereunder or are insured against by the Title Insurance Owner’s Policy for such Property.

(c) Each Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute separate tax lots and do not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Property.

2. Adverse Claims  Seller’s ownership of the Property is free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Exceptions.

3. Title Insurance Owner’s Policy . The Property File for the Property includes a Title Insurance Owner’s Policy insuring fee simple ownership of such Property by Seller.

4. Deed . The Property File delivered or transferred by Seller to Buyer for such Property includes a copy of the deed for such Property conveying the Property to Seller, with vesting in the actual name of Seller, and Seller hereby certifies that such Property’s deed has been recorded or presented to and accepted for recording by the applicable title insurance company issuing the related Title Insurance Owner’s Policy, with all fees, premiums and deed stamps and other transfer taxes paid.

5. Property Taxes and HOA Fees . There are no delinquent Property Taxes or HOA Fees outstanding with respect to the Property, other than Property Taxes or HOA Fees that may exist in accordance with Section 4.4.5 of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among HOME SFR Borrower, LLC, MSR I, L.P., Seller and MSR Lender LLC. As of the Closing Date, there are no pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, proposed, special or other assessments for homeowner’s association improvements affecting the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Property.

6. Compliance with Renovation Standards . Except if the Property is a Carry-Over Property or a Vacant Property, the Property satisfies the Renovation Standards and all renovations thereto have been conducted in accordance with applicable Laws, and all covenants,

 

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agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof, in each case, in all material respects.  Schedule E-6(a) is a true, complete and accurate list of all Carry-Over Properties.  Schedule E-6(b) is a true, complete and accurate list of all Vacant Properties.

7. Condemnation; Physical Condition . The Property has not been condemned in whole or in part. No proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing for the condemnation of the Property. The Property is in a good, safe and habitable condition and repair, and free of and clear of any damage or waste that has an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Property.

8. Brokers . There is no commission or other compensation payable to any broker or finder in connection with the purchase of the Property by Seller that has not been paid.

9. Leasing . As of the Closing Date, either (a) the Property (other than the Vacant Properties listed on Schedule E-6(b) ) is leased by the Seller to an Eligible Tenant pursuant to an Eligible Lease and such Lease is in full force and effect and is not in default in any material respect or (b) if the Property is a Carry-Over Property, it was leased by the Seller to a Carry-Over Tenant pursuant to a Lease and such Lease was in full force and effect and was not in default in any material respect; provided , that prior to entering into any new or renewal Lease with such Carry-Over Tenant, Seller determined that such Carry-Over Tenant was not listed on a Government List. No Person (other than Seller) has any possessory interest in the Property or right to occupy the same except any Tenant under and pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Lease and any Person claiming rights through any such Tenant. The copy of such Eligible Lease for the Property (other than any Carry-Over Property or Vacant Property) delivered to Buyer is true and complete in all material respects, there are no material oral agreements with respect thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule E-9 attached hereto as of the Closing Date, no Rent (including security deposits) has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date and all amounts set forth on Schedule E-9 have been delivered to the Advance Rent Subaccount (as defined in the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among HOME SFR Borrower, LLC, MSR I, L.P., Seller and MSR Lender LLC ) on or before the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by Seller to the relevant Tenant has already been provided to such Tenant (including reductions in monthly Rent during the term of the related Lease in other similar fashion).

10. Insurance Policies . The Property is covered by property, casualty, liability, business interruption, windstorm, flood, earthquake and the other applicable requirements of Section 5.1.1 of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among HOME SFR Borrower, LLC, MSR I, L.P., Seller and MSR Lender LLC.  Schedule E-10 lists all insurance coverage presently in effect with respect to the Properties. Seller has not taken (or omitted to take) any action that would impair or invalidate the coverage provided by any such insurance policies. As of the Closing Date, no claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such policies and would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

 

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11. Lawsuits, Etc . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or affecting the Property or Seller, which actions, suits or proceedings would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

12. Orders, Injunctions, Etc . There are no orders, injunctions, decrees or judgments outstanding with respect to the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

13. Agreements Relating to the Properties . Seller is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property. Seller is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which the Property is bound. Except for the property management agreement for the Property, Seller has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument by which the Property is bound. Seller is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Permitted Exception with respect to any Property. Neither the Property nor any part thereof is subject to any purchase options, rights of first refusal to purchase, rights of first offer to purchase or other similar rights in favor of any Tenant or other third parties.

14. Accuracy of Information Regarding Property . All information with respect to the Property included in the Schedules to this Agreement is true, complete and accurate in all material respects. None of the Properties consist of housing cooperatives or manufactured housing.  Schedule E-14 is a true, complete and accurate list of all of the Applicable HOA Properties, if any, and the HOAs affecting such Applicable HOA Properties. To Seller’s knowledge, Schedule E-14 contains a true, correct and complete notice address of the HOAs pertaining to the Applicable HOA Properties, if any.

15. Compliance with L aws  The Property (including the leasing and intended use thereof) complies with all applicable Laws, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Seller, at any time in force affecting a Property or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to a Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal leasing, use, occupancy, habitability and operation of such Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There is no consent, approval, permit, license, order or authorization of, and no filing with or notice to, any court or Governmental Authority required for the operation, use or leasing of the Property that has not been obtained, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There has not been committed by any Seller Party or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation, use or leasing of the Property any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof.

 

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16. Intentionally omitted .

17. Utilities and Public Access . The Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer or septic system, and storm drain facilities adequate to service the Property for its intended uses and all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting the Property (which are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving the Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title Insurance Owner’s Policy and all roads necessary for the use of the Property for its intended purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

18. Eminent Domain .   There is no proceeding pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, for the total or partial Condemnation or for the relocation of roadways resulting in a failure of access to the Property on public roads.

19. Flood Zone . The Property is not located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area, or, if so located the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) of the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among HOME SFR Borrower, LLC, MSR I, L.P., Seller and MSR Lender LLC is in full force and effect with respect to the Property.  Schedule E-19 is a true, complete and accurate list of all Properties located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Property Management Services Agreement (hereinafter “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between MAIN STREET RENEWAL LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ Manager ”), and HOME SFR BORROWER, LLC (including its assignees, “ Owner ”).

WHEREAS, Owner is engaged, directly and indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, in the business of owning and operating certain single-family residential properties with the intent to lease, hold, and sell such properties (each a “ Property ” and collectively, the “ Properties ”), and Manager provides certain advisory, management, administrative, and related services with respect to residential real estate properties;

WHEREAS, Owner desires that Manager provide Owner with leasing and lease management, operations, maintenance, repair, property management, and property disposition services as more fully defined herein (as modified from time to time, “ Services ”) with respect to the Properties;

WHEREAS, Owner intends to finance the Properties pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Owner and Lender (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ” capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used as defined on the Loan Agreement); and

WHEREAS, Manager desires and agrees to provide the Services with respect to the Properties in accordance with the terms provided in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and provisions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Appointment .   Owner hereby engages, appoints, and retains Manager as an independent contractor to provide the Services for the Properties as Owner’s agent during the Term upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. All obligations incurred by Manager directly in connection with the performance of the Services shall be on behalf of Owner.

2. Acceptance of Appointment .  Manager accepts such engagement and appointment by Owner to provide the Services to the Properties for the Term in accordance with the terms and conditions herein provided.

3. Manager Subsidiaries . If Manager holds any licenses necessary to provide the services herein under the name of a subsidiary of Manager (a “ Manager Subsidiary ”), Manager shall cause each such Manager Subsidiary to fulfill the obligations of Manager hereunder with respect to each Property located in a jurisdiction for which such Manager Subsidiary is licensed. Manager shall be responsible for all fees, compensation and other expenses of all Manager Subsidiaries, and any payments by Manager to Manager Subsidiaries shall not reduce or increase Manager’s compensation payable by Owner hereunder. Manager and each Manager Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations and liabilities contained herein, and Manager shall not be relieved of any of the obligations and liabilities contained herein to the extent that such services are being performed by a Manager Subsidiary. If additional Manager


Subsidiaries are formed after the date hereof for the purposes of managing the Properties, Manager shall ensure that such Manager Subsidiary understands its duties, liabilities and obligations hereunder. The current Manager Subsidiaries are listed on Exhibit A .

4. Third-Party Management Companies . Manager is authorized to engage management companies other than Manager Subsidiaries to manage the Properties in particular geographic areas where Manager Subsidiaries are not appropriately licensed to do so and in other appropriate circumstances (collectively, “ Third-Party Management Companies ”). Manager shall be responsible for all fees, compensation and other expenses of such Third-Party Management Companies, and any payments by Manager to such Third-Party Management Companies shall not reduce or increase Manager’s compensation hereunder and shall also be responsible for the execution and filing of, and all costs and expenses related to, all forms and returns required by federal, state or local laws in connection with the retention of Third-Party Management Companies and payments thereto.

In no event shall the engagement by Manager of Third-Party Management Companies relieve Manager of any of its obligations, duties or liabilities under this Agreement. Prior to engaging any Third-Party Management Companies, Manager shall exercise Due Care (as defined below) to investigate and oversee such Third-Party Management Companies, taking into account the available alternatives in each particular market. Manager shall inform each existing Third-Party Management Company that such Third-Party Management Company is an agent or consultant of Manager and Owner has no obligation or liability to such Third-Party Management Company. Manager shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Third-Party Management Company to maintain insurance similar to the type of insurance required to be maintained by Manager (using limits based on the advice of Manager’s insurance consultant).

5. Use of Name . Owner hereby grants Manager a non-exclusive, non-assignable license without the right to sublicense, to use and reproduce Owner’s name in the United States, as necessary for Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that (a) Manager shall obtain Owner’s prior written approval (which shall include any authorization under a power of attorney provided by Owner to Manager) for the use of Owner’s name and such use shall at all times comply with all written instructions provided by Owner regarding the use of Owner’s name; (b) Manager acknowledges that it shall acquire no interest in Owner’s name; and (c) Manager shall obtain Owner’s prior written approval for the release of any press release incorporating the name. Upon termination of this Agreement, Manager shall cease using Owner’s name. Owner shall have no license or other right to use Manager’s name or the name of any of Manager’s affiliates.

Manager shall comply with all instructions from Owner (including any restrictions or prohibitions) as to the use of the Owner’s name, which shall, in all cases, allow Manager to use Owner’s name as required by applicable law or court process. Manager acknowledges that Owner exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to Owner’s name and all goodwill pertaining thereto. Manager acknowledges and agrees that any and all of its use of Owner’s name shall be on behalf of and accrue and inure solely to the benefit of Owner. Manager shall not, anywhere in the world, use or seek to register in its own name, or that of any third party, Owner’s name, that are colorably or confusingly similar to Owner’s name, or that incorporate Owner’s name or any element colorably or confusingly similar to Owner’s name.

 

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6. Term and Termination .

(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall expire on the earlier of (i) November 30, 2021 or (ii) the termination, expiration, or maturity of the Loan Agreement (the “ Initial Term ”). The term hereof shall automatically be renewed for successive renewal terms of one (1) year unless earlier terminated or either party notifies the other party in writing at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the Initial Term or any subsequent renewal term hereof, as the case may be, that such party elects to terminate this Agreement (together with the Initial Term, collectively, the “ Term ”); provided that Owner may terminate this Agreement for any reason or no reason at any time after the Initial Term upon delivery of at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of such termination to Manager.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6(a) hereof, this Agreement may be terminated early for the following reasons, and, except as to liabilities or claims that have accrued or arisen prior to such termination, the obligations of the parties hereto shall cease and terminate:

(i) upon a bona fide sale of all of the Properties, as permissible under the Loan Agreement;

(ii) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by the non-affected party to the other party upon the adjudication of bankruptcy of the other party, such other party’s assignment for the benefit of creditors or filing by such other party in any court of competent jurisdiction a petition in bankruptcy, or insolvency or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a substantial portion of the assets of such other party, or if such other party enters into an arrangement or reorganization under any Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States;

(iii) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by non-defaulting party to the other party following a default by the other party of any material non-monetary term, covenant, or provision hereof where such default continues uncured for a period of forty five (45) days after receipt of written notice of such default;

(iv) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by Manager to Owner following Owner’s default on any monetary term, covenant, or provision hereof where such default continues uncured for a period of ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such default from Manager;

(v) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by Owner to Manager following any misappropriation of funds by Manager that is not cured by Manager within fifteen (15) days of discovery by Manager;

(vi) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by Owner to Manager following the occurrence of a Manager Termination Event (as defined in the Side Letter (defined below));

 

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(vii) upon Owner’s transfer of ownership of Property(ies), provided that Owner shall pay to Manager a termination fee equal to $175.00 for each Property (in addition to its out of pocket costs agreed to by Owner associated with the termination) so terminated within ten (10) days of the Owner’s notice to Manager of such termination unless (A) such termination arises from Sections 6(b) (ii)-(v), (vi) or (viii) with respect to Manager, or (B) the Manager continues to provide the same or substantially the same property management services contemplated herein with respect to such transferred Property; or

(viii) upon delivery of written notice, which notice shall include the effective date of the termination, by Owner to Manager following the failure by Manager to provide the information or reporting specified by Section 8(h) or Section 8(i) within three (3) Business Days of the delivery date required in such section.

(c) In addition, Owner shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to remove any specific Property from the portfolio of Properties at any time and for any reason; provided that Owner shall pay the amount specified in Section 6(b)(vii) to Manager in connection therewith.

(d) Prior to the effectiveness of any termination of this Agreement, any resignation by Manager or any replacement of Manager, Manager agrees to reasonably cooperate with Owner in the transition of the services provided hereunder to one or more replacement managers provided that Manager is reimbursed for its reasonable costs of doing so. Manager shall also, for a period of six (6) months after such expiration or termination, make itself available to consult with and advise Owner’s lenders, Owner and any replacement manager regarding the operation and maintenance of the Properties or otherwise to facilitate an orderly transition of the services provided hereunder to a new manager of the Properties; provided, such consultation and advice shall be limited to Manager’s provision, upon Owner’s or any of Owner’s lenders’ reasonable request, of consultation and advice regarding (x) the provision of such services that Manager provided during the one hundred twenty (120) day period immediately prior to such termination and/or (y) the transition of such services to a new manager of the Properties. During any such period, Manager shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Owner or Owner’s lenders, as applicable, within ten (10) business days’ following delivery of an invoice for Manager’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses (such expenses to be deemed Operating Expenses). Upon any termination of this Agreement by Owner, Manager shall, upon notice from Owner to so terminate, terminate with respect to each Property all contracts with all vendors, all service providers, all contractors, all Third-Party Management Companies. This Section 6(d) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement (whether in whole or part).

(e) Manager shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it hereunder except upon a determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law and (ii) there is no reasonable action which can be taken to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law; provided that Manager shall give at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Owner and Owner’s lenders, if any, and such resignation shall not be effective until the earlier of (A) such time as Owner has executed a Replacement Management Agreement with a manager approved by Owner’s lenders and (B) the date that is six months from the effective date of such resignation. For the avoidance of doubt, Owner shall continue to pay the Monthly Management Fee to Manager for all periods prior to the effectiveness of its resignation. Any such determination under clause (i) above

 

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permitting the resignation of Manager shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel (who is not an employee of Manager or its Affiliates) to such effect delivered, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory, to Owner’s lenders.

(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement with respect to any or all of the Properties, Manager shall promptly (i) surrender and deliver up to Owner all rents and income of the Properties and other monies of Owner on hand and in any bank account; (ii) deliver to Owner as received any monies due Owner under this Agreement (including those monies received by Manager after termination); (iii) deliver to Owner all materials and supplies, keys and documents, and such other accountings, books, and records pertaining to this Agreement or the Properties; and (iv) assign only those existing contracts designated by Owner relating to the operations and maintenance of the Properties, provided that Owner shall agree to assume all liability under a contract (but only if Owner requires Manager to assign such contract to Owner). Within thirty (30) days after such termination, Manager shall deliver to Owner all written reports required in Section 8(h)-(l) for any period not covered by such reports at time of termination.

(g) Promptly upon receipt of notice of termination from Owner, or simultaneously with delivery of notice of resignation to Owner, Manager shall provide to Owner copies of tenant transition letters that Owner or a successor manager may utilize in notifying tenants upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 .

7. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Owner hereby represents and warrants to Manager as follows:

(i) Owner has the authority to enter into this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid, binding and enforceable agreement.

(ii) Execution and performance of this Agreement (A) do not breach any agreement of Owner with any third party or any duty arising in law or equity, (B) do not violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, and (C) are within its governing powers.

(iii) Owner is the sole and exclusive owner of the Properties and has the authority to engage Manager to perform the Services with respect to the Properties.

(b) Manager hereby represents and warrants to Owner as follows:

(i) Manager has the authority to enter into this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid, binding, and enforceable agreement.

(ii) Execution and performance of this Agreement (A) do not breach any agreement of Manager with any third party or any duty arising in law or equity, (B) do not violate any law, rule, or regulation applicable to it, (C) are within its corporate powers, and (D) have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of such party.

(iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by Manager of the transactions contemplated herein, except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and except where the failure to obtain those

 

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consents, approvals, authorizations or orders is unlikely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document to which it is a party or the financial condition of Manager.

(iv) There are no legal actions pending against it that could interfere with its performance under this Agreement and covenants that it shall promptly inform Owner of any such events that occur during the term of this Agreement.

(v) Manager (A) is in the business of providing similar services to meet the requirements of owners of residential real estate, (B) has substantial expertise in the Services and (C) is in good financial standing and shall maintain the capability to meet its financial obligations hereunder during the Term, including, without limitation, paying its Manager Vendors pursuant to the terms of any agreement between them.

(vi) The leasing, management and collection practices used by Manager with respect to the Properties have been in compliance with all applicable legal requirements, and all necessary licenses, permits and regulatory requirements pertaining thereto have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, except, in each case, to the extent that such practices would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Owner or the Properties.

(vii) With respect to each Property, Manager has a lock code allowing production of a key or a coded lock box at the Property that holds a copy of the key or where allowed by law holds the key for such Property and is and will hold and maintain possession thereof as agent for Owner.

8. Services .

(a) Manager shall provide the services as specified in this Agreement (collectively, the “ Services ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner acknowledges and agrees that Manager engages third-party vendors (“ Manager Vendors ”) to provide certain of the Services, including day-to-day, property level services (e.g., preservation, repair, management, and related services) on behalf and at the direction of Manager and at Owner’s expense in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Manager shall perform the Services and all other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations (collectively, “ Laws ”) in a good and workmanlike manner and with at least the same degree of care, skill, prudence, time, attention and diligence that a prudent real estate manager acting in like capacity would exercise (together with the fiduciary duty applicable with respect to protection and accounting for funds described in the following sentence, “ Due Care ”). In addition, Manager shall act in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the proper protection of, and accounting for funds derived from, the Properties.

(c) Manager’s responsibilities shall be to oversee, coordinate, organize, manage, direct and facilitate the leasing, management, marketing and advertising of the Properties; including, but without limitation, the engagement, employment, hiring and firing of, and the contracting and negotiation with, all employees, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, suppliers, agents, subagents, brokers, professionals and specialists, whether

 

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corporations, individuals or other legal entities, and all other personnel deemed by Manager to be necessary or desirable in effectuating and performing Manager’s responsibilities hereunder with respect to the Properties.

(d) Manager shall keep Owner informed of all matters known to Manager which could materially affect the ownership of or the ability to rent a Property and shall deliver to Owner on a monthly basis (on such dates as Owner and Manager shall from time to time agree) a list of all such matters then known to Manager and a description thereof.

(e) Manager shall administer and manage the Properties, including, without limitation, to collect rent and other amounts payable by tenants thereof, pay all operational expenses relating to the Properties (at Owner’s cost) and enforce any regulations and the lease terms applicable to any tenant, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof. Manager shall, on behalf of Owner, ensure material compliance with the terms and conditions of applicable leases with tenants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager shall not be liable to Owner for arrears in rent or other payments payable or to be paid by any tenant of a Property unless such amount is received by Manager.

(f) Manager agrees not to knowingly permit the use of any Property for any purpose which would reasonably be expected to void any policy of insurance held by Owner or which would reasonably be expected to render any loss thereunder uncollectible, or which would be in violation of any law or any governmental regulation, requirement or restriction that, in each case, would have a material adverse effect on the profitability, value, use, operation, leasing or marketability of such Property or results in any material liability to, claim against or obligation of Owner (an “ Individual Material Adverse Effect ”). Manager has received and reviewed all insurance policies relating to the Properties as of date hereof and agrees to review policies delivered to Manager by Owner in the future. Manager shall advise Owner regarding general operational matters, and, at Owner’s expense, Manager shall implement and maintain or cause to be implemented and maintained, appropriate systems, procedures and policies necessary for the proper operation of the Properties. Manager shall obtain all permits and licenses for the Properties, at Owner’s cost, to operate, occupy and lease the Properties as rental properties.

(g) Manager shall perform the Services within the limitations set forth in the authorization letter, dated the date hereof, between Manager and Owner (such letter and all amendments, modifications and substitutions thereto being the “ Side Letter ”).

(h) Manager shall deliver a master data tape in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto to Owner containing all information required for Owner to prepare and satisfy Owner’s reporting obligations set forth in Sections 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.13, 4.3.14, 4.3.15 and 4.3.16 of the Loan Agreement. Manager shall deliver to Owner the master data tape with respect to the preceding calendar month no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day of each calendar month. Manager shall deliver to Owner all other such information, documents, records or reports at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which the reporting obligations set forth in Sections 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11 of the Loan Agreement.

(i) Manager shall deliver to Owner on each Business Day a data file containing Property level information agreed by Owner and Manager, including the formulas utilized by Manager to prepare the data file. Manager shall deliver to Owner on each Business Day a report in the form of Exhibit D ; provided that at the time Manager establishes a data warehouse for the

 

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benefit of Owner and to which Owner has access, such daily reporting shall no longer be required. Manager shall grant Owner access to Manager’s Propertyware account system, or any replacement or successor to Propertyware, including all modules included in such account system. If additional reporting is required by a rating agency under a Securitization, Owner and Manager shall develop such additional reporting elements to satisfy such obligation.

(j) Manager shall make available the appropriate members of Manager’s senior management to participate on a conference call with Owner on a weekly basis as contemplated in the Side Letter in order to discuss the Properties, the performance of the Properties, operating expenses, capital expenditures, property trends, performance trends and such other topics reasonably requested by Owner.

(k) Manager shall deliver to Owner, within ten (10) Business Days of Owner’s request therefor, copies of any requested lease, property tax, insurance bills, statements or invoices received by Manager with respect to the Properties except, in the case of property taxes, if the Owner shall have engaged a third party property tax servicer provider. Manager shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after request by Owner, furnish or cause to be furnished to Owner in such manner and in such detail as may be reasonably requested by Owner, such additional information, documents, records or reports as may be reasonably requested with respect to the Properties or the conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Properties.

(l) Manager shall notify on a monthly basis Owner of any notice of violation of any legal requirements, any material defect in a Property, any fire or other material casualty loss to a Property, any condemnation action, rezoning or other governmental order, and any tax assessment notices; provided that Manager shall provide notice as soon as practicable if any such matter would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect.

9. Renting of Properties . Manager shall facilitate the leasing of the Properties, and to cause the Properties to be rented to suitable and creditworthy tenants, as determined by Manager. Manager shall market and procure leases with third party individuals for the Properties, including market research and advertising, locating and screening potential tenants, negotiating leases with such tenants and executing and/or brokering leases as agent and attorney-in-fact for Owner (including renewals, expansions, equipment changes, rental abatements, relocations, maintenance agreements, and renewals, modifications and terminations of leases). Manager shall provide to Owner a copy of all lease forms, renewal forms and other agreement forms pertaining to the Properties (together with any updates thereto) upon request by Owner. Manager may make immaterial revisions as to the nature and substance of all such forms, based on Manager’s experience and understanding of the local market in which the Properties are located or if required by applicable law, and Manager shall be responsible for assuring that all lease forms, renewal forms and other agreement forms pertaining to the Properties comply at all times with all applicable laws. Manager is and shall be authorized to cause the execution, delivery and renewal of any and all leases for the Properties on behalf of Owner, using the requisite forms as described above in this Section 9 and within the limitations and subject to the requirements set forth in the Side Letter. Manager is authorized to permit such concessions, considerations or other special arrangements as may be deemed appropriate, necessary or desirable by Manager, acting in good faith, in the leasing of the Properties; but no such concessions, considerations, rebates, free rent, allowances or special arrangements shall be made or given to the extent the same would violate any applicable laws and provided further that in no

 

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event shall any such concessions, considerations or other special arrangements for any lease exceed, without the prior consent of Owner, the amount as set forth in the Side Letter for the related Property under such lease. Each lease shall be an Eligible Lease to an Eligible Tenant (each as defined in the Loan Agreement).

10. Employment of Personnel . Manager shall employ sufficient qualified personnel and investigate, hire, train, pay, bond and/or insure, supervise and discharge the personnel necessary to be employed, in each case, in order to properly maintain and operate the Properties. No such personnel shall be deemed employees of Owner. The costs of gross salaries, and other incentive compensation payments, including payroll taxes, insurance, worker’s compensation and other employee benefits of such personnel, shall be solely the responsibility of Manager or Third-Party Management Companies and are not reimbursable expenses by Owner. Manager shall prepare or cause to be prepared, at its sole cost and expense, for execution and filing by Manager as an independent contractor, all forms and returns required by all federal, state or local laws in connection with income tax, unemployment insurance, workmen’s compensation insurance, disability benefits, social security and other similar taxes now in effect or hereafter imposed with respect to any employees working at or in respect of the Properties.

11. Service Contracts . To the extent provided in Section 26, Manager shall arrange for and enter into contracts for water, electricity, gas, landscape, maintenance, security services, pool maintenance, cleaning, vermin extermination, trash removal, furnace and air-conditioning maintenance and other similar services relating to the ordinary and customary maintenance of the residential property in Owner’s name and on behalf of Owner. Any of the foregoing contracts shall not require Owner’s prior approval if it is entered into in arms-length transactions with an entity which is not an Affiliate of Manager. In performing its responsibilities hereunder with respect to the Properties, Manager may, from time to time, and at any time, deal with any of its Affiliates or use the services offered by any division or employees of the Manager. The amounts payable to any Affiliate or the Manager itself shall be based on what would have been paid under an arm’s-length contract with a un-Affiliated entity in the general vicinity and in the city where the applicable Properties are located and shall be terminable concurrently with any termination of this Agreement and shall not be included in manager compensation as set forth herein.

12. Maintenance and Repair of Properties . At Owner’s cost, Manager shall, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 32 and in the Side Letter:

(a) maintain the buildings, appurtenances and grounds of each Property in “rent-ready” condition, in good repair and operating condition, in accordance with industry standards and in a manner otherwise reasonably acceptable to Owner, including, without limitation, performing or causing to be performed all necessary or desirable repairs, maintenance, cleaning, decorating, alterations, replacements and improvements in and to each Property, maintaining the interior and exterior of each Property, painting, landscaping, plumbing, carpentry, maintaining and updating all operating systems and such other normal maintenance and repair work as may be desirable;

(b) perform or cause to be performed all budgeted capital improvements, including alterations, improvements, additions, replacements or repairs to the Properties (“ Capital Expenditures ”);

 

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(c) perform or cause to be performed repairs required due to emergencies that threaten life, injury or property or could result in civil or criminal liability for Manager or Owner; and

(d) engage such suppliers and hire such contractors as reasonably required for the completion of such maintenance and Capital Expenditures.

Owner hereby expressly authorizes Manager to arrange for, supervise, and enter into contracts for all repairs and maintenance as Manager considers necessary and appropriate and that are within Manager’s designated authority levels as set forth in the Side Letter.

13. Collection of Rental Income . Manager shall collect, or direct the collection by third parties of, all rent and other charges due from tenants of the Properties and all other rental fees and other charges otherwise due Owner with respect to the Properties (all such rental fees and other charges being hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Rental Income ”). Owner authorizes Manager to request, demand, collect, receive and receipt for all such rent and other charges, and to institute legal proceedings in the name of either Manager, the applicable Manager Subsidiary, or Owner, and as an expense reimbursable by Owner for the collection thereof, and for the dispossession of tenants and other persons from the Properties, which expense may include the engaging of counsel for any such matter. All tenants shall be directed to send their rent payments to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and any rent collected by Manager in cash or by check shall be deposited by Manager to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Manager.

14. Operating Budget . At least ninety (90) days prior to each date on which Owner is required under the Loan Agreement to provide (i) an annual operating budget and/or (ii) any budget required by the Loan Agreement (such budget, as applicable, the “ Operating Budget ”), Manager shall prepare such Operating Budgets, including estimates of operating and capital receipts and disbursements on a line-item basis, in each case, in the format reasonably required by Owner. During such 90-day period, Owner and Manager shall cooperate in finalizing each such Operating Budget. If the lender has a right to approve an Operating Budget pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, neither Owner nor the Manager shall change or modify the Operating Budget without prior written consent of the lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as no Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing).

15. Tenant Liaison; Tenant Complaints and Requests . Manager shall maintain commercially reasonable relationships with tenants. Manager shall be responsible for giving (a) all notices and statements required to be sent to tenants under applicable leases of the Properties, and (b) all other notices necessary for the administration and management of the Properties, including without limitation, the delivery to each tenant at least annually of Owner’s privacy notice (which form shall be provided by Owner to Manager for delivery).

Manager shall, as Manager reasonably deems necessary, send appropriate notices of delinquency and apply late charges according to the provisions of each tenant lease. Manager shall use reasonable efforts to demand payment of and collect any amounts that are in arrears from a tenant at any Property.

 

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If Manager institutes any legal or equitable proceedings to recover any payments or amounts that are in arrears from a tenant at any Property or any other person or entity with respect to a Property, in each case as may be permitted hereunder, such proceedings shall be in the name of either Owner, Manager or a subsidiary of Manager, and shall be at Owner’s sole expense.

Manager shall be responsible for receiving and responding timely to consumer complaints (as they pertain to tenants, leases and/or Properties), and forwarding copies of each complaint and any response thereto to Owner. Manager shall maintain complaint resolution policies and procedures, and shall further provide Owner with periodic reports summarizing the complaints and responses thereto for the given time period, along with sufficient information for Owner to analyze the activity and potential trends. Manager shall maintain records showing the action(s) taken with respect to each complaint.

16. Returns Required by Law . Manager shall execute and file when due all forms, reports and returns required by law relating to the employment of personnel and to the operation of the Properties.

17. Affordable Housing . Manager shall assist Owner with matters concerning affordable housing qualification and compliance to the extent applicable.

18. Compliance with Legal Requirements . Manager shall comply with the laws and ordinances affecting the Properties and leasing activities at the Properties by any federal, state, county or municipal authority having jurisdiction thereover, and orders of the board of fire underwriters or other similar bodies, subject to the limitations contained in this Section 18 except to the extent that any failure to comply would result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect, provided, that, Manager shall not take any such action so long as Owner is contesting, or has, affirmed its intention to contest and promptly institutes proceedings contesting, any such order or requirements, unless failure to comply promptly with any such order or requirement would reasonably be expected to expose Manager to liability, in which case Manager shall cause the same to be complied with unless Owner agrees to indemnify Manager from any such liability. Manager shall timely notify Owner in writing of all such orders and notices of requirements received by Manager. Manager shall also advise Owner timely of the service upon Manager of any summons, subpoena, citation or claim for matters relating to the Properties including but not limited to leasing, operation, management or maintenance of the Properties. It shall be the duty of Manager at all times during the term of this Agreement to operate and maintain the Properties exercising Due Care consistent with this Agreement. Manager shall, in a timely manner and at Manager’s sole cost and expense, apply for, obtain and maintain all licenses and permits (including deposits and bonds) required for Manager (to comply with its legal requirements to manage single family residential properties) in connection with the management and operation of the Properties.

19. Embargoed Persons . Manager shall, in connection with the approval process for prospective tenants, reject any application from a prospective tenant that (i) is listed on any Government Lists, (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof, (iii) has been previously

 

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indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) to the actual knowledge of Manager, is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. Upon Manager obtaining actual knowledge that any tenant of a Property is listed on any Government List, Manager shall promptly and no later than two (2) Business Days after obtaining actual knowledge (I) provide written notice to Owner and OFAC identifying the applicable tenant and related Property, and (II) take such further action with respect to such tenant as is required pursuant to the Patriot Act or other applicable law or regulation. For purposes hereof, the term (x) “ Patriot Act Offense ” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism; (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws (the “ Patriot Act ”); and also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense; (y) “ Government List ” means (A) the Annex to Presidential Executive Order 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001), (B) OFAC’s most current list of “ Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons ” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/ downloads/t11sdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and (C) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Owner notifies Manager in writing is now included in “ Government List ”; and (z) “ OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.

20. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance . Manager has in place and shall maintain procedures to ensure its compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”), including conducting the due diligence required under the Anti-Money Laundering Laws in connection with the leases and tenants, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable tenant and the origin of the assets used by said tenant to lease the applicable Property and maintaining sufficient information to identify the applicable tenant for purposes of compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and has conducted the requisite due diligence with respect to the Leases existing as of the date of this Agreement for purposes of such Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the origin of the assets used by said tenant to lease the applicable Property.

21. Claims for Tax Abatements and Eminent Domain Awards . When requested by Owner from time to time, Manager shall, without charge or reimbursement, except for out-of-pocket expenses, render advice and assistance to Owner in the negotiation and prosecution of all claims for the abatement of property and other taxes affecting any Property and for awards for taking by eminent domain affecting any Property.

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23. Insurance Requirements for Manufacturers, Service Providers and Contractors . Manager shall ensure that any and all service providers, contractors or other providers that are engaged by Manager and providing services to a Property, have appropriate insurance, as reasonably determined by Manager. Any certificates of insurance of such service providers, contractors or other providers that are obtained by Manager shall be kept by Manager in accordance with Section 27 .

24. HOAs . Manager shall act as Owner’s liaison with the HOAs of which the Properties may be a part, and Owner authorizes Manager to receive all notices and other information from such HOAs on behalf of Owner and to provide all information that is reasonably requested by any such HOAs. Manager shall pay when due, utilizing funds from the HOA Reserve Account, any HOA dues, costs and expenses for any Property for which Manager has received an invoice. Manager shall maintain current records of each HOA, including its name, address and contact person(s) and maintain all invoices and receipts relating to each payment made to a HOA, such records to be kept by Manager in accordance with Section 27 .

25. Delays in Performance of Services . In the event Manager’s performance of any Service is delayed by an act of God, strike, civil insurrection, flood or fire, the time for completion of Services as set forth in this Agreement shall be extended for a reasonable period of time to be mutually agreed upon by Owner and Manager, following abatement of any such event.

26. Manager’s Authority .  To authorize and permit Manager to perform the Services provided for hereunder, Owner agrees to execute and deliver to Manager a power of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B . In addition to and not in limitation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Owner expressly authorizes Manager to take the actions included in such power of attorney in furtherance of Manager’s performance of the Services on behalf of Owner, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Side Letter.

27. Books and Records .  Manager shall maintain an accurate set of books of account and other records, in form and substance mutually agreed upon, with respect to the Properties and the Services, containing, among other things, separate entries for all amounts received and expenditures incurred in the management of the Properties and the provision of the Services. Owner, and other parties designated by Owner, shall have at all reasonable times, upon prior notice, access to such records, books and accounts and to all vouchers, files and all other material pertaining to the Properties and this Agreement, all of which Manager agrees to keep available and separate from any records not having to do with the Properties. Owner shall have the right (at its expense for any out of pocket costs) to audit the books and records of Manager. Such books of account shall be available upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice, during normal business hours for inspection by Owner or Owner’s duly authorized agents. Manager shall maintain and preserve its relevant records, books and accounts, at no cost to Owner. Such books and records shall be kept, in all material respects, in accordance with sound accounting practices and generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States and maintained at the office of Manager for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or such longer period as required by law, unless Owner requests the return of such records in which case Manager shall duly deliver such records to Owner at Owner’s cost and expense. All such records shall belong to Owner.

 

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28. [ Reserved] .

29. Agent of Owner .  Manager shall be acting as the agent of Owner in the performance of its duties as a manager of the Properties to the extent that such duties are performed by Manager and/or Manager Vendors in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

30. Working Capital .  Subject to and in accordance with Section 31(d), Owner shall be responsible for providing all such funds as may be necessary to discharge financial commitments, including, but not limited to, accounts payable and other expenses required to manage and operate the Properties, and Manager shall have no responsibility or obligation to furnish or advance any such funds.

31. Cash Management .

(a) Rent Deposit Account . Manager shall direct all tenants to send their rent payments to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts and any rent collected by Manager in cash or by check shall be deposited by Manager to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Manager. Manager shall direct all Third-Party Management Companies to direct all tenants to send their rent payments to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts and, with respect to any rent collected by any Third-Party Management Company in cash or by check, direct such Third-Party Management Company to deposit such amounts to one of the Rent Deposit Accounts within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by such Third-Party Management Company. Promptly after the deposit of any combined payment of rent and security deposit into the Rent Deposit Account, Manager, on behalf of Owner, shall submit written notice to Lender (with a copy to Owner) identifying the applicable combined payment and requesting return of the security deposit amount from the Cash Management Account, and when the same is paid, Manager promptly shall deposit the same into the Security Deposit Account within three (3) Business Days after receipt.

(b) Security Deposit Accounts . Manager shall direct all tenants to send their security deposits to one of the Security Deposit Accounts and any security deposits collected by Manager in cash or by check shall be deposited by Manager to one of the Security Deposit Accounts within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Manager. Manager shall cause all security deposits received by any Third-Party Management Company or other third party service provider to be deposited into a Security Deposit Account in accordance with the Loan Agreement. In the event that Manager determines that all or any portion of a Security Deposit is not required for repair or maintenance and is to be returned to any tenant in accordance with the applicable lease and Laws, Manager shall, in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, cause such amount to be returned to the applicable tenant and shall provide notice thereof to Owner. Owner shall release security deposits to Manager on a timely basis to the extent permitted by Section 4.1.6 of the Loan Agreement to allow compliance by the Manager with the terms of the lease requiring timely return of those deposits.

(c) Disclaimer . Except for fees payable in accordance with Section 33 and subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Manager hereby disclaims any and all interests in each Rent Deposit Account, the Cash Management Account, each Security Deposit Account and Owner’s Operating Account and in any of the collections or security deposits.

 

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(d) Working Capital . Owner hereby agrees to deposit into a bank account in the name of Owner to which Manager has access (the “ Working Capital Account ”), an amount equal to $400.00 per Property (the “ Maintenance and Repair Reserve Amount ”) to be used by Manager on behalf of and for the benefit of Owner for maintenance and repair of the Properties. Owner may deposit additional amounts in the Working Capital Account to be used by Manager on behalf of and for the benefit of Owner for tenant turn costs, capital expenditures and other expenditures incurred in the normal course of operating the Properties. In the event Manager uses or applies all or any portion of the Maintenance and Repair Reserve Amount as provided herein, to the extent that funds are available in the Owner’s Operating Account, Owner shall, no more than once per calendar month and following written demand from Manager, including reasonable supporting documentation for advances made from the Maintenance and Repair Reserve Amount, deposit into the Working Capital Account an amount of funds sufficient to restore such Maintenance and Repair Reserve Amount to the full Maintenance and Repair Reserve Amount required by this Section 31(d) .

32. Expense of Owner . (a) Owner shall be liable for the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the Properties (“ Operating Expenses ”) and all Capital Expenditures made with respect to the Properties, and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Owner shall pay for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Manager in connection with the maintenance or operation of the Properties or the performance by Manager of its duties under this Agreement. Owner shall not be obligated to pay for (i) purchases of, or contracts for, materials or services constituting overhead of Manager and centralized software and computer support, (ii) expenses for Manager’s office equipment, supplies, materials or services, (iii) any overhead expenses of Manager incurred with respect to its general offices, or (iv) any salaries of personnel of Manager. Owner shall not be obligated to reimburse Manager for any obligations or expenses arising from or relating to (A) the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of Manager, Manager Subsidiaries or the Third-Party Management Companies, or (B) any breach by Manager under this Agreement.

(b) Manager is hereby authorized to incur Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures on behalf of Owner, the necessity, nature and amount of which may be determined in Manager’s discretion in accordance with Due Care. Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to incur Operating Expenses, and Capital Expenditures within the limits prescribed by the Operating Budget; provided that, subject to the limitations on reimbursement specified in paragraph (c) below, Manager may at any time incur Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures in amounts that exceed the Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures specified in the Operating Budget if and to the extent that Manager determines that it is necessary or advisable to do so.

(c) Manager shall maintain accurate records with respect to each Property reflecting the status of Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures payable in respect thereof and shall furnish to Owner from time to time such information regarding the payment status of such items as Owner’s lenders may from time to time reasonably request. Manager shall arrange for the payment of all Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures payable by Owner as the same become due and payable out of funds available for that purpose in Owner’s Operating Account (excluding any amount paid from any reserve funds held by Owner’s lenders). All Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (excluding those paid from reserve funds) will be funded through Owner’s Operating Account, and Manager shall have no obligation to subsidize, incur,

 

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or authorize any Operating Expense or Capital Expenditure that cannot, or will not, be paid by or through Owner’s Operating Account (excluding any amount paid from reserve funds).

33. Compensation and other Fees to Manager .  Owner agrees to pay to Manager a fee (the “ Monthly Management Fee ”) consisting of a) an amount computed and payable monthly in arrears in an amount equal to 6.75% of gross Rents collected with respect to the Properties for such calendar month; provided, that for purposes of determining gross Rents collected, collections of Advance Rent shall be allocated to the applicable calendar month set forth in the applicable Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule and b) the amounts set forth in a mutually agreed fee letter in effect between Owner and Manager from time to time for the related service provided. Manager acknowledges that all management services (including maintenance of the Properties) are part of Manager’s obligations under this Agreement, and the Monthly Management Fee includes Manager’s full compensation for all management services. It is understood and agreed that the Monthly Management Fee shall not be reduced by the expenses of Owner under Section 32 . Manager shall not be entitled to any other fees or compensation except for the Monthly Management Fee. The fees payable to Manager are full compensation, and any fees payable to the Third-Party Management Companies or Manager Subsidiaries in excess of the fees provided under this Section 33 shall be payable at Manager’s sole cost and expense. Except to the extent provided for in this Agreement, Owner shall not be obligated to pay to the Manager any transition or termination costs or expenses, termination fees, or their equivalent in connection with the transfer of a Property or the termination of this Agreement.

34. Confidentiality ; Privacy Law Compliance; Security Breach Disclosure .  (a) In performing their obligations pursuant to this Agreement, either party may disclose to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of intangible objects (including, without limitation, documents), certain confidential or proprietary information including, without limitation, the names and addresses of tenants, the Properties, a party’s customers, marketing plans and objectives, research and test results, operating budgets and other information that is confidential and the property of the party disclosing the information (“ Confidential Information ”). The parties agree that the term Confidential Information shall include (a) this Agreement and the Loan Agreement, as the same may be amended and modified from time to time, (b) Customer Information (as defined below), (c) business information (including all operating budgets, marketing plans, products and services, employee information, business models, know-how, strategies, designs, reports, data, research, financial information, pricing information, corporate client information, market definitions and information, and business inventions and ideas), and (d) technical information (including software, algorithms, models, developments, inventions, processes, ideas, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration, and technical specifications, including, but not limited to, computer terminal specifications, the source code developed from such specifications, all derivative and reverse-engineered works of the specifications, and the documentation and software related to the source code, the specifications and the derivative works). Confidential Information shall not include (a) information in the public domain or which is independently developed by the other party or (b) any information required to be disclosed to a Regulatory Authority, pursuant to Applicable Laws or pursuant to a valid subpoena or court order. Owner and Manager agree that Confidential Information shall be used by each party solely in the performance of its obligations under the Loan Documents. Each party (including, without limitation, their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, counsel, representatives, employees, advisors, accountants, auditors or agents (“ Representatives ”)) shall receive Confidential Information in confidence and shall not, without

 

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the prior written consent of the disclosing party, disclose any Confidential Information of the disclosing party; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation on the part of the parties to maintain in confidence any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other which (i) is generally known to the trade or the public at the time of such disclosure, (ii) becomes generally known to the trade or the public subsequent to the time of such disclosure, but not as a result of disclosure by the other in violation of this Agreement, (iii) is legally received by either party or any of its respective Representatives from a third party on a non-confidential basis provided that to such party’s knowledge such third party is not prohibited from disclosing such information to the receiving party by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the other party, its Representatives or another party, or (iv) was or hereafter is independently developed by either party or any of its Representatives without violation of its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, a receiving party shall be permitted to disclose the Confidential Information to any Regulatory Authority in the course of an examination, inquiry or routine audit without notice to, or consent by, the disclosing party. As used herein, “ Regulatory Authority ” means all local, state and federal regulatory authorities, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that currently has, or may in the future have, jurisdiction or exercising regulatory or similar oversight with respect to any of the activities contemplated by this Agreement or to Owner, Manager or any Third-Party Management Company.

The parties agree that the disclosing party owns all rights, title and interest in and to its Confidential Information and any and all modifications to such Confidential Information, and that the party receiving the Confidential Information will not reverse-engineer any software or other materials embodying the Confidential Information. The parties acknowledge that Confidential Information is being provided for limited use internally, and the receiving party agrees to use the Confidential Information only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, disclosure of the Confidential Information may be made if, and to the extent, requested or required by law, rule, regulation, interrogatory, request for information or documents, court order, subpoena, administrative proceeding, inspection, audit, civil investigatory demand, or any similar legal process without liability and, except as required by the following sentence, without notice to the other party. In the event that the receiving party or any of its Representatives receives a demand or request to disclose all or any part of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information under the terms of a subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or under a civil investigative demand or similar process, (i) to the extent practicable and permitted, the receiving party agrees to promptly notify the disclosing party of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a demand or request and (ii) if the receiving party or its applicable Representative is compelled to disclose all or a portion of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, the receiving party or its applicable Representative may disclose that Confidential Information that its counsel advises that it is compelled to disclose and will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information that is being so disclosed.

Each party represents and covenants that it will protect the Confidential Information of the other party in accordance with prudent business practices and will use the same degree of care to protect the other party’s Confidential Information that it uses to protect its own confidential information of a similar type. In addition, Manager agrees that during the period of

 

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this Agreement and thereafter, Manager will not directly or indirectly use the Confidential Information other than in the course of performing its duties as Manager. Except as expressly provided herein, no right or license whatsoever is granted with respect to the Confidential Information or otherwise.

Following termination of this Agreement, upon the request of the disclosing party, the non-disclosing party will, within ten (10) days after receiving a request by the disclosing party, destroy all Confidential Information furnished to it and/or any of its Representatives by or on behalf of the disclosing party. Except to the extent a party is advised by legal counsel that such destruction is prohibited by law, the non-disclosing party and its Representatives will also destroy all written material, memoranda, notes, copies, excerpts and other writings or recordings whatsoever prepared by the non-disclosing party and/or its Representatives based upon, containing or otherwise reflecting any Confidential Information; provided, however, that neither the non-disclosing party nor any of its Representatives shall be obligated to return or destroy Confidential Information (i) to the extent it has been electronically archived by any such party in accordance with its automated security and/or disaster recovery procedures as in effect from time to time or (ii) to the extent required by their respective internal record retention policies for legal, compliance or regulatory purposes; provided that any such Confidential Information so retained shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions contained herein for so long as it is retained by the non-disclosing party, irrespective of the term of this Agreement. At the request of the disclosing party made at the time of its request for the return and/or destruction of Confidential Information, the return and/or destruction of materials in accordance with the foregoing shall be certified to the disclosing party in writing by an authorized officer of the non-disclosing party.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Section 34(a) , each party agrees that it shall obtain, use, retain and share information concerning tenants of each Property and prospective tenants of any Property, including nonpublic personal information as defined under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and implementing regulations, including all nonpublic personal information of or related to customers or consumers of either party, including but not limited to names, addresses, telephone numbers, account numbers, customer lists, credit scores, and account, financial, transaction information, consumer reports and information derived from consumer reports, that is subject to protection from publication under applicable law (“ Customer Information ”), in strict compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy and confidentiality of such information, including the requirements of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, its implementing regulations and Owner’s Privacy Notice, in connection with this Agreement. Manager agrees that it will not disclose or use any Customer Information, including any Customer Information relating to tenants of each Property and prospective tenants of any Property other than to carry out the purposes for which such information has been disclosed to it hereunder. Further, Manager shall by written contract require any Third-Party Management Companies to maintain the confidentiality of said information in a similar fashion. Manager agrees that Owner owns all rights, title and interest in and to the Customer Information, including any Customer Information relating to tenants of each Property and prospective tenants of any Property.

Manager shall immediately inform Owner in writing of any actual or reasonably suspected unauthorized access to or acquisition, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of any nonpublic personal information in the custody or control of Manager, including under any contracts with third party service providers, (“ Information Security Incident ”) of which

 

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Manager becomes aware, but in no case later than twenty-four (24) hours after it becomes aware of the Information Security Incident. Such notice shall summarize in reasonable detail the effect on Owner, if known, of the Information Security Incident and the corrective action taken or to be taken by Manager. Manager shall promptly take all necessary and advisable corrective actions, and shall cooperate fully with Owner in all reasonable and lawful efforts to prevent, mitigate or rectify such Information Security Incident. Manager shall (i) investigate such Information Security Incident and perform a root cause analysis thereon; (ii) make commercially reasonable efforts to remediate the effects of such Information Security Incident; and (iii) provide Owner with such assurances as Owner shall request that such Information Security Incident is not likely to recur. The content of any filings, communications, notices, press releases or reports related to any Information Security Incident must be approved by Owner prior to any publication or communication thereof.

In addition, Manager agrees that it will not make any material changes to its security procedures and requirements affecting the performance of its obligations hereunder which would materially lessen the security of its operations or materially reduce the confidentiality of any databases and information maintained with respect to Owner, Borrowers, and Loan Applicants without the prior written consent of Owner.

Each party agrees and represents to the other that it and each third party service provider engaged by such party to provide data processing, data storage or other information technology services have, or will have prior to the receipt of any Confidential Information, designed and implemented an information security program that will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements set forth in 12 C.F.R. Part 364 and 16 C.F.R Part 314, all as amended, supplemented and/or interpreted in writing by Regulatory Authorities and all other Applicable Law.

35. Indemnification and Release Rights .  Manager shall indemnify, defend and save harmless Owner and its respective members, officers, partners, agents, consultants, employees, successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, costs, claims, expenses, liabilities, damages or deficiencies, including interest, penalties and attorney’s fees, arising out of or due to (a) a breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement of Manager contained in this Agreement, (b) acts or omissions constituting bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties in connection with the performance by Manager of its obligations under this Agreement, (c) any leases or other instruments entered into by Manager, on Owner’s behalf, which fail to comply with applicable laws or this Agreement, (d) any actions of, or claims by, any Manager Subsidiary or Third-Party Management Company, or (e) any claims made by any employees of Manager in connection with a violation of any employment-related law (the foregoing being “ Claims ”). Manager shall not be obligated to indemnify the Owner as provided in this Section 35 to the extent the indemnified Claim arises directly out of Manager’s compliance with Owner’s express instructions.

Owner shall defend, indemnify and hold Manager and its officers, directors, agents, contractors, subcontractors and employees, and each of them, harmless from any and all Claims arising out of or incurring in connection with (i) the Properties, (ii) a breach by Owner of this Agreement or (iii) otherwise arising out of or incurred by Manager’s performance of Services other than Claims arising due to a breach by Manager’s duty to use Due Care, or from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Manager in the performance of the Services.

 

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In the event the indemnified party provides the indemnifying party timely written notice of any asserted Claim (provided that failure to provide timely notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Section 35 , except to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by the delay) and thereafter, the indemnifying party shall, at its own expense, defend, protect, and save harmless the indemnified party against said claim or any loss or liability thereunder. The provisions set forth in this Section 35 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

36. Insurance .  (a) As an operating expense of the Properties, Owner or Owner’s representative shall provide and maintain the insurance coverages for the Properties in such amounts and with such coverages as may be required by law or customary practice in owning rental properties similar to the Properties and the Loan Agreement.

(b) At its own expense, Manager shall maintain the following insurance (the “ Required Insurance ”) and such other insurance (e.g., fire, flood, earthquake, etc.) as Manager considers appropriate in connection with its business. Owner shall be named as an additional insured under Manager’s commercial general liability policy:

(i) Comprehensive crime insurance including employee dishonesty covering Manager, Manager Subsidiary and all employees of Manager handling Owner’s funds or other documents, with a per claim limit of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).

(ii) Errors and Omissions professional liability insurance in an annual aggregate amount of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per claim.

(iii) Worker’s compensation insurance in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations covering all employees of Manager, with a waiver of subrogation endorsement in favor of Owner and its respective Members.

(iv) Commercial automobile liability coverage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident, combined single limit bodily injury and property damage (which coverage shall include, without limitation, liability assumed under any contract).

(v) Property management errors and omissions insurance with limits of not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence and in aggregate and naming Owner as an additional insured.

Manager shall notify Owner and Owner’s insurance carrier promptly upon becoming aware of any casualty, loss, injury, claim or other event which may result in a claim under any insurance policy maintained by Owner. Manager will cooperate with Owner and Owner’s insurance carrier on loss control inspections, responding to recommendations and other safety issues.

Manager shall provide to Owner a written certificate and endorsements from the carrier reflecting that Manager’s insurance is effective in accordance with and in compliance with this Section 36(b) and will not be canceled without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Owner.

 

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37. Funds Received After Termination .  In the event Manager receives any funds, including, but not limited to, Rental Payments, payments on damages, past due amounts, etc., with respect to any of the Properties (collectively, the “ Post Termination Funds ”) on behalf of Owner after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Manager shall, within two (2) days of receipt thereof, remit any and all such Post Termination Funds to Owner in the form so received by Manager; Owner shall reimburse Manager for Managers actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the delivery to Owner of any such Post Termination Funds. In addition, Owner shall remit payment of undisputed fees or other unreimbursed costs to Manager within ten (10) days of receipt of any applicable invoice received after termination or expiration of this Agreement for Services performed or expense or liability incurred by Manager prior to such termination or expiration. This Section 37 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

38. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Report .   Manager, at its expense, shall on or before November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2017, (a) on or before February 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2018, cause a firm of Independent public accountants that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to Owner or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to Manager’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement and that such firm is of the opinion that Manager’s performance of the Services has been conducted in compliance with this Agreement, and that nothing has come to their attention which would indicate that such performance has not been conducted in compliance therewith, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement and (b) deliver to Owner with a copy of its annual SSAE 16 – SOC 1 Report (the SSAE 16 scope will include processes and internal controls maintained by Manager to provide the Services) and shall also on or before January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2018, deliver a “bridge letter” or “gap letter” addressing the fourth calendar quarter of the prior calendar year with respect to the foregoing matters.

39. Limitation of Liability .  IN NO EVENT SHALL OWNER OR MANAGER BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS), ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION.

40. Dispute Resolution .   It is the intent of Owner and Manager to use commercially reasonable efforts to, on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis, expeditiously resolve any dispute, controversy or claim between or among them with respect to the matters covered by this Agreement and that may arise from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing, if Owner or Manager are unable to resolve any dispute, controversy or claim among their respective representatives then either Owner or Manager may deliver to the other written notice (each such notice, an “ Escalation Notice ”) demanding an in-person meeting involving senior level of management of Owner and Manager, or if each of Owner and Manager agree, of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within such entity (each such individual so designated being a “ Relationship Executive ”). In response to an Escalation Notice, each of Owner and Manager shall set an agenda, location and, if necessary, procedures, to discuss, negotiate and resolve the matter(s) set forth in such Escalation Notice. Owner and Manager shall use commercially

 

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reasonable efforts to meet no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of an Escalation Notice. Neither Owner nor Manager Party may initiate a termination of this Agreement or initiate a legal action or proceeding in respect of the dispute, controversy or claim described in an Escalation Notice until the earlier to occur of: (i) the 45th day following the delivery of the Escalation Notice and (ii) two Business Days following the second meeting (either by phone or in person) of dispute, controversy or claim the Relationship Executives or their designees to specifically address the matter(s) set forth in such Escalation Notice.

41. Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including General Obligations Law §5-1401, but otherwise without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

42. Notice .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and may be sent by United States mail, postage prepaid, electronic mail, or overnight courier or messenger, to the respective parties at the addresses shown below or at such other addresses as the parties hereto may, from time to time, hereafter designate in writing:

 

If to Owner:    Chief Administrative Officer
   36C Strand Street
   Christiansted, USVI 00820
   Stephen.Gray@altisourceamc.com
With a copy to:    Randall K. Mason
   36C Strand Street
   Christiansted, USVI 00820
   Randall.Mason@altisourceamc.com
If to Manager:    President
   8300 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 200
   Austin, Texas 78759
   chobbs@msrenewal.com
   with a copy to:
   Legal Department
   8300 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 200
   Austin, Texas 78759
   shughes@msrenewal.com

Any notices complying with the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to have been properly made only when received by such party.

43. Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable or void, in whole or in part, then the parties shall be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, but only to the extent that it is illegal, unenforceable or void, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable

 

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while preserving its intent or, if that is not possible, by substituting therefor another provision that is legal and enforceable and achieves the same objectives.

44. No Joint Venture or Partnership .  Manager is an independent contractor and nothing contained in this Agreement or in any document executed in connection with this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership, or agency relationship between the parties. Manager’s employees and Manager Vendors shall not be deemed to be employees of Owner. In no event shall Manager have any obligation or liability whatsoever with respect to any debts, obligations, or liabilities of Owner other than as expressly set forth herein. Manager shall have no authority to enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of Owner or otherwise bind or obligate Owner to any third party in any manner whatsoever other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

45. Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, together with the Side Letter, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior agreements, promises, negotiations between Manager and Owner relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

46. Amendment; Waiver .  Any amendment of this Agreement may be made only by a written instrument executed by Manager and Owner. No waiver by any party of any obligation of the other party, or any breach or default by the other party in the performance by such party of its obligations hereunder, shall be binding or enforceable except to the extent set forth in a writing signed by the party sought to be charged thereby.

47. Approvals and Consents .  If any provision of this Agreement requires the approval or consent of Manager or Owner to any act or omission, unless expressly stated otherwise such approval or consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

48. Assignment .  Neither Owner nor Manager shall assign, whether by merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise, any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that (i) Manager may engage Manager Subsidiaries and Third-Party Management Companies subject to the terms contained herein or merge or consolidate with or sell all or substantially all its assets to an Affiliate under common Control that assumes all obligations of the Manager hereunder, and (ii) Owner may assign this Agreement to the lender under the Loan Agreement and grant a security interest in its rights and interests hereunder pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement and all of its terms and provisions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

49. Competitive Projects .  Owner and Manager, in each case, individually or with others, may engage in, own, manage or possess any interest in any other properties, projects and ventures of every nature and description, including, but not limited to, the ownership, financing, leasing, operation, management, brokerage, development and sale of real property and apartment projects other than the Properties and the Services to be provided hereunder, whether or not such other ventures or projects compete with the Properties or the Services to be provided hereunder so long as any such engagement or possession shall not adversely affect the Properties, the performance of the Services hereunder or Owner, and neither Manager nor Owner shall have any right to the income or profits derived from such other party’s projects.

 

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50. Jurisdiction, Venue . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS FOR ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SAID COURTS.

51. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . OWNER AND MANAGER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

52. Headings .  The section headings contained herein are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of this Agreement.

53. Subordination; No Recordation . This Agreement shall not constitute an interest in real estate. In all events this Agreement shall be subordinate to any mortgage, ground lease or underlying lease now or hereafter encumbering any of the Properties or the improvements thereon or any portion thereof. In confirmation of such subordination, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver to the holder of such mortgage, ground lease or underlying lease such subordination instruments as the holder may request including a separate property management agreement relating to such Property consisting of the identical terms of this Agreement. Manager hereby agrees that this Agreement and all rights, interests and privileges of Manager hereunder for the Services rendered by Manager are hereby subordinated to the Loan and the obligations of Owner and the liens granted by Owner in favor of Lender provided for in the Loan Agreement, and to all rights of Lender to receive payment from Owner in accordance with the Loan Agreement. Manager shall not record this Agreement, any memorandum thereof or any lien, lis pendens or other instrument encumbering any of the Properties.

54. Survivability .  The provisions of Sections 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 50, 51, 54 and 55 shall survive any termination for any reason or expiration of the Agreement.

55. No Petition . Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the date on which the Loan Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations (as defined in the Loan Agreement) thereunder and under the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) have been fully satisfied, Manager shall not institute, or join any other person in instituting, or authorize a trustee or other person acting on its behalf or on behalf of others to institute, any involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or receivership proceedings under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof against Owner or any of the Guarantors (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Owner shall have no obligation to pay any amount required to be paid by it hereunder in excess of any amount available to it after it has paid all amounts due and payable by it under the Loan Agreement. All payment obligations of Owner hereunder are contingent on the availability of funds in excess of

 

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the amounts due and payable by it under the Loan Agreement (“ Available Funds ”) and Manager agrees that it will not have a claim against Owner under Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code if and to the extent that any such payment obligation owed to Manager by Owner exceeds Available Funds; provided that, upon and during the continuance of the absence of Available Funds, the Manager shall without any liability or obligation whatsoever be permitted to suspend performance of its obligations hereunder.

56. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Property Management Services Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

  HOME SFR Borrower, LLC   Main Street Renewal LLC
  By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

    By:  

/s/ Clay Hobbs

  Name:  

Stephen H. Gray

    Name:  

Clay Hobbs

  Title:  

Vice President

    Title:  

President

Signature Page to Property Management Services Agreement\


EXHIBIT A

Manager Subsidiaries .

MSR Insurance Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company

 

Exhibit A - 1


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

RESPECTING TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS INVOLVING

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE ASSETS

This limited power of attorney (the “ Power of Attorney ”), dated as of September     , 2016, is entered into by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC (the “ Owner ”), and Main Street Renewal LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Manager ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Owner is engaged, directly and indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, in the business of owning and operating certain single-family residential properties with the intent to lease, hold, and sell such properties (each a “ Property ” and collectively, the “ Properties ”), and Manager provides certain advisory, management, administrative, and related services with respect to residential real estate properties;

WHEREAS, Owner desires that Manager provide Owner with certain services relating to the Properties (the “ Services ”), including leasing and lease management, operations, maintenance, repair, property management, and property disposition services, and, to this end, has entered into a certain Property Management Services Agreement with Manager dated as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, under the Agreement, Manager is authorized to take various actions in furtherance of the purposes of the Agreement, including the execution of documents that obligate the Owner with respect to the services and transactions consistent with the responsibilities of Manager under the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:

1. Subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the Side Letter (as defined in the Agreement), Owner hereby constitutes and appoints Manager, for so long as Manager provides services to Owner under the Agreement, Owner’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, in the name of Owner, through Manager’s authorized employees or third-party agents, to:

(a) To sign, execute, deliver, renew, enforce and/or cancel lease agreements with respect to the Properties.

(b) To receive and collect all rents and other payments due or owing by tenants to whom the Properties are leased for the account of Owner, to give receipts therefore, and to deposit all such payments in accordance with the provisions hereof and of the Loan Agreement.

 

Exhibit B – 1


(c) To hire and utilize, and provide all necessary assistance to, counsel in connection with any legal action associated with the Properties, including, without limitation, the eviction of tenants and the recovery of possession of any Property and/or of unpaid rents and other damages.

(d) To make, or cause to be made, any repairs, alterations, or decorating of the Properties and to purchase supplies and materials and pay all such expenses in accordance with this Agreement.

(e) Subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, to collect, manage, and release security and other deposits and to deposit and withdraw such funds from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof and of the Loan Agreement.

(f) To identify, investigate, engage, supervise, and pay all Manager Vendors reasonably necessary in order to properly maintain and operate the Properties and to perform the Services.

(g) To enter into contracts, directly, or on behalf of Owner, with (i) vendors and subcontractors, to execute certain of the day-to-day property preservation, repair, management and related services for which Manager is responsible under this Agreement and (ii) other third party service providers, including with respect to water, electricity, gas, fuel, window cleaning, telephone, termite and other vermin extermination, trash removal, janitorial service, laundry service, lawn service, snow removal, and other necessary or recurring services deemed by Manager to be necessary or advisable for the operation of the Properties.

(h) To consult with Owner to set and/or adjust the rental rate for each Property.

(i) To charge, collect and retain for its own account a portion of late fees, NSF charges or other late penalties associated with returned checks, late payments or other tenant defaults in accordance with general industry practices, including the sharing of fees with third party vendors and subcontractors.

(j) At Owner’s direction, to determine prices and sell Properties identified by Owner; provided that in the event Manager acts as Owner’s broker in connection with such sale, Manager shall retain for its own account seller’s brokerage commissions in accordance with the compensation set forth in the Management Agreement.

(k) Manager may pay bills for real estate and personal property taxes, improvement assessments and other like charges which are or may become liens against the Property.

2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the Side Letter, Owner hereby grants to Manager full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as Owner might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that Manager shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

3. Manager hereby acknowledges and agrees that Manager will, exercising Due Care (as defined in the Agreement) (a) designate those employees and third party agents of Manager who may be authorized by Manager from time to time to execute documents on behalf of the

 

Exhibit B – 2


Owner pursuant to this Power of Attorney (the “ Authorized Signatories ”); (b) provide a list of such Authorized Signatories to Owner at any time upon Owner’s request; (c) monitor and supervise its employees and third party agents, including all Authorized Signatories in the conduct of those functions and activities authorized by this Power of Attorney; and (d) take commercially reasonable actions, steps and precautions to ensure that Manager, either directly or indirectly through an employee of Manager or third party agent, does not act in any manner that exceeds the authorization granted under this Power of Attorney.

4. Owner acknowledges and agrees that Manager may rely upon (a) a copy of this Power of Attorney as executed, including any copy received by telecopy or email, it being understood that an original will be kept by Owner, (b) any notice, statement, document, email, facsimile, telephone call or other written or oral communication reasonably believed by Manager to be genuine and from Owner or any Owner representative, and (c) opinions and advice of legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts, including those engaged by Manager.

5. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration or earlier termination of the Agreement, unless earlier revoked by Owner in a signed writing delivered to Manager or by operation of law.

FORM ONLY – DO NOT SIGN

 

Exhibit B – 3


EXHIBIT C

Form of Master Data File for Monthly Report

 

Exhibit C – 1


EXHIBIT D

Form of Daily Report

 

Exhibit D – 1

Exhibit 10.2

SIDE LETTER

This letter agreement is made as of September 30, 2016 (as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, the “ Side Letter ”) by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal LLC is the Side Letter referred to in the Property Management Services Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016 (as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, the “ Property Management Agreement ”) by and between HOME SFR Borrower, LLC and Main Street Renewal LLC. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Property Management Agreement.

Owner has engaged Manager pursuant to the Property Management Agreement to manage the Properties, including without limitation, to provide the Services thereunder. In furtherance of the delivery of the Services by Manager pursuant to the Property Management Agreement, Owner and Manager hereby agree as follows:

1 A Manager Termination Event shall occur upon the occurrence of any event set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

2 With respect to any Property repair or maintenance expense related to a Property, if such expense is estimated to exceed $800 (with respect to any single work order), Manager shall obtain Owner’s prior consent to incurring such expense; provided , however, that upon receipt of notice from Manager of any such expense, Owner shall provide its approval or denial within 24 hours after receipt of notice by Owner and if Owner has not provided a denial, its approval shall be deemed to have been provided; provided , further , however, that if any such expense would give rise to a breach by Owner of Section 4.4.3 of the Loan Agreement relating to habitability, then no such prior consent shall be required.

3 With respect to any costs related to renovating a Property following the termination of a lease, if the aggregate of such expenses for such Property is estimated to exceed $1,000 , Manager shall obtain Owner’s prior consent to incurring such expense; provided , however, that upon receipt of notice from Manager of any such expense, Owner shall provide its approval or denial within three (3) business days after receipt of notice by Owner and if Owner has not provided a denial, its approval shall be deemed to have been provided.

4 Manager in the normal course provides tenants concessions, negotiates tenant settlements and manages tenant and third party complaints and threatened or actual litigation. Concessions include rent forgiveness, cost reimbursement, temporary or permanent relocation from the Property, fee waivers, release from lease and lease terms (collectively, “Tenant Concessions”). Manager shall request prior approval by Owner for any Tenant Concession greater than one month’s rent which shall be deemed approved if not denied within 2 (two) Business Days of request and Manager may agree to any Tenant Concession without prior approval if Manager reasonably deems the Tenant Concession necessary or desirable to ensure habitability or in mitigation of risk or costs.


Each month, Manager shall report to Owner all Tenant Concessions, all tenant and third party escalation complaints, all actual or threatened litigation and all settlements of disputes with tenants.

5 During each conference call between Owner and Manager, Manager will provide the information set forth on Schedule 2 hereto, as may be revised from time to time by the Owner and the Manager.

6 This Side Letter shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including General Obligations Law §5-1401, but otherwise without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

7 EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS FOR ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SAID COURTS.

8 Any amendment of this Side Letter may be made only by a written instrument executed by Manager and Owner. No waiver by any party of any obligation of the other party, or any breach or default by the other party in the performance by such party of its obligations hereunder, shall be binding or enforceable except to the extent set forth in a writing signed by the party sought to be charged thereby.

9 Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the date on which the Loan Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations (as defined in the Loan Agreement) thereunder and under the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) have been fully satisfied, Manager shall not institute, or join any other person in instituting, or authorize a trustee or other person acting on its behalf or on behalf of others to institute, any involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or receivership proceedings under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof against Owner or any of the Guarantors (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

10 Notwithstanding anything in this Side Letter to the contrary, Owner shall have no obligation to pay any amount required to be paid by it hereunder in excess of any amount available to it after it has paid all amounts due and payable by it under the Loan Agreement. All payment obligations of Owner hereunder are contingent on the availability of funds in excess of the amounts due and payable by it under the Loan Agreement (“ Available Funds ”) and Manager agrees that it will not have a claim against Owner under Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code if and to the extent that any such payment obligation owed to Manager by Owner exceeds Available Funds; provided that, upon and during the continuance of the absence of Available Funds, the Manager shall without any liability or obligation whatsoever be permitted to suspend performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

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11 This Side Letter may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Side Letter by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Side Letter.

[Signatures Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Side Letter as of the date first written above.

 

HOME SFR BORROWER, LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

Name:  

Stephen H. Gray

Title:  

Vice President

MAIN STREET RENEWAL LLC
By:  

/s/ Clay Hobbs

Name:  

Clay Hobbs

Title:  

President

Signature Page to Authorization Side Letter


Schedule 1

Manager Termination Events

All calculations set forth below shall exclude each Property set forth on Schedule 1-A hereto that are not stabilized on the Closing Date until the the sixtieth (60 th ) day following the date on which renovations of such Property have been completed.

1. The tenant retention rate shall be less than 70.0%, measured on a three-month rolling average, calculated for each calendar month as the percentage equivalent of (a) the number of Properties with tenants with active leases whose scheduled lease end date occurred in the month immediately preceding such calendar month of calculation (such tenants being the “ Subject Tenants ”) divided by (b) the number of Properties with Subject Tenants with active leases during such calendar month of calculation.

2. The average number of days vacant for the vacant Properties during any three (3) calendar month period shall exceed 82.

3. Manager shall fail to pay when due, assuming sufficient funds are available in the HOA Reserve Account, any HOA dues, costs or expenses for any Property for which Manager has received an invoice, and such failure is not cured by Manager with twenty (20) days of such due date.

4. Manager shall knowingly fail to maintain any Property in habitable condition, which failure results in or could be reasonably expected to result in a breach by Borrower of Section 4.4.3 of the Loan Agreement and such failure was not caused by any breach or failure to fund by the Owner and shall continue for thirty (30) days.

5. The delinquency rate shall for any three (3) calendar month period exceed 3.0%, calculated as the average for each of the three (3) calendar months during any such period of the percentage equivalent of (a) the aggregate Rents that are more than 90 days past due from their original due date during such calendar month divided by (b) total Rents due during such calendar month.

6. The target to actual rent percentage shall for any three (3) month period be greater than six percent (6.0%), calculated during any such three (3) month period as the percentage of (a) the difference between (i) the estimated agreed upon target rental amounts determined by Manager for such Properties minus (ii) the actual Rents for Properties that are leased during such 3 month period divided by (b) the estimated agreed upon target rental amounts determined by Manager for such Properties.

7. Controllable Operating Expenses paid during any calendar month exceed the amounts budgeted therefor by the Manager by more than 10.0% for any three (3) month period. For purposes hereof, “ Controllable Operating Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule V of the Loan Agreement.


8. The occupancy rate shall for any six (6) calendar month period be less than 92%, calculated as the average for each of the six (6) calendar months during any such period of the percentage equivalent of (a) the number of Properties with tenants with active leases during such calendar month divided by (b) the number of Properties during such calendar month.


Schedule 1-A

Properties


Schedule 2

Conference Call Topics

Weekly calls

 

  1. Rental Performance

 

  a. Property Status buckets (leased, leased non-paying, eviction, under contract, listed, turn, renovation)

 

  i. Overall

 

  ii. Regional analysis

 

  b. Incoming call information (prospects, repair & maintenance, vendor, tenant)

 

  c. Occupancy analysis

 

  i. Occupied Properties

 

  ii. Economic Occupancy

 

  d. Listed for rent

 

  i. Aging buckets

 

  ii. Regional analysis

 

  e. Eviction

 

  i. Location

 

  ii. Aging

 

  iii. Timelines

 

  iv. Delay reasons

 

  f. Move out information

 

  i. Count

 

  ii. Reasons

 

  g. Turns

 

  i. Time

 

  ii. Costs

 

  iii. Regional analysis

 

  iv. Delays

 

  h. Renovations

 

  i. Time

 

  ii. Cost

 

  i. Repair & Maintenance

 

  i. Count

 

  ii. Category

 

  iii. Costs

 

  2. Aging Calls

 

  a. Discussion on properties >30 days

 

  b. Current incentives

 

  c. Regional performance

 

  3. Rental Estimates

 

  a. Renewal lease rate increases


  b. Turn lease rate increases

Monthly Calls

 

  1. Monthly Tenant Survey Information

 

  2. Net Operating Income Financial Report

 

  3. Turn, Repair & Maintenance Costs Report

Exhibit 10.3

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

This Amendment and Waiver Agreement (“Amendment and Waiver Agreement”) is dated as of September 30, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and between ALTISOURCE SOLUTIONS S.À R.L. , a Luxembourg private limited liability company (“Altisource”) and ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL CORPORATION , a Maryland corporation (“Residential”, and together with Altisource, the “Parties” and each individually, a “Party”).

Recitals

WHEREAS, Altisource’s parent, Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., distributed one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Residential to its shareholders pursuant to which it provided Residential with a $100 million capital contribution;

WHEREAS, Residential and Altisource entered into that certain Master Services Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012 (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreements entered into between the Parties, Altisource provides or causes to be provided to Residential and Residential’s Affiliates certain Services;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Agreement, the Parties agreed that Altisource is the exclusive provider of all Services to Residential and all of Residential’s Affiliates;

WHEREAS, Residential desires to purchase the Seller Property Portfolio from Sellers in one or more Transactions;

WHEREAS, Sellers have agreed to provide Residential with the Seller Property Portfolio Financing for each such Transaction;

WHEREAS, as a condition to the provision of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing for each Transaction, Sellers require that Residential enter into the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement and that Main Street Renewal provide the MSR Property Management Services for each property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio until the end of the Waiver Term;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement (including without limitation, the addition of new Sections 20.13 and 20.14 of the Agreement and the contingent payments described therein) and based on the conditions described in these recitals, Altisource is willing to grant the Exclusivity Waiver; and


Agreement

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Recitals . The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated into and made an essential part of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

2. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms that are used herein shall have the meanings given such terms in this Amendment and Waiver Agreement or in the Collective Agreements, as applicable.

3. Amendments to the Agreement .

3.1 The Agreement is hereby amended as set forth below:

 

  (a) Section 6.6.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add Sections 20.13 and 20.14 to the list of Sections that survive the termination of the Agreement.

 

  (b) To add a new Section 20.13:

“20.13 C HANGE OF C ONTROL . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Collective Agreements, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during the Initial Term, any Renewal Term and any other extensions thereto, the Surviving Entity, to the extent Residential is not the Surviving Entity, shall assume (and Residential shall cause the Surviving Entity to assume) all rights and obligations of Residential pursuant to the Collective Agreements. Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall provide written notice to Altisource of the occurrence of a Change of Control immediately upon the earlier of: (i) the occurrence of a Change of Control or (ii) in the case of the occurrence of a series of events that results in a Change of Control, the date on which the first of such series of events becomes or is reasonably likely to become a Change of Control.”

 

  (c) To add a new Section 20.14:

“20.14 L IQUIDATION .

 

  (a)

Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation during the Initial Term, any Renewal Term, and any other extensions of the Collective Agreements, Residential or any Surviving Entity shall pay to Altisource, on the date on which such Liquidation occurs a

 

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  liquidation fee equal to sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) (the “Liquidation Fee”).

Residential shall provide written notice to Altisource of the occurrence of a Liquidation or breach of Section 20.13 immediately upon (i) the occurrence of such Liquidation or breach (as applicable) or (ii) in the case of the occurrence of a series of events that results in a Liquidation, the date on which the first of such series of events becomes or is reasonably likely to become a Liquidation.

 

  (b) In the event of a breach of Section 20.13, Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall pay to Altisource an amount equal to sixty million dollars ($60,000,000), which shall be Altisource’s sole and exclusive remedy.

 

  (c) In the event (i) Residential or the Surviving Entity terminates Altisource pursuant to Section 6.2.1.1 (Material Breach) or Section 6.2.2.4 (Performance Standards) which Residential or the Surviving Entity may do without the payment of a Liquidation Fee, subject to the additional rights of Altisource set forth below in this Section 20.14(c) (each a “Performance Standard Termination Event”), and (ii) such Performance Standard Termination Event occurs within twelve (12) months before or after a Liquidation or Change of Control, Altisource retains the right to challenge, in a court of competent jurisdiction, such Performance Standard Termination Event as a termination in breach of the Agreement and this Section 20.14. If, following any such proceeding, a final non-appealable determination has been made that such Performance Standard Termination Event was made by Residential or the Surviving Entity in breach of the Agreement or this Section 20.14, then Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall pay to Altisource a fee equal to 1.3 times the Liquidation Fee. Such fee shall be immediately due and payable following such final, non-appealable determination, which shall be Altisource’s sole and exclusive remedy.

 

  (d) For the avoidance of doubt, any payments due and payable pursuant to this Section 20.14 shall not be subject to Sections 12.3 or 12.5 of the Agreement, but in no event shall any such payments made pursuant to this Section 20.14 adversely affect the limitations of liability under Sections 12.3 and 12.5 for all other matters in the Agreement.

 

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  (e) Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation pursuant to this Section 20.14 or a breach of Section 20.13, Altisource shall have the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to immediately provide notice of its intention to terminate and shall thereby terminate any or all of the Collective Agreements in whole or in part in accordance with Sections 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 of the Agreement.

 

  (f)

During the Initial Term, any Renewal Term, any other extensions thereto, Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall, within ten (10) days after the filing of Residential’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K, as applicable, prepare a report which lists in detail all sales, liquidations or dispositions of Single Family Residential Company Assets which occurred during the previous quarter (the “Quarterly Single Family Residential Company Asset Report”) including, without limitation, (i) the market value of the Single Family Residential Company Assets sold, liquidated or disposed (ii) the proceeds of the sale, liquidation or disposition of such Single Family Residential Company Assets, (iii) the portion of such proceeds used to acquire Single Family Rental Assets or to make payments under Residential’s financing arrangements with respect to Single Family Residential Company Assets, (iv) the portion of proceeds not used by the Company to acquire Single Family Residential Company Assets or make payments under Residential’s financial arrangements with respect to Single Family Residential Company Assets, (v) the portion of proceeds not used to acquire Single Family Residential Company Assets as of the date of the report but which are intended to be used to acquire the such assets and (vi) any other information Altisource may reasonably request to assist with calculations related to determining whether a Liquidation has occurred. Such Quarterly Single Family Residential Asset Report shall be considered by Altisource and Residential in determining whether a Liquidation has occurred under this Section 20.14. The provision of this Quarterly Single Family Residential Company Asset Report may be subject to a confidentiality and/or standstill agreement to the extent it provides Altisource with material non-public information; provided , however , to the extent that Residential believes that a Quarterly Single Family Residential Company Asset Report contains material non-public information, Residential will inform Altisource of this in writing prior to the submission of such Quarterly Single Family Residential Company Asset Report to Altisource and to the extent that Altisource confirms

 

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  its desire to receive such material non-public information, Residential and Altisource will agree to a confidentiality and/or standstill agreement on such material non-public information.”

 

  (g) From time to time and upon reasonable prior written notice, but no more than once every twelve (12) months, Altisource may audit, or appoint an independent auditor to audit, Residential’s or the Surviving Entity’s, as applicable, compliance with the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreements, including, but not limited to, payment terms. Any such audit will be conducted during regular business hours at the facilities of Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, and Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, will identify and cooperate with Altisource (or its representatives) to provide Altisource (or its representatives) with access to all relevant employees, equipment, books and records. If such an audit shows an underpayment or lack of payment of any of the fees due to Altisource, Residential or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall immediately pay such underpayment or nonpayment amount in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

  (d) Section 2 of Exhibit 1 to the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following definitions (in appropriate alphabetical order):

 

  (i) A DDITIONAL P ROPERTIES . The term “Additional Properties” means the approximately 3,000 properties that Residential acquires from Sellers subsequent to the Effective Date in one or more transactions prior to June 30, 2017.

 

  (ii) A MENDMENT AND W AIVER A GREEMENT . The term “ Amendment and Waiver Agreement ” means that certain Amendment and Waiver Agreement dated September 30, 2016 by and between Altisource and Residential.

 

  (iii)

C HANGE OF C ONTROL . The term “ Change of Control ” means any of the following circumstances: (a) the consummation of any sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition by Residential, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, within a twelve (12) month period, of all or substantially all of the assets of Residential and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any other unaffiliated Person or Group and which is not, immediately after giving effect thereto, a subsidiary of Residential, solely if such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition is

 

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  made within two (2) years after the occurrence of one of the circumstances in (b) or (c) of this definition; (b) any Person or Group, becoming, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, whether by way of purchase, acquisition, tender, exchange or other similar offer or recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction, the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or equivalent voting interest of Residential entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function); or (c) the consummation of any recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction immediately following which the beneficial owners of the voting stock or equivalent voting interest of Residential entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function) immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction do not beneficially own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or equivalent voting interest of Residential entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function) of the entity resulting from such transaction (including an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns Residential or all or substantially all of the assets of Residential and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, either directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries of such entity) in substantially the same proportion as their beneficial ownership of the voting stock or equivalent voting interest of Residential entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function) immediately prior to such transaction.

 

  (iv) C OLLECTIVE A GREEMENTS . The term “ Collective Agreements ” means the Agreement, the Services Letter, each SOW, the Fee Letter, Fee Schedules, the Amendment and Waiver Agreement, the Memorandum of Understanding, dated August 7, 2014, between Altisource and Residential and all other associated and related agreements and commitments and any amendments thereto.

 

  (v)

E XCLUSIVITY W AIVER . The term “Exclusivity Waiver” means the limited waiver granted pursuant to the Amendment and Waiver Agreement of the provisions of

 

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  Section 8.1 of the Agreement solely with respect to and for the limited purpose of Residential entering into the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement and the provision of the MSR Property Management Services to Residential directly by Main Street Renewal for each property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio until the end of the Waiver Term solely to the extent required as a necessary condition to Residential obtaining the Seller Property Portfolio Financing as more fully set forth in Section 4.1 of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

 

  (vi) G ROUP . The term “Group” means a group of Persons within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

  (vii) L IQUIDATION . The term “ Liquidation ” means: (A) Residential’s or the Surviving Entity’s sale, liquidation or other disposition of an aggregate of 50% or more of the Single Family Residential Company Assets for which Altisource provides Services, excluding non-performing mortgage loans (“NPLs”), sub-performing mortgage loans (“SPLs”) and real estate owned properties (“REOs”), (collectively, the “Class A Assets”) over any trailing 18-month period, the proceeds of which Residential does not use to acquire additional Single Family Residential Company Assets or to pay down, make waterfall payments or make other required payments under Residential’s or the Surviving Entity’s financing or securitization facilities that further enable Residential to acquire any Single Family Residential Company Assets with funding available under such facilities (collectively, “Debt Payments”) or (B) Residential’s or the Surviving Entity’s sale, liquidation or other disposition of an aggregate of 50% or more of the Single Family Residential Company Assets that are NPLs, SPLs and REOs (collectively, the “Class B Assets”) over any trailing 18-month period, the proceeds of which Residential or the Surviving Entity does not use to acquire additional Single Family Residential Company Assets or to make Debt Payments, or (C) any transaction or series of transactions following which Residential is no longer substantially a Single Family Residential Company.

In determining the percentage of Class A Assets being sold, liquidated or otherwise disposed in the case of subsection (A) above, and the Class B Assets being sold, liquidated or otherwise disposed in the case of

 

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subsection (B) above, the denominator of such Class A Assets or Class B Assets, as applicable, (the “Base SFRCA Number”) shall be the aggregate market value of all such Class A Assets or Class B Assets, respectively, as of the Effective Date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement; and provided further that the applicable Base SFRCA Number for each of the Class A Assets and the Class B Assets, as applicable, will be (i) reduced by the amount of proceeds from the sale of Class A and Class B Assets, as applicable, that are used for Debt Payments in each such class, and (ii) will be increased by the amount of new debt issued and that is used (I) in the case of the Base SFRCA Number for Class A Assets, to purchase Class A Assets, and (II) in the case of the Base SFRCA Number for Class B Assets, to purchase Class B Assets. In addition, the applicable Base SFRCA Number for each of the Class A Assets and Class B Assets shall be reset to the then-total market value of Single Family Residential Company Assets owned by Residential or the Surviving Entity in each of the asset classes, as applicable, on each 18-month anniversary of the Effective Date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

For purposes of the definition of Liquidation and the provisions of Section 20.14, but without limiting the provisions of or Altisource’s rights pursuant to Section 20.14(c), Liquidation shall not include any termination of the Agreement or any Service or SOW by Residential or the Surviving Entity in accordance with the terms of Sections 6.2.1.1 (Material Breach), 6.2.1.2 (Altisource’s Insolvency), 6.2.2.1 (Legal Prohibition), 6.2.2.2 (Legal Violation), 6.2.2.3 (Government Citation), or 6.2.2.4 (Performance Standards) (each an “Agreement Termination Event”), in which case no Liquidation Fee shall be payable under Section 20.14(a), except as provided in Section 20.14(c).

 

  (viii) L IQUIDATION F EE . The term “Liquidation Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.14(a) of the Agreement.

 

  (ix) M AIN S TREET R ENEWAL . The term “ Main Street Renewal ” means Main Street Renewal, LLC.

 

  (x)

MSR P ROPERTY M ANAGEMENT S ERVICES . The term “ MSR Property Management Services ” means the property management services provided by Main Street

 

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  Renewal solely with respect to the Seller Property Portfolio as a requirement of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing; provided , however , the MSR Property Management Services expressly excludes the performance of the Sales and Settlement Services that are performed by Altisource or its Affiliates pursuant to the Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

 

  (xi) MSR P ROPERTY P ORTFOLIO S ERVICES A GREEMENT . The term “ MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement ” means each agreement by and between Residential and Main Street Renewal entered into as of the Transaction Date for the applicable properties in the Seller Property Portfolio as a requirement of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing and the term of which shall not extend beyond November 30, 2021 for the Transaction that closes on the Effective Date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement or with respect to the Additional Properties exceed five (5) years following the additional Transaction Date, pursuant to which Main Street Renewal provides any of the MSR Property Management Services for any portion of the Seller Property Portfolio.

 

  (xii) P ERFORMANCE S TANDARD T ERMINATION E VENT . The term “Performance Standard Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.14(c) of the Agreement.

 

  (xiii) P ERSON . The term “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, estate, trust, joint venture or unincorporated association; any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof; or any other legal entity and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

  (xiv)

S ALES AND S ETTLEMENT S ERVICES . The term “ Sales and Settlement Services ” means the following Services provided by Altisource or its Affiliates with respect to the properties contained in the Seller Property Portfolio: (i) brokerage services on the sale of such properties contained in the Seller Property Portfolio that are not sold or settled internally by Main Street Renewal pursuant to the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement including but not limited to: (A) preparation of closing documents; (B) the receipt of any necessary termite or other inspections; (C) scheduling and handling closing activities; (D) closing of

 

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  escrow and disbursement of seller’s proceeds; (E) verification that wired seller’s proceeds match the amounts shown on the closing statement; (F) wiring of net sales proceeds to bank accounts designated by a seller; and (G) following the sale, confirming that outstanding invoices have been paid; (ii) Title Services in connection with the sale of properties contained in the Seller Property Portfolio that are not provided internally by Main Street Renewal pursuant to the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement; and (iii) Title Services in connection with the purchase of the properties contained in the Seller Property Portfolio.

 

  (xv) S ELLER P ROPERTY P ORTFOLIO . The term “ Seller Property Portfolio ” means collectively (a) those certain residential real estate properties as each described and set forth on Exhibit A to the Amendment and Waiver Agreement and (b) the Additional Properties.

 

  (xvi) S ELLER P ROPERTY P ORTFOLIO F INANCING . The term “ Seller Property Portfolio Financing ” means (a) that initial loan agreement and other associated lending documentation entered into contemporaneous with the initial loan agreement by and between Residential and Sellers for the properties set forth on Exhibit A and evidencing the initial seller financing by Sellers and utilized by Residential to purchase all or any portion of the Seller Property Portfolio in such Transaction and (b) any loan agreement and other associated lending documentation entered into contemporaneous with such loan agreement by and between Residential and Sellers for the Additional Properties.

 

  (xvii) S ELLERS . The term “ Sellers ” means MSR I, L.P., MSR II, L.P. or any other property owner selling any Seller Property Portfolio assets to Residential pursuant to a Transaction.

 

  (xviii) SFR P ROPERTIES . The term “ SFR Properties ” means single family residential properties, including properties purchased as unleased single family properties that are not then-currently leased, in each case held for the purpose of leasing and earning rental income from such single family residential properties.

 

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  (xix) S INGLE F AMILY R ESIDENTIAL C OMPANY . The term “ Single Family Residential Company ” means a Person that has one hundred percent (100%) of its assets in one or more of the following asset classes: (i) SFR Properties; (ii) in residential mortgage loans (including NPLs, SPLs and re-performing loans) held for the purpose of converting the assets securing such loans into SFR Properties available for lease; (iii) in NPLs held for the purpose of converting the assets securing such loans into cash that will be used to invest in SFR Properties available for lease; (iv) in REO properties held for the purpose of converting such properties into SFR Properties available for lease, (v) in REO properties that that will be converted into cash that will be used to invest in SFR Properties available for lease or (vi) cash or cash equivalents held for the purpose of investing the same in the assets set forth in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition.

 

  (xx) S INGLE F AMILY R ESIDENTIAL C OMPANY A SSETS . The term “ Single Family Residential Company Assets ” means the assets listed in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the definition of Single Family Residential Company, each as owned by Residential or any of its Affiliates or the Surviving Entity, as applicable.

 

  (xxi) S URVIVING E NTITY .  The term “ Surviving Entity ” means any surviving entity or successor in interest as a result of any Change of Control.

 

  (xxii) T ITLE S ERVICES . The term “ Title Services ” means title services necessary or incident to the purchase and sale of property including but not limited to: (a) ordering and issuing preliminary title searches; (b) researching, negotiating and clearing any defective title issues; and (c) ordering and issuing title insurance policies.

 

  (xxiii) T RANSACTION . The term “ Transaction ” means the transaction or each transaction in a series of transactions whereby Residential acquires all or any portion of the Seller Property Portfolio assets from Sellers.

 

  (xxiv)

T RANSACTION D ATE . The term “ Transaction Date ” means the applicable closing date for each Transaction, which (a) in the case of the real estate properties set forth in Exhibit A shall be on or prior to the Effective Date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement and (b) in the case of

 

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  the Additional Properties in the Seller Property Portfolio, shall be on a date on or prior to June 30, 2017.

 

  (xxv) W AIVER T ERM . The term “ Waiver Term ” means the period commencing with the date of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement and ceasing on a case by case basis for each MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement applicable to the Property Portfolio assets acquired in each Transaction, immediately upon the earlier of: (i) the termination of the term of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing for the relevant Transaction (which term is not to be later than November 30, 2021 for the Transaction that closes on the Effective Date of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement and with respect to the Additional Properties shall not exceed five (5) years after the applicable Transaction Date; (ii) the occurrence of the refinancing (by any means, form or vehicle), expiration or other termination of the Seller Portfolio Financing in respect of the applicable Transaction; or (iii) at such time as: (x) the relevant MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement is terminated or expires (but in no case shall the term of the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement be renewed, extended or otherwise continued by Residential or the Surviving Entity) or (y) any of the services provided by Main Street Renewal pursuant to the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement for any portion of the Seller Property Portfolio are terminated by either party to the relevant MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement.

3.2 Statement of Work (Acquisition and Sales Support Services – Services Letter Schedule A-5) . Section 2.1 of Exhibit 1 of the Statement of Work (Acquisition and Sales Support Services) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“2.1 A CQUISITION S ERVICES . The term “ Acquisition Services ” means those services provided by Altisource, Altisource’s Affiliates, or referral brokers that facilitate Residential in the acquisition of REO properties or other real estate, but excluding the properties that are part of the Seller Property Portfolio during the Waiver Term.”

4. Waiver .

4.1 Exclusivity Waiver . Provided each Transaction occurs prior to the applicable Transaction Date then: (i) effective only upon the closing of the initial Transaction by Residential of properties contained in the Seller Property Portfolio, (ii) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment and Waiver Agreement, (iii) solely with respect to each

 

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property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio, for each Transaction and (iv) solely to the extent required as a condition to Residential obtaining the Seller Property Portfolio Financing, Altisource hereby waives the provisions of Section 8.1 of the Agreement; provided , however , such waiver is expressly limited to: (x) only the provision of the MSR Property Management Services solely on the properties contained in the MSR Property Portfolio by Main Street Renewal for the Transactions only pursuant to the applicable MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement and (y) only being effective during the Waiver Term (the “Exclusivity Waiver”). Subject in each case to the terms and conditions of Section 4.2 below, immediately following the end of the Waiver Term for the applicable portion of the Seller Property Portfolio, the Exclusivity Waiver expires and is of no further force or effect and all MSR Property Management Services provided by Main Street Renewal with respect to the relevant Seller Property Portfolio assets shall immediately transfer to Altisource and its Affiliates, as applicable, and such Services will then be provided by Altisource pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreements. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, during or at the end of the term of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing, if Residential is able to refinance the Seller Property Portfolio at a materially better interest rate only by and if Residential agrees to retain a property manager other than Altisource as a condition of the materially better interest rate, then the waiver provided by this Section 4.1 may be extended at the election of Residential on a one-time basis, on the same terms as set forth herein. At all times before and during the refinancing, Residential will use its best efforts to assist Altisource in becoming approved by the refinancing lender to become the exclusive property manager of the Seller Property Portfolio. During the initial thirty six month period of the refinancing that Altisource is not the exclusive property manager of the Seller Property Portfolio, Residential will pay to Altisource a monthly fee, no later than the fifth day of each month (in advance), in an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of fifty (50) basis points of the unpaid principle balance of the refinancing loan as of the beginning of such applicable month. To the extent the refinancing period extends beyond thirty six months and Altisource is not the exclusive property manager of the Seller Property Portfolio, Residential will pay to Altisource a monthly fee, no later than the fifth day of each month (in advance), in an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of one hundred (100) basis points of the unpaid principle balance of the refinancing loan as of the beginning of such applicable month. Such election must be made by Residential not later than the termination of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing.

To the extent Main Street Renewal does not internally provide Sales and Settlement Services for the Seller Portfolio Properties and instead outsources to any third party that is not an Affiliate (including any third party contractor) any such Sales and Settlement Services for properties in the Seller Property Portfolio during the Waiver Term, Residential shall cause Main Street Renewal to outsource such Sales and Settlement Services to Altisource or its Affiliates on an exclusive basis.

4.2 Property Management Criteria . Upon the earlier of: (i) six months prior to (A) November 30, 2021 for the Transaction that closes on the Effective Date and (B) with respect to the Additional Properties the end of the five year anniversary of the Transaction Date for the Additional Properties or (ii) immediately upon the end of the Waiver Term with respect to such properties in the Seller Property Portfolio as a result of the occurrence of either items (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Waiver Term, if Residential has knowledge that any future lender to Residential or a securitization underwriter or rating agency to a subsequent securitization of the

 

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properties in the Seller Property Portfolio will require that the property manager of the Seller Property Portfolio meet certain criteria and obligations as a property manager under such financing arrangements (the “Property Management Criteria”), Residential shall provide such Property Management Criteria to Altisource and, if applicable, within five (5) business days following any communication by lenders, securitization underwriters, rating agencies or parties providing such financing, inform Altisource in writing if it does not then-currently meet such Property Management Criteria, setting forth in reasonable detail the reasons why Altisource did not meet the Property Management Criteria. Subsequent to receipt of the Property Management Criteria notice from Residential, upon the request of Altisource, Residential shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Altisource with its qualification with the Property Management Criteria, and if Altisource is able to demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of such lenders, securitization underwriters, rating agencies or parties providing such financing that Altisource has met such Property Management Criteria, then upon the end of the Waiver Term, or, if the Waiver Term has previously expired, all MSR Property Management Services provided by Main Street Renewal with respect to the Seller Property Portfolio shall then promptly and fully transfer to Altisource and its Affiliates, as applicable, and such Services will be provided exclusively by Altisource for the Seller Property Portfolio pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and any applicable Collective Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the end of the Waiver Term, Altisource does not, in the commercially reasonable discretion of any future lender(s) to Residential or a securitization underwriter or rating agency for a subsequent securitization in respect to the properties remaining in the Seller Property Portfolio, satisfy the Property Management Criteria, then Residential’s obligation to transfer to Altisource and its Affiliates the performance of the MSR Property Management Services provided by Main Street Renewal with respect to the Seller Property Portfolio shall be suspended until such time as Altisource is able to demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of such future lender, a securitization underwriter or rating agency to a subsequent securitization underwriter, as applicable, that Altisource has materially satisfied such Property Management Criteria, and at that time all MSR Property Management Services provided by Main Street Renewal with respect to the Seller Property Portfolio (or any provider that may be employed by Residential to provide Services for the Seller Property Portfolio following the end of the Waiver Term during the period that Altisource does not satisfy the Property Management Criteria) shall promptly and fully transfer to Altisource and its Affiliates, as applicable, subject to a transition period not to exceed 30 days unless otherwise required by the lender, securitization underwriters or rating agencies, and such Services will be exclusively provided by Altisource pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and any applicable Collective Agreement.

5. No Further Waiver . Except for the Exclusivity Waiver granted by Altisource to Residential pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 4 of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement, the terms and conditions of Section 8.1 remain in full force and effect with respect to all of the Services provided by Altisource pursuant to the Collective Agreements.

 

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6. Covenants of Residential .

6.1 MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement . Residential shall not amend or modify the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement to extend or otherwise continue its current term or expand the services performed by Main Street Renewal pursuant to the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement except to the extent necessary pursuant to the terms of Section 4.2 above, and, upon the termination or expiration of the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement, the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement shall be of no further force or effect (except for those provisions (including, without limitation, Residential’s rights, obligations, or liabilities that expressly survive the termination or expiration of the MSR Property Portfolio Service Agreement) and Altisource shall be the exclusive provider of all Services (as defined in Section 2.27 of Exhibit 1 to the Agreement) for each property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement is extended as necessary pursuant to the terms of Section 4.2 above, Residential shall only extend the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement on terms that allow Residential to terminate the extended MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement for any reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice from Residential to Main Street Renewal.

6.2 Seller Property Portfolio Financing . Any refinancing (by any means, form or vehicle), extension, amendment or modification of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing to extend or otherwise continue its current term by Residential shall not extend the Waiver Term except as expressly permitted by Section 4.1. If Residential must refinance the Seller Property Portfolio Financing during the Waiver Term, Residential will use reasonable efforts to remove the obligation of Main Street Renewal to provide the MSR Property Portfolio Services and to the extent such commercially reasonable efforts are unsuccessful, the terms and conditions of Section 4.1 and 4.2 shall continue to apply; provided , however , notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Waiver Term be extended in any manner by any refinancing of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing after the Waiver Term except as expressly permitted by Section 4.1. Upon the termination or expiration of the Seller Property Portfolio Financing, the Exclusivity Waiver shall be of no further force or effect and Altisource shall be the exclusive provider of all Services for each property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

6.3 Right of Altisource to perform the Seller Property Management Services on the Seller Property Portfolio . To the extent that Main Street Renewal (or any of its Affiliates) seeks to outsource to any non-affiliated third party (including any third party contractor) all or a portion of the MSR Property Management Services provided to Residential or Residential’s Affiliates for each and every property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio (the “Outsourced Services”), Residential shall use its best efforts to cause Main Street Renewal to outsource such MSR Property Management Services to Altisource (or its Affiliates) for any property contained in the Seller Property Portfolio (the “Referral Subject Matter”). For each Referral Subject Matter, Residential shall use best efforts to cause Main Street Renewal to first offer Altisource (including the ability to

 

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perform the Outsourced Services through its Affiliates) the opportunity to provide such Outsourced Services by written notice (a “Referral Notice”), setting forth in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such provision of such Outsourced Services and providing Altisource with sufficient information concerning the Referral Subject Matter, in order for Altisource to make an informed decision as to whether it can offer to provide such Outsourced Services to Residential or its Affiliates in accordance with the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement. To the extent Altisource provides such Outsourced Services, Altisource would charge the same then-current fees for such Outsourced Services performed by it or its Affiliates on the Seller Property Portfolio that Altisource or its Affiliates, as applicable, charges for such Outsourced Services on the portfolio that Altisource manages directly for Residential and its Affiliates; provided , however , that in no circumstance shall the fees agreed upon by Residential and Main Street Renewal and payable by Residential under the MSR Property Portfolio Services Agreement increase as a result Altisource’s provision of such Outsourced Services. To the extent Main Street Renewal and Residential determine to use Altisource (or its applicable Affiliates) to provide such Outsourced Services and Altisource or its Affiliates does not have a comparable charge, each of Altisource and Residential shall and Residential shall cause Main Street Renewal to work together in good faith to timely reach an agreement on market pricing for such Outsourced Service. Residential shall use best efforts to not permit Main Street Renewal to outsource to any non-affiliated third party (including any contractor) any Outsourced Services on terms more favorable than those offered to Altisource to perform such Outsourced Services.

6.4 Back-up Property Management Services . Subject to the execution by Altisource of a written agreement to provide back-up property manager services in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Altisource in its sole discretion, Residential shall and shall use best efforts to cause Sellers to negotiate in good faith a written agreement whereby Altisource shall provide back-up property management services for Main Street Renewal to each Seller, as lender or any underwriter of a securitization for the Seller Property Portfolio Financing.

7. Further Assurances . Following the Amendment Effective Date, each of the Parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the covenants and transactions contemplated by this Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

8. Effect of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement . All provisions of the Agreement, except as expressly modified by this Amendment and Waiver Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment and Waiver Agreement shall not be deemed, either expressly or implied, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Agreement other than as expressly set forth herein. Residential acknowledges that the grant of the Exclusivity Waiver by Altisource in this Amendment and Waiver Agreement, does not mean that it will grant any other waiver or amendment (whether the same or similar nature) and no inference to that effect will be drawn or asserted by Residential.

 

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9. Counterparts . This Amendment and Waiver Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed an original and, all of which when taken together, shall constitute one and the same Amendment and Waiver Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the signature page to this Amendment and Waiver Agreement by facsimile or email transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment and Waiver Agreement.

10. Miscellaneous . This Amendment and Waiver Agreement, together with the Collective Agreements contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters. This Amendment and Waiver Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns in accordance with this Amendment and Waiver Agreement. This Amendment and Waiver Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be subject to the following Sections of the Agreement, in each case, mutatis mutandis , as if set forth in this Amendment and Waiver Agreement: 5 (Term); 6 (Termination), except as otherwise set forth herein; 9 (Intellectual Property); 10 (Access; Relationship Executives); 11 (Confidentiality); 12 (Limitation of Liability; Indemnification), except as otherwise set forth herein; 13 (Compliance with Law); 14 (Taxes); 15 (Public Announcements); 16 (Relationship of the Parties); 17 (Force Majeure); 18 (Non-Solicitation); 19 (Dispute Resolution Provisions); 20 (General Contract Provisions), as amended herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment and Waiver Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

ALTISOURCE SOLUTIONS S.À R.L.
By:  

/s/ William B. Shepro

Name:   William B. Shepro
Title:   Manager
ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

Name:   Stephen H. Gray
Title:   Chief Administrative Officer

 

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Exhibit A

Seller Property Portfolio

 

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Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTIVE VERSION

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 30, 2016

among

HOME SFR BORROWER, LLC,

as Borrower,

MSR I, L.P.,

as a Lender,

MSR II, L.P.,

as a Lender

and

MSR LENDER LLC ,

as Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article I - DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2

 

Principles of Construction

     45   

Article II - GENERAL TERMS

     45   

Section 2.1

 

Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower

     45   

2.1.1

 

Agreement to Lend and Borrow

     46   

2.1.2

 

Components of the Loan

     46   

2.1.3

 

Single Disbursement to Borrower

     46   

2.1.4

 

The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents

     46   

2.1.5

 

Use of Proceeds

     46   

Section 2.2

 

Interest Rate

     46   

2.2.1

 

Interest Rate

     46   

2.2.2

 

Interest Calculation

     46   

2.2.3

 

Determination of Interest Rate

     47   

2.2.4

 

Additional Costs

     49   

2.2.5

 

Default Rate

     49   

2.2.6

 

Usury Savings

     49   

2.2.7

 

Interest Rate Cap Agreement

     49   

Section 2.3

 

Loan Payment

     51   

2.3.1

 

Monthly Debt Service Payments

     51   

2.3.2

 

Payments Generally

     51   

2.3.3

 

Payment on Maturity Date

     52   

2.3.4

 

Late Payment Charge

     52   

2.3.5

 

Method and Place of Payment

     52   

Section 2.4

 

Prepayments

     52   

2.4.1

 

Voluntary Prepayments

     52   

2.4.2

 

Mandatory Prepayments

     52   

2.4.3

 

Prepayments After Default

     56   

2.4.4

 

Prepayment/Repayment Conditions

     57   

Section 2.5

 

Release of Property

     59   

Section 2.6

 

Rent Deposit Account

     61   

 

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Section 2.7

 

Cash Management

     62   

2.7.1

 

Cash Management Account

     62   

2.7.2

 

Order of Priority of Funds in Cash Management Account

     64   

2.7.3

 

Application During Event of Default

     65   

2.7.4

 

Payments Received in the Cash Management Account

     65   

Section 2.8

 

Withholding Taxes

     66   

Section 2.9

 

Extension of the Initial Maturity Date

     69   

Article III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     70   

Section 3.1

 

General Representations

     70   

3.1.1

 

Organization

     70   

3.1.2

 

Proceedings

     71   

3.1.3

 

No Conflicts

     71   

3.1.4

 

Litigation

     71   

3.1.5

 

Agreements

     71   

3.1.6

 

Consents

     72   

3.1.7

 

Solvency

     72   

3.1.8

 

Other Debt

     72   

3.1.9

 

Employee Benefit Matters

     72   

3.1.10

 

Compliance with Legal Requirements

     73   

3.1.11

 

Financial Information

     73   

3.1.12

 

Insurance

     74   

3.1.13

 

Tax Filings

     74   

3.1.14

 

Certificate of Compliance; Licenses

     74   

3.1.15

 

Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     74   

3.1.16

 

Management

     75   

3.1.17

 

Illegal Activity

     75   

3.1.18

 

No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure

     75   

3.1.19

 

Investment Company Act

     75   

3.1.20

 

Federal Reserve Regulations

     75   

3.1.21

 

Bank Holding Company

     76   

3.1.22

 

FIRPTA

     76   

3.1.23

 

Contracts

     76   

3.1.24

 

Embargoed Person

     76   

3.1.25

 

Perfection Representations

     77   

 

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Section 3.2

 

Property Representations

     77   

3.2.1

 

Property/Title

     78   

3.2.2

 

Adverse Claims

     78   

3.2.3

 

Title Insurance Owner’s Policy

     78   

3.2.4

 

Deed

     78   

3.2.5

 

Mortgage File Required Documents

     79   

3.2.6

 

Property Taxes and HOA Fees

     79   

3.2.7

 

Compliance with Renovation Standards

     79   

3.2.8

 

Condemnation; Physical Condition

     79   

3.2.9

 

Brokers

     79   

3.2.10

 

Leasing

     80   

3.2.11

 

Insurance

     80   

3.2.12

 

Lawsuits, Etc

     80   

3.2.13

 

Orders, Injunctions, Etc

     80   

3.2.14

 

Agreements Relating to the Properties

     80   

3.2.15

 

Accuracy of Information Regarding Property

     81   

3.2.16

 

Compliance with Legal Requirements

     81   

3.2.17

 

Utilities and Public Access

     81   

3.2.18

 

Eminent Domain

     81   

3.2.19

 

Flood Zone

     81   

3.2.20

 

Specified Liens

     82   

Section 3.3

 

Survival of Representations

     82   

Article IV - BORROWER COVENANTS

     82   

Section 4.1

 

Affirmative Covenants

     82   

4.1.1

 

Preservation of Existence

     82   

4.1.2

 

Compliance with Legal Requirements

     82   

4.1.3

 

Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity/Separateness

     82   

4.1.4

 

Non-Property Taxes

     83   

4.1.5

 

Access to the Properties

     84   

4.1.6

 

Cooperate in Legal Proceedings

     84   

4.1.7

 

Perform Loan Documents

     84   

4.1.8

 

Award and Insurance Benefits

     84   

4.1.9

 

Security Interest; Further Assurances

     84   

4.1.10

 

Keeping of Books and Records

     84   

 

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4.1.11

 

Business and Operations

     85   

4.1.12

 

Loan Proceeds

     85   

4.1.13

 

Performance by Borrower

     85   

4.1.14

 

Leasing Matters

     85   

4.1.15

 

Borrower’s Operating Account

     85   

4.1.16

 

Security Deposits

     85   

4.1.17

 

Investment of Funds in Cash Management Account, Subaccounts, Rent Deposit Account and Security Deposit Account

     86   

4.1.18

 

Operation of Property

     87   

4.1.19

 

Anti-Money Laundering

     88   

4.1.20

 

Embargoed Persons

     88   

4.1.21

 

ERISA Matters

     88   

4.1.22

 

Contribution of Property to Borrower TRS

     89   

Section 4.2

 

Negative Covenants

     89   

4.2.1

 

Operation of Property

     89   

4.2.2

 

Indebtedness

     89   

4.2.3

 

Liens

     90   

4.2.4

 

Limitation on Investments

     90   

4.2.5

 

Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests

     90   

4.2.6

 

Restricted Junior Payments

     90   

4.2.7

 

Principal Place of Business, State of Organization

     90   

4.2.8

 

Dissolution

     91   

4.2.9

 

Change In Business

     91   

4.2.10

 

Debt Cancellation

     91   

4.2.11

 

Changes to Accounts

     91   

4.2.12

 

Zoning

     92   

4.2.13

 

No Joint Assessment

     92   

4.2.14

 

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

     92   

4.2.15

 

ERISA

     92   

4.2.16

 

No Embargoed Persons

     92   

4.2.17

 

Transfers

     93   

Section 4.3

 

Reporting Covenants

     96   

4.3.1

 

Financial Reporting

     96   

4.3.2

 

Annual Budget

     98   

4.3.3

 

Reporting on Adverse Effects

     98   

 

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4.3.4

 

Litigation

     99   

4.3.5

 

Event of Default

     99   

4.3.6

 

Other Defaults

     99   

4.3.7

 

Properties Schedule

     99   

4.3.8

 

Disqualified Properties

     100   

4.3.9

 

Security Deposits in Cash Management Account

     100   

4.3.10

 

Advance Rents Received

     100   

4.3.11

 

Rent Refunds

     100   

4.3.12

 

ERISA Matters

     100   

4.3.13

 

Leases

     101   

4.3.14

 

Periodic Rating Agency Information

     101   

4.3.15

 

Other Reports

     101   

4.3.16

 

HOA Reporting

     102   

Section 4.4

 

Property Covenants

     103   

4.4.1

 

Ownership of the Property

     103   

4.4.2

 

Liens Against the Property

     103   

4.4.3

 

Condition of the Property

     103   

4.4.4

 

Compliance with Legal Requirements

     104   

4.4.5

 

Property Taxes and HOA Fees

     104   

4.4.6

 

Compliance with Agreements Relating to the Properties

     105   

4.4.7

 

Leasing

     105   

4.4.8

 

Verification of HOA Payments

     105   

Article V - INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     106   

Section 5.1

 

Insurance

     106   

5.1.1

 

Insurance Policies

     106   

Section 5.2

 

Casualty

     110   

Section 5.3

 

Condemnation

     111   

Section 5.4

 

Restoration

     112   

Article VI - RESERVE FUNDS

     117   

Section 6.1

 

Tax Funds; HOA Funds

     117   

6.1.1

 

Deposits of Tax Funds

     117   

6.1.2

 

Release of Tax Funds

     118   

6.1.3

 

Special Reserve of Tax Funds

     118   

6.1.4

 

Deposits of HOA Funds

     118   

 

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6.1.5

 

Release of HOA Funds

     119   

Section 6.2

 

Insurance Funds

     119   

6.2.1

 

Deposits of Insurance Funds

     119   

6.2.2

 

Release of Insurance Funds

     119   

6.2.3

 

Acceptable Blanket Policy

     119   

Section 6.3

 

Capital Expenditure Funds

     120   

6.3.1

 

Deposits of Capital Expenditure Funds

     120   

6.3.2

 

Release of Capital Expenditure Funds

     120   

Section 6.4

 

Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount

     120   

Section 6.5

 

Eligibility Reserve Subaccount

     120   

6.5.1

 

Deposit of Eligibility Funds

     121   

6.5.2

 

Release of Eligibility Funds

     121   

Section 6.6

 

Cash Collateral

     121   

6.6.1

 

Cash Collateral Subaccount

     121   

6.6.2

 

Withdrawal of Cash Collateral Funds

     121   

6.6.3

 

Release of Cash Collateral Funds

     122   

6.6.4

 

Extraordinary Expense

     122   

Section 6.7

 

Advance Rent Funds

     122   

6.7.1

 

Deposits of Advance Rent Funds

     122   

6.7.2

 

Release of Advance Rent Funds

     123   

Section 6.8

 

Reserve Funds, Generally

     123   

Article VII - DEFAULTS

     124   

Section 7.1

 

Event of Default

     124   

Section 7.2

 

Remedies

     127   

Section 7.3

 

Remedies Cumulative; Waivers

     128   

Section 7.4

 

Lender’s Right to Perform

     128   

Article VIII - SECURITIZATION

     129   

Section 8.1

 

Securitization

     129   

8.1.1

 

Sale of Notes and Securitization

     129   

8.1.2

 

Securitization Costs

     131   

Section 8.2

 

Securitization Indemnification

     131   

Section 8.3

 

Servicer

     134   

Article IX - MISCELLANEOUS

     134   

Section 9.1

 

Successors

     134   

 

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Section 9.2

 

Lender’s Discretion; Rating Agency Review Waiver

     134   

Section 9.3

 

Governing Law

     135   

Section 9.4

 

Modification, Waiver in Writing

     136   

Section 9.5

 

Notices

     136   

Section 9.6

 

Trial by Jury

     136   

Section 9.7

 

Headings

     137   

Section 9.8

 

Severability

     137   

Section 9.9

 

Remedies of Borrower

     137   

Section 9.10

 

Offsets

     137   

Section 9.11

 

No Joint Venture

     138   

Section 9.12

 

Conflict; Construction of Documents

     138   

Section 9.13

 

Brokers and Financial Advisors

     138   

Section 9.14

 

Counterparts

     138   

Section 9.15

 

General Indemnity; Payment of Expenses

     138   

Section 9.16

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     140   

Section 9.17

 

Exculpation of Lender

     141   

Section 9.18

 

No Fiduciary Duty

     141   

Section 9.19

 

Patriot Act Records

     142   

Section 9.20

 

Prior Agreements

     142   

Section 9.21

 

Publicity

     143   

Section 9.22

 

Delay Not a Waiver

     143   

Section 9.23

 

Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated

     143   

Section 9.24

 

Document Delivery

     143   

Section 9.25

 

Cross Default; Cross Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     143   

Section 9.26

 

Survival

     144   

Section 9.27

 

State Specific Provisions

     144   

9.27.1

 

Florida

     144   

9.27.2

 

Georgia

     145   

9.27.3

 

Indiana

     145   

9.27.4

 

Kansas

     146   

9.27.5

 

Missouri

     146   

9.27.6

 

North Carolina

     147   

Section 9.28

 

Preferences

     147   

Section 9.29

 

Waiver of Notice

     147   

 

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Article X - AGENT

     147   

Section 10.1

 

Appointment and Authority

     147   

Section 10.2

 

Rights as a Lender

     148   

Section 10.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     148   

Section 10.4

 

Reliance by Agent

     148   

Section 10.5

 

Delegation of Duties

     148   

Section 10.6

 

Resignation of Agent

     149   

Section 10.7

 

Enforcement

     149   

Section 10.8

 

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     149   

Section 10.9

 

Borrower-Agent Interaction

     149   

Section 10.10

 

Non-Survival of Agency Provisions

     149   

 

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SCHEDULES

Schedules and Exhibits

Schedules :

 

Schedule I    -    Allocated Loan Amounts
Schedule II.A    -    Closing Date Properties Schedule
Schedule II.B    -    Form of Monthly Properties Schedule
Schedule II.C    -    Form of Quarterly Investor Rollup Report
Schedule III    -    Exceptions to Representations and Warranties
Schedule IV    -    Chief Executive Office, Prior Names and Employer Identification Number
Schedule V    -    Periodic Rating Agency Information
Schedule VI    -    HOME SFR Borrower CMBS Asset Management Fees
Schedule VII    -    Applicable HOA Properties
Schedule VIII       Prohibited Loan Transferees
Schedule IX       Vacant Properties
Schedule X       Specified Liens
Schedule XI       Predecessor Special Purpose Entities

Exhibits :

 

Exhibit A    -    Form of Blocked Account Control Agreement
Exhibit B    -    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C    -    Form of Deposit Account Control Agreement
Exhibit D    -    Form of Request for Release
Exhibit E    -    Form of Closing Date GRC Certificate
Exhibit F    -    Form of Closing Date WLT HOA Certificate
Exhibit G-1    -    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit G-2    -    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit G-3    -    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit G-4    -    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of September 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), is made by and among HOME SFR BORROWER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at c/o Altisource Asset Management Corporation, 36C Strand Street, Christiansted, VI 00820 (“ Borrower ”), MSR I, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership, (a “ Lender ”), having its principal place of business at 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78746, MSR II, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership, having its principal place of business at 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78746, (a “ Lender ” and together with MSR I, L.P., collectively, the “ Lender ”) and MSR LENDER LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having an address at 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78746, as agent (in such capacity as “ Agent” ).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender;

WHEREAS , each Lender desires to appoint MSR Lender LLC to act as its agent under the Loan Documents as provided in Section 10.1 ; and

WHEREAS , Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

Acceptable Blanket Policy ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1(e) .

Acceptable Counterparty ” means a counterparty to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (or the guarantor of such counterparty’s obligations) that (i) has and shall maintain, until the expiration of the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, (A) (x) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A” by S&P and a short-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “A-1” from S&P or (y) if no short-term debt rating exists, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “A+” from S&P and (B)(x) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A2” from Moody’s and a short-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “P1” from Moody’s or (y) if no short-term debt rating exists, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “A1” from Moody’s, or (ii) is otherwise acceptable to the Approved Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation to the effect that such counterparty shall not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned, or to be assigned, to the Securities or any class thereof in any Securitization.


Acknowledgment ” means the Acknowledgment, dated on or about the Closing Date made by Counterparty, or as applicable, Acceptable Counterparty with respect to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

Actual Rent Collections ” means, for any period of determination, the actual cash collections of Rents in respect of the Properties by Borrower; provided , that collections of Advance Rent shall be allocated to the applicable calendar month set forth in the Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule.

Additional Insolvency Opinion ” means a non-consolidation opinion letter delivered in connection with the Loan subsequent to the Closing Date, in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lender and, following a Securitization, as to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained.

Advance Rent ” means, for any given month, any Rent that has been prepaid more than thirty (30) days in advance, as measured from the date of determination.

Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule ” means a schedule showing the Payment Dates to which Advance Rents received by Borrower are applicable and should be disbursed from the Advance Rent Subaccount to the Cash Management Account.

Advance Rent Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7.1 .

Advance Rent Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7.1 .

Affected Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.2(a) .

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (i) owns directly or indirectly forty-nine percent (49%) or more of all equity interests in such Person, and/or (ii) is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common ownership or Control with such Person, and/or (iii) is a director or officer of such Person or of an Affiliate of such Person.

Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Allocated Loan Amount ” means for a Property the amount set forth on Schedule I , as the same may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.4.4(f) ; provided that (i) if a single Substitute Property is substituted for an Affected Property or portfolio of Affected Properties pursuant to Section 2.4.2(a) , then the initial Allocated Loan Amount of such Substitute Property shall be the Allocated Loan Amount of such Affected Property (or the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of such Affected Properties) immediately prior to its (or their) substitution, and (ii) if two (2) or more Substitute Properties are substituted for an Affected Property or portfolio of Affected Properties pursuant to Section 2.4.2(a) , then the initial Allocated Loan Amount of each such Substitute Property shall be a pro rata portion of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Affected Property (or the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of such Affected Properties) immediately prior to its (or their) substitution, with such pro rata portion determined based on the BPO

 

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Values of the Substitute Properties. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with calculating the payments contemplated by this Agreement, Lender will determine the Allocated Loan Amount for any individual Property as of the date Lender received notice of the prepayment from Borrower.

ALTA ” means American Land Title Association, or any successor thereto.

Annual Budget ” means the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by Borrower in accordance with Section   4.3.2 for the applicable calendar year, prepared on a month-by-month basis.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.19 .

Applicable HOA Properties ” means with respect to any Applicable HOA State, (i) all HOA Properties located in such Applicable HOA State except for any HOA Property (A)(1) as to which any Liens for HOA Fees are expressly subordinated to the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Property and (2) the applicable Title Insurance Policy insures against any loss sustained by Lender if such liens for HOA Fees, including after-arising HOA liens, have Priority with respect to the Lien of the Mortgage that encumbers such Property or (B) with respect to which Borrower (x) delivered to Lender an opinion, satisfactory to Lender, from a nationally recognized law firm (or one with prominent standing in the applicable state) that affirmatively concludes that any Liens for HOA Fees (including future-arising Liens for HOA Fees) would not have Priority and (y) delivers to Lender an updated legal opinion with the same conclusion (which may be in the form of a bring-down or date-down opinion with respect to an earlier delivered opinion) within twenty (20) Business Days after June 30 and December 31 of each calendar year, commencing with the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after December 31, 2016, and (ii) all HOA Properties located in such Applicable HOA State designated as an Applicable HOA Property pursuant to Section 4.3.16(b) .

Applicable HOA State ” means (i) a state in which, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, (A) a Lien in favor of an HOA may be created through the non-payment of HOA Fees assessed against a Property by such HOA and (B) any such Lien would have Priority or (ii) a state designated as an Applicable HOA State pursuant to Section 4.3.16(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, if any reported decision of a state appellate court would result in the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) applying in such state or if the legal opinion described in clause (B)(x) of the definition of “Applicable HOA Properties” in respect of a state is conditioned on the presence of subordination language or the absence of provisions which would otherwise allow a Lien for HOA Fees to extinguish the Lien of a mortgage upon the valid and proper foreclosure of such Lien for HOA Fee, then such state shall constitute an Applicable HOA State.

Approved Annual Budget ” has the meaning set forth in Section   4.3.2 .

Approved Capital Expenditures ” means Capital Expenditures incurred by Borrower and either (i) if no Cash Sweep Period is continuing, included in the Annual Budget or, if during a Cash Sweep Period, in an Approved Annual Budget or (ii) approved by Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. For the avoidance of

 

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doubt, any budgeted Capital Expenditure amount for a calendar month may be carried forward if unused in such calendar month; provided , however , no such unused amount may be carried over from the last calendar month of any Approved Annual Budget to the first calendar month of the next Approved Annual Budget.

Approved Extraordinary Expense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.4 .

Approved Initial Budget ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.2 .

Approved Rating Agencies ” means each of the nationally-recognized statistical rating agencies which has been approved by Lender and designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Securities.

Assignment of Management Agreement ” means an Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees among Lender, Borrower and Manager, substantially in the form delivered on the Closing Date by Borrower, Existing Manager and Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assumed Note Rate ” means with respect to each Floating Rate Component of the Loan, an interest rate equal to the sum of (A) one half of one percent (0.50%) plus (B) the applicable Floating Rate Component Spread, plus (C) LIBOR as determined on the preceding Determination Date.

Available Cash ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.2(k) .

Award ” means any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation.

Bankruptcy Action ” means, with respect to any Person:

(i) such Person shall fail generally to pay its debts as they come due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any case or other proceeding shall be instituted by such Person seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of it or its debts under the Bankruptcy Code; or such Person shall take any corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company action to authorize any of such actions; or

(ii) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person in any court seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, and (A) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or (B) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in such case or proceeding or a decree or order granting such other requested relief shall be entered.

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101, et seq. , as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights or any other Federal, state, local or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

Blocked Account Control Agreement ” means the Cash Management Agreement among Borrower, Cash Management Account Bank and Lender providing for the exclusive control of the Cash Management Account and all other Subaccounts by Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

Borrower Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Borrower’s Operating Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.15 .

Borrower TRS ” means HOME TRS, LLC, a wholly-owned Delaware limited liability company, subsidiary of Borrower that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a “taxable REIT subsidiary”.

Borrower TRS Guaranty ” means that certain Guaranty (Borrower TRS), dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower TRS in favor of Lender.

Borrower TRS Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement (Borrower TRS), dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower TRS in favor of Lender.

Borrower TRS’s Permitted Indebtedness ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.2 .

BPO Value ” means, with respect to any Property, the “as is” value for such Property set forth in a Broker Price Opinion obtained by Lender with respect to a Property.

Breakage Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.3(e) .

Broker Price Opinion ” means a broker price opinion obtained by Lender.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which national banks in New York, New York, the State of Texas or the place of business of the trustee under a Securitization, if applicable, or any Servicer or the financial institution that maintains any collection account for or on behalf of any Servicer or any Reserve Funds or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are not open for business.

 

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Calculation Date ” means the last day of each calendar quarter during the Term, commencing with the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2016.

Cap Receipts ” means all amounts received by Borrower pursuant to an Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

Capital Expenditure Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.1 .

Capital Expenditure Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.1 .

Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP (including expenditures for building improvements, major repairs, and leasing commissions).

Carry-Over Property ” means, as of any date of determination, a Property that is occupied by a Carry-Over Tenant at such date of determination.

Carry-Over Tenant ” means, as of any date of determination, one or more individuals who, at the time of acquisition of a Property by the Borrower’s Predecessor Special Purpose Entity, occupied such Property.

Cash Collateral Floor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.2 .

Cash Collateral Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.1 .

Cash Collateral Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.1 .

Cash Management Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1(a) .

Cash Management Account Bank ” means the Eligible Institution selected by Lender to maintain the Cash Management Account.

Cash Sweep Period ” shall commence upon the occurrence of (i) an Event of Default or (ii) the commencement of a Low Debt Yield Period; and shall end if, (A) with respect to a Cash Sweep Period continuing pursuant to clause (i) , the Event of Default commencing the Cash Sweep Period has been cured and such cure has been accepted by Lender (and no other Event of Default is then continuing) or (B) with respect to a Cash Sweep Period continuing due to clause   (ii) , the Low Debt Yield Period has ended pursuant to the terms hereof.

Casualty ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Casualty and Condemnation Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .

Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .

Casualty Consultant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(d)(iii) .

Casualty Retainage ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(d)(iv) .

 

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Casualty Threshold Amount ” means, with respect to all Casualties arising from any single Casualty event, an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the Outstanding Principal Balance as of the date of such Casualty Event.

Closing Date ” means the date of the funding of the Loan.

Closing Date Debt Yield ” means 7.59%.

Closing Date GRC Certificate ” means a certificate from GRC in substantially the form of Exhibit E without any material exceptions.

Closing Date HOA Opinions ” means the opinions of counsels to Borrower executed and delivered on the Closing Date.

Closing Date WLT HOA Certificate ” means a certificate from Westcor Land Title Insurance Company in substantially the form of Exhibit F without any material exceptions.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral ” means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.

Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(a) .

Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents ” means a Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents for each Property or for multiple Properties located within the same county or parish, dated as of the Closing Date (or, in connection with a Property which is a Substitute Property, dated as of the date of the substitution), executed and delivered by Borrower, constituting an assignment of the Lease or the Leases, as applicable, and the proceeds thereof as Collateral for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. The Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents may be included as part of the Mortgage for such Property or Properties.

Collateral Documents ” means the Borrower Security Agreement, the Equity Owner Security Agreement, the Borrower TRS Security Agreement, the Blocked Account Control Agreement, each Deposit Account Control Agreement, each Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, each Assignment of Management Agreement, each Mortgage Document and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to Lender a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that Loan Party as security for the Obligations, as the same may be (and each of the foregoing defined terms shall refer to such documents as they may be) amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collections ” means, without duplication, with respect to any Property, all Rents, Insurance Proceeds (whether or not Lender elects to treat any such Insurance Proceeds as business or rental interruption Insurance Proceeds pursuant to Section   5.4(d) but subject to the

 

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rights of Borrower to retain and/or apply any such Insurance Proceeds under Article V ), Condemnation Proceeds (subject to the rights of Borrower to retain and/or apply any such Condemnation Proceeds under Article V ), Net Transfer Proceeds, Cap Receipts, interest on amounts on deposit in the Cash Management Account and on the Reserve Funds, amounts paid by Borrower (or Borrower TRS) to the Cash Management Account pursuant to this Agreement, and all other payments received with respect to such Property and all “proceeds” (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of such Property. For the avoidance of doubt, Collections shall not include security deposits that have not been forfeited by the applicable Tenant.

Compliance Certificate ” means the certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit   B .

Component ” means individually or collectively, as the context may require, Component A, Component B, Component C, Component D, Component E, Component F, Component G and Component H each as more particularly set forth in Section 2.1.2 .

Component Outstanding Principal Balance ” means, as of any given date, with respect to each Component, the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Component.

Concessions ” means, for any period of determination, the concessions (other than free Rent) provided with respect to the Properties by Borrower, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Condemnation ” means a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Property or any part thereof.

Condemnation Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Net Proceeds”.

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Contest Security ” means any security delivered to Lender by Borrower under Section   4.1.3 or Section 4.4.5 .

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” shall have correlative meanings.

Counterparty ” means, with respect to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., and with respect to any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, any Acceptable Counterparty thereunder.

 

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Counterparty Opinion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(e) .

Covered Disclosure Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1(b) .

Covered Rating Agency Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(g) .

Cure Period ” means, with respect to the failure of any Property to qualify as an Eligible Property if such failure is reasonably susceptible of cure, except for a failure under Section 3.2.20 , a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of actual knowledge of such condition by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or notice thereof by Lender to Borrower; provided that, if Borrower is diligently pursuing such cure during such thirty (30) day period and such failure is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period, then such cure period shall be extended for another ninety (90) days so long as Borrower continues to diligently pursue such cure and, provided , further , that if the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 7.1(b) , then the cure period hereunder shall be reduced to zero (0) days. If any failure of any Property to qualify as an Eligible Property is not reasonably susceptible of cure, then no cure period shall be available. If any failure of any Property to qualify as an Eligible Property is due to a Voluntary Action, then no cure period shall be available.

Cut-Off Date ” means, for purposes of this Agreement, the Closing Date.

Damages ” to a Person means any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, demands, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, causes of action, judgments, proceedings, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense and/or enforcement whether or not suit is brought), fines, charges, fees, settlement costs and disbursements imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such party, whether based on any federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and environmental laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise; provided , however , that “Damages” shall not include special, consequential or punitive damages, except to the extent imposed upon Lender by one or more third parties.

Debt ” means the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums (including, but not limited to, any Spread Maintenance Payment, any Interest Shortfall and/or Breakage Costs, if applicable) due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage Documents, the Environmental Indemnity or any other Loan Document.

Debt Service ” means, with respect to any period of determination, the interest payments due under the Note for such period.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, a ratio in which:

(i) the numerator is the Underwritten Net Cash Flow calculated for the twelve (12) month period ending on the Initial Maturity Date or the Extended Maturity Date, as applicable; and

 

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(ii) the denominator is the aggregate debt service for the twelve (12) month period following such date of determination, calculated as the sum of (A) with respect to Component A, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component A as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component A and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (B) with respect to Component B, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component B as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component B and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (C) with respect to Component C, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component C as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component C and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (D) with respect to Component D, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component D as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component D and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (E) with respect to Component E, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component E as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component E and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (F) with respect to Component F, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component F as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component F and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (G) with respect to Component G, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component G as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component G and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, (H) with respect to Component H, the product of (1) the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for Component H as of such date and (2) an interest rate equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate Component Spread for Component H and (y) the Strike Price described in clause (ii) of the definition of Strike Price, and (I) the regular monthly Trust Certificate Administration Fee and Trustee Administration Fee under any Servicing Agreement.

Debt Yield ” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction expressed as a percentage in which:

(i) the numerator is the Underwritten Net Cash Flow; and

(ii) the denominator is the Outstanding Principal Balance.

Default ” means the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means, with respect to each Floating Rate Component of the Loan, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Legal Rate or (ii) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate applicable to such Component.

 

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Deposit Account Control Agreement ” means the Deposit Account Control Agreement dated the Closing Date among Borrower, Lender, Agent, and a Rent Deposit Bank, providing for springing control by Lender, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit C attached hereto or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Designated HOA Properties ” means, with respect to any state, HOA Properties located in such state that (i) were not Applicable HOA Properties on the Closing Date, (ii) become Applicable HOA Properties after the Closing Date and (iii) all such Applicable HOA Properties are designated by Borrower to Lender in writing as Designated HOA Properties.

Determination Date ” means, with respect to each Interest Period, the date that is two (2) London Business Days prior to the commencement date of such Interest Period.

Disclosure Documents ” means, collectively, any written materials used or provided to any prospective investors and/or the Approved Rating Agencies in connection with any public offering or private placement in connection with a Securitization (including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents, marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors), in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto.

Disqualified Property ” means any Property that fails to constitute an Eligible Property (after the lapse of any applicable Cure Period).

Eligibility Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.1 .

Eligibility Reserve Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.1 .

Eligible Account ” means a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is an account or accounts (or subaccounts thereof) maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

Eligible Institution ” means:

(i) PNC Bank, National Association so long as PNC Bank, National Association’s long term unsecured debt or deposit rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and the equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) (if the deposits are to be held in the applicable account for more than thirty (30) days) or PNC Bank, National Association’s short term deposit or short term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and the equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) (if the deposits are to be held in the applicable account for thirty (30) days or less); or

(ii) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of

 

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which are rated at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moody’s, and F-1+ by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less or, in the case of letters of credit or accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least (A) “AA” by S&P, (B) “AA“ and/or “F1+” (for securities) and/or “AAAmmf” (for money market funds), by Fitch and (C) “Aa2” by Moody’s;

provided that, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be an Eligible Institution (x) with respect to Rent Deposit Accounts and Security Deposit Accounts only, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short term unsecured debt or deposit rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and the equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) and (y) with respect to the Borrower’s Operating Account.

Eligible Lease ” means, as of any date of determination, a Lease for a Property that satisfies all of the following:

(i) the form of Lease reflects customary market standard terms;

(ii) the Lease is entered into on an arms-length basis without payment support by any Borrower or its Affiliates ( provided , that any incentives offered to Tenants shall not be deemed to constitute such payment support);

(iii) the Lease is to a bona fide third-party Tenant;

(iv) the Lease is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements in all material respects; and

(v) the Lease is consistent with the Manager’s internal leasing guidelines.

Eligible Property ” means, as of any date of determination, a Property that is in compliance with each of the Property Representations and each of the Property Covenants; provided , that for purposes of determining whether a Property is in compliance with the representation in the last sentence of Section 3.2.8 or the last sentence of Section 3.2.15 , such sentence shall be read as if it was not qualified by Borrower’s knowledge.

Eligible Tenant ” means, as of any date of determination, a bona fide third party lessee of a Property who satisfies each of the following criteria:

(i) the Tenant is not subject to an ongoing Bankruptcy Action as of the date such Tenant is initially screened by Borrower prior to the execution of a Lease by such Tenant;

(ii) at the time of such initial screening, the Tenant is not listed on any Government List; and

(iii) the Tenant otherwise generally conforms to Borrower’s internal tenant leasing criteria in all material respects at the time such Tenant is screened by Borrower.

 

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Embargoed Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.16 .

Environmental Indemnity ” means that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other equity ownership interests in such Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest from such Person.

Equity Owner ” means HOME SFR Equity Owner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Equity Owner Guaranty ” means that certain Equity Owner Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Equity Owner in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equity Owner Security Agreement ” means that certain Equity Owner Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Equity Owner in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equity Owner’s Permitted Indebtedness ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.2 .

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any corporation or trade or business that is a member of any group of organizations (i) described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code of which another entity is a member or (ii) described in Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which another entity is a member, except that this clause (ii) shall apply solely for purposes of potential liability under Section 302(b) of ERISA and Section 412(b) of the Code and the lien created under Section 303(k) of ERISA and Section 430(k) of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (i) the failure to pay a minimum required contribution or installment to a Plan on or before the due date provided under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, (ii) the filing of an application with respect to a Plan for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, (iii) the failure of a Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to pay a required contribution or installment to a Multiemployer Plan on or before the applicable due date, (iv) any officer of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates knows or has reason to know that a Plan is in “at risk” status within the meaning of Section 430(i) of the Code or Section 303(i) of ERISA or (v) the occurrence of a Plan Termination Event.

ERISA Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.9(a) .

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Lender, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (A) imposed as a result of Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or (B) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.8 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.8(e) , and (iv) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Management Agreement ” means that certain Property Management Services Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Existing Manager, pursuant to which Existing Manager provides management and other services with respect to the Properties, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Existing Manager ” means Main Street Renewal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Extended Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 .

Extension Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 .

Extension Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 .

Extraordinary Expense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.4 .

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

Fixture Filing ” means, with respect to any jurisdiction in which any Property or Properties are located in which a separate, stand alone fixture filing is required or generally recorded or filed pursuant to the local law or custom (as reasonably determined by Lender), a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (or other form of financing statement required

 

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in the jurisdiction in which the applicable Property or Properties are located) recorded or filed in the real estate records in which the applicable Property or Properties are located.

Floating Rate Component Prime Rate Spread ” means, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, with respect to each Floating Rate Component of the Loan, the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (i) the sum of (A) LIBOR, determined as of the Determination Date for which LIBOR was last available, plus (B) the Floating Rate Component Spread applicable to such Component, minus (ii) the Prime Rate as of such Determination Date; provided , however , that if such difference is a negative number for such Floating Rate Component, then the Floating Rate Component Prime Rate Spread for such Component shall be zero.

Floating Rate Component Spread ” means, as of any given date, (i) with respect to Component A, 3.285% per annum ; (ii) with respect to Component B, 0% per annum , (iii) with respect to Component C, 0% per annum , (iv) with respect to Component D, 0% per annum ; (v) with respect to Component E, 0% per annum ; (vi) with respect to Component F, 0% per annum ; (vii) with respect to Component G, 0% per annum and (viii) with respect to Component H, 0% per annum .

Floating Rate Components ” means Component A, Component B, Component C, Component D, Component E, Component F, Component G and Component H.

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

Foreign Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that (i) neither is subject to ERISA nor is a governmental plan within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and that is maintained, or contributed to, by a Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates and (ii) is mandated by a government other than the United States (other than a state within the United States or an instrumentality thereof) for employees of a Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

Fully Condemned Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

Government List ” means (i) the Annex to EO13224, (ii) OFAC’s most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www .treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and (iii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Lender notifies Borrower in writing is now included in “ Government List ”.

Governmental Authority ” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (foreign, federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

 

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GPR ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the annualized in place Rents under bona fide Eligible Leases for the Properties and/or Leases with Carry-Over Tenants as of such date and (ii) the annualized market rents for Properties that are vacant as of such date. For purposes of clause (ii) market rents shall be determined by Borrower, or using data provided by Manager or, if reasonably required by Lender, by RentRange or any other nationally recognized rental rate reporting service selected by Lender in its reasonable discretion (such nationally recognized rental rate reporting service’s fee to be at Borrower’s sole cost and expense); provided that Borrower may object to any such determination by Manager, RentRange or other nationally recognized rental rate reporting service by delivering written notice to Lender within five (5) Business Days of any such determination and, in such event, the market rents so objected to shall be as determined by an independent broker opinion of market rent obtained by Lender at Borrower’s sole cost and expense.

GRC ” means Green River Capital, LLC.

HOA ” means a home owners or condominium association, board, corporation or similar entity with authority to create a Lien on a Property as a result of the non-payment of HOA Fees that are payable with respect to such Property.

HOA Fees ” means all homeowner’s and condominium owner’s association dues, fees, assessments and impositions with respect to a Property, and any other charges levied or assessed or imposed against a Property, or any part thereof, by an HOA.

HOA Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.4 .

HOA Property ” means a Property which is subject to an HOA.

HOA Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.4.

Improvements ” means the buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter erected or located on a Property.

Indebtedness ” means, for any Person, without duplication: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, for amounts drawn under a letter of credit, or for the deferred purchase price of property for which such Person or its assets is liable, (ii) all unfunded amounts under a loan agreement, letter of credit, or other credit facility for which such Person would be liable if such amounts were advanced thereunder, (iii) all amounts required to be paid by such Person as a guaranteed payment to partners or a preferred or special dividend, including any mandatory redemption of shares or interests, (iv) all indebtedness guaranteed by such Person, (v) all obligations under leases that constitute capital leases for which such Person is liable, (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and other interest hedge agreements, in each case for which such Person is liable or its assets are liable, whether such Person (or its assets) is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss and (vii) any other contractual obligation for the payment of money which is not settled within thirty (30) days of the incurrence of such obligation.

 

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Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b) .

Indemnified Taxes ” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i) , Other Taxes.

Independent ” means, when used with respect to any Person, a Person who: (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in Borrower or in any Affiliate of Borrower, (ii) is not connected with Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, member, manager, creditor, director, supplier, customer or Person performing similar functions and (iii) is not a member of the immediate family of a Person defined in clauses (i)  or (ii)  above.

Independent Accountant ” means (i) a firm of nationally recognized, certified public accountants which is Independent and which is selected by Borrower or (ii) such other certified public accountant(s) selected by Borrower, which is Independent and reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Independent Director ” means an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional Independent Directors, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by Lender, in each case that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and that provides professional Independent Directors and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business, and which individual is duly appointed as an Independent Director and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Director be, any of the following:

(i) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower or any of its equityholders or Affiliates (other than as an Independent Director of Borrower or an Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that such Independent Director is employed by a company that routinely provides professional Independent Directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business);

(ii) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower or any of its equityholders or Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional Independent Directors and other corporate services to Borrower or any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(iii) a family member of any such member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer, employee, creditor, supplier or service provider; or

(iv) a Person that controls (whether directly, indirectly or otherwise) any of clauses (i) , (ii) or (iii) above.

 

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A natural person who otherwise satisfies the foregoing definition and satisfies clause (i) by reason of being the Independent Director of a “special purpose entity” affiliated with Borrower shall be qualified to serve as an Independent Director of Borrower, provided that the fees that such individual earns from serving as an Independent Director of Affiliates of Borrower in any given year constitute in the aggregate less than five percent (5%) of such individual’s annual income for that year. For purposes of this paragraph, a “special purpose entity” is an entity, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its activities and impose requirements intended to preserve such entity’s separateness that are substantially similar to those contained in the definition of Special Purpose Entity of this Agreement.

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” means, in respect of a Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (i) the profitability, value, use, operation, leasing or marketability of such Property or results in any material liability to, claim against or obligation of Lender or any Loan Party or (ii) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Collateral Documents with respect to such Property.

Initial Maturity Date ” means the Payment Date occurring in November 2018, or such earlier date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

Initial Principal Balance ” means $489,259,166.53.

Initial Term ” means the period from the Closing Date through the Initial Maturity Date.

Insolvency Opinion ” means that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated the Closing Date delivered by Hunton & Williams LLP in connection with the Loan.

Insurance Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.1 .

Insurance Premiums ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1(d) .

Insurance Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Net Proceeds”.

Insurance Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.1 .

Interest Period ” means, in connection with the calculation of interest accrued with respect to any specified Payment Date, including the Maturity Date, the period commencing on and including the fifteenth (15th) day of the prior calendar month and ending on and including the fourteenth (14th) day of the calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs; provided, however, the initial Interest Period shall be the period commencing on the Closing Date, and ending on and including October 14, 2016 and shall consist of 15 days.

Interest Rate ” means, with respect to each Interest Period, with respect to each Floating Rate Component, an interest rate per annum equal to (A) for a LIBOR Loan, the sum of (1) LIBOR, determined as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the commencement of such Interest Period, plus (2) the Floating Rate Component Spread applicable to such Floating Rate Component (or, when applicable pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document,

 

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the Default Rate); and (B) for a Prime Rate Loan, the sum of (1) the Prime Rate, plus (2) the Floating Rate Component Prime Rate Spread applicable to such Floating Rate Component (or, when applicable pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the applicable Default Rate).

Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” means, collectively, one or more interest rate protection agreements (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) reasonably acceptable to Lender, between an Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower obtained by Borrower as and when required pursuant to Section 2.2.7 and the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement. After delivery of a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Lender, the term “Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall be deemed to mean such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement and such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be subject to all requirements applicable to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and shall contain each of the following provisions:

(i) the notional amount of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be equal to or greater than the aggregate Component Outstanding Principal Balance of the Floating Rate Components;

(ii) the remaining term of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall at all times extend through the end of the Interest Period in which the Maturity Date occurs as extended from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents;

(iii) the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be issued by the Acceptable Counterparty to Borrower and shall be pledged to Lender by Borrower in accordance with this Agreement and the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

(iv) the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be obligated to make a stream of payments, directly to the Cash Management Account (whether or not an Event of Default has occurred) from time to time equal to the product of (A) the notional amount of such Interest Rate Cap Agreement multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of LIBOR (including any upward rounding under the definition of LIBOR) over the Strike Price and shall provide that such payment shall be made on a monthly basis in each case not later than (after giving effect to and assuming the passage of any cure period afforded to such Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which cure period shall not in any event be more than three Business Days) each Payment Date;

(v) the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall execute and deliver the Acknowledgment; and

(vi) the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall impose no material obligation on the beneficiary thereof (after payment of the acquisition cost) and shall be in all material respects satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and shall satisfy applicable Rating Agency standards and requirements, including, without limitation, provisions satisfying Approved Rating Agencies standards, requirements and criteria (A) that incorporate customary tax “gross up” provisions, (B) whereby the Counterparty agrees not to file or join in the filing of any petition

 

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against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, and (C) that incorporate, if the Interest Rate Cap Agreement contemplates collateral posting by the Counterparty, a credit support annex setting forth the mechanics for collateral to be calculated and posted that are consistent with Rating Agency standards, requirements and criteria.

Interest Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.4(a)(ii) .

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

KBRA ” means Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

Lease ” means a bona fide written lease, sublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement pursuant to which any Person is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in any Property by or on behalf of Borrower, and (i) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease or other agreement, and (ii) every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the Tenant.

Legal Requirements ” means, with respect to each Property and the Properties as a whole, all material federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, such Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to such Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

Lender ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and assigns.

LIBOR ” means, with respect to each Interest Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded up to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of the offered rates (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period that appear on the Reuters Screen Libor Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, if at least two such offered rates so appear. If fewer than two such offered rates appear on the Reuters Screen Libor Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Lender (or Servicer, on Lender’s behalf) shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in

 

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U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts of not less than U.S. $1,000,000. If at least two such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are so provided, Lender (or Servicer, on Lender’s behalf) shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Lender to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for amounts of not less than U.S. $1,000,000. If at least two such rates are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates.

LIBOR Loan ” means the Floating Rate Components of the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon LIBOR.

Lending Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(a).

Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b) .

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, easement, restrictive covenant, preference, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, or any agreement to enter into or create any of the foregoing, on or affecting all or any portion of any Collateral or any interest therein, or any direct interest in any Loan Party, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

Loan ” means the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, each Management Agreement, the Parent Guaranty, the Equity Owner Guaranty, the Environmental Indemnity, each Interest Rate Cap Agreement, each Collateral Document, the Borrower TRS Guaranty and all other agreements, instruments and documents delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, as the same may be (and each of the foregoing defined terms shall refer to such documents as they may be) amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loan Party ” means Borrower, Equity Owner and Borrower TRS.

London Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England are not open for business.

Low Debt Yield Period ” shall commence if, as of any Calculation Date, the Debt Yield is less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Closing Date Debt Yield, and shall end if (i) the Properties have achieved, as of any two succeeding consecutive Calculation Dates, a Debt Yield of at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the Closing Date Debt Yield or (ii) immediately (without waiting for two succeeding consecutive Calculation Dates) upon Borrower prepaying the principal amount of the Loan in an amount sufficient to cause the Debt Yield to be equal to

 

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or in excess of eighty-five percent (85%) of the Closing Date Debt Yield (each a “ Low Debt Yield Cure Prepayment ”).

Major Contract ” means (i) any management agreement relating to the Properties or the Loan Parties to which a Loan Party is a party, (ii) any agreement between any Loan Party and any Affiliate of any Relevant Party and (iii) any brokerage, leasing, cleaning, maintenance, service or other contract or agreement of any kind (other than Leases) relating to the Properties, in each case involving payment or expense of more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) during any twelve (12) month period, unless cancelable on thirty (30) days or less notice without requiring payment of termination fees or payments of any kind (other than amounts that accrued prior to the termination date).

Management Agreement ” means (i) the Existing Management Agreement or (ii) a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing one or more of the Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Management Fee Cap ” means, with respect to each calendar month, an amount equal to six and three quarters percent (6.75%) of gross Rents collected with respect to the Properties for such calendar month, provided , that for purposes of determining gross Rents collected, collections of Advance Rent shall be allocated to the applicable calendar month set forth in the applicable Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule.

Manager ” means Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing one or more of the Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

Manager Default ” means the occurrence of (a) any default by Manager to perform its duties or obligations under the Existing Management Agreement or (b) any failure by Manager to timely deliver any Manager Report.

Manager Report ” means any report, certificate, or certification required to be delivered by Manager pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.20 .

Material Action ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Special Purpose Entity”.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the property, business, operations or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (ii) the use, operation or value of the Properties, taken as a whole, (iii) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan when due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iv) the enforceability or validity of any Loan Document, the perfection or priority of any Lien created under any Loan Document or the rights, interests and remedies of Lender under any Loan Document.

 

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Maturity Date ” means the Initial Maturity Date; provided that in the event of the exercise by Borrower of an Extension Option pursuant to Section 2.9 , the Maturity Date shall be the applicable Extended Maturity Date; or such earlier date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as herein or therein provided, whether at the Initial Maturity Date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

Maximum Legal Rate ” means the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

Minimum Disbursement Amount ” means $100,000.

Monthly Budgeted Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.2 .

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” means, for each Payment Date, an amount equal to the amount of interest which is then due on all of the Components of the Loan in the aggregate for the Interest Period during which such Payment Date occurs.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage ” means a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or Deed to Secure Debt, as applicable, for each Property or for multiple Properties located within the same county or parish, dated as of the Closing Date (or, in connection with a Property which is a Substitute Property, dated as of the date of the substitution), executed and delivered by Borrower, constituting a Lien on the Improvements and the Property or Properties, as applicable, as Collateral for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Mortgage Documents ” means the Mortgages, the Collateral Assignments of Leases and Rents and, if any, the Fixture Filings.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a plan within the meaning of Section 414(f) of the Code or Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions are required to be made by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates or to which any such entity has any liability.

Net Assets ” means, with respect to any Person, the difference between (i) such Person’s assets determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding accumulated depreciation, and (ii) such Person’s liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP.

Net Proceeds ” means (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section   5.1.1(a)(i) and (iii) as a result of damage to or destruction of a Property, after deduction of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Insurance Proceeds ”), or (ii) the net amount of an Award, after deduction of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Condemnation Proceeds ”), whichever the case may be.

 

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Net Proceeds Deficiency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(d)(vi) .

Net Transfer Proceeds ” means, with respect to the Transfer of any Property, the gross sales price for such Property (including any earnest money, down payment or similar deposit included in the total sales price paid by the purchaser), less Transfer Expenses.

Non-Property Taxes ” means all Taxes other than Property Taxes.

Note ” means, collectively, those certain Promissory Notes, each dated the Closing Date, in the allocated portion of the Initial Principal Balance, made by the Borrower in favor of each of MSR I, L.P. as a Lender and MSR II, L.P., as a Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Obligations ” means, collectively, Borrower’s obligations for the payment of the Debt and the performance by the Relevant Parties of the Other Obligations.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower.

Operating Expenses ” means, for any period, without duplication, all expenses actually paid or payable by Borrower during such period in connection with the administration, operation, management, maintenance, repair and use of the Properties, determined on an accrual basis, and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this definition, in accordance with GAAP. Operating Expenses specifically shall include, without duplication, (i) all operating expenses incurred in such period based on quarterly financial statements delivered to Lender in accordance with Section 4.3.1(a) , (ii) cost of utilities, inventories, and fixed asset supplies consumed in the operation of the Properties, (iii) fees payable to the Manager in an amount equal to the greater of (A) actual fees paid to the Manager or (B) the Management Fee Cap, (iv) costs and fees of independent professionals (including, without limitation, legal, accounting, consultants and other professional expenses), technical consultants, operational experts (including quality assurance inspectors) or other third parties retained to perform services required or permitted hereunder, (v) operational equipment and other lease payments to the extent constituting operating expenses under GAAP, (vi) Property Taxes and HOA Fees, (vii) insurance premiums and (viii) Property maintenance expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall not include (A) depreciation or amortization, (B) income taxes or other charges in the nature of income taxes, (C) any expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees, expenses and disbursements) incurred in connection with the making of the Loan or the sale, exchange, transfer, financing or refinancing of all or any portion of any Property or in connection with the recovery of Insurance Proceeds or Awards, (D) any loss that is covered by the Policies, including any portion of a loss that is subject to a deductible under the Policies, (E) Capital Expenditures, (F) Debt Service, (G) expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition and initial leasing and renovation of Properties and other activities undertaken prior to such initial lease that do not constitute recurring operating expenses to be paid by Borrower, including eviction of existing tenants, incentive payments to tenants and other similar expenses, (H) any item of expense which

 

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would otherwise be considered within Operating Expenses pursuant to the provisions above but is paid directly by any Tenant under a Lease, (I) any service that is required to be provided by Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement without compensation or reimbursement (other than the management fee set forth in the Management Agreement), (J) any expenses that relate to a Property from and after the release of such Property in accordance with Section 2.5 , (K) bad debt expense with respect to Rents and lost Rents due to vacancies, (L) the value of any free rent or other concessions provided with respect to the Properties, or (M) corporate overhead expenses incurred by Borrower’s Affiliates.

Other Connection Taxes ” means Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Obligations ” means (i) the performance of all obligations of Borrower contained herein; (ii) the performance of each obligation of the Relevant Parties contained in any other Loan Document; and (iii) the performance of each obligation of the Relevant Parties contained in any renewal, extension, amendment, restatement, modification, consolidation, change of, or substitution or replacement for, all or any part of this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document.

Other Receipts ” for any period of determination, any actual receipts received by Borrower from sources other than Rents with respect to the Properties, to the extent they are properly included as operating income for such period in accordance with GAAP (including maintenance recovery fees but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding income from the Transfer of any Property).

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

Outstanding Principal Balance ” means, as of any date, the outstanding principal balance of the Components of the Loan.

Parent ” means Altisource Residential Corporation.

Parent Financial Covenant ” means the requirement that Parent or any Qualified Transferee that executes and delivers a replacement guaranty pursuant to Section 4.2.17(e) maintain Net Assets of not less than $300,000,000 (exclusive of Parent’s or such Qualified Transferee’s indirect interest in Borrower).

Parent Guaranty ” means that certain Parent Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Parent in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced,

 

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supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to which the Parent provides a limited guaranty for certain bad acts.

Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.

Patriot Act Offense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.24(a) .

Payment Date ” means the ninth (9 th ) day of each calendar month during the Term or, if such ninth day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day; provided , that the first Payment Date shall be October 9, 2016.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

Periodic Rating Agency Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.14.

Permitted Indebtedness ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.2.

Permitted Investments ” means:

(i) obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States including, without limitation, obligations of: the United States Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the United States Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii) federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 365 days of any bank, (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short term obligations of

 

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which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), and (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (1) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (2) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (3) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (4) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iii) fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), and (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s

 

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(or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (1) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (2) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (3) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (4) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv) debt obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days and at all times rated by each Rating Agency in its highest long-term unsecured rating category (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in its highest long-term unsecured rating category); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) with maturities of not more than 365 days (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category ) and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s), and (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by Moody’s in the highest short term rating category) and the long term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or such lower rating for which Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to Moody’s); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (1) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (2) if rated by S&P, must not have

 

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an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (3) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (4) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vi) units of taxable money market funds, which funds are regulated investment companies and invested solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds have the highest rating available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Approved Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Approved Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Approved Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then current ratings assigned to the Securities) for money market funds; and

(vii) any other security, obligation or investment which has been specifically approved as a Permitted Investment in writing (A) by Lender and (B) each Rating Agency, as confirmed by satisfaction of the Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to each Approved Rating Agency;

provided , however , that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (a) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments or (b) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment and provided , further , that each investment described hereunder must have (x) a predetermined fixed amount of principal due at maturity (that cannot vary or change) and (y) an original maturity of not more than 365 days and a remaining maturity of not more than thirty (30) days.

Permitted Liens ” means, collectively, (i) the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, (ii) all encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policies for the Properties and, with respect to any Substitute Property, as Lender has approved in writing in Lender’s reasonable discretion, (iii) Liens, if any, for Non-Property Taxes or Property Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent, (iv) Liens arising after the Closing Date for Non-Property Taxes, Property Taxes or HOA Fees being contested in accordance with Section 4.1.3 or Section 4.4.5 , (v) any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar Liens on a Property that are bonded or discharged within sixty (60) days after Borrower first receives written notice of such Lien, (vi) all easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting any Property and that would not reasonably be expected to and do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Property, (vii) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s reasonable discretion, (viii) rights of Tenants as Tenants only under Leases permitted hereunder and (ix) the Specified Liens.

Permitted Transfers ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.17(d).

 

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Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any Governmental Authority and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

Plan ” means an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is established, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates (or as to which such entity has any liability) and that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

Plan Termination Event ” means (i) any event described in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to any Plan; (ii) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (iii) the imposition of an obligation on any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates under Section 4041 of ERISA to provide affected parties written notice of intent to terminate a Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or by any similar foreign governmental authority to terminate a Foreign Plan; (v) any event or condition which could reasonably constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (vi) the institution of proceedings by a foreign governmental authority to appoint a trustee to administer any Foreign Plan; or (vii) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Policy ” and “ Policies ” shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 5.1.1(b) .

Predecessor Special   Purpose Entities ” means a company listed on Schedule XI that was merged with either the Borrower or Equity Owner as indicated on such schedule.

Prepayment Notice ” means a prior written notice to Lender specifying the proposed Business Day on which a prepayment of the Debt is to be made pursuant to Section   2.4.1 , which date shall be no earlier than ten (10) days after the date of such Prepayment Notice and no later than ninety (90) days after the date of such Prepayment Notice. A Prepayment Notice may be revoked in writing by Borrower, or may be modified in writing by Borrower to a new specified Business Day, in each case, on or prior to the proposed prepayment date set forth in such Prepayment Notice; provided that such new Business Day shall be no earlier than such proposed prepayment date. If revoked (as opposed to modified), any new Prepayment Notice shall comply with the timeframes set forth above. Borrower shall pay to Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (if any) incurred by Lender in connection with Borrower’s permitted revocation or modification of any Prepayment Notice.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate.” If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate,” the Lender shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime Rate,” and if such “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a

 

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governmental or quasi-governmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index.

Prime Rate Loan ” means the Floating Rate Components of the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate.

Priority ” means that the valid and proper foreclosure of a Lien for HOA Fees will extinguish the Lien of a Mortgage with respect to the relevant HOA Property.

Properties Schedule ” means the data tape of Properties attached hereto as Schedule   II.A as of the Closing Date, as updated on a monthly basis in the form attached hereto as Schedule II.B , and supplemented quarterly by the data included on Schedule II.C pursuant to Section 4.3.7 .

Property ” means, individually, and “ Properties ” means, collectively, (i) the residential real properties described on the Properties Schedule as of the Closing Date and encumbered by the Mortgages and (ii) any residential real properties that are Substitute Properties; provided that if the Allocated Loan Amount for any Property has been reduced to zero and all interest and other Obligations related thereto that are required to be paid on or prior to the date when the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property is required to be repaid have been repaid in full, then such residential real property shall no longer be a Property hereunder. The Properties include the Improvements now or hereafter erected or installed thereon and other personal property owned by Borrower located thereon, together with all rights pertaining to such real property, Improvements and personal property. Any Property Transferred to Borrower TRS shall continue to constitute a “Property” for purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

Property Covenants ” means those covenants set forth in Section 4.4 and the covenants contained in Section 2 of the Environmental Indemnity.

Property Representations ” means those representations and warranties set forth in Section   3.2 and Section 1 of the Environmental Indemnity.

Property Taxes ” means any real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed by a Governmental Authority against any Property, any Collateral, any part of either of the foregoing or Borrower.

Provided Information ” means any and all financial and other information provided at any time prepared by, or on behalf of, any Relevant Party.

Public Vehicle ” means a Person whose securities are listed and traded on a national securities exchange and shall include a majority owned subsidiary of any such Person or any operating partnership through which such Person conducts all or substantially all of its business.

Purchase Agreements ” means (i) the Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between MRS I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as seller, and Altisource Residential, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as buyer, and (ii) the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, between Firebird SFE I, LLC, a

 

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Delaware limited liability company, as seller, and Altisource Residential, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as buyer.

Qualified Manager ” means (i) Existing Manager, (ii) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or (iii) a reputable Person that has at least two (2) years’ experience in the management of at least 2,000 residential rental properties in the aggregate, and is at the time of determination managing residential rental properties in (a) at least 75% of the metropolitan statistical areas that the applicable Properties to be managed by such Person are located (and has retained by subcontract a property manager in all other metropolitan statistical areas before the effectiveness of any termination or resignation of the Manager) and (b) every state that the applicable Properties to be managed by such Person are located, and is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding; provided , that in the case of the foregoing subclause   (iii) , Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Properties by such Person; and provided , further , that in the case of the foregoing subclause   (ii) and subclause   (iii) , if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, Borrower shall have obtained an Additional Insolvency Opinion if such an opinion is requested by Lender.

Qualified Release Property Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) .

Qualified Transferee ” means (i) Parent or (ii) any Person that (A) itself has, or for which a Person executing and delivering the Parent Guaranty or a replacement guaranty in substantially the same form and substance as the Parent Guaranty has, Net Assets of not less than $300,000,000 (exclusive of such Person’s direct or indirect interest in the Properties and Borrower), (B) has not been the subject of a voluntary or involuntary (to the extent the same has not been discharged) bankruptcy proceeding or any governmental or regulatory investigation which resulted in a final, nonappealable conviction for criminal activity involving moral turpitude, (C) is (or is under common Control with a Person that is) regularly engaged in the management, ownership or operation of residential rental properties and (D) with respect to the applicable Transfer to such Person, Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation.

Quarterly HOA Report ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.16 .

Quarterly Investor Rollup Report ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.7 .

Rating Agency Confirmation ” means a written affirmation from each of the Approved Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities by such Approved Rating Agency immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Approved Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, no Securities are then outstanding, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment.

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Release Amount ” means, for a Property, the following applicable amount together with any other amounts specified in Section 2.4.4 :

 

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(i) in connection with the Transfer of a Property (other than a Designated HOA Property) pursuant to Section   2.5 or any failure of a Property to qualify as an Eligible Property due to the occurrence of a Voluntary Action (such Properties, “ Release Premium Properties ”), (A) one hundred five percent (105%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property if the sum of the initial Allocated Loan Amounts of all Release Premium Properties, including such Property, is less than $48,925,971 (B) one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property if the sum of the initial Allocated Loan Amounts of all Release Premium Properties, including such Property, is equal to or greater than $48,925,971 but less than $73,388,875, (C) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property if the sum of the initial Allocated Loan Amounts of all Release Premium Properties, including such Property, is equal to or greater than $73,388,875 but less than $97,851,833, and (D) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property if the sum of the initial Allocated Loan Amounts of all Release Premium Properties, including such Property, is equal to or greater than $97,851,833;

(ii) in connection with any failure of a Property to qualify as an Eligible Property, other than due to the occurrence of a Voluntary Action, that is not cured within the applicable Cure Period, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property;

(iii) in connection with any Condemnation or Casualty of any Property for which prepayment of the Release Amount is required pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 , one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property; and

(iv) in connection with the release of Designated HOA Properties, a percentage of the Allocated Loan Amounts for such Properties that is (A) at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) and (B) with respect to such percentage of Allocated Loan Amount, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation.

Release Premium Properties ” has the meanings set forth in the definition of “Release Amount”.

Release Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

Relevant Party ” means each Loan Party and Parent (and, collectively “ Relevant Parties ”).

REMIC Trust ” means a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code, that holds the Note or a portion thereof.

Renovation Standards ” means the maintenance, repairs, improvements and installations that (i) are necessary for a Property to conform to applicable material Legal Requirements and (ii) do not deviate materially from local rental market standards for the area in which such Property is located.

Rent Deposit Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a) .

Rent Deposit Bank ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a) .

 

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Rent Refund ” means, with respect to any Tenant in default under any applicable Lease, any payment of Rent (in whole or in part) delivered by such Tenant to Manager, to the extent Borrower or Manager reasonably determines the return of the same is necessary in order to preserve Borrower’s enforcement remedies under the applicable Lease.

Rents ” means, with respect to each Property, all rents and rent equivalents (including for forfeited security deposits allocated to rent) and any fees (other than any lease application fees received from a prospective tenant), payments or other compensation from any Tenant.

Repayment Date ” means the date of a prepayment of the Loan pursuant to the provisions of Section   2.4 .

Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” means, collectively, one or more interest rate protection agreements, from an Acceptable Counterparty with terms that are the same in all material respects as the terms of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement except that the same shall be effective as of the date required in Section 2.2.7(c) , except that in connection with Borrower’s exercise of an Extension Option, the same shall be effective as of the date required in Section 2.9 ; provided , that to the extent any such interest rate protection agreements do not meet the foregoing requirements, a “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall be such interest rate protection agreements approved in writing by the Approved Rating Agencies with respect thereto.

Replacement Management Agreement ” means, collectively, (i) either (A) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager, substantially in the same form and substance as the Existing Management Agreement; (B) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager, which management agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance; provided , that with respect to this clause (B) , (x) if such management agreement provides for the payment of management fees at a rate that is in excess of the rate provided for under the Existing Management Agreement, then Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such increase in management fees and (y) otherwise Lender, at its option, may require that Borrower obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such management agreement; or (C) a management agreement with a Manager approved by Lender in accordance with Section 4.1.18(b)(y) and satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (B)(x) and (B)(y) above, and (ii) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form of the Assignment of Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (or such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Qualified Manager).

Reportable Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4043 of ERISA.

Request for Release ” means a request for release of a Property in connection with any Transfer of a Property, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit   D .

Reserve Funds ” means, collectively, all funds deposited by Borrower with Lender or Cash Management Account Bank pursuant to Article VI , including, but not limited to, the Capital Expenditure Funds, the Insurance Funds, the HOA Funds, the Tax Funds, the Casualty

 

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and Condemnation Funds, the Cash Collateral Funds, the Eligibility Funds and the Advance Rent Funds.

Reserve Release Date ” means any Business Day as requested by Borrower pursuant to a Reserve Release Request; provided , that there shall be no more than one Reserve Release Date in any calendar month.

Reserve Release Request ” means any written request by Borrower for a release of Reserve Funds made in accordance with Article VI .

Responsible Officer ” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer or president or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person; provided , that in the event any such officer is unavailable at any time he or she is required to take any action hereunder, Responsible Officer means any officer authorized to act on such officer’s behalf as demonstrated by a certified resolution.

Restoration ” means the repair and restoration of any Property after a Casualty as nearly as possible to the condition such Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such material alterations as may be approved by Lender, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Restricted Junior Payment ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any dividend or other distribution of any nature (cash, securities, assets, Indebtedness or otherwise) and any payment, by virtue of redemption, retirement or otherwise, on any class of Equity Interests or subordinate Indebtedness issued by such Person, whether such Equity Interests are now or may hereafter be authorized or outstanding and any distribution in respect of any of the foregoing, whether directly or indirectly, (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests or subordinate Indebtedness of such Person now or hereafter outstanding, or (iii) any payment of management or similar fees by such Person (other than payment of management fees under any Management Agreement to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement).

Restricted Party ” means, collectively, Borrower TRS, Borrower, Equity Owner, and any other direct or indirect equity holder in Borrower TRS, Borrower or Equity Owner up to, but not including, the first direct or indirect equity holder that has substantial assets other than the Properties and the other Collateral.

Review Waiver ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b) .

S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings.

Section 2.9 Rating Agency Extension Notice Information ” means the information delivered by Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.9(b) , (c) , (d) or (e) of this Agreement.

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1(a) .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Securitization ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1(a) .

Security Deposit Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.16(a) .

Servicer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

Servicing Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

Severed Loan Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c) .

Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person or any consolidated group, on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the fair saleable value of such Person’s or consolidated group’s assets exceeds its total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of such Person’s or consolidated group’s assets exceeds its probable liabilities, as applicable, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person’s or consolidated group’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted and (iv) such Person or consolidated group does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its obligations).

Special Members ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Special Purpose Entity”.

Special Purpose Entity ” means a limited liability company that, since the date of its formation and at all times on and after the date thereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements unless it has received either prior consent to do otherwise from Lender, or, while the Loan is securitized, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Approved Rating Agencies, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion, in each case:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, acquiring, maintaining, renovating, rehabilitating, owning, holding, marketing, selling, leasing, transferring, managing and operating the Properties, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, refinancing the Properties in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, acting as the sole member of Borrower TRS and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing, (B) in the case of Equity Owner, acting as the sole member of Borrower and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or (C) in the case of Borrower TRS, owning, marketing and selling Properties and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

(ii) has not engaged and shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) in the case of Borrower, the acquisition, renovation, maintenance, ownership, holding, marketing, sale, leasing, transfer, management, operation or financing of the Properties and acting as sole member of Borrower TRS, (B) in the case of Equity Owner,

 

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acting as the sole member of Borrower or (C) in the case of Borrower TRS, the marketing and selling of the Properties;

(iii) has not owned and shall not own any real property other than the Properties;

(iv) does not have, shall not have and at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, the Properties, personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of the Properties and its membership interest in Borrower TRS, (B) in the case of Equity Owner, its membership interest in Borrower and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interest or (C) in the case of Borrower TRS, the Properties and incidental personal property necessary for the ownership, operation, marketing or sale of Properties;

(v) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its certificate of formation or its limited liability company agreement with respect to the matters set forth in this definition;

(vi) with respect to each of Borrower, Equity Owner and each Borrower TRS, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors serving as managers of such company, (C) shall not take, and neither the member of any Loan Party nor any officer of any Loan Party nor any other Person shall be authorized or empowered to take any of the following actions, either with respect to itself or, with respect to any subsidiary of it that is a Loan Party, in each case without the prior unanimous consent of all the Independent Directors of the company in writing to such action (each, a “ Material Action ”): (1) filing or consenting to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization statute, (2) seeking or consenting to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official of any Loan Party or a substantial part of its business, (3) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors by any Loan Party, (4) admitting in writing its inability to pay debts generally as they become due, (5) declaring or effectuating a moratorium on the payment of any obligations of any Loan Party, or (6) taking any action in furtherance of the foregoing, provided, for purposes of clauses (4) and (6), the following shall not constitute a Material Action: (x) admissions or statements which are compelled and required by law and which are true and correct, or (y) admissions or statements in writing to Lender or any servicer of the Loan, or in connection with any audit opinion or “going concern” qualification in its audited financial statements, that (I) Borrower cannot pay its Operating Expenses, (II) Borrower cannot pay debt service on the Loan, or (III) Borrower cannot repay or refinance the Loan on the Maturity Date; notwithstanding any provision of law that otherwise so empowers such company, its member or any officer or any other Person, provided, however , that, so long as the Loan is outstanding such company may not authorize the taking of any Material Action, unless there are at least two (2) Independent Directors the serving in such capacity and (D) under the terms of its limited liability company agreement, immediately prior the occurrence of any event that causes the sole member to cease to be a member of such company (other than upon continuation of such company without dissolution upon an assignment by the member of all of its

 

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limited liability interest in such company and the admission of the transferee in accordance with such company’s limited liability company agreement), each of the persons acting as Independent Director of such entity shall, without any action of any Person, automatically be admitted as members of the limited liability company (“ Special Members ”) and shall pursue and continue the existence of the limited liability company without dissolution and such Special Members may not resign as such until (i) a successor Special Member has been admitted to the limited liability company as a Special Member and (ii) such successor Special Member has also accepted its appointment as an Independent Director;

(vii) has and shall have a limited liability agreement that provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Independent Directors of a Loan Party shall not be liable to such Loan Party, its equity holders or any other Person bound by its limited liability agreement for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Director acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct;

(viii) has and shall have a limited liability agreement that provides that such entity shall not (A) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate; (B) sell all or substantially all of its assets; or (C) amend its organizational documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the consent of Lender;

(ix) has at all times been and shall intend at all times to remain solvent and has paid and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including, a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and has maintained and shall intend to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided , that the foregoing shall not require any direct or indirect member of any Loan Party to make any additional capital contributions to such Loan Party;

(x) has not failed and shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity and has not identified and shall not identify itself as a division of any other Person;

(xi) has maintained and shall maintain its bank accounts, books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person (other than as between Borrower and Borrower TRS) and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, has filed and shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

(xii) has maintained and shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xiii) has not commingled and, except as contemplated by this Agreement, shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and

 

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has not participated and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person; provided , that Borrower TRS may commingle its assets with those of Borrower and may participate in Borrower’s cash management system;

(xiv) has held and shall hold its assets in its own name; provided , that Borrower TRS may hold assets in Borrower’s name;

(xv) has conducted and shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of itself or of Borrower, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as an agent of Borrower;

(xvi) (A) has maintained and shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person (other than as between Borrower and Borrower TRS); (B) has shown and shall show, in its financial statements, its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person (other than as between Borrower and Borrower TRS); and (C) has not permitted and shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided , however , that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity;

(xvii) has paid and shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, out of its own funds and assets, and has maintained and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees or contract for sufficient services in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xviii) has observed and shall observe all limited liability company formalities;

(xix) has not incurred and shall not incur any Indebtedness other than, (i) with respect to Borrower, Permitted Indebtedness, (ii) with respect to Borrower TRS, the Borrower TRS’s Permitted Indebtedness, and (iii) with respect to Equity Owner, Equity Owner’s Permitted Indebtedness;

(xx) has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated and shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, has not held out and shall not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person or has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person, in each case except as permitted or contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xxi) has not acquired and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its members or any Affiliate; provided , that Equity Owner shall be the sole member of Borrower and Borrower shall be the sole member of Borrower TRS;

 

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(xxii) has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates, constituents, or owners, or any guarantors of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxiii) has maintained and used and shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

(xxiv) has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person, except to Lender to secure the Loan;

(xxv) has held itself out and identified itself and shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person;

(xxvi) has maintained and shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person; provided that Borrower TRS may hold its assets in Borrower’s name.

(xxvii) has not made and shall not make loans to any Person and has not held and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and Permitted Investments);

(xxviii) has not identified and shall not identify its members or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it, and has not identified itself and shall not identify itself as a division of any other Person;

(xxix) except in connection with the formation of a Borrower TRS and the contribution by Borrower of Collateral to such Borrower TRS as contemplated by Section 4.1.22 and other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, has not entered into or been a party to, and shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its members except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are commercially reasonable terms comparable to those of an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated third party;

(xxx) has not had and shall not have any obligation to, and has not indemnified and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxi) has not had and shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate, except as provided by the Loan Documents;

 

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(xxxii) has not formed, acquired or held and shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except as contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xxxiii) has complied and shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents;

(xxxiv) has conducted and shall conduct its business so that each of the assumptions made about it and each of the facts stated about it in the Insolvency Opinion, or if applicable, any Additional Insolvency Opinion, are true and correct in all material respects; and

(xxxv) has not permitted and shall not permit any Affiliate or constituent party independent access to its bank accounts, except Manager pursuant to a Management Agreement entered into in accordance with this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this definition and elsewhere in this Agreement and any other Loan Document, references to the “date of formation,” “since its formation” and words of similar intent, of the Borrower or Equity Owner shall refer to the Closing Date and shall not refer to or include the operation or activities of any Predecessor Special Purpose Entity that was merged in to the Equity Owner or Borrower on the Closing Date.

Specified Liens ” means Liens described in Schedule X affecting one or more of the Properties as of the Closing Date, provided that all such Liens on the affected Properties are affirmatively covered by the Title Insurance Policies.

Spread Maintenance Date ” means the Payment Date occurring in November 2018.

Spread Maintenance Premium ” means, with respect to any prepayment of principal (or acceleration of the Loan) prior to the Spread Maintenance Date (other than payments made pursuant to Section 2.4.2(a) (except where such prepayment arises as a result of a Voluntary Action) or Section 2.4.2(c) ), and with respect to each Floating Rate Component, an amount equal to the product of the following: (i) the amount of such prepayment (or the amount of principal so accelerated) allocable to such Floating Rate Component, multiplied by (ii) the Floating Rate Component Spread applicable to such Floating Rate Component, multiplied by (iii) a fraction (expressed as a percentage) having a numerator equal to the number of months difference between the Spread Maintenance Date and the date such prepayment occurs (or the next succeeding Payment Date through which interest has been paid by Borrower) and a denominator equal to twelve (12). The total Spread Maintenance Premium shall be the sum of the Spread Maintenance Premium for each of the Floating Rate Components. All Spread Maintenance Premium payments hereunder shall be deemed to be earned by Lender upon the funding of the Loan.

State ” means, with respect to a Property, the State or Commonwealth in which such Property or any part thereof is located.

Strike Price ” means (i) as to any Interest Rate Cap Agreement during the Initial Term, 2.938% per annum and (ii) as to any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement obtained in connection with the exercise of any Extension Option, a rate per annum equal to the interest rate

 

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at which the Debt Service Coverage Ratio as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the commencement of the applicable Extension Term is not less than 1.20:1.00.

Subaccounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1(e) .

Substitute Mortgage Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.2(a)(x) .

Substitute Property ” and “ Substitute Properties ” shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 2.4.2(a) .

Succeeding Interest Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.4(a)(ii) .

Tax Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1 .

Tax Subaccount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1 .

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Tenant ” means any Person obligated by contract or otherwise to pay monies (including a percentage of gross income, revenue or profits) under any Lease now or hereafter affecting all or any part of a Property.

Term ” means the entire term of this Agreement, which shall expire upon repayment in full of the Debt.

Title Insurance Owner’s Policy ” means, with respect to each Property, an ALTA owner title insurance policy issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Lender in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if a Property is in a state which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such state and determined that is reasonably acceptable to Lender) issued with respect to such Property and insuring the legal title to such Property.

Title Insurance Policy ” means, with respect to each Property or multiple Properties encumbered by the same Mortgage, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Lender containing such endorsements as Lender may reasonably require (to the extent available in the state where the Property or the Properties, as applicable, are located) in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if such Property or the Properties, as applicable, are located in a state which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such state and determined that is reasonably acceptable to Lender) issued with respect to such Property or Properties, as applicable, and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage Documents encumbering such Property or Properties, as applicable (subject to Permitted Liens) other than Specified Liens.

Transaction ” means the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.17(b) .

Transfer Date ” means the date upon which a Transfer of a Property is consummated.

Transfer Expenses ” means, with respect to the Transfer of any Property, the reasonable expenses of Borrower incurred in connection therewith not to exceed six percent (6.0%) of all gross amounts realized with respect thereto, for any of the following: (i) third party real estate commissions, (ii) the closing costs of the purchaser of such Property actually paid by Borrower and (iii) Borrower’s miscellaneous closings costs, including, but not limited to title, escrow and appraisal costs and expenses.

Trust and Servicing Agreement ” means any Trust and Servicing Agreement or equivalent agreement pursuant to which Lender or any assignee thereof sells the Loan to a REMIC Trust in connection with a Securitization.

Trust Certificate Administration Fee ” means any administration fee made payable to any certificate administrator acting on behalf of any trustee in connection with a Securitization.

Trust Fund Expenses ” means (i) any interest payable to the Servicer, or any special servicer, trustee, operating advisor, custodian, or certificate administrator in connection with the Loan or the Properties pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in respect of advances made by any of the foregoing; provided , however , that Borrower shall only be obligated to pay any amounts described in this clause (i) if and to the extent such interest exceeds the sum of the Default Rate interest and late payment charges payable pursuant to Section 2.3.4 in respect of the event giving rise to the related advances; (ii) all special servicing fees, work-out, liquidation fees and other fees payable to any special servicer under the Servicing Agreement (A) after the Loan is transferred to the special servicer as a result of (1) the occurrence of an Event of Default or Special Servicing Loan Event (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) or (2) an acknowledgement by Borrower in writing that the Loan is likely to go into default, or (B) in connection with any Borrower requested or consensual work-out or modification of the Loan; (iii) the regularly monthly Trust Certificate Administration Fee (capped at $5,725 per month) and Trustee Administration Fee (capped at $250 per month) under the Servicing Agreement, (iv) the fees and costs related to ongoing Rating Agency surveillance and monitoring, (v) the fees and expenses of the Servicer as set forth in Schedule   VI , (vii) the costs and expenses of any Servicer or any special servicer (including costs and expenses of any third party hired by such Servicer or special servicer) in connection with (A) the determination of market rents for purposes of and in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of “GPR” and (B) the verification of information set forth in Quarterly HOA Reports delivered pursuant to clause (h) of Schedule V , as well as the verification and/or preparation of any reports related to HOA compliance required to be performed by the Servicer or special servicer, and (viii) except for the regular monthly fees payable to the master servicer and any operating advisor, any other cost, fee or expense of the Servicer, any special servicer, the trustee, the operating advisor and any certificate administrator under the Servicing Agreement (A) after the Loan is transferred to the special servicer as a result of (1) the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Special Servicing Loan Event (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) or (2) an acknowledgement by Borrower in writing that the Loan is likely to go into default, (B) the occurrence of an Event of Default under clauses   (i) , (ii)  or (iii) of Section 7.1 or (C) in connection with any Borrower requested or consensual work out or

 

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modification of the Loan or any other special waiver or approval requests made by Borrower or Equity Owner during the term of the Loan (in each case including, but not limited to, (1) any costs and expenses in connection with Broker Price Opinions and, where Broker Price Opinions are not sufficient in accordance with customary mortgage servicing standards, appraisals of the Properties or the Equity Interests in Borrower (or any updates to Broker Price Opinions or such appraisals) conducted by or on behalf of the Servicer and/or special servicer, (2) property inspections conducted by or on behalf of the Servicer and/or special servicer, (3) lien searches conducted by or on behalf of the Servicer and/or special servicer, (4) any reimbursements to the trustee, the Servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, any certificate administrator thereunder and related Persons of each of the foregoing, or the trust fund, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, (5) any indemnification to Persons entitled thereto under the Servicing Agreement, (6) any litigation expenses arising from an Event of Default and (7) the cost of Rating Agency Confirmations and/or opinions of counsel, if any, required to be obtained pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in connection with servicing or administering the Loan or the Properties and administration of the trust fund).

Trustee Administration Fee ” means any administration fee made payable to a trustee in connection with a Securitization.

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(iii)(B)(3) .

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State (with respect to fixtures), the State of New York or the state in which the Cash Management Account is located, as the case may be.

Underwritten Capital Expenditures ” means, as of any date of determination, for the twelve (12) month period ending on such date, the product of (i) the number of Properties multiplied by (ii) $450.

Underwritten Net Cash Flow ” means, as of any date of determination, the excess of: (i) for the twelve (12) month period ending on such date, the sum of (A) the lesser of (1) GPR multiplied by 92.5%, and (2) Actual Rent Collections, and (B) Other Receipts; over (ii) for the twelve (12) month period ending on such date, the sum of (A) Operating Expenses, adjusted to reflect exclusion of amounts representing non-recurring expenses, (B) Underwritten Capital Expenditures and (C) Concessions. For purposes of the foregoing calculations, for each of the first three Calculation Dates after the Closing Date, Operating Expenses, Concessions, Actual Rent Collections and Other Receipts with respect to the Properties for the period from the Closing Date to and including each such Calculation Date shall be annualized to determine the twelve (12) month Operating Expenses, Concessions, Actual Rent Collections and Other Receipts with respect to the Properties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Underwritten Net Cash Flow shall not include (a) any Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption and/or rental loss insurance proceeds and

 

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only to the extent allocable to the applicable reporting period), (b) any proceeds resulting from the Transfer of all or any portion of any Property, including any Award, (c) any item of income otherwise included in Underwritten Net Cash Flow but paid directly by any Tenant to a Person other than Borrower as an offset or deduction against Rent payable by such Tenant, provided such item of income is for payment of an item of expense (such as payments for utilities paid directly to a utility company) and such expense is otherwise excluded from the definition of Operating Expenses pursuant to clause “(H)” of the definition thereof, (d) security deposits received from Tenants until forfeited or applied and (e) any lease buy-out or surrender payment from any Tenant.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Underwritten Net Cash Flow of any Property that is a Disqualified Property shall be zero for all purposes of this Agreement unless Borrower makes a deposit of Eligibility Funds into the Eligibility Reserves Subaccount in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property.

United States ” means the United States of America.

Unrestricted Cash ” means any cash or Permitted Investments not held in the Cash Management Account, any Subaccount, the Rent Deposit Account or any Security Deposit Account or required to be deposited therein pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that funds held in Borrower’s Operating Account that were distributed to Borrower for Operating Expenses set forth in a Monthly Budgeted Amount or for Approved Extraordinary Expenses pursuant to Section 2.7.2(i)(B) and which have not been expended therefor are not Unrestricted Cash.

Vacant Property ” means, individually, and “ Vacant Properties ” means, collectively, the Properties listed on Schedule IX attached hereto which are not leased to or occupied by any Tenant as of the Cut-Off Date. The parties hereto agree that Schedule IX shall be revised to reflect the final list of Vacant Properties agreed to in the Purchase Agreements.

Voluntary Action ” means, in respect of any Property, a voluntary action or omission by any Loan Party or an action or omission by any third party authorized by a Loan Party that, in each case, such Loan Party intends to result in (i) an imposition of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on such Property, (ii) a Transfer of such Property in violation of this Agreement or (iii) such Property becoming a Disqualified Property.

Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

ARTICLE II - GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

 

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2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make and Borrower hereby agrees to accept the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Components of the Loan . For purposes of the computation of the interest accrued on the Loan from time to time and certain other computations set forth herein, the Loan shall be divided into multiple components designated as “Component A”, “Component B”, “Component C”, “Component D”, “Component E”, “Component F”, “Component G” and “Component H”. The following table sets forth the initial principal amount of each such Component.

 

Component

   Initial Principal Amount  

Component A

   $ 489,259,166.53   

Component B

   $ 0   

Component C

   $ 0   

Component D

   $ 0   

Component E

   $ 0   

Component F

   $ 0   

Component G

   $ 0   

Component H

   $ 0   

2.1.3 Single Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower may request and receive only one (1) borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.4 The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.5 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use proceeds of the Loan to (a) make initial deposits of the Reserve Funds, (b) make distributions to Equity Owner, (c) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan and any related Securitization, and (d) to the extent any proceeds remain after satisfying clauses (a)  through (c)  above, for such lawful purpose as Borrower shall designate.

Section 2.2 Interest Rate .

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Each Component of the Loan shall accrue interest throughout the Term at the Interest Rate applicable to such Component during each Interest Period. The total interest accrued under the Loan shall be the sum of the interest accrued on the outstanding balance of each of the Components. Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date the interest accrued or to be accrued on the Loan for the related Interest Period.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the Components of the Loan and other Obligations shall be calculated by multiplying (A) the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which the calculation is being made by (B) a daily rate based on a three hundred sixty (360) day year (that is, the Interest Rate expressed as an annual rate divided by 360) by (C) the

 

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Outstanding Principal Balance or the amount of such other Obligations, as applicable. The accrual period for calculating interest due on each Payment Date shall be the Interest Period in which such Payment Date occurs.

2.2.3 Determination of Interest Rate .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section   2.2.3 , the Floating Rate Components of the Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan. In the event that Lender shall have reasonably determined that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market LIBOR cannot be determined as provided in the definition of LIBOR as set forth herein, then Lender shall forthwith give notice thereof by telephone of such fact, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Floating Rate Components of the Loan shall be converted, from and after the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to a Prime Rate Loan bearing interest based on the Prime Rate in effect on the related Determination Date.

(b) If, pursuant to the terms of Section   2.2.3(a) , a Floating Rate Component of the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan but thereafter LIBOR can again be determined as provided in the definition of LIBOR as set forth herein, Lender shall convert the Prime Rate Loan back to a LIBOR Loan by delivering to Borrower notice of such conversion no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City Time), one (1) Business Day prior to the next succeeding Determination Date. All Floating Rate Components of the Loan shall be converted, from and after the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to a LIBOR Loan bearing interest based on LIBOR in effect on the related Determination Date. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to elect to convert a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan.

(c) If the adoption of any requirement of law or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, in any case after the date hereof, shall hereafter make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan as contemplated hereunder, (i) the obligation of Lender hereunder to make a LIBOR Loan or to convert a Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (ii) any outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees promptly to pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any out-of-pocket costs reasonably incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the LIBOR Loan hereunder. Lender’s notice of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) In the event that any change in any requirement of law or in the interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) hereafter issued from any central bank or other Governmental Authority:

(i) shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by,

 

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or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of LIBOR hereunder;

(ii) shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material;

(iii) shall hereafter subject Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iv) shall hereafter impose on Lender any other condition and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder;

then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable which Lender deems to be material as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section   2.2.3(d) , Lender shall provide Borrower with not less than thirty (30) days written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Subject to Section 2.7 , this Section 2.2.3(d) shall survive payment of the Debt and the satisfaction of all other Obligations.

(e) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from any loss or expense which Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (i) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on a LIBOR Loan, including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder, (ii) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the LIBOR Loan on a day that (A) is not a Payment Date or (B) is a Payment Date if Borrower did not give the prior written notice of such prepayment required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the LIBOR Loan hereunder and (iii) the conversion pursuant to the terms hereof of the LIBOR Loan to the Prime Rate Loan on a date other than the Payment Date, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are herein referred to collectively as the “ Breakage Costs ”); provided , however , Borrower shall not indemnify Lender from any loss or expense arising from Lender’s willful misconduct or

 

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gross negligence. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.2.4 Additional Costs . Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under Section   2.2.3 , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or Affiliate of Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its lending office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (a) would not result in any additional costs, expenses or risk to Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (b) would not be disadvantageous in any other respect to Lender (including the effect on any Securitization) as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion.

2.2.5 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of each of the Floating Rate Components and, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, all other portions of the Debt , shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due or, if later, such Default shall have occurred, without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be paid immediately upon demand, which demand may be made as frequently as Lender shall elect, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law.

2.2.6 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance of any Component at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, of such Component shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of such Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal of such Component and not on account of the interest due hereunder and no Spread Maintenance Premium shall be owing on any such reduction of principal and the provisions of Section 2.4.4 (other than those of Section 2.4.4(f) ) shall apply to any such reduction of principal. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

2.2.7 Interest Rate Cap Agreement .

(a) Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a LIBOR strike price equal to the Strike Price. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall (i) at all times be with an Acceptable Counterparty, (ii) by its terms

 

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or via the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement described below, direct such Acceptable Counterparty to deposit directly into the Cash Management Account any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt exists, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to exist if any Property is transferred by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or deed-in-lieu thereof, (iii) be for a period through the end of the Interest Period ending immediately following the Maturity Date and (iv) at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the aggregate Component Outstanding Principal Balances of the Floating Rate Components and shall at all times provide for the applicable Strike Price. Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “ Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ”), all of its right, title and interest to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and shall deliver to Lender an executed counterpart of such Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Lender and require that payments be deposited directly into the Cash Management Account) and shall notify the Acceptable Counterparty of such assignment.

(b) Borrower shall comply with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower shall be deposited immediately into the Cash Management Account or into such account as specified by Lender. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to enforce Lender’s rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Acceptable Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

(c) In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Acceptable Counterparty by any Approved Rating Agency such that it ceases to qualify as an Acceptable Counterparty, unless the Counterparty shall have posted collateral on terms acceptable to each Approved Rating Agency, Borrower shall replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice from Lender of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification. In the event that the Counterparty is downgraded (i) below BBB+ by S&P (or, if such counterparty was an Acceptable Counterparty based on its short-term rating by S&P, below “A-2” by S&P) or (ii) below “Baa1” by Moody’s, a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be required regardless of the posting of collateral.

(d) In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Lender the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lender may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Lender in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Lender with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Lender until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Lender.

(e) In connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender an opinion from counsel (which counsel may be in-house counsel for the Acceptable Counterparty) for the Acceptable Counterparty (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) which shall provide, in relevant part, that (a “ Counterparty Opinion ”):

 

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(i) the Acceptable Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

(ii) the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Acceptable Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;

(iii) all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Acceptable Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and

(iv) the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Acceptable Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acceptable Counterparty, enforceable against the Acceptable Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . On the Payment Date occurring on October 9, 2016, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, Borrower shall make a payment of interest to Lender equal to the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, which amount shall be applied in accordance with Article II . On each Monthly Payment Date, Borrower shall also pay to Lender all amounts required in respect of Reserve Funds as set forth in Article   VI and an amount equal to the sum of the initial monthly certificate administrator fee and the initial monthly trustee fee.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Interest Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the last day of the related Interest Period. All amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan

 

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Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever.

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the Outstanding Principal Balance, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgage Documents and the other Loan Documents.

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (including the amounts due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or prior to the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of four percent (4%) of such unpaid sum or the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. All payments received by Lender shall be allocated pro rata to each Lender in accordance with its allocated portion of the Initial Principal Balance.

Section 2.4 Prepayments .

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . Upon timely delivery by Borrower to Lender of a Prepayment Notice, Borrower may prepay all or any portion of the Outstanding Principal Balance and any other amounts outstanding under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage Documents and any of the other Loan Documents, on any Business Day provided that Borrower shall comply with the provisions of and pay to Lender the amounts set forth in Section 2.4.4 . Each such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount equal to $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and shall be made and applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4.4 .

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Disqualified Properties . If at any time any Property shall become a Disqualified Property, Borrower shall, no later than the close of business on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the last day of the applicable Cure Period, give notice thereof to Lender and prepay the Debt in the applicable Release Amount with respect to such Property. No Spread Maintenance Premium shall be owing on any such prepayment unless such Property became Disqualified Property as a result of a Voluntary Action. After the prepayment of the Debt by the Release Amount with respect to a Disqualified Property as provided above, (i) if the breach or failure that resulted in such Property becoming a Disqualified Property relates solely to such Disqualified Property, such breach or failure shall be deemed cured and shall not result in a

 

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Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) Lender shall release the Disqualified Property from the applicable Mortgage Documents and related Lien; provided , that (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender a draft release (and, in the event the Mortgage and the Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents applicable to the Disqualified Property encumbers other Property(ies) in addition to the Disqualified Property, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the Disqualified Property and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such Disqualified Property is located and shall contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender and (y) Borrower shall pay all costs, taxes and expenses associated with such release (including, without limitation, cost to file and record the release and Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of such prepayment, Borrower may either (1) deposit an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Disqualified Property in the Eligibility Reserve Subaccount in accordance with and subject to Section 6.5 or (2) substitute a Disqualified Property or a portfolio of Disqualified Properties (each, an “ Affected Property ” and collectively, the “ Affected Properties ”) with a substitute Eligible Property or a portfolio of Eligible Properties (each, a “ Substitute Property ” and collectively, the “ Substitute Properties ”); and upon such deposit or substitution, if the breach or failure that resulted in such Property becoming a Disqualified Property relates solely to such Disqualified Property, such breach or failure shall be deemed to be cured and shall not result in a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, in the case of a proposed substitution, the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) each substitute Eligible Property shall be a detached single family residential real property or a condominium or townhome (so long as condominium units and townhomes constitute no more than two percent (2%) of the Properties by BPO Value and provided no condominium that is a Substitute Property shall consist of more than one single family unit), but excluding housing cooperatives and manufactured housing;

(ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing except as related to, and cured by the removal of, the Affected Property being substituted;

(iii) Lender shall have obtained, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, a Broker Price Opinion for the applicable Affected Property or Affected Properties and the applicable Substitute Property or Substitute Properties and based on such Broker Price Opinion(s), the Substitute Property (or portfolio of Substitute Properties) shall have the same or greater BPO Value as the greater of (x) the BPO Value of the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted as of the Closing Date and (y) the BPO Value of the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted at the time of substitution;

(iv) Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate stating that each Substitute Property satisfies each of the Property Representations and is in compliance with each of the Property Covenants on the date of the substitution after giving effect to the substitution;

 

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(v) there is an Eligible Lease for each Substitute Property;

(vi) the in place Rents under the Lease(s) for the Substitute Property (or Substitute Properties, if a portfolio of Affected Properties are being substituted) shall be equal to or greater than the greater of (A) the in place Rents under the Lease(s) for the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted measured as of the time of substitution and (B) the in place Rents under the Lease(s) for the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted measured as of the Closing Date;

(vii) simultaneously with the substitution, Borrower shall convey all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted to a Person other than a Loan Party and Borrower shall deliver to Lender a copy of the deed conveying all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in such Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted; provided that the Borrower may contribute the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) to Borrower TRS prior to the transfer thereof to a third party;

(viii) Borrower shall deliver on or prior to the date of substitution evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Substitute Property is insured pursuant to Policies meeting the requirements of Article V ;

(ix) Borrower shall deliver to Lender the deed, Title Insurance Owner’s Policy and the Lease with respect to each Substitute Property;

(x) Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender, the Mortgage Documents with respect to each Substitute Property, which shall be in substantially the same form as the Mortgage, Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing, if applicable, executed and/or delivered on the Closing Date with such changes as may be necessitated or appropriate (as reasonably determined by Lender) for the jurisdiction in which the Substitute Property is located, and which may, in Lender’s reasonable discretion, be Mortgage Documents with respect to only such Substitute Property (and in the event the Substitute Property is located in the same county or parish in which one or more other Properties (other than the Affected Property or Affected Properties being substituted) is located, such Mortgage and Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents may be in the form of an amendment and spreader agreement to the existing Mortgage and Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents covering such Property or Properties located in the same county or parish as the Substitute Property, in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender) (the “ Substitute Mortgage Documents ”);

(xi) Borrower shall deliver to Lender the following opinions of counsel: (A) an opinion of counsel admitted to practice under the laws of the state in which the Substitute Property (or portfolio of Substitute Properties) being substituted is located in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender opining as to the enforceability of the Substitute Mortgage Documents with respect to the Substitute Property and (B) an opinion stating that the Substitute Mortgage Documents were duly

 

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authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower and that the execution and delivery of such Substitute Mortgage Documents and the performance by Borrower of its obligations thereunder will not cause a breach or a default under, any agreement, document or instrument to which Borrower is a party or to which it or the Properties are bound and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(xii) Lender shall have received a Title Insurance Policy for the Substitute Property (or, in the event a Substitute Property is located in the same county or parish in which one or more other Properties (other than an Affected Property being substituted) is located, an endorsement to the existing Title Insurance Policy with respect to such Property or Properties located in the same county or parish as such Substitute Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender) insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Substitute Property as a valid first lien on such Substitute Property, free and clear of all exceptions other than the Permitted Liens;

(xiii) each Substitute Property shall be located in a metropolitan statistical area that contains at least one property described on the Properties Schedule as of the Closing Date,

(xiv) no acquisition of a Substitute Property will result in Borrower or any Loan Party incurring any Indebtedness (except as permitted by this Agreement);

(xv) the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Disqualified Properties being substituted, together with the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of all Disqualified Properties that have been substituted with Substitute Properties since the Closing Date, shall be no more than ten percent (10%) of the Initial Principal Balance;

(xvi) if any Lien, litigation or governmental proceeding is existing or pending or, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party, threatened against any Affected Property being substituted with a Substitute Property or against such Substitute Property which may result in liability for Borrower, Borrower shall have deposited with Lender reserves reasonably satisfactory to Lender as security for the satisfaction of such liability; and

(xvii) Borrower shall pay to Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the substitution (including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the release of the Affected Property (or portfolio of Affected Properties) being substituted from applicable Mortgage Documents) and, in addition, the fee specified on Schedule VI as being assessed by Servicer to effect releases or assignments.

Any such deposit in the Eligibility Reserve Subaccount or any such substitution shall be completed no later than the due date for the prepayment required under this Section 2.4.2(a) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust, no substitution under this Agreement will be permitted unless (1) either (aa) immediately after such substitution the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the remaining Properties (as determined by Lender in its sole

 

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discretion using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust; and which shall exclude the value of personal property (other than fixtures) or going concern value, if any) is equal to or less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) or (bb) the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the Properties (including the Substitute Property or Substitute Properties) will not increase as a result of the substitution of the Substitute Property or Substitute Properties for the Affected Property or Affected Properties, or (2) Lender receives an opinion of counsel that a Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the substitution of the Substitute Property or Substitute Properties for the Affected Property or Affected Properties.

Simultaneously with the substitution of a Affected Property, Lender shall release the Affected Property or Affected Properties from the applicable Mortgage Documents and related Lien, provided that Borrower has delivered to Lender a draft release (and, in the event the Mortgage and the Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents applicable to the Affected Property or Affected Properties encumbers other Property(ies) in addition to the Affected Property or Affected Properties, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the Affected Property or Affected Properties being substituted and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such Affected Property or Affected Properties are located which contains standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender.

(b) Transfer . If at any time any Property is sold or otherwise disposed of (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, to Borrower TRS), then Borrower shall, no later than the close of business on the day on which such Transfer occurs, give notice thereof to Lender and prepay the Debt in the applicable Release Amount with respect to such Property in accordance with Section 2.5 .

(c) Condemnation or Casualty . If Borrower is required to make any prepayment under Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 as a result of a Condemnation or Casualty, on the next occurring Payment Date following the date on which Lender actually receives the applicable Net Proceeds, such Net Proceeds, up to the amount required to be prepaid as provided in Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 , as applicable, shall be applied to the prepayment of the Debt in accordance with Section 2.4.4(d) . For the avoidance of doubt, no Spread Maintenance Premium shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2(c) .

(d) Application of Mandatory Prepayments . Each such prepayment shall be made and applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4.4 .

(e) Payment from Cash Management Account . Lender may collect any prepayment required under this Section 2.4.2 from the Cash Management Account on the date such prepayment is payable hereunder.

2.4.3 Prepayments After Default .

(a) If, during the continuance of an Event of Default, payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower and accepted by Lender or is otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of any Reserve Funds), such tender or recovery shall be

 

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deemed to be a voluntary prepayment by Borrower and Borrower shall pay, as part of the Debt, all of: (i) all accrued interest calculated at the Interest Rate on the amount of principal being prepaid through and including the date of such prepayment together with an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued at the Interest Rate on the amount of principal being prepaid through the end of the Interest Period in which such prepayment occurs, notwithstanding that such Interest Period extends beyond the date of prepayment, (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if applicable, with respect to the amount prepaid, (iii) Breakage Costs, if any, without duplication of any sums paid pursuant to the preceding clauses   (i) and (ii) and (iv) an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Premium (if made before the Spread Maintenance Date).

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any payment of principal, interest and other amounts payable under the Loan Documents from whatever source may be applied by Lender among the Components and other Obligations as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

2.4.4 Prepayment/Repayment Conditions .

(a) On the date on which a prepayment, voluntary or mandatory, is made under the Note or as required under this Agreement, which date must be a Business Day, Borrower shall pay to Lender:

(i) all accrued and unpaid interest calculated at the Interest Rate on the amount of principal being prepaid on the applicable Component or Components through and including the Repayment Date, together with an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued at the Interest Rate on the amount of principal being prepaid through the end of the Interest Period in which such prepayment occurs, notwithstanding that such Interest Period extends beyond the date of prepayment;

(ii) if such prepayment is made during the period from and including the first day after a Payment Date through and including the last day of the Interest Period in which such prepayment occurs, all interest on the principal amount being prepaid on the applicable Component or Components which would have accrued from the first day of the Interest Period immediately following the Interest Period in which the prepayment occurs (the “ Succeeding Interest Period ”) through and including the end of the Succeeding Interest Period, calculated at (A) the Interest Rate if such prepayment occurs on or after the Determination Date for the Succeeding Interest Period or (B) the Assumed Note Rate if such prepayment occurs before the Determination Date for the Succeeding Interest Period (the “ Interest Shortfall ”);

(iii) Breakage Costs, if any, without duplication of any sums paid pursuant to the preceding clauses   (i) and (ii) ;

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Section   2.4.2(a) (except where such prepayment arises as a result of a Voluntary Action) or Section 2.4.2(c) ; and

(v) all other sums, then due under the Note, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b) If the Interest Shortfall for any Floating Rate Component was calculated based upon the Assumed Note Rate, upon determination of LIBOR on the Determination Date for the Succeeding Interest Period then (i) if the Interest Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component for such Succeeding Interest Period is less than the Assumed Note Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component, Lender shall promptly refund to Borrower the amount of the Interest Shortfall paid with respect to such Floating Rate Component, calculated at a rate equal to the difference between the Assumed Note Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component and the Interest Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component for such Interest Period, or (ii) if the Interest Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component is greater than the Assumed Note Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component, Borrower shall promptly (and in no event later than the ninth (9th) day of the following month) pay Lender the amount of such additional Interest Shortfall applicable to such Floating Rate Component calculated at a rate equal to the amount by which the Interest Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component exceeds the Assumed Note Rate applicable to such Floating Rate Component.

(c) Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in connection with the repayment or prepayment (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to the Transfer or substitution of any Property); provided , for the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall not apply with respect to Taxes.

(d) Except during an Event of Default, prepayments shall be applied by Lender in the following order of priority: (i) first, to any amounts (other than principal, interest, Interest Shortfall, Breakage Costs and Spread Maintenance Premium) then due and payable under the Loan Documents, including any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender in connection with such prepayment; (ii) second , to interest payable pursuant to Section 2.4.4(a)(i) on the applicable Component or Components being prepaid pursuant to this clause (d) at the Interest Rate; (iii)  third , to Interest Shortfall (if any) on the applicable Component or Components being prepaid pursuant to this clause (d) ; (iv) fourth , to Breakage Costs (if any) on the applicable Component or Components being prepaid pursuant to this clause (d) ; (v) fifth , to Spread Maintenance Premium, to the extent applicable, on the applicable Floating Rate Component or Floating Rate Components being prepaid pursuant to this clause (d) ; and (vi), sixth , to principal, applied as set forth in clause (e) below.

(e) Except during an Event of Default, prepayments of principal of the Loan made pursuant to this Section 2.4.4 shall be applied to the Loan (i) first , to Component A until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component A is reduced to zero, (ii) second , to Component B until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component B is reduced to zero, (iii) third , to Component C until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component C is reduced to zero, (iv) fourth , to Component D until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component D is reduced to zero, (v) fifth , to Component E until the

 

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Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component E is reduced to zero, (vi) sixth , to Component F until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component F is reduced to zero, (vii) seventh , to Component G until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component G is reduced to zero and (viii) eighth , to Component H until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of Component H is reduced to zero; provided , that so long as no Event of Default is continuing, any voluntary prepayments of principal on the Loan made from Unrestricted Cash, other than Low Debt Yield Cure Prepayments, shall be applied to the Components of the Loan on a pro rata basis, based on the Component Outstanding Principal Balance of each such Component relative to the aggregate Component Outstanding Principal Balance for all of the Components until the Component Outstanding Principal Balance for each Component has been reduced to zero.

(f) Prepayments under Section 2.4.1 shall reduce the Allocated Loan Amounts for each Property on a pro rata basis. Prepayments under Section 2.4.2 shall reduce the Allocated Loan Amount with respect to the applicable Property, until the Allocated Loan Amount and any interest, fees or other Obligations related thereto is zero and any excess portion of such prepayment shall be applied to reduce the Allocated Loan Amounts for the remaining Properties on a pro rata basis.

(g) Lender shall, upon the written request and at the expense of Borrower, upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, release the Liens of the Mortgage Documents and cause the trustees under any of the Mortgages to reconvey the applicable Properties to Borrower. In connection with the releases of the Liens, Borrower shall submit to Lender, forms of releases of Liens (and related Loan Documents) for execution by Lender. Such releases shall be the forms appropriate in the jurisdictions in which the Properties are located and contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such releases, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation (i) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and (ii) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrower shall pay all out-of-pocket costs, taxes and expenses associated with the release of the Liens of the Mortgage Documents, including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Section 2.5 Release of Property . Borrower and Borrower TRS may Transfer any Property (each, a “ Release Property ”) and Lender shall release the Release Property from the applicable Mortgage Documents and release the security interest and Lien on any Collateral located at such Release Property, provided that the following conditions precedent to such Transfer are satisfied (the “ Release Conditions ”); provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Release Conditions do not need to be satisfied in order for Lender to release its security interest and Lien on any Disqualified Property in connection with any substitution in accordance with Section 2.4.2(a) :

(a) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Transfer Date, a Request for Release, together with all attachments thereto and evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the conditions precedent set forth in this Section   2.5 will be satisfied upon the consummation of such Transfer (for the avoidance of doubt, no Request for Release needs to be provided in connection with a contribution of a

 

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Release Property from Borrower to Borrower TRS prior to the Transfer thereof to such third party);

(b) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (other than a non-monetary Event of Default that is specific to such Release Property to which Section 2.4.2(a) is applicable and would be cured as a result of the release of the Release Property, so long as a mandatory prepayment is made with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.4.2(a) (a “ Qualified Release Property Default ”));

(c) The Debt Yield as of the most recent Calculation Date, after giving pro forma effect for the elimination of the Underwritten Net Cash Flow for the Release Property and the repayment of the Loan in the applicable Release Amount, is at least the greater of (x) the Closing Date Debt Yield and (y) the actual Debt Yield as of such date; provided , that the condition in this clause (c) shall not be applicable to a Transfer of a Property if the Loan is prepaid in the amount that is the greater of the applicable Release Amount and 100% of the Net Transfer Proceeds for the Release Property;

(d) [Reserved];

(e) Except for (i) a release of the Release Property that is effected in order to cure a Qualified Release Property Default, (ii) a contribution of any Property to Borrower TRS in compliance with this Agreement, or (iii) a release of Designated HOA Properties, the Release Property shall be Transferred pursuant to a bona fide all-cash sale of the Release Property on arms-length terms and conditions;

(f) Except for any contribution to Borrower TRS described in subclause (ii) of the foregoing clause (e), on or prior to the Transfer Date, Borrower shall prepay the Outstanding Principal Balance by an amount equal to the applicable Release Amount for the Release Property and Borrower shall comply with the provisions and pay to Lender the amounts set forth in Section 2.4.4 ;

(g) If a Cash Sweep Period is continuing on the Transfer Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Net Transfer Proceeds for the Release Property over (ii) the applicable Release Amount for the Release Property and any other amounts payable to Lender in connection with such release shall be deposited into the Cash Collateral Subaccount;

(h) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior to the Transfer Date, a draft release for the applicable Mortgage Documents (and, in the event the Mortgage and the Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents applicable to the Release Property encumber other Property(ies) in addition to the Release Property, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the Release Property and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the Release Property is located and shall contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation of a ministerial or administrative nature that Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release or assignment;

 

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(i) Borrower shall have paid all taxes and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender and/or its Servicer in connection with any such release and, in addition, the fee specified on Schedule VI as being assessed by Servicer to effect such release; and

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust and the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the remaining Properties (as determined by Lender in its sole discretion using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust; and which shall exclude the value of any personal property (other than fixtures) or going concern value, if any) exceeds or would exceed one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) immediately after giving effect to the release of the Release Property, no release will be permitted unless the principal balance of the Loan is prepaid by an amount not less than the greater of (i) the Release Amount or (ii) the least amount that is a “qualified amount” as that term is defined in IRS Revenue Procedure 2010-30, as the same may be amended, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time, unless Lender receives an opinion of counsel that, if this Section 2.5(j) is applicable but not followed or is no longer applicable at the time of such release, a Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the release of the Release Property.

Section 2.6 Rent Deposit Account .

(a) During the Term, Borrower shall establish and maintain one or more bank accounts for the purpose of collecting Rents (each a “ Rent Deposit Account ”) at an Eligible Institution selected by Borrower and reasonably approved by Lender (the “ Rent Deposit Bank ”). Each Rent Deposit Account shall be subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement and Borrower and Manager shall have access to and may make withdrawals from and may withhold the deposit of Rent payments from the Rent Deposit Accounts for the sole purpose of making Rent Refunds; provided , that, in no event shall the amount of Rent Refunds so withdrawn from or withheld from the Rent Deposit Accounts during any calendar month exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total Rents actually deposited into the Rent Deposit Accounts during the prior calendar month; provided , further , that during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may exercise sole control and dominion over the Rent Deposit Accounts and neither Borrower nor Manager shall have the right of access to, withdraw from or withhold deposits from the Rent Deposit Accounts. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Rent Deposit Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. Subject to the foregoing, Borrower shall cause all Rents that are paid to or received by Borrower or Manager to be deposited into a Rent Deposit Account or the Cash Management Account within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Borrower or Manager. Borrower shall (or instruct Manager to) cause all funds on deposit in a Rent Deposit Account to be deposited into the Cash Management Account every second (2nd) Business Day (or more frequently in Borrower’s discretion); provided , that prior to any acceleration of the Loan Borrower may cause Rent Deposit Bank to retain a reasonable amount of funds in the Rent Deposit Accounts with respect to anticipated overdrafts, charge-backs and bank fees and any minimum balance required by the applicable Deposit Account Control Agreement or account terms for the Rent Deposit Accounts, not in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate. Borrower shall cause any Rents which are paid to Borrower or Manager via wire or other electronic means to be deposited directly into a Rent

 

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Deposit Account or the Cash Management Account. In addition, Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit any other Collections (other than (x) Rents, (y) Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, which shall be deposited into the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount pursuant to the terms hereof and (z) Net Transfer Proceeds, which shall be deposited into the Cash Management Account pursuant to the terms hereof) received by or on behalf of Borrower directly into a Rent Deposit Account within three (3) Business Days following receipt thereof.

(b) Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Rent Deposit Accounts and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Rent Deposit Accounts. All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Rent Deposit Accounts shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Rent Deposit Accounts shall be deemed additional security for the Debt.

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in the Rent Deposit Accounts to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

(d) The Rent Deposit Accounts shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Manager or Rent Deposit Bank.

(e) Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Rent Deposit Accounts or the monies deposited therein or permit any lien or encumbrance to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(f) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Rent Deposit Accounts and/or the related Deposit Account Control Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Rent Deposit Accounts were established.

Section 2.7 Cash Management .

2.7.1 Cash Management Account .

(a) During the Term, Borrower shall establish and maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “ Cash Management Account ”) to be held by Cash Management Account Bank in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender or the Servicer on behalf of Lender. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and

 

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continuations thereof. Borrower will not in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account. Lender and Servicer on behalf of Lender shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(c) All funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account following the occurrence of an Event of Default may be applied by Lender in such order and priority as Lender shall determine.

(d) In the event of any Transfer of any Property (except for any contribution of a Property from Borrower to Borrower TRS permitted under the terms of this Agreement), Borrower or Borrower TRS, as applicable, shall (or shall cause Manager or the closing title company or escrow agent, as applicable, to) deposit directly into the Cash Management Account the Net Transfer Proceeds for allocation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrower shall cause all Cap Receipts to be paid directly to the Cash Management Account. Except as expressly provided herein, Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit any other Collections received by or on behalf of Borrower directly into the Cash Management Account or Rent Deposit Account within three (3) Business Days following receipt thereof; provided , that Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds shall be handled in accordance with Sections 5.2 , 5.3 and 5.4 .

(e) Lender may also establish subaccounts of the Cash Management Account which shall at all times be Eligible Accounts (and may be ledger or book entry accounts and not actual accounts) (such subaccounts are referred to herein as “ Subaccounts ”). The Reserve Funds will be maintained in Subaccounts.

(f) The Cash Management Account and all other Subaccounts shall be subject to the Blocked Account Control Agreement and shall be under the sole control and dominion of Lender or Servicer on behalf of Lender. Neither Borrower nor Manager shall have the right of withdrawal with respect to the Cash Management Account or any Subaccounts except with the prior written consent of Lender, and neither Borrower, Manager, nor any Person claiming on or behalf of or through Borrower or Manager shall have any right or authority to give instructions with respect to the Cash Management Account or the Subaccounts.

(g) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Cash Management Account Bank shall comply with (i) the instructions originated by Lender with respect to the disposition of funds in the Cash Management Account and the Subaccounts without the further consent of Borrower or Manager or any other Person and (ii) all “entitlement orders” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the UCC) and instructions originated by Lender directing the transfer or redemption of any financial asset relating to the Cash Management Account or any Subaccount without further consent by Borrower or any other Person. The Cash Management Account and each Subaccount is and shall be treated either as a “securities account”, as such term is defined in

 

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Section 8-501(a) of the UCC, or a “deposit account”, as defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC.

(h) During the Term, Borrower shall not and shall cause Manager not to deposit Rents or other Collections (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, which shall be deposited into the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount pursuant to the terms hereof) into any account other than a Rent Deposit Account or the Cash Management Account.

2.7.2 Order of Priority of Funds in Cash Management Account . Unless otherwise directed by Lender during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2.7.3 , on each Payment Date during the Term, Collections on deposit in the Cash Management Account (less any fees and expenses of the Cash Management Account Bank then due and payable) on such day shall be applied on such Payment Date in the following order of priority:

(a) first, to the applicable Security Deposit Account, the amount of any security deposits that have been deposited into the Cash Management Account by Borrower during the calendar month ending immediately prior to such Payment Date, as set forth in a written notice from Borrower to Lender delivered pursuant to Section 4.3.9 ;

(b) second , to Lender the amount of any mandatory prepayment of the Outstanding Principal Balance pursuant to Section 2.4.2 then due and payable and all other amounts payable in connection therewith, such amounts to be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4.4(d) ;

(c) third , to the Tax Subaccount, to make the required payments of Tax Funds as required under Section   6.1 ;

(d) fourth , to the Insurance Subaccount, to make any required payments of Insurance Funds as required under Section   6.2 ;

(e) fifth , to Lender, funds sufficient to pay the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, applied (i) first , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component A, (ii)  second , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component B, (iii) third , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component C, (iv) fourth , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component D, (v) fifth , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component E, (vi) sixth , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component F; (vii) seventh , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component G, and (viii) eighth , to the payment of interest then due and payable on Component H;

(f) sixth , to Lender, funds sufficient to pay the Outstanding Principal Balance of each Component on the Payment Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, applied (i)  first , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component A until such Component is paid in full, (ii) second , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component B until such Component is paid in full, (iii) third , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component C until such Component is paid in full, (iv) fourth , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component D until such Component is paid in full, (v) fifth , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component E until such Component is paid in full, (vi) sixth , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component F until such Component is paid in full, (vii) seventh , to the Outstanding

 

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Principal Balance of Component G until such Component is paid in full, and (vii) eighth , to the Outstanding Principal Balance of Component H until such Component is paid in full;

(g) seventh , to Manager, management fees payable for the calendar month ending immediately prior to such Payment Date, but not in excess of the Management Fee Cap for such calendar month;

(h) eighth , to the Capital Expenditure Subaccount, to make the required payments of Capital Expenditure Funds as required under Section   6.3 ;

(i) ninth , to Lender, any other fees, costs, expenses (including Trust Fund Expenses) or indemnities then due or payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(j) tenth , if as of such Payment Date no Cash Sweep Period is continuing, to Manager, all management fees payable for the calendar month ending immediately prior to such Payment Date in excess of the Management Fee Cap for such calendar month and all other amounts due to Manager under the Management Agreement;

(k) eleventh , all amounts remaining after payment of the amounts set forth in clauses (a) through (j) above (the “ Available Cash ”) shall be applied as follows:

(A) if as of a Payment Date no Cash Sweep Period is continuing, any remaining amounts to Borrower’s Operating Account; and

(B) if as of a Payment Date a Cash Sweep Period is continuing:

(1) first , to Borrower’s Operating Account, funds in an amount equal to the Monthly Budgeted Amount;

(2) second , to Borrower’s Operating Account, payments for Approved Extraordinary Expenses, if any; and

(3) third , to the Cash Collateral Subaccount to be held or disbursed in accordance with Section 6.6 .

2.7.3 Application During Event of Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Section 2.7.2 ), upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender, at its option, may apply any Collections then in the possession of Lender, Servicer or the Cash Management Account Bank (including any Reserve Funds on deposit in the Subaccounts) or the Rent Deposit Bank to the payment of the Debt in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole and absolute discretion. Lender’s right to withdraw and apply any of the foregoing funds shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under the Loan Documents.

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payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Funds, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts (taking into account the order and priority set forth in Section 2.7.2 ) are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement on the dates each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.

Section 2.8 Withholding Taxes .

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law, including FATCA. If any applicable law, including FATCA, (as determined in the good faith discretion of Borrower) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by Borrower, then Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.8(a) ) the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower . Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any Other Taxes.

(c) Indemnification by Borrower . Borrower shall indemnify Lender, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.8 , Borrower shall deliver to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

(e) Status of Borrower and Lenders .

(i) Borrower shall not at any time make an election to be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes and shall maintain its tax status as either a “disregarded entity” or “partnership” for United States federal income tax purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower TRS shall be permitted to make an election to be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

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(ii) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.8(e)(iii)(A) , (iii)(B) and (iii)(D) ) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN (in the case of an individual) or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (in the case of an entity) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN (in the case of an individual) or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (in the case of an entity) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

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Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided , that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, substantially in the Form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to United States federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as may be necessary for Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.8 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.8 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.8(f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.8(f) , in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.8(f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 2.8(f) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(g) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.8 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 2.9 Extension of the Initial Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the term of the Loan beyond the Initial Maturity Date of the Loan for three (3) successive terms (each such option, an “ Extension Option ” and each such successive term, an “ Extension Term ”) of one (1) year each (the Maturity Date following the exercise of each such option is hereinafter the “ Extended Maturity Date ”) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

(a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Initial Maturity Date or the then-current Extended Maturity Date (as applicable);

(b) Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of its election to extend the Maturity Date as aforesaid not later than twenty (20) days and not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date the Loan is then scheduled to mature. Borrower shall have the right to revoke any notice of its election to extend the Maturity Date by giving written notice to Lender not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Initial Maturity Date or the then-current Extended Maturity Date, as applicable; provided that Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the expected extension of the term of the Loan, including any Breakage Costs;

(c) Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender on the first day of the applicable Extension Term, one or more Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreements in form substantially identical to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan or otherwise in a form which is reasonably acceptable to the Lender, from an

 

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Acceptable Counterparty in a notional amount equal to the aggregate Component Outstanding Principal Balances of the Floating Rate Components, which Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be effective commencing on the first date of such Extension Term and shall have a scheduled term that expires not earlier than the last day of the Interest Period in which the applicable Extended Maturity Date is scheduled to occur after giving effect to the option then being exercised;

(d) Borrower shall deliver a Counterparty Opinion with respect to the Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the related Acknowledgment and shall deliver to Lender an executed Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

(e) All amounts due and payable by Borrower and any other Person pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents as of the Initial Maturity Date or the then-current Extended Maturity Date (as applicable), and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender, including fees and expenses of Lender’s counsel, in connection with the Loan and/or the applicable extension of the Term shall have been paid in full.

(f) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender together with its notice pursuant to Section 2.9(b) and at Lender’s reasonable request, on the commencement date of the applicable Extension Option, an Officer’s Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Lender certifying that each of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in the Loan Documents is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the giving of the notice to the extent such representations and warranties are not matters which by their nature can no longer be true and correct as a result of the passage of time.

ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.1 General Representations . Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the Closing Date that, except to the extent (if any) disclosed on Schedule III with reference to a specific subsection of this Section 3.1 :

3.1.1 Organization . Each Loan Party has been duly organized and is validly existing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Each Loan Party is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses and operations, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, except to the extent that failure to do so could not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The sole business of Borrower is the acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, ownership, maintenance, sale, transfer, financing, refinancing, management, leasing and operation of the Properties, acting as the sole member of Borrower TRS and other activity in furtherance thereof; the sole business of Equity Owner is acting as the sole member of Borrower and any other activity in furtherance thereof, including, providing the Equity Owner Guaranty and the Equity Owner Security Agreement; and the sole business of Borrower TRS is the acquisition, ownership, maintenance, sale, transfer, financing, refinancing, management, leasing and operation of the Properties and

 

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other activity in furtherance thereof, including providing the Borrower TRS Guaranty and the Borrower TRS Security Agreement. Each Loan Party is a Special Purpose Entity.

3.1.2 Proceedings . Each Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party party thereto in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by any Loan Party including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable, and no Loan Party has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

3.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by each Loan Party party thereto (a) will not contravene such Loan Party’s organizational documents, (b) will not result in any violation of the provisions of any Legal Requirement of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any Loan Party or any of each Loan Party’s properties or assets, (c) with respect to each Loan Party, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Loan Party is a party or to, which any of such Loan Party’s property or assets is subject, that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) with respect to each Loan Party, except for Liens created under the Loan Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets of such Loan Party.

3.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity now pending or, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer or any Loan Party, threatened in writing, against or affecting any Loan Party, which actions, suits or proceedings (a) involve the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby or (b) if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity that resulted in a judgment against any Loan Party that has not been paid in full that would otherwise constitute an Event of Default.

3.1.5 Agreements . No Loan Party is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party which default would be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than the Loan Documents, no Loan Party has a material financial obligation (contingent or otherwise) under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party other than, with respect to Borrower or Borrower TRS, the Management

 

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Agreement, the Leases or any other agreement into which Borrower or Borrower TRS is permitted to enter pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

3.1.6 Consents . No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or Governmental Authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of, or compliance by any Loan Party with, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than those which have been obtained by the applicable Loan Party.

3.1.7 Solvency . Each Loan Party has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loans, each Loan Party is Solvent. No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against any Loan Party in the last seven (7) years, and no Loan Party in the last seven (7) years has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. No Loan Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to the actual knowledge of any Loan Party, no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against any Loan Party.

3.1.8 Other Debt . No Loan Party has any Indebtedness other than, with respect to Borrower, Permitted Indebtedness, with respect to Equity Owner, Equity Owner’s Permitted Indebtedness and, with respect to Borrower TRS, Borrower TRS’s Permitted Indebtedness.

3.1.9 Employee Benefit Matters .

(a) Assuming no portion of the assets used by Lender to fund the Loan constitutes the assets of an ERISA Plan, the assets of each Loan Party do not constitute “plan assets” of (i) any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) any “plan” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (iii) any employee benefit plan or plan that is not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code but is subject to any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Loan Party which is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each of clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , an “ ERISA Plan ”) with the result that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the exercise by Lender of any rights under the Loan Documents will constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors, maintains or contributes to any Plans or Foreign Plans. No Loan Party has any employees.

(b) Each Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) is in compliance in all material respects with its terms and with all applicable laws, including without limitation ERISA and the Code. Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code as currently in effect has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified, and each trust related to any such Plan has been determined to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code as currently in effect, and no event has taken place which could

 

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reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualified status and exempt status. With respect to each Plan of a Loan Party, each Loan Party and all of its ERISA Affiliates have satisfied the minimum funding standard under Section 412(a) of the Code and Section 302(a) of ERISA and paid all required minimum contributions and all required installments on or before the due dates under Section 430(j) of the Code and Section 303(j) of ERISA. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has filed, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are unpaid. No Plan is in “at risk” status within the meaning of Section 430(i) of the Code or Section 303(j) of ERISA. There are no existing, pending or threatened in writing claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigation involving any Plan to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or otherwise has or could have an obligation or any liability. With respect to each Multiemployer Plan to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates is required to make a contribution, each Loan Party and all of its ERISA Affiliates have satisfied all required contributions and installments on or before the applicable due dates and have not incurred a complete or partial withdrawal under Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA. No Plan Termination Event has or is reasonably expected to occur.

(c) Each Foreign Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan. The aggregate of the liabilities to provide all of the accrued benefits under each Foreign Plan does not exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trust or other funding vehicle for such plan. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or threatened against any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Foreign Plan.

3.1.10 Compliance with Legal Requirements . Each Loan Party is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, except to the extent that any noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority, except for any default or violation that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data that have been delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data was incorrect in any material respect when delivered, the same has been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of the Properties as of the date of such reports (or, to the extent that any such financial data did not accurately represent the financial condition of the Properties when delivered, the same has been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), and (c) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections were materially inaccurate. Borrower does not have any

 

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contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Borrower has no liabilities or other obligations that arose or accrued prior to the Closing Date that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has no known material contingent liabilities.

3.1.12 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and delivered to Lender certificates evidencing the Policies required to be maintained under Section 5.1.1 . All such Policies are in full force and effect, with all premiums prepaid thereunder. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any Policy, neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies in any material respect.

3.1.13 Tax Filings . Each Loan Party has filed, or caused to be filed, on a timely basis all Tax returns (including, without limitation, all foreign, federal, state, local and other Tax returns) required to be filed by it, if any, is not liable for Non-Property Taxes payable by any other Person and has paid or made adequate provisions for the payment of all Non-Property Taxes (to the extent such Taxes, assessment and other governmental charges exceed $100,000 in the aggregate) payable by such Loan Party except as permitted by Section 4.1.4 or 4.4.5 . All material recording or other similar taxes required to be paid by any Loan Party under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents have been paid.

3.1.14 Certificate of Compliance; Licenses . All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy, required of Borrower for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Property have been obtained and are in full force and effect, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use being made of each Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for such Property, if any.

3.1.15 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness .

(a) Since its formation, no Loan Party has conducted any business other than entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and as described in the definition of Special Purpose Entity herein. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party owns or holds, directly or indirectly (i) any capital stock or equity security of, or any equity interest in, any Person other than a Loan Party or (ii) any debt security or other evidence of indebtedness of any Person, except for Permitted Investments and as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents. As of the Closing Date, Borrower does not have any subsidiaries other than Borrower TRS, and Borrower TRS has no subsidiaries.

(b) Any and all of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct in all respects, and each Loan Party will have complied and will comply in all material respects, with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than a Loan Party with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in any Insolvency Opinion will have complied and will comply, in all

 

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material respects, with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered in connection with this Agreement it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein, which certificate shall be substantially similar to the representations made in this Section 3.1.15(b) and the definition of Special Purpose Entity.

(c) Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director of any Loan Party.

3.1.16 Management .The ownership, leasing, management and collection practices used by each Loan Party with respect to the Properties have been in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, and all necessary licenses, permits and regulatory requirements pertaining thereto have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that any such noncompliance and/or any such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder.

3.1.17 Illegal Activity . None of the Properties has been purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

3.1.18 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . All information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of each Loan Party to Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto (but excluding any projections, forward looking statements, budgets, estimates and general market data as to which each Loan Party only represents and warrants that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time), when taken as a whole, as of the date furnished, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise does or might result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.1.19 Investment Company Act . No Loan Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

3.1.20 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used by Borrower or its Affiliates for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

 

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(“ Margin Stock ”) or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements in any material respects or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. None of the Collateral is comprised of Margin Stock and less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assets of each Loan Party are comprised of Margin Stock.

3.1.21 Bank Holding Company . Borrower is not a “bank holding company” or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a “bank holding company” as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

3.1.22 FIRPTA . No Loan Party is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

3.1.23 Contracts .

(a) Neither Borrower nor Borrower TRS has entered into, and neither is bound by, any Major Contract which continues in existence, except those previously disclosed in writing to Lender.

(b) Each of the Major Contracts is in full force and effect, there are no material defaults by Borrower thereunder and, to the knowledge of Borrower, there are no monetary or other material defaults thereunder by any other party thereto. None of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower acting on Borrower’s behalf has given or received any notice of default under any of the Major Contracts that remains uncured or in dispute.

(c) Borrower has delivered copies of the Major Contracts (including all amendments and supplements thereto) to Lender that are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

(d) No Major Contract has as a party an Affiliate of Borrower.

3.1.24 Embargoed Person .

(a) No Loan Party nor any of its respective officers, directors or members is a Person (or to Borrower’s knowledge, controlled by a Person): (i) that is listed on a Government List, (ii) is otherwise subject to the provisions of Executive Order 13224 issued on September 24, 2001, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime of moral turpitude or any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. For purposes hereof, the term “ Patriot Act Offense ” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism; (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act. “ Patriot Act Offense ” also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense.

 

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(b) At the time Borrower first entered into a Lease with each Tenant (excluding any Carry-Over Tenant), no such Tenant was listed on either of the Government Lists described in Section 4.1.20 .

3.1.25 Perfection Representations .

(a) The Borrower Security Agreement and the Equity Owner Security Agreement and the Borrower TRS Security Agreement create valid and continuing security interests (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the personal property Collateral in favor of Lender, which security interests are prior to all other Liens arising under the UCC, subject to Permitted Liens, and are enforceable as such against creditors of the relevant Loan Party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity);

(b) All appropriate financing statements have been, or will simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement be, filed in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest granted to Lender hereunder in the Collateral that may be perfected by filing a financing statement;

(c) Other than the security interest granted to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents, no Loan Party has pledged, assigned, collaterally assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral except to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof. No Loan Party has authorized the filing of or is aware of any financing statements against any Loan Party that include a description of the Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to Lender hereunder or that has been terminated.

(d) No instrument or document that constitutes or evidences any Collateral has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than Lender.

(e) The grant of the security interest in the Collateral by each Loan Party to Lender, pursuant to the Borrower Security Agreement and the Equity Owner Security Agreement and the Borrower TRS Security Agreement is in the ordinary course of business for each Loan Party and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(f) The chief executive office and the location of each Loan Party’s records regarding the Collateral are listed on Schedule IV . Except as otherwise disclosed to Lender in writing, each Loan Party’s legal name is as set forth in this Agreement, each Loan Party has not changed its name since its formation. Except as otherwise listed on Schedule IV , each Loan Party does not have tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names and each Loan Party’s federal employer identification number and Delaware organizational identification number is set forth on Schedule IV .

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3.2.1 Property/Title .

(a) Borrower has good and marketable fee simple legal and equitable title to the real property comprising the Property, subject to Permitted Liens. The Mortgage Documents, when properly recorded and/or filed in the appropriate records, will create (i) a valid, first priority, perfected Lien on Borrower’s interest in the Property, subject only to the Permitted Liens, and (ii) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to the Permitted Liens. The Permitted Liens with respect to the Property, in the aggregate, do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

(b) All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid under applicable Legal Requirements in connection with the transfer of the Property to Borrower have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid under applicable Legal Requirements in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Mortgage Documents with respect to such Property, including the Mortgages, have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. All taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established hereunder or are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy and the Title Insurance Owner’s Policy for such Property.

(c) Each Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute separate tax lots and do not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Property.

3.2.2 Adverse Claims . Borrower’s ownership of the Property is free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens.

3.2.3 Title Insurance Owner s Policy . Borrower has delivered to Lender either (a) a Title Insurance Owner’s Policy insuring fee simple ownership of such Property by Borrower in an amount equal to or greater than the initial Allocated Loan Amount of the Property, issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Lender with no title exceptions other than Permitted Liens or (b) a marked or initialed binding commitment that is effective as a Title Insurance Owner’s Policy in respect of such Property in an amount equal to or greater than the initial Allocated Loan Amount of the Property, issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Lender with no title exceptions other than Permitted Liens, which commitment shall be accompanied by such other affidavits, transfer declarations and other documents as are necessary for the recordation of the deed for such Property and issuance of such Title Insurance Owner’s Policy.

3.2.4 Deed . Borrower has delivered to Lender a copy of a deed for such Property conveying the Property to Borrower, with vesting in the actual name of Borrower, and Borrower hereby certifies that such Property’s deed has been recorded or presented to and accepted for recording by the applicable title insurance company issuing the related Title Insurance Owner’s Policy or binding commitment referred to in Section 3.2.3 , with all fees, premiums and deed stamps and other transfer taxes paid.

 

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3.2.5 Mortgage File Required Documents . Borrower has delivered to Lender (a) either (i) certified or file stamped (in each case by the applicable land registry) original executed Mortgage Documents or (ii) a copy of the Mortgage Documents in recordable form that have been submitted by the title insurance company referred to in Section 3.2.3 for recording in the jurisdiction in which such Property is located (with Lender and Borrower acknowledging that the Mortgage Documents delivered on the Closing Date consist solely of Mortgages (which include Assignments of Leases and Rents and fixture filings as a part thereof), and that no separate Assignments of Leases and Rents or Fixture Filings are included as part of the Mortgage Documents delivered at the Closing Date), (b) an opinion of counsel admitted to practice in the state in which such Property is located in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in respect of the enforceability of such Mortgage Documents and an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender stating that the Mortgage Documents were duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower and that the execution and delivery of such Mortgage Loan Documents and the performance by Borrower of its obligations thereunder will not cause a breach of, or a default under, any agreement, document or instrument to which Borrower is a party or to which it or such Property is bound, (c) either (x) a Title Insurance Policy insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Property, or (y) a marked or initialed binding commitment that is effective as a Title Insurance Policy in respect of such Property, in each case, issued by the title insurance company referred to in Section 3.2.3 with no title exceptions other than Permitted Liens, which commitment shall be accompanied by such other affidavits, transfer declarations and other documents specified in such commitment as necessary for the issuance of such Title Insurance Policy, and (d) evidence that all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith have been paid in full or delivered to escrow. GRC has delivered to Lender the Closing Date GRC Certificate.

3.2.6 Property Taxes and HOA Fees . There are no delinquent Property Taxes or HOA Fees outstanding with respect to the Property, other than Property Taxes or HOA Fees that may exist in accordance with Section 4.4.5 . As of the Closing Date, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, proposed, special or other assessments for homeowner’s association improvements affecting the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

3.2.7 Compliance with Renovation Standards . Except if the Property is a Carry-Over Property or a Vacant Property, the Property satisfies the Renovation Standards and all renovations thereto have been conducted in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, in all material respects.

3.2.8 Condemnation; Physical Condition . No Property has been condemned in whole or in part. No proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing for the condemnation of the Property. The Property is in a good, safe and habitable condition and repair, and free of and clear of any damage or waste that has an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Property.

3.2.9 Brokers . There is no commission or other compensation payable to any broker or finder in connection with the purchase of the Property by Borrower or its Affiliate that has not been paid.

 

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3.2.10 Leasing . As of the Cut-Off Date, or, in case of any Substitute Property, as of the date such Property becomes a Substitute Property, either (a) the Property (other than the Vacant Properties set forth on Schedule IX ) was leased by Borrower to an Eligible Tenant pursuant to an Eligible Lease and such Lease was in full force and effect and was not in default in any material respect or (b) if the Property is a Carry-Over Property, it was leased to a Carry-Over Tenant pursuant to a Lease and such Lease was in full force and effect and was not in default in any material respect; provided , that prior to entering into any new or renewal Lease with such Carry-Over Tenant Borrower shall have determined that such Carry-Over Tenant is not listed on a Government List. No Person (other than Borrower) has any possessory interest in the Property or right to occupy the same except any Tenant under and pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Lease and any Person claiming rights through any such Tenant. The copy of such Eligible Lease for the Property (other than any Carry-Over Property or Vacant Property) delivered to Lender is true and complete in all material respects, there are no material oral agreements with respect thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule III , as of the Closing Date, no Rent (including security deposits) has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date and all amounts set forth on Schedule III have been delivered to the Advance Rent Subaccount on or before the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by Borrower to the relevant Tenant has already been provided to such Tenant (including reductions in monthly Rent during the term of the related Lease or in other similar fashion).

3.2.11 Insurance . The Property is covered by property, casualty, liability, business interruption, windstorm, flood, earthquake and other applicable Policies as and to the extent, and in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.1.1 and Borrower has not taken (or omitted to take) any action that would impair or invalidate the coverage provided by any such Policies. As of the Closing Date, no claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such policies and would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

3.2.12 Lawsuits, Etc . As of the Closing Date, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other entity pending or to the actual knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Property, which actions, suits or proceedings would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

3.2.13 Orders, Injunctions, Etc . There are no orders, injunctions, decrees or judgments outstanding with respect to the Property that would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property.

3.2.14 Agreements Relating to the Properties . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Property. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which the Property is bound. Except for the Management Agreement, Borrower does not have a material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument by which the Property is bound, other than obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

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Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Permitted Lien with respect to any Property. No Property nor any part thereof is subject to any purchase options, rights of first refusal to purchase, rights of first offer to purchase or other similar rights in favor of any Tenant or other third parties.

3.2.15 Accuracy of Information Regarding Property . All information with respect to the Property included in the Properties Schedule is true, complete and accurate in all material respects. None of the Properties consist of housing cooperatives or manufactured housing.  Schedule VII (as the same may be updated by Borrower from time to time by delivery to Lender) is a true, complete and accurate list of all of the Applicable HOA Properties, if any, and the HOAs affecting such Applicable HOA Properties. To Borrower’s knowledge, Schedule VII contains a true, correct and complete notice address of the HOAs pertaining to the Applicable HOA Properties, if any.

3.2.16 Compliance with Legal Requirements . The Property (including the leasing and intended use thereof) complies with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal leasing, use, occupancy, habitability and operation of such Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There is no consent, approval, permit, license, order or authorization of, and no filing with or notice to, any court or Governmental Authority required for the operation, use or leasing of the Property that has not been obtained, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. There has not been committed by Borrower or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation, use or leasing of the Property any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof.

3.2.17 Utilities and Public Access . The Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer or septic system, and storm drain facilities adequate to service the Property for its intended uses and all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting the Property (which are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving the Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title Insurance Owner’s Policy and Title Insurance Policy and all roads necessary for the use of the Property for its intended purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property.

3.2.18 Eminent Domain . As of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, for the total or partial Condemnation or for the relocation of roadways resulting in a failure of access to the Property on public roads.

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insurance required pursuant to Section   5.1.1(a) is in full force and effect with respect to the Property.

3.2.20 Specified Liens . The Property is not subject to any Specified Lien at any time on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

Section 3.3 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Article III and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

ARTICLE IV - BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 4.1 Affirmative Covenants .   Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender as follows:

4.1.1 Preservation of Existence . Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to (a) observe all procedures required by its organizational documents and preserve and maintain its limited liability company, existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and (b) qualify and remain qualified in good standing (where relevant) as a foreign limited liability company in each other jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification and to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction except where, in the case of clause (b) , the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.1.2 Compliance with Legal Requirements . Except with respect to the Properties and the use thereof (which is subject to Section 4.4.4 ), Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights, licenses and permits and to comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to it, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. A Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to a Loan Party or any Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement; provided , that (a) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which a Loan Party is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (b) no Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; and (c) the Loan Party shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(a) Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to comply in all material respects with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to the Loan Parties in the Insolvency Opinion and each Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each Affiliate of a Relevant Party with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion or an Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply in all material respects with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in such Insolvency Opinion or Additional Insolvency Opinion.

4.1.4 Non-Property Taxes . Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to file, cause to be filed or obtain an extension of the time to file, all Tax returns for Non-Property Taxes and reports required by law to be filed by it and to promptly pay or cause to be paid all material Non-Property Taxes now or hereafter levied, assessed or imposed on it as the same become due and payable; provided , that, after prior written notice to Lender of its intention to contest any such Non-Property Taxes, such Loan Party may contest by appropriate legal proceedings conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity of any such Non-Property Taxes and, in such event, may permit the Non-Property Taxes so contested to remain unpaid during any period, including appeals, when a Loan Party is in good faith contesting the same so long as (a) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured, (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (c) no Property or other Collateral nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost, (d) the applicable Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, and the non-payment or non-discharge of such Non-Property Taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (e) enforcement of the contested Non-Property Taxes is effectively stayed for the entire duration of such contest and no Lien is imposed on any Property or other Collateral, (f) any Non-Property Taxes determined to be due, together with any interest or penalties thereon, is promptly paid as required after final resolution of such contest, (g) to the extent such Non-Property Taxes (when aggregated with all other Taxes that any Loan Party is then contesting under this Section 4.1.4 or Section 4.4.5 and for which Borrower has not delivered to Lender any Contest Security) exceed $1,000,000, Borrower shall deliver to Lender either (i) cash, or other security as may be approved by Lender, in an amount sufficient to insure the payment of any such Non-Property Taxes, together with all interest and penalties thereon or (ii) a payment and performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contested amount from a surety acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion, (h) failure to pay such Non-Property Taxes will not subject Lender to any civil or criminal liability, (i) such contest shall not affect the ownership, use or occupancy of any Property or other Collateral, and (j) Borrower shall, upon request by Lender, give Lender prompt notice of the status of such proceedings and/or confirmation of the continuing satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (i) of this Section   4.1.4 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to pay any contested Non-Property Taxes (or, if cash or other security has been provided, Lender may pay over any such cash or other security held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto) if, in the Lender’s reasonable judgment, any Property or other Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited,

 

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terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of any Collateral Document being primed by any related Lien.

4.1.5 Access to the Properties . Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the limitations set forth in Schedule   VI .

4.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate reasonably with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which is reasonably likely to affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election by written notice, to participate in any such proceedings.

4.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, the Loan Party, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, the Loan Party.

4.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower shall cooperate with Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, to enable Lender to receive the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with any Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by the Loan Parties of the reasonable expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting any Property or any part thereof) out of such Insurance Proceeds.

4.1.9 Security Interest; Further Assurances . Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to take all necessary action to establish and maintain, in favor of Lender a valid and perfected first priority security interest in all Collateral to the full extent contemplated herein, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens (including the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Lender’s security interest in the Collateral). Such financing statements may describe as the collateral covered thereby “all assets of the debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or words to that effect. Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to, at the Loan Parties’ sole cost and expense execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements, affirmations, waivers and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements) that may be required under any applicable Legal Requirement, or that Lender reasonably deems necessary or advisable, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created hereby or by the Collateral Documents or the enforceability of any guaranty or other Loan Document.

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for a Special Purpose Entity set forth herein and GAAP (or such other accounting basis acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of the Loan Parties and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation on an individual basis of each Property. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine each Loan Parties’ accounting records with respect to the Properties, as Lender shall reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

4.1.11 Business and Operations . Borrower shall engage in the businesses conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, sale, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Borrower shall qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Properties, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower or Borrower TRS, as applicable, shall, at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease all equipment, fixtures and personal property which are necessary to operate its Properties.

4.1.12 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section   2.1.5 .

4.1.13 Performance by Borrower . Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to, in a timely manner, observe, perform and fulfill each and every covenant, term and provision of each Loan Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, such Loan Party, and shall not enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any amendment, waiver, supplement, termination or other modification of any Loan Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or Equity Owner without the prior written consent of Lender.

4.1.14 Leasing Matters .Borrower shall (a) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases for the Properties in a commercially reasonable manner; and (b) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in such Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner except in each case to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to a Property.

4.1.15 Borrower s Operating Account . Borrower shall establish and maintain an account (the “ Borrower s Operating Account ”) at a bank selected by Borrower and reasonably approved by Lender which shall be an Eligible Institution. Borrower may also establish and maintain subaccounts of Borrower’s Operating Account (which may be ledger or book entry accounts and not actual accounts).

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(a) All security deposits of Tenants, whether held in cash or any other form, shall be deposited into one or more Eligible Accounts (each a “ Security Deposit Account ”) established and maintained by Borrower at a local bank which shall be an Eligible Institution, held in compliance with all Legal Requirements and identified by written notice to Lender, and shall not be commingled with any other funds of Borrower. Borrower shall deposit all security deposits in its possession on the Closing Date into the Security Deposit Account. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of any security deposit, Borrower shall deposit the same into the Security Deposit Account (except only as provided below with respect to combined payments). Except for deposits of de minimis Borrower funds to maintain a minimum balance or to pay fees of the depository bank, Borrower shall insure that no funds from any source shall be deposited into the Security Deposit Account other than security deposits relating to the Properties and interest paid thereon, and no funds shall be withdrawn except, in accordance with Legal Requirements, (i) to pay refunds of security deposits, (ii) to pay (or reimburse for payment of) expenses chargeable against security deposits or (iii) to transfer forfeited security deposits to the Rent Deposit Account or Cash Management Account. Borrower shall maintain complete and accurate books and records of all transactions pertaining to security deposits and the Security Deposit Account, with sufficient detail to identify all security deposits separate and apart from other payments received from or by Tenants. Only if Borrower receives a check or other payment that combines a security deposit together with Rent or other amounts owing by a Tenant, then Borrower shall (a) deposit the combined payment into the Rent Deposit Account or Cash Management Account or (b) deposit the amount representing the security deposit into the Security Deposit Account and the amount representing Rent into the Rent Deposit Account. Promptly after the deposit of any combined payment into the Rent Deposit Account or Cash Management Account, Borrower shall submit written notice to Lender identifying the applicable combined payment and requesting return of the security deposit amount from the Cash Management Account, and when the same is paid, Borrower promptly shall deposit the same into the Security Deposit Account within three (3) Business Days after receipt.

(b) Any bond or other instrument which Borrower is permitted to hold in lieu of cash security deposits under applicable Legal Requirements (i) shall be, subject to the applicable Lease and Legal Requirements, maintained in full force and effect in the full amount of such deposits unless replaced by cash deposits as above described, (ii) shall be issued by an institution reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (iii) shall, if permitted pursuant to Legal Requirements, name Lender as payee or mortgagee thereunder (or at Lender’s option, be fully assignable to Lender), and (iv) shall in all respects comply with applicable Legal Requirements and otherwise be satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall, upon request, provide Lender with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of Borrower’s compliance with the foregoing.

(c) Upon Lender’s written request during an Event of Default, Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) all security deposits to Lender for safe-keeping, and not for application against the Debt. Upon a foreclosure of any Property or transfer in lieu thereof, Borrower shall deliver to Lender or to an account designated by Lender the security deposits applicable to such Property for safe-keeping and not for application to the Debt.

4.1.17 Investment of Funds in Cash Management Account, Subaccounts, Rent Deposit Account and Security Deposit Account . Sums on deposit in the Cash Management Account and the Subaccounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Borrower shall have

 

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the right to direct Cash Management Account Bank to invest sums on deposit in the Cash Management Account and the Subaccounts in Permitted Investments. The Cash Management Account shall be assigned the federal tax identification number of Borrower. Sums on deposit in the Rent Deposit Account shall not be invested in Permitted Investments and shall be held solely in cash. Subject to any requirements of applicable law, sums on deposit in a Security Deposit Account may be invested in Permitted Investments and Borrower shall have the right to direct the applicable Security Deposit Bank to invest sums on deposit in such Security Deposit Account in Permitted Investments. The amount of actual losses sustained on a liquidation of a Permitted Investment in the Cash Management Account, a Subaccount or a Security Deposit Account shall be deposited into the Cash Management Account, the applicable Subaccount or the applicable Security Deposit Account, as applicable, by Borrower no later than one (1) Business Day following such liquidation. Borrower shall pay any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to income earned from Permitted Investments.

4.1.18 Operation of Property .

(a) Borrower shall (i) cause the Manager to manage the Properties in accordance with the Management Agreement, (ii) diligently perform and observe all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed and observed, (iii) promptly notify Lender of any default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; provided , however , that, no such notice is required pursuant to this clause (iii) if (A) the loss or damage from such default under the Management Agreement does not exceed $50,000 and (B) Borrower determines, in good faith, that such default will not adversely affect the management of any of the Properties or the interests of the Lender in such Properties and (iv) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by the Manager under the Management Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner. If Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any material term, covenant or condition of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed, then, without limiting Lender’s other rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder or under the Management Agreement, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act as may be appropriate to cause all the material terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed. Except to the extent payable in accordance with Section 2.7.2(j) , in no event shall the management fee payable to the Manager for any calendar month exceed the Management Fee Cap for such calendar month and in no event shall Borrower pay or become obligated to pay to the Manager, any transition or termination costs or expenses, termination fees, or their equivalent in connection with the Transfer of a Property or the termination of the Management Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, management fees shall not be deemed to include leasing commissions and reimbursements of expenses paid to Manager in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

(b) If any one or more of the following events occurs: (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default, (ii) if the Manager shall be in material default under the Management Agreement beyond any applicable notice and cure period (including as a result of any gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds), or (iii) if Manager shall become insolvent or a debtor in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, then Lender

 

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shall have the right to require Borrower to replace the Manager and enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with (x) a Qualified Manager selected by Borrower that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or (y) another property manager chosen by Borrower and approved by Lender; provided , that such approval shall be conditioned upon Borrower delivering a Rating Agency Confirmation as to such property manager. If Borrower fails to select a new Qualified Manager or a replacement Manager that satisfies the conditions described in the foregoing clause (y) and enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with such Person within sixty (60) days of Lender’s demand to replace the Manager, then Lender may choose the replacement property manager provided that such replacement property manager is a Qualified Manager or satisfies the conditions set forth in proviso of the foregoing clause (y) .

4.1.19 Anti-Money Laundering . Borrower shall comply and shall cause each other Loan Party to comply in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”). Borrower shall (a) conduct, in accordance with its anti-money laundering program compliance program, the requisite due diligence in connection with renewals of, and new, Leases and renewing and prospective Tenants for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable renewing or prospective Tenant and the origin of the assets used by said Tenant to lease the applicable Property and (b) will maintain sufficient information to identify the renewing and prospective Tenants for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Manager has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, with respect to the Tenants and the Properties and has conducted the requisite due diligence with respect to the existing Leases for purposes of such Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable renewing or prospective Tenant and the origin of the assets used by said Tenant to lease the applicable Property. Borrower shall provide notice to Lender, within five (5) Business Days, of receipt of any written notice of any Anti-Money Laundering Law violation or action involving a Loan Party.

4.1.20 Embargoed Persons . Prior to entering into a Lease with a prospective Tenant (excluding any existing Tenant of a Property that was previously screened in accordance with this Section 4.1.20 ), Borrower shall confirm that such prospective Tenant is not a Person whose name appears on a Government List. Borrower shall not enter into a Lease with a Person whose name appears on a Government List unless Borrower determines that such Person is not the terrorist, narcotics trafficker or other Person who is identified on such Government List but merely has the same name as such Person. If notwithstanding such confirmation, a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party obtains knowledge that a Tenant is a Person whose name appears on a Government List, it shall promptly provide notice of such fact to Lender within five (5) Business Days of acquiring knowledge thereof.

4.1.21 ERISA Matters . Each Loan Party shall and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to establish, maintain and operate all Plans to comply in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and all applicable laws, the regulations and interpretation thereunder and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Plans. Each Loan Party shall and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to establish, maintain and operate all Foreign Plans to comply in all material respects with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plans.

 

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4.1.22 Contribution of Property to Borrower TRS . On the Closing Date, Borrower shall cause Borrower TRS to execute and deliver to Lender, and in any event, prior to contributing any Properties or other Collateral to such Borrower TRS: (i) the Borrower TRS Guaranty, (ii) the Borrower TRS Security Agreement, and (iii) such other agreement instruments approvals, legal opinions or other documents as are reasonably requested by Lender in order to create, perfect or establish the first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) of any Lien.

When Borrower contributes any Properties to Borrower TRS, then the following covenants shall be applicable:

(a) In connection with the transfer of such Properties to Borrower TRS, Borrower TRS shall expressly acknowledge in the deed or other conveyance document or instrument delivered and recorded in the applicable jurisdiction in which such Properties are located in connection with the transfer of the Properties to Borrower TRS that Borrower TRS’s title to and interest in such Properties are subject to the Lien, terms and provisions of the applicable Mortgage(s); provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering any Property contributed to Borrower TRS shall not be released at such time and no new Mortgage shall be executed with respect to or recorded against any Property contributed to Borrower TRS by Borrower; and

(b) Prior to contributing a Property to Borrower TRS, Borrower shall cause Borrower TRS to execute and deliver to Lender an assumption of the Mortgage related to such Property, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and Borrower.

Borrower shall submit to the Lender the assumption of the Mortgage (required in clause (b) above) at least five (5) Business Days prior to date of the contribution.

Section 4.2 Negative Covenants . Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender as follows:

4.2.1 Operation of Property . Borrower shall not (a) surrender, terminate, cancel, modify, renew or extend the Management Agreement, provided , that Borrower may, without Lender’s consent, (i) replace Manager so long as the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement and (ii) renew and extend the Management Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) enter into any other agreement relating to the management or operation of a Property with Manager or any other Person. If at any time Lender consents to the appointment of a new property manager or a Qualified Manager is appointed, such new property manager (including a Qualified Manager) shall execute a Replacement Management Agreement, (c) consent to the assignment by Manager of its interest under the Management Agreement, or (d) waive or release any of its rights and remedies under the Management Agreement, in each case without the express consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of subclause (iii) above, payments for services provided during the termination notice period of a sub-management agreement shall not constitute a termination penalty.

4.2.2 Indebtedness . Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than (a) the Debt and (b) unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary

 

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course of business relating to the ownership and operation of the Properties, which in the case of such unsecured trade payables (i) are not evidenced by a note, (ii) do not exceed, at any time, on an aggregate basis among Borrower and Borrower TRS, a maximum aggregate amount of three percent (3%) of the original principal amount of the Loan and (iii) are paid within sixty (60) days of the date incurred (collectively, “ Permitted Indebtedness ”). Borrower shall cause Equity Owner and Borrower TRS not to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than (x) with respect to Borrower TRS, Indebtedness incurred under the Borrower TRS Guaranty, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to the ownership and operation of the Properties, which in the case of such unsecured trade payables (i) are not evidenced by a note, (ii) do not exceed, at any time, on an aggregate basis among Borrower and Borrower TRS, a maximum aggregate amount of three percent (3%) of the original principal amount of the Loan and (iii) are paid within sixty (60) days of the date incurred (collectively, the “ Borrower TRS’s Permitted Indebtedness ”), and (y) with respect to the Equity Owner, Indebtedness incurred under the Equity Owner Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which Equity Owner is a party and unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to the Equity Owner, related to the ownership of membership interest in Borrower and that (A) are not evidenced by a note, (B) do not exceed, at any time, $25,000 and (C) are paid within sixty (60) days of the date incurred (collectively, the “ Equity Owner’s Permitted Indebtedness ”). For the purposes of this Section 4.2.2 , Property Taxes and HOA Fees are not Indebtedness.

4.2.3 Liens . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to create or suffer to exist any Liens upon or with respect to, any Collateral (other than any Property) except for Permitted Liens.

4.2.4 Limitation on Investments . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to make or suffer to exist any loans or advances to, or extend any credit to, purchase any property or asset or make any investment (by way of transfer of property, contributions to capital, purchase of stock or securities or evidences of indebtedness, acquisition of the business or assets, or otherwise) in, any Affiliate or any other Person except for (a) investments by Borrower in Borrower TRS and (b) acquisition of the Properties and related Collateral and Permitted Investments and contributions of Properties to Borrower TRS as permitted by Section 4.1.22 .

4.2.5 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance and sale of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party.

4.2.6 Restricted Junior Payments . Borrower shall not make any Restricted Junior Payment; provided , that Borrower may make Restricted Junior Payments so long as (a) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom, (b) such Restricted Junior Payments have been approved by all necessary action on the part of Borrower and in compliance with all applicable laws and (c) such Restricted Junior Payments are paid from Unrestricted Cash.

4.2.7 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to change its name, identity (including its trade name or

 

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names), jurisdiction of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 3.1.25 ) or Borrower’s or Equity Owner’s limited liability company structure (including any modification, amendment, waiver, or termination of its organizational documents) unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s or Equity Owner’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall and shall cause each other Loan Party to, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in the Collateral as a result of such change of principal place of business or place of organization. Each Loan Party’s principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where each Loan Party keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, will continue to be the address of Borrower set forth in Section 9.3 (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in any Loan Party’s organizational identification number.

4.2.8 Dissolution . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of any Loan Party except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents or (c) modify, amend, waive or terminate its organizational documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction, except to the extent permitted by Section 4.2.7 .

4.2.9 Change In Business . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Borrower TRS to, enter into any line of business other than the acquisition, renovation, ownership, maintenance, transfer, refinancing, holding, marketing, sale, leasing, transfer, management, leasing, operation or financing of the Properties (and any businesses ancillary or related thereto, including the ownership of Borrower TRS), or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business. Borrower shall cause (a) Equity Owner to not engage in any activity other than acting as the sole member of Borrower (and any business ancillary or related thereto) and (b) Borrower TRS to not engage in any activity other than owning, marketing and selling Properties.

4.2.10 Debt Cancellation . Other than respect to any Lease, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Borrower TRS to, cancel or otherwise forgive or release any material claim or debt owed to such Loan Party by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s business.

4.2.11 Changes to Accounts . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Borrower TRS to, (a) open or permit to remain open any cash, securities or other account with any bank, custodian or institution into which Rents or other Collections or any security deposits are

 

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deposited other than the Cash Management Account, the Subaccounts, the Rent Deposit Account, and Security Deposit Accounts, (b) change or permit to change any account number of any of the foregoing accounts, (c) open or permit to remain open any sub-account of the Cash Management Account (except any Subaccount) or the Rent Deposit Account, (d) permit any funds of Persons other than Borrower or Borrower TRS to be deposited or held in any of the Cash Management Account, the Subaccounts, the Rent Deposit Account or the Security Deposit Accounts, other than security deposits, or (e) permit any Collections or other proceeds of any Properties to be deposited or held in Borrower’s Operating Account other than cash that is distributed to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.7.2(k) .

4.2.12 Zoning . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Borrower TRS to, initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or knowingly permit any non-conforming use of any Property under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

4.2.13 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Borrower TRS to, suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such real property portion of such Property.

4.2.14 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates . Borrower shall not and shall cause each other Loan Party not to enter into, or be a party to any transaction with any Affiliate of the Loan Parties, except for: (a) the Loan Documents; (b) capital contributions by (i) Parent to Equity Owner, (ii) Equity Owner to Borrower or (iii) Borrower to Borrower TRS; (c) Restricted Junior Payments which are in compliance with Section 4.2.6 and distributions from Borrower TRS to Borrower; (d) Transfers that are Permitted Transfers; (e) transactions with Borrower TRS in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.22 ; and (f) to the extent not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement, other transactions upon fair and reasonable terms materially no less favorable to the Loan Parties than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.

4.2.15 ERISA . None of the Loan Parties or their ERISA Affiliates shall establish or be a party to any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA that is a defined benefit pension plan that is subject to Part III of Subchapter D, Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code.

4.2.16 No Embargoed Persons . At all times throughout the term of the Loan, Borrower shall ensure that (a) none of the funds or other assets of any Loan Party shall constitute property of, or shall be beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person subject to trade restrictions under United States law, including, but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder, with the result that the investment in any Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law (each, an “ Embargoed Person ”), or the Loan made by Lender would be in violation of law, (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any direct interest in any Loan Party with the result that the

 

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investment in any Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law or the Loan would be in violation of law, and (c) none of the funds of any Loan Party shall be derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in such Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law or the Loan would be in violation of law.

4.2.17 Transfers .

(a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and Parent in owning and operating properties such as the Properties in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Properties as a means of maintaining the value of the Properties as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Properties so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Properties.

(b) Except for Permitted Transfers, Transfers otherwise set forth in this Section   4.2.17 , and other Transfers made with the prior written consent of Lender, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Person having a direct or indirect ownership or beneficial interest in Borrower to sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) (i) any Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein, or (ii) any interest, direct or indirect, in any Loan Party or any legal or beneficial interest therein (a “ Transfer ”).

(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell one or more Properties or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of any Property for other than actual occupancy by a Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Transfer of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Transfer of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Transfer of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Transfer of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Transfer of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; or (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Transfer of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Transfers (herein, the “ Permitted Transfers ”) shall be permitted hereunder without Lender’s consent:

(i) Leases existing as of the Closing Date and Eligible Lease entered into in accordance with the Loan Documents;

(ii) a Permitted Lien or any other Lien expressly permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents;

(iii) a Transfer of a Property in accordance with Section 2.5 ;

(iv) a substitution of a Property for a Substitute Property in accordance with Section 2.4.2 or Section 5.3(b) , as applicable;

(v) the (A) Transfer of any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in Parent or any Public Vehicle, including a Public Vehicle that exists on the Closing Date, a Public Vehicle which acquires a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in Borrower and Equity Owner after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.2.17 or a Person which holds a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in Borrower and subsequently becomes a Public Vehicle or (B) merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets, or similar transaction involving Parent or any Public Vehicle, provided that, in the case of the Parent, any successor or acquirer assumes all the obligations of the Parent under the Loan Documents and is a Qualified Transferee;

(vi) a Transfer of any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or Equity Owner not described in the foregoing clause (v) provided, that:

(A) after giving effect to such Transfer, either (i) a Qualified Transferee (x) shall own not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the direct or indirect legal and beneficial interests in each Loan Party and (y) shall Control (directly or indirectly) each Loan Party or (ii) in the case of a transfer of interests in Parent or limited liability company interests in Equity Owner, Parent shall continue to Control (directly or indirectly) each Loan Party;

(B) if a Transfer is made pursuant to this clause (vi) and such Transfer shall cause more than ten percent (10%) of the direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in each Loan Party to be owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than ten percent (10%) of the direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in such Loan Party prior to such Transfer, then Lender shall receive notice of such Transfer not less than (x) if the Qualified Transferee referenced in clause (A) above is not a Parent or a one hundred percent (100%) owned subsidiary of the Parent, ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation thereof or (y) if the Qualified Transferee referenced in clause (A) above is a Parent or a one hundred percent (100%) owned subsidiary of any Parent, thirty (30) days following the consummation thereof, but the failure to deliver the notice referred to in this clause (y) shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such

 

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failure continues for ten (10) Business Days following notice of such failure from Lender;

(C) each Loan Party shall each continue to be a Special Purpose Entity;

(D) after giving effect to such Transfer, (i) Equity Owner shall remain the sole member of Borrower and (ii) Borrower shall remain the sole member of Borrower TRS;

(E) the Properties shall continue to be managed by Existing Manager or by a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement;

(F) if such Transfer shall cause more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in each Loan Party to be owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interest in each Loan Party prior to such Transfer, Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion;

(G) so long as the Loan is outstanding, (A) no pledge or other encumbrance of any direct interests in any Restricted Party (other than pledges securing the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents) shall occur, and (B) no Restricted Party shall issue preferred equity that has the characteristics of mezzanine debt (such as a fixed maturity date, regular payments of interest, a fixed rate of return and rights of the equity holder to demand repayment of its investment);

(H) Borrower shall provide Lender with copies of all organizational documents and all transaction documents relating to any Transfer under this clause (vi) involving a direct legal or beneficial interest in any Restricted Party; and

(I) In connection with any Transfer under this clause (vi) , to the extent a transferee shall own ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect ownership interests in a Loan Party immediately following such transfer (provided such transferee owned less than ten percent (10%) of the direct or indirect ownership interests in a Loan Party as of the Closing Date), Borrower shall deliver (and Borrower shall be responsible for any reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith), customary searches reasonably requested by Lender in writing (including credit, judgment, lien, litigation, bankruptcy, criminal and watch list) reasonably acceptable to Lender with respect to such transferee.

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(viii) the contribution by Borrower of Collateral to such Borrower TRS as contemplated by Section 4.1.22 .

(e) Following a Permitted Transfer, if Parent no longer Controls (directly or indirectly) Borrower or the Properties, Parent shall, upon its written request, be released from the Parent Guaranty for all liability accruing after the date of such Transfer, provided that the Qualified Transferee or the Person described in clause (ii)(A) of the definition of Qualified Transferee shall execute and deliver to Lender a replacement guaranty in substantially the same form and substance as the Parent Guaranty covering all liability accruing from and after the date of such Transfer (but not any which may have accrued prior thereto).

(f) Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender in connection with any Transfer, whether or not such Transfer is deemed to be a Permitted Transfer, including, without limitation, all reasonable fees and expenses of Lender’s counsel, and the reasonable cost of any required counsel opinions related to REMIC or other securitization or tax issues and any Rating Agency fees.

Section 4.3 Reporting Covenants . Borrower shall, unless Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender the following reports, notices and other documents:

4.3.1 Financial Reporting . Borrower shall furnish the following financial reports to Lender:

(a) As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of the first three calendar quarters of each year, commencing with the first calendar quarter ending March 31, 2017, consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings, and statements of cash flows of Borrower, in each case, as of the end of such quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding calendar year and ending with the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period of the immediately preceding calendar year (if any), all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, except that prior period comparative financial statements related to any time period prior to the Closing Date shall not be required. Such financial statements shall contain such other information as shall be reasonably requested by Lender for purposes of calculations to be made by Lender pursuant to the terms hereof;

(b) As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, unaudited copies, and within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each calendar year, audited copies, of a balance sheet, statement of operations and retained earnings, and statement of cash flows of Borrower, in each case, as at the end of such calendar year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the immediately preceding calendar year (if any), except that prior period comparative financial statements related to any time period prior to the Closing Date shall not be required, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and the inclusion of footnotes to the extent required by GAAP, such audited financial statements to be accompanied by a report and an unqualified opinion, prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, of an Independent Accountant selected by Borrower that is reasonably acceptable to Lender (which

 

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opinion on such consolidated information shall be without (1) any qualification as to the scope of such audit or (2) a “going concern” or like qualification (other than a going concern qualification that relates solely to the near term maturity of the Loans hereunder)), together with a written statement of such accountants (A) to the effect that, in making the examination necessary for their certification of such financial statements, they have not obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or a Default and (B) if such accountants shall have obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or such Default, describing the nature thereof;

(c) As soon as available, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month, commencing with the calendar month ended October 31, 2016, (i) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement for Borrower, except that the operating statement shall not be required to relate to any time period prior to the Closing Date, (ii) an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such operating statements are true, correct and complete in all material respects as of their respective dates, and (iii) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position, ongoing maintenance and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month;

(d) Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of Borrower required by clauses (a) and (b) above an Officer’s Certificate certifying (i) that such statements fairly represent the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower as of the end of such quarter or calendar year (as applicable) and the results of operations and cash flows of Borrower for such quarter or calendar year (as applicable), in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of the most recent audited financial statements of Borrower furnished to Lender, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (ii) stating that such Responsible Officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and has made or caused to be made under his or her supervision a review of the condition and operations of the Relevant Parties with a view to determining whether the Relevant Parties are in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents to the extent applicable to them, and that such review has not disclosed, and such Responsible Officer has no knowledge of, the existence of an Event of Default or Default or, if an Event of Default or Default exists, describing the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the Relevant Parties propose to take or have taken with respect thereto and (iii) that as of the date of each Officer’s Certificate, no litigation exists involving Borrower (or any Property or Properties) in which the potential liability of Borrower in such claim or series of related claims thereunder (including claims brought as a class action) is greater than $500,000 or, if involving any single Property, is greater than $250,000, in each case, excluding any liability covered by insurance, or, if so, specifying such litigation and the actions being taking in relation thereto.

(e) Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of Borrower required by clause (a) above, a calculation of Underwritten Net Cash Flow for the twelve (12) month period ended on the last day of the calendar quarter for which such financial statements were prepared;

 

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(f) Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of Borrower required by clause (a) above, a duly completed Compliance Certificate, with appropriate insertions, containing the data and calculations set forth on Exhibit B ; and

(g) Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of Borrower required by clause (a) above, a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying (i) the current Property Tax assessment amounts payable in respect of each Property, (ii) the payment of all Property Taxes prior to the date such Property Taxes become delinquent, subject to any contest conducted in accordance with Section   4.4.5 and (iii) if either (A) an Acceptable Blanket Policy is not in place with respect to all Properties or (B) an Acceptable Blanket Policy is in place with respect to all Properties but Borrower has elected to reinstate deposits of Insurance Premiums to the Insurance Subaccount pursuant to Section 6.2.3 , the monthly cost of the Insurance Premiums with respect to the Policies required under in Section   5.1.1 that are required to be deposited into the Insurance Subaccount pursuant to Section   6.2 .

4.3.2 Annual Budget . Prior to the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted and Lender has approved an Annual Budget for the remaining portion of the 2016 calendar year (the “ Approved Initial Budget ”). Borrower shall submit to Lender by November 1 of each year the Annual Budget relating to the Properties for the succeeding calendar year. During the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period, Lender shall have the right to approve each Annual Budget or portion thereof, as applicable (which approval shall not be unreasonably, conditioned or delayed withheld so long as no Event of Default is continuing). An Annual Budget so approved by Lender or any Annual Budget submitted prior to the commencement of a Cash Sweep Period shall each hereinafter be referred to as an “ Approved Annual Budget ”. In the event of a Transfer of any Property the Approved Annual Budget shall be reduced as reasonably determined by Lender in consultation with Borrower in order to reflect the removal of such Property and the Operating Expenses associated therewith; provided , further , that no such reduction shall be made in the event such Transfer is made in connection with a substitution under Section 2.4.2(a) . If Lender has the right to approve an Annual Budget (or portion thereof) pursuant to this Section 4.3.2 , Borrower shall not change or modify the Annual Budget (or such portion) that has been approved by Lender without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as no Event of Default is continuing). The “ Monthly Budgeted Amount ” for each Payment Date shall mean the monthly amount set forth in the Approved Annual Budget for Operating Expenses for the Interest Period related to such Payment Date, but excluding management fees, Property Taxes that are required to be deposited into the Tax Subaccount pursuant to Section 6.1 and Insurance Premiums that are required to be deposited into the Insurance Subaccount pursuant to Section 6.2 . If during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower has submitted an Annual Budget and such Annual Budget has not been approved prior to the commencement of the calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) to which such budget relates then the previous Approved Annual Budget (or applicable portion thereof) shall continue to be deemed to be the Approved Annual Budget for that calendar year (or applicable portion thereof).

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or the occurrence of any event concerning any other Loan Party which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, written notice thereof.

4.3.4 Litigation . Prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, threatened in writing against any Loan Party with respect to any Property, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Property.

4.3.5 Event of Default . Promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party obtains knowledge of the occurrence of each Event of Default or Default (if such Default is continuing on the date of such notice), a statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which such Loan Party is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

4.3.6 Other Defaults . Promptly and in no event more than two (2) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains actual knowledge of any default by any Loan Party under any agreement other than the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth the details of such default and the action which such Loan Party is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

4.3.7 Properties Schedule . Borrower shall deliver to Lender no later than the tenth (10 th ) Business Day of each calendar month, commencing with the calendar month ended October 31, 2016, (a) an updated Properties Schedule in Excel format containing each of the data fields set forth on Schedule II.B (other than those under the caption “ BPO Values ”); provided , that the information under the caption “Underwritten Net Cash Flow” need only be updated in the Properties Schedule delivered for the quarter ending in March, June, September and December of each year, commencing with the Properties Schedule delivered for the quarter ending in December 2016 and (b) a calculation of the monthly turnover rate for the Properties for the prior calendar month, which shall be equal to the number of Properties that became vacant during such calendar month divided by the daily average number of Properties during such calendar month. The foregoing information shall be delivered together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying that it is true, correct and complete in all material respects (i) with respect to the information in the Properties Schedule other than Underwritten Net Cash Flow data, as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, (ii) with respect to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow data in the Properties Schedule, for the calendar quarter most recently ended, and (iii) with respect to the turnover rate of the Properties, for the prior calendar month. In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Lender no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the first three (3) calendar quarters and within ninety (90) days of the fourth calendar quarter of each year, a report in Excel format containing the information set forth on Schedule II.C presented separately for each MSA (the “ Quarterly Investor Rollup Report ”). The foregoing information shall be delivered together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying that it is true, correct and complete (i) with respect to the information in the Properties Schedule, as of the last day of the preceding quarter and (ii) with respect to the turnover rate of the Properties, for the prior calendar quarter.

 

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4.3.8 Disqualified Properties . Promptly and in no event more than ten (10) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains actual knowledge that any Property fails to comply with the Property Representations or the Property Covenants, written notice thereof and the action that Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

4.3.9 Security Deposits in Cash Management Account . Within five (5) days of the last day of each calendar month, commencing with the calendar month ending October 31, 2016, written notice of the aggregate amount of security deposits deposited into the Cash Management Account during such month; provided that the notice given for the calendar month ending October 31, 2016 shall include security deposits deposited into the Cash Management Account during the period from and including the Closing Date through and including October 31, 2016.

4.3.10 Advance Rents Received . Within five (5) days of the last day of each calendar month, commencing with the calendar month ending October 31, 2016, written notice of any Advance Rents received during such calendar month and the related Advance Rent Disbursement Schedules; provided that the notice given for the calendar month ending October 31, 2016 shall include Advance Rents received by Borrower for the period from and including the Closing Date through and including October 31, 2016.

4.3.11 Rent Refunds . Within five (5) days of the last day of each calendar month, commencing with the calendar month ending October 31, 2016, written notice of any Rent Refunds made by Borrower; provided that the notice given for the calendar month ending October 31, 2016 shall include Rent Refunds made by Borrower during the period from and including the Closing Date through and including October 31, 2016.

4.3.12 ERISA Matters .

(a) As soon as reasonably possible, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of any ERISA Event, written notice of, and any requested information relating to such ERISA Event.

(b) As soon as reasonably possible after the occurrence of a Plan Termination Event, written notice of any action that any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates proposes to take with respect thereto, along with a copy of any notices received from or filed with the PBGC, the IRS or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to such Plan Termination Event, as applicable.

(c) As soon as reasonably possible, and in any event within thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party has actual knowledge of, or with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan to which such Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates makes direct contributions has reason to believe, that any of the events or conditions specified below with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan has occurred or exists, a statement signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth details respecting such event or condition and the action, if any, that the applicable Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates proposes to take with respect thereto (and a copy of any report or notice required to be filed with or given to PBGC by any such Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to such event or condition):

(i) any Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, as to which the PBGC has not by regulation or otherwise waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA

 

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that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event (provided that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, including the failure to make on or before its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Code or Section 302(e) of ERISA, shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any waivers in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Code); and any request for a waiver under Section 412(d) of the Code for any Plan;

(ii) the distribution under Section 404(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan or any action taken by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to terminate any Plan;

(iii) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by any Loan Party or any of their ERISA Affiliates of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan;

(iv) the complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates, as applicable, that results in liability under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA (including the obligation to satisfy secondary liability as a result of a purchaser default) or the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates, as applicable, of notice from a Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA;

(v) the institution of a proceeding by a fiduciary of any Multiemployer Plan against any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates, as applicable, to enforce Section 515 of ERISA; and

(vi) failure to satisfy Section 436 of the Code.

4.3.13 Leases . Borrower shall deliver to Lender copies of the executed Leases for the Properties within ten (10) Business Days of request therefor by Lender.

4.3.14 Periodic Rating Agency Information . Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, deliver to Lender, and Lender shall deliver to the Approved Rating Agencies, the information and reports set forth on Schedule V (the “ Periodic Rating Agency Information ”) at the times set forth therein.

4.3.15 Other Reports .

(a) Borrower shall deliver to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days of Lender’s request therefor, copies of any requested Property Tax, Other Charge or insurance bills, statements or invoices received by Borrower or any Loan Party with respect to the Properties.

(b) Borrower shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after request by Lender furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender in such manner and in such detail as may be reasonably requested by Lender, such additional information, documents, records or reports as

 

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may be reasonably requested with respect to the Property or the conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Relevant Parties.

4.3.16 HOA Reporting .

(a) Borrower shall deliver to Lender, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2016, a report (the “ Quarterly HOA Report ”) containing the following information with respect to each Applicable HOA Property, a data tape of such Applicable HOA Properties containing the following data fields: (x) the data fields set forth on the Properties Schedule under the captions “Property ID”, “Property Name”, “Address (Street)”, “City”, “County”, “State”, “Closest MSA”, and “Zip Code”, (y) the number of HOAs applicable to each such Applicable HOA Property, and (z) for each such Applicable HOA Property, the HOA name and notice address, the frequency with which payments are due to the HOA, the last HOA payment due date, the next HOA payment due date, the amount owed on the last HOA payment due date, the amount paid with respect to the last HOA payment due date, the amount due on the next HOA payment due date and annual payments to the HOA, which such Quarterly HOA Report shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as true, correct and complete in all material respects.

(b) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender the Closing Date HOA Opinions and the Closing Date WLT HOA Certificate on the Closing Date. At any time following a Securitization, subject to the remainder of this subsection (b), Borrower shall deliver to Lender, within twenty (20) Business Days after June 30 and December 31 of each calendar year, commencing with the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after December 31, 2016, with respect to each state that is not treated as an Applicable HOA State under this Agreement, one or more legal opinions (which may be in the form of a bring-down or date-down opinion with respect to an earlier delivered opinion, including, without limitation, any Closing Date HOA Opinion) from a nationally recognized law firm (or one with prominent standing in the applicable state or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender) opining with respect to each such state in which a Property is located whether such state is an Applicable HOA State (as defined under clause (a) of the definition thereof). Any opinion required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 4.3.16(b) may be aggregated with any other opinion required to be delivered to Lender (or Servicer on behalf of Lender) so long as all the states in which Properties are located are included in such opinion or opinions and such opinion or opinions specifically reference this Agreement and otherwise meet the requirements of this Section   4.3.16(b) . If, with respect to any state in which a Property is located, (i) Borrower fails to deliver to Lender an opinion pursuant to this Section 4.3.16(b) , the Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion designate such state an Applicable HOA State by written notice to Borrower or (ii) any opinion delivered to Lender pursuant to this Section 4.3.16(b) shall be materially different from any Closing Date HOA Opinion and such differences are not satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, Lender may request in writing that Borrower obtain a second opinion from a nationally recognized law firm (or one with prominent standing in the applicable state or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender) and deliver such opinion to Lender within twenty (20) Business Days of such written request and (1) if Borrower fails to deliver such a second opinion to Lender, the Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion designate such state an Applicable HOA State by written notice to Borrower or (2) if any such second opinion delivered to Lender shall be materially different from any Closing Date HOA Opinion and such differences

 

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are not satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion and Lender believes in good faith that such state is an Applicable HOA State (as defined under clause (a) of the definition thereof), Lender may designate such state an Applicable HOA State by written notice to Borrower. In addition, if, as a result of any such differences Lender believes in good faith that any provisions for the subordination of Liens for HOA Fees to the Lien of the Mortgages are unenforceable under the laws of an Applicable HOA State or that such Lien for HOA Fees would be entitled to Priority, Lender may redesignate all affected HOA Properties in such Applicable HOA State as Applicable HOA Properties. In connection with Securitization of the Loan, Lender acknowledges based on the Closing Date HOA Opinions and the Closing Date WLT HOA Certificate that there are three (3) Applicable HOA States. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, Lender shall not be permitted to declare a state an Applicable HOA State pursuant to this Section 4.3.16(b) , if Lender or its Servicer (excluding any special servicer) has received a legal opinion from a nationally recognized law firm (or one with prominent standing in the applicable state or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender) that if delivered by Borrower and referencing this Agreement would have resulted in such state not being declared an Applicable HOA State.

(c) If subsequent to the Closing Date there is consummated a securitization of a single borrower single family residential rental financing similar to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such financing contains HOA reporting and/or HOA Opinion delivery requirements and/or HOA Funds reserve requirements that are less burdensome to the borrower thereunder than those required by this Agreement (including Sections 4.3.16 , 4.4.8 , 6.1.4 , 6.1.5 and Schedule V ), then subject to a Rating Agency Confirmation, Borrower shall have the right to require Lender to amend this Agreement in a manner consistent with such less burdensome requirements.

Section 4.4 Property Covenants . Borrower shall comply with the following covenants with respect to each Property:

4.4.1 Ownership of the Property . Borrower shall warrant and defend (a) the title to each Property and the related Collateral and (b) the validity and priority of the Lien of the Mortgages on the Properties, in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever; subject only to Permitted Liens and Transfers permitted hereunder.

4.4.2 Liens Against the Property . Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any interest in any Property, except for the Permitted Liens.

4.4.3 Condition of the Property . Except if the Property has suffered a Casualty and is in the process being restored in accordance with Section 5.4 , Borrower shall, and shall cause Borrower TRS to, keep and maintain in all material respects all Properties owned by Borrower or Borrower TRS, as applicable, in a good, safe and habitable condition and repair and free of and clear of any damage or waste, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, in all material respects, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, necessary to comply with the Renovation Standards and applicable Legal Requirements in all material respects; provided , that a Carry-Over Property need not comply with the Renovation Standards for so long as it is leased to the applicable Carry-Over Tenant and

 

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for so long thereafter as is reasonably necessary to renovate such Property in accordance with the Renovation Standards.

4.4.4 Compliance with Legal Requirements . The Property (including the leasing and intended use thereof) shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal leasing, use, occupancy, habitability and operation of the Property, all such certifications, permits, licenses and approvals shall be maintained in full force and effect, except as would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Property. Borrower shall, and shall cause Borrower TRS to, obtain and maintain in full force and effect all consents, approvals, orders, certifications, permits, licenses and authorizations of, and make all filings with or notices to, any court or Governmental Authority related to the operation, use or leasing of the Property except where the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Equity Owner, Borrower TRS, any Manager or, to the extent permitted by the applicable Lease and Legal Requirements, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation, use or leasing of the Property, to, commit any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof.

4.4.5 Property Taxes and HOA Fees . Borrower shall promptly pay or cause to be paid all Property Taxes and HOA Fees now or hereafter levied, assessed or imposed on it as the same become due and payable and shall furnish to Lender evidence of payment of Property Taxes and HOA Fees prior to the date the same shall become delinquent, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property as the same become due and payable (other than any such utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider); provided , that, after prior written notice to Lender of its intention to contest any such Property Taxes and HOA Fees, such Loan Party may contest by appropriate legal proceedings conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity of any such Property Taxes and HOA Fees and, in such event, may permit the Property Taxes and HOA Fees so contested to remain unpaid during any period, including appeals, when a Loan Party is in good faith contesting the same so long as (a) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured, (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (c) no Property or other Collateral nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost, (d) the applicable Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, and the non-payment or non-discharge of such Property Taxes and HOA Fees would not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Property, (e) enforcement of the contested Property Taxes and HOA Fees is effectively stayed for the entire duration of such contest and no Lien is imposed on any Property or other Collateral which is reasonably expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect, (f) any Property Taxes and HOA Fees determined to be due, together with any interest or penalties thereon, is promptly paid as required after final resolution of such contest, (g) to the extent such Property Taxes and HOA Fees (when aggregated with all other Taxes that any Loan Party is then contesting under Section 4.1.4 or Section 4.4.5 and for which Borrower has not delivered to Lender any Contest Security) exceed $2,500,000, Borrower shall deliver to Lender

 

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either (i) cash, or other security as may be approved by Lender, in an amount sufficient to insure the payment of any such Property Taxes and HOA Fees, together with all interest and penalties thereon or (ii) a payment and performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contested amount from a surety acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion, (h) failure to pay such Property Taxes and HOA Fees will not subject Lender to any civil or criminal liability, (i) such contest shall not affect the ownership, use or occupancy of any Property, and (j) Borrower shall, upon request by Lender, give Lender prompt notice of the status of such proceedings and/or confirmation of the continuing satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (j) of this Section   4.4.5 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall pay any contested Property Taxes and HOA Fees (or, if cash or other security has been provided, Lender may pay over any such cash or other security held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto) if, in the Lender’s reasonable judgment, any Property or other Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of any Collateral Document being primed by any related Lien.

4.4.6 Compliance with Agreements Relating to the Properties . Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, enter into any agreement or instrument or become subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Property. Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which any Property is bound. Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, have a material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument by which any Property is bound, other than obligations under the Loan Documents. Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Permitted Lien with respect to any Property. Except as set forth on Schedule III , no Property or any part thereof shall be subject to any purchase options, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer or other similar rights in favor of any Tenant or other third parties.

4.4.7 Leasing . Borrower shall not, and shall cause Borrower TRS not to, enter into any Lease (including any renewals or extensions of any existing Lease) for any Property unless such Lease is an Eligible Lease with an Eligible Tenant or a Lease with a Carry-Over Tenant.

4.4.8 Verification of HOA Payments . Manager shall deliver to Lender and Borrower, within twenty-eight (28) days after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2016, with respect to each Applicable HOA Property, proof of payment of the paid HOA Fees identified in the corresponding Quarterly HOA Report (whether in the form of cancelled checks, receipts, ACH confirmations, confirmation of electronic payments or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender) unless such proof of payment has previously been delivered (e.g. quarterly prepayments) as may reflect that as of the end of such calendar quarter no other amounts (except HOA Fees that may be contested in accordance with Section 4.4.5 ) remain then due and payable or that have been prepaid or otherwise Borrower has a positive credit balance (whether in the form of invoices, payment coupons, account statements, assessment letters, estoppels, receipts or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender).

 

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ARTICLE V - INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 5.1 Insurance .

5.1.1 Insurance Policies .

(a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, at its sole cost and expense for the term of this Agreement or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Properties providing at least the following coverages:

(i) comprehensive “all risk” or special causes of loss form insurance, as is available in the insurance market as of the Closing Date, on the Properties (A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the “ full replacement cost ”, which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement value of the Properties, subject to a loss limit equal to $50,000,000 per occurrence; (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and personal property at any Property waiving all co insurance provisions or to be written on a no co insurance form and (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000 (it being understood that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (1) Borrower may utilize a $3,000,000 aggregate deductible stop loss subject to a $25,000 per occurrence deductible and a $25,000 maintenance deductible following the exhaustion of the aggregate, (2) the aggregate stop loss does not apply to any losses arising from named windstorm, earthquake or flood, (3) the perils of named windstorm and the peril of “other wind and hail” shall be permitted to have a minimum deductible of $100,000 per occurrence for any and all affected Properties, except that the permitted minimum deductible for the named windstorm peril shall be permitted to (a) have a per occurrence deductible in certain Tier 1 locations in Texas of three percent (3%) of the total insurable value of the affected Properties, (b) have a per occurrence deductible for properties in Florida of five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the affected Properties, and (c) have a per occurrence deductible in certain Tier 1 locations in from Georgia to Virginia of two percent (2%) of the total insurable value of the affected Properties, (each with a minimum deductible of $100,000 per occurrence for any and all affected Properties), (4) the perils of flood shall be permitted to have a minimum deductible of $50,000 for any and all affected Properties, except that the perils of special flood shall be permitted to have a minimum of $250,000 per occurrence for any and all affected Properties, and (5) the peril of earth movement including but not limited to earthquake shall be permitted to have a per occurrence deductible of (a) five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the affected Properties located in California, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico (b) two percent (2%) of the total insurable value of the affected Properties located in certain counties in the Pacific Northwest and near New Madrid (each with a minimum deductible of $100,000 per occurrence for any and all affected Properties). In addition, Borrower shall obtain (x) flood insurance in an amount equal to $10,000,000 applying per occurrence and in the aggregate, (y) with respect to earthquake insurance the greater of (1) the amount of coverage in place on the Closing Date and (2) the greater of (i) coverage in an amount applying per occurrence and in the aggregate, in an amount equal to the Probable Maximum Loss (PML) or Scenario Expected Limit (SEL) based upon a seismic risk analysis for a 475 year event for the entire portfolio at risk or (ii) 100% percent of Gross

 

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Loss Probable Maximum Loss (Gross Loss PML) or Scenario Expected Limit (SEL) based upon a seismic risk analysis for a 10,000-year event for the entire portfolio at risk (such analysis to be secured by Borrower utilizing a third-party firm qualified to perform such seismic risk analysis using the most current RMS software, or its equivalent, to include consideration of loss amplification, at the expense of the applicable Borrower at least two times per year or more frequently as may reasonably be requested by Lender and shared with Lender presented by the Properties located in areas prone to seismic activity) and (z) with respect to named storm insurance the greater of (1) the amount of coverage in place on the Closing Date and (2) the greater of (i) coverage in an amount equal to the Probable Maximum Loss (PML) or Scenario Expected Limit (SEL) based upon a storm risk analysis for a 475 year event for the entire portfolio at risk or (ii) 100% percent of Gross Loss Probable Maximum Loss (Gross Loss PML) or Scenario Expected Limit (SEL) based upon a storm risk analysis for a 10,000-year event for the entire portfolio at risk (such analysis to be secured by Borrower using a third-party firm qualified to perform such named storm risk analysis using the most current RMS software, or its equivalent, to include consideration of storm surge, if applicable, and loss amplification, at the expense of the applicable Borrower at least two times per year or more frequently as may reasonably be requested by Lender and shared with Lender); provided, that such flood, earth movement and named storm insurance shall otherwise be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this Section 5.1.1(a)(i).   In addition, Borrower shall obtain the flood insurance coverage described in subclause (x) above for a Property if any portion of such Property is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated “special flood hazard area”, flood hazard insurance or its equivalent in an amount equal to the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended;

(ii) business income or rental loss insurance, written on an “Actual Loss Sustained Basis” (A) with loss payable to Lender for the benefit of Lenders; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in Section   5.1.1(a)(i), (iii), (iv) and (viii) ; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate projected net income plus continuing expenses from the operation of the Properties for a period of at least twelve (12) months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and personal property at a Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date that the applicable Property is repaired or replaced and operations are resumed, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. The amount of such business income or rental loss insurance shall be determined prior to the Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrower’ reasonable estimate of the net income from each Property for the succeeding twelve (12) month period. All proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender in the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount and disbursed to the Cash Management Account during the month to which such proceeds relate (or in the month received if such proceeds relate to a month prior to the

 

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month in which such proceeds were received); provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of their obligation to pay the Obligations on the respective dates of payment provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents except to the extent such amounts are actually paid out of the proceeds of such business income insurance;

(iii) at all times during which structural construction, repairs or renovations are being made with respect to any Property, and only if each of the property coverage form and the liability insurance coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner Contractor’s Protective Liability (or its equivalent), covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in Section 5.1.1(a) written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form including coverage for all insurable hard and soft costs of construction (x) on a non-reporting basis, (y) against all risks insured against pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a)(i) , (iii) , (iv) and (viii) , (z) including permission to occupy such Property and (C) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;

(iv) commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about any Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a combined limit of not less than One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate “per location” and overall $20,000,000.00 in the aggregate; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to be at least as broad as Insurance Services Offices (ISO) policy form CG 00 01;

(v) if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles, containing minimum limits per occurrence of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(vi) if applicable, worker’s compensation subject to the worker’s compensation laws of the applicable state, and employer’s liability in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(vii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) per occurrence and in the aggregate on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under Section 5.1.1(a)(iv) , and including employer liability and automobile liability, if applicable; and

(viii) upon sixty (60) days’ written notice, such other reasonable insurance, and in such reasonable amounts as Lender from time to time may reasonably request against such other insurable hazards which at the time are commonly insured

 

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against for properties similar to the Properties located in or around the region in which Properties are located.

(b) All Policies required pursuant to Section   5.1.1 shall: (i) be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (collectively, the “ Policies ” or in the singular, the “ Policy ”), and shall be subject to the approval of Lender as to insurance companies, amounts, deductibles, loss payees and insureds and (ii) be issued by financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the states where the applicable Properties are located and having a rating of “A3” or better by Moody’s or, if Moody’s does not provide a rating of an applicable insurance company, a rating of “A-” or better by S&P or Fitch; provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) and one hundred (100%) of the first layer of such insurance coverage shall be provided by insurance companies having a rating of “A3” or better by Moody’s or, if Moody’s does not provide a rating of an applicable insurance company, a rating of “A-” or better by S&P or Fitch and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a rating of “Baa2” by Moody’s or, if Moody’s does not provide a rating of an applicable insurance company, a rating of “BBB” or better by S&P or Fitch;

(c) All Policies of insurance provided for in Section   5.1.1(a) , except for the Policies referenced in Section   5.1.1(a)(vi) , shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

(ii) the Policy shall not be canceled without at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured (other than in the case of non-payment in which case only ten (10) days prior notice, or the shortest time allowed by applicable Legal Requirement (whichever is longer), will be required) and shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) without such a thirty (30) day notice;

(iii) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder; and

(iv) the issuers thereof shall give notice to Lender if a Policy has not been renewed ten (10) days prior to its expiration.

(d) Certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies shall be delivered to Lender on the Closing Date with respect to the current Policies. Further, not less than ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, Borrower shall

 

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deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies (and, upon the written request of Lender, copies of such Policies) accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “ Insurance Premiums ”).

(e) Any blanket insurance Policy shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only the Properties in compliance with the provisions of Section   5.1.1(a) (any such blanket policy, an “ Acceptable Blanket Policy ”).

(f) All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Section   5.1.1(a) , except for the Policy referenced in Section   5.1.1(a)(iv) , shall name Borrower as the insured and Lender and its successors and/or assigns as mortgagee and loss payee, as its interests may appear, and in the case of property damage, boiler and machinery, windstorm, flood and earthquake insurance, shall contain a standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender unless below the threshold for Borrower to handle such claim without Lender intervention as provided in Section 5.2 . Additionally, if Borrower obtains property insurance coverage in addition to or in excess of that required by Section   5.1.1(a)(i) , then such insurance policies shall also contain a standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender.

(g) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Properties, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days notice to Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall be secured by the Collateral Documents and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

(h) In the event of foreclosure of the pledge of the Equity Interest of Borrower pursuant to the Equity Owner Security Agreement the Policies shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 5.2 Casualty . If one or more Properties are damaged or destroyed in whole or in part by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”) and either (a) the aggregate loss amount is or is reasonably expected to exceed $25,000 or (b) any damaged Property is or is reasonably expected to be rendered uninhabitable for more than thirty (30) days as a result of the Casualty, then Borrower (i) is required to file proof of loss under the applicable Policy or Policies and (ii) shall give prompt notice of the Casualty to Lender. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies (and shall approve any final settlement) (x) if an Event of Default is continuing or (y) with respect to any single Casualty event in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration of the affected Property or Properties are reasonably expected to be equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold Amount and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation. Any

 

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Insurance Proceeds in connection with any Casualty (whether or not Lender elects to settle and adjust the claim or Borrower settles such claim) shall be due and payable solely to Lender and held by Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If Borrower or any party other than Lender receives any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, Borrower shall immediately deliver such proceeds to Lender and shall endorse, and cause all such third parties to endorse, check payable therefor to the order of Lender. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, to endorse any such check payable to the order of Lender. Borrower hereby releases Lender from any and all liability with respect to the settlement and adjustment by Lender of any claims in respect of any Casualty, except to the extent Lender has engaged in any gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in respect thereto..

Section 5.3 Condemnation .   Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or, to the extent in writing, threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of all or any portion of a Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings which is reasonably expected to involve an Award of an amount greater than the Casualty Threshold Amount. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Condemnation Proceeds shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. If Borrower or any party other than Lender receives any Condemnation Proceeds, Borrower shall immediately deliver such proceeds to Lender and shall endorse, and cause all such third parties to endorse, a check payable therefore to the order of Lender. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. Net Proceeds from a Condemnation shall be applied as follows:

(a) If a partial Condemnation of a Property does not interfere with the use of such Property as a residential rental property, then the Net Proceeds paid by the condemning authority shall be applied to the prepayment of the Debt in accordance with Section   2.4.2(c) .

(b) If a partial Condemnation of a Property does interfere with the use of such Property as a residential rental property or if there occurs a complete Condemnation of a Property (each, a “ Fully Condemned Property ”), then (i) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, within thirty (30) days of the date of the occurrence of such Condemnation, Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to substitute the Fully Condemned Property with a Substitute Property in accordance with the requirements of Section   2.4.2(a) , then (A) if Net Proceeds are paid by the condemning authority directly to Borrower subsequent to such substitution, such Net Proceeds may be retained by Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, Net Proceeds received by Borrower prior to such substitution shall be immediately paid to Lender as required by Section 5.2 ), (B) if Net Proceeds are paid by the

 

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condemning authority to Lender, such Net Proceeds will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon the consummation of such substitution and (C) Borrower shall provide a Substitute Property within ten (10) Business Days of the date of such undertaking in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.4.2(a) and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or Borrower fails to deliver such an undertaking to Lender, then (A) Lender may retain any Net Proceeds received by it, (B) Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender any Net Proceeds paid to Borrower, (C) the Net Proceeds shall be applied to the prepayment of the Debt in an amount equal to the Release Amount for the Fully Condemned Property in accordance with Section   2.4.2(c) and (D) Borrower shall prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Release Amount for the Fully Condemned Property over such Net Proceeds. Promptly following Borrower’s written request after either (1) the substitution of a Substitute Property for such Fully Condemned Property in accordance with the conditions set forth above or (2) receipt by Lender of the Net Proceeds and payment of the Release Amount for such Property, Lender shall (x) release the Fully Condemned Property from the applicable Mortgage Documents and related Lien, provided, that (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender a draft release (and, in the event the Mortgage and the Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents applicable to the Fully Condemned Property encumbers other Property(ies) in addition to the Fully Condemned Property, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the Fully Condemned Property and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such Fully Condemned Property is located and shall contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender and (B) Borrower shall pay all costs, taxes and expenses associated with such release (including, without limitation, cost to file and record the release and Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees) and (y) disburse to Borrower (A) in the case of a substitution of a Substitute Property for such Fully Condemned Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the condemning authority and (B) in the case of the payment of the Release Amount for such Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the condemning authority in excess of the Release Amount for such Property; provided that , during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period, any such excess Net Proceeds shall instead be delivered to the Cash Collateral Subaccount and disbursed in accordance with Section 6.6.1 and Section 6.6.2 .

Section 5.4 Restoration .

The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any Property affected by a Casualty:

(a) If the Net Proceeds reasonably expected to be received in connection with any single Casualty event is less than the Casualty Threshold Amount, then, (i) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, within sixty (60) days of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty, Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to (x) expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration of the affected Properties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then (A) if Net Proceeds are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower subsequent to delivering such undertaking, such Net Proceeds may be retained by Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, Net Proceeds received by Borrower prior to delivering such undertaking shall be immediately paid to Lender as required by Section 5.2 ), (B) if Net Proceeds are paid by the insurance company to Lender, such Net Proceeds will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower and (C) Borrower shall

 

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conduct the Restoration of the affected Properties in accordance with the terms of Section 5.4(c) or (y) substitute the Property subject to the Casualty event with a Substitute Property in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.4.2(a) and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or Borrower fails to deliver such an undertaking to Lender, then (A) Lender may retain any Net Proceeds received by it, (B) Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender any Net Proceeds paid to Borrower as required by Section 5.2 , (C) such Net Proceeds shall be applied to the prepayment of the Debt in an amount equal to the Release Amount for such Property in accordance with Section   2.4.2(c) , (D) Borrower shall prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Release Amount for such Property over such Net Proceeds and (E) promptly following Borrower’s written request and receipt by Lender of the Net Proceeds and payment by Borrower of the amounts set forth in clause (D) above, if any, Lender shall (x) release the affected Properties from the applicable Mortgage Documents and related Liens, provided, that (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender draft releases (and, in the event any of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases and Rents applicable to any of the affected Properties encumber other Property(ies) in addition to the affected Properties, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the affected Property(ies) and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such affected Properties are located and shall contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender and (B) Borrower shall pay all costs, taxes and expenses associated with such release (including, without limitation, cost to file and record the release and Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees) and (y) disburse to Borrower (A) in the case of a substitution of a Substitute Property for such Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the insurance company and (B) in the case of the payment of the Release Amount for such Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the insurance company in excess of the Release Amount for such Property, if any; provided that , during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period, any such excess Net Proceeds shall instead be delivered to the Cash Collateral Subaccount and disbursed in accordance with Section 6.6.1 and Section 6.6.2 .

(b) If the Net Proceeds reasonably expected to be received in connection with any single Casualty event is greater than the Casualty Threshold Amount, then, (i) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, within sixty (60) days of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty, Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to (x) expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration of the affected Properties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then (A) Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender any Net Proceeds paid to Borrower as required by Section 5.2 and (B) Borrower shall conduct the Restoration of the affected Properties in accordance with the terms of and subject to the conditions of Section 5.4(d) or (y) substitute the Property subject to the Casualty event with a Substitute Property in accordance with the requirements of Section   2.4.2(a) and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or Borrower fails to deliver such an undertaking to Lender, then (A) Lender may retain any Net Proceeds received by it, (B) Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender any Net Proceeds paid to Borrower as required by Section 5.2 , (C) such Net Proceeds shall be applied to the prepayment of the Debt in an amount equal to the Release Amount for such Property in accordance with Section   2.4.2(c) , (D) Borrower shall prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Release Amount for the affected Properties over such Net Proceeds and (E) promptly following Borrower’s written request and receipt by Lender of the Net Proceeds and payment by Borrower of the amounts set forth in clause (D) above, if any, Lender shall

 

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(x) release the affected Properties from the applicable Mortgage Documents and related Liens, provided, that (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender draft releases (and, in the event any of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases and Rents applicable to any of the affected Properties encumber other Property(ies) in addition to the affected Properties, such release shall be a partial release that relates only to the affected Property(ies) and does not affect the Liens and security interests encumbering or on the other Property(ies)) in form and substance appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such affected Properties are located and shall contain standard provisions protecting the rights of Lender and (B) Borrower shall pay all costs, taxes and expenses associated with such release (including, without limitation, cost to file and record the release and Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees) and (y) disburse to Borrower (A) in the case of a substitution of a Substitute Property for such Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the insurance company and (B) in the case of the payment of the Release Amount for such Property, the Net Proceeds paid by the insurance company in excess of the Release Amount for such Property, if any; provided that, during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period, any such excess Net Proceeds shall instead be delivered to the Cash Collateral Subaccount and disbursed in accordance with Section 6.6.1 and Section 6.6.2 .

(c) If Borrower elects to undertake the Restoration a Property or Properties pursuant to Section 5.4(a) , (i) Borrower shall, subject to applicable Legal Requirements, commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty occurs) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion; (ii) Borrower shall cause the affected Property and the use thereof after the Restoration to be in compliance in all material respects with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements and such Property, after Restoration, shall be of the same character as prior to such damage or destruction, in all material respects; (iii) the Restoration shall be done and completed by Borrower in an expeditious and diligent fashion and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements and the Renovation Standards and (iv) for any Restoration of a Property with a total expected cost exceeding $25,000, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a signed detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender.

(d) If Borrower elects to undertake the Restoration of a Property or Properties pursuant to Section 5.4(b) , the following provisions shall apply:

(i) the Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration upon the determination of Lender that the following conditions are met: (A) Borrower shall, subject to applicable Legal Requirements, commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty occurs) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion; (B) Lender shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Properties as a result of the occurrence of the Casualty, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section   5.1.1(a)(ii) , if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower; (C) Lender shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) the date six (6) months prior to the Initial Maturity Date, as extended pursuant to

 

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Section 2.9 , (2) the earliest date required for such completion under the terms of any Lease, (3) such time as may be required under applicable Legal Requirements or (4) six (6) months prior to the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section   5.1.1(a)(ii) ; (D) Borrower shall cause the affected Property and the use thereof after the Restoration to be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements and such Property, after Restoration, shall be of the same character as prior to such damage or destruction; (E) the Restoration shall be done and completed by Borrower in an expeditious and diligent fashion and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements and the Renovation Standards; (F) for any Restoration of a Property with a total expected cost exceeding $25,000, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a signed detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender and (G) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender are sufficient in Lender’s discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration.

(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section   5.4(d) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the Loan Documents. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any similar liens or encumbrances on the Properties which have not been fully bonded to the satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy.

(iii) All plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to the prior approval of Lender and an independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the “ Casualty Consultant ”), and in each case, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration, as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to the approval of Lender and the Casualty Consultant, in each case, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with recovering, holding and advancing the Net Proceeds for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees and disbursements, shall be paid by Borrower.

(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant,

 

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less the Casualty Retainage. The term “ Casualty Retainage ” shall mean, as to each contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration, an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section   5.4(d) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section   5.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate Governmental Authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which (x) the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that such contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of such contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, (y) the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy, and (z) Lender receives an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Lender (for deposit into the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount) before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender shall be deposited by Lender into the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this Section   5.4(d) shall constitute additional security for the Obligations.

(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section   5.4(d) , and the receipt by Lender of evidence reasonably

 

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satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be remitted by Lender to Borrower, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing.

(e) All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, shall be paid by Borrower.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 , if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust and, immediately following a release of any portion of the Lien of a Mortgage following a Casualty or Condemnation of a Property (but taking into account any proposed Restoration of the remaining portion of such Property), the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the remaining Properties would be greater than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) (such value to be determined, in Lender’s sole discretion, by any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust; and which shall exclude the value of personal property (other than fixtures) or going concern value, if any), the Outstanding Principal Balance must be paid down (by application of the Net Proceeds or Award, as applicable, or if such amounts are not sufficient, by Borrower) by a “qualified amount” as that term is defined in the IRS Revenue Procedure 2010-30, as the same may be amended, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time, unless Lender receives an opinion of counsel that if such amount is not paid, any applicable Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the related release of such portion of the Lien of such Mortgage. If and to the extent the preceding sentence applies, only such amount of the net Award or net Insurance Proceeds (as applicable), if any, in excess of the amount required to pay down the principal balance of the Loan may be released for purposes of Restoration or released to Borrower as otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 .

(g) In the event of foreclosure of a Mortgage, or other transfer of title to a Property or Properties in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning such Property or Properties and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

ARTICLE VI - RESERVE FUNDS

Section 6.1 Tax Funds; HOA Funds .

6.1.1 Deposits of Tax Funds . Borrower shall deposit with Lender on each Payment Date an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of the Property Taxes that Lender estimates will be payable during the next ensuing twelve (12) months, in order to accumulate sufficient funds to pay all such Property Taxes prior to their respective due dates, which amounts shall be transferred into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Account Bank to hold such funds (the “ Tax Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time into the Tax Subaccount pursuant to this Section   6.1.1 are referred to herein as the “ Tax Funds ”. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that the Tax Funds will not be sufficient to pay the Property Taxes, Lender shall notify Borrower of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment

 

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Date following Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, the monthly deposits for Property Taxes shall be increased by the amount that Lender estimates is sufficient to make up the deficiency at least ten (10) days prior to the respective due dates for the Property Taxes; provided , that if Borrower receives notice of any deficiency after the date that is ten (10) days prior to the date that Property Taxes are due, Borrower will deposit with or on behalf of Lender such amount within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of such notice.

6.1.2 Release of Tax Funds . Provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall apply Tax Funds in the Tax Subaccount to reimburse Borrower for payments of Property Taxes made by Borrower after delivery by Borrower to Lender of evidence of such payment reasonably acceptable to Lender. If the amount of the Tax Funds shall exceed the amounts due for Property Taxes, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments to be made to the Tax Funds. Any Tax Funds remaining in the Tax Subaccount after the Obligations have been paid in full shall be returned to Borrower. Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, the Tax Funds reserved for any Property shall be released upon a permitted sale and release, a substitution or a prepayment of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Property in accordance with the terms hereof.

6.1.3 Special Reserve of Tax Funds . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of making the deposits required by Section 6.1.1 , Borrower may, by written notice to Lender, elect to maintain in the Tax Subaccount an amount equal to the amount of Property Taxes payable with respect to the Properties for a period of six (6) months. If such an election is in effect and Lender determines that the Tax Funds in the Tax Subaccount constitute less than the amount described in the previous sentence, Lender shall notify Borrower of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall deposit into the Tax Subaccount such shortfall. Furthermore, during any period while such an election is in effect, Borrower shall not be entitled to receive any release of Tax Funds from the Tax Subaccount. Borrower may revoke the election contemplated by this Section 6.1.3 by written notice to Lender; provided , that (i) such revocation shall not take effect until the first Payment Date that is more than ten (10) Business Days after the date Lender receives such notice and (ii) on such Payment Date Borrower shall deposit into the Tax Subaccount an amount reasonably determined by Lender that, when combined with prospective deposits into the Tax Subaccount contemplated by clause (ii) of Section 6.1.1 will be sufficient funds to pay all Property Taxes with respect to the Properties prior to their respective due dates.

6.1.4 Deposits of HOA Funds . Borrower shall deposit with Lender on the Closing Date, an amount equal to the HOA Fees that Lender estimates will be payable with respect to all Applicable HOA Properties during the next ensuing twelve (12) months (initially, $877), which amounts shall be transferred into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Account Bank to hold such funds (the “ HOA Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time into the HOA Subaccount pursuant to this Section 6.1.4 are referred to herein as the “ HOA Funds ”. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that the HOA Funds will not be sufficient to pay the HOA Fees for the Applicable HOA Properties for the next ensuing twelve (12) months, Lender shall notify Borrower of such determination and, within thirty (30) days following Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall deposit with Lender for transfer into the HOA Subaccount an amount that Lender estimates is sufficient to make up the deficiency.

 

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6.1.5 Release of HOA Funds . If at any time Lender believes in good faith that HOA Fees due and payable to an HOA for any HOA Property have become delinquent, Lender shall in its sole and absolute discretion apply the HOA Funds to pay such HOA Fees. If the amount of the HOA Funds shall exceed the HOA Fees that Lender estimates will be payable with respect to all Applicable HOA Properties during the next ensuing twelve (12) months, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments to be made to the HOA Funds. Any HOA Funds remaining in the HOA Subaccount after the Obligations have been paid in full shall be returned to Borrower. Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, the HOA Funds reserved for any Applicable HOA Property shall be released upon a permitted sale and release, a substitution or a prepayment of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Property in accordance with the terms hereof.

Section 6.2 Insurance Funds .

6.2.1 Deposits of Insurance Funds . Borrower shall deposit with or on behalf of Lender on each Payment Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof, in order to accumulate sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums prior to the expiration of the Policies, which amounts shall be transferred into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Account Bank to hold such funds (the “ Insurance Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time into the Insurance Subaccount pursuant to this Section   6.2.1 are referred to herein as the “ Insurance Funds ”. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that the Insurance Funds will not be sufficient to pay the Insurance Premiums, Lender shall notify Borrower of such determination and the monthly deposits for Insurance Premiums shall be increased by the amount that Lender estimates is sufficient to make up the deficiency at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the Policies.

6.2.2 Release of Insurance Funds . Provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall apply Insurance Funds in the Insurance Subaccount to timely pay, or reimburse Borrower for payments of, Insurance Premiums. If the amount of the Insurance Funds shall exceed the amounts due for Insurance Premiums, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments to be made to the Insurance Funds. Any Insurance Funds remaining in the Insurance Subaccount after the Obligations have been paid in full shall be returned to Borrower. Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, the Insurance Funds reserved for any Property shall be released upon a permitted sale and release, a substitution or a prepayment of the Allocated Loan Amount of such Property in accordance with the terms hereof.

6.2.3 Acceptable Blanket Policy . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.2.1 , if an Acceptable Blanket Policy is in effect with respect to the Policies required pursuant to Section 5.1.1 , deposits into the Insurance Subaccount required for Insurance Premiums pursuant to Section 6.2.1 shall be suspended to the extent that Insurance Premiums relate to such Acceptable Blanket Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may, by written notice to Lender given not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to a Payment Date, elect to reinstate, as of such Payment Date, deposits to the Insurance Subaccount with respect to the Insurance Premiums for one or more of the Policies required pursuant to Section 5.1.1 for which an Acceptable Blanket Policy is in effect. Further, if Borrower makes such an

 

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election, then Borrower may rescind such election by providing a written notice thereof to Lender, which notice shall be effective as of the Payment Date that follows such notice by more than ten (10) Business Days or such later Payment Date as Borrower specifies in its election.

Section 6.3 Capital Expenditure Funds .

6.3.1 Deposits of Capital Expenditure Funds . Borrower shall deposit with or on behalf of Lender on each Payment Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of the product of (a) $450 multiplied by (b) the number of Properties to which the Loan is applicable, in order to accumulate sufficient funds, for annual Capital Expenditures, which amounts shall be transferred into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Account Bank to hold such funds (the “ Capital Expenditure Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time into the Capital Expenditure Subaccount pursuant to this Section   6.3.1 are referred to herein as the “ Capital Expenditure Funds ”.

6.3.2 Release of Capital Expenditure Funds . Provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall disburse Capital Expenditure Funds out of the Capital Expenditure Subaccount to reimburse Borrower for Capital Expenditures actually paid for by Borrower, provided that: (a) such disbursement is for an Approved Capital Expenditure, (b) the request for disbursement is accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate from Borrower stating that (i) the items to be funded by the requested disbursement are Approved Capital Expenditures, and a description thereof, (ii) all Approved Capital Expenditures to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed (or completed to the extent of the requested disbursement) in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance, in all material respects, with all applicable Legal Requirements and the Renovation Standards and (iii) the Approved Capital Expenditures to be funded from the disbursement in question have not been the subject of a previous disbursement and have been paid for by Borrower and (c) for any individual expenditure greater than $25,000, Borrower has delivered to Lender copies of any invoices, bills or statements related to such Approved Capital Expenditures that are requested by Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall not be entitled to receive a distribution of Capital Expenditure Funds for expenses related to the refurbishment or repair of a Property to the extent that Borrower has been or will be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses from a Tenant’s security deposit.

Section 6.4 Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount . Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Lender all Insurance Proceeds or Awards due to any Casualty or Condemnation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2 and Section 5.3 , which amounts shall be transferred into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Bank to hold such funds (the “ Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time into the Casualty and Condemnation Subaccount pursuant to this Section 6.4 are referred to herein as the “ Casualty and Condemnation Funds ”. All Casualty and Condemnation Funds shall be held, disbursed and/or applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 , as applicable.

Section 6.5 Eligibility Reserve Subaccount .

 

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6.5.1 Deposit of Eligibility Funds . If Borrower shall be required to make a prepayment in respect of any Property pursuant to Section 2.4.2(a) (other than in the case of any Property that constitutes a Disqualified Property due to the occurrence of a Voluntary Action in respect thereof), Borrower shall have an option to deposit into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Bank to hold such funds (the “ Eligibility Reserve Subaccount ”) an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for any such Property (“ Eligibility Funds ”), provided that Borrower provides Lender with written notice of any such Eligibility Funds and, no later than the due date for the prepayment required under Section   2.4.2(a) , delivers such Eligibility Funds with Lender for deposit to the Eligibility Reserve Subaccount.

6.5.2 Release of Eligibility Funds . Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, Lender shall disburse the Eligibility Funds with respect to a Property to Borrower upon (a) the sale of such Property and payment in full of the applicable Release Amount, (b) upon such Property becoming an Eligible Property or (c) upon the substitution of the applicable Disqualified Property with a Substitute Property in accordance with the conditions of Section   2.4.2(a) .

Section 6.6 Cash Collateral .

6.6.1 Cash Collateral Subaccount . If a Cash Sweep Period shall be continuing, all Available Cash (after payment of the Monthly Budgeted Amount and any Approved Extraordinary Expenses in accordance with Section 2.7.2(k) ) shall be paid to Lender, which amounts shall be transferred by Lender into a Subaccount (the “ Cash Collateral Subaccount ”) to be held by Lender as cash collateral for the Debt. Amounts on deposit from time to time in the Cash Collateral Subaccount pursuant to this Section 6.6.1 are referred to as the “ Cash Collateral Funds ”. Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, in its sole and absolute discretion to apply any and all Cash Collateral Funds then on deposit in the Cash Collateral Subaccount to the Debt, in such order and in such manner as Lender shall elect in its sole and absolute discretion, including to make a prepayment of principal (together with the applicable Spread Maintenance Premium, Interest Shortfall and Breakage Costs, if any, applicable thereto) or any other amounts due hereunder.

6.6.2 Withdrawal of Cash Collateral Funds . Provided no Default or an Event of Default hereunder is continuing and there is an amount exceeding one percent (1%) of the Outstanding Principal Balance on deposit in the Cash Collateral Subaccount (the “ Cash Collateral Floor ”), Lender shall make disbursements from the Cash Collateral Subaccount of Cash Collateral Funds in excess of the Cash Collateral Floor to pay costs and expenses in connection with the ownership, management and/or operation of the Properties to the extent such amounts are not otherwise paid pursuant to Section 6.6.1 or by Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement for the following items: (a) Operating Expenses (including management fees, but subject to the Management Fee Cap) set forth in an Approved Annual Budget (subject to a five percent (5%) variation for Operating Expenses in such Approved Annual Budget), (b) emergency repairs and/or life-safety items (including applicable Capital Expenditures for such purpose), (c) Capital Expenditures set forth in an Approved Annual Budget (subject to a five percent (5%) variation for Capital Expenditures in such Approved Annual Budget), (d) legal, audit and accounting costs associated with the Properties or Borrower, excluding legal

 

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fees incurred in connection with the enforcement of Borrower’s, rights pursuant to the Loan Documents, (e) payment of Debt Service on the Loan, (f) voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Loan (together with any applicable Spread Maintenance Premium), including, without limitation, any Low Debt Yield Cure Prepayment and (g) expenses and shortfalls relating to Restoration; provided , that no disbursements shall be made from the Cash Collateral Subaccount for any of the Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) to the extent amounts for such Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures have been distributed to Borrower from the Cash Management Account under Section 2.7.2(k) , or may be distributed to Borrower from the Tax Subaccount, the Insurance Subaccount or the Capital Expenditure Subaccount, as applicable.

6.6.3 Release of Cash Collateral Funds . Provided no Cash Sweep Period is continuing as of two (2) consecutive Calculation Dates, Lender shall release Cash Collateral Funds in the Cash Collateral Subaccount to Borrower; provided , that in the event of a Debt Yield Cure Prepayment, the Lender is required to release the Cash Collateral Funds to Borrower within two (2) Business Days of the date of such Debt Yield Cure Prepayment.

6.6.4 Extraordinary Expense . If, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower incurs or is required to incur an operating expense or capital expense which is not set forth in the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ”), then Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender in writing a reasonably detailed explanation of such Extraordinary Expense. If a Cash Sweep Period then exists, then such Extraordinary Expense shall be subject to Lender’s approval, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed so long as no Event of Default then exists; provided , however , that during a Cash Sweep Period, so long as no Event of Default then exists, Lender shall be deemed to have approved any Extraordinary Expense (other than fees paid to any Manager or any amounts paid to any Affiliates of Borrower) that (a) does not exceed (when aggregated with any and all other requested and unpaid Extraordinary Expenses covered by the same line item of the Approved Annual Budget) ten percent (10%) of the monthly amount of the applicable line item set forth in the Approved Annual Budget for such month and (b) does not exceed (when aggregated with any and all other requested and unpaid Extraordinary Expenses of the same type (i.e., Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures)) five percent (5%) of the aggregate monthly amount of the Approved Annual Budget with respect to Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures, as applicable, for such month. Any Extraordinary Expense incurred by Borrower and approved (or deemed approved) by Lender is referred to herein as an (“ Approved Extraordinary Expense ”). Any amounts distributed to Borrower for the payment of Approved Extraordinary Expenses pursuant to Section 6.6.4 shall be used by Borrower only to pay for such Approved Extraordinary Expenses or reimburse Borrower for such Approved Extraordinary Expenses, as applicable.

Section 6.7 Advance Rent Funds .

6.7.1 Deposits of Advance Rent Funds . In the event Borrower receives any Advance Rent, Borrower shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) any such Advance Rent into a Subaccount established at the Cash Management Account Bank to hold such funds (the “ Advance Rent Subaccount ”). Amounts deposited from time to time in the Advance Rent Subaccount pursuant to this Section 6.7.1 are referred to herein as the “ Advance Rent Funds ”.

 

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6.7.2 Release of Advance Rent Funds . Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on each Payment Date, Lender shall disburse the applicable Advance Rent Funds to the Cash Management Account in accordance with the Advance Rent Disbursement Schedule.

Section 6.8 Reserve Funds, Generally .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article   VI , disbursements of Reserve Funds to Borrower shall only occur on the Reserve Release Date after receipt by Lender of a Reserve Release Request from Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to such date; provided , that if the amount of Reserve Funds to be released to Borrower on any Reserve Release Date is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount, then such Reserve Funds shall continue to be maintained in the Subaccounts until the next Reserve Release Date on which an amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount is available for disbursement or until the payment in full of the Obligations.

(b) Borrower grants to Lender a first-priority perfected security interest in each of the Reserve Funds and any and all monies now or hereafter deposited in each Reserve Fund as additional security for payment of the Debt. Until expended or applied in accordance herewith, the Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt.

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Funds to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

(d) The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account in cash or Permitted Investments as directed by Lender or Lender’s Servicer. All interest on a Reserve Fund shall be added to and become a part thereof and shall be the sole property of Borrower. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower.

(e) Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Reserve Fund or the monies deposited therein or permit any lien or encumbrance to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(f) Lender and Servicer shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and Servicer and hold Lender and Servicer harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including out-of-pocket litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Funds or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Funds were established. Borrower hereby assigns to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may, during the Term, have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve

 

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Funds; provided , however , that Lender shall not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

ARTICLE VII - DEFAULTS

Section 7.1 Event of Default .

(a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “ Event of Default ”):

(i) if (A) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date, (B) any regularly scheduled monthly payment of interest due under the Note is not paid in full on the applicable Payment Date, (C) any prepayment of principal or Release Amount due under this Agreement or the Note is not paid when due or (D) any Spread Maintenance Premium, Interest Shortfall or Breakage Costs is not paid when due, in the case of clauses (B), (C) or (D), such failure continuing for two (2) Business Days after the due date for such payment or deposit;

(ii) if any deposit to the Reserve Funds is not made on the required deposit date therefor, with such failure continuing for two (2) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(iii) if any other amount payable pursuant to this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document (other than as set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) ) is not paid in full when due and payable in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Loan Document, with such failure continuing for ten (10) days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(iv) if the Policies are not (A) delivered to Lender within five (5) Business Days of Lender’s written request and (B) kept in full force and effect, each in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof;

(v) a Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer occurs;

(vi) if any certification, representation or warranty made by a Relevant Party herein or any other Loan Document, other than a Property Representation, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document furnished by a Relevant Party to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material and adverse respect as of the date such representation or warranty was made; provided , however , if any untrue certification, representation or warranty made after the Closing Date is susceptible of being cured, Borrower shall have the right to cure such certification, representation or warranty within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice from Lender; and provided further that for any certification, representation or warranty made in connection with a delivery of a report, Borrower shall have such longer grace period as applicable for delivery of such report;

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(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for any Relevant Party, any Relevant Party shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Relevant Party, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of any Relevant Party shall be instituted, or if any Loan Party is substantively consolidated with any Person other than a Loan Party; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition, proceeding or consolidation was involuntary and not consented to by such Relevant Party, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days following its filing;

(ix) if any Loan Party attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(x) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xi) a breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 , 4.1.3 , 4.1.4 , 4.1.12 , 4.1.19 , 4.2.2 , 4.2.3 , 4.2.5 , 4.2.8 , 4.2.9 , 4.2.11 , 4.2.14 or 4.2.15 ;

(xii) if with respect to any Disqualified Property, Borrower fails to within the time periods specified in Section 2.4.2(a) either: (A) pay the Release Amount in respect thereof, (B) substitute such Disqualified Property with a Substitute Property in accordance with Section 2.4.2(a) or (C) or deposit an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the Disqualified Property in the Eligibility Reserve Subaccount in accordance with Section 2.4.2(a) and such failure continues for more than five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof from Lender to Borrower;

(xiii) if, (A) without Lender’s prior written consent, (i) any Management Agreement is terminated (unless simultaneously therewith, Borrower and a new Qualified Manager enter into a Replacement Management Agreement in accordance with Section   4.2.1 ), or (ii) there is a default by Borrower under any Management Agreement beyond any applicable notice or grace period and such Manager terminates or cancels the applicable Management Agreement (unless, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such notice or grace period, Borrower and a new Qualified Manager enter into a Replacement Management Agreement in accordance with Section 4.2.1 ) or (B) following the occurrence of a Manager Default, Borrower fails to exercise its right to terminate the Manager under the Management Agreement;

(xiv) if any Loan Party, Parent, any Qualified Transferee, or any subsidiary of Parent or any Qualified Transferee that owns a direct or indirect ownership interest in any Loan Party shall be convicted of a Patriot Act Offense by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

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(xv) any failure on the part of any Borrower to duly observe or perform any of its covenants set forth in Section 4.1.20 or the representation and warranty in Section 3.1.24 shall fail to be correct in respect of a Tenant of any Property and, in each case, Borrower fails to notify OFAC within five (5) Business Days of Borrower obtaining knowledge that such Tenant is on any of the lists described in those sections and promptly take such steps as may be required by OFAC with respect to such Tenant;

(xvi) if there shall be a default under any of the other Loan Documents by any Relevant Party beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such Loan Documents, whether as to any Relevant Party or the Properties, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Obligations or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Obligations;

(xvii) if Borrower fails to obtain or maintain an Interest Rate Cap Agreement or replacement thereof in accordance with Section 2.2.7 ;

(xviii) if any Loan Document or any Lien granted thereunder by any Relevant Party shall (except in accordance with its terms or pursuant to Lender’s written consent), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the parties thereto or any Relevant Party or any other party shall disaffirm or contest, in writing, in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability (other than as a result of the occurrence of the payment in full of the Obligations);

(xix) one or more final judgments for the payment of $2,500,000 or more rendered against any Loan Party, and such amount is not covered by insurance or indemnity or discharged, paid or stayed within sixty (60) days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

(xx) Parent or any Qualified Transferee that executes and delivers a replacement guaranty pursuant to Section 4.2.17(e) fails to comply with the Parent Financial Covenant; or

(xxi) if any Relevant Party shall continue to be in Default under any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document not specified in subsections (i) to (xx) above, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after notice to Borrower from Lender in the case of any other such Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30)-day period, and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30)-day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30)-day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days.

 

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(b) During the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses   (vii) , (viii) or (ix) above), in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against any Relevant Party and in and to any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against the Relevant Parties and any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses   (vii) , (viii) or (ix) above, the Debt and Other Obligations of Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 7.2 Remedies .

(a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against each Relevant Party under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, a Relevant Party or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of any Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Properties and each Mortgage has been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

(b) With respect to Borrower and the Properties, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other Property, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Properties, or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Lien of the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of principal and interest, Lender may foreclose the Lien of one or more of the Mortgages and/or the other Collateral Documents to recover such delinquent payments or (ii) in the event Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire

 

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Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose the Lien of one or more of the Mortgages and/or the other Collateral Documents to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other sums secured by the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Collateral shall remain subject to the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents to secure payment of sums secured by the Collateral Documents and not previously recovered.

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, Collateral Documents and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. The Loan Parties hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoint Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided , however, Lender shall not make or execute any such documents under such power until three (3) days after notice has been given to a Loan Party by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under such power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents and the Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

(d) As used in this Section 7.2 , a “foreclosure” shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.

Section 7.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

Section 7.4 Lender s Right to Perform . If Borrower fails to perform any covenant or obligation contained herein and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) Business Days after Borrower’s receipt of written notice thereof from Lender, without in any way limiting Lender’s right to exercise any of its rights, powers or remedies as provided hereunder, or under

 

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any of the other Loan Documents, Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, perform, or cause the performance of, such covenant or obligation, and all costs, expenses, liabilities, penalties and fines of Lender incurred or paid in connection therewith shall be payable by Borrower to Lender upon demand and if not paid shall be added to the Obligations, and to the extent permitted under applicable laws, secured by the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents and shall bear interest thereafter at the Default Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall have no obligation to send notice to Borrower of any such failure.

ARTICLE VIII - SECURITIZATION

Section 8.1 Securitization .

8.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated single- or multi-class securities (the “ Securities ”) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “ Securitization ”); provided that Lender may not sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue any participation therein to any Person set forth in Schedule VIII hereto. Lender shall promptly notify Borrower of any such sale of all or any portion of the Loan. Lender or its designee, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain a register (“ Register ”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(b) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall, assist Lender in satisfying the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Approved Rating Agencies in connection with any Securitizations, including, without limitation, to: upon reasonable prior written notice from Lender:

(i) (A) provide updated financial and other information with respect to the Properties, Borrower and other Relevant Parties, (B) provide updated budgets relating to the Properties and (C) provide broker price opinions, property condition reports, an updated data tape and other due diligence investigations of the Properties and delivering updated information on any Relevant Party and the Properties to Lender, Lender’s investors or potential purchasers of the Seller Financing, any rating agencies, and any third-party diligence providers retained by the Lender in connection therewith, including an updated tape of the Data Tape and such other information as Lender reasonably requests for inclusion in a private placement memorandum, prospectus, or similar offering memorandum with respect to the Seller Financing or any securities backed by the Seller Financing (the “ Updated Information ”) and reviewing and commenting on any fact in any prospectus, prospectus supplement, offering circular, private placement memorandum or similar offering document used in connection with a securitization of the Seller Financing including those sections entitled “Risk Factors”, “Special

 

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Considerations”, “Description of the Loan Parties and the Parent”, “Description of the Loan”, “Description of the Properties”, “The Borrower”, “The Equity Owner”, “The Sponsor” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Loan” (or sections similarly entitled or covering similar subject matters) in each case to extent such facts relate to the Relevant Parties or the Properties and are provided by the Parent or a Loan Party (the “ Covered Disclosure Information ”), together, if customary, with appropriate verification of the Updated Information through letters of auditors or opinions of counsel acceptable to Lender and the Rating Agencies;

(ii) provide opinions of counsel, which may be relied upon by Lender, the Approved Rating Agencies and placement agents, in each case as is customary in the securitization market, as to non-consolidation, matters of Delaware and federal bankruptcy law relating to limited liability companies or any other opinion customary in Securitizations or required by the Approved Rating Agencies or placement agents with respect to the Properties and Borrower and other Relevant Parties, which counsel and opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, the Approved Rating Agencies and placement agents;

(iii) provide updated, as of the closing date of any Securitization, representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents and such additional representations and warranties as the Approved Rating Agencies and placement agents may require; and

(iv) execute such amendments to the Loan Documents and organizational documents of any Loan Party as may be reasonably requested by Lender or requested by the Approved Rating Agencies or otherwise to effect the Securitization including, without limitation, (i) bifurcating the Loan into separate loans (or conversely, consolidating separate mortgage loans made by Lender into a single mortgage loan that can be sold for securitization purposes) so long as each such interest rate remains a floating rate determined by reference to one-month LIBOR and the weighted average of the spreads for all such components in the aggregate does not exceed 328.5 bps; (ii) bifurcating the mortgage loan into one or more senior and subordinated or pari passu tranches or component notes and increasing or decreasing the interest rate for such tranches and components so long as each such interest rate remains a floating rate determined by reference to one-month LIBOR and the weighted average of the spreads for all such components in the aggregate immediately after the effective date of such modification does not exceed 328.5 bps; (iii) obtaining ratings from two or more rating agencies;

(v) participate (including senior management of Borrower) in a bank or investor meeting if requested by Lender and in presentations to and meetings with rating agencies;

(vi) otherwise reasonably cooperate with Lender in connection with the preparation of marketing materials related to the Loan; and

 

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(vii) otherwise agree to any modifications that the Lender may request in order to satisfy marketing demand or rating agency requirements;

provided in all cases Borrower shall not be obligated to agree to: (a) any principal amortization of the Loan (other than as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement); (b) any financial covenants of Parent that are more restrictive than those set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (c) any new guaranty not contemplated by the Loan Documents; (d) any change in the stated maturity or the amortization of principal of the Loan (provided that Borrower may extend the two-year maturity date and any extension thereof to the equivalent anniversary date of closing of any Securitization); (e) modify or amend any material economic term of the Loan (except as described in this Section 8.1.1 ; or (f) any modifications that are not customarily included in floating rate Securitizations for single family rental homes and which Borrower or Parent reasonably deem to be adverse to them in any material respect, including without limitation, materially increasing any Borrower or any Affiliate’s obligations and/or liabilities or decreasing any such person’s rights under the Loan (provided, further, that such changes, in the aggregate, shall not result in a material adverse economic effect to Borrower or any Affiliate).

8.1.2 Securitization Costs . All actual third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses (other than legal fees of any Relevant Party) incurred by any Relevant Party in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Article VIII (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Approved Rating Agencies, any mortgage recording taxes, title insurance premiums and UCC insurance premiums) shall be paid by Lender with respect to any Securitization.

Section 8.2 Securitization Indemnification .

(a) Borrower understands that certain of the Provided Information may be included in Disclosure Documents in connection with any Securitization and may also be included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or provided or made available to investors or prospective investors in the Securities, the Approved Rating Agencies, and service providers relating to any Securitization. In the event that the Disclosure Document is required to be revised prior to the sale of all Securities, Borrower will cooperate with the holder of the Note in providing current information necessary to keep the Disclosure Document accurate and complete in all material respects to the extent such information is in Borrower’s possession or control.

(b) Borrower agrees to cause Parent to provide, in connection with any Securitization, an indemnification agreement (a “ Securitization Indemnification Agreement ”) (i) certifying that (A) Parent has examined the Covered Disclosure Information and (B) such Covered Disclosure Information does not, as of the date of the related disclosure document or as of the date of pricing the Securitization, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) indemnifying Lender, any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to any Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with any Securitization, any Person that acts as an underwriter, placement agent, any other co-underwriters or co-placement agents, and each of

 

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their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who Controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including without limitation legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations) (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities; provided , however , that Parent will be liable in any such case under clauses (ii) or (iii) above only to the extent that any such Liabilities arise out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with (1) the written information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the underwriting or closing of the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Parent, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Properties and (2) those portions of the Disclosure Documents furnished to and approved by Parent in the certificate furnished pursuant to clause (i) above. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Relevant Party may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification and reimbursement obligations provided for in clauses   (ii) and  (iii) above shall be effective, valid and binding obligations of Borrower, whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause   (i) above is provided.

(c) Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Parent, notify Parent in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify Parent shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 8.2 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify Parent shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 8.2 . Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, if any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify Parent thereof, Parent shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, after notice from Parent to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, Parent shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof except as provided in the following sentence; provided , however , if the defendants in any such action include both Parent, on the one hand, and one or more Indemnified Persons on the other hand, and an Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Persons that are different or in addition to those available to Parent, the Indemnified Person or Persons shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such

 

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Indemnified Person or Persons. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, the Indemnified Person shall instruct its counsel to maintain reasonably detailed billing records for fees and disbursements for which such Indemnified Person is seeking reimbursement hereunder and shall submit copies of such detailed billing records to substantiate that such counsel’s fees and disbursements are solely related to the defense of a claim for which Parent is required hereunder to indemnify such Indemnified Person. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, Parent shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one (1) such separate counsel unless such Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to another Indemnified Person.

(d) Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Parent shall not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Parent shall have given Lender reasonable prior written notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings and such settlement requires no statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of each Indemnified Person. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, as long as Parent has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, Parent shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(e) Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, Parent will agree that if any indemnification or reimbursement described in this Section 8.2 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are described in this Section 8.2 ), then Parent, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Parent, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause   (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause   (i) but also the relative faults of Parent, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, notwithstanding the provisions described in this Section 8.2 , (A) no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation, and (B) Parent will agree that in no event shall the amount to be contributed by the Indemnified Persons collectively pursuant to this Section 8.2(e) exceed the amount of the fees actually received by the Indemnified Persons in connection with the closing of the Loan.

(f) Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, Parent will agree that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 8.2 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits,

 

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claims or other proceedings. Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, Parent will further agree that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 8.2 .

(g) Any Securitization Indemnification Agreement shall provide that, the liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Parent described in this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of such Securitization Indemnification, this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of Borrower or any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

Section 8.3 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “ Servicer ”) selected by Lender and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a trust and servicing, pooling and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement (including, without limitation, any Trust and Servicing Agreement) providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the “ Servicing Agreement ”) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any set-up fees or any other initial costs relating to or arising under the Servicing Agreement. Borrower shall not be responsible for payment of the monthly master servicing fee due to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall pay all Trust Fund Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8.3 shall not be deemed to limit Borrower’s obligations under Section 9.15.

ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1 Successors . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whenever in this Agreement any of the parties to this Agreement is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement contained, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

Section 9.2 Lender s Discretion; Rating Agency Review Waiver .

(a) Whenever pursuant to this Agreement Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove any matter, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove such matter or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Prior to a Securitization, whenever pursuant to this Agreement the Approved Rating Agencies are given any right to approve or disapprove any matter, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to the Approved Rating Agencies, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove

 

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such matter or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, based upon Lender’s determination of Rating Agency criteria, shall be substituted therefor.

(b) Whenever, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, a Rating Agency Confirmation is required from each Approved Rating Agency, in the event that any Approved Rating Agency “declines review”, “waives review” or otherwise indicates to Lender’s or Servicer’s satisfaction that no Rating Agency Confirmation will or needs to be issued with respect to the matter in question (each, a “ Review Waiver ”), then the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from such Approved Rating Agency shall not apply with respect to such matter; provided , however , if a Review Waiver occurs with respect to an Approved Rating Agency and Lender does not have a separate and independent approval right with respect to the matter in question, then such matter shall require the written reasonable approval of Lender. It is expressly agreed and understood, however, that receipt of a Review Waiver (i) from any one Approved Rating Agency shall not be binding or apply with respect to any other Approved Rating Agency and (ii) with respect to one matter shall not apply or be deemed to apply to any subsequent matter for which Rating Agency Confirmation is required.

Section 9.3 Governing Law .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION   5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN ANY ACTION IN RESPECT OF THE CREATION, PERFECTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN OR SECURITY INTEREST CREATED PURSUANT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS NOT GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) MAY BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION   5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.   BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY (i) IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, (ii)   IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND (iii) IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAIL, PERSONAL SERVICE OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.5 (AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE AT SUCH ADDRESS IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER ITSELF IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT).

 

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Section 9.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document may be amended, changed, waived, discharged or terminated, nor shall any consent or approval of Lender be granted hereunder, unless such amendment, change, waiver, discharge, termination, consent or approval is in writing signed by Lender. In addition, Lender shall not waive the requirement that the Closing Date GRC Certificate and the Closing Date WLT HOA Certificate be delivered on or prior to the making of the Loan.

Section 9.5 Notices .All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section):

 

If to Lender:   

MSR Lender LLC

5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 200

Austin, Texas 78746

  

Attention: General Counsel – Single Family Equity

Email: jgatti@amherst.com

with a copy to:   

Mayer Brown LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

  

Attention: Paul Jorissen, Esq.

Email: pjorissen@mayerbrown.com

If to Borrower:    HOME SFR Borrower, LLC
   Chief Administrative Officer
   36C Strand Street
   Christiansted, USVI 00820
   Stephen.Gray@altisourceamc.com
with a copy to:   

Randall K. Mason

36C Strand Street

Christiansted, USVI 00820

   Randall.Mason@altisourceamc.com

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day.

Section 9.6 Trial by Jury . LENDER AND BORROWER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT THEY MAY LAWFULLY DO SO, HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY

 

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RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY LENDER AND BORROWER AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER AND BORROWER ARE EACH HEREBY INDIVIDUALLY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.

Section 9.7 Headings .   The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included in this Agreement for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 9.8 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9.9 Remedies of Borrower . If a claim is made that Lender or its agents have unreasonably delayed acting or acted unreasonably in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, any of such Persons has an obligation to act promptly or reasonably, Borrower agrees that no such Person shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedy shall be limited to commencing an action seeking specific performance, injunctive relief and/or declaratory judgment; provided , however , that the forgoing shall not prevent Borrower from obtaining a monetary judgment against Lender if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Lender acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against Lender and/or its affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys, agents or sub-agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable Legal Requirement) arising out of, as a result of, or in any way related to, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

Section 9.10 Offsets . All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall be made irrespective of, and without any deduction for, any offsets, counterclaims or defenses.

 

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Section 9.11 No Joint Venture . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender, or to grant Lender any interest in any Property other than that of mortgagee or lender.

Section 9.12 Conflict; Construction of Documents . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. The parties acknowledge that they were each represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that the Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party that drafted same.

Section 9.13 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower represents that neither it nor Parent has dealt with any financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than Nomura Securities International, Inc., acting as placement agent on behalf of Lender, and any commissions payable in connection therewith shall be paid solely by Borrower. Borrower shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Indebtedness.

Section 9.14 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Copies of originals, including copies delivered by facsimile, pdf or other electronic means shall have the same import and effect as original counterparts and shall be valid, enforceable and binding for the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 9.15 General Indemnity; Payment of Expenses .

(a) Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, shall protect, indemnify, reimburse, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Persons for, from and against any and all Damages of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any of the Indemnified Person, in any way relating to or arising out of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transaction, (ii) the use or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loan or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto;; provided, however, that no Indemnified Person shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder to the extent that such Damages have been found by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person.

 

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(b) If for any reason (including violation of law or public policy) the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 9.15 are unenforceable in whole or in part or are otherwise unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient to hold it harmless, then Borrower shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of any Damages the maximum amount Borrower is permitted to pay under Legal Requirements. The obligations of Borrower under this Section 9.15 will be in addition to any liability that Borrower may otherwise have hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

(c) To the extent any Indemnified Person has notice of a claim for which it intends to seek indemnification hereunder, such Indemnified Person shall give prompt written notice thereof to Borrower, provided that failure by Lender to so notify Borrower will not relieve Borrower of its obligations under this Section 9.15 , except to the extent that Borrower suffers actual prejudice as a result of such failure. In connection with any claim for which indemnification is sought hereunder, Borrower shall have the right to defend the applicable Indemnified Person (if requested by the applicable Indemnified Person, in the name of such Indemnified Person) from such claim by attorneys and other professionals reasonably approved by the applicable Indemnified Person. Upon assumption by Borrower of any defense pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall have the right to control such defense, provided that the applicable Indemnified Person shall have the right to reasonably participate in such defense and Borrower shall not consent to the terms of any compromise or settlement of any action defended by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing without the prior consent of the applicable Indemnified Person, unless such compromise or settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of the applicable Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the applicable Indemnified Person. The applicable Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel if (A) Borrower shall have failed to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Indemnified Person in a timely manner, or (B) the applicable Indemnified Person shall have been advised by counsel that there are actual or potential material conflicts of interest between Borrower and the applicable Indemnified Person, including situations in which there are one or more legal defenses available to the applicable Indemnified Person that are different from or additional to those available to Borrower. So long as Borrower is conducting the defense of any action defended by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing in a prudent and commercially reasonable manner, Lender and the applicable Indemnified Person shall not compromise or settle such action defended without Borrower’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon demand, Borrower shall pay or, in the sole discretion of the applicable Indemnified Person, reimburse the applicable Indemnified Person for the payment of reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals retained by the applicable Indemnified Person in accordance with this Section 9.15 in connection with defending any claim subject to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 9.15 shall be secured by the Mortgages and shall become immediately due and payable and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date Damages are sustained by the Indemnified Person until paid.

 

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(e) The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification set forth in this Section 9.15 shall survive the satisfaction and payment in full of the Indebtedness and termination of this Agreement.

(f) Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable and customary costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (other than any Securitization) and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions requested by Borrower as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property, other than in connection with any Securitization); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date (other than those contemplated by the provisions of Article VIII) ; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower (other than as contemplated by Article VIII ); (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (other than those contemplated by the provisions of Article VIII) ; (vi) the reasonable filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions (other than those contemplated by the provisions of Article VIII) , and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than those contemplated by the provisions of Article VIII) ; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Properties, or any other security given for the Loan; and (ix) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Properties including Trust Fund Expenses associated therewith, or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement (other than those contemplated by the provisions of Article VIII) in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or any other amounts required under Section 8.3 ; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Cash Management Account.

Section 9.16 No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower, and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender, Borrower and Indemnified Person any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance

 

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or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender, and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof, and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

Section 9.17 Exculpation of Lender . Lender neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or any other party to select, review, inspect, examine, supervise, pass judgment upon or inform Borrower or any third party of (a) the existence, quality, adequacy or suitability of Broker Price Opinions of the Properties or other Collateral, (b) any environmental report, or (c) any other matters or items, including engineering, soils and seismic reports that are contemplated in the Loan Documents. Any such selection, review, inspection, examination and the like, and any other due diligence conducted by Lender, is solely for the purpose of protecting Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents, and shall not render Lender liable to Borrower or any third party for the existence, sufficiency, accuracy, completeness or legality thereof.

Section 9.18 No Fiduciary Duty .

(a) Borrower acknowledges that, in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Transaction, Lender has relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by Lender for such purposes, and Lender does not assume any liability therefor or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or independent verification thereof. Lender, its affiliates and their respective equityholders and employees (for purposes of this Section, the “ Lending Parties ”) have no obligation to conduct any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance sheet assets and liabilities) of Parent, Borrower or any other Person or any of their respective affiliates or to advise or opine on any related solvency or viability issues.

(b) It is understood and agreed that (i) the Lending Parties shall act under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as an independent contractor, (ii) the Transaction is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Lending Parties, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other, (iii) each Lending Party is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of Borrower, Parent or their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors or any other Person and (iv) nothing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transaction or otherwise shall be deemed to create (A) a fiduciary duty (or other implied duty) on the party of any Lending Party to Parent, Borrower, any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, or any other Person or (B) a fiduciary or agency relationship between Parent, Borrower or any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, on the one hand, and the Lending Parties, on the other. Borrower agrees that neither it nor Parent nor any of their respective affiliates shall make, and hereby waives, any claim against the Lending Parties based on an assertion that any Lending Party has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to Borrower,

 

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Parent or their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors. Nothing in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is intended to confer upon any other Person (including affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors of Borrower and Parent) any rights or remedies by reason of any fiduciary or similar duty.

(c) Borrower acknowledges that it has been advised that the Lending Parties are a financial services firm engaged, either directly or through affiliates in various activities, including securities trading, investment banking and financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these activities, the Lending Parties may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and/or financial instruments (including loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and/or instruments. Such investment and other activities may involve securities and instruments of affiliates of Borrower, including Parent, as well as of other Persons that may (i) be involved in transactions arising from or relating to the Transaction, (ii) be customers or competitors of Borrower, Parent and/or their respective affiliates, or (iii) have other relationships with Borrower, Parent and/or their respective affiliates. In addition, the Lending Parties may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other Persons. The Lending Parties may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of affiliates of Borrower, including Parent, or such other Persons. The Transaction may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this Section 9.18(c) . Although the Lending Parties in the course of such other activities and relationships may acquire information about the Transaction or other Persons that may be the subject of the Transaction, the Lending Parties shall have no obligation to disclose such information, or the fact that the Lending Parties are in possession of such information, to Borrower, Parent or any of their respective affiliates or to use such information on behalf of Borrower, Parent or any of their respective affiliates.

(d) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transaction and the process leading thereto.

Section 9.19 Patriot Act Records . Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower and Parent, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and Parent and other information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower or Parent in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 9.20 Prior Agreements . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS CONTAIN THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN, AND ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS AMONG OR BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING ANY TERM SHEETS, CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENT LETTERS, ARE

 

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SUPERSEDED BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT THAT THE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND ANY ORIGINATION FEE SPECIFIED IN ANY TERM SHEET, COMMITMENT LETTER OR FEE LETTER SHALL BE AN OBLIGATION OF BORROWER AND SHALL BE PAID AT CLOSING, AND ANY INDEMNIFICATIONS, FLEX PROVISION, EXIT FEES AND THE LIKE PROVIDED FOR THEREIN SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING).

Section 9.21 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, any placement agents or any of their Affiliates (with respect to the Loan and any Securitization of the Loan only) shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender and any placement agents in their sole discretion. Subject to prior consent of Borrower, Lender shall have the right to publicly describe the Loan in general terms advertising and public communications of all kinds, including press releases, direct mail, newspapers, magazines, journals, e-mail, or internet advertising or communications. Details such as the addresses of the Properties, the amount of the Loan, the date of the closing and descriptions of the size/locations of the Properties shall only be included subject to Borrower’s approval in advance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower’s approval shall not be required for the publication by Lender of notice of the Loan and any Securitization of the Loan by means of a customary tombstone advertisement, which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the amount of the Loan, the amount of securities sold, the number of Properties as of the Closing Date, the settlement date and the parties involved in the transactions contemplated hereby and any Securitization.

Section 9.22 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, under any other Loan Document, or under any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

Section 9.23 Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated . The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 9.24 Document Delivery . Borrower will deliver to Lender all documents required to be delivered under this Agreement in an electronic format reasonably agreed by Lender and Borrower.

Section 9.25 Cross Default; Cross Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets .

 

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(a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of its collective interest in the Properties and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Properties taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of each Property taken separately. Borrower agrees that the Mortgages are and will be cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other so that (i) an Event of Default under any of the Mortgages shall constitute an Event of Default under each of the other Mortgages which secure the Note; (ii) an Event of Default under the Note or this Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default under each Mortgage; (iii) each Mortgage shall constitute security for the Note as if a single blanket lien were placed on all of the Properties as security for the Note; and (iv) such cross-collateralization shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fraudulent conveyance.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Equity Owner and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Properties, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of all or any of the Mortgages, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Properties for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any or all of the Mortgages, any equitable right otherwise available to Borrower which would require the separate sale of the Properties or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Property or any combination of the Properties before proceeding against any other Property or combination of Properties; and further in the event of such foreclosure Borrower does hereby expressly consents to and authorizes, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Properties.

Section 9.26 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

Section 9.27 State Specific Provisions .

9.27.1 Florida . The following Florida provision does not limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and is set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Florida law is held to govern this Agreement, any Mortgage Document encumbering a Property located in Florida or any other Loan Document:

 

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(a) The parties acknowledge and agree that the Default Rate provided for herein shall also be the rate of interest payable on any judgments entered in favor of Lender in connection with the loan evidenced hereby.

9.27.2 Georgia . The following Georgia provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Georgia law is held to govern any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Georgia or any other Loan Document:

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in any instance where Borrower or any other Relevant Party is required to reimburse Lender for any legal fees or expenses incurred by Lender or Servicer, (i) “reasonable attorneys’ fees,” “reasonable counsel’s fees,” “attorneys’ fees” and other words of similar import, are not, and shall not be statutory attorneys’ fees under O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11, (ii) if, under any circumstances a Relevant Party is required to pay any or all of Lender’s or Servicer’s attorneys’ fees and expenses, howsoever described or referenced, such Relevant Party shall be responsible only for reasonable legal fees and out of pocket expenses actually incurred by Lender or Servicer at customary hourly rates actually charged to Lender or Servicer for the work done, and (iii) no Relevant Party shall be liable under any circumstances for additional attorneys’ fees or expenses, howsoever described or referenced, under O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11.

9.27.3 Indiana . The following Indiana provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Indiana law is held to govern any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Indiana or any other Loan Document:

(a) Borrower waives, to the extent not prohibited by the laws of the State of Indiana, the benefit of all laws now existing or that hereafter may be enacted providing for any appraisement or valuation of any portion of the Property.

(b) The phrase “attorneys’ fees”, when used herein or in the other Loan Documents shall include any and all attorneys’, paralegals’ and law clerks’ fees and disbursements, including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements at the pre-trial, trial and appellate levels incurred or paid by Lender in protecting its interest in the Property, or any part thereof and enforcing its rights hereunder.

(c) The term “Obligations” as defined in this Agreement shall include, without limitation, any judgment(s) or final decree(s) rendered to collect any money obligations of Borrower to Lender and/or to enforce the performance or collection of all covenants, agreements, other obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Agreement or any or all of the Loan Documents; provided , however , such Obligations shall not include any judgment(s) or final decree(s) rendered in another jurisdiction, which judgment(s) or final decree(s) would be unenforceable by an Indiana Court pursuant to Ind. Code §34-54-3-4.

 

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(d) IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD BY BORROWER THAT THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS WHICH, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDE AN INDEMNIFICATION BY BORROWER OF AN INDEMNIFIED PERSON FROM CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING AS A RESULT OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S SOLE NEGLIGENCE.

9.27.4 Kansas . The following Kansas provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Kansas law is held to govern any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Kansas or any other Loan Document:

(a) THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, ARE THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LENDER AND THE BORROWER AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS ORAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LENDER AND BORROWER. THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AFFIRM THAT NO UNWRITTEN ORAL CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES EXISTS.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in any instance where Borrower or any other Relevant Party is required to reimburse Lender for any legal fees or expenses incurred by Lender or Servicer, “reasonable attorneys’ fees,” “reasonable counsel’s fees,” “attorneys’ fees” and other words of similar import, shall not include (i) costs incurred by a salaried employee of Lender or its assignee or (ii) the recovery of both attorneys’ fees and collection agency fees.

9.27.5 Missouri . The following Missouri provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Missouri law is held to govern any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in Missouri or any other Loan Document:

(a) Statutory Notice - Oral Commitments . Borrower has read and understands the following notice pursuant to Section 432.047 of the Missouri Revised Statutes:

Oral or unexecuted agreements or commitments to loan money, extend credit or to forbear from enforcing repayment of a debt including promises to extend or renew such debt are not enforceable, regardless of the legal theory upon which it is based that is in any way related to the credit agreement. To protect you (borrower(s)) and us (creditor) from misunderstanding or disappointment, any agreements we reach covering such matters are contained in this writing, which is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between us, except as we may later agree in writing to modify it.

(b) For purposes of the foregoing subsection (a) “borrower” is the Borrower, “creditor” is Lender and the “credit agreement” is the Loan Agreement.

 

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9.27.6 North Carolina . The following North Carolina provisions are not intended to, and do not, limit the express choice of New York law set forth in Section 9.3 of this Agreement and as set forth in the other Loan Documents, and are set forth herein, if and to the extent that, notwithstanding the choice of law provisions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, North Carolina law is held to govern any Mortgage encumbering a Property located in North Carolina or any other Loan Document:

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in any instance where Borrower or any other Relevant Party is required to reimburse Lender for any legal fees or expenses incurred by Lender or Servicer, (i) “reasonable attorneys’ fees,” “reasonable counsel’s fees,” “attorneys’ fees” and other words of similar import, are not, and shall not be statutory attorneys’ fees under NCGS § 6.21.2 , (ii) if, under any circumstances a Relevant Party is required to pay any or all of Lender’s or Servicer’s attorneys’ fees and expenses, howsoever described or referenced, such Relevant Party shall be responsible only for reasonable legal fees and out of pocket expenses actually incurred by Lender or Servicer at customary hourly rates actually charged to Lender or Servicer for the work done, and (iii) no Relevant Party shall be liable under any circumstances for additional attorneys’ fees or expenses, howsoever described or referenced, under NCGS § 6.21.2.

Section 9.28 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

Section 9.29 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

ARTICLE X - AGENT

Section 10.1 Appointment and Authority . Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints MSR Lender LLC to act on its behalf as the Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Lender by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article X are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

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Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender .   The Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.

Section 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions . (a) Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:

 

  (i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing; and

 

  (ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Lenders.

(b) The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or other term or condition set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, or (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document.

Section 10.4 Reliance by Agent . The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms, must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of the Loan. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 10.5 Delegation of Duties . The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent.

 

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Section 10.6 Resignation of Agent . The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to each Lender and the Borrower. Whether or not a successor has been appointed by the Lenders, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice.

Section 10.7 Enforcement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies in this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents against any Loan Party shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Agent in accordance with Section 10.1 for the benefit of Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) any Lender from enforcing its right to payment when due of the principal of and interest on its Loan and other amounts owing to such Lender under the Loan Documents or (b) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

Section 10.8 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Agent under any Loan Document to the extent required or permitted under the Loan Documents.

(b) Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of any Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Lender’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

Section 10.9 Borrower-Agent Interaction .

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any consent required by Borrower from Lender under this Agreement shall only require the consent of the Agent,

(b) any notices to be provided to Lender under this Agreement shall be deemed provided when provided to the Agent, and

(c) all provisions that provide and allow Lender to apply funds in the accounts provided herein, are to be applied only by Agent.

Section 10.10 Non-Survival of Agency Provisions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the interests of the Agent and the Lender shall hereafter be assigned to a single successor lender, then all the rights, powers and privileges of the Agent set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents with respect to the Loan Parties shall be vested in and inure to the benefit of such successor lender, and all references and provisions herein or in any other Loan Document regarding the duties owing by the Agent to the Lender or the duties owing by the Lender to the Agent shall, upon such assignment, be of no further force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER :

HOME SFR BORROWER, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Stephen H. Gray

Name:   Stephen H. Gray
Title:   Vice President

 

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LENDER :
MSR I, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
By: MSR I GP, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Scot R. Hughes

Name:   Scot R. Hughes
Title:   Vice President and Secretary

 

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LENDER :
MSR II, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
By: MSR II GP, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Joseph V. Gatti

Name:   Joseph V. Gatti
Title:   Vice President and Secretary

 

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AGENT :

MSR LENDER LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By: Amherst Holdings, LLC, its Manager
By:  

/s/ Joseph V. Gatti

Name:   Joseph V. Gatti
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO LOAN AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin N. Lowe

Chief Financial Officer

T: 1-345-815-9919

E:  Robin.Lowe@AltisourceAMC.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Altisource Residential Corporation Announces Acquisition of

Approximately 4,250 Single Family Rental Homes

Transaction more than Doubles Residential’s Rental Portfolio

Remains on track to Achieve Goal of 10,000 Rental Properties by end of 2016

CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands, September 30, 2016 — Altisource Residential Corporation (“Residential” or “the Company”) (NYSE:RESI) today announced that it has acquired a portfolio of 4,262 single family rental properties for an aggregate purchase price of $652.3 million in a seller financed transaction. The assets were acquired from investment funds sponsored by Amherst Holdings, LLC.

The transaction more than doubles the size of the Company’s single family rental portfolio and greatly enhances Residential’s presence in new and existing strategic target markets, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. The newly-acquired portfolio is consistent with Residential’s existing portfolio of quality, affordable rental homes and is targeted to meet the Company’s return on equity objectives.

“Residential continues to successfully execute its strategy to transition the Company into a 100% single-family rental REIT and to capitalize on attractive single-family rental economics,” said George Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of Residential. “These high-yielding properties are an excellent fit for the Residential brand and expand our geographic reach in strategic markets. The acquisition of these properties is a crucial milestone for Residential and keeps the Company on track to achieve its stated goal of 10,000 rental homes by the end of 2016.”

“This is a transformative transaction for Residential,” said David Reiner, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. “By continuing to execute on our strategy, Residential is well positioned to reward investors with long-term growth and attractive returns.”

The seller financing for this transaction represented 75% of the purchase price and was provided pursuant to a loan agreement with a term of up to five years and a floating interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus a fixed spread. In connection with the acquisition and as a condition to the seller financing, Residential has engaged the current property manager for the portfolio, Main Street Renewal, LLC, to provide property management services with respect to the acquired properties. Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (“Altisource”) will continue to be Residential’s property manager with respect to all of the Company’s other REO and single family rental properties. Residential obtained a waiver of the exclusivity provisions


in its existing Master Services Agreement with Altisource in order to complete the portfolio acquisition. In consideration of this waiver, the parties agreed to certain amendments to the Master Services Agreement, including a contingent liquidation fee of $60 million in the event Residential determines to liquidate 50% or more of its single family rental portfolio managed by Altisource.

About Residential

Residential is focused on providing quality, affordable rental homes to families throughout the United States. Additional information is available at www.altisourceresi.com .

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections, anticipations and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies as well as industry and market conditions. These statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “believe” and other expressions or words of similar meaning. We caution that forward looking statements are qualified by the existence of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, our ability to implement our business strategy; our ability to make distributions to our stockholders; the impact of changes to the supply of, value of and the returns on sub-performing and non-performing loans and single-family rental properties; our ability to successfully modify or otherwise resolve sub-performing and non-performing loans; our ability to convert loans to single-family rental properties and acquire single-family rental properties generating attractive returns; our ability to complete potential transactions in accordance with anticipated terms and on a timely basis or at all; our ability to successfully integrate the acquired properties into our portfolio of single family rentals; our ability to successfully integrate Main Street Renewal, LLC as an additional property manager; our ability to meet our growth estimates or targets; our ability to predict costs; difficulties in identifying sub-performing and non-performing loans and single-family properties to acquire; our ability to effectively compete with competitors; our ability to apply the net proceeds from financings in target assets in a timely manner; changes in interest rates and the market value of the collateral underlying our sub-performing and non-performing loan portfolios or acquired single-family properties; our ability to obtain and access financing arrangements on favorable terms, or at all; our ability to retain the exclusive engagement of Altisource Asset Management Corporation; the failure of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. to effectively perform its obligations under various agreements with us; the failure of our servicers to effectively perform their servicing obligations under their servicing agreements with us; our failure to qualify or maintain qualification as a REIT; our failure to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; the impact of adverse real estate, mortgage or housing markets; and the impact of adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the “Risk Factors” and other sections described from time to time in the Company’s current and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, financial risks such as liquidity and credit risks could influence future results. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

The statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this press release only. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.