AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. DEFINITIONS ......................................... 1
1.1 "Accountant" ................................... 1
1.2 "Act" .......................................... 2
1.3 "Actual Tax Credit"............................. 2
1.4 "Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" ............. 2
1.5 "Affiliate" .................................... 2
1.6 "Agreement" or "Partnership Agreement".......... 2
1.7 "Assignee" ..................................... 3
1.8 "Bankruptcy" or "Bankrupt"...................... 3
1.9 "Break-even Operations"......................... 3
1.10 "Capital Account" .............................. 3
1.11 "Capital Contribution" ......................... 3
1.12 "Code" ......................................... 4
1.13 "Completion of Construction".................... 4
1.14 "Compliance Period"............................. 4
1.15 "Consent of the SLP Class A".................... 4
1.16 1.16"Construction Contract"..................... 4
1.17 "Contractor" ................................... 4
1.18 "Debt Service Coverage"......................... 4
1.19 "Deferred Management Fee"....................... 4
1.20 "Developer"..................................... 5
1.21 "Development Fee" .............................. 5
1.22 "Distributions" ................................ 5
1.23 "Equity Loan" .................................. 5
1.24 "Fair Market Value" ............................ 5
1.25 "Financial Interest" ........................... 5
1.26 "First Year Certificate" ....................... 6
1.27 "FmHA" ......................................... 6
1.28 "FmHA Interest Credit Agreement" ............... 6
1.29 "FmHA Loan Agreement"........................... 6
1.30 "Force Majeure"................................. 6
1.31 "General Partner(s)" ........................... 6
1.32 "Gross Asset Value" ............................ 6
1.33 "Hazardous Substance"........................... 7
1.34 "Improvements".................................. 7
1.35 "Incentive Management Fee"...................... 8
1.36 "Income and Losses"............................. 8
1.37 "Insurance" .................................... 9
1.38 "Insurance Company" ............................ 10
1.39 "Interest" ..................................... 10
1.40 "Involuntary Withdrawal"........................ 10
1.41 "LIHTC".......................................... 10
1.42 "Limited Partner"............................... 10
1.43 "Management Agent".............................. 10
1.44 "Management Agreement".......................... 10
1.45 "Minimum Set-Aside Test"........................ 10
1.46 "Mortgage" or "Mortgage Loan"................... 11
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1.47 "Net Operating Income" ......................... 11
1.48 "Nonrecourse Deductions"........................ 12
1.49 "Nonrecourse Liability"......................... 12
1.50 "Operating Deficit" ............................ 12
1.51 "Operating Deficit Guarantee Period"............ 12
1.52 "Operating Loans"............................... 12
1.53 "Original Limited Partner" ..................... 12
1.54 "Partner(s)" ................................... 12
1.55 "Partner Nonrecourse Debt" ..................... 12
1.56 "Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" ........ 12
1.57 "Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" ............... 12
1.58 "Partnership" .................................. 13
1.59 "Partnership Minimum Gain" ..................... 13
1.60 "Permanent Mortgage Commencement" .............. 13
1.61 "Person(s)" .................................... 13
1.62 "Project" ...................................... 13
1.63 "Project Documents" ............................ 13
1.64 "Projected Annual Tax Credits" ................. 13
1.65 "Projected Tax Credits" ........................ 13
1.66 "Qualified Tenants" ............................ 13
1.67 "Rent Restriction Test" ........................ 13
1.68 "Reporting Fee"................................. 13
1.69 "Revised Projected Tax Credits"................. 14
1.70 "Sale or Refinancing"........................... 14
1.71 "Sale or Refinancing Proceeds" ................. 14
1.72 "SLP Class A"................................... 14
1.73 "SLP Class B"................................... 14
1.74 "State" ........................................ 14
1.75 "State Tax Credit Agency" ...................... 14
1.76 "Substitute Limited Partner" ................... 14
1.77 "Tax Credit" ................................... 14
1.78 "Tax Credit Conditions"......................... 14
1.79 "Tax Credit Period"............................. 15
1.80 "TRA 1986" ..................................... 15
1.81 "Treasury Regulations" ......................... 15
1.82 "Withdrawing" or "Withdrawal"................... 15
II. NAME ................................................ 15
III. PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE/AGENT FOR SERVICE ........ 15
3.1 Principal Executive Office ..................... 16
3.2 Agent for Service of Process ................... 16
IV. PURPOSE ............................................. 16
V. TERM ................................................ 16
VI. GENERAL PARTNER'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS............ 16
6.1 Capital Contribution of General Partner......... 16
6.2 Construction and Operating Obligations;
General Partner Loans......................... 16
6.3 Other General Partner Loans..................... 17
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VII. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF LIMITED PARTNER
AND SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER........... 18
7.1 Original Limited Partner........................ 18
7.2 Capital Contribution of Limited Partner......... 18
7.3 Repurchase of Limited Partner's Interest........ 21
7.4 Reduction of Limited Partner's
Capital Contribution............................ 21
7.5 Capital Contribution of SLP Class A.......... 23
7.6 Return of Capital Contribution.................. 24
7.7 Liability of Limited Partner and Special
Limited Partner................................. 24
VIII. WORKING CAPITAL AND RESERVES ............................... 24
8.1 Operation and Maintenance Account .............. 25
8.2 Reserve for Replacements ....................... 25
8.3 Tax and Insurance Account....................... 25
8.4 Other Reserves.................................. 25
IX. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL .................................. 25
9.1 Power and Authority of General Partner ......... 25
9.2 Payments to the General Partners and Others .... 26
9.3 Specific Powers of the General Partner ......... 27
9.4 Authority Requirements.......................... 28
9.5 Limitations on General Partner's
Power and Authority ............................ 29
9.6 Restrictions on Authority of General Partner.... 29
9.7 Duties of General Partner ...................... 30
9.8 Partnership Expenses ........................... 32
9.9 General Partner Expenses ....................... 33
9.10 Other Business of Partners ..................... 33
9.11 Covenants, Representations and Warranties....... 34
9.12 Covenants, Representations and Warranties
continued....................................... 35
X. ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME, LOSSES AND CREDITS .............. 37
10.1 General ........................................ 37
10.2 Allocations From Sale or Refinancing............ 37
10.3 Special Allocations............................. 39
10.4 Curative Allocations............................ 42
10.5 Other Allocation Rules.......................... 42
10.6 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)........... 43
10.7 Allocation Among Limited Partners............... 44
10.8 Allocation Among General Partners .............. 44
10.9 Modification of Allocations .................... 44
XI. DISTRIBUTION ........................................... 44
11.1 Distribution of Net Operating Income ........... 44
11.2 Distribution of Sale or Refinancing Proceeds.... 45
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XII. TRANSFERS OF LIMITED PARTNER'S INTEREST
IN THE PARTNERSHIP...................................... 45
12.1 Assignment of Limited Partner's Interest ....... 45
12.2 Effective Date of Transfer ..................... 46
12.3 Invalid Assignment ............................. 46
12.4 Assignee's Rights to Allocation
and Distributions ............................ 46
12.5 Substitution of Assignee as Limited Partner
or SLP Class A.............................. 47
12.6 Death, Bankruptcy, Incompetency, etc.
of a Limited Partner ......................... 47
XIII. WITHDRAWAL, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF GENERAL
PARTNER .................................................... 48
13.1 Withdrawal of General Partner .................. 48
13.2 Removal of General Partner ..................... 48
13.3 Effects of a Withdrawal......................... 50
13.4 Successor General Partner....................... 51
13.5 Admission of Additional or Successor
General Partner ................................ 52
13.6 Transfer of Interest ........................... 52
13.7 No Goodwill Value............................... 52
XIV. BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS, REPORTS, TAX RETURNS,
FISCAL YEAR AND BANKING ................................. 53
14.1 Books and Accounts ............................. 53
14.2 Accounting Reports ............................. 53
14.3 Other Reports .................................. 54
14.4 Late Reports ................................... 56
14.5 Annual Site Visits.............................. 56
14.6 Tax Returns..................................... 56
14.7 Fiscal Year .................................... 57
14.8 Banking ........................................ 57
14.9 Certificates and Elections ..................... 57
XV. DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP, TERMINATION AND
LIQUIDATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP .......................... 57
15.1 Dissolution of Partnership ..................... 57
15.2 Return of Capital Contribution upon
Dissolution .................................. 58
15.3 Distributions of Assets ........................ 58
15.4 Deferral of Liquidation......................... 59
15.5 Liquidation Statement .......................... 59
15.6 Certificates of Dissolution; Certificate of
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited
Partnership .................................. 60
XVI. AMENDMENTS ............................................. 60
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XVII. MISCELLANEOUS .............................................. 61
17.1 Voting Rights .................................. 61
17.2 Meeting of Partnership ......................... 61
17.3 Notices ........................................ 61
17.4 Successors and Assigns ......................... 62
17.5 FmHA Regulations ............................... 62
17.6 Recording of Certificate of Limited
Partnership................................... 63
17.7 Amendment of Certificate of Limited
Partnership................................... 63
17.8 Counterparts ................................... 63
17.9 Captions ....................................... 64
17.10 Saving Clause................................... 64
17.11 Tax Matters Partners........................... 65
17.12 Expiration of Compliance Period................ 65
17.13 Number and Gender ............................. 66
17.14 Entire Agreement .............................. 66
17.15 Governing Law ................................. 66
17.16 Attorney's Fees ............................... 66
17.17 Receipt of Correspondence ..................... 66
17.18 Security Interest and Right of Set-Off ........ 66
EXHIBIT A - Legal Description...................... A-1
EXHIBIT B - Form of Legal Opinion.................. B-1 - B-4
EXHIBIT C - Certification and Agreement............ C-1 - C-4
EXHIBIT D - General Partner Certification.......... D-1 - D-4
EXHIBIT E - Form of Completion Certificate......... E-1
EXHIBIT F - Accountant's Certificate............... F-1
EXHIBIT G - Sample Contractor Letter............... G-1
EXHIBIT H - Report of Operations................... H-1 - H-10
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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
This Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership is being
entered into effective as of the date written below by and between The Piedmont
Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation as
the general partner (the "General Partner"), WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund
VI, L.P., a California limited partnership as the limited partner (the "Limited
Partner"), WNC Housing, L.P. as the special limited partner class "A" (the "SLP
Class A"), The Piedmont Foundation Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation as the
special limited partner class "B" (the "SLP Class B"), and Lauren Development
Partners, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company as the withdrawing limited
partner (the "Original Limited Partner").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited
partnership (the "Partnership") filed a certificate of limited partnership with
the South Carolina Secretary of State on May 19, 1997. A partnership agreement
dated May 19, 1997 was entered into by and between the General Partner and the
Original Limited Partner (the "Original Partnership Agreement").
WHEREAS, the Partners desire to enter into this Agreement to provide
for, among other things, (i) the continuation of the Partnership, (ii) the
admission of the Limited Partner, the SLP Class A and SLP Class B as partners of
the Partnership, (iii) the liquidation of the Original Limited Partner's
Interest in the Partnership, (iv) the payment of Capital Contributions by the
Limited Partner, the SLP Class A and the SLP Class B to the Partnership, (v) the
allocation of Income, Losses, Tax Credits and distributions of Net Operating
Income and other cash funds of the Partnership among the Partners (vi) the
respective rights, obligations and interests of the Partners to each other and
to the Partnership, and (vii) certain other matters.
WHEREAS, the Partners desire hereby to amend and restate the Original
Partnership Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual agreements herein set
forth, the Partners hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Partnership
Agreement in its entirety to provide as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 "Accountant" shall mean Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx, or
such other firm of independent certified public accountants as may be engaged
for the Partnership by the General Partner with the Consent of the SLP Class A.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the SLP Class A
shall have the discretion to dismiss the Accountants for cause if such
Accountant fails to provide, or inaccurately provides, the information required
in Section 14.2 and 14.3 of this Agreement.
Section 1.2 "Act" shall mean the laws of the State governing limited
partnerships, as now in effect and as the same may be amended from time to time.
Section 1.3 "Actual Tax Credit" shall mean as of any point in time, the
total amount of the LIHTC actually allocated by the Partnership to the Limited
Partner, representing 98.989% of the LIHTC actually received by the Partnership,
as shown on the applicable tax returns of the Partnership.
Section 1.4 "Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" shall mean with respect
to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner's Capital Account
as of the end of the relevant fiscal period, after giving effect to the
following adjustments:
(a) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is
obligated to restore or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the
penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) Debit to such Capital Account the items described in Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of
the Treasury Regulations.
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to
comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Treasury
Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Section 1.5 "Affiliate" shall mean (a) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with another
Person; (b) any Person owning or controlling 10% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of such other Person; (c) any officer, director, trustee, or
partner of such other Person; and (d) if such Person is an officer, director,
trustee or general partner, any other Person for which such Person acts in any
such capacity.
Section 1.6 "Agreement" or "Partnership Agreement" shall mean this
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended from
time to time. Words such as "herein," "hereinafter," "hereof," "hereto,"
"hereby" and "hereunder," when used with reference to this Agreement, refers to
this Agreement as a whole, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Section 1.7 "Assignee" shall mean a Person who has acquired all or a
portion of the Limited Partner's beneficial interest in the Partnership and has
not become a Substitute Limited Partner.
Section 1.8 "Bankruptcy" or "Bankrupt" shall mean the making of an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, becoming a party to any liquidation or
dissolution action or proceeding, the commencement of any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or other proceeding for the relief of financially
distressed debtors, or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian or
trustee and, if any of the same occur involuntarily, the same not being
dismissed, stayed or discharged within 90 days; or the entry of an order for
relief under Title 11 of the United States Code. A Partner shall be deemed
Bankrupt if the Bankruptcy of such Partner shall have occurred and be
continuing.
Section 1.9 "Break-even Operations" shall mean at such time as the
Partnership has Net Operating Income as determined by the Accountant and
approved by the SLP Class A in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.
Section 1.10 "Capital Account" shall mean, with respect to each
Partner, the account maintained for such Partner comprised of such Partner's
Capital Contribution as increased by allocations to such Partner of Partnership
Income (or items thereof) and any items in the nature of income or gain which
are specially allocated pursuant to Section 10.3 or 10.4 hereof, and decreased
by the amount of any Distributions made to such Partner, and allocations to such
Partner of Partnership Losses (or items thereof) and any items in the nature of
expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 10.3 or
10.4 hereof.
In the event of any transfer of an interest in the Partnership in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred
interest.
The foregoing definition and the other provisions of this Agreement
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b), as amended or any successor thereto, and
shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury
Regulation.
Section 1.11 "Capital Contribution" shall mean the total amount of
money, or the Gross Asset Value of property contributed to the Partnership, if
any, by all the Partners or any class of Partners or any one Partner as the case
may be (or by a predecessor-in-interest of such Partner or Partners), reduced by
any such capital which shall have been returned pursuant to Section 7.5, 7.6 or
7.7 of this Agreement. A loan to the Partnership by a Partner shall not be
considered a Capital Contribution.
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Section 1.12 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
Section 1.13 "Completion of Construction" shall mean the completion of
rehabilitation of the Project substantially in accordance with the Project
Documents in order to obtain the required certificates of occupancy (or the
local equivalent) for all forty-four (44) apartment units as evidenced by the
issuance of the certificate of occupancy by the governmental agency having
jurisdiction over the Project or by the issuance of the inspecting architect's
certification, in a form substantially similar to the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "E" and incorporated herein by this reference. Completion of
Construction further means that the rehabilitation shall be completed in good
quality, free and clear of all mechanic, material or similar liens; all other
expenses and costs must be paid with respect to the Project through completion,
including but not limited to costs of financing except such items as are
disputed in good faith by the Partnership and/or are bonded over.
Section 1.14 "Compliance Period" shall mean the period set forth in
Section 42 (i)(1) of the Code, as amended, or any successor statute.
Section 1.15 "Consent of the SLP Class A" shall mean the prior written
consent or approval of the SLP Class A.
Section 1.16 "Construction Contract" shall mean the rehabilitation
contract in the amount of $811,669.00, entered into between the Partnership and
the Contractor pursuant to which the Project is being constructed.
Section 1.17 "Contractor" shall mean Xxxxxxxx Builders, Inc.,
which is the general construction contractor for the Project.
Section 1.18 "Debt Service Coverage" shall mean the ratio between the
Net Operating Income (excluding Mortgage payments) and the debt service required
to be paid on the Mortgage(s); for example, a 1.15 Debt Service Coverage means
that for every $1.00 of debt service required to be paid there must be $1.15 of
Net Operating Income available. A worksheet for the calculation of Debt Service
Coverage is found in the Report of Operations attached hereto as Exhibit "H" and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 1.19 "Deferred Management Fee" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 9.2(c) hereof.
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Section 1.20 "Developer" shall mean The Piedmont Foundation of South
Carolina, Inc. and Xxxxxxxxx Development Partners, LLC.
Section 1.21 "Development Fee" shall mean the fee payable to the
Developer pursuant to Section 9.2(a) of this Agreement for services incident to
the development and rehabilitation of the Project in accordance with the
Development Fee Agreement between the Partnership and the Developer dated the
even date herewith and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 1.22 "Distributions" shall mean the total amount of money, or
the Gross Asset Value of property (net of liabilities securing such distributed
property that such Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under
Section 752 of the Code), distributed to Partners with respect to their
Interests in the Partnership, but shall not include any payments to the General
Partner or its Affiliates for fees or other compensation as provided in this
Agreement or any guaranteed payment within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the
Code, as amended, or any successor thereto.
Section 1.23 "Equity Loan" shall mean any loan secured by Partnership
property (excluding a Mortgage Loan, Refinancing or a Supplemental Loan) for
purpose of providing a return of, or a return on, the Partner's Capital
Contribution as provided for in FmHA Regulations Section 1965.201 et seq., 42
U.S.C. Section 1485 (Equity Takeout Incentive Loan), as amended from time to
time, or other loans approved by the FmHA and Limited Partner. The Equity Loan
will not supersede the Mortgage Loan but will be an additional indebtedness on
Partnership property. All Equity Loans must be approved by the FmHA and Limited
Partner prior to funding of the Equity Loan. The Equity Loan funds shall be
distributed as follows: (a) first, payment of pre-approved expenses (which must
be commercially reasonable and substantiated) paid to non-Affiliated third
parties (unless the Partners consent to the use an Affiliated party) for
packaging the Equity Takeout Loan application and for locating and closing the
Equity Takeout Loan; (b) second, to the Limited Partners in an amount equal to
their Capital Contributions; (c) third, to the General Partner in an amount
equal to its Capital Contribution; (d) thereafter, 50% to the Limited Partner
and 50% to the General Partner.
Section 1.24 "Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any
property, real or personal, the price a ready, willing and able buyer would pay
to a ready, willing and able seller of the property, provided that such value is
reasonably agreed to between the parties in arm's-length negotiations and the
parties have sufficiently adverse interests.
Section 1.25 "Financial Interest" shall mean the General Partner's
capital interest in the Partnership to be contributed and maintained pursuant to
the requirements of FmHA Instruction 1944-E, Section 1944.211(a)(13)(ii) or any
amendments thereto. Such Financial Interest shall not affect the Partners'
allocable share of the Profits, Losses, Tax Credits or Net Operating Income as
set forth in this Agreement.
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Section 1.26 "First Year Certificate" shall mean the certificate to be
filed by the General Partner with the Secretary of the Treasury as required by
Code Section 42(1)(1), as amended, or any successor thereto.
Section 1.27 "FmHA" shall mean the United States Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development (formerly Farmers Home Administration) or any
successor thereto.
Section 1.28 "FmHA Interest Credit Agreement" shall mean the Multiple
Family Housing Interest Credit and Rental Assistance Agreement (Form FmHA 1944-7
or any successor thereof) between the FmHA and the Partnership whereby the FmHA
will provide a monthly credit subsidy to the Partnership's Mortgage account when
the Partnership makes each monthly payment on the Mortgage.
Section 1.29 "FmHA Loan Agreement" shall mean the Loan Agreement for an
RRH Loan to a Limited Partnership Operating on a Limited Profit Basis (Form FmHA
1944-34 or any successor thereof) between the FmHA and the Partnership made in
consideration of the Mortgage Loan to the Partnership by the FmHA pursuant to
Section 515(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 to build a low to moderate income
apartment complex.
Section 1.30 "Force Majeure" shall mean any act of God, strike,
lockout, or other industrial disturbance, act of the public enemy, war,
blockage, public riot, fire, flood, explosion, governmental action, governmental
delay, restraint or inaction and any other cause or event, whether of the kind
enumerated specifically herein, or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the
control of a Partner to this Agreement claiming such suspension.
Section 1.31 "General Partner(s)" shall mean The Piedmont Foundation of
South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation and such other
Persons as are admitted to the Partnership as additional or substitute General
Partners pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 1.32 "Gross Asset Value" shall mean with respect to any asset,
the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner
to the Partnership shall be the Fair Market Value of such asset, as determined
by the contributing Partner and the General Partner, provided that, if the
contributing Partner is a General Partner, the determination of the Fair Market
Value of a contributed asset shall be determined by appraisal;
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(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted
to equal their respective Fair Market Values, as determined by the General
Partner, as of the following times: (1) the acquisition of an additional
Interest in the Partnership by any new or existing Partner in exchange for more
than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (2) the distribution by the Partnership
to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as
consideration for an Interest in the Partnership; and (3) the liquidation of the
Partnership within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that the adjustments pursuant to
clauses (1) and (2) above shall be made only with the Consent of the SLP Class A
and only if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustments are
necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the
Partners in the Partnership;
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to any
Partner shall be adjusted to equal the Fair Market Value of such asset on the
date of distribution as determined by the distributee and the General Partner,
provided that, if the distributee is a General Partner, the determination of the
Fair Market Value of the distributed asset shall be determined by appraisal; and
(d) The Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or
decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets
pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent
that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and Section
10.3(g) hereof; provided however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted
pursuant to this Section 1.32(d) to the extent the General Partner determines
that an adjustment pursuant to Section 1.32(b) hereof is necessary or
appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an
adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.32(d).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to Section 1.32(a), Section 1.32(b), or Section 1.32(d) hereof, such
Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the depreciation taken into
account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Income and Losses.
Section 1.33 "Hazardous Substance" shall mean and include any
substance, material or waste, including asbestos, petroleum and petroleum
products (including crude oil), that is or becomes designated, classified or
regulated as "toxic" or "hazardous" or a "pollutant" or that is or becomes
similarly designated, classified or regulated, under any federal, state or local
law, regulation or ordinance including, without limitation, Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, as amended, and the regulations adopted and publications
promulgated pursuant thereto.
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Section 1.34 "Improvements" shall mean the forty-four (44) unit
apartment complex for families built in accordance with the Project Documents.
Section 1.35 "Incentive Management Fee" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 9.2(e) hereof.
Section 1.36 "Income and Losses" shall mean, for each fiscal year or
other period, an amount equal to the Partnership's taxable income or loss for
such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this
purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated
separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable
income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income
tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Income or Losses pursuant
to this Section 1.36 shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section
705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in
computing Income and Losses pursuant to this Section 1.36 shall be subtracted
from such taxable income or loss;
(c) in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is
adjusted pursuant to Section 1.32(a) or (b) hereof, the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of
such asset for purposes of computing Income and Losses;
(d) gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership assets
with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income purposes
shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed
of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from
its Gross Asset Value;
(e) in lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery
deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there
shall be taken into account depreciation for such fiscal year or other period,
computed as provided below; and
(f) notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items
which are specially allocated pursuant to Sections 10.3 or 10.4 hereof shall not
otherwise be taken into account in computing Income or Losses.
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Depreciation for each fiscal year or other period shall be calculated
as follows: an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost
recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other
period for federal income tax purposes, except that if the Gross Asset Value of
an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the
beginning of such year or other period, depreciation shall be an amount which
bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income
tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year
or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however,
if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery
deduction for such year is zero, depreciation shall be determined with reference
to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the
General Partner.
Section 1.37 "Insurance" shall mean:
(a) during rehabilitation the Insurance shall include
builder's risk insurance, liability insurance in the minimum amount of
$1,000,000 per occurrence with an aggregate of $2,000,000 and worker's
compensation;
(b) during operations the Insurance shall include business
interruption coverage covering actual sustained loss for 12 months, worker's
compensation, hazard coverage (including but not limited to fire, or other
casualty loss to any structure or building on the Project in an amount equal to
the full replacement value of the damaged property without deducting for
depreciation) and general liability coverage against liability claims for bodily
injury or property damage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and
an aggregate of $2,000,000;
(c) all liability coverage shall include an umbrella liability
coverage in a minimum amount of $4,000,000 per occurrence and an aggregate of
$4,000,000;
(d) all Insurance polices shall name the Partnership as the
named insured and the Limited Partner as an additional insured, and WNC &
Associates, Inc. as the certificate holder;
(e) all Insurance policies shall include a provision to notify
the insured prior to cancellation;
(f) hazard coverage must include inflation and building or
ordinance endorsements;
(g) the minimum builder's risk coverage shall be in an amount
equal to the construction contract amount; and
(h) the Contractor must also provide evidence of liability
coverage equal to $1,000,000 per occurrence with an aggregate of $2,000,000 and
shall name the Partnership as an additional insured and WNC & Associates, Inc.,
as certificate holder.
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Section 1.38 "Insurance Company" shall mean any insurance company
engaged by the General Partner for the Partnership with the Consent of the SLP
Class A which Insurance Company shall have an A rating or better for financial
safety by A.M. Best or Standard & Poor's.
Section 1.39 "Interest" shall mean the entire ownership interest of a
Partner in the Partnership at any particular time, including the right of such
Partner to any and all benefits to which a Partner may be entitled hereunder and
the obligation of such Partner to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 1.40 "Involuntary Withdrawal" means any Withdrawal caused by
the death, adjudication of insanity or incompetence, or Bankruptcy of a General
Partner, or the removal of a General Partner pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof.
Section 1.41 "LIHTC" shall mean the low-income housing tax credit
established by TRA 1986 and which is provided for in Section 42 of the Code, as
amended, or any successor thereto.
Section 1.42 "Limited Partner" shall mean WNC Institutional Tax Credit
Fund VI, L.P., a California limited partnership, and such other Persons as are
admitted to the Partnership as additional or Substitute Limited Partners
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 1.43 "Management Agent" shall mean the property management
company which oversees the property management functions for the Project and
which is on-site at the Project. The initial Management Agent shall be Insignia
Residential Group, L.P.
Section 1.44 "Management Agreement" shall mean the agreement between
the Partnership and the Management Agent for property management services. The
management fee shall equal 5.30% of gross revenues. Neither the Management
Agreement nor ancillary agreement shall provide for an initial rent-up fee, nor
a set-up fee, nor any other similar pre-management fee payable to the Management
Agent.
Section 1.45 "Minimum Set-Aside Test" shall mean the 40-60 set-aside
test pursuant to Section 42(g), as amended and any successor thereto, of the
Code with respect to the percentage of apartment units in the Project to be
occupied by tenants whose incomes are equal to or less than the required
percentage of the area median gross income. Notwithstanding, the General Partner
has agreed that 100% of apartment units will be rented to tenants with incomes
of 50% or less of area median income, as adjusted for family size.
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Section 1.46 "Mortgage" or "Mortgage Loan" shall mean the permanent
nonrecourse financing wherein the Partnership promises to pay: (a) FmHA or its
successor or assignee, the approximate principal sum of $614,559, plus interest
on the principal at 8% per annum, at an effective rate of 7%, over a term of 40
years and amortized over 40 years; (b) HOME or its successor or assignee, the
principal sum of $500,000, plus interest on the principal at 1% per annum over a
term of 20 years and amortized over 20 years. Where the context admits, the term
"Mortgage" or "Mortgage Loan" shall include any mortgage, deed, deed of trust,
note, regulatory agreement, security agreement, assumption agreement or other
instrument executed in connection with the Mortgage which is binding on the
Partnership; and in case any Mortgage is replaced or supplemented by any
subsequent mortgage or mortgages, the Mortgage shall refer to any such
subsequent mortgage or mortgages. In the event the terms of the Mortgage are not
as specified herein and the SLP Class A determines in its reasonable discretion
that the Debt Service Coverage falls below 1.10 then at the request of the SLP
Class A the General Partner shall reduce the principal of the Mortgage to an
amount the SLP Class A determines in its reasonable discretion is adequate to
produce a 1.10 Debt Service Coverage in accordance with FmHA guidelines.
Section 1.47 "Net Operating Income" shall mean the excess of revenues
over expenses determined as follows: (a) the excess of actual cash received on a
cash basis by the Partnership from operating revenues of the Partnership,
including, without limitation, rental income (but not any subsidy thereof from
the General Partner or an Affiliate thereof) and laundry income, but excluding
prepayments, security deposits and interest thereon; (b) over all cash operating
obligations of the Partnership (other than those covered by Insurance) in
accordance with the applicable budget adopted by the Partnership in accordance
with Section 14.3(k) of this Agreement (the "Budget"), including, without
limitation, the payment of the Mortgage, the Management Agent fees (which shall
be deemed to include that portion of such fees which is deferred and not
currently paid) and the funding of reserves in accordance with Article VIII of
this Agreement, and a reserve for all taxes or payments in lieu of taxes and any
other expenses which may reasonably be expected to be paid in a subsequent
period but which on an accrual basis are allocable to the period in question,
such as insurance premiums, audit, tax or accounting expenses (excluding
deductions for cost recovery of buildings, improvements and personal property
and amortization of any financing fees). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Partnership's gross revenues for purposes of this Section shall
not include Capital Contributions, borrowings, any lump-sum payment or any other
extraordinary receipt of funds thereby, or interest or any other income earned
on investment of its funds, and unless otherwise provided in a Budget, the cash
operating obligations of the Partnership shall be deemed to include real estate
taxes for the period at the fully assessed rate but shall not include any
expense related to the proposed rehabilitation of the Project.
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Section 1.48 "Non-Profit Corporation" shall mean a corporation
organized exclusively for charitable and/or educational purposes, including for
such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations which qualify as
exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue of 1986, as
amended from time to time. The corporation shall have the power to acquire,
improve and to sell or operate any real or personal property or interest therein
or appurtenant thereto.
Section 1.49 "Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning given it
in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1).
Section 1.50 "Nonrecourse Liability" shall have the meaning given it in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).
Section 1.51 "Operating Deficit" shall mean at any time when the
Partnership does not have Net Operating Income as determined by the Accountant
and approved by the SLP Class A in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.
Section 1.52 "Operating Deficit Guarantee Period" shall mean the period
commencing with the date of this Agreement and ending three years following
three consecutive months of Break-even Operation.
Section 1.53 "Operating Loans" shall mean loans made by the General
Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Article VI of this Agreement, which loans
do not bear interest and are repayable only as provided in Article XI of this
Agreement.
Section 1.54 "Original Limited Partner" shall mean Lauren Development
Partners, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company.
Section 1.55 "Partner(s)" shall collectively mean the General Partner,
the Limited Partner, the SLP Class A and the SLP Class B or individually may
mean any Partner as the context dictates.
Section 1.56 "Partner Nonrecourse Debt" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.
Section 1.57 "Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" shall mean an
amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership
Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as
a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of
the Treasury Regulations.
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Section 1.58 "Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning
set forth in Sections 1.704-2 (i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Treasury
Regulations.
Section 1.59 "Partnership" shall mean the limited partnership continued
under this Agreement.
Section 1.60 "Partnership Minimum Gain" shall mean the amount
determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).
Section 1.61 "Permanent Mortgage Commencement" shall mean the first
date on which all of the following have occurred: (a) the Mortgage shall have
closed and funded; and (b) amortization of the Mortgage shall have commenced.
Section 1.62 "Person(s)" shall mean an individual, proprietorship,
trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, company, corporation or
other entity.
Section 1.63 "Project" shall mean the approximately 5.5 acres of land
in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, as more fully described in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and the
Improvements.
Section 1.64 "Project Documents" shall mean all documents relating to
the Mortgage Loan. It shall also include all documents required by FmHA in
connection with the development, rehabilitation and financing of the Project,
including but not limited to, the loan agreement, construction contract, FmHA
Loan Agreement and FmHA Interest Credit Agreement and the approved plans and
specifications for the development and rehabilitation of the Project.
Section 1.65 "Projected Annual Tax Credits" shall mean LIHTC in the
amount of $88,630 for 1999, $137,376 per year for each of the years 2000 through
2008, and $48,746 for 2009, which the General Partner has projected to be the
total amount of LIHTC which will be allocated to the Limited Partner by the
Partnership, constituting 98.989% of the aggregate amount of LIHTC of $1,387,800
to be available to the Partnership.
Section 1.66 "Projected Tax Credits" shall mean LIHTC in the aggregate
amount of $1,387,800.
Section 1.67 "Qualified Tenants" shall mean any tenants who have
incomes of 60% or less of the area median gross income, as adjusted for family
size, so as to make the Project eligible for LIHTC.
Section 1.68 "Rent Restriction Test" shall mean the test pursuant to
Section 42 of the Code whereby the gross rent charged to tenants of the
low-income apartment units in the Project must not exceed 30% of the applicable
income standards.
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Section 1.69 "Reporting Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2(d) hereof.
Section 1.70 "Revised Projected Tax Credits" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.4(a) hereof.
Section 1.71 "Sale or Refinancing" shall mean any of the following
items or transactions: a sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, a condemnation of or
casualty at the Project or any part thereof, a claim against a title insurance
company, the refinancing or any Mortgage or other indebtedness of the
Partnership and any similar item or transaction; provided, however, that the
payment of Capital Contributions by the Partners shall not be included within
the meaning of the term "Sale or Refinancing."
Section 1.72 "Sale or Refinancing Proceeds" shall mean all cash
receipts of the Partnership arising from a Sale or Refinancing (including
principal and interest received on a debt obligation received as consideration
in whole or in part, on a Sale or Refinancing) less the amount paid or to be
paid in connection with or as an expense of such Sale or Refinancing (including
the discharge of the debt which is the subject of the refinance), and with
regard to damage recoveries or insurance or condemnation proceeds, the amount
paid or to be paid for repairs, replacements or renewals resulting from damage
to or partial condemnation of the Project.
Section 1.73 "SLP Class A" shall mean WNC HOUSING, L.P., a California
limited partnership, and such other Persons as are admitted to the Partnership
as additional or substitute SLP Class A pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 1.74 "SLP Class B" shall mean The Piedmont Foundation Inc., a
Gerogia non-profit corporation, and such other Persons as are admitted to the
Partnership as additional or substitute SLP Class B pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 1.75 "State" shall mean the State of South Carolina.
Section 1.76 "State Tax Credit Agency" shall mean the state agency of
South Carolina which has the responsibility and authorization to administer the
LIHTC program in South Carolina.
Section 1.77 "Substitute Limited Partner" shall mean any Person who is
admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.5 or
acquires the Interest of the Limited Partner pursuant to Section 7.3 of this
Agreement.
Section 1.78 "Tax Credit" shall mean any credit permitted under the
Code or the law of any state against the federal or a state income tax liability
of any Partner as a result of activities or expenditures of the Partnership
including, without limitation, LIHTC.
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Section 1.79 "Tax Credit Conditions" shall mean, for the duration of
the Compliance Period, any and all restrictions including, but not limited to,
applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, which must be
complied with in order to qualify for the LIHTC or to avoid an event of
recapture in respect of the LIHTC.
Section 1.80 "Tax Credit Period" shall mean the ten year time period
referenced in Code Section 42(f)(1), over which the Projected Tax Credits are
allocated to the Partners. It is the intent of the Partners that the Projected
Tax Credits will be allocated during the Tax Credit Period and not a longer
term.
Section 1.81 "TRA 1986" shall mean the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Section 1.82 "Treasury Regulations" shall mean the Income Tax
Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from
time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
Section 1.83 "Withdrawing" or "Withdrawal" (including the verb form
"Withdraw" and the adjectival forms "Withdrawing" and "Withdrawn") shall mean,
as to a General Partner, the occurrence of the death, adjudication of insanity
or incompetence, or Bankruptcy of such Partner, or the withdrawal, removal or
retirement from the Partnership of such Partner for any reason, including any
sale, pledge, encumbering, assignment or other transfer of all or any part of
its General Partner Interest and those situations when a General Partner may no
longer continue as a General Partner by reason of any law or pursuant to any
terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the Partnership shall be "Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P."
ARTICLE III
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE/AGENT FOR SERVICE
Section 3.1 Principal Executive Office. The principal executive office
of the Partnership is located at 00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000, or at such other place or places within the State as the General Partner
may hereafter designate.
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Section 3.2 Agent for Service of Process. The name of the agent for
service of process on the Partnership is Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx whose address is 0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000.
ARTICLE IV
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Partnership is to acquire, construct, own and
operate the Project in order to provide decent, safe and affordable housing for
low-income families to provide Tax Credits to the Partners in accordance with
the provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations applicable to LIHTC, the
rules and regulations of FmHA relating to rural rental housing projects financed
or subsidized by FmHA and to sell the Project after the 15 year Tax Credit
compliance period or maintain the project as affordable housing consistent with
all Governmental requirements. The Partnership shall not engage in any business
or activity which is not incident to the attainment of such purpose.
ARTICLE V
TERM
The Partnership term commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership in the office of, and on the form prescribed by, the
Secretary of State of the State, and shall continue until December 31, 2047
unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or
as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PARTNER'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS
Section 6.1 Capital Contribution of General Partner. The General
Partner shall make a Capital Contribution in the amount required by FmHA.
Section 6.2 Rehabilitation and Operating Obligations; General Partner
Loans.
(a) The Guarantor shall cause Completion of Construction in accordance
with the Project Documents, and shall equip the Project or cause the same to be
equipped with all reasonably necessary and appropriate fixtures, equipment and
articles of personal property, including but not limited to, refrigerators and
ranges. If costs and expenses necessary to effect Completion of Construction
exceed the sum of the Capital Contributions, the proceeds of the Mortgage and
the Development Fee then the Guarantor, pursuant to the Construction Completion,
Operating Deficit, Tax Credit Guaranty Agreement, which agreement is
incorporated herein by this reference, shall be responsible for and shall be
obligated to pay such deficiencies. Any such advances by the Guarantor shall not
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change the Interest of any Partner in the Partnership and shall be considered a
cost overrun and not be repayable. In addition, if (1) the Improvements are not
completed on or before June 1, 1999 ("Completion Date") (which date may be
extended in the events of Force Majeure, but in no event longer than three
months from the Completion Date); (2) prior to completing the Improvements,
there is an uncured material default under or termination of the Mortgage Loan,
or other material documents; or (3) a foreclosure action is commenced against
the Partnership and not dismissed within ninety days, then at the SLP Class A's
election, either the General Partner will be removed from the Partnership and
the SLP Class A will be admitted as successor General Partner, all in accordance
with Article XIII hereof, or the Guarantors will repurchase the Interests of the
Limited Partner and the SLP Class A for an amount equal to the amounts
theretofore paid by the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A, and the Limited
Partner and the SLP Class A shall have no further Interest in the Partnership.
If the Limited Partner elects to have the Guarantor repurchase the Interest of
the Limited Partner then the repurchase shall occur within 60 days after the
Guarantor receives written demand from the Limited Partner.
(b) Pursuant to the Construction Completion, Operating Deficit and Tax
Credit Guaranty Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until three
consecutive months of Break-even Operations, the Guarantor will personally
provide Operating Loans to pay any Operating Deficits; and for the balance of
the Operating Deficit Guarantee Period the Guarantor will provide Operating
Loans to pay any Operating Deficits up to $125,000. Each Operating Loan shall be
nonrecourse to the Partners, and shall be repayable out of 50% of the available
Net Operating Income or Sale or Refinancing Proceeds in accordance with Article
XI of this Agreement.
Section 6.3 Other General Partner Loans. After expiration of the
Operating Deficit Guarantee Period, with the Consent of the SLP Class A, the
General Partner may loan to the Partnership any sums required by the Partnership
and not otherwise reasonably available to it. Any such loan shall bear simple
interest (not compounded) at the rate of 2% per annum above the then prevailing
prime or reference rate charged by Bank of America N.T. & S.A., Main Office, San
Francisco, California, or, if lesser, the maximum legal rate. The maturity date
and repayment schedule of any such loan shall be as agreed to by the General
Partner and the SLP Class A. The terms of any such loan shall be evidenced by a
written instrument. The General Partner shall not charge a prepayment penalty on
any such loan. Any loan in contravention of this Section shall be deemed an
invalid action taken by the General Partner and such advance will be classified
as a General Partner Capital Contribution.
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ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF LIMITED PARTNER
AND SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER
Section 7.1 Original Limited Partner. The Original Limited Partner made
a Capital Contribution of $100. Effective as of the date of this Agreement, the
Original Limited Partner's Interest has been liquidated and the Partnership has
reacquired the Original Limited Partner's Interest in the Partnership. The
Original Limited Partner acknowledges that it has no further interest in the
Partnership as a limited partner as of the date of this Agreement, and has
released all claims, if any, against the Partnership arising out of its
participation as a limited partner.
Section 7.2 Capital Contribution of Limited Partner. The Limited
Partner shall make a Capital Contribution in the amount of $989,114, as may be
adjusted in accordance with Section 7.4 of this Agreement, in cash on the dates
and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
(a) The obligation of the Limited Partner to pay the aforesaid Capital
Contribution shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions.
(1) Prior to the initial Capital Contribution payment the
General Partner shall deliver to the Limited Partner:
(A) a legal opinion in a form substantially similar
to the form of opinion attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" and incorporated herein by this reference;
(B) a fully executed Certification and Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and
incorporated herein by this reference;
(C) a copy of an ALTA owners title insurance policy
naming the Limited Partner as a co-insured and
including a non-imputation and fairway endorsement ("Title Insurance"). The
Title Insurance shall be in an amount equal to the Mortgage Loan and the
Limited Partner's Capital Contribution;
(D) verification that the Partnership has obtained
Insurance required during rehabilitation; and
(E) delivery to the Limited Partner a copy of the
recorded grant deed (warranty deed).
(2) Prior to the due date of each Capital Contribution
installment, except the first payment, the General Partner shall deliver to the
Limited Partner a fully executed General Partner Certification in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and incorporated herein by this reference.
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(3) Prior to the Capital Contribution payment referenced
in Section 7.2(b)(3) the General Partner shall deliver
to the Limited Partner:
(A) a certificate of occupancy (or equivalent
evidence of local occupancy approval if a permanent certificate is not
available) on all the apartment units in the Project;
(B) if not previously provided, the draw request
information referenced in Section 14.3(a) of this
Agreement;
(C) a certification signed by the architect in a form
substantially similar to the form attached
hereto as Exhibit "E" and incorporated herein by this reference, indicating that
the Improvements have been completed in accordance with the Project Documents;
(D) a letter from the Contractor in a form
substantially similar to the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "G" and incorporated herein by this reference stating that all amounts
payable to the Contractor have been paid in full and that the Partnership is not
in violation of the Construction Contract; and
(E) verification that the Partnership has obtained
Insurance required during operations.
(4) Prior to the Capital Contribution payment referenced
in Section 7.2(b)(4) the General Partner shall deliver to the Limited Partner:
(A) the current rent roll;
(B) copies of all initial tenant files including
completed applications, completed questionnaires or
checklist of income and assets, documentation of third party verification of
income and assets, and income certification forms (LIHTC specific) collected by
the Management Agent, or General Partner, verifying each tenant's eligibility as
a Qualified Tenant;
(C) copies of the executed lease agreement with the
tenants; and
(D) copies of all Mortgage documents and Title
Insurance in an amount equal to the Mortgage and the
Limited Partner's Capital Contribution.
(5) Prior to the Capital Contribution payment referenced
in Section 7.2(b)(5) the General Partner shall deliver to the Limited Partner:
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(A) a copy of the declaration of restrictive
covenants/extended use agreement entered into between the Partnership and the
State Tax Credit Agency;
(B) an audited construction cost certification (which
includes an itemized cost breakdown);
(C) the Accountant's final tax credit certification
in a form substantially similar to the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "F" and incorporated herein by this reference;
(D) Internal Revenue Code Form 8609, or any other
documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Limited Partner describing the
Partnership's entitlement to Tax Credits or any successor form; and
(E) any documents previously not provided to the
Limited Partner but required pursuant to this Section
7.2(a) and Sections 14.3(a), (b) and (c).
(b) Provided the conditions of Section 7.2(a) of this Partnership
Agreement have been met, the Limited Partner shall make the following Capital
Contributions:
(1) $395,646 shall be payable upon:
(a) admittance of the Limited Partner into the
Partnership; and
(b) receipt by the Limited Partner of the
construction costs, sources and uses and operating budget for the Partnership.
(2) $197,823 shall be payable upon:
(a) 50% Completion of Construction as evidenced by
the inspecting architect's certification and the construction draw requests;
provided
(b) all the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement have been met.
(3) $98,911 shall be payable upon:
(a) Completion of Construction as evidenced by
the inspecting architect's certification; provided
(b) all the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement have been met.
(4) $98,911 shall be payable upon:
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(a) achievement of the Partnership of a Debt Service
Coverage of 1.15 for 90 consecutive days; provided
(b) all the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement have been met.
(5) $197,823 shall be payable upon:
(a) meeting all the conditions specified in Section
7.2(b)(1) through (4) of this Agreement; and
(b) receipt by the Limited Partner of the first year
tax return in which Tax Credits are taken for the
Partnership; provided
(c) all the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement have been met.
Section 7.3 Repurchase of Limited Partner's Interest. Within 60 days
after the General Partner receives written demand from the Limited Partner
and/or the SLP Class A, the Partnership shall repurchase the Limited Partner's
Interest and/or the SLP Class A's Interest in the Partnership by refunding to it
in cash the full amount of the Capital Contribution which the Limited Partner
and/or the SLP Class A has theretofore made in the event that, for any reason,
the Partnership shall fail to:
(a) receive an allocation of LIHTC no later than the close of the
calendar year during which the Project is placed in service;
(b) cause the Project to be placed in service by September 1, 1999;
(c) achieve 90% occupancy of the Project by Qualified Tenants by
December 1, 1999;
(d) meet both the Minimum Set-Aside Test and the Rent Restriction Test
not later than December 31 of the first year the Partnership elects the LIHTC to
commence in accordance with the Code; and
(e) obtain a carryover allocation, within the meaning of Section
42 of the Code, from the State Tax Credit Agency on or before December 31, 1997.
Section 7.4 Reduction of Limited Partner's Capital Contribution.
(a) If the anticipated amount of Projected Tax Credits to be allocated
to the Limited Partner and SLP Class A as evidenced by IRS Form 8609, Schedule A
thereto, and the audited construction cost certification provided to the Limited
Partner and SLP Class A are less than $1,373,908 (the "Revised Projected Tax
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Credits") then the Limited Partner's and SLP Class A's Capital Contribution
provided for in Section 7.2 and Section 7.5 respectively shall be reduced by the
amount which will make the total Capital Contribution to be paid by the Limited
Partner and SLP Class A to the Partnership equal to $.72 of the Revised
Projected Tax Credits so anticipated to be allocated to the Limited Partner and
SLP Class A. If the Capital Contribution reduction referenced in this Section
7.4(a) is greater than the remaining Capital Contribution to be paid by the
Limited Partner and the SLP Class A then the Guarantors shall have ninety days
from the date the Guaranors receive notice from either the Limited Partner or
the SLP Class A to pay the shortfall.
(b) The General Partner is required to use its best efforts to rent
100% of the Project's apartment units to Qualified Tenants throughout the
Compliance Period. If at the end of each calendar year during the first five
calendar years following the year in which the Project is placed in service, due
to the fault of the General Partner, the Actual Tax Credit for any fiscal year
or portion thereof is or will be less than the Projected Annual Tax Credit, or
the Revised Projected Tax Credit calculated on an annual basis ("Revised
Projected Annual Tax Credit"), if applicable the (the "Annual Credit
Shortfall"), then, unless the Annual Credit Shortfall shall have previously been
addressed under Section 7.4(a), the next Capital Contribution owed by the
Limited Partner or the SLP Class A shall be reduced by the Annual Credit
Shortfall amount and any portion of such Annual Credit Shortfall in excess of
such Capital Contribution shall be applied to reduce succeeding Capital
Contributions of the Limited Partner or the SLP Class A. If the Annual Credit
Shortfall is greater than the Limited Partner's and SLP Class A's remaining
Capital Contributions then the Guarantor shall pay to the Limited Partner and
SLP Class A the excess of the Annual Credit Shortfall over the remaining Capital
Contributions. The Guarantor shall have ninety days to pay the Annual Credit
Shortfall from the date the Guarantors receive notice from either the Limited
Partner or the SLP Class A.
(c) In the event that, for any reason, at any time after the first five
calendar years following the year in which the Project is placed in service,
there is an Annual Credit Shortfall, then, unless the Annual Credit Shortfall
shall have previously been addressed under Section 7.4(a) or Section 7.4(b),
there shall be a reduction in the General Partner's share of Net Operating
Income in an amount equal to the Annual Credit Shortfall and said amount instead
shall be paid to the Limited Partner. In the event there are not sufficient
funds to pay the full Annual Credit Shortfall to the Limited Partner at the time
of the next Distribution of Net Operating Income, then the unpaid Annual Credit
Shortfall shall be repaid in the next year in which sufficient monies are
available from the General Partner's Net Operating Income. In the event a Sale
or Refinancing of the Project occurs prior to repayment in full of the Annual
Credit Shortfall then the excess will be paid in accordance with Section
11.2(b).
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(d) The General Partner has represented, in part, that the Limited
Partner will receive Projected Annual Tax Credits of $88,630 in 1999 and
$137,376 in 2000. In the event the 1999 and 2000 Projected Annual Tax Credits
are less than projected then the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution shall be
reduced by an amount equal to 77% times the difference between the Projected
Annual Tax Credits for 1999 and 2000 and the Actual Tax Credits for 1999 and
2000. If the 1999 and 2000 Tax Credits are less than projected then the SLP
Class A's Capital Contribution shall be reduced following the same equation
referenced in the preceding sentence. If, at the time of determination thereof,
the Capital Contribution adjustment referenced in this Section 7.4(d) is greater
than the balance of the Limited Partner's or SLP Class A's Capital Contribution
payment which is then due, if any, then the Capital Contribution reduction
amount shall be paid by the Guarantor to the Limited Partner and/or the SLP
Class A within ninety days of the Guarantor receiving notice of the reduction
from the Limited Partner and/or the SLP Class A.
(e) The Partners recognize and acknowledge that the Limited Partner and
the SLP Class A are making their Capital Contribution, in part, on the
expectation that the Projected Tax Credits are allocated to the Partners over
the Tax Credit Period. If the Projected Tax Credits are not allocated to the
Partners during the Tax Credit Period then the Limited Partner's and SLP Class
A's Capital Contribution shall be reduced by an amount agreed upon by the
Partners, in good faith, to provide the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A with
their anticipated internal rate of return. Not withstanding the foregoing,this
section 7.4(c) is not to overide the adjusters in Section 7.4 (a)(b)(c)(d).
(f) In the event there is a reduction in the qualified basis of the
Project for income tax purposes following an audit by the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) resulting in a recapture of Tax Credits previously claimed, then,
to the extent the provisions of Section 7.4 (b) are applicable in addition to
any other payments to which the Limited Partner and SLP Class A are entitled
under the terms of this Section 7.4, the Guarantors shall pay to the Limited
Partner and the SLP Class A the sum of (1) the deficiency assessed against the
Limited Partner or SLP Class A as a result of the Tax Credit recapture, (2) any
interest and penalties imposed on the Limited Partner or SLP Class A with
respect to such deficiency, and (3) an amount sufficient to pay any tax
liability owed by the Limited Partner or SLP Class A resulting from the receipt
of the amounts specified in (1) and (2).
Section 7.5 Capital Contribution of SLP Class A. The SLP Class A shall
make a Capital Contribution of $100 at the time of the Limited Partner's Capital
Contribution payment referenced in Section 7.2(b)(1) upon the same conditions.
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The SLP Class A shall be in a different class from the Limited Partner and and
the SLP Class B, except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, shall
not participate in any rights allocable to or exercisable by the Limited Partner
under this Agreement.
Section 7.6 Capital Contribution of SLP Class B. The SLP Class B shall
make a Capital Contribution of $10. The SLP Class B shall be in a different
class from the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A, except as otherwise
expressly stated in this Agreement, shall not participate in any rights
allocable to or exercisable by the Limited Partner under this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Return of Capital Contribution. From time to time the
Partnership may have cash in excess of the amount required for the conduct of
the affairs of the Partnership, and the General Partner may, with the Consent of
the SLP Class A, determine that such cash should, in whole or in part, be
returned to the Partners, pro rata, in reduction of their Capital Contributions.
No such return shall be made unless all liabilities of the Partnership (except
those to Partners on account of amounts credited to them pursuant to this
Agreement) have been paid or there remain assets of the Partnership sufficient,
in the sole discretion of the General Partner, to pay such liabilities.
Section 7.8 Liability of Limited Partner and SLP Class A. The Limited
Partner, SLP Class A and the SLP Class B shall not be liable for any of the
debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the Partnership. The
Limited Partner, SLP Class A and the SLP Class B shall be liable only to make
Capital Contributions in the amounts and on the dates specified in this
Agreement and, except as otherwise expressly required hereunder, shall not be
required to lend any funds to the Partnership or, after their respective Capital
Contributions have been paid, to make any further Capital Contribution to the
Partnership.
ARTICLE VIII
WORKING CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Section 8.1 Operation and Maintenance Account. The General Partner, on
behalf of the Partnership, shall establish an operating and maintenance account
and shall deposit thereinto, or provide a letter of credit, in an amount
required by the FmHA, to be used for initial operating capital as permitted or
required by applicable FmHA regulations. Said amount shall be reimbursed,
without interest, out of Project funds as shall be authorized in accordance with
applicable FmHA regulations, and if not so reimbursed within ten years of the
deposit, any amount remaining unreimbursed shall be forgiven and shall
constitute an ordinary and necessary business expense of the General Partner as
part consideration for the payment of the Development Fee.
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Section 8.2 Reserve for Replacements. The General Partner shall fund,
establish and maintain a reserve account in an amount required by the FmHA Loan
Agreement which funds shall be used in accordance with FmHA Regulation 7 CFR
Part 1930-C, or any successor thereof, as evidenced by the FmHA Loan Agreement.
Section 8.3 Tax and Insurance Account.The General Partner, on behalf of
the Partnership, shall establish a tax and insurance account ("T & I Account")
for the purpose of making the requisite Insurance premium payments and the real
estate tax payments. The annual deposit to the T & I Account shall equal the
total annual Insurance payment and the total annual real estate tax payment.
Said amount shall be deposited monthly in equal installments. Withdrawals from
such account shall be made only for its intended purpose. Any balance remaining
in the account at the time of a sale of the Project shall be allocated and
distributed in accordance with Section 11.2.
Section 8.4 Other Reserves. The General Partner, on behalf of the
Partnership, shall establish out of funds available to the Partnership a reserve
account sufficient in its sole discretion to pay any unforeseen contingencies
which might arise in connection with the furtherance of the Partnership business
including, but not limited to, (a) any rent subsidy required to maintain rent
levels in compliance with the Code and applicable FmHA regulations; and (b) any
debt service or other payments for which other funds are not provided for
hereunder or otherwise expected to be available to the Partnership. The General
Partner shall not be liable for any good-faith estimate which it shall make in
connection with establishing or maintaining any such reserves nor shall the
General Partner be required to establish or maintain any such reserves if, in
its sole discretion, such reserves do not appear to be necessary.
ARTICLE IX
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
Section 9.1 Power and Authority of General Partner. Subject to the
Consent of the SLP Class A or the consent of the Limited Partner where required
by this Agreement, and subject to the other limitations and restrictions
included in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have complete and
exclusive control over the management of the Partnership business and affairs,
and shall have the right, power and authority, on behalf of the Partnership, and
in its name, to exercise all of the rights, powers and authority of a partner of
a partnership without limited partners. If there is more than one General
Partner, all acts, decisions or consents of the General Partners shall require
the concurrence of all of the General Partners. No actions taken without the
authorization of all the General Partners shall be deemed valid actions taken by
the General Partners pursuant to this Agreement. No Limited Partner or SLP Class
A (except one who may also be a General Partner, and then only in its capacity
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as General Partner within the scope of its authority hereunder) shall have any
right to be active in the management of the Partnership's business or
investments or to exercise any control thereover, nor have the right to bind the
Partnership in any contract, agreement, promise or undertaking, or to act in any
way whatsoever with respect to the control or conduct of the business of the
Partnership, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.
Section 9.2 Payments to the General Partners and Others.
(a) The Partnership shall pay to the Developer, a Development Fee,
including Developers overhead, in the amount of $155,000. Not withstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, $38,750 of the Development Fee shall
be paid upon the execution of this Agreement. The Development Fee shall first be
paid from available proceeds in accordance with Section 9.2(b) of this Agreement
and if not paid in full then the Development Fee will be paid to the extent
permitted in Section 11.1 of this Agreement.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Partnership shall utilize
the proceeds from the Capital Contributions paid pursuant to Section 7.2(b) and
Section 7.5 of this Agreement for development costs including, but not limited
to, land costs, architectural fees, survey and engineering costs, financing
costs, loan fees, building materials and labor. Except as otherwise provided
herein, if any Capital Contribution proceeds are remaining after Completion of
Construction and all construction costs, excluding the Development Fee, are paid
in full, then the remainder shall: first be paid to the Developer in payment of
the Development Fee; second be paid to the General Partner as a reduction of the
General Partner's Capital Contribution; and any remaining Capital Contribution
proceeds shall be paid to the General Partner as a Partnership oversight fee.
(c) The Partnership shall pay to the Management Agent a property
management fee for the leasing and management of the Project in an amount in
accordance with the Management Agreement. The term of the Management Agreement
shall not exceed one year, and the execution or renewal of any Management
Agreement shall be subject to the prior Consent of the SLP Class A. If the
Management Agent is an Affiliate of the General Partner then commencing with the
termination of the Operating Deficit Guarantee Period, in any year in which the
Project has an Operating Deficit, 40% of the management fee will be deferred
("Deferred Management Fee"). Deferred Management Fees, if any, shall be paid to
the Management Agent in accordance with Section 11.1 of this Agreement.
(1) The General Partner shall, upon receiving any request of
the Mortgage lender requesting such action, dismiss the Management Agent as the
entity responsible for management of the Project under the terms of the
Management Agreement; or, the General Partner shall dismiss the Management Agent
with cause at the request of the SLP Class A.
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(2) The appointment of any successor Management Agent is
subject to the Consent of the SLP Class A which may only be sought after the
General Partner has provided the SLP Class A with accurate and complete
disclosure respecting the proposed Management Agent.
(d) The Partnership shall pay to the Limited Partner a fee (the
"Reporting Fee") commencing in 1999 equal to 20% of the Net Operating Income but
in no event less than $3,000 for the Limited Partner's services in monitoring
the operations of the Partnership and for services in connection with the
Partnership's accounting matters and assisting with the preparation of tax
returns and the reports required in Sections 14.2 and 14.3 of this Agreement.
The Reporting Fee shall be payable within seventy-five (75) days following each
calendar year and shall be payable from Net Operating Income in the manner and
priority set forth in Section 11.1 of this Agreement; provided, however, that if
in any year Net Operating Income is insufficient to pay the full $3,000, the
unpaid portion thereof shall accrue and be payable on a cumulative basis in the
first year in which there is sufficient Net Operating Income, as provided in
Section 11.1, or sufficient Sale or Refinancing Proceeds, as provided in Section
11.2.
(e) The Partnership shall pay to the General Partner an Incentive
Management Fee equal to 70% of the available Net Operating Income in accordance
with Section 11.1 of this Agreement for each fiscal year of the Partnership
commencing in 1999 for services incident to the administration of the business
and affairs of the Partnership, which services shall include, but not limited
to, maintaining the books and records of the Partnership, selecting and
supervising the Partnership's Accountants, bookkeepers and other Persons
required to prepare and audit the Partnership's financial statements and tax
returns, and preparing and disseminating reports on the status of the Project
and the Partnership, all as required by Article XIV of this Agreement. The
Incentive Management Fee shall be payable within seventy-five (75) days
following each calendar year and shall be payable from Net Operating Income in
the manner and priority set forth in Section 11.1. If the Incentive Management
Fee is not paid in any year it shall not accrue for payment in subsequent years.
Section 9.3 Specific Powers of the General Partner. Subject to
the other provisions of this Agreement, the General Partner, in the
Partnership's name and on its behalf, may:
(a) hold, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise deal with any real,
personal or mixed property, interest therein or appurtenance thereto in
accordance with the purpose of this Agreement as indicated in Article IV hereto;
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(b) employ, contract and otherwise deal with, from time to time,
Persons whose services are necessary or appropriate in connection with
management and operation of the Partnership business, including, without
limitation, contractors, agents, brokers, Accountants and Management Agents
(provided that the selection of any Accountant or Management Agent has received
the Consent of the SLP Class A) and attorneys, on such terms as the General
Partner shall determine;
(c) bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to
legal action or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the
Partnership;
(d) pay as a Partnership expense any and all costs and expenses
associated with the formation, development, organization and operation of the
Partnership, including the expense of annual audits, tax returns and LIHTC
compliance;
(e) deposit, withdraw, invest, pay, retain and distribute the
Partnership's funds in a manner consistent with the provisions of this
Agreement;
(f) execute the Mortgage; and
(g) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments to
effectuate any of the foregoing.
Section 9.4 Authority Requirements. During the Compliance Period,
the following provisions shall apply.
(a) Each of the provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to, and
the General Partner covenants to act in accordance with, the Tax Credit
Conditions and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(b) The Tax Credit Conditions and all such laws and regulations, as
amended or supplemented, shall govern the rights and obligations of the
Partners, their heirs, executors, administrators, successor and assigns, and
they shall control as to any terms in this Agreement which are inconsistent
therewith, and any such inconsistent terms of this Agreement shall be
unenforceable by or against any of the Partners.
(c) Upon any dissolution of the Partnership or any transfer of the
Project, no title or right to the possession and control of the Project and no
right to collect rent therefrom shall pass to any Person who is not, or does not
become, bound by the Tax Credit Conditions in a manner that, in the opinion of
counsel to the Partnership, would not avoid a recapture thereof on the part of
the former owners.
(d) Any conveyance or transfer of title to all or any portion of the
Project required or permitted under this Agreement shall in all respects be
subject to the Tax Credit Conditions and all conditions, approvals or other
requirements of the rules and regulations of any authority applicable thereto.
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Section 9.5 Limitations on General Partner's Power and Authority.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article IX, the General Partner shall
not:
(a) except as required by Section 9.4, act in contravention of this
Agreement;
(b) act in any manner which would make it impossible to carry on the
ordinary business of the Partnership;
(c) confess a judgment against the Partnership;
(d) possess Partnership property, or assign the Partner's right in
specific Partnership property, for other than the exclusive benefit of the
Partnership;
(e) admit a Person as a General Partner except as provided in this
Agreement;
(f) admit a Person as a Limited Partner except as provided in this
Agreement;
(g) violate any provision of the Mortgage;
(h) cause the Project apartment units to be rented to anyone other than
Qualified Tenants;
(i) violate the Minimum Set-Aside Test or the Rent Restriction Test for
the Project;
(j) cause any recapture of the Tax Credits;
(k) permit any creditor who makes a nonrecourse loan to the Partnership
to have, or to acquire at any time as a result of making such loan, any direct
or indirect interest in the profits, income, capital or other property of the
Partnership, other than as a secured creditor;
(l) commingle funds of the Partnership with the funds of another
Person; or
(m) take any action which requires the Consent of the SLP Class A or
the consent of the Limited Partner unless the General Partner has received said
consent.
Section 9.6 Restrictions on Authority of General Partner. Without
consent of the SLP Class A the General Partner shall not:
(a) sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of the Project;
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(b) incur indebtedness other than the Mortgage Loan in the name of the
Partnership, other than in the ordinary course of the Partnership's business;
(c) engage in any transaction not expressly contemplated by this
Agreement in which the General Partner has an actual or potential conflict of
interest with the Limited Partner or the SLP Class A except as otherwise
provided in Section 9.10 of this agreement;
(d) contract away the fiduciary duty owed to the Limited Partner and
the SLP Class A at common law;
(e) take any action which would cause the Project to fail to qualify,
or which would cause a termination or discontinuance of the qualification of the
Project, as a "qualified low income housing project" under Section 42(g)(1) of
the Code, as amended, or any successor thereto, or which would cause the Limited
Partner to fail to obtain the Projected Tax Credits or which would cause the
recapture of any LIHTC;
(f) make any expenditure of funds, or commit to make any such
expenditure, other than in response to an emergency, except as provided for in
the annual budget approved by the SLP Class A, as provided in Section 14.3(i)
hereof;
(g) cause the merger or other reorganization of the Partnership; or
(h) dissolve the Partnership, except as provided in this Agreement.
Section 9.7 Duties of General Partner. The General Partner agrees
that it shall at all times:
(a) diligently and faithfully devote such of its time to the business
of the Partnership as it may deem necessary to properly conduct the affairs of
the Partnership;
(b) file and publish all certificates, statements or other instruments
required by law for the formation and operation of the Partnership as a limited
partnership in all appropriate jurisdictions;
(c) cause the Partnership to carry Insurance from an Insurance Company;
(d) have a fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping and use of all
funds and assets of the Partnership, whether or not in its immediate possession
or control and not employ or permit another to employ such funds or assets in
any manner except for the benefit of the Partnership;
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(e) use its best efforts so that all requirements shall be met which
are reasonably necessary to obtain or achieve (1) compliance with the Minimum
Set-Aside Test, the Rent Restriction Test, and any other requirements necessary
for the Project to initially qualify, and to continue to qualify, for LIHTC; (2)
issuance of all necessary certificates of occupancy, including all governmental
approvals required to permit occupancy of all of the apartment units in the
Project; (3) compliance with all provisions of the Project Documents and (4) a
reservation and allocation of LIHTC from the State Tax Credit Agency;
(f) use its best efforts to keep the Project in decent, safe, sanitary
and good condition, repair and working order, ordinary use and obsolescence
excepted, and make or cause to be made from time to time all necessary repairs
thereto (including external and structural repairs) and renewals and
replacements thereof;
(g) pay, before the same shall become delinquent and before penalties
accrue thereon all Partnership taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
against the Partnership or its properties, and all of its other liabilities,
except to the extent and so long as the same are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings in such manners as not to cause any material adverse
effect on the Partnership's property, financial condition or business
operations, with adequate reserves provided for such payments;
(h) permit, and cause the Management Agent to permit, the SLP Class A
and its representatives: (1) to have access to the Project and personnel
employed by the Partnership and by the Management Agent at all times during
normal business hours after reasonable notice; (2) to examine all agreements,
LIHTC compliance data and plans and specifications; and (3) to make copies
thereof;
(i) exercise good faith in all activities relating to the conduct of
the business of the Partnership, including the development, operation and
maintenance of the Project, and shall take no action with respect to the
business and property of the Partnership which is not reasonably related to the
achievement of the purposes of the Partnership;
(j) make any Capital Contributions, advances or loans required to be
made by the General Partner under the terms of this Agreement;
(k) establish and maintain all reserves required to be established and
maintained under the terms of this Agreement;
(l) use its best efforts to cause the Management Agent to manage the
Project in such a manner that the Project will be eligible to receive LIHTC with
respect to 100% of the apartment units in the Project. To that end, the General
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Partner agrees, without limitation: (1) to make all elections requested by the
SLP Class A under Section 42 of the Code to allow the Partnership or its
Partners to claim the Tax Credit; (2) to file Form 8609 with respect to the
Project as required, for at least the duration of the Compliance Period; (3) to
operate the Project and to use its best effort to cause the Management Agent to
manage the Project so as to comply with the requirements of Section 42 of the
Code, as amended, or any successor thereto, including, but not limited to,
Section 42(g) and Section 42(i)(3) of the Code, as amended, or any successors
thereto; (4) to make all certifications required by Section 42(l) of the Code,
as amended, or any successor thereto; and (5) to operate the Project and to use
its best effort to cause the Management Agent to manage the Project so as to
comply with all other Tax Credit Conditions provided however, the General
Partner shall determine whether the Partnership shall make the election provided
for in the Code Section 42(f)(1); and
(m) use its best effort to perform such other acts as may be expressly
required of it under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 9.8 Partnership Expenses.
(a) All of the Partnership's expenses shall be billed directly to and
paid by the Partnership to the extent practicable. Reimbursements to the General
Partner or any of its Affiliates by the Partnership shall be allowed only for
the Partnership's operating cash expenses and subject to the limitations on the
reimbursement of such expenses set forth herein. As used in this Section 9.8 the
term "operating cash expenses" shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period,
the amount of cash disbursed by the Partnership for Partnership business in that
period in the ordinary course of business for the payment of its operating
expenses, including but not limited to expenses for advertising and promotion,
management, utilities, repair and maintenance, Insurance, Partner
communications, legal, accounting, statistical and bookkeeping services, use of
computing or accounting equipment, travel and telephone expenses, salaries and
direct expenses of Partnership employees while engaged in Partnership business,
and any other operational and administrative expenses necessary for the prudent
operation of the Partnership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
"operating cash expenses" shall include fees paid by the Partnership to the
General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner permitted by this
Agreement and the actual cost of goods, materials and administrative services
used for or by the Partnership, whether incurred by the General Partner, an
Affiliate of the General Partner or a nonaffiliated Person in performing the
foregoing functions. As used in the preceding sentence, "actual cost of goods
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and materials" means the actual cost of goods and materials used for or by the
Partnership and obtained from entities which are not Affiliates of the General
Partner, and actual cost of administrative services means the pro rata cost of
personnel (as if such persons were employees of the Partnership) associated
therewith, but in no event to exceed the amount which would be charged by
nonaffiliated Persons for comparable goods and services.
(b) Reimbursement to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates of
operating cash expenses pursuant to Subsection (a) hereof shall be subject to
the following:
(1) no such reimbursement shall be permitted for services for
which the General Partner or any of its Affiliates is entitled to compensation
by way of a separate fee; and
(2) no such reimbursement shall be made for (A) rent or
depreciation, utilities, capital equipment or other such administrative items,
and (B) salaries, fringe benefits, travel expenses and other administrative
items incurred or allocated to any "controlling person" of the General Partner
or any Affiliate of the General Partner. For the purposes of this Section
9.8(b)(2), "controlling person" includes, but is not limited to, any Person,
however titled, who performs functions for the General Partner or any Affiliate
of the General Partner similar to those of: (i) chairman or member of the board
of directors; (ii) executive management, such as president, vice president or
senior vice president, corporate secretary or treasurer; (iii) senior
management, such as the vice president of an operating division who reports
directly to executive management; or (iv) those holding 5% or more equity
interest in such General Partner or any such Affiliate of the General Partner or
a person having the power to direct or cause the direction of such General
Partner or any such Affiliate of the General Partner, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Section 9.9 General Partner Expenses. The General Partner or Affiliates
of the General Partner shall pay all Partnership expenses which are not
permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 9.8 and all expenses which are
unrelated to the business of the Partnership.
Section 9.10 Other Business of Partners. Any Partner may engage
independently or with others in other business ventures wholly unrelated to the
Partnership business of every nature and description, including, without
limitation, the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, operation and
management of real estate projects and developments of every type on their own
behalf or on behalf of other partnerships, joint ventures, corporations or other
business ventures formed by them or in which they may have an interest,
including, without limitation, business ventures similar to, related to or in
direct or indirect competition with the Project. Neither the Partnership nor any
Partner shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership
relationship created hereby in or to such other ventures or activities or to the
income or proceeds derived therefrom. Conversely, no Person shall have any
rights to Partnership assets, incomes or proceeds by virtue of such other
ventures or activities of any Partner.
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Section 9.11 Covenants, Representations and Warranties. The General
Partner covenants, represents and warrants that the following are presently true
and will be true during the term of this Agreement, to the extent then
applicable.
(a) The Partnership is a duly organized limited partnership validly
existing under the laws of the State and has complied with all filing
requirements necessary for the protection of the limited liability of the
Limited Partner, the SLP Class A and the SLP Class B.
(b) The Partnership Agreement and the Project Documents are in full
force and effect and neither the Partnership nor the General Partner is in
breach or violation of any provisions thereof, which breech of violation will
have a material adverse financial effect on the Partnership, Limited Partner or
the SLP Class A.
(c) The Project is being operated in accordance with standards and
procedures which are prudent and customary for the operation of properties
similar to the Project.
(d) Additional Improvements on the Project, if any, shall be completed
substantially in conformity with plans and specifications approved by the SLP
Class A.
(e) No Partner has or will have any personal liability with respect to
or has or will have personally guaranteed the payment of the Mortgage.
(f) All appropriate public utilities, including sanitary and storm
sewers, water, gas and electricity, are currently available and will be
operating in a commercially reasonable manner for all units in the Project at
the time of first occupancy and throughout the term of the Partnership.
(g) The Partnership has obtained Insurance written by an Insurance
Company.
(h) The Partnership owns the fee simple interest in the Project.
(i) The Partnership will require the Accountant to depreciate the
Improvements over a 27.5 year term, in accordance with applicable provisions of
the Code.
(j) Except as disclosed in that certain Phase I Environmental Report
(the "Report") which has been reviewed by the Limited Partner and the SLP Class
A and to the best of the General Partner's knowledge: (1) no Hazardous Substance
has been disposed of, or released to or from, or otherwise now exists in, on,
under or around, the Project and (2) no aboveground or underground storage tanks
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are now or have ever been located on or under the Project. The General Partner
will not install or allow to be installed any aboveground or underground storage
tanks on the Project. The General Partner covenants that it shall use its best
efforts to insure that the Project shall be kept free of Hazardous Materials and
shall not be used to generate, manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store,
handle, dispose of, transfer, produce or process Hazardous Materials, except in
connection with the normal maintenance and operation of any portion of the
Project. The General Partner shall use its best efforts to comply, or cause
there to be material compliance, with all applicable Federal, state and local
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations with respect to Hazardous Materials and
shall use its best efforts to keep, or cause to be kept, the Project free and
clear of any liens imposed pursuant to such laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations. The General Partner must promptly notify the Limited Partner and
the SLP Class A in writing (3) if it knows, or suspects or believes there may be
any Hazardous Substance in or around any part of the Project, any Improvements
constructed on the Project, or the soil, groundwater or soil vapor, (4) if the
General Partner or the Partnership may be subject to any threatened or pending
investigation by any governmental agency under any law, regulation or ordinance
pertaining to any Hazardous Substance, and (5) of any claim made or threatened
by any Person, other than a governmental agency, against the Partnership or
General Partner arising out of or resulting from any Hazardous Substance being
present or released in, on or around any part of the Project.
(k) The General Partner has not executed and will not execute any
agreements with provisions contradictory to, or in opposition to, the provisions
of this Agreement except as otherwise provided in Section 9.11.
(l) The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the Projected
Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if applicable.
(m) All accounts of the Partnership required to be maintained under the
terms of the Project Documents, including, without limitation, any reserves in
accordance with Article VIII hereof, are currently funded to required levels,
including levels required by any authority.
(n) No event has occurred which constitutes an uncured default under
any of the Project Documents.
(o) No event has occurred which has caused, and the General Partner has
not acted in any manner which will cause (1) the Partnership to be treated for
federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, (2) the
Partnership to fail to qualify as a limited partnership under the Act, or (3)
the Limited Partner to be liable for Partnership obligations; provided however,
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the General Partner shall not be in breach of this representation if all or a
portion of a Limited Partner's agreed upon Capital Contributions are used to
satisfy the Partnership's obligations to creditors of the Partnership and such
action by the General Partner is otherwise authorized under this Agreement and;
provided further, however, the General Partner shall not be in breach of this
representation if the action causing the Limited Partner to be liable for the
Partnership obligations is undertaken by the Limited Partner.
(p) The General Partner will provide a guarantor with a net worth equal
to at least $1,000,000 computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Section 9.12 Covenants, Representations and Warranties continued. The
General Partner covenants, represents and warrants that the following are
presently true and will be true at the time of each Capital Contribution.
(a) Improvements will be completed in a timely and workerlike manner in
material accordance with all applicable requirements of all appropriate
governmental entities and the plans and specifications of the Project, as such
plans and specifications may be changed from time to time.
(b) The Partnership is in material compliance with all rehabilitation
and use codes applicable to the Project and is not in violation of any zoning,
environmental or similar regulations applicable to the Project in any material
respect.
(c) The Construction Contract has been entered into between the
Partnership and the Contractor; no other consideration or fee shall be paid to
the Contractor other than amounts set forth in the Construction Contract.
(d) No charges, liens or encumbrances exist with respect to the Project
other than those which are created or permitted by the Project Documents or
Mortgage or are noted or excepted in the title policy for the Project or other
than those disputed in good faith by the Partnership.
(e) The buildings on the Project site constitute or shall constitute a
"qualified low-income housing project" as defined in Section 42(g) of the Code,
and as amplified by the Treasury Regulations thereunder. In this connection, not
later than December 31 of the first year in which the Partners elect the LIHTC
to commence in accordance the Code, the Project will satisfy the Minimum
Set-Aside Test.
(f) The General Partner has made significant advances to the
Partnership.
(g) No event or proceeding, including, but not limited to, any legal
actions or proceedings before any court, commission, administrative body or
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other governmental authority, and acts of any governmental authority having
jurisdiction over the zoning or land use laws applicable to the Project, has
occurred the continuing effect of which has: (1) materially or adversely
affected the operation of the Partnership or the Project; (2) materially or
adversely affected the ability of the General Partner to perform its obligations
hereunder or under any other agreement with respect to the Project; or (3)
prevented the Completion of Construction of the Improvements in substantial
conformity with the Project Documents, other than legal proceedings which have
been bonded against (or as to which other adequate financial security has been
issued) in a manner as to indemnify the Partnership against loss; provided,
however, the foregoing does not apply to matters of general applicability which
would adversely affect the Partnership, the General Partner, Affiliates of the
General Partner or the Project only insofar as they or any of them are part of
the general public.
(h) Neither the Partnership nor the General Partner has any
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, which have not been disclosed in writing
to the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A and which in the aggregate affect the
ability of the Limited Partner to obtain the anticipated benefits of its
investment in the Partnership.
The General Partner shall be liable to the Limited Partner for any
costs, damages, loss of profits, diminution in the value of its investment in
the Partnership, or other losses, of every nature and kind whatsoever, direct or
indirect, realized or incurred by the Limited Partner as a result of any
material breach of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section
9.11 and Section 9.12.
ARTICLE X
ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME, LOSSES AND CREDITS
Section 10.1 General. All items includable in the calculation of Income
or Loss not arising from a Sale or Refinancing, and all Tax Credits, shall be
allocated 98.989% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the SLP Class A, .001% to the
SLP Class B, and 1% to the General Partner.
Section 10.2 Allocations From Sale or Refinancing. All Income and
Losses arising from a Sale or Refinancing shall be allocated between the
Partners as follows:
(a) As to Income:
(1) first, an amount of Income equal to the aggregate negative
balances (if any) in the Capital Accounts of all Partners having negative
Capital Accounts (prior to taking into account the Sale or Refinancing and the
Distribution of the related Sale or Refinancing Proceeds, but after giving
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effect to Distributions of Net Operating Income and allocations of other Income
and Losses pursuant to this Article X up to the date of the Sale or Refinancing)
shall be allocated to such Partners in proportion to their negative Capital
Account balances until all such Capital Accounts shall have zero balances;
(2) second, an amount of Income sufficient to increase the
Limited Partner's positive Capital Account balance to its Capital Contribution
and to increase the SLP Class A's positive Capital Account balance to an amount
equal to its Capital Contribution, shall be allocated to the Limited Partner and
the SLP Class A, respectively;
(3) third, an amount of Income sufficient to increase the
General Partner's positive Capital Account balance to an amount equal to its
Capital Contribution; and
(4) the balance, if any, of such Income shall be allocated
50% to the Limited Partner and 50% to the General Partner.
(b) As to Losses:
(1) an amount of Losses equal to the aggregate positive
balances (if any) in the Capital Accounts of all Partners having positive
Capital Accounts (prior to taking into account the Sale or Refinancing and the
Distribution of the related Sale or Refinancing Proceeds, but after giving
effect to Distributions of Net Operating Income and allocations of Income and
Losses pursuant to Section 10.1 up to the date of the Sale or Refinancing) shall
be allocated to such Partners in proportion to their positive Capital Account
balances until all such Capital Accounts shall have zero balances; and
(2) the balance of any such Losses shall be allocated 98.989%
to the Limited Partner, .01% to the SLP Class A, .001% to the SLP Class B, and
1% to the General Partner.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 10.2(a) and
(b), in no event shall any Losses be allocated to the Limited Partner, the SLP
Class A or the SLP class B, if and to the extent that such allocation would
create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for the Limited Partner,
the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B. In the event an allocation of 98.989%, .01%
or .001% of each item includable in the calculation of Income or Loss not
arising from a Sale or Refinancing, would create or increase an Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit for the Limited Partner, the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B,
respectively, then so much of the items of deduction other than projected
depreciation shall be allocated to the General Partner instead of the Limited
Partner, the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B, as is necessary to allow the
Limited Partner, the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B to be allocated 98.989% and
.01%, and .001% respectively, of the items of Income and Project depreciation
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without creating or increasing an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for the
Limited Partner, the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B, it being the intent of the
parties that the Limited Partner, the SLP Class A or the SLP Class B always
shall be allocated 98.989%, .01% and .001%, respectively, of the items of Income
not arising from a Sale or Refinancing and 98.989%, .01% and .001%,
respectively, of the Project depreciation.
Section 10.3 Special Allocations. The following special allocations
shall be made in the following order.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury
Regulations, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article X, if there is
a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership fiscal year,
each Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain
for such fiscal year (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal years) in an amount
equal to such Person's share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain,
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g).
Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the
respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto.
The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Section
1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. This Section
10.3(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in
Section 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the
Treasury Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X, if
there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to
a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership fiscal year, each Person who
has a share of the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such
Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of
the Treasury Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Partnership
income and gain for such fiscal year (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal
years) in an amount equal to such Person's share of the net decrease in Partner
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt,
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4).
Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the
respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto.
The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections
1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. This Section
10.3(b) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in
Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith.
(c) In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments,
allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially
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allocated to each such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate,
to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit of such Partner as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation
pursuant to this Section 10.3(c) shall be made if and only to the extent that
such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other
allocations provided for in this Section 10.3 have been tentatively made as if
this Section 10.3(c) were not in the Agreement.
(d) In the event any Partner has a deficit Capital Account at the end
of any Partnership fiscal year which is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount
such Partner is obligated to restore, and (ii) the amount such Partner is deemed
to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Partner shall be
specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such
excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 10.3(d) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner would
have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations
provided for in this Section 10.3 have been tentatively made as if this Section
10.3(d) and Section 10.3(c) hereof were not in the Agreement.
(e) Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially
allocated 98.989% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the SLP Class A, .001% to the
SLP Class B, and 1% to the General Partner.
(f) Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be
specially allocated to the Partner who bears the economic risk of loss with
respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(1).
(g) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any
Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is
required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation of
its interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital
Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the
basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such
gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in accordance with
their interests in the Partnership in the event that Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Partner to whom such
distribution was made in the event that Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
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(h) To the extent the Partnership has taxable interest income with
respect to any promissory note pursuant to Section 483 or Section 1271 through
1288 of the Code:
(1) such interest income shall be specially allocated to the
Partner to whom such promissory note relates; and
(2) the amount of such interest income shall be excluded from
the Capital Contributions credited to such Partner's Capital Account in
connection with payments of principal with respect to such promissory note.
(i) In the event the adjusted tax basis of any investment tax credit
property that has been placed in service by the Partnership is increased
pursuant to Code Section 50(c), such increase shall be specially allocated among
the Partners (as an item in the nature of income or gain) in the same
proportions as the investment tax credit that is recaptured with respect to such
property is shared among the Partners.
(j) Any reduction in the adjusted tax basis (or cost) of Partnership
investment tax credit property pursuant to Code Section 50(c) shall be specially
allocated among the Partners (as an item in the nature of expenses or losses) in
the same proportions as the basis (or cost) of such property is allocated
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.46-3(f)(2)(i).
(k) Any income, gain, loss or deduction realized as a direct or
indirect result of the issuance of an interest in the Partnership by the
Partnership to a Partner (the "Issuance Items") shall be allocated among the
Partners so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such Issuance Items,
together with all other allocations under this Agreement to each Partner, shall
be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Partner
if the Issuance Items had not been realized.
(l) If any Partnership expenditure treated as a deduction on its
federal income tax return is disallowed as a deduction and treated as a
distribution pursuant to Section 731(a) of the Code, there shall be a special
allocation of gross income to the Partner deemed to have received such
distribution equal to the amount of such distribution.
(m) The allocation to the General Partner of each material item of
Partnership income, loss, deduction or credit will not be less than 1% of each
such item at all times during the existence of the Partnership.
(n) Interest deduction on the Partnership indebtedness referred to in
Section 6.3 shall be allocated 100% to the General Partner.
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Section 10.4 Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in
Sections 10.2(c), 10.3(a), 10.3(b), 10.3(c), 10.3(d), 10.3(e), 10.3(f), and
10.3(g) hereof (the "Regulatory Allocations") are intended to comply with
certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations. It is the intent of the
Partners that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be
offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of
other items of Partnership income, gain, loss, or deduction pursuant to this
Section 10.4. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X
(other than the Regulatory Allocations), with the Consent of the SLP Class A,
the General Partner shall make such offsetting special allocations of
Partnership income, gain, loss, or deduction in whatever manner the General
Partner, with the Consent of the SLP Class A, determines appropriate so that,
after such offsetting allocations are made, each Partner's Capital Account
balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such
Partner would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of the
Agreement and all Partnership items were allocated pursuant to Sections 10.1,
10.2(a), 10.2(b), 10.3(h), 10.3(i), 10.3(j), 10.3(k), 10.3(l), 10.3(m), 10.3(n)
and 10.5. In exercising its authority under this Section 10.4, the General
Partner shall take into account future Regulatory Allocations under Section
10.3(a) and 10.3(b) that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other
Regulatory Allocations previously made under Sections 10.3(e) and 10.3(f).
Section 10.5 Other Allocation Rules.
(a) The basis (or cost) of any Partnership investment tax credit
property shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Treasury
Regulations Section 1.46-3(f)(2)(i). All Tax Credits (other than the investment
tax credit) shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with applicable
law. Consistent with the foregoing, the Partners intend that LIHTC will be
allocated 98.989% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the SLP Class A, .001% to the
SLP Class B, and 1% to the General Partner.
(b) In the event Partnership investment tax credit property is disposed
of during any taxable year, profits for such taxable year (and, to the extent
such profits are insufficient, profits for subsequent taxable years) in an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (1) the reduction in the adjusted tax
basis (or cost) of such property pursuant to Code Section 50(c), over (2) any
increase in the adjusted tax basis of such property pursuant to Code Section
50(c) caused by the disposition of such property, shall be excluded from the
profits allocated pursuant to Section 10.1 and Section 10.2(a) hereof and shall
instead be allocated among the Partners in proportion to their respective shares
of such excess, determined pursuant to Section 10.3(i) and 10.3(j) hereof. In
the event more than one item of such property is disposed of by the Partnership,
the foregoing sentence shall apply to such items in the order in which they are
disposed of by the Partnership, so the profits equal to the entire amount of
such excess with respect to the first such property disposed of shall be
allocated prior to any allocations with respect to the second such property
disposed of, and so forth.
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(c) For purposes of determining the Income, Losses, or any other items
allocable to any period, Income, Losses, and any such other items shall be
determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as determined by the General
Partner with the Consent of the SLP Class A, using any permissible method under
Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(d) Solely for purposes of determining a Partner's proportionate share
of the "excess nonrecourse liabilities" of the Partnership within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners' interests in
Partnership profits are as follows: Limited Partner: 98.989%; SLP Class A: .01%;
SLP Class B: .001%; and General Partner: 1%.
(e) To the extent permitted by Section 1.704-2(h)(3) of the Treasury
Regulations, the General Partner shall endeavor to treat Distributions as having
been made from the proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability or a Partner Nonrecourse
Debt only to the extent that such Distributions would cause or increase an
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for any Partner who is not a General Partner.
Section 10.6 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c). In accordance with
Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss,
and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the
Partnership shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Partners so
as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property
to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset
Value (computed in accordance with Section 1.32(a) hereof).
In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted
pursuant to Section 1.32 hereof, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss,
and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its
Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder.
Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be
made by the General Partner in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose
and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 10.6 are
solely for purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or
in any way be taken into account in computing, any Person's Capital Account or
share of Income, Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement.
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Section 10.7 Allocation Among Limited Partners. In the event that the
Interest of the Limited Partner hereunder is at any time held by more than one
Limited Partner all items which are specifically allocated to the Limited
Partner for any month pursuant to this Article X shall be apportioned among such
Persons according to the ratio of their respective profit-sharing interests in
the Partnership at the last day of such month.
Section 10.8 Allocation Among General Partners. In the event that the
Interest of the General Partner hereunder is at any time held by more than one
General Partner all items which are specifically allocated to the General
Partner for any month pursuant to this Article X shall be apportioned among such
Persons in such percentages as may from time to time be determined by agreement
among them without amendment to this Agreement or consent of the Limited Partner
or Consent of the SLP Class A.
Section 10.9 Modification of Allocations. The provisions of Articles X
and XI and other provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply with
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704 and shall be interpreted and applied in a
manner consistent with such section of the Treasury Regulations. In the event
that the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, that it is prudent
to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts of the Partners, or any debit
or credit thereto, are computed in order to comply with such section of the
Treasury Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification, but only
with the Consent of the SLP Class A, to the minimum extent necessary, to effect
the plan of allocations and Distributions provided for elsewhere in this
Agreement. Further, the General Partner shall make any appropriate
modifications, but only with the Consent of the SLP Class A, in the event it
appears that unanticipated events (e.g., the existence of a Partnership election
pursuant to Code Section 754) might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply
with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704.
ARTICLE XI
DISTRIBUTION
Section 11.1 Distribution of Net Operating Income. Net Operating Income
for each fiscal year shall be distributed within seventy-five (75) days
following each calendar year and shall be applied in the following order of
priority:
(a) to pay the Deferred Management Fee, if any;
(b) to pay the current Reporting Fee and then to pay any accrued
Reporting Fees which have not been paid in full from previous years;
(c) to pay the Development Fee;
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(d) to pay the Operating Loans, if any, as referenced in Section 6.2(b)
of this Agreement, limited to 50% of the Net Operating Income remaining after
reduction for the payments made pursuant to subsections (a) through (c) of this
Section 11.1;
(e) to pay the Incentive Management Fee equal to 70% of the Net
Operating Income remaining after reduction for the payments made pursuant to
subsections (a) through (d) of this Section 11.1; and
(f) to the Limited Partner in an amount equal to 30% of the remaining
Net Operating Income and to the General Partner in an amount equal to 70% of
the remaining Net Operating Income.
Section 11.2 Distribution of Sale or Refinancing Proceeds.
Sale or Refinancing Proceeds shall be distributed in the following order:
(a) to the payment of the Mortgage and other matured debts and
liabilities of the Partnership, other than accrued payments, debts or other
liabilities owing to Partners or former Partners;
(b) to any accrued payments, debts or other liabilities owing to the
Partners or former Partners, including, but not limited to, accrued Reporting
Fees and Operating Loans, to be paid prorata if necessary;
(c) to the establishment of any reserves which the General Partner,
with the Consent of the SLP Class A, shall deem reasonably necessary for
contingent, unmatured or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the
Partnership;
(d) thereafter, 50% to the Limited Partner and 50% to the General
Partner.
ARTICLE XII
TRANSFERS OF LIMITED
PARTNER'S INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP
Section 12.1 Assignment of Limited Partner's Interest. Except
assignments to the Southern California Bank to secure capital contribution
loans, the Limited Partner and SLP Class A shall not have the right to assign
all or any part of their respective Interests to any other Person, whether or
not a Partner, except upon satisfaction of each of the following:
(a) by a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the
General Partner and its counsel, setting forth the name and address of the
proposed transferee, the nature and extent of the Interest which is proposed to
be transferred and the terms and conditions upon which the transfer is proposed
to be made, stating that the Assignee accepts and agrees to be bound by all of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and providing for the payment of all
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reasonable expenses incurred by the Partnership in connection with such
assignment, including but not limited to the cost of preparing any necessary
amendment to this Agreement;
(b) upon consent of the General Partner to such assignment, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld; and
(c) upon receipt by the General Partner of the Assignee's written
representation that the Partnership Interest is to be acquired by the Assignee
for the Assignee's own account for long-term investment and not with a view
toward resale, fractionalization, division or distribution thereof.
THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST AND THE SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INTEREST DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 AS AMENDED OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. THESE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
Section 12.2 Effective Date of Transfer. Any assignment of a Limited
Partner's Interest or SLP Class A's Interest pursuant to Section 12.1 shall
become effective as of the last day of the calendar month in which the last of
the conditions to such assignment are satisfied.
Section 12.3 Invalid Assignment. Any purported assignment of an
Interest of a Limited Partner or SLP Class A otherwise than in accordance with
Section 12.1 or Section 12.6 shall be of no effect as between the Partnership
and the purported assignee and shall be disregarded by the General Partner in
making allocations and Distributions hereunder.
Section 12.4 Assignee's Rights to Allocations and Distributions. An
Assignee shall be entitled to receive allocations and Distributions from the
Partnership attributable to the Interest acquired by reason of any permitted
assignment from and after the first day of the calendar month following the
month which ends with the effective date of the transfer of such Interest as
provided in Section 12.2. The Partnership and the General Partner shall be
entitled to treat the assignor of such Partnership Interest as the absolute
owner thereof in all respects, and shall incur no liability for allocations and
Distributions made in good faith to such assignor, until such time as the
written instrument of assignment has been received by the Partnership.
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Section 12.5 Substitution of Assignee as Limited Partner or SLP Class
A.
(a) An Assignee shall not have the right to become a Substitute Limited
Partner or substitute SLP Class A in place of his assignor unless the written
consent of the General Partner to such substitution shall have been obtained,
which consent, in the General Partner's absolute discretion, may be withheld.
(b) A nonadmitted transferee of a Limited Partner's Interest or SLP
Class A's Interest in the Partnership shall only be entitled to receive that
share of allocations, Distributions and the return of Capital Contribution to
which its transferor would otherwise have been entitled with respect to the
Interest transferred, and shall have no right to obtain any information on
account of the Partnership's transactions, to inspect the Partnership's books
and records or have any other of the rights and privileges of a Limited Partner
or SLP Class A, provided, however, that the Partnership shall, if a transferee
and transferor jointly advise the General Partner in writing of a transfer of an
Interest in the Partnership, furnish the transferee with pertinent tax
information at the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership.
(c) The General Partner may elect to treat a transferee of a
Partnership Interest who has not become a Substitute Limited Partner or
substitute SLP Class A as a Substitute Limited Partner or substitute SLP Class
A, as the case may be, in the place of its transferor should the General Partner
determine in its absolute discretion that such treatment is in the best interest
of the Partnership.
Section 12.6 Death, Bankruptcy, Incompetency, etc. of a Limited
Partner. Upon the death, dissolution, adjudication of bankruptcy, or
adjudication of incompetency or insanity of a Limited Partner or SLP Class A,
such Partner's executors, administrators or legal representatives shall have all
the rights of a Limited Partner or SLP Class A, as the case may be, for the
purpose of settling or managing such Partner's estate, including such power as
such Partner possessed to constitute a successor as a transferee of its Interest
in the Partnership and to join with such transferee in making the application to
substitute such transferee as a Partner. However, such executors, administrators
or legal representatives will not have the right to become Substitute Limited
Partners or substitute SLP Class As in the place of their respective
predecessors-in-interest unless the General Partner shall so consent.
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ARTICLE XIII
WITHDRAWAL, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF
GENERAL PARTNER
Section 13.1 Withdrawal of General Partner.
(a) The General Partner may not Withdraw (other than as a result of an
Involuntary Withdrawal) without the Consent of the SLP Class A, and, to the
extent required, the State Tax Credit Agency. Withdrawal shall be conditioned
upon the agreement of the SLP Class A to be admitted as a successor General
Partner, or if the SLP Class A declines to be admitted as a successor General
Partner then on the agreement of one or more Persons who satisfy the
requirements of Section 13.5 of this Agreement to be admitted as successor
General Partner(s).
(b) Each General Partner shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Partnership and all Partners from its Withdrawal in violation of Section 13.1(a)
hereof. Each General Partner shall be liable for damages to the Partnership
resulting from its Withdrawal in violation of Section 13.1(a).
Section 13.2 Removal of General Partner.
(a) The SLP Class A or the Limited Partner, or both of them, may
remove the General Partner for cause if such General Partner has:
(1) been subject to Bankruptcy in accordance with this
Agreement;
(2) committed any fraud, willful misconduct, breach of
fiduciary duty or other negligent conduct in the performance of its duties under
this Agreement which has had a material financial adverse effect on the Limited
Partner or the Partnership;
(3) been convicted of, or entered into a plea of guilty to, a
felony;
(4) made personal use of Partnership funds or properties;
(5) materially violated the terms of the Mortgage and such
violation has not been cured within 30 days of such letter or notice;
(6) failed to provide any loan, advance, Capital Contribution
or any other payment to the Partnership required under this Agreement;
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(7) failed to obtain the Consent of the SLP Class A prior to
any decision, act or omission under circumstances where this Agreement requires
that such consent be obtained;
(8) breached any representation, warranty or covenant
contained in this Agreement, in any material respect, or failed to perform any
other action which may be required by this Agreement, if such breech or failure
has a material adverse financial effect on the Partnership, the Limited Partner
or the SLP Class A;
(9) caused the Projected Tax Credits to be allocated to the
Partners for a term longer than the Tax Credit Period unless the provisions of
Section 7.4(e) of this Agreement apply;
(10 knowingly violated any federal or state tax law which
causes a recapture of LIHTC; or
(11) failed during any six-month period during the Compliance
Period to cause at least 85% of the total apartment units in the Project to
qualify for LIHTC, unless such failure is the result of Force Majeure or unless
such failure is cured within 120 days after the end of the six-month period.
(b) Written notice of the removal for cause of the General Partner
shall be served by the SLP Class A or the Limited Partner, or both of them, upon
the General Partner either by certified or by registered mail, return receipt
requested, or by personal service. Such notice shall set forth the reasons for
the removal, if any, and the date upon which the removal is to become effective.
(c) Upon receipt of such notice of removal for cause, the General
Partner shall cause an accounting to be prepared covering the transactions of
the Partnership from the end of the previous fiscal year through the date of
receipt of such notice, and thereafter it shall not sell or dispose of
Partnership assets under any circumstances. The accounting shall be completed by
the effective date of the removal and shall be in sufficient detail to
accurately and fully reflect the earnings or losses for the period and the
financial condition of the Partnership. If the General Partner fails to cause
the accounting to be prepared within 30 days of receipt of the notice of removal
for cause then the Limited Partner may cause the accounting to be prepared. The
expenses of the accounting shall be borne by the General Partner.
Section 13.3 Effects of a Withdrawal. In the event of a Withdrawal, the
entire Interest of the Withdrawing General Partner shall immediately and
automatically terminate on the effective date of such Withdrawal, and such
General Partner shall immediately cease to be a General Partner, shall have no
further right to participate in the management or operation of the Partnership
or the Project or to receive any allocations or Distributions from the
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Partnership or any other funds or assets of the Partnership, except as
specifically set forth below. In the event of a Withdrawal, any or all executory
contracts, including but not limited to the Management Agreement, between the
Partnership and the Withdrawing General Partner or its Affiliates may be
terminated by the Partnership, with the Consent of the SLP Class A, upon written
notice to the party so terminated.
Furthermore, notwithstanding such Withdrawal, the Withdrawing General
Partner shall be and shall remain, liable as a General Partner for all
liabilities and obligations incurred by the Partnership or by the General
Partner prior to the effective date of the Withdrawal, or which may arise upon
such Withdrawal. Any remaining Partner shall have all other rights and remedies
against the Withdrawing General Partner as provided by law or under this
Agreement.
The General Partner agrees that in the event of its Withdrawal it will
indemnify and hold the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A harmless from and
against all losses, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
Withdrawal, including, without limitation, all legal fees and other expenses of
the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A in connection with the transaction.
The following additional provisions shall apply in the event of a
Withdrawal:
(a) In the event of a Withdrawal which is not an Involuntary
Withdrawal, the Withdrawing General Partner shall have no further right to
receive any future allocations or Distributions from the Partnership or any
other funds or assets of the Partnership, nor shall it be entitled to receive or
to be paid by the Partnership any further payments of fees (including fees which
have been earned but are unpaid) or to be repaid any outstanding advances or
loans made by it to the Partnership or to be paid any amount for its former
Interest. From and after the effective date of such Withdrawal, the former
rights of the Withdrawing General Partner to receive or to be paid such
allocations, Distributions, funds, assets, fees or repayments shall be assigned
to the other General Partner or General Partners (which may include the SLP
Class A), or if there is no other general partner of the Partnership at that
time, to the SLP Class A.
(b) In the event of an Involuntary Withdrawal, except as provided in
Section 13.3(b)(3) below, the Withdrawing General Partner shall have no further
right to receive any future allocations or Distributions from the Partnership or
any other funds or assets of the Partnership, provided that accrued and payable
fees (i.e., fees earned but unpaid as of the date of Withdrawal) owed to the
Withdrawing General Partner, and any outstanding loans of the Withdrawing
General Partner to the Partnership, shall be paid to the Withdrawing General
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Partner in the manner and at the times such fees and loans would have been paid
had the Withdrawing General Partner not Withdrawn. The Interest of the General
Partner shall be purchased as follows.
(1) If the Involuntary Withdrawal arises from removal for
cause as set forth in Section 13.2(a) hereof, the Withdrawn General Partner
shall be entitled to receive as its sole compensation for its Interest in the
Partnership an amount equal to its positive Capital Account balance determined
as of the effective date of the removal, if any, payable upon the dissolution
and termination of the Partnership after all of the Partners have been
distributed the positive balances in their Capital Accounts and all outstanding
loans, including the Development Fee in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
(2) If the Involuntary Withdrawal does not arise from removal
for cause under Section 13.2(a) hereof, and if the Partnership is to be
continued with one or more remaining or successor General Partner(s), the
Partnership, with the Consent of the SLP Class A, may, but is not obligated to,
purchase the Interest of the Withdrawing General Partner in Partnership
allocations, Distributions and capital. The purchase price of such Interest
shall be its Fair Market Value as determined by agreement between the
Withdrawing General Partner and the SLP Class A, or, if they cannot agree, by
arbitration in accordance with the then current rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The cost of such arbitration shall be borne equally by
the Withdrawing General Partner and the Partnership. The purchase price shall be
paid by the Partnership by delivering to the General Partner or its
representative the Partnership's non-interest bearing unsecured promissory note
payable, if at all, upon liquidation of the Partnership in accordance with
Section 11.2(b). The note shall also provide that the Partnership may prepay all
or any part thereof without penalty.
(3) If the Involuntary Withdrawal does not arise from removal
for cause under Section 13.2(a) hereof, and if the Partnership is to be
continued with one or more remaining or successor General Partner(s), and if the
Partnership does not purchase the Interest of the Withdrawing General Partner in
Partnership allocations, Distributions and capital, then the Withdrawing General
Partner shall retain its Interest in such items, but such Interest shall be held
as a special limited partner.
Section 13.4 Successor General Partner. Upon the occurrence of an event
giving rise to a Withdrawal of a General Partner, any remaining General Partner,
or, if there be no remaining General Partner, the Withdrawing General Partner or
its legal representative, shall promptly notify the SLP Class A of such
Withdrawal (the "Withdrawal Notice"). Whether or not the Withdrawal Notice shall
have been sent as provided herein, the SLP Class A shall have the right to
become a successor General Partner (and to become the successor managing General
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Partner if the Withdrawing General Partner was previously the managing General
Partner). In order to effectuate the provisions of this Section 13.4 and the
continuance of the Partnership, the Withdrawal of a General Partner shall not be
effective until the expiration of 120 days from the date on which occurred the
event giving rise to the Withdrawal, unless the SLP Class A shall have elected
to become a successor General Partner as provided herein prior to expiration of
such 120-day period, whereupon the Withdrawal of the General Partner shall be
deemed effective upon the notification of all the other Partners by the SLP
Class A of such election.
Section 13.5 Admission of Additional or Successor General Partner. No
Person shall be admitted as an additional or successor General Partner unless
(a) such Person shall have agreed to become a General Partner by a written
instrument which shall include the acceptance and adoption of this Agreement;
(b) the Consent of the SLP Class A to the admission of such Person as a
substitute General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the discretion of
the SLP Class A, shall have been given; and (c) such Person shall have executed
and acknowledged any other instruments which the SLP Class A shall reasonably
deem necessary or appropriate to affect the admission of such Person as a
substitute General Partner. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied, this
Agreement shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and all
other steps shall be taken which are reasonably necessary to effect the
Withdrawal of the Withdrawing General Partner and the substitution of the
successor General Partner. Nothing contained herein shall reduce the Limited
Partner's Interest or the SLP Class A's Interest in the Partnership.
Section 13.6 Transfer of Interest. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the General Partner may not Withdraw from the Partnership, or enter into any
agreement as the result of which any Person shall become interested in the
Partnership, without the Consent of the SLP Class A.
Section 13.7 No Goodwill Value. At no time during continuation of the
Partnership shall any value ever be placed on the Partnership name, or the right
to its use, or to the goodwill appertaining to the Partnership or its business,
either as among the Partners or for the purpose of determining the value of any
Interest, nor shall the legal representatives of any Partner have any right to
claim any such value. In the event of a termination and dissolution of the
Partnership as provided in this Agreement, neither the Partnership name, nor the
right to its use, nor the same goodwill, if any, shall be considered as an asset
of the Partnership, and no valuation shall be put thereon for the purpose of
liquidation or distribution, or for any other purpose whatsoever.
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ARTICLE XIV
BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS, REPORTS,
TAX RETURNS, FISCAL YEAR AND BANKING
Section 14.1 Books and Accounts.
(a) The General Partner shall cause the Partnership to keep and
maintain at its principal executive office full and complete books and records
which shall include each of the following:
(1) a current list of the full name and last known business or
residence address of each Partner set forth in alphabetical order together with
the Capital Contribution and the share in Income and Losses of each Partner;
(2) a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all
certificates of amendment thereto, together with executed copies of any powers
of attorney pursuant to which any certificate has been executed;
(3) copies of the Partnership's federal, state and local
income tax information returns and reports, if any, for the six most recent
taxable years;
(4) copies of the original of this Agreement and all
amendments thereto;
(5) financial statements of the Partnership for the six most
recent fiscal years; and
(6) the Partnership's books and records for at least the
current and past three fiscal years.
(b) Upon the written request of the Limited Partner, the General
Partner shall promptly deliver to the Limited Partner, at the expense of the
Partnership, a copy of the information set forth in Section 14.1(a) above. The
Limited Partner shall have the right upon reasonable request and during normal
business hours to inspect and copy any of the foregoing, or any of the other
books and records of the Partnership or the Project at its own expense.
Section 14.2 Accounting Reports.
(a) By February 20 of each calendar year the General Partner shall
provide to the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A all tax information relating
to the project which is necessary for the preparation of their federal and state
income tax returns and other tax returns with regard to the jurisdiction(s) in
which the Partnership is formed and in which the Project is located.
(b) By March 1 of each calendar year the General Partner shall send to
the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A: (1) a balance sheet as of the end of
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such fiscal year and statements of income, Partners' equity and changes in cash
flow for such fiscal year prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and accompanied by an auditor's report containing an
opinion of the Partnership's Accountants; (2) a report (which need not be
audited) of any Distributions made at any time during the fiscal year,
separately identifying Distributions from Net Operating Income for the fiscal
year, Net Operating Income for prior years, Sale or Refinancing Proceeds, and
reserves; and (3) a report setting forth the amount of all fees and other
compensation and Distributions and reimbursed expenses paid by the Partnership
for the fiscal year to the General Partner or Affiliates of the General Partner
and the services performed in consideration therefor, which report shall be
verified by the Partnership's Accountants, with the method of verification to
include, at a minimum, a review of the time records of individual employees, the
costs of whose services were reimbursed, and a review of the specific nature of
the work performed by each such employee, all in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, including such tests of the
accounting records and such other auditing procedures as the Accountants
consider appropriate in the circumstances.
(c) Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter in which a Sale
or Refinancing of the Project occurs, the General Partner shall send to the
Limited Partner and the SLP Class A, a report as to the nature of the Sale or
Refinancing and as to the Income and Losses for tax purposes and proceeds
arising from the Sale or Refinancing.
Section 14.3 Other Reports. The General Partner shall provide to
the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A the following reports.
(a) During rehabilitation, a copy of the rehabilitation schedule and
any updates to the rehabilitation schedule, the inspecting architect's
application and certification of payment (AIA Document G702, or similar form
acceptable to the Limited Partner).
(b) During the rent-up phase, and continuing until the end of the first
six-month period during which the Project has a sustained occupancy of 95% or
better, by the twentieth day of each month within such period a copy of the
previous month's rent roll (through the last day of the month) and a tenant
LIHTC compliance worksheet similar to the monthly initial tenant certification
worksheet included in Exhibit "H" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference.
(c) A quarterly tax credit compliance report similar to the worksheet
included in Exhibit "H" due on or before April 30 of each year for the first
quarter, July 31 of each year for the second quarter, October 31 of each year
for the third quarter and January 31 of each year for the fourth quarter. In
order to verify the reliability of the information being provided on the
compliance report the Limited Partner may request a small sampling of tenant
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files to be provided. The sampling will include, but not be limited to, copies
of tenant applications, certifications and third party verifications used to
qualify tenants. If any inaccuracies are found to exist on the tax credit
compliance report or any items of noncompliance are discovered then the sampling
will be expanded as reasonably determined by the Limited Partner.
(d) By September 15 of each year, an estimate of LIHTC for that year.
(e) If the Project receives a reservation of LIHTC in one year but will
not complete the rehabilitation and rent-up until a later year, the General
Partner will provide to the Limited Partner by December 31 of the year during
which the reservation is received an audited cost certification together with
the Accountant's work papers verifying that the Partnership has expended the
requisite 10% of the reasonably expected cost basis to meet the carryover test
provisions of Section 42 of the Code. Furthermore, if materials and supplies are
purchased to meet the 10% requirement then the General Partner shall provide to
the Limited Partner an opinion of counsel that title to the materials and
supplies pass to the Partnership and that the Partnership bears the risk of loss
of the materials and supplies.
(f) During the Compliance Period, no later than the day any such
certification is filed, copies of any certifications which the Partnership must
furnish to federal or state governmental authorities administering the Tax
Credit program including, but not limited to, copies of all annual tenant
recertifications required under Section 42 of the Code.
(g) A quarterly report on operations, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "H" due on or before April 30 of each year for the first quarter of
operations, July 31 of each year for the second quarter of operations, October
31 of each year for the third quarter of operations and January 31 of each year
for the fourth quarter of operations which shall include, but is not limited to,
an unaudited income statement showing all activity in the reserve accounts
required to be maintained pursuant to Section VIII of this Agreement, statement
of income and expenses, balance sheet, rent roll as of the end of each calendar
quarter of each year, and third party verification of current utility allowance.
(h) By the annual renewal date each and every year, an executed
original or certified copy of each and every Insurance policy required by the
terms of this Agreement.
(i) By the payment date of the real estate property taxes each and
every year verification that the same has been paid in full within two business
days of the payment.
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(j) On or before March 15th of each calendar year, the General
Partner's updated financial statement as of December 31 of the previous year.
(k) On or before November 1 of each calendar year, a copy of the
following year's proposed operating budget. Each such budget shall contain an
amount required for reserves in accordance with Article VIII and for the payment
of real estate taxes, insurance, debt service and other payments. Such budget
shall only be adopted with the Consent of the SLP Class A.
(l) Notice of the occurrence, of any event which has had a material
adverse financial effect upon the Project or the Partnership, including, but not
limited to, any material breach of any of the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 9.11 of this Agreement, and any inability of the Partnership to
meet its cash obligations as they become payable, within ten days after the
occurrence of such event.
Section 14.4 Late Reports. If the General Partner does not fulfill its
obligations under Section 14.2 within the time periods set forth therein, the
General Partner, using its own funds, shall pay as damages the sum of $100 per
day (plus interest at the rate established by Section 6.3 of this Agreement) to
the Limited Partner until such obligations shall have been fulfilled. If the
General Partner does not fulfill its obligations under Section 14.3 within the
time periods set forth therein, the General Partner, using its own funds, shall
pay as damages the sum of $100.00 per week (plus interest at the rate
established by Section 6.3 of this Agreement) to the Limited Partner until such
obligations shall have been fulfilled. If the General Partner shall so fail to
pay, the General Partner and its Affiliates shall forthwith cease to be entitled
to any fees hereunder (other than the Development Fee) and/or to the payment of
any Net Operating Income or Sale or Refinancing Proceeds to which the General
Partner may otherwise be entitled hereunder. Payments of fees and Distributions
shall be restored only upon payment of such damages in full.
Section 14.5 Annual Site Visits. On an annual basis a representative of
the Limited Partner, at the Limited Partner's expense, will conduct a site visit
which will include, in part, an inspection of the property, a review of the
office and tenant files and an interview with the property manager. The Limited
Partner may, in its sole discretion, cancel all or any part of the annual site
visit.
Section 14.6 Tax Returns. The General Partner shall cause income tax
returns for the Partnership to be prepared and timely filed with the appropriate
federal, state and local taxing authorities.
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Section 14.7 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be
the calendar year or such other period as may be approved by the Internal
Revenue Service for federal income tax purposes.
Section 14.8 Banking. All funds of the Partnership shall be deposited
in a separate bank account or accounts as shall be determined by the General
Partner with the Consent of the SLP Class A. All withdrawals therefrom shall be
made upon checks signed by the General Partner or by any person authorized to do
so by the General Partner. The General Partner shall provide to any Partner who
requests same the name and address of the financial institution, the account
number and other relevant information regarding any Partnership bank account.
Section 14.9 Certificates and Elections.
(a) The General Partner shall file the First Year Certificate within 90
days following the close of the taxable year during which Completion of
Construction occurs and thereafter shall timely file any certificates which the
Partnership must furnish to federal or state governmental authorities
administering the Tax Credit programs under Section 42 of the Code.
(b) The General Partner, with the Consent of the SLP Class A, may, but
is not required to, cause the Partnership to make or revoke the election
referred to in Section 754 of the Code, as amended, or any similar provisions
enacted in lieu thereof.
ARTICLE XV
DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP, TERMINATION
AND LIQUIDATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Section 15.1 Dissolution of Partnership. The Partnership shall
be dissolved upon the expiration of its term or the earlier occurrence of any
of the following events.
(a) The effective date of the Withdrawal or removal of the General
Partner, unless (1) at the time there is at least one other General Partner
(which may be the SLP Class A if it elects to serve as successor General Partner
under Section 13.4 hereof) who will continue as General Partner, or (2) within
120 days after the occurrence of any such event the Limited Partner elects to
continue the business of the Partnership.
(b) The sale of the Project and the receipt in cash of the full amount
of the proceeds of such sale.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the
Partnership terminate prior to the expiration of its term if such termination
would result in a violation of the Mortgage or any other agreement with or rule
or regulation to which the Partnership is subject.
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Section 15.2 Return of Capital Contribution upon Dissolution. Except as
provided in Sections 7.3 and 7.4 of this Agreement, which provide for a
reduction or refund of the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution under certain
circumstances, and which shall represent the personal obligation of the
Guarantor, as well as the obligation of the Partnership, each Partner shall look
solely to the assets of the Partnership for all Distributions with respect to
the Partnership (including the return of its Capital Contribution) and shall
have no recourse therefor (upon dissolution or otherwise) against any General
Partner. No Partner shall have any right to demand property other than money
upon dissolution and termination of the Partnership, and the Partnership is
prohibited from such a distribution of property absent the Consent of the SLP
Class A.
Section 15.3 Distributions of Assets. Upon a dissolution of the
Partnership, the General Partner (or, if there is no General Partner then
remaining, such other Person(s) designated as the liquidator of the Partnership
by the SLP Class A or by the court in a judicial dissolution) shall take full
account of the Partnership assets and liabilities and shall liquidate the assets
as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof.
(a) Upon dissolution and termination, after payment of, or adequate
provision for, the debts and obligations of the Partnership pursuant to Section
11.2(a) through and including 11.2(c), the remaining assets of the Partnership
shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 11.2, after
taking into account all allocations under Article X hereof.
(b) In the event that a General Partner has a deficit balance in its
Capital Account following the liquidation of the Partnership or its Interest, as
determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for the
Partnership's taxable year in which such liquidation occurs, such General
Partner shall pay to the Partnership the amount necessary to restore such
deficit balance to zero in compliance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(3).
The deficit make-up shall be paid by the General Partner by the end of
such taxable year and shall, upon liquidation of the Partnership, be paid to
creditors of the Partnership or distributed to other Partners in accordance with
their positive Capital Account balances. Notwithstanding, if the SLP Class A has
become successor General Partner, it shall not be responsible for any deficit
balance in its Capital Account which arose during the time the former General
Partner served as General Partner.
(c) With respect to assets distributed in kind to the Partners in
liquidation or otherwise:
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(1) unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation in the
values of such assets shall be deemed to be Income and Losses realized by the
Partnership immediately prior to the liquidation or other Distribution event;
and
(2) such Income and Losses shall be allocated to the Partners
in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof, and any property so distributed shall be
treated as a Distribution of an amount in cash equal to the excess of such Fair
Market Value over the outstanding principal balance of and accrued interest on
any debt by which the property is encumbered.
(d) For the purposes of Section 15.3(c), "unrealized appreciation" or
"unrealized depreciation" shall mean the difference between the Fair Market
Value of such assets, taking into account the Fair Market Value of the
associated financing but subject to Section 7701(g) of the Code, and the
Partnership's adjusted basis in such assets for book purposes. Section 15.3(c)
is merely intended to provide a rule for allocating unrealized Income and Losses
upon liquidation or other Distribution event, and nothing contained in Section
15.3(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement is intended to treat or cause such
Distributions to be treated as sales for value. The Fair Market Value of such
assets shall be determined by an independent appraiser to be selected by the
General Partner with the Consent of the SLP Class A.
Section 15.4 Deferral of Liquidation. If at the time of liquidation the
General Partner or other liquidator shall determine that an immediate sale of
part or all of the Partnership assets could cause undue loss to the Partners,
the liquidator may, in order to avoid loss, but only with the Consent of the SLP
Class A, either defer liquidation and retain all or a portion of the assets or
distribute all or a portion of the assets to the Partners in kind. In the event
that the liquidator elects to distribute such assets in kind, the assets shall
first be assigned a value (by appraisal by an independent appraiser) and the
unrealized appreciation or depreciation in value of the assets shall be
allocated to the Partners' Capital Accounts, as if such assets had been sold, in
the manner described in Section 10.2, and such assets shall then be distributed
to the Partners as Tenants in Common as provided herein. In applying the
preceding sentence, the Project shall not be assigned a value less than the
unamortized principal balance of any loan secured thereby.
Section 15.5 Liquidation Statement. Each of the Partners shall be
furnished with a statement prepared or caused to be prepared by the General
Partner or other liquidator, which shall set forth the assets and liabilities of
the Partnership as of the date of complete liquidation. Upon compliance with the
distribution plan as outlined in Sections 15.3 and 15.4, the Limited Partner and
SLP Class A shall cease to be such and the General Partner shall execute,
acknowledge and cause to be filed those certificates referenced in Section 15.6.
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Section 15.6 Certificates of Dissolution; Certificate of
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership.
(a) Upon the dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall
cause to be filed in the office of, and on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
State of the State, a certificate of dissolution. The certificate of dissolution
shall set forth the Partnership's name, the Secretary of State's file number for
the Partnership, the event causing the Partnership's dissolution and the date of
the dissolution.
(b) Upon the completion of the winding up of the Partnership's affairs,
the General Partner shall cause to be filed in the office of, and on a form
prescribed by, the Secretary of State of the State, a certificate of
cancellation of the Certificate of Limited Partnership. The certificate of
cancellation of the Certificate of Limited Partnership shall set forth the
Partnership's name, the Secretary of State's file number for the Partnership,
and any other information which the General Partner determines to include
therein.
ARTICLE XVI
AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may only be amended by the agreement of the General
Partner with the Consent of the SLP Class A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
amendment shall change the Partnership to a general partnership; extend the term
of the Partnership beyond the date provided for in this Agreement; modify the
limited liability of the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A; allow the Limited
Partner to take control of the Partnership's business within the meaning of the
Act; reduce or defer the realization of any Partner's interest in allocations,
Distributions, capital or compensation hereunder, or increase any Partner's
obligations hereunder, without the consent of the Partner so affected; or change
the provisions of this Article XVI.
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ARTICLE XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 17.1 Voting Rights.
(a) The Limited Partner shall have no right to vote upon any matters
affecting the Partnership, except as provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Limited Partner may, without the concurrence of the General
Partner:
(1) approve or disapprove, but not initiate, the Sale or
Refinancing of the Project;
(2) remove the General Partner and elect a substitute General
Partner as specifically provided in this Agreement;
(3) elect a successor General Partner upon the Withdrawal of
the General Partner;
(4) approve or disapprove, but not initiate, the dissolution
of the Partnership; or
(5) subject to the provisions of Article XVI hereof, amend
this Agreement.
(b) On any matter where the Limited Partner has the right to vote,
votes may only be cast at a duly called meeting of the Partnership or through
written action without a meeting.
(c) The SLP Class A shall have the right to consent to those actions or
inactions of the Partnership and/or General Partner as otherwise set forth in
this Agreement, and the General Partner is prohibited from any action or
inaction requiring such consent unless such consent has been obtained.
Section 17.2 Meeting of Partnership. Meetings of the Partnership may be
called either (a) at any time by the General Partner; or (b) upon the General
Partner's receipt of a written or facsimile request from the Limited Partner
setting forth the purpose of such meeting. Within ten days after receipt of the
Limited Partner's written or facsimile request for a meeting, the General
Partner shall provide all Partners with written notice of the meeting (which
shall be by telephone conference, or at the principal place of business of the
Partnership or such other location referenced in the notice) to be held not less
than 15 days nor more than 30 days after receipt of such written or facsimile
request from the Limited Partner, which notice shall specify the time and place
of such meeting and the purpose or purposes thereof. If the General Partner
fails to provide the written notice of the meeting within ten days after receipt
of the Limited Partner's request to hold a meeting, then the Limited Partner may
provide the written notice of the meeting to all the Partners, which notice
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shall specify the time and place of such meeting and the purpose or purposes
thereof. All meetings and actions of the Limited Partner shall be governed in
all respects, including matters relating to notice, quorum, adjournment,
proxies, record dates and actions without a meeting, by the applicable
provisions of the Act, as it shall be amended from time to time.
Section 17.3 Notices. Any notice given pursuant to this Agreement may
be served personally on the Partner to be notified, or may be mailed, first
class postage prepaid, to the following address, or to such other address as a
party may from time to time designate in writing:
To the General Partner: The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
To the Limited Partner: WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC Institutional Partners VI, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
To the SLP Class A: WNC Housing, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
To the SLP Class B: The Piedmont Foundation
Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Section 17.4 Successors and Assigns. All the terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors
and assigns of the Partners.
Section 17.5 FmHA Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Agreement, the following will take precedence:
(a) The Partnership is authorized to execute any documents required by
FmHA in connection with the FmHA Loan Agreement. The General Partner hereby
covenants to act in accordance with the Project Documents. Any incoming General
Partner shall, as a condition of receiving a Partnership interest, agree to be
bound by the Project Documents, and all other documents executed in connection
with the FmHA Loan Agreement to the same extent and on the same terms as any
other General Partner. Upon any dissolution, no title or right to possession and
control of the Project, and no right to collect the rents therefrom, shall pass
to any Person who is not bound in a manner consistent with Section 515 of the
Housing Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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(b) In the event that any provision of this Agreement in any way tends
to contradict, modify or in any way change the terms of the Project Documents or
any other agreement related to the Project entered into, or to be entered into,
by or on behalf of the Partnership with FmHA, the terms of the Project Documents
or such other agreements with FmHA shall prevail and govern.
(c) Any amendment or revision of this Agreement, transfer of a
Partnership interest or other action requiring approval shall be subject to the
written approval of FmHA, if such approval is required, and any amendment
without the prior written approval of FmHA shall be subject to later amendment
to comply with the requirements of FmHA; provided, however, that no such
approval of FmHA shall be required for any amendment of this Agreement the sole
purpose of which is to provide for the admission of additional or substituted
limited partners so long as any such additional or substituted limited partner
so admitted shall own in the aggregate less than a 10% limited partner interest
in the Partnership.
(d) Any conveyance or transfer of title to all or any portion of the
Project required or permitted under this Agreement shall in all respects be
subject to all conditions, approvals and other requirements of FmHA rules and
regulations applicable thereto.
(e) The General Partner will at all times maintain the FmHA required
Financial Interest in the Partnership.
The foregoing paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) will automatically
become void and of no further force and effect with respect to FmHA at such time
as the Mortgage is no longer being provided by FmHA.
Section 17.6 Recording of Certificate of Limited Partnership. If the
General Partner should deem it advisable to do so, the Partnership shall record
in the office of the County Recorder of the county in which the principal place
of business of the Partnership is located a certified copy of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership, or any amendment thereto, after such Certificate or
amendment has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State.
Section 17.7 Amendment of Certificate of Limited Partnership.
(a) The General Partner shall cause to be filed, within 30 days after
the happening of any of the following events, an amendment to the Certificate of
Limited Partnership reflecting the occurrence of any of the following.
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(1) A change in the name of the Partnership.
(2) A change in the street address of the Partnership's
principal executive office.
(3) A change in the address, or the Withdrawal, of a General
Partner, or a change in the address of the agent for service of process, or
appointment of a new agent for service of process.
(4) The admission of a General Partner and that Partner's
address.
(5) The discovery by the General Partner of any false or
erroneous material statement contained in the Certificate of Limited Partnership
or any amendment thereto.
(b) The Certificate of Limited Partnership may also be amended in
conformity with this Agreement at any time in any other respect that the General
Partner determines.
(c) The General Partner shall cause the Certificate of Limited
Partnership to be amended, when required or permitted as aforesaid, by filing a
certificate of amendment thereto in the office of, and on a form prescribed by,
the Secretary of State of the State. The certificate of amendment shall set
forth the Partnership's name, the Secretary of State's file number for the
Partnership and the text of the amendment.
Section 17.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and said
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument which may
sufficiently be evidenced by one counterpart.
Section 17.9 Captions. Captions to and headings of the Articles,
Sections and subsections of this Agreement are solely for the conveniences of
the Partners, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not be used for the
interpretation or determination of the validity of this Agreement or any
provision hereof.
Section 17.10 Saving Clause. If any provision of this Agreement, or the
application of such provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held
invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision
to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid,
shall not be affected thereby.
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Section 17.11 Tax Matters Partners. All the Partners hereby agree that
the General Partner shall be the "Tax Matters Partner" pursuant to the Code and
in connection with any audit of the federal income tax returns of the
Partnership; provided, however, that if the General Partner shall withdraw from
the Partnership or become Bankrupt, the SLP Class A shall thereafter be the "Tax
Matters Partner". If the Tax Matters Partner shall determine to litigate any
administrative determination relating to federal income tax matters, it shall
litigate such matter in such court as the Tax Matters Partner shall decide in
its sole discretion. In discharging its duties and responsibilities, the Tax
Matters Partner shall act as a fiduciary (i) to the Limited Partner (to the
exclusion of the other Partners) insofar as tax matters related to the Tax
Credits are concerned, and (ii) to all of the Partners in other respects. The
Limited Partner will make no claim against the Partnership in respect of any
action or omission by the Tax Matters Partner during such time as the SLP Class
A acts as the Tax Matters Partner.
Section 17.12 Expiration of Compliance Period.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary (other than
this Section 17.11), the SLP Class A shall have the right at any time after the
beginning of the last year of the Compliance Period to require, by written
notice to the General Partner, that the General Partner promptly submit a
written request to the applicable State Tax Credit Agency pursuant to Section
42(h) of the Code (or any successor provision) that such agency endeavor to
locate within one year from the date of such written request a purchaser for the
Project who will continue to operate the Project as a qualified low income
property, at a purchase price that is not less than the minimum amount set forth
in Section 42(h)(6) of the Code (or any successor provision). In the event that
the State Tax Credit Agency obtains an offer satisfying the conditions of the
preceding sentence, the General Partner shall promptly notify the SLP Class A in
writing with respect to the terms and conditions of such offer, and, if the SLP
Class A and the General Partner agree upon the terms of such sale, the General
Partner shall cause the Partnership promptly to accept such offer and to proceed
to sell the Project pursuant to such offer.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the SLP Class A shall have the right at any time after the end of the
Compliance Period to require, by written notice to the General Partner (the
"Required Sale Notice"), that the General Partner promptly use its best efforts
to obtain a buyer for the Project on the most favorable terms then available.
The General Partner shall submit the terms of any proposed sale to the SLP Class
A for its approval in the manner set forth in Section 17.11(a) hereof. If the
General Partner shall fail to so obtain a buyer for the Project within six
months of receipt of the Required Sale Notice or if the Consent of the SLP Class
A in its sole discretion shall be withheld to any proposed sale, then the SLP
Class A shall have the right at any time thereafter to obtain a buyer for the
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Project on terms acceptable to the SLP Class A (but not less favorable to the
Partnership than any proposed sale previously rejected by the SLP Class A). In
the event that the SLP Class A so obtains a buyer and the General Partner
consents to the terms of such sale, the General Partner shall cause the
Partnership promptly to sell the Project to such buyer.
(c) A sale of the Project prior to the end of the Compliance Period may
only take place if the conditions of Section 42(j)(6) of the Code (or any
successor provision) will be satisfied upon such sale by having the purchaser of
the Project post the required bond on behalf of the Partnership.
Section 17.13 Number and Gender. All pronouns and any variations
thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or
plural as the identity of the Person or Persons may require.
Section 17.14 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
all prior understandings and agreements between the parties, written or oral,
respecting this transaction are merged in this Agreement.
Section 17.15 Governing Law. This Agreement and its application
shall be governed by the laws of the State.
Section 17.16 Attorney's Fees. If a suit or action is instituted in
connection with an alleged breach of any provision of this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, in addition to costs, such sums
as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorney's fees, including fees on any
appeal.
Section 17.17 Receipt of Correspondence. The Partners agree that the
General Partner shall send to the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A, a copy of
any correspondence relative to the Project's noncompliance with the Mortgage,
relative to the acceleration of the Mortgage and/or relative to the disposition
of the Project.
Section 17.18 Security Interest and Right of Set-Off. As security for
the performance of the respective obligations to which any Partner may be
subject under this Agreement, the Partnership shall have (and each Partner
hereby grants to the Partnership) a security interest in all funds distributable
to said Partner to the extent of the amount of such obligation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited
partnership, is made and entered into as of the 23rd day of December, 1998.
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GENERAL PARTNER
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina non-profit
corporation
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX.
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
WITHDRAWING ORIGINAL LIMITED PARTNER
Lauren Development Partner, LLC,
a Georgia limited liability company
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX.
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
Managing Member
LIMITED PARTNER
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
By: WNC Institutional Partners VI, L.P.
General Partner
By: WNC & Associates, Inc.
General Partner
By: /s/XXXXX X. XXXXXX
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
SLP CLASS A
WNC Housing, L.P.
By: WNC & Associates, Inc.,
General Partner
By: /s/XXXXX X. XXXXXX
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
SLP CLASS B
The Piedmont Foundation Inc., Georgia
non-profit corporation
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX.
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
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EXHIBIT A TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL that certain parcel or tract of land located in the City of Edgefield,
Edgefield County, South Carolina, shown on a plat made for Xxxxx Xxxxxxx by
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, RLS, dated April 20, 1977, containing 8.19 acres, more or
less, and having the following measurements: Beginning at a point on the
Northern side of Xxxxx Street marked on said plat as Nail and Cap in Driveway
running thence along and with the Northern side of Xxxxx Street, NORTH 85-30-10
WEST, 53.03 feet to a point; thence on a curved line NORTH 23-57-24 EAST; 83.07
feet to a point marked P.C. on said plat; thence continuing in a Northerly
direction on said curved line a distance of 152.07 feet to a point marked P.T.
on said plat; thence NORTH 20-00-50 WEST, 209.48 feet to a point on Academy
Branch; thence SOUTH 74-11-00 WEST, 217.10 feet to a point on Southern Railroad
right-of-way; thence along and with said Southern Railroad right-of-way as
follows: NORTH 18-05-00 WEST, 100.99 feet to a point; thence NORTH 14-18-00
WEST, 97.55 feet to a point; thence NORTH 11-59-45 WEST, 99.18 feet to a point;
thence NORTH 10-51-25 WEST, 99.66 feet to a point; thence NORTH 10-14-05 WEST,
100.34 feet to a point; thence NORTH 10-24-48 WEST, 176.45 feet to a point
marked "A" on said plat; thence NORTH 71-56-05 EAST, 458.3 feet to a point
marked "B" on said plat; thence SOUTH 46-55-11 EAST, 311-03 feet to a point
marked "C" on said plat; thence SOUTH 38-56-05 WEST, 300.0 feet to a point
marked "D" on said plat; thence SOUTH 6-03-55 EAST, 138.0 feet to a point marked
"E" on said plat; thence SOUTH 19-26-05 WEST, 135.0 feet to a point marked "F"
on said plat; thence SOUTH 71-30-16 WEST 95.53 feet to a point marked "G" on
said plat; thence SOUTH 20-00-50 EAST 9.58 feet to an iron pin; thence, SOUTH
20-00-50 EAST, 374.88 feet to an iron pin at "15 inch Xxxxx"; thence SOUTH
50-29-10 WEST 121.96 feet to the point of beginning.
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EXHIBIT B TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE: Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in
connection with the investment by WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., a
California limited partnership (the "Limited Partner") in Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P. (the "Partnership"), a South Carolina limited partnership
formed to own, develop, rehabilitate, finance and operate an apartment complex
for low-income persons (the "Apartment Complex") in Edgefield, Edgefield County,
South Carolina. The general partner of the Partnership is The Piedmont
Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation (the
"General Partner").
In rendering the opinions stated below, we have examined and relied
upon the following:
(i) [Certificate of Limited Partnership];
(ii) [Agreement of Limited Partnership] (the "Partnership
Agreement");
(iii) A preliminary reservation letter from [State
Allocating Agency] (the "State Agency") dated
_________, 199___ conditionally awarding
$_______________ in Federal tax credits annually for
each of ten years and $_______________ in California
tax credits annually for each of four years for the
Apartment Complex; and
(iv) Such other documents, records and instruments as we have
deemed necessary in order to enable us to render the opinions
referred to in this letter.
For purposes of rendering the opinions stated below we have assumed
that, in those cases in which we have not been involved directly in the
preparation, execution or the filing of a document, that (a) the document
reviewed by us is an original document, or a true and accurate copy of the
original document, and has not been subsequently amended, (b) the signatures on
each original document are genuine, and (c) each party who executed the document
had proper authority and capacity.
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WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
__________, 199__
Page 2
Based on the foregoing we are of the opinion that:
(a) ________________________, one of the General Partners, is a
[corporation/partnership] duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the
State of _____________________ and has full power and authority to enter into
and perform its obligations under the Partnership Agreement.
_____________________, one of the other General Partners, is a
[corporation/partnership] duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the
State of __________________ and has full power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Partnership Agreement.
(b) The Partnership is a limited partnership duly formed and validly
existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
(c) The Partnership is validly existing under and subject to the laws
of South Carolina with full power and authority to own, develop,
[construct/rehabilitate], finance and operate the Apartment Complex and to
otherwise conduct business under the Partnership Agreement.
(d) Execution of the Partnership Agreement by the General Partner(s)
has been duly and validly authorized by or on behalf of the General Partner(s)
and, having been executed and delivered in accordance with its terms, the
Partnership Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the General
Partner(s), enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e) The execution and delivery of the Partnership Agreement by the
General Partner(s) does not conflict with and will not result in a breach of any
of the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or instrument known to
counsel to which any of the General Partner(s) or the Partnership is a party or
by which any of them may be bound, or any order, rule, or regulation to be
applicable to any of such parties of any court or governmental body or
administrative agency having jurisdiction over any of such parties or over the
property.
(f) To the best of counsel's knowledge, after due inquiry, there is no
litigation or governmental proceeding pending or threatened against, or
involving the Apartment Complex, the Partnership or any General Partner which
would materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or
business of the Apartment Complex, the Partnership or any of the Partners of the
Partnership.
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WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
__________, 199__
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(g) The Limited Partner and the SLP Class A have been admitted to the
Partnership as limited partners of the Partnership under __________ law and are
entitled to all of the rights of limited partners under the Partnership
Agreement. Except as described in the Partnership Agreement, no person is a
partner of or has any legal or equitable interest in the Partnership, and all
former partners of record or known to counsel have validly withdrawn from the
Partnership and have released any claims against the Partnership arising out of
their participation as partners therein.
(h) Liability of the Limited Partner for obligations of the Partnership
is limited to the amount of the Limited Partner's capital contributions required
by the Partnership Agreement.
(i) Neither the General Partner(s) of the Partnership nor the Limited
Partner nor the SLP Class A will have any liability for the Mortgage represented
thereby (as those terms are defined in the Partnership Agreement, and the lender
of the Mortgage Loan will look only to its security in the Apartment Complex for
repayment of the Mortgage Loan.
(j) The Partnership owns a fee simple interest in the Apartment
Complex.
(k) To the best of our actual knowledge and belief, after due inquiry,
the Partnership has obtained all consents, permissions, licenses, approvals, or
orders required by all applicable governmental or regulatory agencies for the
development, rehabilitation and operation of the Apartment Complex, and the
Apartment Complex conforms to all applicable Federal, state and local land use,
zoning, health, building and safety laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
(l) The Non-Profit General Partner: (i) The Piedmont Foundation, Inc.,
and The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., are "qualified nonprofit
organizations" within the meaning of Code Section 42(h)(5); (ii) There is no
identity of interests existing between The Piedmont Foundation, Inc., or The
Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc. and any for-profit sponsors of the
project, and that no impermissible affiliation with or control by a for-profit
organization exists with respect to the project.
(m) The non-profit General Partner owns an interest in the Apartment
Complex (directly or through a partnership) and materially participates [within
the meaning of Section 469(h)] in the development and operation of the Apartment
Complex throughout the tax credit compliance period.
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WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
__________, 199__
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(n) The Apartment Complex has obtained a preliminary reservation of low
income housing tax credits ("LIHTC") from the State Agency. The final allocation
of the LIHTC and ultimately eligibility of the Apartment Complex for such final
allocation are subject to a series of requirements which must be met, performed
or achieved at various times prior to and after such final allocation. Assuming
all such requirements are met, performed or achieved at the time or times
provided by applicable laws and regulations, the Apartment Complex will qualify
for LIHTC.
All of the opinions set forth above are qualified to the extent that
the validity of any provision of any agreement may be subject to or affected by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally. We do not express any opinion as to
the availability of any equitable or specific remedy upon any breach of any of
the covenants, warranties or other provisions contained in any agreement. We
have not examined, and we express no opinion with respect to, the applicability
of, or liability under, any Federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation
governing or pertaining to environmental matters, hazardous wastes, toxic
substances or the like.
We express no opinion as to any matter except those set forth above.
These opinions are rendered for use by the Limited Partner and its legal counsel
which will rely on this opinion in connection with federal income tax opinions
to be rendered by that firm. This opinion may not be delivered to or relied upon
by any other person or entity without our express written consent.
Sincerely,
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EXHIBIT C TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT
CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT made as of the date written below by
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited partnership (the
"Partnership"); The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., a South
Carolina non-profit corporation (the "General Partner"); and Lauren Development
Partner, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the "Original Limited
Partner") for the benefit of WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., a
California limited partnership (the "Investment Partnership"), and WNC &
Associates, Inc. ("WNC").
WHEREAS, the Partnership proposes to admit the Investment Partnership
as a limited partner thereof pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement"), in
accordance with which the Investment Partnership will make substantial capital
contributions to the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Investment Partnership and WNC have relied upon certain
information and representations described herein in evaluating the merits of
investment by the Investment Partnership in the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Investment Partnership to enter into the
Partnership Agreement and become a limited partner of the Partnership, and for
$1.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Partnership, the General Partner and the
Original Limited Partner hereby agree as follows for the benefit of the
Investment Partnership and WNC.
1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Partnership,
the General Partner and the Original Limited Partner
The Partnership, the General Partner and the Original Limited Partner
jointly and severally represent, warrant and certify to the Investment
Partnership and WNC that, with respect to the Partnership, as of the date
hereof:
1.1 The Partnership is duly organized and in good standing as
a limited partnership pursuant to the laws of the state of its formation with
full power and authority to own its apartment complex (the "Apartment Complex")
and conduct its business; the Partnership, the General Partner and the Original
Limited Partner have the power and authority to enter into and perform this
Certification and Agreement; the execution and delivery of this Certification
and Agreement by the Partnership, the General Partner and the Original Limited
Partner have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action; the
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execution and delivery of this Certification and Agreement, the fulfillment of
its terms and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder do not and
will not conflict with or result in a violation, breach or termination of or
constitute a default under (or would not result in such a conflict, violation,
breach, termination or default with the giving of notice or passage of time or
both) any other agreement, indenture or instrument by which the Partnership or
any General Partner or Original Limited Partner is bound or any law, regulation,
judgment, decree or order applicable to the Partnership or any General Partner
or Original Limited Partner or any of their respective properties; this
Certification and Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the
Partnership, the General Partner and the Original Limited Partner, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms.
1.2 The General Partner has delivered to the Investment
Partnership, WNC or their affiliates all documents and information which would
be material to a prudent investor in deciding whether to invest in the
Partnership. All factual information provided to the Investment Partnership, WNC
or their affiliates either in writing or orally, did not, at the time given, and
does not, on the date hereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which
they are made.
1.3 Each of the representations and warranties contained in
the Partnership Agreement is true and correct as of the date hereof.
1.4 Each of the covenants and agreements of the Partnership
and the General Partner contained in the Partnership Agreement has been duly
performed to the extent that performance of any covenant or agreement is
required on or prior to the date hereof.
1.5 All conditions to admission of the Investment Partnership
as the investment limited partner of the Partnership contained in the
Partnership Agreement have been satisfied.
1.6 No default has occurred and is continuing under the
Partnership Agreement or any of the Project Documents (as such term is defined
in the Partnership Agreement) for the Partnership.
1.7 The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the
Projected Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if
applicable.
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1.8 The General Partner agrees to take all actions necessary
to claim the Projected Tax Credit, including, without limitation, the filing of
Form(s) 8609 with the Internal Revenue Service.
1.9 No person or entity other than the Partnership holds any
equity interest in the Apartment Complex.
1.10 The Partnership has the sole responsibility to pay all
maintenance and operating costs, including all taxes levied and all insurance
costs, attributable to the Apartment Complex.
1.11 The Partnership, except to the extent it is protected by
insurance and excluding any risk borne by lenders, bears the sole risk of loss
if the Apartment Complex is destroyed or condemned or there is a diminution in
the value of the Apartment Complex.
1.12 No person or entity except the Partnership has the right
to any proceeds, after payment of all indebtedness, from the sale, refinancing,
or leasing of the Apartment Complex.
1.13 No General Partner is related in any manner to the
Investment Partnership, nor is any General Partner acting as an agent of the
Investment Partnership.
2. Miscellaneous
2.1 This Certification and Agreement is made solely for the
benefit of the Investment Partnership and WNC, and their respective successors
and assignees, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by
virtue of this Agreement.
2.2 This Certification and Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
2.3 Capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Certification Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Partnership
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate and Agreement is made and entered
into as of the ________ day of _______________, 1998.
PARTNERSHIP
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc.,
a South Carolina non-profit corporation,
General Partner
By: ______________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
GENERAL PARTNER
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc.,
a South Carolina non-profit corporation
By: _______________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
ORIGINAL LIMITED PARTNER
Lauren Development Partner, LLC,
a Georgia limited liability company
By: _______________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
Managing Member
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EXHIBIT D TO THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
GENERAL PARTNER CERTIFICATION
This General Partner Certification is being issued to WNC Institutional
Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P. ("Limited Partner") by The Piedmont Foundation of South
Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation, General Partner of
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited partnership
("Partnership") in accordance with Section 7.2 of the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership ("Partnership Agreement").
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this General Partner
Certification shall have the meanings given to them in the Partnership
Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Limited Partner is scheduled to make a Capital
Contribution to the Partnership;
WHEREAS, the Partnership Agreement requires the General Partner to
issue this Certification prior to the Limited Partner's payment; and
WHEREAS, the Limited Partner shall rely on this Certification in
evaluating the continued merits of its investment in the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Limited Partner to make its scheduled
Capital Contribution to the Partnership, the General Partner represents and
warrants to the Limited Partner that the following are true and correct as of
the date written below.
(a) The Partnership is a duly organized limited partnership validly
existing under the laws of the State and has complied with all filing
requirements necessary for the protection of the limited liability of the
Limited Partner and the SLP Class A.
(b) The Partnership Agreement and the Project Documents are in full
force and effect and neither the Partnership nor the General Partner is in
breach or violation of any provisions thereof.
(c) Improvements will be completed in a timely and workerlike manner in
accordance with all applicable requirements of all appropriate governmental
entities and the plans and specifications of the Project, as such plans and
specifications may be changed from time to time with the approval of Midland
Affordable Housing Group Trust, a Florida and any applicable governmental
entities, if such approval shall be required.
(d) The Project is being operated in accordance with standards and
procedures which are prudent and customary for the operation of properties
similar to the Project.
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(e) Additional Improvements on the Project, if any, shall be completed
substantially in conformity with plans and specifications approved by the SLP
Class A.
(f) No Partner has or will have any personal liability with respect to,
or has or will have personally guaranteed the payment of, the Mortgage.
(g) The Partnership is in compliance with all rehabilitation and use
codes applicable to the Project and is not in violation of any zoning,
environmental or similar regulations applicable to the Project.
(h) All appropriate public utilities, including sanitary and storm
sewers, water, gas and electricity, are currently available and will be
operating properly for all units in the Project at the time of first occupancy
and throughout the term of the Partnership.
(i) The Partnership has obtained Insurance written by an Insurance
Company.
(j) The Partnership owns the fee simple interest in the Project.
(k) The Construction Contract has been entered into between the
Partnership and the Contractor; no other consideration or fee shall be paid to
the Contractor other than amounts set forth in the Construction Contract.
(l) The Partnership will require the Accountant to depreciate the
Improvements over a 27.5 year term.
(m) To the best of the General Partner's knowledge: (1) no Hazardous
Substance has been disposed of, or released to or from, or otherwise now exists
in, on, under or around, the Project and (2) no aboveground or underground
storage tanks are now or have ever been located on or under the Project. The
General Partner will not install or allow to be installed any aboveground or
underground storage tanks on the Project. The General Partner covenants that the
Project shall be kept free of Hazardous Materials and shall not be used to
generate, manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store, handle, dispose of,
transfer, produce or process Hazardous Materials, except in connection with the
normal maintenance and operation of any portion of the project. The General
Partner shall comply, or cause there to be compliance, with all applicable
Federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations with respect to
Hazardous Materials and shall keep, or cause to be kept, the Project free and
clear of any liens imposed pursuant to such laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations. The General Partner must promptly notify the SLP Class A in writing
(3) if it knows, or suspects or believes there may be any Hazardous Substance in
or around any part of the Project, any Improvements constructed on the Project,
or the soil, groundwater or soil vapor, (4) if the General Partner or the
Partnership may be subject to any threatened or pending investigation by any
governmental agency under any law, regulation or ordinance pertaining to any
Hazardous Substance, and (5) of any claim made or threatened by any Person,
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other than a governmental agency, against the Partnership or General Partner
arising out of or resulting from any Hazardous Substance being present or
released in, on or around any part of the Project.
(n) The General Partner has not executed and will not execute any
agreements with provisions contradictory to, or in opposition to, the provisions
of the Partnership Agreement.
(o) The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the Projected
Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if applicable.
(p) No charges or encumbrances exist with respect to the Project other
than those which are created or permitted by the Project Documents or are noted
or excepted in the title policy for the Project or are disputed in good faith.
(q) The buildings on the Project site constitute or shall constitute a
"qualified low-income housing project" as defined in Section 42(g) of the Code,
and as amplified by the Treasury Regulations thereunder. In this connection, not
later than December 31 of the first year in which the Partners elect the LIHTC
to commence in accordance the Code, the Project will satisfy the Minimum
Set-Aside Test.
(r) All accounts of the Partnership required to be maintained under the
terms of the Project Documents, including, without limitation, any reserves in
accordance with Article VIII hereof, are currently funded to required levels,
including levels required by any authority.
(s) The General Partner has not lent or otherwise advanced any funds to
the Partnership other than its Capital Contribution and the Partnership has no
unsatisfied obligation to make any payments of any kind to the General Partner
or any Affiliate thereof.
(t) No event has occurred which constitutes a material default under
any of the Project Documents.
(u) No event has occurred which has caused, and the General Partner has
not acted in any manner which will cause (1) the Partnership to be treated for
federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, (2) the
Partnership to fail to qualify as a limited partnership under the Act, or (3)
the Limited Partner to be liable for Partnership obligations; provided however,
the General Partner shall not be in breach of this representation if all or a
portion of a Limited Partner's agreed upon Capital Contributions are used to
satisfy the Partnership's obligations to creditors of the Partnership and such
action by the General Partner is otherwise authorized under this Agreement and;
provided further, however, the General Partner shall not be in breach of this
representation if the action causing the Limited Partner to be liable for the
Partnership obligations is undertaken by the Limited Partner.
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(v) No event or proceeding, including, but not limited to, any legal
actions or proceedings before any court, commission, administrative body or
other governmental authority, and acts of any governmental authority having
jurisdiction over the zoning or land use laws applicable to the Project, has
occurred the continuing effect of which has: (1) materially or adversely
affected the operation of the Partnership or the Project; (2) materially or
adversely affected the ability of the General Partner to perform its obligations
hereunder or under any other agreement with respect to the Project; or (3)
prevented the Completion of Construction of the Improvements in substantial
conformity with the Project Documents, other than legal proceedings which have
been bonded against (or as to which other adequate financial security has been
issued) in a manner as to indemnify the Partnership against loss; provided,
however, the foregoing does not apply to matters of general applicability which
would adversely affect the Partnership, the General Partner, Affiliates of the
General Partner or the Project only insofar as they or any of them are part of
the general public.
(w) Neither the Partnership nor the General Partner has any
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, which have not been disclosed in writing
to the Limited Partner and the SLP Class A and which in the aggregate affect the
ability of the Limited Partner to obtain the anticipated benefits of its
investment in the Partnership.
(x) The General Partner will provide a guarantor with a net worth equal
to at least $1,000,000 computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands to this
General Partner Certification this ______ day of 1998.
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc.,
a South Carolina non-profit corporation,
General Partner
By: __________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
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EXHIBIT E TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FORM OF COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
(to be used when rehabilitation completed)
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, an architect duly licensed and registered in the State of South
Carolina, has prepared final working plans and detailed specifications for
Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), between WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., a California
limited partnership ("Limited Partner") and the Partnership in connection with
the rehabilitation of improvements on certain real property located in
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina (the "Improvements").
The undersigned hereby certifies (i) that the Improvements have been completed
in accordance with the aforesaid plans and specifications, (ii) that a permanent
certificate of occupancy and all other permits required for the continued use
and occupancy of the Improvements have been issued with respect thereto by the
governmental agencies having jurisdiction thereof, (iii) that the Improvements
are in compliance with all requirements and restrictions of all governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over the Improvements, including, without
limitation, all applicable zoning, building, environmental, fire, and health
ordinances, rules and regulations and (iv) that all contractors, subcontractors
and workmen who worked on the Improvements have been paid in full except for
normal retainages and amounts in dispute.
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Project Architect
Date: ____________________________
Confirmed by:
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General Partner
Date: ____________________________
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EXHIBIT F TO THE PARTNERSHIP
[ACCOUNTANT'S CERTIFICATE]
[Accountant's Letterhead]
_______________, 199____
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE: Partnership
Certification as to Amount
of Eligible Tax Credit Base
Gentlemen:
In connection with the acquisition by WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
(the "Limited Partner") of a limited partnership interest in Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited partnership (the "Partnership") which
owns a certain parcel of land located in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South
Carolina and improvements thereon (the "Project"), the Limited Partner has
requested our certification as to the amount of low-income housing tax credits
("Tax Credits") available with respect to the Project under Section 42 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Based upon our review of
[the financial information provided by the Partnership] of the Partnership, we
are prepared to file the Federal information tax return of the Partnership
claiming annual Tax Credits in the amount of $_______________, which amount is
based on an eligible basis (as defined in Section 42(d) of the Code) of the
Project of $________________, a qualified basis (as defined in Section 42(c) of
the Code) of the Project of $_________________ and an applicable percentage (as
defined in Section 42(b) of the Code) of _____%.
Sincerely,
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EXHIBIT G TO THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
[CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE]
[Contractor's Letterhead]
_______________, 199____
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned _______________________, (hereinafter referred to as
"Contractor"), has furnished or has contracted to furnish labor, services and/or
materials (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Work") in connection
with the improvement of certain real property known as __________________
located in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina (hereinafter known as the
"Project").
Contractor makes the following representations and warranties regarding Work at
the Project.
o Work on said Project has been performed and completed in accordance with the
plans and specifications for the Project.
o Contractor acknowledges that all amounts owed pursuant to the contract for
Work performed for Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P. is paid in full.
o Contractor acknowledges that Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P. is not in
violation with terms and conditions of the contractual documents related to
the Project.
o Contractor warrants that all parties who have supplied Work for improvement of
the Project have been paid in full.
o Contractor acknowledges the contract to be paid in full and releases any lien
or right to lien against the above property.
The undersigned has personal knowledge of the matters stated herein and is
authorized and fully qualified to execute this document on behalf of the
Contractor.
(NAME OF COMPANY)
By:_________________________________________
Title:________________________________________
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EXHIBIT H TO THE PARTNERSHIP
REPORT OF OPERATIONS
QUARTER ENDED:____________________________,199X
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LOCAL PARTNERSHIP:
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GENERAL PARTNER:
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CITY, STATE, ZIP:
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MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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OCCUPANCY INFORMATION
A. Number of Units_____ Number of RA Units_____ Number of Section 8 Tenants ____
B. Occupancy for the Quarter has: Increased ____ Decreased_____
Remained the Same _____
C. Number of: Move-Ins ______ Move-Outs __________ % of Occupancy ______
D. Average length of tenant residency: 1-6 months ______ 6-12 months ______
1-3 years ______ Over 4 years_____
E. Number of Basic rent qualified applicants on waiting list: ________
F. If the apartments are less than 90% occupied, please explain why and
describe what efforts are being made to lease-up remaining units.
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G. On site manager: Full Time__________ Part Time____________.
If part-time, the number of hours per week_____________.
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OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Rent Schedule and Increases from Previous Quarter
Number Monthly Rent Rent Increases Effective
of Units Basic / Market Amount Percent Date
1 Bedroom ________ ______________ _________________ ________
2 Bedroom ________ ______________ _________________ ________
3 Bedroom ________ ______________ _________________ ________
PROPOSED MAINTENANCE
Completed Funded by
Type Description or Operations or Amount
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Interior Painting
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Siding
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Carpet
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CONDITION OF PROPERTY
THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING(S) IS:
Excellent Good Fair Bad
THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE GROUNDS IS:
Excellent Good Fair Bad
EXTERIOR CONDITION (Please Check Appropriate Box)
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Signage
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Parking Lots
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Office/Storage
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Equipment
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Community Building
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Walls/Foundation
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Stairs
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FINANCIAL STATUS
A. Replacement Reserve is: Fully-funded Under-funded Amount
(complete attached schedule)
Tax/Insurance Escrow is: Fully-funded Under-funded Amount
(complete attached schedule)
Property is operating at a: Surplus Deficit Amount
If deficit, General Partner funding? Yes No Amount
Mortgage Payments are: On Schedule Delinquent Amount
Are the taxes current? Yes No
(please provide copy of paid tax xxxx)
Is the insurance current? Yes No Renewal Date
(please provide copy of yearly renewal)
B. Please note and explain any significant changes in the following:
Administrative Expense Increase Decrease Amount
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Repairs/Maintenance Expense Increase Decrease Amount
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Taxes/Insurance Expense Increase Decrease Amount
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C. Do you anticipate making a return to owner distribution? Yes No
Explanation:
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D. Please explain in detail any change in the financial condition:
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E. Any insurance claims files? Yes______ No______
If yes, please explain:
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SCHEDULE OF RESERVES
Replacement Tax & Insurance Other Total
Beginning Balance:
Deposits:
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Description:
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Ending Balance: (1) ----------- ---------- -------- ------
Required Balance: ----------- ---------- -------- ------
Over/under funding: ----------- ---------- -------- ------
(1) Must agree with amount shown on the balance sheet.
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Reminder: Please include the following documents:
1. Completed Report of Operations
2. Balance Sheet
3. Statement of Income & Expenses
4. Rent roll for quarter ending
5. Tax Credit Compliance Report
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INITIAL TENANT CERTIFICATIONS
PARTNERSHIP NAME
Fund: Tax Credit Set-Asides Information: Loan/Regulatory Set-Asides:
Property Name: [ ] 20/50 or [ ] 40/60 Election
Address: Does the 51% average apply? [ ] Y [ ] N
Deeper Set-Aside __% @ 50% AMI
County:
Management Company
[ ] Multi-Family Contact Person:
[ ] Elderly
24 Number of Units Phone #
Number of Exempt
Units
LIHTC Project#
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Gross Move-In
Unit First Time Move-In No. of No. in Income Income
No. Tenant Name Date Bdrms Sq. Ft. Set-Aside Unit Move-In Limits
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INITIAL TENANT CERTIFICATIONS
PARTNERSHIP NAME
(CONTINUED)
Tenant Tenant
Income Income Asset Unit Rent Tenant Utility
Qualified Verification Verification Rent Subsidy Payment Allowance
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INITIAL TENANT CERTIFICATIONS
PARTNERSHIP NAME
(CONTINUED)
Tenant Tenant Overall
Gross Maximum Rent Tenant
Rent Rent Qualified Eligible
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QUARTERLY TAX CREDIT COMPLIANCE REPORT
PROPERTY NAME
Quarter Ending: Tax Credit Set-Asides Information: Loan/Regulatory Set-Asides:
[ ] 20/50 or [ ] 40/60 Election
Does the 51% average apply? [ ] Y [ ] N
Deeper Set-Aside : ( List Details)
County: Allocation: Management Company:
Pre-1990 (Rent based on number of persons) Contact Person:
Elected to change No. Bedrm
Post-1989 (Based on number of Bedroom)
[ ] Multi-Family [ ] Elderly Phone No.
Number of Units
Number of Exempt Units Fax No.
Prepared by:
LIHTC Project#
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Gross Annual
Unit Tenant Move-In No. Of Inc. Set- No. In Annual Income
No. Name Date Bdrms Pct. Aside Unit Income Limits
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PROPERTY NAME
(CONTINUED)
Annual Tenant Less
Recert. Income Income Assets Unit Rent Tenant
Date Qualified Verified Verified Rent Subsidy Payment
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H-7
Tenant Tax Credit Compliance Audit
Document Transmittal Checklist
Unit Number Property Name Date
Tenant Name Completed By:
Initial _________ Annual________
Check Box for Type of Certification Management Company
This Section For WNC Use Only
Check Documents Being Sent
Received. Reviewed
___Internal Checklist or worksheet
___Initial - Rental Application/Rental Agreement
___Initial - Questionnaire of Income/Assets
___Recertification - Questionnaire of Income/Assets
___Recertification - Addendum to Lease
___Employment Verification
___Employment Termination Verification
___Military Verification
___Verification of Welfare Benefits
___Verification of Social Security Benefits
___Verification of Disability Benefits
___Unemployment Verification
___Verification of Unemployment Compensation
___Verification Worksmen Compensation
___Retirement/Annuities Verification
___Verification of Veterans Pension
___Verification of Child Support
___Verification of Alimony Support
___Disposed of Assets Last 2 yrs.
___Real Estate
___Investment
___Assets Verifications (savings, stocks etc.)
___Trusts/with Current Tax Return
___Lump Sum Settlements
___Notarized Affidavit of Support
___Certification of Handicap
___Notarized Self-Employed-Tax Return
___Notarized statement of no income
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This Section For WNC Use Only
YES NO
Are all required forms completed?
Are all required forms dated?
Did the Manager and Tenant sign all documents?
Third party verification of income completed?
Third party verification of assets completed?
Are verifications completed for all members 18 yrs. and
over?
Did all the members of the household 18 yrs. and
over sign all documents?
Is lease completed with a minimum of six months/ SRO
monthly?
Addendum completed?
Tenant Certification completed?
Are all members of the household full-time students?
Is utility allowance correct?
Is correct income limit being used?
Is correct rent limit being used?
For tenants with no income
Was notarized statement of no income obtained with tax
return?
or Were all sources verified (AFDC, Unemployment,
Soc. Sec., Disability)?
H-8
TAX CREDIT COMPLIANCE MONITORING:
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
As General Partner of Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., I hereby certify
as to the following:
1. Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P. owns a forty-four (44) unit
project ("Project") in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina.
2. An annual income certification (including supporting documentation)
has been received from each tenant. The income certification reflects that the
tenant's income meets the income limitation applicable to the Project pursuant
to Section 42(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code").
3. The Project satisfies the requirements of the applicable
minimum set aside test as defined in Section 42(g)(1) of the Code.
4. Each unit within the Project is rent restricted as defined in
Section 42(g)(2)of the Code.
5. Each unit in the Project is available for use by the general public
and not for use on a transient basis.
6. Each building in the Project is suitable for occupancy in accordance
with local health, safety, and building codes.
7. During the preceding calendar year, there had been no change in the
eligible basis, as defined in Section 42(d)of the Code, of any building within
the Project.
8. All common area facilities included in the eligible basis of the
Apartment Complex are provided to the tenants on a comparable basis without a
separate fee to any tenant in the Project.
9. During the preceding calendar year when a unit in the Project became
vacant reasonable attempts were made to rent that unit to tenants whose incomes
met the income limitation applicable to the Project pursuant to Section 42(g)(1)
of the Code and while that unit was vacant no units of comparable or smaller
size were rented to tenants whose income did not meet the income limitation
applicable to the Project pursuant to Section 42(g)(1) of the Code.
10. If the income of a tenant in a unit increased above the limit
allowed in Section 42 (g)(2)(D)(ii), then the next available unit of comparable
or smaller size was rented to tenants whose incomes met the income limitation
applicable to the Project pursuant to Section 42(g)(1) of the Code.
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IN VERIFICATION OF THE FOREGOING ENCLOSED HEREWITH IS A COPY OF THE ANNUAL
INCOME CERTIFICATION RECEIVED FROM EACH TENANT IN THE PROJECT. UPON REQUEST I
WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED FROM THE TENANT TO SUPPORT
THAT CERTIFICATION.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of South
Carolina that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this ______ day of ___________ at ____________, _____________.
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H-10
Calculation of Debt Service Coverage
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
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INCOME
Gross Potential Rent
Other Income
Vacancy Loss
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Adjusted Gross Income
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Utilities
Maintenance
Management Fee
Administration
Insurance
Real Estate Taxes
Other Expenses
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Total Operating Expenses
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Net Operating Income (1)
Accrual adjustments for:
R/E Taxes
Insurance
Tax/ Accounting
Other
Replacement Reserves
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Income for DSC Calculation
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Stabilized Debt Service
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Debt Service Coverage (2)
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Please submit this form along with the following supporting
documentation:
Monthly Financial Reports (income statement, balance sheet,
general ledger and rent rolls) Operating Budget
Copies of bank statements.
(1) This number should reconcile easily with the monthly financial
statements
(2) The ratio between the Income for DSC calculation and
Stabilized Debt Service. As example, a 1.15 DSC means that for
every $1.00 of Stabilized Debt Service required to be paid there
must be $1.15 of Net Operating Income available.
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DEVELOPMENT FEE AGREEMENT
This DEVELOPMENT FEE AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), is entered into as of the
date written below by and between The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc. and Xxxxxxxxx Development Partners, LLC ("collectively referred to as the
Developer") and Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited
partnership ("Owner"). Developer and Owner collectively may be referred to as
the "Parties" or individually may be referred to as a "Party".
RECITALS
A. Owner has acquired the real property located in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, South Carolina, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein (the "Real Property").
B. Owner intends to develop on the Real Property a forty-four (44) unit
low-income rental housing complex and other related improvements, which is
intended to qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits (the "Project").
C. Prior to the date of this Agreement Developer has performed
substantial development services with respect to the Project as specified in
Section 2.3 of this Agreement. Developer has also agreed to oversee the
development of the Project until all rehabilitation work is completed and to
provide certain services relating thereto. The Parties recognize and acknowledge
that the Developer is, and has been, an independent contractor in all services
rendered to, and to be rendered to, the Owner pursuant to this Development Fee
Agreement.
D. Owner desires to commit its existing development agreement with
Developer into writing through this Development Fee Agreement for Developer's
services to manage, oversee, and complete development of the Project. Developer
desires to commit its existing development agreement with Owner into writing
through this Development Fee Agreement and Developer is willing to assign all
development rights to the Project to Owner, to undertake performance of such
development services, and to fulfill all obligations of the Developer set forth
in this Agreement, in consideration of Owner's restated promise to pay to
Developer the fee specified in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual promises and undertakings in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Owner and Developer agree as follows.
SECTION I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall, when capitalized,
have the following meanings:
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"Contractor" means Xxxxxxxx Builders, Inc.
"Department" means the South Carolina agency responsible for the
reservation and allocation of Tax Credits.
"Development Fee" means the fee for development services described in
Section 2 of this Agreement.
"Partnership Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina
limited partnership, which Partnership Agreement is incorporated herein by this
reference. Any terms capitalized but not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed in the Partnership Agreement.
"Tax Credits" means the low-income housing tax credits found in Section
42 of the Code, and all rules, regulations, rulings, notices and other
promulgations thereunder.
SECTION 2
ENGAGEMENT OF DEVELOPER; FEE; SERVICES
2.1 Engagement; Term. Owner hereby confirms the engagement of Developer
to act as developer of the Project, and to perform the various covenants and
obligations of the Developer under this Agreement. Developer hereby confirms and
accepts such engagement and agrees to perform fully and timely each and every
one of its obligations under this Agreement. The term of such engagement shall
commence on the date hereof and subject to the pre-payment provisions of Section
3 shall expire on December 31, 2009.
2.2 Development Fee. In consideration of Developer's prior activities
and Developer's agreement to provide development services during the term of
this Agreement, Owner agrees to pay the Developer a Development Fee, including
Developer overhead, $155,000. The Development Fee shall be payable in accordance
with Section 3 of this Agreement.
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2.3 Development Services
(a) Prior Services. Owner acknowledges that Developer has, prior to the
date hereof, performed substantial development services relating to the Project.
Such services (the "Prior Services") have included the following.
(1) Services Rendered Prior to December 31, 1997
(A) Developer has located, negotiated and closed on
the purchase of the Real Property.
(B) Developer has made an application for Tax Credits
to the Department.
(C) Developer has negotiated, conferred and worked
with the Department to obtain a reservation of Tax Credits for the Owner on the
Project.
(D) Developer has negotiated, conferred and worked
with the Department to obtain an allocation of Tax Credits for the Owner on the
Project.
(E) Developer has negotiated and conferred with the
environmental engineer to provide a full environmental evaluation of the Real
Property.
(F) Developer has negotiated and conferred with a
market analyst to provide a full market feasibility study of the Project.
(G) Developer has negotiated, conferred and caused
the Owner to execute an architectural contract for the planning and design of
the Project.
(H) Developer has created, refined and analyzed the
financial projections for the Project.
(I) Developer has negotiated, conferred, and
worked with the Project architects, engineers and Contractor with regard to
preparation, refinement, and finalization of the plans and specifications for
the Project, and projected construction schedules and costs.
(J) Developer has applied for zoning approvals,
land use approvals and development permits necessary for the Project, and has
conferred and worked with the City of Edgefield planning and building
agencies with regard to such approvals and permits.
(K) Developer has negotiated and conferred with an
insurance carrier to provide a builder's risk policy during rehabilitation.
(b) Future Services. Developer hereby agrees to perform the following
development services for and as an agent of Owner.
(1) Rehabilitation and Development Matters. Developer shall
oversee rehabilitation of the Project on Owner's behalf, as provided in this
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Section 2.3(b)(1). Owner shall allow Developer full access to the Project during
the rehabilitation period. Developer and Developer's agents shall perform their
work in a manner that minimizes interference with the management and operation
of the Project.
(A) Developer shall exert its best efforts to ensure
that the Contractor performs its obligations in a diligent and timely manner.
(B) Developer shall participate in and provide
assistance with regard to pre-construction conferences and pre-construction
documents, including drawings, specifications, contracts, and schedules.
(C) Developer shall identify rehabilitation issues
and participate in the resolution of such issues.
(D) Developer shall attend rehabilitation progress
meetings at the Project site to monitor rehabilitation progress and advise Owner
and the Contractor with respect to the resolution of rehabilitation issues.
(E) Developer shall review the Contractor's monthly
pay applications.
(F) Developer shall monitor the Contractor's progress
with respect to the approved Project schedule and keep the Owner informed of all
pertinent Project issues and rehabilitation progress.
(G) Developer shall advise Owner with respect to
relations with engineers, architects, and other construction professionals.
(H) Developer shall be available for immediate
response in critical situations arising during the rehabilitation of the
Project.
(I) Developer shall coordinate relations with the
City of Edgefield and other governmental authorities
having jurisdiction over development of the Project.
(2) Tax Credit Matters. From the date hereof through the
Completion of Construction of the Project, the Developer shall provide the
following services to owner with regard to the Tax Credits which services do not
constitute the rendering of legal or tax advice:
(A) Developer shall consult with and advise Owner
concerning rehabilitation issues that could affect
the amount of Tax Credits for which the Project is eligible.
(B) Developer shall consult with and advise Owner
with respect to the requirements of the Department as they relate to the
rehabilitation and development of the Project.
(C) Developer shall monitor rehabilitation progress
with respect to the Project schedule agreed to with the Department, if any.
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(D) Developer shall coordinate and participate in any
conferences with the Department relating to the Project and rehabilitation
matters.
(c) Assignment of Development Rights. Developer hereby assigns to Owner
all rights to the development of the Project, including but not limited to, all
tangible and intangible rights arising with respect to the name Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P., the design of the Project, the plans and specifications for
the Project and all rights arising under the agreements with Project architects,
engineers and other Project design and construction professionals.
SECTION 3
DEVELOPMENT FEE PAYMENTS
(a) Services Rendered Prior to December 31, 1997. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that Developer has earned the sum of $40,141 for services
rendered prior to December 31, 1997, that said amount is reasonable in relation
to the work performed, is fully earned as of that date and said amount shall be
paid in any event notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. The Parties
further acknowledge and agree that the Owner has accrued the Development Fee of
$40,141, under its method of accounting, and has reported the Development Fee
expense on its 1997 income tax return.
(b) The Development Fee shall be paid to the Developer from Capital
Contribution payments received by Owner in accordance with Section 9.2(b) of the
Partnership Agreement. If the Development Fee is not paid in full in accordance
with Section 9.2(b) of the Partnership Agreement then the balance of the
Development Fee shall be paid from available Net Operating Income in accordance
with the terms of Section 11.1 of the Partnership Agreement, but in no event
later than December 21, 2009. Also, if the Development Fee is not paid in full
in accordance with Section 9.2(b) of the Partnership Agreement then the unpaid
portion shall accrue interest at a rate equal to the 5-year Treasury money rate
in effect as of the date of the last Capital Contribution payment referenced in
Section 7.2(b) of this Agreement.
SECTION 4
TERMINATION
Neither Party to this Agreement shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement prior to the expiration of the term without cause. Owner may terminate
this Agreement without further liability, for cause, which shall mean any one of
the following:
(a) a material breach by Developer of its obligations under this
Agreement that is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice thereof (or, as
to any non-monetary obligations that is not reasonably capable of cure within 30
days, and provided that cure is commenced within 10 days of notice and
diligently pursued thereafter to completion, within such time as may reasonably
be necessary to complete such cure);
(b) a fraudulent or intentionally incorrect report by Developer to
Owner with respect to the Project; or
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(c) any intentional misconduct or gross negligence by Developer with
respect to its duties under this Contract.
Upon proper termination of this Agreement by Owner pursuant to this
Section 4, all rights of Developer to receive unearned Development Fees pursuant
to this Agreement with respect to services not yet performed shall terminate.
Developer shall receive the full Development Fee for Prior Services and shall
receive a portion of the Development Fee for Future Services based on the
percentage of Completion of Construction of the Project at the time of
termination. Nothing in this Section 4 shall be deemed to prevent Owner from
bringing an action against Developer to recover fully all damages resulting from
any of the causes set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, or to prevent
Owner from contending in any action or proceeding that the Future Services were
not earned by Developer.
SECTION 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 Notices. Notices required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Parties at the following addresses, or
such other address as is designated in writing by the Party, the date of
registry thereof, or the date of certification receipt therefor being deemed the
date of such notice; provided, however, that any written communication
containing such information sent to a Party actually received by a Party shall
constitute notice for all purposes of this Agreement.
If to Developer: The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina nonprofit corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
If to Owner: Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
5.2 Interpretation.
(a) Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are included for
convenience only; they do not give full notice of the terms of any portion of
this Agreement and are not relevant to the interpretation of any provision of
this Agreement.
(b) Relationship of the Parties. Neither Party hereto shall be deemed
an agent, partner, joint venturer, or related entity of the other by reason of
this Agreement and as such neither Party may enter into contracts or agreements
which bind the other Party.
(c) Governing Law. The Parties intend that this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of South
Carolina applicable to contracts made and wholly performed within South Carolina
by persons domiciled in South Carolina.
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(d) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is deemed
invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity
or unenforceability, without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
5.3 Integration; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no
promises, terms, conditions, obligations, or warranties other than those
contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior communications,
representations, or agreements, verbal or written, among the Parties relating to
the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended except in writing.
5.4 Attorney' Fees. If any suit or action arising out of or related to
this Agreement is brought by any Party to any such document, the prevailing
Party shall be entitled to recover the costs and fees (including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of experts and consultants,
copying, courier and telecommunication costs, and deposition costs and all other
costs of discovery) incurred by such Party in such suit or action, including
without limitation to any post-trial or appellate proceeding.
5.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit
of, and be enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective successors,
heirs, and permitted assigns.
5.6 Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the
consent of the other Party. No assignment shall relieve any Party of liability
under this Agreement unless agreed in writing to the contrary.
5.7 Third-Party Beneficiary Rights. No person not a Party to this
Agreement is an intended beneficiary of this Agreement, and no person not a
Party to this Agreement shall have any right to enforce any term of this
Agreement.
5.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement binding
on all the Parties, notwithstanding that all Parties are not signatories to the
same counterpart.
5.9 Further Assurances. Each Party agrees, at the request of the other
Party, at any time and from time to time after the date hereof, to execute and
deliver all such further documents, and to take and forbear from all such
action, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order more effectively
to perfect the transfers or rights contemplated herein or otherwise to confirm
or carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
5.10 Mandatory Arbitration. Any person enforcing this Agreement may
require that all disputes, claims, counterclaims, and defenses ("Claims")
relating in any way to this Agreement or any transaction of which this Agreement
is a part (the "Transaction"), be settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
and Title 9 of the U.S. Code. All claims will be subject to the statutes of
limitation applicable if they were litigated.
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If arbitration occurs, one neutral arbitrator will decide all issues
unless either Party's Claim is $100,000.00 or more, in which case three neutral
arbitrators will decide all issues. All arbitrators will be active South
Carolina State Bar members in good standing. In addition to all other powers,
the arbitrator(s) shall have the exclusive right to determine all issues of
arbitrability. Judgment on any arbitration award may be entered in any court
with jurisdiction.
If either Party institutes any judicial proceeding relating to the
Transaction, such action shall not be a waiver of the right to submit any Claim
to arbitration. In addition, both Parties have the right before, during, and
after any arbitration to exercise any of the following remedies, in any order or
concurrently: (i) setoff, (ii) self-help repossession, (iii) judicial or
non-judicial foreclosure against real or personal property collateral, (iv)
provisional remedies, including injunction, appointment of receiver, attachment,
claim and delivery, and replevin.
This arbitration clause cannot be modified or waived by either Party
except in a writing that refers to this arbitration clause and is signed by both
Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Development Fee
Agreement to be executed as of ________________________, 1998.
DEVELOPER: The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina non-profit corporation
By: ___________________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
Xxxxxxxxx Development Partners, LLC
By: __________________________________
Its: __________________________________
OWNER: Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P.
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, a
South Carolina non-profit corporation, Inc.,
General Partner
By: ___________________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
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EXHIBIT A
ALL that certain parcel or tract of land located in the City of Edgefield,
Edgefield County, South Carolina, shown on a plat made for Xxxxx Xxxxxxx by
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, RLS, dated April 20, 1977, containing 8.19 acres, more or
less, and having the following measurements: Beginning at a point on the
Northern side of Xxxxx Street marked on said plat as Nail and Cap in Driveway
running thence along and with the Northern side of Xxxxx Street, NORTH 85-30-10
WEST, 53.03 feet to a point; thence on a curved line NORTH 23-57-24 EAST; 83.07
feet to a point marked P.C. on said plat; thence continuing in a Northerly
direction on said curved line a distance of 152.07 feet to a point marked P.T.
on said plat; thence NORTH 20-00-50 WEST, 209.48 feet to a point on Academy
Branch; thence SOUTH 74-11-00 WEST, 217.10 feet to a point on Southern Railroad
right-of-way; thence along and with said Southern Railroad right-of-way as
follows: NORTH 18-05-00 WEST, 100.99 feet to a point; thence NORTH 14-18-00
WEST, 97.55 feet to a point; thence NORTH 11-59-45 WEST, 99.18 feet to a point;
thence NORTH 10-51-25 WEST, 99.66 feet to a point; thence NORTH 10-14-05 WEST,
100.34 feet to a point; thence NORTH 10-24-48 WEST, 176.45 feet to a point
marked "A" on said plat; thence NORTH 71-56-05 EAST, 458.3 feet to a point
marked "B" on said plat; thence SOUTH 46-55-11 EAST, 311-03 feet to a point
marked "C" on said plat; thence SOUTH 38-56-05 WEST, 300.0 feet to a point
marked "D" on said plat; thence SOUTH 6-03-55 EAST, 138.0 feet to a point marked
"E" on said plat; thence SOUTH 19-26-05 WEST, 135.0 feet to a point marked "F"
on said plat; thence SOUTH 71-30-16 WEST 95.53 feet to a point marked "G" on
said plat; thence SOUTH 20-00-50 EAST 9.58 feet to an iron pin; thence, SOUTH
20-00-50 EAST, 374.88 feet to an iron pin at "15 inch Xxxxx"; thence SOUTH
50-29-10 WEST 121.96 feet to the point of beginning.
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GUARANTY AGREEMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in consideration of the agreement of The Piedmont Foundation
of South Carolina, Inc., (the "Developer") to permit deferral of the $155,000
due from Brighton Ridge Apartments, L.P. a South Carolina limited partnership
("Debtor") to the Developer, the undersigned Guarantor(s), hereby
unconditionally guaranty the full and prompt payment when due, whether by
acceleration or otherwise of that certain Developer Fee from Debtor to the
Developer, evidenced by the Development Fee Agreement dated the even date
herewith, and incorporated herein by this reference. The foregoing described
debt is referred to hereinafter as the "Liabilities" or "Liability."
The undersigned further agree to pay all expenses paid or incurred by
the Developer in endeavoring to collect the Liabilities, or any part thereof,
and in enforcing the Liabilities or this Guaranty Agreement (including
reasonable attorneys' fees if collected or enforced by law or through an
attorney-at-law). The undersigned hereby represent and warrant that the
extension of credit or other financial accommodations by the Developer to Debtor
will be to the interest and advantage of the undersigned, and acknowledge that
this Guaranty Agreement is a substantial inducement to the Developer to extend
credit to Debtor and that the Developer would not otherwise extend credit to
Debtor.
The Developer may, from time to time, without notice to or consent of
the undersigned, (a) retain or obtain a security interest in any property to
secure any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder, (b) retain or obtain
the primary or secondary liability of any party or parties, in addition to the
undersigned, with respect to any of the Liabilities, (c) extend or renew for any
period (whether or not longer than the original period) or alter any of the
Liabilities, (d) release or compromise any Liability of the undersigned
hereunder or any Liability of any other party or parties primarily or
secondarily liable on any of the Liabilities, (e) release, compromise or
subordinate its title or security interest, or any part thereof, if any, in all
or any property now or hereafter securing any of the Liabilities or any
obligation hereunder, and permit any substitution or exchange for any such
property, and (f) resort to the undersigned for payment of any of the
Liabilities, whether or not the Developer shall have resorted to any property
securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder or shall have
preceded against any other party primarily or secondarily liable on any of the
Liabilities.
The undersigned hereby expressly waive: (a) notice of the existence or
creation of all or any of the Liabilities, (b) notice of any amendment or
modification of any of the instruments or documents evidencing or securing the
Liabilities, (c) presentment, demand, notice of dishonor and protest, (d) all
diligence in collection or protection of or realization upon the Liabilities or
any thereof, any obligation hereunder, or any security for any of the foregoing,
and (e) the right to require the Developer to proceed against Debtor on any of
the Liabilities.
In the event any payment of Debtor to the Developer is held to
constitute a preference under the bankruptcy laws, or if for any other reason
the Developer is required to refund such payment or pay the amount thereof to
any other party, such payment by Debtor to the Developer shall not constitute a
release of Guarantor from any Liability hereunder, but Guarantor agrees to pay
such amount to the Developer upon demand and this Guaranty shall continue to be
effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, to the extent of any such
payment or payments.
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No delay or failure on the part of the Developer in the exercise of any
right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial
exercise by the Developer of any right or remedy shall preclude other or future
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No action of the
Developer permitted hereunder shall in any way impair or affect this Guaranty
Agreement. For the purpose of this Guaranty Agreement, the Liabilities of Debtor
to the Developer are guaranteed notwithstanding any right or power of Debtor or
anyone else to assert any claim or defense as to the invalidity or
unenforceability of any such obligation, and no such claim or defense shall
impair or affect the obligations of the undersigned hereunder.
Payment by the Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement shall be
recorded as a capital contribution payment from the Guarantor to Debtor and,
subsequently, as a payment of the Development Fee from Debtor to Developer.
This Guaranty Agreement shall be binding upon the undersigned, and upon
the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
This Guaranty Agreement has been made and delivered in the state of
South Carolina and shall be construed and governed under South Carolina law.
Whenever possible, each provision of the Guaranty Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Guaranty Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition of invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty Agreement.
Whenever the singular or plural number, masculine or feminine or neuter
is used herein, it shall equally include the other where applicable. In the
event this Guaranty Agreement is executed by more than one guarantor, this
Guaranty Agreement and the obligations hereunder are the joint and several
obligation of the undersigned.
Guarantor consents to the jurisdiction of the courts in the State of
South Carolina and/or to the jurisdiction and venue of any United States
District Court in the State of South Carolina having jurisdiction over any
action or judicial proceeding brought to enforce, construe or interpret this
Guaranty. Guarantor agrees to stipulate in any such proceeding that this
Guaranty is to be considered for all purposes to have been executed and
delivered within the geographical boundaries of the State of South Carolina,
even if it was, in fact, executed and delivered elsewhere.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto caused this Guaranty
Agreement to be executed as of _____________________, 1998.
Signed, sealed and delivered GUARANTOR:
in the presence of:
----------------------------
Witness
--------------------------
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.
____________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
Address for Guarantor:
----------------------------
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
(NOTARY SEAL) Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING BUDGET
AGREEMENT
This Construction and Operating Budget Agreement ("Agreement") is
entered into as of the date written below by and between Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P., a South Carolina limited Partnership ("Owner"), The Piedmont
Foundation Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation ("General Partner"), WNC
Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., a California limited Partnership
("Limited Partner"), WNC Housing, L.P., a California limited Partnership ("SLP
Class A"), and The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina
non-profit corporation ("SLP Class B"),. Owner, General Partner, Limited
Partner, SLP Class A and SLP Class B collectively may be referred to as the
"Parties" or individually may be referred to as a "Party".
RECITALS
A. Owner has acquired 5.5 acres of land in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, South Carolina (the "Real Property").
B. Owner intends to develop on the Real Property a forty-four (44) unit
low-income rental housing complex and other related improvements for families,
which is intended to qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits (the
"Project").
C. On the even date herewith a Partnership agreement for Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P. ("Partnership Agreement") was entered into by and between The
Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina non-profit
corporation as the general partner ("General Partner"), WNC Institutional Tax
Credit Fund VI, L.P. as the limited partner and WNC Housing, L.P. as the special
limited partner (the Partnership Agreement is incorporated herein by this
reference as if the same were reproduced in full and any capitalized terms not
defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning as defined in the Partnership
Agreement).
D. In determining whether to be admitted into Brighton Ridge
Apartments, L.P. and contribute funds to the development of the Project, the
Limited Partner and SLP Class A performed a due diligence review. Part of the
due diligence review included an analysis of the available sources of funds to
develop the Project, the cost of rehabilitation, the anticipated revenues
associated with the rental of the Project apartment units and the expenses
required to operate the Project.
E. The Parties recognize and acknowledge that the final construction
cost determination involves substantial negotiations with lenders, contractors
and governmental authorities.
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F. The Parties recognize and acknowledge that a final operating budget
involves substantial negotiations with lenders and governmental authorities.
G. Limited Partner's and SLP Class A's decision to execute the
Partnership Agreement is based, in part, on their acceptance of the sources of
funds available to develop the Project, the cost of construction to build the
Project and the operating budget necessary to provide a positive Debt Service
Coverage.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual promises and undertakings in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Owner and Developer agree as follows.
1. Source of Funds. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by this reference is the Project Source of Funds. The Source of Funds
have been specified in the Partnership Agreement as the Mortgage, the Capital
Contribution of the General Partner, the Capital Contribution of the Limited
Partner ,the Capital Contribution of the SLP Class A, and the Capital
Contribution of the SLP Class A. Unless expressly permitted in the Partnership
Agreement, Consent of the SLP Class A is required for any change to the Source
of Funds.
2. Construction Proforma. Attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and
incorporated herein by this reference is the Construction Proforma. If the
construction costs exceed the sum of the Capital Contributions, the proceeds of
the Mortgage and the Development Fee then the General Partner shall be
responsible for and shall be obligated to pay such deficiencies.
3. Operating Proforma. Attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated
herein by this reference is the Operating Proforma. The Limited Partner and the
SLP Class A underwrote the subject transaction at a 1.15 Debt Service Coverage.
Notwithstanding, in the event the Net Operating Income does not produce a 1.15
Debt Service Coverage as determined by the SLP Class A then at the request of
the SLP Class A the General Partner shall reduce and/or refinance the principal
of the Mortgage to an amount the SLP Class A determines is adequate to produce a
1.15 Debt Service Coverage.
4. Notices. Any notice given pursuant to this Agreement may be served
personally on the Party to be notified, or may be mailed, first class postage
prepaid, to the following address, or to such other address as a party may from
time to time designate in writing:
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To the General Partner: The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina non-profit
corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
To the Limited Partner: WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
c/o WNC Institutional Partners VI, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
To the SLP Class A: WNC HOUSING, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
To the SLP Class B: The Piedmont Foundation
Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
5. Successors and Assigns. All the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Parties.
6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and said counterparts
shall constitute but one and the same instrument which may sufficiently be
evidenced by one counterpart.
7. Captions. Captions to and headings of the Sections of this Agreement
are solely for the conveniences of the Parties, are not a part of this
Agreement, and shall not be used for the interpretation or determination of the
validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
8. Saving Clause. If any provision of this Agreement, or the
application of such provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held
invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision
to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid,
shall not be affected thereby.
9. Governing Law. This Agreement and its application shall be governed
by the laws of South Carolina.
10. Attorney's Fees. If a suit or action is instituted in connection
with an alleged breach of any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover, in addition to costs, such sums as the court may
adjudge reasonable as attorney's fees, including fees on any appeal.
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In Witness Whereof, this Construction and Operating Budget Agreement is
made and entered into as of _________, 1998.
GENERAL PARTNER
The Piedmont Foundation of South Carolina,
Inc., a South Carolina non-profit
corporation
By: ____________________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
LIMITED PARTNER
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.
By: WNC Institutional Partners VI, L.P.,
General Partner
By: _________________________
WNC & Associates, Inc.
General Partner
SLP CLASS A
WNC HOUSING, L.P.
By: WNC & ASSOCIATES, INC.
General Partner
By: _________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
SLP CLASS B
The Piedmont Foundation Inc., a Georgia
non-profit corporation
By: __________________________________
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.,
President
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EXHIBIT A
TO CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING BUDGET AGREEMENT
SOURCE OF FUNDS
A
EXHIBIT B
TO CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING BUDGET AGREEMENT
CONSTRUCTION PROFORMA
B
EXHIBIT C
TO CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING BUDGET AGREEMENT
OPERATING PROFORMA
C