SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
CONCORD APARTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
CONCORD APARTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
This Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership is
being entered into effective as of the date written below by and between New
Communities, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company as the general partner
(the "General Partner"), WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5, a
California limited partnership as the limited partner (the "Limited Partner"),
WNC Housing, L.P., as the special limited partner (the "Special Limited
Partner"), and WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund II, L.P., as the investment
limited partner (the "Original Limited Partner").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Concord Apartment Partners, L.P., a Colorado limited
partnership, qualified to do business in Florida (the "Partnership") recorded a
certificate of limited partnership with the Colorado Secretary of State on
January 28, 1998. A partnership agreement dated January 29, 1998 was entered
into by and between the General Partner and Xxxxxxx a LLC, a Colorado Limited
Liability Company (the "Original Partnership Agreement").
WHEREAS, on February 13, 1998, an Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership was entered into to provide for the withdrawal of Xxxxxxx a
LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and the admission of WNC Institutional
Tax Credit Fund II, L.P., as the Investment Limited Partner (the "Amended and
Restated 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 WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5, as the new
Limited Partner of the Partnership, (iii) the withdrawal of WNC Institutional
Tax Credit Fund II, L.P. as the Original Limited Partner; (iv) the payment of
Capital Contribution by the Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner 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 Amended
and Restated Partnership Agreement of Limited Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual agreements herein set
forth, the Partners hereby agree to amend and restate the Amended and Restated
Partnership Agreement in its entirety to provide as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 "Accountant" shall mean Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Co., 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 Special Limited
Partner. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
Special Limited Partner 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 Colorado Uniform Limited Partnership
Act of 1981, 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 99.98% 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
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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.
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 Special Limited Partner.
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 7.2, 7.3 or
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7.5 of this Agreement. A loan to the Partnership by a Partner shall not be
considered a Capital Contribution.
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 "Compliance Period" shall mean the period set forth in
Section 42 (i)(1) of the Code, as amended, or any successor statute.
Section 1.14 "Consent of the Special Limited Partner" shall mean the
prior written consent or approval of the Special Limited Partner.
Section 1.15 "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); as 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 "E" and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 1.16 "Deferred Management Fee" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 9.2(c) hereof.
Section 1.17 "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 1.18 "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 1.19 "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 1.20 "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
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enumerated specifically herein, or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the
control of a Partner to this Agreement claiming such suspension.
Section 1.21 "General Partner(s)" shall mean New Communities, LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company and such other Persons as are admitted to the
Partnership as additional or substitute General Partners pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 1.22 "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;
(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 Special
Limited Partner 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 1.22(d) to the extent the General Partner determines
that an adjustment pursuant to Section 1.22(b) hereof is necessary or
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appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an
adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.22(d).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to Section 1.22(a), Section 1.22(b), or Section 1.22(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 1.23 "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, 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.
Section 1.24 "Improvements" shall mean the twenty-six (26) unit
apartment complex in Orlando, Orange County, Florida built in accordance with
the Project Documents.
Section 1.25 "Incentive Management Fee" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 9.2(e) hereof.
Section 1.26 "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 1.26 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 1.26 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 1.22(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;
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(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.
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 1.27 "Insurance" shall mean:
(a) 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;
(b) all liability coverage shall include an umbrella liability
coverage in a minimum amount of $2,000,000 per occurrence and an aggregate of
$2,000,000;
(c) 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;
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(d) all Insurance policies shall include a provision to notify
the insured prior to cancellation; and
(e) hazard coverage must include inflation and building or
ordinance endorsements.
Section 1.28 "Insurance Company" shall mean any insurance company
engaged by the General Partner for the Partnership with the Consent of the
Special Limited Partner which Insurance Company shall have an A rating or better
for financial safety by A.M. Best or Standard & Poor's.
Section 1.29 "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 1.30 "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 1.31 "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 1.32 "Limited Partner" shall mean WNC Housing tax Credit Fund
VI, L.P., Series 5, 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 1.33 "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 Professional
Management, Inc.
Section 1.34 "Management Agreement" shall mean the agreement between
the Partnership and the Management Agent for property management services. The
management fee shall equal $900 per month plus out-of-pocket expenses. 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 1.35 "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 80% of the apartment units shall be rented to tenants whose
incomes are equal to or less than 60% of the area median income, as adjusted for
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family size, and 20% of the apartments units shall be rented to tenants whose
incomes are equal to or less than 45% of the area median income, as adjusted for
family size.
Section 1.36 "Mortgage" or "Mortgage Loan" shall mean the permanent
nonrecourse financing wherein the Partnership promises to pay Federal Trust
Bank, or its successor or assignee, the principal sum of $295,000, plus interest
on the principal at 8.875% per annum over a term of 15 years and amortized over
25 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.
Section 1.37 "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; and (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.
Section 1.38 "Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning given it
in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1).
Section 1.39 "Nonrecourse Liability" shall have the meaning given it in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).
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Section 1.40 "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 Special Limited Partner.
Section 1.41 "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 Operations.
Section 1.42 "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 1.43 "Partner(s)" shall collectively mean the General Partner,
the Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner or individually may mean any
Partner as the context dictates.
Section 1.44 "Partner Nonrecourse Debt" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.
Section 1.45 "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.
Section 1.46 "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 1.47 "Partnership" shall mean the limited partnership continued
under this Agreement.
Section 1.48 "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 1.49 "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 1.50 "Person(s)" shall collectively mean an individual,
proprietorship, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, company,
corporation or other entity.
Section 1.51 "Project" shall mean the approximately 0.9 acres of land
in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, as more fully described in Exhibit "A"
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attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and the Improvements.
Section 1.52 "Project Documents" shall mean all documents relating to
the Mortgage Loan. It shall also include all documents required by any
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Project in connection with the
financing of the Project.
Section 1.53 "Projected Annual Tax Credits" shall mean LIHTC in the
amount of $56,861 for 1998, $85,292 per year for each of the years 1999 through
2005, and $29,795 for 2006, 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 99.98% of the LIHTC of $683,835 to be available to the
Partnership.
Section 1.54 "Projected Tax Credits" shall mean LIHTC in the aggregate
amount of $853,089. The Partners recognize and acknowledge that the total amount
of Tax Credits allocated to the Partnership equaled $853,089. However, prior to
the Limited Partner's admittance the Partnership had allocated $169,252 Tax
Credits to the former partners leaving total available Tax Credits of $683,835
to be allocated among the General Partner, Limited Partner and Special Limited
Partner.
Section 1.55 "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 1.56 "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.
Section 1.57 "Reporting Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2(b) hereof.
Section 1.58 "Revised Projected Tax Credits" shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a) hereof.
Section 1.59 "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 of 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 1.60 "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
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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, 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 1.61 "Special Limited Partner" shall mean WNC Housing, L.P., a
California limited partnership, and such other Persons as are admitted to the
Partnership as additional or substitute Special Limited Partners pursuant to
this Agreement.
Section 1.62 "State" shall mean the State of Colorado.
Section 1.63 "State Tax Credit Agency" shall mean the state agency of
Florida which has the responsibility and authorization to administer the LIHTC
program in Florida.
Section 1.64 "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 1.65 "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.
Section 1.66 "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 1.67 "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 1.68 "TRA 1986" shall mean the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Section 1.69 "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 1.70 "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
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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 "Concord Apartment Partners, 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 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, or at such other place or places within the State as the General Partner
may hereafter designate.
Section 3.2 Agent for Service of Process. The name of the agent for
service of process on the Partnership is Xxxxxx Xxxxx, whose address is 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
ARTICLE IV
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Partnership is to acquire, construct, own and
operate the Project in order to provide, in part, Tax Credits to the Partners in
accordance with the provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
applicable to LIHTC and to sell the Project. 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, 2050
unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or
as otherwise provided by law.
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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 of $100.
Section 6.2 Construction and Operating Obligations; General Partner
Loans.
(a) The General Partner shall equip the Project or cause the same to be
equipped with all necessary and appropriate fixtures, equipment and articles of
personal property, including but not limited to, refrigerators and ranges. Any
such advances by the General Partner shall not change the Interest of any
Partner in the Partnership and shall be considered a cost overrun and not be
repayable. In addition, if a foreclosure action is commenced against the
Partnership, then at the Special Limited Partner's election, either the General
Partner will be removed from the Partnership and the Special Limited Partner
will be admitted as successor General Partner, all in accordance with Article
XIII hereof, or the General Partner will repurchase the Interests of the Limited
Partner and the Special Limited Partner for an amount equal to the amounts
theretofore paid by the Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner, and the
Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner shall have no further Interest
in the Partnership. If the Limited Partner elects to have the General Partner
repurchase the Interest of the Limited Partner then the repurchase shall occur
within 60 days after the General Partner receives written demand from the
Limited Partner.
(b) From the date of this Agreement until three years following three
consecutive months of Break-even Operations, any Operating Deficits will be paid
in accordance with Section 8.3 of this Agreement. 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 Special Limited
Partner, 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 Special Limited Partner. 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
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General Partner and such advance will be classified as a General Partner Capital
Contribution.
ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF LIMITED PARTNER
AND SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER
Section 7.1 Capital Contribution of Limited Partner. The Limited
Partner shall make a Capital Contribution in the amount of $470,185, as may be
adjusted in accordance with Section 7.3 of this Agreement, in cash on the dates
and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
The Special Limited Partner is hereby admitted to the Partnership
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(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 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 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) delivery to the Limited Partner of a copy of the
recorded grant deed (warranty
deed);
(E) delivery to the Limited Partner of a fully
executed General Partner Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"D" and incorporated herein by this reference;
(F) verification that the Partnership has obtained
Insurance required during operations;
(G) delivery to the Limited Partner of the current
rent roll, copies of all initial tenant files including completed applications,
completed questionnaires or checklist of income and assets, documentation of
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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, and copies of the
executed lease agreement with the tenants;
(H) deliver to the Limited Partner copies of all
Mortgage documents and Title Insurance in an amount equal to the Mortgage and
the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution;
(I) a copy of the declaration of restrictive
covenants/extended use agreement entered into between the Partnership and the
State Tax Credit Agency; and
(J) any documents previously not provided to the
Limited Partner but required pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) and Sections
14.3(a), (b) and (c).
(b) Provided the conditions of Section 7.1(a) of this Partnership
Agreement have been met, the Limited Partner shall make the following Capital
Contribution:
(1) $470,185 shall be payable upon receipt by and approval of
the Limited Partner of the following:
(a) operating budget; and
(b) IRS Form 8609 verifying the annual credit amount;
provided
(c) the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a) have
been met.
Section 7.2 Repurchase of Limited Partner's Interest. Within 60 days
after the General Partner receives written demand from the Limited Partner
and/or the Special Limited Partner, the Partnership shall repurchase the Limited
Partner's Interest and/or the Special Limited Partner'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 Special Limited Partner has
theretofore made in the event that, for any reason, the Partnership shall fail
to meet the Minimum Set-Aside Test not later than December 31 of the first year
the Partnership elects the LIHTC to commence in accordance with the Code.
Section 7.3 Reduction of Limited Partner's Capital Contribution.
(a) If the anticipated amount of Projected Tax Credits to be allocated
to the Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner as evidenced by IRS Form
8609, Schedule A thereto, and the audited construction cost certification
provided to the Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner are less than
$683,767 (the "Revised Projected Tax Credits") then the Limited Partner's and
Special Limited Partner's Capital Contribution provided for in Section 7.1 and
Section 7.4 respectively shall be reduced by the amount which will make the
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total Capital Contribution to be paid by the Limited Partner and Special Limited
Partner to the Partnership equal to 66% of the Revised Projected Tax Credits so
anticipated to be allocated to the Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner.
If the Capital Contribution reduction referenced in this Section 7.3(a) is
greater than the remaining Capital Contribution to be paid by the Limited
Partner and the Special Limited Partner then the General Partner shall have
ninety days from the date the General Partner receives notice from either the
Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner 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, 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
"Annual Credit Shortfall"), then, unless the Annual Credit Shortfall shall have
previously been addressed under Sections 7.3(a) and 7.3(d), the next Capital
Contribution owed by the Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner 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 Special
Limited Partner. If the Annual Credit Shortfall is greater than the Limited
Partner's and Special Limited Partner's remaining Capital Contributions then the
General Partner shall pay to the Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner the
excess of the Annual Credit Shortfall over the remaining Capital Contributions.
The General Partner shall have ninety days to pay the Annual Credit
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Shortfall from the date the General Partner receives notice from either the
Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner.
(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 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(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).
(d) The General Partner has represented, in part, that the Limited
Partner will receive Projected Annual Tax Credits in the amount of $56,861 for
1998 and $85,292 in 1999. In the event the 1998 and 1999 Projected Annual Tax
Credits are less than projected then the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution
shall be reduced by an amount equal to 71% times the difference between the
Projected Annual Tax Credits for 1998 and 1999 and the Actual Tax Credits for
1998 and 1999. If the 1998 and 1999 Tax Credits are less than projected then the
Special Limited Partner'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 7.3(d) is greater than the balance of the Limited Partner's or Special
Limited Partner's Capital Contribution payment which is then due, if any, then
the Capital Contribution reduction amount shall be paid by the General Partner
to the Limited Partner and/or the Special Limited Partner within ninety days of
the General Partner receiving notice of the reduction from the Limited Partners
and/or the Special Limited Partner.
(e) 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,
in addition to any other payments to which the Limited Partner and Special
Limited Partner are entitled under the terms of this Section 7.3, the General
Partner shall pay to the Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner the sum
of (1) the deficiency assessed against the Limited Partner or Special Limited
Partner as a result of the Tax Credit recapture, (2) any interest and penalties
imposed on the Limited Partner or Special Limited Partner with respect to such
deficiency, and (3) an amount sufficient to pay any tax liability owed by the
Limited Partner or Special Limited Partner resulting from the receipt of the
amounts specified in (1) and (2).
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(f) In the event that a reduction in the Projected Tax Credits or a
recapture of Tax Credit results from a transfer of a limited partnership
interest in the Partnership, the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution shall
not be reduced and the General Partner shall not be required to make any payment
to the limited Partner because of such loss or recapture.
Section 7.4 Capital Contribution of Special Limited Partner. The
Special Limited Partner shall make a Capital Contribution of $47 at the time of
the Limited Partner's Capital Contribution payment referenced in Section
7.1(b)(1) upon the same conditions. The Special Limited Partner shall be in a
different class from the Limited Partner and, 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 7.5 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 Special Limited Partner, 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 7.6 Liability of Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner.
The Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner shall not be liable for any of
the debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the Partnership. The
Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner 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 Operating and Maintenance Account. The General Partner, on
behalf of the Partnership, shall establish an operating and maintenance account
and shall deposit thereinto an annual amount equal to $200 per residential unit
per year for the purpose of repairs, maintenance and capital repairs. Said
deposit shall be made quarterly in equal installments. Withdrawals from such
account shall be made only with the Consent of the Special Limited Partner. Any
balance remaining in the account at the time of a sale of the Project shall be
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allocated and distributed equally between the General Partner and the Limited
Partner.
Section 8.2 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 equally between the General partner and the Limited Partner.
Section 8.3 Operating Reserve. From the Capital Contribution proceeds
referenced in Section 7.1(b)(1) of this Agreement, the sum of $100,000 shall be
retained for operating reserve ("Operating Reserve"). The Operating Reserve
shall be held in an interest bearing account at a mutually agreed upon financial
institution ("Operating Reserve Account"). Funds from the Operating Reserve
Account can only be used to pay Operating Deficits. Said Operating Reserve
Account shall be established as a joint signature account between the Limited
Partner and the General Partner. The Operating Reserve funds may only be
disbursed upon obtaining signatures from both the Limited Partner and the
General Partner. The General Partner shall provide the Limited Partner with a
written request for disbursement of money from the Operating Reserve Account
which shall include the following: an updated operating proforma; a schedule of
payments to be made with Operating Reserve funds; an explanation of the
circumstances causing the Partnership to experience an Operating Deficit; and an
explanation detailing the steps to be taken to avoid further Operating Deficits.
Any and all withdrawals taken against the Operating Reserve funds shall
be deemed an Operating Loan to the Partnership.
(a) To the extent there are no funds withdrawn from the Operating
Reserve, the funds shall be distributed to the General Partner as follows:
$33,333.33 plus interest on the first anniversary of this Agreement; $33,333.33
plus interest on the second anniversary of this Agreement; and $33,333.33 plus
interest on the third anniversary of this Agreement. If during any one-year term
concluding with an anniversary date ("Operating Reserve Year") funds have been
disbursed to pay an Operating Deficit, then the amount of such distribution
shall be deducted from the amount allowed to be paid to the General Partner upon
the anniversary date, or subsequent anniversary dates, as specified above. By
way of illustration only, if $10,000 was disbursed to pay Operating Deficits
during the first Operating Reserve Year then only $23,333.33 plus interest would
be distributed to the General Partner on the first anniversary date; or if
$40,000 was disbursed to pay Operating Deficits during the first Operating
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Reserve Year then nothing would be distributed to the General Partner at the
first anniversary date and only $26,666.60 (minus any other disbursements) will
be distributed to the General Partner on the second anniversary date.
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 Tax Credit Conditions; 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 Special Limited Partner 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 Special Limited Partner (except one who may also be a
General Partner, and then only in its capacity 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 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
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shall not exceed one year, and the execution or renewal of any Management
Agreement shall be subject to the prior Consent of the Special Limited Partner.
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
at the request of the Special Limited Partner with a reasonable cause.
(2) The appointment of any successor Management Agent is
subject to the Consent of the Special Limited Partner which may only be sought
after the General Partner has provided the Special Limited Partner with accurate
and complete disclosure respecting the proposed Management Agent.
(b) The Partnership shall pay to the Limited Partner a fee (the
"Reporting Fee") commencing in 1998 equal to 15% of the Net Operating Income but
in no event less than $1,000 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 $1,000, 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.
(c) 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 1998 for services incident to the administration of the business
and affairs of the Partnership, which services shall include, but not be 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
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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.
(d) The Partnership shall utilize the proceeds from the Mortgage and
Capital Contributions paid pursuant to Section 7.1(b) and Section 7.4 of this
Agreement for development costs including, not limited to, land costs,
architectural fees, survey and engineering costs, financing costs, loan fees,
building materials and labor. If any 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 to 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.
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;
(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 Special Limited Partner) 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.
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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 use its best efforts 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.
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 in an amount not to
exceed $1,000;
(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;
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(h) in its best efforts, cause the Project apartment units to be leased
to anyone other than Qualified Tenants;
(i) violate the Minimum Set-Aside Test or the Rent Restriction Test
for the Project;
(j) in it best efforts, 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 Special Limited
Partner 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 Special Limited Partner the General Partner shall not:
(a) sell, exchange, lease (other than to a tenant) or otherwise
dispose of the Project;
(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 Special Limited Partner;
(d) contract away the fiduciary duty owed to the Limited Partner and
the Special Limited Partner 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 not to exceed an aggregate of $1,000
per year, 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 Special
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Limited Partner, 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 may be 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;
(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
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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 Special
Limited Partner 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 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
purpose 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
Partner agrees, without limitation: (1) to make all elections requested by the
Special Limited Partner 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 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 cause the Management Agent
to manage the Project so as to comply with all other Tax Credit Conditions; and
(m) 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
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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
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
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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, construction, 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.
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 and the Special Limited Partner.
(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) 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
Special Limited Partner.
(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.
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(f) 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 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 1/2 year term.
(j) 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 Limited Partner and
the Special Limited Partner 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.
(l) The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the Projected
Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if applicable, but
shall not be responsible for the reduction, loss or recapture of Tax Credits due
to the transfer of Limited Partner interests.
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(m) 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.
(n) The buildings on the Project site 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 with the Code, the Project will satisfy the Minimum
Set-Aside Test.
(o) 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.
(p) The General Partner has not lent or otherwise advanced any funds to
the Partnership other than its Capital Contribution and the bridge loan to the
Partnership in which said bridge loan shall be paid-off upon funding of the
first Mortgage loan, and the Partnership has no unsatisfied obligation to make
any payments of any kind to the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof.
(q) No event has occurred which constitutes a default under any of the
Project Documents.
(r) 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.
(s) 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)
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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.
(t) 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 Special Limited Partner 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. The Partners recognize and acknowledge that the consequences to a breach
of this warranty and representation pertaining to the availability of Tax Credit
has been addressed in Sections 7.3 and 13.2 of this Agreement and shall not give
rise to any additional claims by the Limited Partner as provided in Sections 7.3
and 13.2 of this Agreement.
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 99.98% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the Special Limited Partner,
and .01% 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
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)
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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 Special Limited Partner's positive Capital Account balance
to an amount equal to its Capital Contribution, shall be allocated to the
Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner, 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 40%
to the Limited Partner and 60% 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 99.98%
to the Limited Partner, .01% to the Special Limited Partner and .01% 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 or the
Special Limited Partner if and to the extent that such allocation would create
or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for the Limited Partner or the
Special Limited Partner. In the event an allocation of 99.98% or .01% 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 or the Special Limited Partner, 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 or the Special Limited
Partner as is necessary to allow the Limited Partner or the Special Limited
Partner to be allocated 99.98% and .01%, respectively, of the items of Income
and Project depreciation without creating or increasing an Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit for the Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner, it being
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the intent of the parties that the Limited Partner and the Special Limited
Partner always shall be allocated 99.98% and .01%, respectively, of the items of
Income not arising from a Sale or Refinancing and 99.98% and .01%, 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
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
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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 99.98% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the Special Limited Partner and
.01% 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
his 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.
(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
Limited Partner to whom such promissory note relates; and
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(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 .01% 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.
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
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Section 10.4. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X
(other than the Regulatory Allocations), with the Consent of the Special Limited
Partner, 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 Special Limited Partner, 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 99.98% to the Limited Partner, .01% to the Special Limited Partner and
.01% 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.
(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 Special Limited Partner, using any permissible
method under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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(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: 99.98%; Special Limited
Partner: .01%; General Partner: .01%.
(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 1.22(a) hereof).
In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted
pursuant to Section 1.22(b) 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 with the Consent of the Special Limited 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.
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
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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 Special Limited Partner.
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 Special Limited Partner, 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 Special Limited
Partner, 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 General Partner advance in the amount equal to $300,000
less the amount of any Mortgage placed on the Project. In no event will this
General Partner advance exceed $50,000 and will only be repayable in the event
the Mortgage is placed on the Project.
(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;
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(e) to pay the Incentive Management Fee from 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, any Operating Loans
to be paid prorata if necessary;
(c) to the Limited Partner in an amount equal to its Capital
Contribution;
(d) to the Special Limited Partner in an amount equal to its Capital
Contribution;
(e) to the General Partner in an amount equal to its Capital
Contribution; and
(f) thereafter, 40% to the Limited Partner and 60% to the General
Partner.
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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 Special Limited Partner 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
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 Special Limited Partner'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 Special Limited Partner 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.
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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.
Section 12.5 Substitution of Assignee as Limited Partner or Special
Limited Partner.
(a) An Assignee shall not have the right to become a Substitute Limited
Partner or substitute Special Limited Partner 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 Special
Limited Partner'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 Special Limited Partner, 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 Special Limited Partner as a Substitute Limited Partner or substitute
Special Limited Partner, 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 Special Limited
Partner, such Partner's executors, administrators or legal representatives shall
have all the rights of a Limited Partner or Special Limited Partner, 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
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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 Special Limited Partners in the
place of their respective predecessors-in-interest unless the General Partner
shall so consent.
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 Special Limited Partner, and,
to the extent required, of Federal Trust Bank and the State Tax Credit Agency.
Withdrawal shall be conditioned upon the agreement of the Special Limited
Partner to be admitted as a successor General Partner, or if the Special Limited
Partner 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 Special Limited Partner 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 and willful misconduct, or other
negligent conduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement;
(3) been convicted of, or entered into a plea of guilty to,
a felony;
(4) made personal use of Partnership funds or properties;
(5) violated the terms of the Mortgage, and such violation
prompts Federal Trust Bank to issue a default letter or acceleration notice to
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the Partnership or General Partner and such violation has not been cured within
60 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;
(7) failed to obtain the Consent of the Special Limited
Partner 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, or failed to perform any other action which may be
required by this Agreement, which breach or failure has had an adverse effect on
the Partnership;
(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 7.3(e) of this Agreement apply;
(10) 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 80% 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;
however
(12) The General Partner shall not be subject to removal
because of a reduction in the availability of LIHTC or a recapture of LIHTC that
results from a transfer of Limited Partner interests in the Partnership.
(b) Written notice of the removal for cause of the General Partner
shall be served by the Special Limited Partner 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
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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
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 Special Limited Partner,
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 Special Limited Partner 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 Special Limited Partner 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 Special
Limited Partner), or if there is no other general partner of the Partnership at
that time, to the Special Limited Partner.
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(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
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.
(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 Special Limited Partner, 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 Special Limited Partner, 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,
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or, if there be no remaining General Partner, the Withdrawing General Partner or
its legal representative, shall promptly notify the Special Limited Partner of
such Withdrawal (the "Withdrawal Notice"). Whether or not the Withdrawal Notice
shall have been sent as provided herein, the Special Limited Partner shall have
the right to become a successor General Partner (and to become the successor
managing General 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 Special Limited
Partner shall have elected to become a successor General Partner or a new
General Partner has been admitted, 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 Special
Limited Partner 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 Special Limited Partner to the admission of such Person
as a substitute General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the discretion
of the Special Limited Partner, shall have been given; and (c) such Person shall
have executed and acknowledged any other instruments which the Special Limited
Partner 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 Special Limited Partner'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 Special Limited Partner.
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
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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.
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 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 Special Limited Partner all tax
information necessary for the preparation of their federal and state income tax
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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 Special Limited Partner: (1) a balance sheet as of
the end of 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 Special Limited Partner 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 Special Limited Partner the following reports.
(a) A quarterly tax credit compliance report similar to the worksheet
included in Exhibit "E" 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
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 determined by the Limited Partner.
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(b) By September 15 of each year, an estimate of LIHTC for that year.
(c) 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.
(d) A quarterly report on operations, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "E", 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.
(e) By the annual renewal date each and every year, an executed
original or certified copy of each and every Insurance policy or certificate
required by the terms of this Agreement.
(f) By the payment date of the real estate property taxes each and
every year verification that the same has been paid in full.
(g) On or before March 15th of each calendar year, the General
Partner's updated financial statement as of December 31 of the previous year.
(h) 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 Special Limited Partner.
(i) Notice of the occurrence of any event which has had a material
adverse effect upon the Project or the Partnership, including, but not limited
to, any 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 twenty 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
week (plus interest at the rate established by Section 6.3 of this Agreement) to
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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.
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 Special Limited Partner. 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 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 Special Limited
Partner, 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.
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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 Special Limited Partner 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 of Federal Trust Bank to which the Partnership is subject.
Section 15.2 Return of Capital Contribution upon Dissolution. Except as
provided in Sections 7.2 and 7.3 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 General
Partner, 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
Special Limited Partner.
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 Special Limited Partner 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
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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 not to exceed .1001% of the
Limited Partner's capital contribution, 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 the foregoing, if the
Special Limited Partner 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:
(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 Special Limited Partner.
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,
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the liquidator may, in order to avoid loss, but only with the Consent of the
Special Limited Partner, 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 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
Special Limited Partner shall cease to be such and the General Partner shall
execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed those certificates referenced in
Section 15.6.
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 be amended at any time by the Limited Partner. This
Agreement may not be amended by the General Partner absent the Consent of the
Special Limited Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall
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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 Special Limited Partner; 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.
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 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 Special Limited Partner 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
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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
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: New Communities, LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Copy To: Xxxxxx X. Breed
Powell, Goldstein, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
Sixth Floor
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X., 00000
To the Limited Partner: WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
To the Special
Limited Partner: WNC HOUSING, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
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 Recording of Certificate of Limited Partnership. If the
General Partner should deem it advisable to do so, the Partnership shall record
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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 17.6 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.
(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 17.7 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 17.8 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
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interpretation or determination of the validity of this Agreement or any
provision hereof.
Section 17.9 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.
Section 17.10 Tax Matters Partners. All the Partners hereby agree that
the Special Limited 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 Special Limited Partner shall
withdraw from the Partnership or become Bankrupt, the General Partner 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 Special Limited Partner acts as the Tax Matters Partner.
Section 17.11 Expiration of Compliance Period.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary (other than
this Section 17.11), the Special Limited Partner 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 Special
Limited Partner in writing with respect to the terms and conditions of such
offer, and, if the Special Limited Partner notifies the General Partner that
such offer should be accepted, 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 Special Limited Partner shall have the right at any time after the
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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 Special Limited Partner 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 Special Limited Partner in its sole discretion shall be withheld
to any proposed sale, then the Special Limited Partner shall have the right at
any time thereafter to obtain a buyer for the Project on terms acceptable to the
Special Limited Partner (but not less favorable to the Partnership than any
proposed sale previously rejected by the Special Limited Partner). In the event
that the Special Limited Partner so obtains a buyer, it shall notify the General
Partner in writing with respect to the terms and conditions of the proposed sale
and 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 17.12 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 17.13 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 17.14 Governing Law. This Agreement and its application
shall be governed by the laws of the State.
Section 17.15 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 17.16 Receipt of Correspondence. The Partners agree that the
General Partner shall send to the Limited Partner and the Special Limited
Partner 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.
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Section 17.17 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 Concord Apartment Partners, L.P., a Colorado limited partnership,
qualified to do business in Florida, is made and entered into as of the 31st day
of May, 1998.
GENERAL PARTNER
New Communities, LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company
By: Xxxxxxx a LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company,
Member
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Managing Member
LIMITED PARTNER
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P.,
Series 5
By: WNC & Associates, Inc.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
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SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER
WNC Housing, L.P.
By: WNC & Associates, Inc.
General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lots 5,6,8,9, and 10 in Block B of BELLVUE ADDITION (also known as
BELLVUE ADDITION, also known as BELVIEW ADDITION) according to the plat thereof
as recorded in Plat Book E, Page 103, of the public Records of Orange County,
Florida.
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EXHIBIT B TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE: Concord Apartment Partners, L.P.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in
connection with the investment by WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series
5, a California limited partnership (the "Limited Partner") in Concord Apartment
Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), a Colorado limited partnership, qualified to
do business in Florida, formed to own, develop, construct, finance and operate
an apartment complex for low-income persons (the "Apartment Complex") in
Orlando, Orange County, Florida. The general partner of the Partnership is New
Communities, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (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 Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5
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 Colorado.
(c) The Partnership is validly existing under and subject to the laws
of Colorado with full power and authority to own, develop, construct, 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 has
been duly and validly authorized by or on behalf of the General Partner and,
having been executed and delivered in accordance with its terms, the Partnership
Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the General Partner,
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e) The execution and delivery of the Partnership Agreement by the
General Partner 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 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.
(g) The Special Limited Partner have been admitted to the Partnership
as an additional limited partner 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
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WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
______________, 199__
Page 3
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 of the Partnership nor the Limited
Partner nor the Special Limited Partner 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) 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.
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WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5
c/o WNC & Associates, Inc.
______________, 199__
Page 4
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
Concord Apartment Partners, L.P., a Colorado limited partnership, qualified to
do business in Florida (the "Partnership"); and New Communities, LLC, a Colorado
limited liability company (the "General Partner") for the benefit of WNC Housing
Tax Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5, a California limited partnership (the
"Investment Partnership"), and WNC & Associates, Inc.
("WNC").
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, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Partnership and the General
Partner hereby agree as follows for the benefit of the Investment Partnership
and WNC.
1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Partnership
and the General Partner
The Partnership and the General 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 and the General 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
and the General Partner have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
action; the 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 is bound or any law, regulation,
judgment, decree or order applicable to the Partnership or any General Partner
or any of their respective properties; this Certification and Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Partnership and the General
Partner, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms.
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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 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.
1.6 The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the
Projected Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if
applicable, but shall not be responsible for the reduction, loss or recapture of
Tax Credits due to the transfer of Limited Partner interests.
1.7 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.
1.8 No person or entity other than the Partnership holds any
equity interest in the Apartment Complex.
1.9 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.
1.10 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.
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1.11 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.
1.12 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate and Agreement is made and entered
into as of the day of ____________, 1998.
PARTNERSHIP
Concord Apartment Partners, L.P.
New Communities, LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company,
General Partner
By: Xxxxxxx a LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company,
Member
By:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Managing Member
signature continued on the next page....
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GENERAL PARTNER
New Communities, LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company
By: Xxxxxxx a LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company,
Member
By: _______________________
Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Managing Member
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EXHIBIT D TO THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
GENERAL PARTNER CERTIFICATION
This General Partner Certification is being issued to WNC Housing Tax
Credit Fund VI, L.P., Series 5, ("Limited Partner") by New Communities, LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company, General Partner of Concord Apartment
Partners, L.P., a Colorado limited partnership, qualified to do business in
Florida, ("Partnership") in accordance with Section 7.1 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 Special Limited Partner.
(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) 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
Special Limited Partner.
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(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 properly for all units in the Project 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 1/2 year term.
(j) 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 Special Limited
Partner 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 the Partnership Agreement.
(l) The Partnership will allocate to the Limited Partner the Projected
Annual Tax Credits, or the Revised Projected Tax Credits, if applicable. The
Partners recognize and acknowledge that the consequences to a breach of this
warranty and representation has been addressed in Section 7.3 of the Partnership
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Agreement and will not in and of itself, be the basis for removal of the General
Partner for cause as provided in Section 13.2 of the Partnership Agreement.
(m) 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.
(n) The buildings on the Project site 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.
(o) 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.
(p) 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.
(q) No event has occurred which constitutes a material default under
any of the Project Documents.
(r) 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.
(s) 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)
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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.
(t) 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 Special Limited Partner 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. The Partners recognize and acknowledge that the consequences to a breach
of this warranty and representation pertaining to the availability of Tax Credit
has been addressed in Sections 7.3 and 13.2 and shall not give rise to any
additional claims by the Limited Partner as provided in Sections 7.3 and 13.2.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands to this
General Partner Certification this ____ day of _________, 1998.
New Communities, LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company,
General Partner
By: Xxxxxxx a LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company,
Member
By: ____________________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Managing Member
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