___________
Date: ___/___/___
Attention: _____________
______________________
______________________
Re: LOAN COMMITMENT AGREEMENT
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to our discussions concerning the refinancing of your real estate related debt
now held by ___________________________________ ("Lender") secured in part by that
certain Deed of Trust in favor of Lender on file and of record in Deed of Trust Book ____ at
Page ____ in the office of the Chancery Clerk of _________ County, ____________, the
Executive Committee of _____________________________ has approved a First Mortgage
Loan to ________________ _____________________________, a ____________ Limited
Liability Partnership (hereinafter to as "Borrower") subject to the following terms and
conditions:
The Loan shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note and/or Loan Documents
which
shall contain the terms herein stated and which shall be payable to the order of Lender in
monthly installments with each monthly payment applied first on interest then due and the
remainder on principal:
Principal Sum : ____________________________________ ($ )
Closing Date : The closing of the Loan shall take place on or before
_________________, ______.
Term : _________________ ( ) years.
Annual Interest Rate : The interest rate on the unpaid principal balance of
said Note shall be ___________ Percent ( %) per annum.
Repayment : Principal and interest shall be due and payable at
_____________ _________________________ or at such other place as the
Lender may designate, in ____________________ ( ) consecutive monthly
install ments of _________________________ ($ ) on the ____
day of each month beginning on the first day of _____________ _____, and
one final balloon payment of ____________________________ ($
) , which balloon payment shall be due and payable on ______________,
_____. The monthly principal and interest payments shall be based on a
________________ ( ) year amortization. Each monthly installment shall
be applied first to interest then due, and the remainder to principal.
Prepayment : Prepayments on the principal in addition to the regular monthly
installments on any installment date may be made by Borrower paying a
_______ Percent ( %) prepayment penalty on such excess payments during
the first year of this Loan, which prepayment penalty shall be reduced
thereafter at the rate of ______ Percent ( %) per year. The Lender may
require that any partial prepayments (I) be made on the date monthly install -
ments are due, and (ii) be in the amount of that part of one or more monthly
installments which would be applicable to principal. Any partial prepayment
shall be applied against the principal amount outstanding in the inverse order
of due dates and shall not postpone the due date of any subsequent monthly
installments or change the amount of such installments, unless the Lender shall
otherwise agree in writing.
Escrow : Upon receipt of written notice from Lender, Borrower shall also
make monthly deposits with Lender in a non-interest bearing account, together
with, and in addition to, interest and principal, of a sum equal to _________ (
) (fraction) of the yearly taxes and assessments which may be levied against
the premises, and ___________ ( ) (fraction) of the yearly premiums for
hazard insurance thereon. The amount of such taxes, assessments and
premiums, when unknown, shall be estimated by Lender. Such deposits shall
be used by Lender to pay such taxes, assessments and premiums when due.
Any insuffi ciency of such account to pay such charges when due shall be paid
by Borrower to Lender on demand. Until receipt by Borrower of such notice,
Borrower shall pay all such taxes, assess ments and insurance premiums, and
shall promptly furnish to Lender receipts evidencing such payments.
Late Charge : The Note will provide that if any payment of principal and
interest, or principal and interest combined, shall remain overdue for a period
of ________ ( ) days after the same becomes due and payable hereunder,
Borrower shall pay to Lender a late charge of __________ Percent ( %) of
the overdue amount.
Lender's Right to Accelerate : The Loan Documents shall provide that
Lender shall have the right, at its option, to declare the entire Loan, regard less
of the maturity date specified in any note or agree ment evidencing the same,
immediately due and pay able if Borrower sells, enters into a contract of sale,
conveys, further encumbers or alienates said property or any part thereof, or
suffers his title or any interest therein to be divested or encum bered, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, or leases with an option to purchase, or changes or
permits to be changed the character or use of said property, or drills or extracts
or enters into a lease for the drilling for, or extracting of, oil, gas or other
hydrocarbon substances or any mineral of any kind or character on said
property. If the maturity date is accelerated due to the sale of the Real
Property securing the Loan, Borrower agrees to use as much of the proceeds of
any such sale as necessary to pay the remaining principal and interest due on
the Note, as well as any other sums due pursuant to the Loan Documents, and
Borrower shall grant a security interest in such proceeds to Lender in the
appropriate Loan Document(s).
Security : The Note shall be secured by a First Deed of Trust of even date
therewith on real property, including without limitation all buildings, improve -
ments and fixtures, now or hereafter located thereon (hereafter "Security
Property") situated on all of ________________________________________,
as shown on the ___________ Official Map of the City of ___________
____________, ______ Edition. The Note shall be further secured by an
assignment of Borrower's interest in all leases ("Assignment of Leases") and
rents affecting the Security Property and by a Security Agreement covering all
of Borrower's right, title and interest in property personal in nature located on
the Security Property as Lender deems to be necessary in connection with this
Loan transaction.
Title Insurance : Lender is to be furnished a ________________ policy of
title insurance, containing such endorsements or affirmative coverage as
Lender may require, written by a title insurance company acceptable to
Lender, with liability equal to the amount of the Loan, and insuring Lender's
mortgage to be a first lien subject only to such exceptions and conditions of
title as Lender approves in writing prior to the funding of this Loan and
recordation of Lender's Deed of Trust. The condi tion of title must be "market -
able" and satisfactory in all respects to the standards normally required by
Lender.
Survey : No survey will be required.
Hazard Insurance : The Deed of Trust shall contain a provision obligating
Borrower to maintain hazard insurance (with extended coverage endorsement
including malicious mischief and vandalism), flood insurance (in the event
flood insurance shall be required for the Security Property under the United
States Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or any subsequent law then in
effect), comprehensive public liability insurance, and such other insurance
coverage as Lender may from time to time reasonably deem necessary.
Hazard insurance shall cover the improve ments and personal property, if any,
on the Security Property in an amount not less than the full insurable
replacement value thereof, and all insurance required hereunder shall be issued
by an insurance company or companies satisfactory to Lender. All insurance
policies are to be deposited with Lender, and each policy is to contain a
Mortgagee Clause acceptable to Lender in Lender's favor as first mortgagee.
Blanket insurance shall be acceptable provided Lender is furnished certified
copies of such policies together with satisfactory evidence that the insurance is
in force. Should coinsurance or average clause be included, Lender may
require a stipulated value endorsement.
Leases : Borrower will deposit with Lender Borrower's copies of all leases
affecting the Security Property, together with any amendments thereto. Such
leases must be acceptable to Lender or be made acceptable to Lender, both as
to form and content. Lender will be provided with satisfactory evidence that
the leases are in full force and effect at the time of closing.
Form of Loan Documents : All Loan Documents used in this transaction
shall be on forms prescribed or approved by Lender, and the Loan shall in
every particular conform to the standard practices of Lender's Investment
Department and be acceptable to Lender's counsel. The term "Loan
Documents" shall be defined as any and all documents evidencing, securing, or
related to the Loan.
Appraisal : Lender has received any necessary appraisals of the Security
Property.
Closing Costs : Borrower shall pay all costs, fees and charges of every kind in
connection with this Loan transaction including, without limitation, Lender's
attorneys fees, the cost of obtaining, preparing and furnishing to Lender all
documents herein mentioned, surveys and title reports, the premium for title
insurance, the fees for recording and filing documents, escrow fees, and any
tax or fees required to be paid at the time of recording the Loan Documents
(but only to the extent permitted by law).
Hazardous Substances : In said Loan Documents Borrower shall agree to
protect and preserve the Security Property, and with respect to said property
not to (I) use or permit the use of the property as a land fill or dump, (ii) store
or bury or permit the storage or burying of any hazardous substances which
require the issuance of a permit by the Environmental Protection Agency or
any state or local agency governing the issuance of hazardous substances
permits for disposal sites, or (iii) request or permit a change in zoning or land
use classification except to the extent such zoning or land use change is for
commercial use. Borrower shall further agree, at his sole cost and expense, to
comply with all federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and orders with
respect to the discharge and removal of hazardous substances, pay immediately
when due the cost of removal of any such substances, and keep the Security
Property free of any lien imposed pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations and
orders. Borrower shall agree to indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless
from and against all loss, cost, damage and expense (including, without
limitation, attorney's fees and costs incurred in the investigation, defense and
settlement of claims) that Lender may incur as a result of or in connection with
the assertion against Lender or any claim relating to the presence or removal of
any hazardous substances, referred to in this paragraph, or compliance with
any federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations or orders relating thereto. As
used in this paragraph, the term "hazardous substances" shall mean all
hazardous and toxic substances, wastes or materials, any pollutants or
contaminants (including asbestos and raw materials which include hazardous
constituents), or any other similar substances, or materials which are included
under or regulated by any local, state or federal law, rule or regulation
pertaining to environmental regula tion, contamination or clean - up, including
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
as amended, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended,
and/or any state lien or state superlien or environmental clean - up statutes.
Preservation and Maintenance of Security : During the term of the Loan
and any extensions thereof, Borrower will keep the Security Property in good
condition and repair at his expense and will not damage or demolish any part
or do any act by which the value of said Property will be impaired. It is
further agreed that Borrower will commit no waste on the Property, and that,
in the event the Borrower fails to keep the Security Property in as good state of
repair as it now is, the Lender shall have the right at its option to make any
needed repairs, better ments, or improvements, and that any expendi ture for
such purpose will be a legitimate indebted ness against the Borrower and
against the Security Property, and the cost of any such repairs, better ments, or
improvements will become a part of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust.
Borrower agrees not to abandon said Security Property, and that a breach of
this condition shall cause the entire indebtedness secured by Security Property
to become due and payable at the option of the said Lender or its assigns.
Loan the Personal Obligation of Borrower : Borrower understands and
agrees that the Loan shall be a personal obligation of Borrower, which
obligation shall include the due and punctual payment of the principal of the
Note evidencing the Loan, the interest thereon, and any moneys due or which
may become due under the said Note or any other Loan Document including,
but not limited to, said Deed of Trust.
Other Provisions : This Commitment is not assign able. It is understood and
agreed that no funds shall be disbursed on this Loan until all conditions of this
Loan have been complied with. Should Borrower fail to comply with the
conditions of this Loan prior the expiration of this Commitment, Borrower
shall not be relieved from his obligation to reimburse Lender's expenses as set
forth in sub part (Q) above.
This Commitment, as herein set out, is contingent upon Borrower's written acceptance
hereof and the return to Lender of Lender's original letter on or before _______ ( ) days
from the date hereof.
This Commitment will extend to _________________. Should Borrower fail to
borrow the funds from Lender in accordance with the provisions hereof, Lender will have no
further obligation to Borrower.
We are glad to be of assistance in this financing. If the conditions of this letter meet
with your approval, please indicate your acceptance of same by signing this letter and
returning it to our attorney,
________________________________________________________.
The enclosed copy of this Commitment is for your files.
Sincerely yours,
________________________________
By:
______________________________
______________________________
President
The above terms and conditions are accepted and agreed to this ______ day of
_____________ _____.
By: _____________________________
______________________________
Managing Partner