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RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made
and entered into as of the __ day of , , between , a
Georgia joint venture (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, referred to as
"FIRST PARTY"), and , a Georgia limited partnership (hereinafter,
together wi th its successors and assigns, referred to as "SECOND PARTY").
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, FIRST PARTY owns fee simple title to a tract of land containing
acres and located in Land Lot of the District, Section, County,
Georgia and known as , , Georgia by the current system of numbering
for the City of , which property is described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorpor ated herein by this reference (the "FIRST PARTY Property");
WHEREAS, simultaneous herewith, FIRST PARTY has sold to SECOND
PARTY an adjacent tract of land containing acres and also located in Land Lot
of the District, Section , County, Georgia, and known as ,
, Georgia by the current system of numbering for the City of ,
which property is described on Exhibit B attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein
by this reference (the "SECOND PARTY Pr operty");
WHEREAS, the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property are
being developed in contemplation of sharing interior driveways, sanitary sewer, water,
and surface water storm drainage and related facilities; and
WHEREAS, FIRST PARTY and SEC OND PARTY wish to enter into certain
easements for shared driveways, sanitary sewer, water, and surface water drainage and
related facilities;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein contained, FIRST PARTY and SECON D PARTY hereby grant to each other, for
the benefit of the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property, its
successors and assigns, the following easements:
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1. Shared Driveway Easement . FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY
hereby grant to each other and th eir respective successors and assigns and the tenants of
the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property to benefit and burden
the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property, a perpetual, non -
exclusive easement (the "Ingress Egress Easement" ) over those portions of the FIRST
PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property which are hatched and identified as
the "Ingress/Egress Easement" on Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference, for purposes of constructing, installi ng, repairing, maintaining and
replacing from time to time driveways, curbs, gutters and related facilities and for
purposes of ingress, egress, passage and access by pedestrian or vehicular traffic, over,
across and upon the Ingress/Egress Easement. No su bsequent owner of the FIRST
PARTY Property or the SECOND PARTY Property or any portion thereof shall
construct, maintain or permit any improvement or condition on any portion of the
Property that is the subject of the Ingress/Egress Easement which would im pede
pedestrian or vehicular traffic over, across or upon the Ingress/Egress Easement.
2. Sanitary Sewer Easement . FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY hereby
grant to each other, to benefit and burden the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND
PARTY Property, a per petual, non -exclusive easement for twenty feet (20') in width (the
"Sanitary Sewer Easement") over those portions of the FIRST PARTY Property and the
SECOND PARTY Property which are shaded and identified as the "20' Sanitary Sewer
Easement" on Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, for
purposes of constructing, installing, tying into, repairing, maintaining and replacing from
time to time and discharging sewage through an 8" sanitary sewer line which, in turn,
will tie into the public sanitary sewer line located within the right -of-way of .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) FIRST PARTY, SECOND
PARTY, and any successor -in-title to FIRST PARTY or SECOND PARTY, may install
or construct parking, driveways, curbing, landscaping and other paved or landscaped
areas over, across or upon the Sanitary Sewer Easement, provided such installation or
construction does not result in the material interruption or interference with sanitary
sewer service to the FIRST PARTY Property or the SECOND PARTY Property.
In addition to the easement herein established, FIRST PARTY grants and conveys
to SECOND PARTY the right of SECOND PARTY to assign FIRST PARTY's interest
in the Sanitary Sewer Easement to County for dedi cation as a public line and the
Sanitary Sewer Easement shall terminate upon such dedication: provided that if
County is willing to accept dedication of the Sanitary Sewer Easement, SECOND
PARTY agrees that it will consent to such dedication.
3. Water Easement . FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY hereby grant to
each other, to benefit and burden the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY
Property, a perpetual, non -exclusive easement (the "Water Line Easement") over those
portions of the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property which are
shaded and ide ntified as the "Water Line Easement" on Exhibit E attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference, for purposes of constructing, installing, tying into,
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repairing, maintaining and replacing from time to time and for conveying water through
an 8" water line which will, in turn, tie into the public water main located within the
right -of-way of . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, FIRST
PARTY, SECOND PARTY or any successor -in-title to FIRST PARTY or SECOND
PARTY, may install or construct parking, driveways, curbing, landscaping and other
paved or landscaped areas over, across or upon the Water Line Easement, provided such
installation or construction does not adversely affect water service to the FIRST PARTY
Property or the SECOND PARTY Property.
4. Drainage Easements . FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY do hereby
establish perpetual, non -exclusive drainag e easements (the "Drainage Easement" or
collectively, the "Drainage Easements") upon, across and through those portions of the
FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND PARTY Property in the approximate
locations which are shaded and identified as "Drainage Ease ment" on Exhibit F attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, for purposes of constructing, installing,
tying into, repairing, maintaining and replacing from time to time and discharging water
through storm water drainage lines and related drainage facilities, together with the right
to discharge stormwater through the northernmost Drainage Easement and into the
detention pond to be constructed at the northwest corner of the SECOND PARTY
Property (hereinafter referred to as the "Detention Po nd"). Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, FIRST PARTY, SECOND PARTY, or any successor -in-
title to FIRST PARTY or SECOND PARTY, may install or construct parking, driveways,
curbing, landscaping and other paved or landscaped areas over , across or upon the
Drainage Easements, provided such installation or construction does not result in the
material interruption or interference with storm drainage discharge from either the FIRST
PARTY Property or the SECOND PARTY Property.
5. Constructi on, Maintenance, Costs and Expenses .
A. Construction . SECOND PARTY shall be responsible for the construction
of the improvements and facilities comprising the Ingress/Egress Easement, the Sanitary
Sewer Easement, the Water Line Easement, and the Drainage Easements (including the
Detention Pond) (said Ingress/Egress Easement, Sanitary Sewer Easement, Water Line
Easement, and Drainage Easements, including the Detention Pond, being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Easements").
B. Maintenance Expe nses . SECOND PARTY shall be obligated for the
maintenance, repair or replacement of the Easements. FIRST PARTY shall have no right
to perform such construction, maintenance, repair or replacement to the Easements
unless and until SECOND PARTY fails to do s o as provided below, and except that
FIRST PARTY may perform any emergency repairs necessary to prevent damage or loss
of service to its property or to prevent imminent injury to persons or property. The costs
and expenses of the construction, maintenance, repair and replacement of the Easements
shall be shared equally between FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY. The cost of
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maintaining, repairing or replacing the Easements shall be divided equally between
FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY.
6. Relocation . Each party hereto shall have the right to relocate from time to
time the Sanitary Sewer Easement, the Drainage Easements and the Detention Pond so
long as such relocation will not result in any interruption of or interference with sanitary
sewer or storm drainage service to the improvements to be constructed on the FIRST
PARTY Property or the SECOND PARTY Property or otherwise materially or adversely
affect the use of any portion of the FIRST PARTY Property or the SECOND PARTY
Property.
7. Covenants Runn ing With the Land . The rights, agreements, duties,
obligations, and easements set forth in this Agreement shall run with the land, shall be
binding upon and benefit the owners of the FIRST PARTY Property and the SECOND
PARTY Property, and every portion the reof in perpetuity, and their successors, assigns
and legal representatives. Any reference herein to SECOND PARTY, FIRST PARTY,
the owner of the FIRST PARTY Property or the owner of the SECOND PARTY Property
shall be construed to include the heirs, executo rs, administrators, successors, successors -
in-title, representatives and assigns (either voluntarily by act of the parties or
involuntarily by operation of law) of the same, and shall include the plural if there should
be more than one or as the context ma y require. The owners of the FIRST PARTY
Property and the SECOND PARTY Property from time to time shall only be liable
hereunder for costs accruing during and with respect to the period of their respective
ownership. Any transferee of any portion of the SE COND PARTY Property or the FIRST
PARTY Property shall automatically be deemed, by acceptance of the title to said
property, to have assumed all obligations of this Agreement relating thereto to the extent
of its interest in said property and the transferor shall upon the completion of such
transfer be relieved of all further liability under this Agreement.
SECOND PARTY agrees that its recourse against FIRST PARTY and its
successors and assigns under this Agreement shall be strictly limited to FIRST PARTY's
and its successors' and assigns' interest in the FIRST PARTY Property, and that in no
event shall SECOND PARTY seek or obtain any recovery or judgment against FIRST
PARTY's or its successors' and assigns' other assets (if any) or against any of FIRST
PART Y's or its successors' or assigns' members, managers, partners or affiliates (or their
constituent members, managers, partners or affiliates) or their assets or any director,
officer, employee or shareholder of any of the foregoing. FIRST PARTY agrees that its
recourse against SECOND PARTY and its successors and assigns under this Agreement
shall be strictly limited to SECOND PARTY' and its successors' and assigns' interest in
the SECOND PARTY Property, and that in no event shall FIRST PARTY seek or obtain
any recovery or judgment against SECOND PARTY or its successors' and assigns' other
assets (if any) or against any of SECOND PARTY' or its successors' or assigns' members,
managers, partners or affiliates (or their constituent members, managers, partners o r
affiliates) or their assets or any director, officer, employee or shareholder of any of the
foregoing.
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8. Modifications . This Agreement may be amended only by a written
instrument executed by: (i) SECOND PARTY or any subsequent owner of all or any
porti on of the SECOND PARTY Property, and (ii) FIRST PARTY or any subsequent
owner of all or any portion of the FIRST PARTY Property.
9. Notices . Any notice sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing
and sent by (i) depositing it with the United State s Postal Service or any official
successor thereto, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with adequate
postage prepaid, addressed to the appropriate party or (ii) by nationally recognized
overnight delivery service. Each notice shall be effective (i) two (2) business days after
being so deposited (in the case of certified or registered mail), but the time period in
which a response to any notice must be given or any action taken with respect thereto
shall commence to run from the date of receipt of the notice by the addressed thereof as
evidenced by the return receipt or (ii) one (1) business day after depositing such notice
with the nationally recognized overnight delivery service. Rejection or other refusal by
the addressed to accept or the inability of the United States Postal Service to deliver
because of a changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be the
receipt of the notice sent. In the event that registered or certified mail service is not being
provided by the United States Postal Service or any of its successors thereto at the time in
questions, each notice may then be served by personal service or sent by regular mail and
shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
The initial addresses of the parties shall be a s set forth below:
To FIRST PARTY:
Attention: General Counsel
with copies:
Attention: and
Attention: , Esq.
To SECOND PARTY:
Attn: General Counsel
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Notices may also be given by personal delivery or by reputable courier, in which
case the notice shall be deemed effective upon delivery. Inability to deliver becaus e of an
incorrect address provided by a party hereto or because of refusal or rejection by the
party to which is being sent shall be deemed delivered.
10. Governing Law . The laws of the State of Georgia shall govern this
Agreement. Any provisions of this Agreement which shall prove to be invalid, void or
illegal, shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other provisions hereof.
11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but s uch counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be
executed under seal as of the day and year above first written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: FIRST PARTY
,
Unofficial Witness a Georgia joint venture
By:
_________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
By: ,
a corporation
(f/k/a ), its asset
manager and advisor hereunto duly
authorized
[Notarial Seal]
By: _____________________
Name:
Title:
[CORPO RATE SEAL]
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Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: BY: :
a Geo rgia limited partnership
_________________________
Unofficial Witness By: ,
a Georgia corporation, sole general
partner
_________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
_________________________
[CORPORATE SEAL]
CONSENT OF MORTGAGEE
The undersigned, being the holder of that certain Deed to Secure Debt and
Security Agreement from , dated as of ,
, recorded in Deed Book , page , County, Georgia records, which
security deed encumbers the , hereby consents to the execution of this
Reciprocal Easement Agreement.
Executed this ____ day of , by its duly -authorized
representative.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of:
____________________ By:
its sole general partner
Unofficial Witness Name:
Title:
____________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
[Corporate Seal]