ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS
THIS ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS (this "Agreement") is granted as of the ___ day of
_______________, 20___, by ______________________________ (the "Assignor"), to
______________________________ (the "Assignee").
WHEREAS, pursuant to a loan agreement designated ______________________________ and dated
_______________, 20___, between the Assignor and the Assignee (the "Loan Agreement"), the Assignee has
agreed to make a loan (the "Loan") to the Assignor in the amount of up to $______________________________
AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($_______________), as evidenced by the Assignor's promissory note dated
_______________, 20___, (the "Note"), and secured by a deed of trust and security agreement dated
_______________, 20___, from the Assignor for the benefit of the Assignee (the "Deed of Trust"), encumbering
certain premises located in _______________ County, in the State of _______________, and more particularly
described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property") (this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Deed of
Trust and the other documents and instruments evidencing or securing the Loan being hereina fter collectively
referred to as the "Loan Documents"); and
WHEREAS, as further security for the payment and performance by the Assignor of (a) the Assignor's
obligations under the Loan Documents to which the Assignor is a party and (b) any and all othe r obligations of the
Assignor to the Assignee (collectively, the "Obligations"), the Assignor has agreed to execute and deliver to the
Assignee this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Loan and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Assignor hereby agrees wi th the Assignee
as follows:
I. ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS
Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Assignor does hereby transfer, a ssign and
deliver unto the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:
1. All leases, subleases, tenancies, licenses and concessions, whether written or oral or now or
hereafter existing, with respect to any portion or portions of the Property, together with any renewals or extensions
thereof and all leases, subleases, tenancies, licenses and concessions in substitution therefore (collect ively, the
"Assigned Leases");
2. All rents and other payments of every kind due or payable and to become due or payable to the
Assignor by virtue of the Assigned Leases, or otherwise due or payable and to become due or payable to the
Assignor as the result of any use, possession or occupancy of any portion or portions of the Property (collectively,
the "Rents"); and
3. All right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to all guarantees of the Assigned Leases.
II. CONDITION PRECEDENT
The Assignor does hereby authorize and empower the Assignee to collect the Rents as the same shall
become due, and does hereby irrevocably direct each and all of the lessees, sub-lessees, tenants, licensees,
concessionaires or other occupants of the Property to pay to the Assignee, upon demand by the Assignee, t he Rents
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and any other payments that may become due or payable in respect of the Property; provided, however, that no such
demand shall be made by the Assignee unless and until there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of
Default, as defined therein, under the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents, and unti l such demand is
made, the Assignor shall be authorized to collect or continue to collect the Rents.
III. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY
The Assignor does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Assignee, while this Agreement re mains
in force and effect and, in each instance, to the full extent permitted by appli cable law, the Assignor's true and
lawful attorney in fact, coupled with an interest and with full power of substitution, del egation and revocation, for
the Assignor and in the Assignor's name, place and stead, to enter and take possession of the Property by actual
physical possession without the commencement of any action to foreclose the Deed of Trust or to exercise any
power of sale the Assignee may have thereunder and to do and perform any or all of the followi ng actions, as fully
as the Assignor could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Assigne e, as attorney or
the Assignor's substitute, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof:
1. To manage and operate the Property or any part thereof;
2. To lease, license or consign any part or parts of the Property for such periods of time, and upon
such terms and conditions as the Assignee may, in the Assignee's sole discretion, deem proper;
3. To enforce, cancel or modify any of the Assigned Leases;
4. To enter into subordination and non-disturbance agreements with respect to any mortgage s or
deeds of trust on or leases, licenses or concessions of the Property (including the Deed of Trust) or with any of the
lessees, licensees or concessionaires under any of the Assigned Leases;
5. To demand, collect, sue for, attach, levy, recover, receive, compromise and adjust, and make,
execute and deliver receipts, releases, discharges or other instruments for all the Re nts, issues, profits and other
amounts that may thereafter become due, owing or payable with respect to the Property, or any part thereof, from
any present or future lessees, tenants, subtenants, licensees, concessionaires or occupants thereof;
6. To institute, prosecute to completion, or compromise and settle, all summary proceedi ngs, actions
for rent or for removing any and all lessees, tenants, subtenants, licensees, concessionaires or oc cupants of the
Property, or any part or parts thereof;
7. To enforce or enjoin or restrain the violation of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of any
of the Assigned Leases;
8. To make such repairs and alterations to the Property as the Assignee may, in the Assignee's
reasonable discretion, deem proper;
9. To pay, from and out of any of the Rents, issues and profits collected in respect of the Property or
any part thereof, or from or out of any other funds, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates or ot her
governmental charges levied, assessed or imposed against the Property, or any portion thereof, and al so any and all
other charges, costs and expenses which the Assignee may deem necessary or advisable for the Assignee to pay in
the management or operation of the Property, including commissions for renting the Property, or any port ion
thereof, management and consulting fees, and legal expenses incurred in enforcing claims, draft ing and negotiating
documents or for any other services that may be required; and
10. To do generally, execute and perform any other act, deed, matter or thing whatsoever t hat ought to
be done, executed and performed in and about or with respect to the Property, as fully as the Assignor might do;
provided, however, that acceptance of this Agreement shall not, prior to entry upon and taki ng possession of the
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Property by the Assignee, be deemed to constitute the Assignee a "mortgagee in possession" nor obligate the
Assignee to appear in or defend any proceeding relating to any of the Assigned Leases or t o the Property, nor place
upon the Assignee any responsibility or obligation to take any of the above actions or any acti on whatsoever with
respect to the operation, control, care, management or repair of the Property, and any ac tion taken or failure or
refusal to act by the Assignee under this Agreement shall be at the Assignee's elec tion and without any liability on
the Assignee's part; and provided, further, however, that the Assignee shall not exercise any of t he above rights or
powers until there shall have occurred an Event of Default, as defined therein, under the Deed of Trust or any of the
other Loan Documents.
IV. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES
The Assignor represents and warrants that:
1. The Assignor is the sole owner of the entire lessor's, licensor's and consignor's interest in eac h of
the Assigned Leases;
2. Each of the Assigned Leases is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect , and has not been
altered, amended or modified in any manner whatsoever;
3. Neither the Assignor nor any tenant, licensee, concessionaire or other occupant is in defa ult under
any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Assigned Leases;
4. No set-off or counterclaim exists under the Assigned Leases in favor of any tenant, lic ensee,
concessionaire or other occupant against the Assignor;
5. The Assignor has not sold, assigned, transferred, mortgaged or pledged any of the Assigned
Leases or the Rents, or any part thereof, to any person, firm, corporation or other entity other than the Assignee; and
6. No Rents, or any part thereof, becoming due subsequent to the date hereof have been coll ected
(excepting an amount equal to one month's installment under the Assigned Leases) nor has pa yment of any of the
same been anticipated, waived, released, discounted or otherwise discharged or compromised.
V. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
The Assignor covenants and agrees that (in each instance, except to the extent otherwi se expressly
permitted under the Loan Agreement or the Deed of Trust):
1. The Assignor shall not assign, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Assigned Leases or any of
the Rents unless the prior written consent thereto of the Assignee shall have been obtained and unless the instrument
creating such assignment, pledge or encumbrance shall expressly state the same is subject to this Agreement ;
2. The Assignor shall not cancel, terminate or accept any surrender of any of the Assigned L eases or
amend or modify the same directly or indirectly in any respect whatever, or give any c onsent to an assignment,
sublet or sublicense by any tenant, licensee, concessionaire or other occupant thereunder, without in each case
having obtained the prior written consent of the Assignee;
3. The Assignor shall not waive or give any consent with respect to any default or variati on in the
performance of any of the terms, covenants and conditions on the part of any lessee, sub-lessee , tenant, licensee,
concessionaire or other occupant to be performed under any of the Assigned Leases, but will at all times take proper
steps to enforce all of the provisions and conditions thereof;
4. The Assignor shall not collect or receive from any such lessee, sub-lessee, tenant, lic ensee,
concessionaire or other occupant more than one (1) month's rent in advance of the rent stipulate d to be paid under
the applicable lease or agreement, without in each case having obtained the prior written consent of the Assignee ;
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5. The Assignor shall perform and observe, or cause to be performed or observed, all of the terms,
covenants and conditions on the Assignor's part to be performed and observed with respect to each of the Assigned
Leases;
6. The Assignor shall, upon written request by the Assignee, while this Agreement remains in force
and effect, serve such written notices upon any lessee, sublessee, tenant, licensee, c oncessionaire or other occupant
of any portion of the Property or include among the written provisions of any instrument hereafter c reating any such
lease, sublease, tenancy, license, concession or right of occupancy specific reference to t his Agreement, and make,
execute and deliver all such powers of attorney or instruments of pledge or assignment, and such other instruments
or documents as the Assignee may reasonably request at any time for the purpose of securing the Assignee's rights
hereunder;
7. The Assignor shall promptly notify the Assignee of any extension or renewal of any of the
Assigned Leases;
8. The Assignor shall promptly furnish to the Assignee, on demand, true copies of all the Assigned
Leases hereafter executed and true copies of each agreement or letter effect ing the renewal, amendment or
modification of any of the Assigned Leases; and
9. The Assignor shall not enter into any agreement with any management agent or firm with respect
to the Property without the prior written consent of the Assignee and unless such agent or firm fi rst agrees with the
Assignee to recognize the Assignee's rights under this Agreement and further agrees to transfer a ll the Rents and all
other issues or profits derived from the Property received by such agent or firm directly to the Assignee upon the
Assignee's demand therefore.
VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee harmless (a) against and from any and all
liability, loss, damage and expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which the Assignee may or shall incur
under or in connection with any of the Assigned Leases, or by reason of any action taken or expense s paid or
incurred by the Assignee under this Agreement (unless caused by the Assignee's gross negligence or wil lful
misconduct) and (b) against and from any and all claims and demands whatsoever which ma y be asserted against the
Assignee by reason of any alleged obligations or undertaking on the Assignee's part to perform or discha rge any of
the terms, covenants and conditions contained in (or in connection with) any of the Assigned L eases, including
claims for leasing commissions. Should the Assignee pay or incur any such liability, loss, dam age or expense, the
amount thereof, together with interest thereon at the rate set forth in the Note wit h respect to overdue payments of
principal or interest, shall be payable by the Assignor to the Assignee within ten (10) days aft er the Assignee's
written demand therefore. At the Assignee's option, the Assignee may reimburse itself therefore out of any of the
Rents which the Assignee has collected.
Failure of the Assignee to avail itself of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of t his Agreement shall
not be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any of the Assignee's rights hereunder. The rights and remedies of the
Assignee under this Agreement are cumulative and are not in lieu of but are in addit ion to any other rights and
remedies which the Assignee shall have under or by virtue of any of the other Loan Documents.
The Assignee shall have the right to assign to any subsequent holder of the Deed of Trust, or to a ny person
acquiring title to the Property, all of the Assignor's rights hereunder (including, without limi tation, all of the
Assignor's rights in or to any of the Assigned Leases).
Upon the payment in full of the Obligations, this Agreement shall become null and void, a nd thereupon the
Assignee shall execute and deliver to the Assignor any further instruments necessary to term inate this Agreement;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all of the provisions
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case
may be, if any payment hereunder or in connection with any of the Loan Documents at any time made by or on
behalf of the Assignor is rescinded or otherwise must be returned as a result of the bankruptcy, i nsolvency or
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reorganization of the Assignor or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made.As against the Assignee, during the period of this Agreement there shall be no merger of the Assi gned
Leases or the leasehold estates created thereby with the fee estate in the Property by reason of the fact that the
Assigned Leases or any interest therein may be held by or for the account of any person, firm or corporation which
may be or become the owner of said fee estate, unless the Assignee shall consent in writing to said merger.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective hei rs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, as the case may be, and ma y not be terminated,
modified, changed or amended, except by a written instrument signed by the party to be charged.
Whenever any notice, demand or request may properly be given hereunder, the same shall alwa ys be
sufficient if given in the manner and to the address or addresses then required pursuant to the Deed of Trust.
In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision hereof, but each shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceabl e provision had
never been included herein.
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
_______________. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted, construed, appli ed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of _______________ regardless of (i) where any suc h
instrument is executed or delivered, (ii) where any payment or other performance required by a ny such instrument is
made or required to be made, (iii) where any breach of any provision of such instrument occurs, or a ny cause of
action otherwise accrues, (iv) where any action or other proceeding is instituted or pendi ng; (v) the nationality,
citizenship, domicile, principal place of business or jurisdiction of organization or domesti cation of any party,
(vi) where the laws of the foreign jurisdiction otherwise would apply the laws of a jurisdicti on other than the State of
_______________, or (vii) any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the laws of the
jurisdiction where any of the Assigned Leases or Rents is situated or otherwise has a sit us will apply to the
perfection, disposition and realization upon the Assigned Leases and the Rents.
Any action to enforce, arising out of, or relating in any way to, any of the provisions of this Agre ement may
be brought and prosecuted in such court or courts located in the State of _______________ as provided by law; and
the parties consent to the jurisdiction of said court or courts located in the State of _______________ and the service
of process by registered mail, return receipt requested, or by any other manner provided by law.
By acceptance hereof, the Assignee hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth in the next succeeding
sentences of this paragraph, neither the Assignor nor any partner of the Assignor, nor any of their re spective
successors and assigns, shall have personal liability, directly or indirectly, under this Agreem ent or any of the other
Loan Documents and, if any proceeding shall be brought to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents, the Assignee shall not be entitled to take any action to procure any money judgment against
the Assignor or any partner of the Assignor, or against any of their respective successors and assigns, and the
Assignee shall have recourse hereunder only against the Assigned Leases and the Rents and a gainst such additional
security as may be furnished by or on behalf of the Assignor in connection herewith [and against any and all other
assets of the Assignor]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Assignor [and its general partners] shall be ful ly and
personally liable to the Assignee for all cost, loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by the Assignee (i) as a
result of the retention of any of the Rents or other income from the Property which is col lected by the Assignor
while an Event of Default, as defined therein, shall have occurred and be continuing under the Deed of Trust (to the
full extent of the Rents or other income so retained and collected by the Assignor); (i i) to the extent of the fair
market value of any personal property or fixtures removed from the Property or disposed of by the Assignor in
violation of the terms of the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents while an E vent of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing under the Deed of Trust; and (iii) as a result of the misapplic ation, while an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Deed of Trust, of insurance, condemnati on or other taking
proceeds, awards or other payments in violation of the terms of any of the Loan Documents (to t he full extent of
such misapplied proceeds, awards or other payments); provided, however, that the Assignor shall have t he right,
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without creating personal liability hereunder, to apply the Rents or other income from the Property to the payment,
subject to the prior written approval of the Assignee, of operating and other expenses relating to the Property.
Furthermore, nothing set forth in this paragraph shall be deemed or construed to relieve any gua rantor from its or his
obligations and liabilities under any separate guaranty or similar contract delivere d to the Assignee in connection
herewith.
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Assignor has executed this Assignment of Leases and Rents, this the ___ day
of _______________, 20___.
ASSIGNOR
_______________________________________
By: ___________________________________
AUTHORIZED AGENT
EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
(Or, see attached copy.)
STATE OF ___________________
COUNTY OF _________________Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and sta te, on this ___
day of , 20 ___, within my jurisdiction, the within named ________________________, who
acknowledged that he/she is [title]______________________ of [company]________________________, a
[organizational form]______________________, and that for and on behalf of the said organization, and as its act
and deed, he/she executed the above and foregoing instrument, after having been duly authori zed by said
organization to do so. ________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission Expires: