Exhibit 10.65
COTTON MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
A LOUISIANA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
COTTON MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this
"Agreement") is made as of the 30th day of September, 1996, by and among
HISTORIC RESTORATION, INCORPORATED, a Louisiana corporation, as General Partner;
A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇., a resident of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Louisiana, as
Withdrawing Limited Partner, API-COTTON MILL PARTNERS L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, as Investor Limited Partner; and AMERUS MANAGEMENT, INC., an Iowa
corporation, as Special Limited Partner. The General Partner, the Investor
Limited Partner, and the Special Limited Partner are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Partners."
Recitals:
Cotton Mill Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") was formed as a limited
partnership under the laws of the State of Louisiana pursuant to Articles of
Limited Partnership dated as of August 9, 1996, (the "Original Articles"),
recorded with the Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana (the "Filing
Office") on August 9, 1996 (the Original Articles being referred to herein as
the "Original Agreement").
The purposes of this amendment and restatement to the Original Agreement are
to (i) to provide for the withdrawal of the Withdrawing Limited Partner as an
original limited partner, (ii) provide for the admission of API-Cotton Mill
Partners L.P. as the Investor Limited Partner and AmerUs Management, Inc. as the
Special Limited Partner, and (iii) set forth more fully the rights, obligations
and duties of the General Partner, the Investor Limited Partner, and the Special
Limited Partner, and amend the Original Agreement in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS
The capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this Section 1.
Accountants. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Bethesda, Maryland or such
other firm of certified public accountants as may be engaged by the General
Partner in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1H.
Act. Title XI of Book III (Articles 2801 et seq.) of the Louisiana Civil
Code, as amended.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. With respect to any Partner, the deficit
balance, if any, in such Partner's Capital Account as of the end of a
Partnership Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) Such Capital Account shall be increased by the amount of any
Deficit Restoration Obligation of such Partner.
(ii) Such Capital Account shall be decreased by the items
described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the
Allocation Regulations.
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit and the
application of such term in the manner provided in Section 6.5E hereof is
intended to comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the
Allocation Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Adjusted Capital Contribution. An amount equal to the aggregate Capital
Contributions theretofore made by a Partner to the Partnership minus any
Distributions theretofore made by the Partnership to such Partner.
Admission Date. The date on which this Agreement is executed and the
Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner are admitted to the
Partnership.
Adverse Consequences. All actions, suits, proceedings, hearings,
investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, reasonable
amounts paid in settlement, liabilities, obligations, taxes, liens, losses,
expenses and fees, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses.
Affiliate. With respect to a specified Person, (i) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person
specified, (ii) any Person owning or controlling ten (10%) percent or more of
the outstanding voting securities or beneficial interests of the Person
specified, (iii) any officer, director, partner, trustee or member of the
immediate family of the Person specified, (iv) if the Person specified is an
officer, director, general partner or trustee, any corporation, partnership or
trust for which that Person acts in that capacity or (v) any Person who is an
officer, director, general partner, trustee or holder of ten (10%) percent or
more of outstanding voting securities or beneficial interests of any Person
described in clauses (i) through (iv). The term "control" (including the terms
"controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
Agency. As applicable, the City, HUD, and/or any other Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over the particular matter to which reference is
being made.
Agreement. These First Amended and Restated Articles of Limited
Partnership.
Allocation Regulations. The Treasury Regulations issued under Sections
704(b) and 752 of the Code, as the same may be modified or amended from time to
time. In the event that the Allocation Regulations are revised or amended
subsequent to the date of this Agreement, references herein to sections or
paragraphs of the Allocation Regulations shall be deemed to be references to the
applicable sections or paragraphs of the Allocation Regulations as then in
effect.
Architectural Agreement. The architectural agreement to be executed by and
between the Partnership and HCI.
Assignee. A Person who has acquired from a Partner, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, a beneficial interest in the Partnership's Profits,
Losses, Tax Credits or Distributions, but who is not a substituted Partner.
Assignment of Right to Purchase Real Property. That certain Assignment of
the Purchase Agreement dated September 26, 1996 by and between HRI and the
Partnership whereunder HRI has assigned to the Partnership the right to purchase
Parcel One and Parcel Two upon the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Best Knowledge. In the case of a specified Person, (i) actual knowledge or
(ii) that knowledge which a prudent business person (including, in the case of
an Entity, the general or managing partners, officers, directors and key
employees of such Entity) should have obtained in the management of his or her
business affairs after making due inquiry and exercising due diligence with
respect thereto. In connection therewith, the knowledge (both actual and
constructive) of any general or managing partner, director, officer or key
employee of an Entity shall be deemed to be the knowledge of the Entity.
Budget. The budget for the Project which has been prepared by the Developer
and has been approved by the General Partner and the Investor Limited Partner
and is attached to the Development Agreement as Exhibit A.
Building Loan Agreement. The loan agreement to be executed by and between
the Construction Lender and the Partnership.
Capital Account. An individual capital account maintained for each Partner
in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.
Capital Contribution. The total amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of
any property contributed or agreed to be contributed to the Partnership by each
Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (minus any liabilities secured
by such contributed property that the Partnership assumes or takes subject to).
Any reference in this Agreement to the Capital Contribution of a then Partner
shall include a Capital Contribution previously made by any prior Partner in
respect to the Partnership Interest of such then Partner.
Capital Proceeds. The proceeds of a Capital Transaction.
Capital Transaction. Any transaction the proceeds of which are not
includable in determining Cash Flow, including, without implied limitation, Sale
Proceeds and Refinancing Proceeds, but excluding loans to the Partnership (other
than a refinancing of the Mortgage Loans) and contributions of capital to the
Partnership by the Partners.
Cash Flow. The excess of Cash Receipts over Project Expenses. Cash Flow
shall be determined separately for each Fiscal Year or portion thereof.
Cash Receipts. All Gross Revenues and net insurance recoveries (other than
proceeds from title insurance recoveries). In addition, the net reduction in
any Fiscal Year in the amount of any escrow account or Partnership Reserves
maintained by or for the Partnership shall be considered a cash receipt of the
Partnership for such year.
Certificate of Occupancy. The certificate issued by the appropriate
Governmental Authority authorizing the use and occupancy of the Project as a
multi-family residential complex.
Certificate of Occupancy Date. The date by which the Partnership has
received a Certificate of Occupancy for each building which comprises the
Project.
City. The City of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder, and any published rulings, procedures and
notices thereunder.
Completion Date. The date which is the last day of the twenty first (21st)
month after the month in which the Admission Date occurs unless such date has
been extended by Events of Force Majeure.
Condominium Declaration. The condominium declaration to be executed by the
Partnership pursuant to the Louisiana Condominium Act, La. R.S. 9:1121.101, et
seq., imposing the Condominium Regime upon the Project.
Condominium Owners. The Partnership which will own the condominium unit
consisting of the Existing Improvements which will be rehabilitated and
converted into two hundred seventy-eight (278) apartment units and the
purchasers of the Penthouses.
Condominium Regime. The condominium regime established by the Condominium
Declaration consisting of twenty (20) condominium units, one (1) of which will
consist of the Existing Improvements and the other eighteen (18) of which shall
consist of the Penthouses.
Consent of the Investor Limited Partner. The prior written consent or
approval of the Investor Limited Partner. Unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, any such Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Construction Administration Agreement. The construction administration
agreement to be executed by and between the Partnership and the Inspecting
Consultant.
Construction Contract. The construction contract to be executed by and
between the Partnership and the Contractor.
Contractor. HCI.
Deed. The act of cash sale to be executed by Seller in favor of the
Partnership pursuant to which the Partnership will acquire title to Parcel One
and Parcel Two.
Deficit Restoration Obligation. For each Partner, the sum of (i) any
amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore to the Partnership in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) or any other applicable provisions of the Allocation
Regulations, (ii) such Partner's Share of Partnership Minimum Gain if any, and
(iii) such Partner's Share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, if any.
Depreciation. For the Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the
depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with
respect to an asset for such year or other period, 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.
Designated Net Worth Standard. As of the date of determination, such
standards or criteria (relating to net worth or other characteristics) as may be
(i) set forth in Revenue Procedure 89-12 or any other regulations, memoranda,
published ruling or revenue procedure of the IRS for classification of the
Partnership for Federal income tax purposes as a partnership rather than an
association taxable as a corporation, or (ii) sufficient to support the issuance
by Special Counsel of an opinion to the same effect.
Designated Interest Rate. Eight (8%) percent per annum.
Developer. HRI.
Development Agreement. The development agreement to be executed by and
between the Developer and the Partnership.
Development Fee. The development fee payable to the Developer pursuant to
the terms of the Development Agreement.
Development Guarantors. Pres Kabacoff and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
Development Guaranty Agreement. The guaranty agreement to be executed by
the Development Guarantors in favor of the Partnership guaranteeing the
obligations of the Developer under the Development Agreement and the obligation
of the General Partner to make a Project Loan pursuant to Sections 5.7 and 5.11
hereof.
Development Guaranty Escrow Agreement. The agreement to be executed by and
among Highland Mortgage Company of Alabama, as escrow agent, the Development
Guarantors, and the Partnership whereunder the Development Guarantors deposit
the sum of Three Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($300,000.00) Dollars into escrow
to secure their obligations under the Development Guaranty Agreement.
Distribution. Any cash or property which the Partnership distributes to a
Partner (in its capacity as a Partner) without consideration, including, without
limitation, distributions of Cash Flow, Capital Proceeds and the proceeds of any
Capital Contributions.
Entity. Any general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, joint
venture, trust, limited liability company, business trust, cooperative or
association.
Event of Bankruptcy or Bankruptcy. As to a specified Person:
(a) the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having
jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person in an involuntary
case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted,
or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any
substantial part of his property, or ordering the winding-up or
liquidation of his affairs and the continuance of any such decree or
order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive
days; or
(b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under the
federal bankruptcy laws, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any
other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law, or the consent by him to the appointment of or taking
possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any substantial
part of his property, or the making by him of any assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or the taking of action by the Person in
furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Event of Force Majeure or Force Majeure. Any event or occurrence which
prevents, interrupts, or delays the performance of an obligation on the part of
the General Partner, Developer, and Contractor which are beyond the reasonable
control of the party in question, including but not restricted to strike,
lockout, action of labor unions, riots, hurricane, storm, flood, explosion, acts
of God or of the public enemy, acts of government, war, invasion, insurrection,
mob, violence, sabotage, malicious mischief, inability (notwithstanding good
faith and diligent efforts) to procure, or general shortage of labor, equipment,
facilities, materials or supplies in the open market, failure of transportation,
fires, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, freight embargoes, unusually severe
weather, inability (notwithstanding good faith and diligent efforts) to obtain
governmental permits or approvals or delays of subcontractors of the General
Partner, Developer, and Contractor due to such causes.
Existing Improvements. The seven (7) buildings which comprise the improved
portion of Parcel One as of the date hereof, and which will be converted into
two hundred seventy-eight (278) apartment units.
Facade Donation. The act of donation of perpetual real rights to be
executed between the Partnership and Preservation Alliance of New Orleans,
Incorporated d/b/a Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans whereby the
Partnership will donate the facade of the Project to the Preservation Resource
Center of New Orleans.
Facade Donation Appraisal. An appraisal of the Facade Donation by an
appraiser selected by the General Partner with the Consent of the Investor
Limited Partner.
Facade Donation Documents. The Facade Donation, and any and all other
documents executed in connection with the facade donation intended to preserve
the historic character of the Project and to afford certain federal income tax
benefits.
Filing Office. The Office of the Secretary of State of the State.
Final Determination. The earliest to occur of (i) the date on which a
decision, judgment, decree or other order has been issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction, which decision, judgment, decree or other order has
become final (i.e., all allowable appeals requested by the parties to the action
have been exhausted), (ii) the date on which the IRS has entered into a binding
agreement with the Partnership with respect to such issue or on which the IRS
has reached a final administrative or judicial determination with respect to
such issue which, whether by law or agreement, is not subject to appeal,
(iii) the date on which the time for instituting a claim for refund has expired,
or if a claim was filed the time for instituting suit with respect thereto has
expired with no such suit having been filed, or (iv) the date on which the
applicable statute of limitations for raising an issue regarding a Federal
income tax matter with respect to the Partnership has expired with such issue
not having been raised.
Final Endorsement. Shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Loan
Documents.
Fiscal Year. The twelve-month period which begins on the first day of
January and ends on the thirty-first day of December of each calendar year (or
ends on the date of final dissolution for the year in which the Partnership is
wound up and dissolved).
GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as in
effect from time to time.
General Partner. HRI and any other General Partner appointed or admitted in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If at any time the Partnership has
more than one General Partner, the term "General Partner" shall mean and include
all the General Partners.
Governmental Authority. Any Agency, the State, the City, or any other
federal, state or local governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction
over the particular matter to which reference is being made.
Gross Asset Value. With respect to any asset, the adjusted basis of such
asset for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a
Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such
asset, as determined by the contributing Partner and the Partnership;
(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be
adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined
by the General Partner[s], as of the following times: (a) 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; (b) 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 (c) the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning
of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Allocation Regulations; provided,
however, that the adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above shall be
made 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;
(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to
any Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date
of distribution; and
(iv) 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 Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Allocation
Regulations and Section 4.3 hereof; provided, however, that Gross Asset
Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (iv) to the extent the
General Partner determines that an adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) hereof
is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would
otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (iv).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to Section (i), (ii) or (iv) hereof, such Gross Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to
such asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses.
Gross Revenues. All revenues of the Partnership, including but not limited
to, the amounts actually collected by the Manager as rents or other charges for
use, services, and occupancy of apartment units.
Hazardous Material. The collective meanings given to the terms "hazardous
material," "hazardous substances" and "hazardous wastes" in the Federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42
U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., as amended, and also any meanings given to such
terms in any similar state or local statutes, ordinances, regulation or by-laws.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "Hazardous Material"
shall include oil and any other substance known to be hazardous, such as
hazardous waste, lead-based paint, asbestos, methane gas, urea formaldehyde
insulation, oil, underground storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
toxic substances or other pollutants.
Hazardous Substance Laws. Any local, state or federal law or regulation
relating to the use or disposition of Hazardous Material, including, without
limitation, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water
Control Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and the Occupational Safety and
Health Act, as the same may be amended from time to time.
HCI. Historic Construction Incorporated, a Louisiana corporation, doing
business as HCI Construction and Design, and its successors.
Historic Rehabilitation Credit. The tax credit allowable pursuant to
Section 47 of the Code for rehabilitation expenditures incurred in connection
with the certified rehabilitation of the Project.
HRI. Historic Restoration, Incorporated, a Louisiana corporation, and its
successors.
HRIM. HRI Management Corporation, a Louisiana corporation, and its
successors.
HUD. The Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States
of America.
Incentive Management Agreement. The agreement between the Partnership and
HRI described in Section 7.5B.
Incentive Management Fee. The fee payable by the Partnership to the General
Partner pursuant to the Incentive Management Agreement.
Initial Endorsement. Shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Loan Documents.
Initial Operating Period. The 5-year period commencing on the Completion
Date.
Inspecting Consultant. A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Architect.
Installment. An installment of the Capital Contribution of the Investor
Limited Partner to the Partnership.
Investment Banking Fee. The fee in the amount of eighty one thousand
dollars ($81,000.00) Dollars payable by the Partnership to Howard, Weil,
Labouisse, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Incorporated.
Investment Servicing Fee. An annual servicing fee in the amount of Ten
Thousand and No/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars payable by the Partnership to the
Special Limited Partner.
Investor Limited Partner. API-Cotton Mill Partners L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, or any other Person who is admitted to the Partnership and shown on
the books and records of the Partnership as a substituted Investor Limited
Partner at the time of reference thereto.
IRS. The Internal Revenue Service.
Lease and Parking Agreement. The agreement entered into by and between the
Partnership and HRI, whereunder the Partnership will lease Parcel Two to HRI and
HRI will be obligated to offer to lease to the Partnership's tenants and the
Condominium Owners parking spaces constructed on Parcel Two and Parcel Three
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Lease Pledge. The collateral assignment of leases and rents to be executed
by the Partnership, as pledgor, and the Lender, as pledgee.
Lender. Highland Mortgage Company, a Alabama corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
Letter of Credit (Operating Deficit). A standby letter of credit in the
amount of five hundred forty six thousand ($546,000) Dollars issued in favor of
the Partnership by a financial institution satisfactory to the Partnership at
the Initial Endorsement to be used to fund any Operating Deficit.
Letter of Credit (Working Capital). A standby letter of credit in the
amount of four hundred fifty four thousand dollars ($454,000) Dollars issued in
favor of the Partnership by a financial institution satisfactory to the
Partnership at the Initial Endorsement to be used to fund the working capital
requirements of the Project.
Letters of Credit. The Letter of Credit (Operating Reserve) and the Letter
of Credit (Working Capital).
Limited Partner(s). The Investor Limited Partner and/or any other Person
admitted to the Partnership from time to time as a limited partner in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
Limited Partnership Interest. The Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner
in its capacity as such.
Loan Documents. Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Regulatory Agreement, Building
Loan Agreement, Lease Pledge, Security Agreement, and any other documents
required by HUD in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
Manager. HRI Management Corporation and any successor property manager
designated or appointed from time to time.
Management Agreement. The agreement to be entered into between the
Partnership and the Manager providing for property management services to the
Project.
Management Fee. The management fee payable to the Manager pursuant to the
terms of the Management Agreement.
Managing General Partner. Any Person designated as such in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7.3B.
Marketing Reserve. The reserve in the initial amount of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand and No/100 ($250,000.00) Dollars to be initially funded from the
proceeds of the First Installment and to be used for marketing expenses
with respect to the Project.
Material Default. The occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) a material breach by the General Partner (or any of its
Affiliates) in the performance of any of its obligations under this
Agreement;
(ii) a Terminating Event as to the General Partner or an Event of
Bankruptcy as to the Partnership;
(iii) a material violation by the General Partner of its fiduciary
duties as a General Partner of the Partnership;
(iv) a violation by the General Partner of any law, regulation or
order applicable to the Partnership which has or may have a material adverse
effect on the Partnership or the Project;
(v) a material breach by the Partnership or the General Partner
under any Project Document or other material agreement or document affecting
the Partnership or the Project, which material breach affords a remedy
against the Partnership or its assets;
(vi) the failure of the Certificate of Occupancy Date to occur on or
before the Completion Date,; or
(vii) the inability of the General Partner to deliver a Payment
Certificate under Section 5.2 which continues for a period of six (6) months
following the date on which an Installment is otherwise due.
Mortgage. The Mortgage granted by the Partnership to the Lender to secure
the obligations evidenced by the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan. A loan to be made by the Lender to the Partnership to
finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Project and to provide term
financing for the Project.
Mortgage Note. A promissory note in the amount of Twenty-two Million Five
Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($22,500,000.00) Dollars made by the Partnership in
favor of the Lender representing the Partnership's indebtedness to the Lender
pursuant to the Building Loan Agreement.
Nonrecourse Debt or Nonrecourse Liability. Any indebtedness for which none
of the Partners has any economic risk of loss other than through his or its
interest in the Partnership Property securing such indebtedness, as defined in
Section 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Allocation Regulations.
Nonrecourse Deductions. The meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(1) of
the Allocation Regulations.
Operating Deficit. For any specified period of time, the amount by which
Cash Receipts is less than the amount necessary to pay all Project Expenses
(excluding the Investment Servicing Fee.)
Operating Deficit Loan(s). A loan(s) made by the General Partner to the
Partnership to fund the payment of the Negative Adjustment and Loss Adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof or to fund an Operating Deficit pursuant to
Section 5.8A hereof or a loan(s) made by the Investor Limited Partner to fund an
Operating Deficit pursuant to Sections 5.8B hereof. Such loans, which bear
interest at an annual rate equal to the Designated Interest Rate (in the case of
a loan made by the Investor Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.8B at the
Designated Interest Rate plus Seven (7%) percent) and shall be evidenced by
unsecured, nontransferable promissory notes of the Partnership. Such loans
shall be repaid only as provided in Section 6 hereof, and no recourse for the
payment hereof may be had against any other property of the Partnership or
against any Partner. Payments of principal and interest on Operating Deficit
Loans shall be applied in the same order in which such Operating Deficit Loans
are made (i.e., on a first-in, first-out basis).
Operating Profits or Losses. For any Fiscal Year means the Profits or
Losses of the Partnership for that year as determined for federal income tax
purposes by the Accountants, excluding Profits or Losses from a Capital
Transaction and determined without regard to any adjustments to basis pursuant
to Sections 734 or 743 of the Code.
Operating Reserve. The reserve in the initial amount of five hundred forty
six thousand dollars and No/100 ($546,000) Dollars to be funded from the second
Installment of the Investor Limited Partner's Capital Contribution and to be
used to fund any Operating Deficit.
Parcel One. The real property to be acquired by the Partnership upon which
the Project is or will be located, or which benefits or is otherwise necessary
for the operation of the Project, and which is described in Exhibit A attached
to, and incorporated by reference into, this Agreement.
Parcel Three. The tract leased by HRI from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ located in
Square No. 121 in the City of New Orleans, which tract is more particularly
described in that certain Memorandum of Lease dated March 14, 1994 and recorded
at COT No. 85799 in the conveyance records of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Parcel Two. The tract acquired by the Partnership from Seller located in
Square No. 121 in the City of New Orleans and leased to HRI pursuant to the
Lease and Parking Agreement, which tract is more particularly described in that
certain Act of Cash Sale dated September 30, 1996 by Seller in favor of HRI and
recorded in the conveyance records of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Partner. Any General Partner or Limited Partner.
Partner Nonrecourse Debt. The meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of
the Allocation Regulations.
Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. The meaning set forth in Sections
1.704-2(i)(2) and (3) of the Allocation Regulations.
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. The meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)
(1) of the Allocation Regulations.
Partnership. The limited partnership created by this Agreement.
Partnership Interest. The interest of a Partner in the Partnership,
including, without limitation, his or its interest in the assets, capital,
Profits or Losses, Distributions and Tax Credits of the Partnership.
Partnership Minimum Gain. The meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(d) of
the Allocation Regulations.
Partnership Property. All real and personal property owned by the
Partnership.
Partnership Reserves. Reserves maintained by the Partnership for working
capital, capital improvements and similar contingencies, including, without
limitation, the Marketing Reserve, the Operating Reserve, the Working Capital
Reserve, and the Replacement Reserve. Any funds held in the Partnership
Reserves which are no longer required for the purposes for which they were set
aside shall be distributed to the Partners pursuant to the provisions of
Section 6.2, as the case may be.
Penthouses. The penthouse living units described in the Plans and
Specifications and to be constructed on the roof of the Existing Improvements.
Person. Any individual or Entity, and the heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Person where the context
so admits; and, unless the context otherwise requires, the singular shall
include the plural, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the
neuter and vice versa.
Plans and Specifications. The plans and specifications dated August 12,
1996 for the Rehabilitation of the Project approved by the Construction Lender,
including, without limitation, specifications for materials, and all amendments
and modifications thereof.
Profits or Losses. For each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to
the Partnership's taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year or period,
determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all
items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required to be stated separately
pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(i) Any items described in Sections 705(a)(1)(B) and 705(a)(1)(C) of
the Code which are not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or
Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss.
(ii) Any expenditures of the Partnership described in Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures
pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Allocation Regulations, and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss.
(iii) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership
Property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income
tax 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.
(iv) In the event of a distribution of Partnership assets to a
Partner (whether in connection with a liquidation or otherwise), or in the
event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted upon the
acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership, unrealized income,
gain, loss and deduction inherent in such distributed or adjusted assets
(not previously reflected in Capital Accounts) shall be allocated pursuant
to Section 6.1 hereof as if there had been a taxable disposition of such
distributed or adjusted assets at fair market value.
(v) 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 in accordance with the definition of "Depreciation"
set forth herein.
(vi) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any
items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof shall be
taken into account in computing Profits or Losses only if the Accountants
determine that such items should be so reflected.
Profits or Losses from a Capital Transaction. The Profits or Losses, if
any, recognized by the Partnership as a result of a Capital Transaction, as
determined for federal income tax purposes by the Accountants, but without
regard to any adjustments to basis pursuant to Section 734 and 743 of the Code.
Project. A multi-family residential complex known as the Cotton Mill and
located on Parcel One bearing municipal number ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
Project Documents. The Assignment of Right to Purchase Real Property, the
Deed, the Lease and Parking Agreement, the Loan Documents, the Development
Agreement, the Construction Contract, the Management Agreement, the Facade
Donation Documents, the Incentive Management Agreement, and all other documents
relating to the Project which are required by, or have been executed in
connection with, any of the foregoing documents.
Project Expenses. All operating and other costs and expenses of the
Partnership determined on an accrual basis during the Fiscal Year (excluding
Distributions to Partners), including, without limitation, payment of operating
expenses, payment of principal and interest of the Partnership's indebtedness
(excluding payments of principal and interest on Operating Deficit Loans),
mortgage insurance premiums (if any), cost of repair, replacement and
restoration of the Project, amounts allocated to Partnership Reserves, payment
of the Investment Servicing Fee, and any other costs or expenses designated
herein as "Project Expenses." In addition, the net increase during the year in
any escrow account or reserve maintained by or for the Partnership shall be
considered to be a Project Expense during the year.
Projections. The projections dated September 28, 1996 which have been
furnished to the Investor Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner.
Project Cost Loan(s). The loans which the General Partner is obligated to
make to the Partnership pursuant to Sections 5.7 and 7.5A hereof.
Purchase Agreement. That certain Agreement to Purchase and Sell, dated
November 23, 1995, by and between Seller and HRI whereunder the Seller has
agreed to sell Parcel One and Parcel Two to HRI upon the terms and conditions
set forth therein.
Recapture Event. A disposition or other event causing recapture of all or
any portion of the Historic Rehabilitation Credit pursuant to the provisions of
Section 50 of the Code.
Refinancing Proceeds. The gross proceeds available to the Partnership from
a refinancing of any of the Mortgage Loans or any other secured or unsecured
indebtedness of the Partnership.
Regulations. The rules and regulations applicable to the Project or the
Partnership of the Agency, the City, and any other Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction.
Regulatory Agreement. The agreement to be executed by and between HUD and
the Partnership.
Regulatory Allocations. The allocations set forth in Sections 6.5A through
6.5G hereof.
Rehabilitation. The development, construction, renovation, and
rehabilitation work on the Project described in the Plans and Specifications.
Related Person. The meaning set forth in Section 1.752-4(b) of the
Allocation Regulations.
Replacement Reserve. The reserve to be funded as required by the Permanent
Lender but in no event shall such reserve be less than One Hundred Seventy Five
and No/100 ($175.00) Dollars per apartment unit per year.
Requisite Approvals. The approval or consent of the City, the State, the
Construction or Permanent Lender, or any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over the Partnership or the Project, to the extent required
pursuant to the terms of any of the Project Documents.
Sale Proceeds. The gross proceeds available to the Partnership from the
sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the Project or the
Partnerships's other assets, or any proceeds realized from a condemnation,
insured casualty or insured title defect, but excluding proceeds from rental
interruption insurance, if any. The term "Sale Proceeds" shall not include any
casualty insurance proceeds received by the Partnership if and to the extent
that such proceeds are applied for repair or reconstruction.
Schedule. The Schedule attached hereto.
Security Agreement. The security agreement to be executed by the
Partnership and Highland Mortgage Company.
Seller. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Realty Partnership, a Louisiana general partnership.
Share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. For each Partner, an amount
equal to such Partner's "share of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain,"
determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the
Allocation Regulations.
Share of Partnership Minimum Gain. For each Partner, an amount equal to
such Partner's "share of partnership minimum gain," determined in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1.704-2(g) of the Allocation Regulations.
Site. The meaning given to it in the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.,
as amended, and any meaning given to it in any similar state or local statutes,
ordinances, regulations or by-laws.
Special Class Limited Partner. The meaning set forth in Sections 10.4B and
10.4C.
Special Counsel. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation, of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Special Limited Partner. AmerUs Management, Inc., an Iowa corporation, or
any other Person who is admitted to the Partnership and shown on the books and
records of the Partnership as a substituted Special Limited Partner at the time
of reference thereto.
State. The State of Louisiana.
Syndication Expenses. All expenditures classified as syndication expenses
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.709-2(b). Syndication Expenses shall
be taken into account under this Agreement at the time they would be taken into
account under the Partnership's method of accounting if they were deductible
expenses.
Tax Credits. Any credit(s) permitted under the Code against the federal
income tax liability of any Partner as a result of activities or expenditures of
the Partnership including, without limitation, the Historic Rehabilitation
Credit.
Terminating Capital Transaction. A Capital Transaction resulting in or
involving the termination and winding up of the business of the Partnership or
any other event resulting in the "liquidation" of the Partnership within the
meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Allocation Regulations.
Terminating Event. The death or permanent disability of, or an adjudication
of insanity or incompetence as to, an individual General Partner (unless the
Consent of the Investor Limited Partner to a substitute General Partner is
received, and such substitute General Partner is admitted to the Partnership by
the first to occur of (i) the sixtieth day following such event or (ii) such
earlier date as is necessary to prevent a dissolution of the Partnership under
the Act), the Bankruptcy or dissolution of a General Partner, the Transfer of
its Partnership Interest by a General Partner, or the voluntary or involuntary
withdrawal of a General Partner from the Partnership. For purposes of the
foregoing, an individual General Partner shall be deemed to be permanently
disabled if he or she becomes disabled during the term of this Agreement through
any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or psychological
nature and, as a result, is unable to perform substantially all of his or her
duties and responsibilities hereunder for one hundred twenty (120) days during
any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days.
Involuntary withdrawal shall occur whenever a General Partner may no longer
continue as a General Partner by law or pursuant to any terms of this Agreement.
Title Policy. The owner's policy of title insurance to be issued to the
Partnership by First American Title Insurance Company in the amount of twenty
eight million, seven hundred twenty one thousand dollars and No/100
($28,721,000) Dollars (not including special coverage endorsements).
Transfer. Any sale, exchange, assignment, encumbrance, hypothecation,
pledge, foreclosure, conveyance in trust, gift or other transfer of any kind,
whether direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary other than as a direct
consequence of a Terminating Event. When used as a verb, such term shall mean,
voluntarily or involuntarily, to sell, exchange, assign, encumber, hypothecate,
pledge, foreclose, convey in trust, give or otherwise transfer.
Vessel. The meaning given to it in the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.,
as amended, and any meaning given to it in any similar state or local statutes,
ordinances, regulations or by-laws.
SECTION 2: FORMATION
Section 2.1 Formation
The Partners hereby agree to continue the limited partnership known as
Cotton Mill Limited Partnership formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
Section 2.2 Name and Office
The Partnership shall continue to be conducted under the name and style set
forth in Section 2.1. The principal office of the Partnership shall be c/o
Historic Restoration, Incorporated, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. The General Partner may at any time change the location of
such office and shall give due notice of any such change to each Limited
Partner.
Section 2.3 Purpose
The purpose of the Partnership is to acquire, rehabilitate, develop,
improve, maintain, own, operate, lease, dispose of and otherwise deal with the
Project in accordance with the Project Documents, any applicable Regulations,
and the provisions of this Agreement. The Partnership shall not engage in any
other business or activity.
Section 2.4 Authorized Acts
In furtherance of its purposes, but subject to all other provisions of this
Agreement including, but not limited to, Section 3 and Section 7, the
Partnership is hereby authorized:
(i) To acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise any real or personal
property which may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the
accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership;
(ii) To construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, operate, maintain,
finance and improve, and to own, sell, convey, assign, mortgage or lease any
real estate and any personal property necessary, convenient or incidental to
the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership;
(iii) To borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness in
furtherance of any or all of the purposes of the Partnership, and to secure
the same by mortgage, pledge or other lien on the Project or any other
assets of the Partnership, to the extent permitted by the Project Documents;
(iv) To pay in whole or in part, refinance, recast, increase, modify
or extend the Mortgage Loan or any other mortgage loans affecting the
Project and in connection therewith to execute any extensions, renewals, or
modifications of the Mortgage Loan or any such other loans on the Project;
(v) To enter into, perform and carry out, contracts of any kind,
including contracts with Affiliates of a Partner, necessary to, in
connection with or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes of the
Partnership, specifically including, but not limited to, the execution and
delivery of the Development Agreement, Architect Agreement, Construction
Contract, Management Agreement, and Incentive Management Agreement, and all
other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents required by any
Governmental Authority in connection with the Project Documents and the
acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, development, improvement,
maintenance and operation of the Project;
(vi) To execute the Condominium Declaration and all other agreements,
certificates, instruments, or documents in connection with the Condominium
Regime and to revoke the Condominium Declaration in the General Partner's
sole judgment and discretion.
(vii) To execute leases of any or all of the rentable space in the
Project;
(viii) To enter into the Lease and Parking Agreement;
(ix) To execute any and all notes, mortgages and security agreements
(including a confession of judgment, waiver of appraisal and consent to
executory process) in order to secure loans from any Lender and any and all
other documents (including but not limited to the Loan Documents) required
by the Lender in connection with the Mortgage and the Mortgage Loan and the
acquisition, development, improvement, maintenance and operation of the
Project, or otherwise required by any Lender in connection with the Project;
(x) To employ any Person, including an Affiliate, to perform
services for, or to sell goods to, the Partnership (including without
limitation, management services) and to pay for such goods and services;
provided that (except with respect to any contract specifically authorized
by this Agreement) the terms of any such transaction with an Affiliate shall
not be less favorable to the Partnership than would be arrived at by
unaffiliated parties dealing at arms' length, and shall be subject to any
applicable Regulations;
(xi) To modify or amend the terms of any agreement or contract which
the General Partner is authorized to enter into on behalf of the
Partnership; provided, however, that such terms as amended shall not (i)
have a material adverse effect on the Partnership or the Investor Limited
Partner, or (ii) be in contravention of any of the terms or conditions of
this Agreement or the Project Documents;
(xii) To execute contracts with any Lender, Agency and/or other
Governmental Authority;
(xiii) To execute and deliver the Loan Documents and the other Project
Documents and any notices, documents or instruments required to be executed
or delivered in connection therewith;
(xiv) To employ or engage such engineers, architects, technicians,
managers, accountants, lawyers and other Persons, including any Affiliate as
may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the
purposes of the Partnership; and
(xv) To enter into any kind of activity and to perform and carry out
contracts of any kind necessary to, or in connection with, or incidental to,
the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership, so long as said
activities and contracts may be lawfully carried on or performed by a
partnership under the laws of the State.
Section 2.5 Term and Dissolution
A. The Partnership shall continue in full force and effect until March 31,
2093, except that the Partnership shall be dissolved prior to such date upon the
happening of any of the following events:
(i) The sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the
assets of the Partnership;
(ii) The occurrence of a Terminating Event unless the business of the
Partnership is continued pursuant to the provisions of Section 10;
(iii) The election to dissolve the Partnership made in writing by the
General Partner with the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner and, if
required, any Requisite Approvals; or
(iv) The entry of a final decree of dissolution of the Partnership by
a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. Upon dissolution of the Partnership (unless the business of the
Partnership is continued pursuant to the provisions of Section 10), the General
Partner (or its trustees, receivers, successors or legal representatives) shall
liquidate the Partnership assets and apply and distribute the proceeds thereof
in accordance with Section 6.3.
SECTION 3: ACQUISITION, FINANCING, REHABILITATION, AND DISPOSITION OF
PROPERTY
3.1 Acquisition.
A. The Assignment of Right to Purchase Real Property is hereby approved,
confirmed, and ratified by the Partnership. The Partnership shall acquire
Parcel One and Parcel Two by virtue of the Deed and shall execute and record the
Condominium Declaration in the conveyance records of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
B. The General Partner is specifically authorized, for and on behalf of the
Partnership, to execute the Deed and the Condominium Declaration. Subsequent to
the execution of said documents, the General Partner is, subject to the
limitations set forth herein, specifically authorized, for and on behalf of the
Partnership, to execute such other documents as the General Partner deems
necessary in connection with the acquisition of Parcel One and Parcel Two and
the imposition of the Condominium Regime upon Parcel One.
3.2 Financing.
A. The Partnership shall be authorized to borrow from the Lender whatever
amounts may be required, subject to the provisions hereof, in connection with
the acquisition, development, rehabilitation and construction, and permanent
financing of the Project and to meet the expenses of operating the Project
(including, without limitation, any items for which the Lender may provide
funds) and secure the same by the Mortgage and any other Loan Documents, as
defined in the Building Loan Agreement.
B. The General Partner is specifically authorized, for and on behalf of the
Partnership, to execute the Loan Documents. Subsequent to the execution of said
documents, the General Partner is, subject to the limitations set forth herein,
specifically authorized, for and on behalf of the Partnership, to execute such
other documents as the General Partner deems necessary in connection with the
financing of the Project. Any documents so executed by the General Partner may
include a waiver of appraisal, confession of judgment and consent to executory
process. Each Mortgage shall provide that no Partner or Related Person shall
have any economic risk of loss for the payment of all or any part of the
Mortgage Loan secured thereby.
C. Each General Partner and the Partnership shall be bound by the terms of
the Loan Documents. Any incoming General Partner shall as a condition of
receiving any interest in the Partnership agree to be bound by the Loan
Documents. Upon any dissolution of the Partnership or any transfer of the
Project while the Loan is outstanding, no title or right to the possession and
control of the Project and no right to collect the rents therefrom shall pass to
any Person who is not, or does not become, bound in a manner satisfactory to the
Lender, to the Loan Documents and the provisions of this Agreement. The Loan
Documents shall be binding upon and shall govern the rights and obligations of
the Partners, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns as
long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding.
D. Subject to the terms of the Loan Documents and the other Project
Documents, the Partnership may refinance the Loan, including any required
transfer or conveyance of the Partnership assets for security or mortgage
purposes, may execute mortgages, notes, and any other documents necessary for
such a refinancing; provided, however, that the terms of any such refinancing
must receive the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner (which, except as
hereinafter provided, may be given or withheld with or without cause in its sole
discretion) before such transaction shall be binding on the Partnership.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner to
any refinancing of the Mortgage Loan shall not be unreasonably withheld provided
that the terms of the new loan are no less favorable than the terms of the
existing Mortgage Loan.
3.3 Rehabilitation.
A. The Partnership shall be authorized to enter into the Development
Agreement, the Architectural Agreement, the Construction Contract, the
Management Agreement, and the Incentive Management Agreement.
B. The General Partner is specifically authorized, for and on behalf of the
Partnership, to execute the Development Agreement, the Architectural Agreement,
the Construction Contract, the Management Agreement, and the Incentive
Management Agreement.
C. In connection with any proposed sale of the Project, the Investor
Limited Partner (or its designee), shall have the right to receive and review
copies of all documents relating to the proposed sale.
3.4 Disposition.
A. The Partnership shall be authorized to enter into the Lease and Parking
Agreement, to lease apartments in the Project, and to sell the Penthouses in the
normal course of operations upon terms and conditions determined in the sole
judgment and discretion of the General Partner. In the event that the General
Partner determines in its sole judgment and discretion that the number of
contingent sales of Penthouses prior to Final Endorsement are insufficient to
justify the Condominium Regime, the Partnership shall be authorized to revoke
the Condominium Declaration.
B. The General Partner is specifically authorized, for and on behalf of
the Partnership, to execute the Lease and Parking Agreement, the apartment
leases, all documents relating to the sales of the Penthouses, and a revocation
of the Condominium Declaration.
SECTION 4: PARTNERS AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Section 4.1 General Partner
The General Partner of the Partnership is Historic Restoration,
Incorporation, its address and Capital Contribution are set forth in the
Schedule.
Section 4.2 Limited Partners
A. API-Cotton Mill Partners L.P. and AmerUs Management, Inc. are the
Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner, respectively, of the
Partnership; their addresses and Capital Contributions are set forth in the
Schedule. The payment of their Capital Contributions is governed by Section 5.1.
B. The Withdrawing Limited Partner hereby withdraws as a Limited Partner
and acknowledges that he has no further claims against the Partnership in
respect of his Limited Partnership Interest.
Section 4.3 Partnership Capital and Capital Accounts
A. The capital of the Partnership shall be the aggregate amount of the
cash, the Gross Asset Value of property and the value of any services
contributed by the General Partner and the Investor Limited Partner as set forth
in the Schedule. Except as specifically set forth herein, no Partner shall have
any right to make voluntary Capital Contributions to the Partnership. No
interest shall be paid by the Partnership on any Capital Contribution to the
Partnership. The Schedule shall be amended from time to time to reflect the
withdrawal or admission of Partners, any changes in the Partnership Interests
held by a Partner arising from the transfer of a Partnership Interest to or by
such Partner, and any change in the amounts to be contributed or agreed to be
contributed by any Partner.
B. An individual Capital Account shall be established and maintained for
each Partner, including any additional or substituted Partner who shall
hereafter receive an interest in the Partnership. The Capital Account of each
Partner shall be maintained in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be credited such
Partner's Capital Contributions, such Partner's distributive share of
Profits, and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially
allocated pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, and the amount of any Partnership
liabilities that are assumed by such Partner or that are secured by any
Partnership Property distributed to such Partner;
(ii) To each Partner's Capital Account there shall be debited the
amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership Property
distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement,
such Partner's distributive share of Losses, and any items in the nature of
expenses or losses that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.4
hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such Partner that are assumed
by the Partnership or that are secured by any property contributed by such
Partner to the Partnership.
In the event that the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets are adjusted
pursuant to this Agreement, the Capital Accounts of all Partners shall be
adjusted simultaneously to reflect the aggregate net adjustment as if the
Partnership recognized gain or loss equal to the amount of such aggregate net
adjustment.
C. The original Capital Account established for any substituted Partner
shall be in the same amount as, and shall replace, the adjusted Capital Account
of the Partner which such substituted Partner succeeds, and, for the purposes of
the Agreement, such substituted Partner shall be deemed to have made the Capital
Contribution, to the extent actually paid in, of the Partner which such
substituted Partner succeeds. The term "substituted Partner," as used in this
paragraph, shall mean a Person who shall become entitled to receive a share of
the Profits, Losses, Tax Credits and Distributions of the Partnership by reason
of such Person succeeding to the Partnership Interest of a Partner by assignment
of all or any part of a Partnership Interest. To the extent a substituted
Partner receives less than one hundred (100%) percent of the Partnership
Interest of a Partner, his Capital Account and Capital Contribution shall be in
proportion to the Partnership Interest he receives, and the Capital Account and
Capital Contribution of the Partner who retains a partial interest in the
Partnership shall continue, and not be replaced, in proportion to the
Partnership Interest he retains.
D. The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement
relating to the maintenance of the Capital Accounts are intended to comply with
the Allocation Regulations, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such Allocation Regulations. In the event that the General
Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the
Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to
comply with the Allocation Regulations, the General Partner may make such
modification, subject to the provisions of Section 6.3D. The General Partner
shall adjust the amounts debited or credited to Capital Accounts with respect to
(i) any property contributed to the Partnership or distributed to the Partners,
and (ii) any liabilities that are secured by such contributed or distributed
property that are assumed by the Partnership or the Partners, in the event the
General Partner shall determine such adjustments are necessary or appropriate
pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Allocation Regulations. Subject to
the provisions of Section 6.3D, the General Partner also shall make any
appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise
cause this Agreement not to comply with the Allocation Regulations.
Section 4.4 Withdrawal of Capital
A Partner shall not have the right to withdraw from the Partnership all or
any part of its Capital Contribution. No Partner shall have any right to demand
and receive property of the Partnership in return for its Capital Contribution,
except as may be specifically provided in this Agreement. No Partner shall be
entitled to demand a redemption or repurchase of his or its Partnership
Interest. Any return of Capital Contributions to the Partners pursuant to this
Agreement shall be solely from Partnership assets, and the General Partner shall
not be personally liable for any such return.
Section 4.5 Liability of Limited Partner
No Limited Partner shall be liable for any debts, liabilities, contracts, or
obligations of the Partnership. A Limited Partner shall be liable only to make
payments of its Capital Contributions as and when due hereunder. After its
Capital Contributions shall be fully paid, no Limited Partner shall, except as
otherwise required by the Act, be required to make any further Capital
Contributions or payments or lend any funds to the Partnership.
Section 4.6 Additional Limited Partners
A. The General Partner may admit additional Limited Partners only
(i) with the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner or (ii) as permitted by
Section 11.
B. Any incoming Limited Partner shall, by its execution of this Agreement
and as a condition of receiving any interest in the Partnership's property,
agree to be bound by the Project Documents to the same extent and on the same
terms as the other Limited Partners.
C. Upon the admission of any additional Limited Partners, an amendment to
the Agreement reflecting such admission, shall, to the extent required by law,
be filed with the Filing Office and/or any other appropriate Governmental
Authority. Such amendment, if required, shall amend the Schedule to reflect the
names, addresses and Capital Contributions of such additional Limited Partners,
and shall set forth the agreement of such additional Limited Partners to be
bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 5: CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF INVESTOR LIMITED PARTNER
AND SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER; PROJECT OPERATING DEFICIT LOANS;
LETTERS OF CREDIT AND REPURCHASE RIGHT
Section 5.1 Capital Contributions of Investor Limited Partner and
Special Limited Partner
A. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 below, the
Investor Limited Partner's Capital Contribution shall be in the amount of five
million nine hundred eighty seven thousand dollars and No/100 ($5,987,000)
Dollars, of which three million three hundred fifty thousand thirty seven
dollars and No/100 ($3,350,037) Dollars (the "First Installment") shall be paid
upon the Admission Date and two million two hundred thirty six thousand nine
hundred sixty three dollars and No/100 ($2,236,963) Dollars (the "Second
Installment") shall be paid on the date by which all of the following events
shall have occurred: (i) the Completion Date; (ii) determination by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of Bethesda, Maryland of the aggregate amount of the Historic
Rehabilitation Credit; (iii) the Facade Donation Appraisal has been received by
the Partnership; and (iv) the escrow established pursuant to the Development
Guaranty Escrow Agreement has been funded. If the Completion Date occurs in
1998, then the amount of the Second Installment shall be decreased by an amount
equal to the product of twenty (20%) percent multiplied by the First
Installment.
B. The Special Limited Partner's Capital Contribution shall be in the
amount of One Hundred and No/100 ($100.00) Dollars and shall be paid to the
Partnership in full in cash o n the Admission Date.
Section 5.2 Conditions to Payment of Second Installment
At least twenty (20) days before the Second Installment is due, and as a
condition thereto, the General Partner shall notify the Investor Limited Partner
in writing of the payment amount due (and, if applicable, the impact of any
adjustments to such payments made pursuant to Sections 5.3, 5.4 or 5.5) and
where the payment should be sent and shall provide a written statement to the
Investor Limited Partner (a "Payment Certificate") certifying that (i) the
Completion Date has occurred, (ii) no foreclosure proceedings have been
commenced with respect to the Project, and (iii) no Event of Bankruptcy has
occurred with respect to the General Partner.
Section 5.3 Adjuster Provisions
The parties acknowledge that the amount of the Investor Limited Partner's
Capital Contribution is based on the amount of the Historic Rehabilitation
Credit and the charitable deduction attributable to the Facade Donation
Documents allocable to the Investor Limited Partner shown in the Projections.
If the amount of the Historic Rehabilitation Credit and such charitable
deduction is less or greater than the amounts shown in the Projections, the
provisions of this Sections 5.4 and 5.5 shall apply.
Section 5.4 Historic Credit Adjuster
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if, for any
reason other than a change in the law having a retroactive impact on the tax
benefits allocable to the Investor Limited Partner hereunder, the Accountants
shall determine or there shall be a Final Determination that the aggregate
amount of Historic Rehabilitation Credit allocated to the Investor Limited
Partner is an amount other than four million eight hundred forty one thousand
one hundred and fifty five and No/100 ($4,841,155) Dollars, the following shall
occur (such determination shall be referred to herein as the "Historic Credit
Determination"):
(i) After the Historic Credit Determination is made, the Accountants
shall calculate the difference between the aggregate amount of Historic
Rehabilitation Credit projected to be allocated to the Investor Limited
Partner and the amount in fact allocated. The resulting amount shall be
referred to in this Section 5.4 as the "Negative Historic Credit Difference"
if the projected amount is greater than the amount in fact allocated and as
the "Positive Historic Credit Difference" if the projected amount is less
than the amount in fact allocated.
(ii) If there is a Negative Historic Credit Difference, the amount of
the remaining Capital Contribution Installment(s) to be paid by the Investor
Limited Partner after the Historic Credit Determination has been made shall
be reduced by the product of 1.07874 multiplied by the Negative Historic
Credit Difference (the "Negative Adjustment"). If the Negative Adjustment
exceeds the size of any such remaining Capital Contribution Installments of
the Investor Limited Partner, the General Partner shall pay to the Investor
Limited Partner an amount equal to the difference between the Negative
Adjustment and the Capital Contribution Installment in question, together
with interest on such amount at a rate of fifteen (15%) percent per annum,
from any Distributions of Cash Flow pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof. If such
amount is not paid in full within twelve (12) months of the date on which
the Capital Contribution Installment was due, the General Partner shall make
an Operating Deficit Loan to the Partnership.
(iii) If there is a Negative Historic Credit Difference, and the
Historic Credit Determination is made after the Investor Limited Partner has
paid in all of its Capital Contribution Installments to the Partnership, the
General Partner shall pay to the Investor Limited Partner an amount equal to
the Negative Adjustment, together with interest on such amount at a rate of
fifteen (15%) percent per annum from any Distributions of Cash Flow pursuant
to Section 6.2 hereof. If such amount is not paid in full within twelve
(12) months of the date on which the Capital Contribution Installment was
due, the General Partner shall make an Operating Deficit Loan to the
Partnership.
(iv) If there is a Positive Historic Credit Difference, then the
Capital Contributions of the Investor Limited Partner shall be increased by
$1.02737 for each $1.00 of such Positive Historic Credit Difference (the
product of $1.02737 and the Positive Historic Credit Difference being
referred to herein as the "Increase"). The Increase shall be paid to the
Partnership by the Investor Limited Partner on the date on which the Second
Installment is due, or if the Second Installment has been made, then within
thirty (30) days after the Historic Credit Determination has been made.
Section 5.5 Facade Donation Adjuster
A. If for any reason other than a change in the law having a retroactive
impact on the tax benefits allocable to the Investor Limited Partner hereunder,
the charitable deduction allocable to the Investor Limited Partner as a result
of the execution and delivery of the Facade Donation Documents is less than the
amount shown in the Projections, the amount of such shortfall shall be
multiplied by .2975 (the resulting amount being referred to herein as the "Loss
Adjustment"). The amount of any Capital Contribution Installments remaining to
be paid by the Investor Limited Partner after the amount of the Loss Adjustment
has been calculated shall be reduced by the Loss Adjustment. If the Loss
Adjustment is made after the Investor Limited Partner has paid in all of its
Capital Contribution Installments to the Partnership, the General Partner shall
pay to the Investor Limited Partner an amount equal to the Loss Adjustment,
together with interest on such amount at a rate of fifteen (15%) percent per
annum from any Distributions of Cash Flow pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof. If
such amount is not paid in full within twelve (12) months of the date on which
the Capital Contribution Installment was due, the General Partner shall make an
Operating Deficit Loan to the Partnership.
B. If the charitable deduction allocable to the Investor Limited Partner as
a result of the execution and delivery of the Facade Donation is greater than
the amount shown in the Projections, the amount of such excess shall be
multiplied by .2975 (the "Positive Adjustment"). The amount of any Capital
Contribution Installments remaining to be paid by the Investor Limited Partner
after the Positive Adjustment has been calculated shall be increased by the
Positive Adjustment. If the Positive Adjustment is determined after the
Investor Limited Partner has paid all of its Capital Contribution Installments
to the Partnership, the Investor Limited Partner shall pay the Partnership the
amount of the Positive Adjustment within thirty (30) days of the date of its
determination.
Section 5.6 IRS Claims
A. In the event that a claim is made by the IRS (a "Claim") upon audit
which, if successful, would result in an adjustment to the Capital Contributions
of the Investor Limited Partner or any payments pursuant to Sections 5.4 or 5.5,
the General Partner, in its capacity as the TMP, shall, within thirty (30) days
after receiving notice of such Claim, notify the Investor Limited Partner of the
Claim (such notice being referred to as a "Claim Notice") and request that the
Investor Limited Partner notify the Partnership of its intention either to
contest such Claim or to accept the same. If the Investor Limited Partner
elects to contest such Claim, the TMP shall take such action in contesting such
Claim on behalf of the Partnership and the Investor Limited Partner as it
reasonably deems necessary. In such event, all third party costs and expenses
incurred by the TMP in connection with such matter shall be borne by the
Partnership and/or the Partners in accordance with the provisions of Section
7.9. The failure of the Investor Limited Partner, within thirty (30) days after
the date of the Claim Notice, to notify the Partnership of its intention to
contest such Claim shall be deemed to be a decision to accept the same.
B. In the event that the Investor Limited Partner elects to accept such
Claim, the General Partner may nevertheless contest the Claim by appropriate
proceedings, provided, however, that if, following the contesting of such Claim
by the General Partner, all or a portion of the Claim is sustained in a Final
Determination, then there shall be added to the adjustments referred to in
Sections 5.4 and 5.5 an amount equal to the interest assessed against the
Investor Limited Partner for the period commencing on the date of the Claim
Notice and ending on the date of the Final Determination on the underpayment of
tax determined in such Final Determination.
C. If, following a decision by the General Partner to contest a Claim, more
than fifty (50%) percent of the tax deficiency amount specified in the Claim is
sustained in a Final Determination, the costs and expenses of contesting the
Claim shall be borne solely by the General Partner. If such Final Determination
results in less than fifty (50%) of the tax deficiency amount specified in the
Claim being upheld, the costs and expenses of contesting the Claim shall be
borne by the Partnership and/or the Partners in accordance with the provisions
of Section 7.9.
Section 5.7 Project Cost Loans
In the event that the cost of the Project exceeds the total project cost set
forth in the Budget, the General Partner shall make a project cost loan to the
Partnership in the amount of the excess. Such loan or loans, which shall bear
interest at an annual rate equal to the Designated Interest Rate, shall be
evidenced by unsecured, nontransferable promissory notes of the Partnership and
are referred to herein as "Project Cost Loans." Any Project cost Loans shall be
repaid only as provided in Section 6, and no recourse for payment thereof may be
had against any other property of the Partnership or against any Partner.
Section 5.8 Operating Deficit Loans
A. If at any time during the Initial Operating Period, the Partnership
requires funds to eliminate an Operating Deficit, the General Partner shall use
the Operating Reserve to fund such Operating Deficit. If the Operating Reserve
is depleted during the Initial Operating Period, the General Partner shall make
an Operating Deficit Loan to the Partnership in the amount of the funds
required; provided, however, that except to pay the Management Fee of a Manager
which is not an Affiliate of the General Partner, the General Partner shall not
be required to make Operating Deficit Loans to the Partnership in an amount
which exceeds Six Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($600,000.00) Dollars in the
aggregate.
B. In the event (i) during the Initial Operating Period the Operating
Revenue is depleted and the General Partner either fails to make an Operating
Deficit Loan or is not required to make an Operating Deficit Loan pursuant to
Section 5.8A hereof or (ii) there is an Operating Deficit after the expiration
of the Initial Operating Period, the Investor Limited Partner may, but shall not
be obligated to make an Operating Deficit Loan to the Partnership.
Section 5.9 Third-Party Rights in Operating Deficit Loans
The obligation of the General Partner to make Operating Deficit Loans
pursuant to Section 5.8A is for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners
and shall not inure to the benefit of any creditor of the Partnership other than
a Partner, notwithstanding any pledge or assignment by the Partnership of this
Agreement or any rights hereunder.
Section 5.10 No Third-Party Rights in Capital
The obligations or rights of the Partnership or of Partners to make or
require any Capital Contribution under this Agreement or the Investor Notes
shall not grant any rights to, or confer any benefits upon, any Person who is
not a Partner. The making of a nonrecourse loan to the Partnership shall not
make the lender a Partner.
Section 5.11 Letters of Credit.
At the Initial Endorsement, the Investor Limited Partner shall cause the
Letters of Credit to be issued in favor of the Partnership. The Partnership
shall reimburse the reasonable costs of obtaining the Letters of Credit to the
Investor Limited Partner and shall pay the Investor Limited Partner a fee equal
to fifty (50) basis points of the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit.
Section 5.12 Investor Limited Partner's Right to Require Repurchase
In the event that (i) the Partnership is in default under the Construction
Mortgage Loan and the Construction Lender has accelerated the Construction
Mortgage Loan, or (ii) the Certificate of Occupancy Date does not occur on or
before the Completion Date, or (iii) the Negative Historic Credit Difference is
greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the Historic Rehabilitation Credit to be
allocated to the Investor Limited Partner set forth in the Projections, the
General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof,
notify the Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner of such event
and shall offer to purchase their Partnership Interests at a price equal to the
amount of the Capital Contribution which each Limited Partner has made as of the
date of such event. If either the Investor Limited Partner or the Special
Limited Partner elects to require the General Partner to repurchase its
Partnership Interest, it shall notify the General Partner whereupon the General
Partner shall have thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice to pay the
Investor Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner the purchase price.
SECTION 6: PROFITS AND LOSSES; CREDITS; DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 6.1 Profits and Losses
A. After giving effect to the special allocation provisions of Section 6.5,
Operating Profits and Losses and Tax Credits for any Partnership Fiscal Year
shall be allocated one (1%) percent to the General Partner and ninety nine (99%)
percent to the Investor Limited Partner.
B. After giving effect to the special allocation provisions of Section 6.5,
Profits and Losses from a Capital Transaction in any Partnership Fiscal Year
shall be allocated to and among the Partners as follows:
As to Profits:
First, an amount of Profits equal to the aggregate negative balances (if
any) in the Capital Accounts of all Partners having negative balance Capital
Accounts shall be allocated to such Partners in proportion to their negative
Capital Account balances until all such Capital Accounts have zero balances; and
Second, an amount of Profits shall be allocated to each of the Partners
until the positive balance in the Capital Account of each Partner equals the
amount of cash which would be distributed to such Partner if such Profits were
available to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Clauses Twelfth
and Thirteenth of Section 6.2C.
As to Losses:
First, an amount of Losses equal to the aggregate positive balances (if
any) in the Capital Accounts of all Partners having positive balance Capital
Accounts shall be allocated to such Partners in proportion to their positive
Capital Account balances until all such Capital Accounts have zero balances;
provided, however, that if the amount of Losses so to be allocated is less than
the sum of the positive balances in the Capital Accounts of those Partners
having positive balances in their Capital Accounts, then such Losses shall be
allocated to the Partners in such proportions and in such amounts so that the
Capital Account balances of each Partner shall equal, as nearly as possible, the
amount such Partner would receive if an amount equal to the excess of (i) the
sum of all Partners' balances in their Capital Accounts computed prior to the
allocation of Losses under this clause First over (ii) the aggregate amount of
Losses to be allocated to the Partners pursuant to this clause First were
distributed to the Partners in accordance with the provisions of Clauses Twelfth
and Thirteenth of Section 6.2C; and
Second, the balance, if any, of such Losses shall be allocated to each
of the Partners if such balance were distributed to the Partners in accordance
with the provisions of Clauses Twelfth and Thirteenth of Section 6.2C.
Section 6.2 Distributions Prior to Dissolution
A. Distribution of Cash Flow
(i) Pre-Certificate of Occupancy Date. Subject to the terms of the
Project Documents, any Cash Flow generated in or with respect to any Fiscal Year
which ends prior to the Certificate of Occupancy Date shall be used by the
General Partner to fund the excess cost of any item in the Budget or to enhance
the Project.
(ii) Post-Certificate of Occupancy Date. Subject to the terms of the
Project Documents, any Cash Flow generated in or with respect to any Fiscal Year
shall be distributed or applied from time to time as required within ninety (90)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year in the following order of priority:
First, to pay any unpaid Management Fees to HRIM;
Second, to pay any unpaid Investment Servicing Fees to the Special Limited
Partner;
Third, to pay any unpaid Negative Adjustment determined in accordance with
Section 5.4 hereof and any unpaid Loss Adjustment determined in accordance with
Section 5.5 hereof to the Investor Limited Partner;
Fourth, to pay any unpaid Operating Deficit Loans or Project Cost Loans to
the General Partner or the Investor Limited Partner, as the case may be; and
Fifth, (i) so long as any portion of the Development Fee remains unpaid,
eighty five (85%) percent of the balance of Cash Flow shall be applied to
payment of the unpaid portion of the Development Fee, and fifteen (15%) percent
of such balance shall be distributed as follows: one (1%) percent to the
General Partner and ninety nine (99%) percent to the Investor Limited Partner,
and (ii) after payment in full of the Development Fee, seventy (70%) percent of
the balance of Cash Flow shall be paid to HRI as an Incentive Management Fee and
thirty (30%) percent of such balance shall be distributed as follows: one (1%)
percent to the General Partner and ninety nine (99%) percent to the Investor
Limited Partner.
B. Distributions of Refinancing Proceeds
Refinancing Proceeds shall be distributed in the following order of
priority:
First, to the payment of any expenses associated with the transaction
generating such Refinancing Proceeds, including, without limitation, prepayment
penalties, brokerage fees, legal fees and application fees;
Second, to discharge, the debts and obligations of the Partnership owed
to the holder of the Mortgage;
Third, to fund reserves for contingent or unforeseen liabilities or
obligations of the Partnership to the extent deemed reasonable by the General
Partner;
Fourth, to pay any unpaid Management Fees to HRIM;
Fifth, to pay any outstanding Operating Deficit Loans made by the
Investor Limited Partner, with payments to be applied first to accrued but
unpaid interest and then to principal;
Sixth, to pay any unpaid Negative Adjustment determined in accordance
with Section 5.4 hereof and unpaid Loss Adjustment determined in accordance with
Section 5.5 hereof;
Seventh, to pay any unpaid portion of the Development Fee;
Eighth, to pay any outstanding Operating Deficit Loans made by the
General Partner, with payments to be applied first to accrued but unpaid
interest and then to principal;
Ninth, to pay any outstanding Project Cost Loans or any other loans made
by the General Partner to the Partnership, with payments to be applied, first to
accrued but unpaid interest and then to principal;
Tenth, to the Investor Limited Partner in an amount equal to the product
of the negative balance of the Investor Limited Partner's Capital Account
multiplied by 53.85% (the "Priority Amount");
Eleventh, to the General Partner in an amount equal to the Priority
Amount; and
Twelfth, the balance to be distributed as follows: seventy (70%)
percent to the General Partner and thirty (30%) percent to the Investor Limited
Partner.
C. Distributions of Sale Proceeds
Subject to the terms of the Project Documents and to the provisions of
Section 6.3 below, any Sale Proceeds shall be distributed in the following
amounts and order of priority:
First, to discharge, to the extent required by the documents relating to
the First Mortgage Loan, the debts and obligations of the Partnership owed to
the holder of the First Mortgage;
Second, to the payment of any expenses associated with the transaction
generating such Sale Proceeds, including, without limitation, prepayment
penalties, brokerage fees, legal fees and application fees;
Third, to fund reserves for contingent or unforeseen liabilities or
obligations of the Partnership to the extent deemed reasonable by the General
Partner (other than items listed in the other clauses of this Section 6.2C);
Fourth, to pay any unpaid Management Fees to HRIM;
Fifth, to pay any outstanding Operating Deficit Loans made by the
Investor Limited Partner, with payments to be applied first to accrued but
unpaid interest and then to principal;
Sixth, to pay any unpaid Negative Adjustment determined in accordance
with Section 5.4 hereof and unpaid Loss Adjustment determined in accordance with
Section 5.5 hereof;
Seventh, to pay any unpaid portion of the Development Fee;
Eighth, to pay any outstanding Operating Deficit Loans made by the
General Partner, with payments to be applied first to accrued but unpaid
interest and then to principal;
Ninth, to pay any outstanding Project Cost Loans or any other loans made
by the General Partner to the Partnership, with payments to be applied, first to
accrued but unpaid interest and then to principal;
Tenth, to the Investor Limited Partner in an amount equal to the product
of the negative balance of the Investor Limited Partner's Capital Account
multiplied by 53.85% (the "Priority Amount");
Eleventh, to the General Partner in an amount equal to the Priority
Amount; and
Twelfth, the balance to be distributed as follows: seventy (70%)
percent to the General Partner and thirty (30%) percent to the Investor Limited
Partner.
Section 6.3 Liquidation
A. Upon the liquidation and dissolution of the Partnership, unless the
business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.5 or Section 10.2 hereof, the General Partner shall liquidate the assets of
the Partnership and cause the business of the Partnership to be wound up in
accordance with the Act.
B. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3C below, any Capital Proceeds
from a Terminating Capital Transaction remaining after payment of, or adequate
provision for, the debts and obligations of the Partnership shall be distributed
to those Partners with positive Capital Account balances (after taking into
account all Capital Account adjustments for the Partnership taxable year).
C. Except as hereinafter specifically provided, if following the
"liquidation" of a Partner's interest in the Partnership (as defined in Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Allocation Regulations) or the dissolution of the
Partnership and the distribution or liquidation of its assets in accordance with
the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.3, the Partner whose interest is
being liquidated (or, in the case of the liquidation and dissolution of the
Partnership, any Partner) has a negative balance in its Capital Account after
adjusting such Capital Account to reflect the allocations and distributions
required under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 above (including, without limitation, the
allocation to such Partner of his or its Share of Partnership Minimum Gain
and/or Share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain), the amount of such
negative balance shall be contributed by such Partner to the Partnership on the
first to occur of (i) the date which is ten (10) days after the delivery to such
Partner of a certificate of the Accountants, prepared in good faith and at the
expense of the Partnership, setting forth the calculation of such Partner's
negative Capital Account balance, or (ii) the later of (A) the last day of the
taxable year of the Partnership in which such liquidation occurs, or (B) 90 days
after the date of the liquidation. Any such amount shall be distributed to
those Partners having positive Capital Account balances in proportion to, and to
the extent necessary to eliminate such positive balances, or in such other
manner as may be required under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(3) of the
Allocation Regulations.
D. The parties intend that, as a result of the application of the
allocation and distribution provisions contained in this Section 6, any Sale
Proceeds from a Terminating Capital Transaction will be distributed in the same
manner as Sale Proceeds are distributed under the provisions of Section 6.2C.
If the Partnership is advised at any time by the Accountants or counsel to the
Partnership that an actual distribution of Sale Proceeds at the end of any
Fiscal Year in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3C would not result
in each Partner receiving the amount that it would have received if Section 6.2C
rather than Section 6.3B applied to such distribution, the General Partner shall
so notify the Investor Limited Partner and, with the Consent of the Investor
Limited Partner, is authorized and empowered to amend the provisions of this
Section 6 relating to the allocation of Profits and Losses (other than the
Regulatory Allocations) for such Fiscal Year (and for subsequent Fiscal Years if
necessary) to cure such defect consistent with the principles set forth in the
first sentence of this Section 6.3D.
Section 6.4 Special Distribution Provisions
A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event
shall the General Partner receive as an aggregate distribution under Sections
6.2 or 6.3 hereof less than one (1%) percent of the aggregate amounts
distributed to all the Partners under Sections 6.2 or 6.3 hereof. In order to
carry the immediately preceding sentence into effect, in the event that any
aggregate distribution to the General Partner would, but for the provisions of
this paragraph, fail to equal or exceed one (1%) percent of the aggregate amount
distributable to all the Partners, then the amounts otherwise distributable to
all the Partners under Sections 6.2 or 6.3 hereof shall be reduced and
reallocated to the General Partner in order to assure the General Partner of its
one (1%) percent share.
B. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 6.4, if the
funds available for any Distribution to the Partners are insufficient to
distribute to any class of Partners the maximum amount which otherwise would be
distributable to such class under the applicable provision(s) of this Section 6,
the amount available for distribution shall be distributed pro rata to the
members of such class in proportion to their respective paid-in Capital
Contributions.
Section 6.5 Special Allocation Provisions
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
A. Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated ninety nine (99%) percent to
the Investor Limited Partner and one (1%) percent to the General Partner.
B. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated to and among the
Partners in the manner provided in the Allocation Regulations.
C. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5R, if there is a net decrease in
Partnership Minimum Gain for a Partnership Fiscal Year, the Partners shall be
allocated items of Partnership income and gain in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1.704-2(f) of the Allocation Regulations.
D. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5R, if there is a net decrease in
Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain for a Partnership Fiscal Year, then any
Partner with a Share of such Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain shall be
allocated items of Partnership income and gain in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Allocation Regulations.
E. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.5A through 6.5D above, in the
event that any Limited Partner (who is not also a General Partner) unexpectedly
receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) of the Allocation Regulations, items of
Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to each such Limited
Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required
by the Allocation Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such
Limited Partner as quickly as possible. This Section 6.5E is intended to
constitute a "qualified income offset" provision within the meaning of the
Allocation Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
F. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.5A through 6.5E above, in no
event shall the Limited Partner be allocated Losses which would cause him to
have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Partnership Fiscal
Year. Any Losses which are not allocated to a Limited Partner by reason of the
application of the provisions of this Section 6.5F shall be allocated to the
General Partner.
G. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.5A through 6.5F above, in the
event that any Limited Partner (who is not also a General Partner) has an
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Partnership Fiscal Year,
items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to each such
Limited Partner in the amount of such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as
quickly as possible.
H. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.5B above, (i) if the
General Partner makes Project Expense Loans or (ii) if the Partnership incurs
recourse obligations to fund the payment of deductible items which are not
anticipated to be paid in the ordinary course of business (Project Expense
Loans, obligations and losses under clauses (i), and (ii) being referred to
herein collectively as "Excess Expenses") in respect of any Fiscal Year, then
the calculation and allocation of Losses shall be adjusted as follows: first,
an amount of deductions equal to such Excess Expenses for the Fiscal Year in
question shall be allocated to the General Partner; and second, the balance of
such deductions and all gross income shall be allocated as provided in
Section 6.1A. Nothing in this Section 6.5H shall prevent the Partnership from
recovering an extraordinary loss from a General Partner who is liable therefor
by law or under this Agreement. If any Excess Expenses shall be repaid by the
Partnership during any Fiscal Year, then the allocation of Profit and Losses
under Section 6.1A for such Fiscal Year shall be adjusted as follows: first,
the General Partner shall be allocated an amount of the gross income of the
Partnership equal to the amount of the Excess Expenses repaid in such Fiscal
Year; and second, the balance of such gross income and all deductions shall be
allocated as provided in Section 6.1A.
I. 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. In the event that the Gross Asset
Value of any Partnership Property is adjusted pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with
respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted
basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in
the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall
be made by the General Partner in any manner that reasonably reflects the
purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section
6.5I 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 Partner's Capital
Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to
any provision of this Agreement.
J. For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses, Tax Credits or any
other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses, Tax Credits and any such
other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as
determined by the General Partner using any permissible method under Code
Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
K. To the extent that interest on loans (or other advances which are deemed
to be loans) made by any General Partner to the Partnership is determined to be
deductible by the Partnership in excess of the amount of interest actually paid
by the Partnership, such additional interest deduction(s) shall be allocated
solely to such General Partner.
L. If the IRS successfully disallows the deduction of all or any part of
any fee paid by the Partnership to a General Partner or its Affiliates by
recharacterizing such fee as a Distribution to such General Partner, there shall
be, to the extent permitted by the Code, a special allocation of gross income to
such General Partner for the Fiscal Year with respect to which such disallowed
deduction was claimed by the Partnership in the amount of such disallowed
deduction.
M. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 6, all
Profits, Losses and Tax Credits allocated to each class of Partners shall be
shared by the respective Partners in such class in the ratio which the paid-in
Capital Contribution of each Partner in such class bears to the aggregate paid-
in Capital Contributions of all Partners in such class.
N. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the General
Partner (or, if there is more than one General Partner, all of the General
Partners as a group) shall be allocated not less than one (1%) percent of each
material item of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit
("Partnership Items") at all times during the existence of the Partnership,
provided, however, that temporary non-conformance with the provisions of this
Section 6.5N shall be permitted to the extent permitted by Revenue Procedure
89-12 or any successor provisions. Subject to the foregoing, in the event that
there is no allocation of a material Partnership Item to the General Partner(s)
hereunder or if the amount of any material Partnership Item allocable to the
General Partner(s) hereunder shall not equal one (1%) percent of the aggregate
amount allocable to all the Partners without giving effect to this provision,
then the amount of such Partnership Item(s) otherwise allocable to the Limited
Partner hereunder shall be correspondingly reduced in order to assure the
General Partner(s) of its or their one (1%) percent share. Any such reduction
shall be applied to reduce the shares of all classes of Limited Partners in
proportion to their respective percentage interests.
O. For purposes of determining each Partner's proportionate share of the
excess Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Partnership pursuant to Section
1.752-3(a)(3) of the Allocation Regulations, the Investor Limited Partner shall
be deemed to have a ninety nine (99%) percent interest in Profits, and the
General Partner shall be deemed to have a one (1%) percent interest in Profits.
P. Any recapture of any Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit shall be
allocated to and among the Partners in the same manner in which the Partners
share the expenditures giving rise to such Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
Q. In the event the adjusted tax basis of any investment credit property
that has been placed in service by the Partnership is increased pursuant to
Section 50(c) of the Code, such increase shall be 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. Any reduction in the adjusted tax basis (or cost) of
Partnership investment credit property pursuant to Section 50(c) of the Code
shall be 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 Regulation Section 1.46-3(f)(2)(i).
R. The basis (or cost) of any Partnership investment credit property shall
be allocated among the Partners in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.46-3(f)(2)(i). All Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits shall be allocated
among the Partners in accordance with applicable law. In the event Partnership
investment 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 (i) the
reduction in the adjusted tax basis (or cost) of such property pursuant to
Section 50(c) of the Code, over (ii) any increase in the adjusted tax basis of
such property, shall be allocated among the Partners in proportion to their
respective shares of such excess determined pursuant to Section 6.5Q hereof. In
the event that 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 that 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, etc.
S. If for any Fiscal Year the application of the minimum gain chargeback
provisions of Section 6.5C or Section 6.5D would cause a distortion in the
economic arrangement among the Partners and it is not expected that the
Partnership will have sufficient other income to correct that distortion, the
General Partner may request a waiver from the Commissioner of the IRS of the
application in whole or in part of Section 6.5C or Section 6.5D in accordance
with Section 1.704-2(f)(4) of the Allocation Regulations. Furthermore, if
additional exceptions to the minimum gain chargeback requirements of the
Allocation Regulations have been provided through revenue rulings or other IRS
pronouncements, the General Partner is authorized to cause the Partnership to
take advantage of such exceptions if to do so would be in the best interest of a
majority in interest of the Partners.
T. If for any Fiscal Year the application of the minimum gain chargeback
provisions of Section 6.5C or Section 6.5D would cause a distortion in the
economic arrangement among the Partners and it is not expected that the
Partnership will have sufficient other income to correct that distortion, the
General Partner may request a waiver from the Commissioner of the IRS of the
application in whole or in part of Section 6.5C or Section 6.5D in accordance
with Section 1.704-2(f)(4) of the Allocation Regulations. Furthermore, if
additional exceptions to the minimum gain chargeback requirements of the
Allocation Regulations have been provided through revenue rulings or other IRS
pronouncements, the General Partner is authorized to cause the Partnership to
take advantage of such exceptions if to do so would be in the best interest of a
majority in interest of the Partners.
U. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all items
of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and other items not specifically
provided for shall be allocated to and among the Partners in the same manner as
Profits and Losses are allocated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1.
Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.5U 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 Partner's Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Tax
Credits or Distributions pursuant to any other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 6.6 Order of Application
The provisions of this Section 6 shall be applied in the order required by
the applicable provisions of the Allocation Regulations or if no such order is
specified, in the manner determined by the Accountants.
SECTION 7: RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
Section 7.1 Restrictions on Authority
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the General
Partner shall have no authority to perform any act in respect of the Partnership
or the Project in violation of (i) the Regulations or any other applicable law
and regulations, or (ii) any agreement between the Partnership and the Lender.
With respect to the execution of the Loan Documents and the Project Documents,
however, violation of the preceding sentence shall result only in liability of
the General Partner to the Partnership and the other Partners, and shall not
invalidate or cause the Partnership not to be bound by any of said documents
except that any agreement between the Partnership and the General Partner or its
Affiliates may be rejected if the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner is not
obtained.
B. Except as provided in Sections 3 and 5.7, the General Partner shall not
have any authority to do any of the following acts without the consent of the
Special Limited Partner (which, in the case of a refinancing of the Mortgage
Loan or a sale, and except as provided in Section 3 and Section 5.7, may be
given or withheld with or without cause in its sole discretion) and, if
required, any Requisite Approvals:
(i) to incur indebtedness for money borrowed on the general credit
of the Partnership; or
(ii) to make a material change to the Plans and Specifications; or
(iii) following the Certificate of Occupancy, to construct any new
capital improvements, or to replace any existing capital improvements if
construction or replacement would substantially alter the character or use
of the Project or expand the Project; or
(iv) to acquire any real property in addition to Parcel One and
Parcel Two (other than easements or similar rights necessary or convenient
for the operation of the Project); or
(v) to cause the Partnership to make any loan or advance to any
Person except as provided in Section 2.4(iii) (for purposes of this clause,
accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business from Persons other
than the General Partner or its Affiliates shall not be deemed to be
advances or loans); or
(vi) to take any action which would cause a Recapture Event; or
(vii) to sell all or substantially all of the Partnership Property; or
(viii) to refinance the Mortgage Loan; or
(ix) to appoint a new Manager; or
(x) to appoint new Accountants; or
(xi) to admit a Person as a Limited Partner, except as provided in
this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Personal Services and Competition
A. The General Partner shall receive no compensation for its services as
General Partner except as specifically provided in this Agreement.
B. The General Partner may be engaged in other activities and occupations
unrelated to the Partnership, and the General Partner shall be required to
devote only so much of its time as shall be necessary to the proper conduct of
the affairs of the Partnership. Any Partner may engage in and have an interest
in other business ventures of every nature and description, independently or
with others, including, but not limited to, the ownership, financing, leasing,
operation, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, management and
development of real property whether or not such real property is directly or
indirectly in competition with the Project. Neither the Partnership nor any
other Partner shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such
independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, regardless of
the location of such real property and whether or not such venture was presented
to such Partner as a direct or indirect result of its connection with the
Partnership or the Project.
Section 7.3 Business Management and Control; Designation of Managing
General Partner
A. The General Partner shall have the exclusive right to manage the
business of the Partnership and, except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, shall have all of the rights and powers granted to general partners
pursuant to the provisions of the Act. No Limited Partner (except one who may
also be a General Partner, and then only in its capacity as a General Partner)
shall (i) have any authority or right to act for or bind the Partnership, or
(ii) except as required by law, participate in or have any control over the
Partnership business. The Limited Partners hereby consent to the exercise by
the General Partner of the powers conferred on it by this Agreement. Any action
required or permitted to be taken by a corporate General Partner hereunder may
be taken by such of its proper officers or agent as it may validly designate for
such purpose.
B. If at any time there is more than one General Partner, the powers and
duties of the General Partners hereunder shall be exercised in the first
instance by the Managing General Partner who, subject to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, shall manage the business and affairs of the
Partnership. Each Managing General Partner is hereby authorized to execute and
deliver in the name and on behalf of the Partnership all such documents and
papers (including any required by any Agency or Lender) as such Managing General
Partner deems necessary or desirable in carrying out such duties hereunder. HRI
is hereby designated as the initial Managing General Partner; in the event that
it shall become unable to serve in such capacity or shall cease to be a General
Partner, the remaining General Partners (if any) may from time to time designate
from among themselves by consent one or more substitute or additional Managing
General Partners subject to the consent of the Special Limited Partner. If for
any reason no designation is in effect, the powers of the Managing General
Partners shall be exercised by the majority consent of any remaining General
Partners. Any action required or permitted to be taken by a corporate General
Partner hereunder may be taken by such of its proper officers or agents as it
shall validly designate for such purpose.
C. In the event that a Material Default occurs, and in addition to any
other rights granted to the Special Limited Partner hereunder, including,
without limitation, its right to remove and replace the General Partner pursuant
to the provisions of Section 8 hereof, the Special Limited Partner may, at its
election, proceed to exercise its rights under this Section 7.3 by giving notice
of such Material Default to the General Partner, except in the case of a
Terminating Event with respect to a sole General Partner, in which case no
notice to the General Partner shall be required and the rights of the Special
Limited Partner set forth in this Section shall be immediately exercisable. If
such default is not cured within ten (10) business days of such notice (or cured
within a reasonable time in the event that it is impossible to cure such default
within such 10-day period, provided that the General Partner is diligently and
in good faith seeking to cure such default and there has been no assignment of
or institution of proceedings to foreclose any Mortgage), the Special Limited
Partner may elect to become, or to designate another Person to become, an
additional General Partner with all the rights and privileges of a General
Partner. Upon such election by the Special Limited Partner, the Special Limited
Partner or such other Entity shall automatically become and shall be deemed to
be a General Partner and each Partner hereby irrevocably appoints the Special
Limited Partner (with full power of substitution) as the attorney-in-fact of
such Partner for the purpose of executing, acknowledging, swearing to, recording
and/or filing any amendment to this Agreement necessary or appropriate to
confirm the foregoing. If the Special Limited Partner or such other Person
shall become an additional General Partner as herein stated, its interest in the
Partnership shall not be increased as a result thereof. In the event of the
admission of the Special Limited Partner or such Person as a General Partner
pursuant to this Section 7.3C, and if there are then any other General Partners,
the Special Limited Partner or such other Person shall have managerial rights,
authority and voting rights of fifty one (51%) percent on any matters to be
decided or voted upon by the General Partners or the Managing General Partner,
as the case may be, and the rights and authority of the remaining General
Partners or the Managing General Partner, as the case may be, shall be deemed
equally divided among them.
Section 7.4 Duties and Obligations of the General Partner
A. The General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to carry out the
purposes, business and objectives of the Partnership referred to in Section 2.3,
and shall devote to Partnership business such time and effort as shall be
reasonably required, in its sole discretion, for the Partnership's welfare and
success, including, without limitation, such of its time as may be necessary to
(i) supervise the activities of the Manager, (ii) make inspections of the
Project to determine if the Project is being properly maintained and that
necessary repairs are being made thereto (and to take, or to cause the Manager
to take, such steps as are necessary to effectuate such repairs), (iii) prepare
or cause to be prepared all reports of operations which are to be furnished to
the Partners or which are required by any Lender or HUD, and all taxing bodies
or any other appropriate Governmental Authorities, (iv) subject to any
additional requirements imposed by the Project Documents, cause the Project to
be insured against fire and other risks covered by such insurance in the manner
specified in Exhibit E, (v) obtain and keep in force during the term of the
Partnership business or rental interruption, worker's compensation (if
applicable) and public liability insurance for the benefit of the Partnership
and its Partners in amounts which satisfy the requirements specified in
Exhibit E, (vi) enforce all contracts entered into for the benefit of the
Partnership, and (vii) do all other things which may be necessary to manage the
affairs and business of the Partnership. All of the insurance policies required
by this Section 7.4A shall satisfy the requirements specified in Exhibit E. In
addition, the General Partner shall promptly provide the Special Limited Partner
or its representatives with copies of such insurance policies upon request from
time to time. The General Partner shall review regularly all of the Partnership
and Project insurance coverage to insure that it is adequate and that it
complies with the provisions of Exhibit E. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the General Partner shall review at least annually the insurance
coverage required by Exhibit E to insure that it is in an amount at least equal
to the then current full replacement value of the Project. Further, in the
event of any casualty, to the extent required by this Agreement, and provided
that the insurance proceeds shall be made available therefor, the General
Partner shall repair any damage to the Project which was caused by such event,
so as to restore the Project (as nearly as possible) to the condition and market
value thereof immediately prior to such occurrence.
B. The General Partner shall operate the Project in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and (i) the Project Documents, (ii) all applicable
statutes, rules and regulations with respect to the Project, and (iii) any other
agreement relating to the Project.
C. The General Partner shall use reasonable efforts consistent with sound
management practice and with the terms of the Project Documents to maximize the
Cash Flow available for distribution to the Partners.
D. The General Partner will use reasonable efforts to take all necessary
actions to ensure that the Project will constitute a "certified historic
structure" within the meaning of Section 47(c)(3)(A) of the Code and, upon
completion of the Rehabilitation, will qualify as a "qualified rehabilitated
building" within the meaning of Section 47(c)(1)(A) of the Code.
E. The General Partner will use its best efforts to take all necessary
actions to ensure that the rehabilitation expenditures incurred in connection
with the Project will constitute "qualified rehabilitation expenditures" within
the meaning of Section 47(g)(2) of the Code, and the Partnership will make the
elections and otherwise comply with the provisions of Sections 46, 47(g), 49 and
168 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
F. The General Partner will execute and deliver the Facade Donation
Documents and will take such action, and execute and deliver such additional
documents, instruments, certificates or agreements as may be necessary or
desirable to effectuate the terms and intent of the Facade Donation Documents.
G. The General Partner agrees that, except as provided in or contemplated
by the Project Documents, neither it nor any Related Person will at any time
bear the economic risk of loss for payment of any Mortgage Loan. The General
Partner agrees that it will not cause any Limited Partner at any time to bear
the economic risk of loss for payment or performance under the Mortgage Loans;
provided, however, that the Investor Limited Partner shall be liable for the
performance of its obligations set forth in this Agreement.
H. The General Partner shall (i) not store (except in compliance with all
laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining thereto), or dispose of any
Hazardous Material at the Project, or at or on any other Site or Vessel owned,
occupied, or operated either by any General Partner, any Affiliate of a General
Partner, or any Person for whose conduct any General Partner is or was
responsible; (ii) neither directly nor indirectly transport or arrange for the
transport of any Hazardous Material (except in compliance with all laws,
ordinances, and regulations pertaining thereto); (iii) provide the Investor
Limited Partner with written notice (x) upon any General Partner's obtaining
knowledge of any potential or known release, or threat of release, of any
Hazardous Material at or from the Project or any other Site or Vessel owned,
occupied, or operated by any General Partner, any Affiliate of a General Partner
or any Person for whose conduct any General Partner is or was responsible or
whose liability may result in a lien on the Project; (y) upon any General
Partner's receipt of any notice to such effect from any Federal, state, or other
Governmental Authority; and (z) upon any General Partner's obtaining knowledge
of any incurrence of any expense or loss by any such Governmental Authority in
connection with the assessment, containment, or removal of any Hazardous
Material for which expense or loss any General Partner may be liable or for
which expense or loss a lien may be imposed on the Project.
I. If the General Partner becomes aware of the presence of levels of
Hazardous Material at (or in connection with the operations of) the Project, in
concentrations and under conditions deemed detrimental to human health under any
applicable Hazardous Substance Laws, and/or in quantities or proportions that
exceed safe limits for such substance established by any such Hazardous
Substance Laws, the General Partner shall (i) notify all Partners of such
situation and (ii) take all actions necessary to correct such situation as
expeditiously as possible and to prevent the Project from being in violation of
any Hazardous Substance Laws, provided, however, that the General Partner may
use Partnership funds for such purposes and shall not be required by the
provisions hereof to use its own personal funds, except as may be required
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
J. The General Partner represents that it has a net worth sufficient to
satisfy the Designated Net Worth Standard. The General Partner covenants that
(i) during the Initial Operating Period, it will maintain a new worth equal to
or greater than Four Million and No/100 ($4,000,000.00) Dollars determined in
accordance with GAAP and (ii) it will not, without the Consent of the Special
Limited Partner, reduce its net worth including, but not limited to, by making
distributions to any of its principals or other owners of a beneficial interest
in the General Partner, by way of payment of dividends to stockholders,
increasing salaries paid to officers, making any other distributions to
stockholders, officers or directors of an Entity comprising the General Partner,
or taking any other action which would reduce the net worth of the General
Partner below that required to meet the Designated Net Worth Standard.
K. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, neither the General
Partner, nor any director, employee or agent of any General Partner, its
subcontractors or vendors, shall give to or receive from any director, employee,
agent or other Affiliate of the Investor Limited Partner, any gift or
entertainment of significant value or any commission, fee or rebate in
connection with the organization, business or operations of the Partnership. In
addition, neither the General Partner nor any director, employee, agent or other
Affiliate of any General Partner, nor its subcontractors or vendors, shall enter
into any business arrangement with any director, employee, agent or other
Affiliate of the Investor Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner who is
not acting as a representative of the Investor Limited Partner or the Special
Limited Partner, or their Affiliates, with prior written notification thereof to
them. Any representatives authorized by the Investor Limited Partner and the
Special Limited Partner may audit any and all records of the General Partner and
the Partnership, and any subcontractors or vendors of either for the sole
purpose of determining whether there has been compliance with the provisions of
this Section 7.4K.
L. In operating the Project, the General Partner shall use reasonable
efforts to obtain all contracts, materials, supplies, utilities and services
required by the Project on the most advantageous terms available to the Project.
The General Partner shall secure and credit to the Partnership, and not receive
or retain for itself, its agents, employees or Affiliates, any discounts,
compensation, rebates or commissions obtainable with respect to any and all
purchases, service contracts, and all other transactions affecting the Project,
including with limitation, any compensation received from the assignment or
transfer of any contracts affecting the Project.
M. The General Partner shall complete or cause to be completed the
rehabilitation and development activities of the Project in a timely and
workmanlike manner in accordance with (x) all applicable requirements of the
Project Documents, (y) all applicable requirements of all appropriate
Governmental Authorities, and (z) the Plans and Specifications.
N. The General Partner or any Affiliates thereof shall have the right to
contract or otherwise deal with the Partnership for the sale of goods or
services to the Partnership in addition to those set forth herein, if (i) the
compensation paid or promised for such goods or services is reasonable (i.e., at
fair market value) and is paid only for goods or services actually furnished to
the Partnership, (ii) the goods or services to be furnished shall be reasonable
for and necessary to the Partnership, (iii) the fees, terms and conditions of
such transaction are at least as favorable to the Partnership as would be
obtainable in an arm's-length transaction, and (iv) no agent, attorney,
accountant or other independent consultant or contractor who also is employed on
a full-time basis by the General Partner or any Affiliate shall be compensated
by the Partnership for his services. Any contract covering such transactions
shall be in writing and shall be terminable without penalty on sixty (60) days
notice. Any payment made to the General Partner or any Affiliate for such goods
or services shall be fully disclosed to the Limited Partners in the reports
required under Section 9. Neither the General Partner nor any Affiliate shall,
by the making of lump-sum payments to any other Person for disbursement by such
other Person, circumvent the provisions of this Section 7.4N.
Section 7.5 Certain Payments to the Developer and its Affiliates
A. As a fee for its services in connection with the development of the
Property, the Developer shall receive a fee (the "Development Fee") in the
amount set forth in the Development Agreement. If the Development Fee has not
been fully paid by the fifteenth anniversary of the Certificate of Occupancy
Date, the General Partner shall make a Project Cost Loan to the Partnership in
an amount sufficient to enable the Partnership to pay any unpaid portion of the
Development Fee.
B. The Partnership also shall enter into the Incentive Management Agreement
with HRI under which HRI shall agree to provide consultative services to the
Partnership and Project, to undertake to perform such bookkeeping, financial and
reporting services to be performed under Section 9 (other than those to be
performed by the Accountants) as the Partnership may request, and to perform the
other services provided in the Incentive Management Agreement. The Incentive
Management Agreement shall provide that the sole compensation payable to HRI for
such services shall be the Incentive Management Fee if and to the extent funds
are available for the payment thereof out of Cash Receipts of the Partnership,
which fees for each Fiscal Year shall be calculated in the manner specified in
the Incentive Management Agreement.
Section 7.6 Fiduciary Duty of General Partner
The General Partner shall have a fiduciary responsibility to the Limited
Partners for the safekeeping and use of all Partnership Property, whether or not
in its immediate possession or control, and shall not use of or dispose of
Partnership Property in any manner except for the Partnership's exclusive
benefit. The General Partner shall not contract away its fiduciary duties under
the common law of agency.
Section 7.7 Indemnification
A. No General Partner or Affiliate of a General Partner shall have any
liability to the Partnership or to any Partner for any loss suffered by the
Partnership which arises out of any action or inaction of such General Partner
or such Affiliate if such General Partner or Affiliate, in good faith,
determined that such course of conduct was in the best interest of the
Partnership and such course of conduct did not constitute gross negligence or
wilful misconduct of such General Partner or such Affiliate. To the full extent
permitted by law, each General Partner and his or its Affiliates shall be
indemnified by the Partnership against any losses, judgments, liabilities,
expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in
connection with the Partnership, provided that the same were not the result of
gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of such General Partner or
such Affiliate and were the result of a course of conduct which such General
Partner or Affiliate, in good faith, determined was in the best interest of the
Partnership. Any indemnity under this Section 7.7 shall be provided out of and
to the extent of Partnership assets only, and no Limited Partner shall have any
personal liability on account thereof.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.7A, no General Partner, no
Person acting as a broker-dealer, nor any Affiliate thereof, shall be
indemnified for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an
alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless (i) there has been
a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged
securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee and the court approves
indemnification of litigation costs, or (ii) such claims have been dismissed
with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the
particular indemnitee and the court approves indemnification of litigation
costs, or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the
claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the
settlement and related costs should be made.
C. The Partnership shall not incur the costs of that portion of any
insurance, other than public liability insurance, which insures any party
against any liability as to which such party is herein prohibited from being
indemnified. Nothing contained in this Section 7.7, however, shall restrict the
right of the Partnership to (i) indemnify unaffiliated parties who will be
performing services on behalf of the Partnership, including but not limited to
consultants, engineers and experts, pursuant to any contract entered into by a
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership in order to carry out the
objectives of the Partnership, or (ii) apply Partnership funds, including,
without limitation, proceeds of public liability insurance in favor of the
Partnership, to cover damage to property or personal injuries to unaffiliated
parties.
Section 7.8 Liability of General Partner to Limited Partners
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, no General
Partner or Affiliate thereof shall be liable, responsible or accountable for
damages or otherwise to any Limited Partner for any act performed within the
scope of the authority conferred by this Agreement, except for acts of gross
negligence or wilful misconduct or for damages arising from any material
misrepresentation or breach of any covenant or warranty set forth herein. In
any instance in which a General Partner or Affiliate thereof is in doubt as to
the propriety of any proposed action or omission under the terms of this
Agreement, such General Partner or Affiliate may, but shall not be under any
duty to, seek the ratification of such action or omission by the Consent of the
Investor Limited Partners; if such Consent of the Investor Limited Partner is
obtained thereto, such General Partner or Affiliate shall be fully protected in
relying thereon, and actions or omissions in reliance thereon shall not be
deemed to be a breach of any provisions of this Agreement.
Section 7.9 Tax Matters Partner
A. The Tax Matters Partner ("TMP") for the Partnership shall be the General
Partner (or, if there is a Managing General Partner, the Managing General
Partner) serving in such capacity from time to time.
B. The TMP shall have the right to resign as the TMP by giving thirty (30)
days written notice to each Partner, provided there is another General Partner
willing to serve in such capacity. Upon the resignation, death, legal
incompetency or Bankruptcy of the Person serving as the TMP, any successor to
the interest of the TMP pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Section 7.9 shall be designated as the successor TMP, but such designee shall
not become the TMP until the designation of such Person has been approved by the
Consent of the Investor Limited Partners, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
C. The TMP shall employ experienced tax counsel to represent the
Partnership in connection with any audit or investigation of the Partnership by
the IRS, and in connection with all subsequent administrative and judicial
proceedings arising out of such audit. The fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be a Partnership expense and shall be paid by the Partnership. Such
counsel shall be responsible for representing the Partnership; it shall be the
responsibility of the General Partner and of the Investor Limited Partner, at
their expense, to employ tax counsel to represent their respective separate
interests.
D. The TMP shall keep the Partners informed of all administrative and
judicial proceedings, as required by Section 6623(g) of the Code, and shall
furnish to each Partner who so requests in writing, a copy of each notice or
other communication received by the TMP from the IRS (except such notices or
communications as are sent directly to such requesting Partner by the IRS). All
third party costs and expenses incurred by the TMP in serving as the TMP shall
be Partnership expenses and shall be paid by the Partnership, provided, however,
that if the Partnership does not have sufficient funds to pay such costs and
expenses, the Partners shall make additional Capital Contributions to the
Partnership to pay such costs and expenses, pro rata in accordance with their
respective interests in Operating Profits and Losses, within 15 days after
notice from the General Partner.
E. The TMP shall not have the authority, unless such action has been
approved by the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner, to do all or any of the
following:
(i) to enter into a settlement agreement with the IRS which purports
to bind partners other than the TMP,
(ii) to file a petition as contemplated in Section 6226(a) or 6228 of
the Code,
(iii) to intervene in any action as contemplated in Section 6226(b) of
the Code,
(iv) to file any request contemplated in Section 6227(b) of the Code,
or
(v) to enter into an agreement extending the period of limitations
as contemplated in Section 6229(b)(1)(B) of the Code.
F. The relationship of the TMP to the Investor Limited Partner is that of a
fiduciary, and the TMP has a fiduciary obligation to perform its duties in such
manner as will serve the best interests of the Partnership and the Investor
Limited Partner.
G. The Partnership shall indemnify the TMP (including the officers and
directors of a corporate TMP) against judgments, fines, amounts paid in
settlement, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by them
in any civil, criminal or investigative proceeding in which they are involved or
threatened to be involved by reason of being the TMP, provided that the TMP
acted in good faith, within what is reasonably believed to be the scope of its
authority and for a purpose which it reasonably believed to be in the best
interests of the Partnership or the Partners. The TMP shall not be indemnified
under this provision against any liability to the Partnership or its Partners to
any greater extent than the indemnification allowed by Section 7.7 of this
Agreement. The indemnification provided hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any
applicable statute, agreement, vote of the Partners, or otherwise.
Section 7.10 Access and Reports
The General Partner shall permit the Investor Limited Partner and Special
Limited Partner and their representatives to have access to the Project at all
reasonable times during normal business hours and to examine all agreements and
plans and specifications relating to the Project and shall deliver copies and
such reports as may reasonably be required by them. The General Partner shall
promptly provide the Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner with
copies of all correspondence, notices and reports sent pursuant to and received
under the Project Documents or from any Governmental Authority with respect to
the Project, together with copies of all other correspondence which a prudent
investor would wish to examine in connection with a similar transaction.
Section 7.11 Representations and Warranties of the General Partner
The General Partner hereby represents, warrants and covenants to and with
the Partnership and the Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner
that as of the date of this Agreement:
A. The Partnership shall be a duly organized limited partnership validly
existing under the laws of the State and will comply with all recording
requirements with the proper authorities in the State necessary to establish the
limited liability of the Investor Limited Partner and Special Limited Partner as
provided herein.
B. The General Partner is a duly organized corporation validly existing
under the laws of the State and has full power and authority to perform its
obligations under the Development Agreement and the Project Documents and/or
this Agreement, as the case may be.
C. No litigation, demand, investigation, claim or proceeding against the
Partnership or the General Partner or any other litigation or proceeding
directly affecting the Project is pending or, to the Best Knowledge of the
General Partner, threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other
Governmental Authority which would, if adversely determined, have a material
adverse effect on the Partnership or the General Partner, or their respective
business or operations.
D. No default by the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof having any
relationship with the Project, or the Partnership, in any material respect has
occurred or is continuing (nor has there occurred any continuing event which,
with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such
a default in any material respect) under any of the Project Documents, and the
Project Documents are in full force and effect (except to the extent fully
performed in accordance with their respective terms).
E. No Partner or Related Person thereof directly or indirectly bears the
economic risk of loss with respect to the payment of principal and interest on
the Mortgage Loan.
F. All material building, zoning, health, safety, business and other
applicable certificates, permits and licenses necessary to permit the
construction, use, occupancy and operation of the Project have been or will, at
the time required, be obtained and maintained (other than, prior to completion
of the construction or rehabilitation of the Project or a specified portion
thereof, such as are issuable only on the completion of the construction or
rehabilitation of the Project or such specified portion thereof); and neither
the Partnership nor any General Partner has received any notice or has any
knowledge of any violation with respect to the Project of any law, rule,
regulation, order or decree of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
which would have a material adverse effect on the Project or the construction,
use or occupancy thereof, except for violations which have been cured and
notices or citations which have been withdrawn or set aside by the issuing
agency or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
G. The Partnership has good and marketable title to the Project, free and
clear of any liens, charges or encumbrances other than the Mortgages, matters
set forth in the Title Policy, encumbrances the Partnership is permitted to
create under the terms of this Agreement, and mechanics' or other liens which
have been bonded against in such a manner as to preclude the holder of such lien
from having any recourse to the Property or the Partnership for payment of any
debt secured thereby.
H. The execution and delivery of all instruments and the performance of all
acts heretofore or hereafter made or taken or to be made or taken, pertaining to
the Partnership or the Project by the General Partner have been or will be duly
authorized by all necessary action, and the consummation of any such
transactions with or on behalf of the Partnership will not constitute a breach
or violation of, or a default under, the articles of organization or operating
agreement of the limited liability company or any agreement by which the limited
liability company or any of its properties is bound, nor constitute a violation
of any law, administrative regulation or court decree.
I. No Material Default has occurred and/or is continuing.
J. No Event of Bankruptcy has occurred as to the General Partner.
K. The General Partner satisfies the Designated Net Worth Standard.
L. The General Partner has disclosed all material facts related to the
Project and all material transactions in connection with the Project to the
Investor Limited Partner.
M. To the Best Knowledge of the General Partner, on the Certificate of
Occupancy Date the Project will have no material design, maintenance or
construction defects.
N. There are no mechanic's liens recorded against the Project or the
Property, and, to the Best Knowledge of the General Partner, no Person has
threatened to assert or record any such mechanic's lien.
O. Other than obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, as
of the date hereof, the Partnership has no material outstanding obligations
except for the Mortgage, the Mortgage Loan, the Development Agreement, the
Architectural Agreement, the Construction Contract, the Management Agreement,
the Incentive Management Agreement, and the other material obligations reflected
in the Project Documents and this Agreement.
P. The Partnership, except to the extent that it is protected by insurance
and excluding any risk borne by the Lender, bears the sole risk of loss if the
Project is destroyed or condemned or there is a diminution in the value of the
Project.
Q. The Partnership has not been notified by a federal, state or municipal
agency that it is in Material Violation of any Hazardous Substance Laws and that
such Material Violation is continuing, nor to the Best Knowledge of the General
Partner does such a Material Violation exist, nor is the General Partner aware
of a condition which should, in the exercise of due diligence, cause it to
investigate the existence of an environmental condition of such a nature as
described above. As used in this section, the term "Material Violation" means
any violation of a Hazardous Substance Law (1) which jeopardizes or could
jeopardize the ability of the Partnership to develop, own, or operate the
Project for its intended purposes, and (2) the correction of which will require
the Partnership to spend funds beyond those likely to be available to the
Partnership for such purpose in the ordinary course of events.
R. No General Partner, Affiliate of a General Partner or Person for whose
conduct any General Partner is or was legally responsible has ever: (A) owned,
occupied, or operated a Site or Vessel on which any Hazardous Material was or is
stored (except if such storage was or is at all times in substantial compliance
with all laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining thereto); (B) caused or was
legally responsible for any release or threat of release of any Hazardous
Material; or (C) received notification from any federal, state or other
Governmental Authority of (x) any potential, known, or threat of release of any
Hazardous Material from the Project or any other Site or Vessel owned, occupied,
or operated either by any General Partner, Affiliate of a General Partner, or
other Person for whose liability any General Partner, Affiliate or other Person
is or was legally responsible which may result in a lien on the Project; or
(y) the incurrence of any expense or loss by any such Governmental Authority or
by any other Person in connection with the assessment, containment, or removal
of any release or threat of release of any Hazardous Material from the Project
or any such Site.
S. To the Best Knowledge of the General Partner, and except as described in
Comprehensive Environment Report and the Phase I environmental survey for the
Project, true and accurate copies of which have been furnished to the Investor
Limited Partner, no Hazardous Material was ever or is now stored on (except to
the extent any such storage was at all times in substantial compliance with all
laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining thereto), transported, or disposed
of on the Property.
T. The Partnership has no employees other than those working at the Project
and shall have no others.
U. As of the Admission Date, all accounts of the Partnership required to be
maintained under the terms of the Project Documents, including, without
limitation, any Partnership Reserves, are currently funded to levels required by
any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Partnership or the
Project.
Section 7.12 Indemnification
A. In the event that the General Partner breaches any of its
representations, warranties or covenants contained in Section 7.11 above, the
General Partner shall indemnify and hold the Investor Limited Partner harmless
from and against any and all Adverse Consequences which the Investor Limited
Partner suffers or incurs, or to which the Investor Limited Partner becomes
subject, resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of or caused
by such breach, provided, however, that the General Partner shall not have any
obligation to indemnify the Investor Limited Partner from and against any
Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature
of or caused by the breach of any such representations, warranties, or covenants
unless and until the Investor Limited Partner has suffered aggregate losses by
reason of all such breaches in excess of Twenty Five Thousand and No/100
($25,000.00) Dollars, at which point the General Partner shall be obligated to
indemnify the Investor Limited Partner from and against all such aggregate
losses (including losses relating back to the first dollar of loss).
B. If any third party shall notify the Investor Limited Partner with
respect to any matter which may give rise to a claim for indemnification against
any General Partner under this Section 7.12, the Investor Limited Partner shall
notify the General Partner thereof promptly; provided, however, that no delay on
the part of the Investor Limited Partner in notifying the General Partner shall
relieve the General Partner from any liability or obligation hereunder unless
(and then solely to the extent) the General Partner thereby is damaged. In the
event that the General Partner notifies the Investor Limited Partner within
fifteen (15) days after the Investor Limited Partner has given notice of the
matter that the General Partner is assuming the defense thereof, (i) the General
Partner will defend the Investor Limited Partner against the matter with counsel
of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Investor Limited Partner, (ii) the
Investor Limited Partner may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and
expense (except that the General Partner will be responsible for the fees and
expenses of the separate co-counsel to the extent that the Investor Limited
Partner concludes reasonably that the counsel the General Partner has selected
has a conflict of interest), (iii) the General Partner will not consent to the
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the matter
without the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (iv) the General Partner will not consent
to the entry of any judgment with respect to the matter, or enter into any
settlement which does not include a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant
in the matter releases the Investor Limited Partner from all liability with
respect thereto, without the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event that the General
Partner does not notify the Investor Limited Partner within fifteen (15) days
after the Investor Limited Partner has given notice of the matter that the
General Partner is assuming the defense thereof, however, the Investor Limited
Partner may defend against, or enter into any settlement with respect to, the
matter in any manner it reasonably may deem to be appropriate.
SECTION 8: REMOVAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
Section 8.1 General
In addition to any other rights granted to the Investor Limited Partner
hereunder, the Special Limited Partner shall have the right to remove and
replace the General Partner in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 if
a Material Default occurs.
Section 8.2 Sole Recourse
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.12, the removal of the General
Partner in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 shall be the sole
recourse of the Special Limited Partner in the event of a Material Default. Any
such removal and replacement shall be subject to the applicable provisions of
the Project Documents and to the receipt of any Requisite Approvals.
Section 8.3 Removal of the General Partner
A. In the event that the Special Limited Partner determines to remove the
General Partner pursuant to Section 8.1, the Special Limited Partner shall
notify the General Partner in writing, within five (5) days after such
determination, of the Material Default that is the cause for the removal of the
General Partner. The General Partner shall have thirty (30) days from receipt
of the notice to cure the Material Default; provided, however, that if a
Material Default, other than a monetary default, cannot be reasonably cured
within thirty (30) days, it shall be sufficient if the General Partner commences
the cure within thirty (30) days and proceeds to cure diligently thereafter. If
the General Partner fails to cure within the specified time period, the Special
Limited Partner shall notify the General Partner of the effective date of its
removal promptly after the cure period has expired. Each Partner hereby
irrevocably appoints the Special Limited Partner (with full power of
substitution) as the attorney-in-fact of such Partner for the purpose of
executing, acknowledging, swearing to, recording and/or filing any amendment to
this Agreement necessary or appropriate to confirm the foregoing.
B. If the General Partner is removed pursuant to this Section 8.3, the
Partnership shall pay to the General Partner an amount equal to the sum of
(i) any fees earned through the date of removal due to the General Partner or
its Affiliates under Section 7.5, (ii) an amount equal to the General Partner's
positive Capital Account balance, if any, following a deemed sale of the Project
and a deemed liquidation of the Partnership (but prior to any deemed
distributions upon liquidation), and (iii) the principal balance and any accrued
but unpaid interest on any Operating Deficit Loans and Project Cost Loans, minus
an amount equal to any loss or damage suffered by the Partnership or the
Investor Limited Partner as a result of the Material Default creating the right
of the Special Limited Partner to remove the General Partner pursuant to this
Section 8.3.
C. For purposes of this Section 8.3C, the net proceeds from a deemed sale
of the Project shall be equal to the fair market value of the Project plus the
fair market value of all other Partnership property, including but not limited
to cash and cash equivalents, less (i) a sales commission equal to three (3%)
percent of the fair market value of the Project which shall be deemed to be
payable to a third party and (ii) the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan
and any other obligations of the Partnership to third parties.
D. The fair market value of the Project shall be determined as follows. As
soon as practicable and in any event within thirty (30) days following the
notice from the Special Limited Partner to the General Partner specified in the
penultimate sentence of Section 8.3A above, the General Partner and the Special
Limited Partner shall select a mutually acceptable independent MAI appraiser.
In the event the parties are unable to agree upon an appraiser within such
thirty (30) day period, the General Partner and the Special Limited Partner
shall each select an appraiser. If the difference between the two appraisals is
within ten (10%) percent of the lower of the two appraisals, the fair market
value shall be the average of the two (2) appraisals. If the difference between
the two (2) appraisals is greater than ten (10%) percent of the lower of the two
(2) appraisals, then the two appraisers shall jointly select a third appraiser
whose determination of fair market value shall be deemed binding on all parties.
If the two (2) appraisers are unable jointly to select a third appraiser, either
the General Partner or the Special Limited Partner may, upon written notice to
the other, apply to the individual who is, at the time, the most senior in
service, active Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana for the selection of the third appraiser who shall then
participate in such appraisal proceeding, and who shall be selected from a list
of names of M.A.I. appraisers submitted by the General Partner and the Special
Limited Partner. Each list of names of appraisers shall be submitted within ten
(10) written days after the date on which the appraisal proceeding is invoked,
or will be disregarded and the appraiser shall be selected from the list
provided. The Partnership shall pay the cost of any appraiser(s) selected
pursuant to this Section 8.3D.
E. In the event of the removal of the General Partner pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 8.3, any amounts due to the General Partner pursuant
to the provisions of Section 8.3B above shall be payable from Cash Flow prior to
any other distributions or payments to the Partners under Section 6 hereof. The
obligation of the Partnership to make such payments shall be evidenced by a
recourse non-interest bearing promissory note issued by the Partnership and
secured by a security interest in the Partnership Interest(s) of the continuing
General Partner(s) and the Investor Limited Partner.
F. Upon the removal of the General Partner, the General Partner shall be
relieved of all of its future obligations to the Partnership, and the
Partnership shall provide the removed General Partner with a written release
confirming such release.
G. In the event that the General Partner is removed pursuant to this
Section 8.3, then the Special Limited Partner may designate a Person or Persons
to become the successor General Partner or Partners replacing the removed
General Partner, with the approval of any Person required under the Project
Documents and provided that any such successor General Partner or Partners shall
agree to be bound by the Project Documents, and any other documents required in
connection therewith and by the provisions of this Agreement, to the same extent
and on the same terms as any other General Partner(s).
SECTION 9: BOOKS AND REPORTING, ACCOUNTING, TAX ELECTIONS, ETC.
Section 9.1 Books and Reporting
A. The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept for the term of the
Partnership a complete and accurate set of books and supporting documentation of
transactions with respect to the conduct of the Partnership's business. The
books of the Partnership shall be kept on the accrual basis and shall at all
times be maintained at the principal office of the Partnership. Each of the
Partners and its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to examine
the books of the Partnership and all other records and information concerning
the operation of the Project, from time to time without prior notice during
regular business hours provided that such examination shall not unreasonably
disrupt or interfere with the Partnership's business or operations.
B. The books of the Partnership shall be examined in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards annually as of the end of each Fiscal Year
of the Partnership by the Accountants. The General Partner shall determine and
prepare a balance sheet as of the end of each such Fiscal Year and statements of
income, partners' equity and changes in financial position for such Fiscal Year.
Said balance sheet and statements shall be accompanied by the opinion of the
Accountants that said balance sheet and statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently
with prior periods, identifying any matters to which the Accountants take
exception and stating, to the extent practicable, the effect of each such
exception on such financial statements. As a note to such financial statements,
the General Partner shall prepare (or shall cause to have prepared) a schedule
of all loans to the Partnership, setting forth the section of this Agreement
under which such debt was incurred and the purpose for which such loan was
applied by the Partnership and such schedule will be reviewed by the
Accountants. Such schedule shall demonstrate that loans have been made, used,
carried on the books of the Partnership (and repaid, if applicable) in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, after the first
Fiscal Year in which the Accountants examine the financial statements of the
Partnership after the Completion Date, the depreciation schedule for that Fiscal
Year and all future Fiscal Years, together with the depreciation worksheet,
shall be prepared by the General Partner or its designee, reviewed by the
Accountants and furnished to the Investor Limited Partner. The General Partner
shall, promptly upon receipt of such balance sheet and statements and in any
event within sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, transmit to the
Investor Limited Partner a copy thereof.
C. The Accountants also shall review and sign the federal and state income
tax returns of the Partnership. The General Partner or its designee shall
complete the books of the Partnership in such time as will allow the
Accountants to complete such tax returns within ninety (90) days after the end
of such Fiscal Year. The General Partner shall cause such tax returns to be
filed within such time periods and shall immediately upon the filing thereof
transmit to the Investor Limited Partner a copy of the complete federal
Partnership tax return (i.e., Form 1065 and all accompanying schedules,
including Form K-l) and all state income tax returns. In the event that any
such items will not be delivered within the time limits set forth herein, the
General Partner shall immediately notify the Investor Limited Partner, and shall
furnish it with copies of any extensions.
D. The reports and estimates described in this Section 9.1 shall clearly
indicate the methods under which they were prepared and shall be made at the
expense of the Partnership.
E. An annual pro forma operating budget shall be prepared by the General
Partner and furnished to the Investor Limited Partner within ninety (90) days
after the beginning of each Fiscal Year. In addition, the General Partner shall
prepare and furnish to the Investor Limited Partner an estimate of the Profits
and Losses of the Partnership for Federal tax purposes for the current Fiscal
Year not later than September 30 of each year.
F. The General Partner shall send to the Investor Limited Partner no later
than forty-five (45) days following the close of each calendar quarter a
financial report providing the following information (which need not be
audited): (i) a balance sheet as at the end of such quarter; and (ii) a
statement of income for such quarter.
G. The General Partner may from time to time change the Accountants for the
Partnership to another firm of certified independent accountants; provided,
however, that unless (i) the proposed new Accountants are a firm of nationally
recognized standing, and (ii) prior to any such change the General Partner shall
have delivered to the Investor Limited Partner a certificate to the effect that
such change has not been brought about as a result of any dispute over
Partnership accounting practices and procedures, such change in Accountants
shall require the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner, which Consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Section 9.2 Bank Accounts
The bank accounts of the Partnership shall be maintained in such banking
institutions authorized to do business in the State or, subject to any Requisite
Approvals, such other states as the General Partner shall determine, except that
the bank account for the Operating Reserve and all Reserves required by the
Building Loan Agreement shall be maintained at First National Bank of Commerce,
and withdrawals shall be made on such signature or signatures as the General
Partners shall determine, with the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner. The
Partnership's funds shall not be commingled with the funds of any other Person
and shall not be used except for the business of the Partnership. All deposits
(including security deposits and other funds required by any Lender to be placed
in escrow and other funds not needed in the operation of the Partnership's
business) shall be deposited, to the extent permitted under the Project
Documents, in interest-bearing accounts or invested in obligations of or
guaranteed by the United States, any state thereof, or any agency, municipality
or other political subdivision of any of the foregoing, commercial paper
(investment grade), certificates of deposit and time deposits in commercial
banks with unencumbered capital and surplus in excess of $50,000,000 and in
mutual (money market) funds investing in any or all of the foregoing; provided,
however, that any funds required to be placed in escrow by any Lender shall be
controlled by such Lender and the General Partner shall not be permitted to make
any withdrawal from such funds without the express written consent of such
Lender to the extent required.
Section 9.3 Tax Elections
Subject to the provisions of Section 9.4, all elections required or
permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code shall be made by the
General Partner in such manner as it considers to be most advantageous to the
Investor Limited Partner.
Section 9.4 Special Adjustments
A. In the event of a Transfer of all or any part of the Partnership
Interest of any Partner, the Partnership shall elect, pursuant to Section 754
of the Code (or corresponding provisions of succeeding law) to adjust the basis
of Partnership assets. Any adjustments made pursuant to Section 754 shall
affect only the successor in interest to the transferring Partner. Each Partner
will furnish the Partnership with all information necessary to give effect to
such election.
B. If, as a result of an adjustment made by the IRS and accepted by the
Partnership any item shall be capitalized, then the depreciation or cost
recovery for the amount so capitalized shall be appropriately allocated, as
determined by the Accountants, to those Partners affected by the adjustment.
Section 9.5 Fiscal Year
The Fiscal Year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year, or such other
year as may be required by the Code.
SECTION 10: WITHDRAWAL OF A GENERAL PARTNER;
NEW GENERAL PARTNERS
Section 10.1 Voluntary Withdrawal
A. The General Partner shall not have the right to withdraw voluntarily
from the Partnership or otherwise to Transfer all or a portion of its
Partnership Interest without the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a General Partner may at any time propose
to the Investor Limited Partner a Person to serve as his or its successor, or if
at such time there be more than one General Partner, to serve as a successor to
one or more of the General Partners desiring to withdraw. If the Consent of the
Investor Limited Partner is obtained, and all Requisite Approvals are obtained
to such withdrawal and the admission of such successor, all Partners hereby
agree that this Agreement shall be appropriately amended to effect such
withdrawal and admission.
Section 10.2 Obligation to Continue
In the event of the occurrence of a Terminating Event with respect to any
General Partner, the remaining General Partners, if any, and any successor
General Partner, shall have the obligation to elect to continue the business of
the Partnership employing its assets and name, all as contemplated by the laws
of the State. Within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such Terminating
Event, the remaining General Partners, if any, shall notify the Investor Limited
Partner and the Special Limited Partner thereof.
Section 10.3 Successor General Partner
A. Upon the occurrence of any Terminating Event referred to in
Section 10.2, the remaining General Partners may (but are not required to)
designate a Person to become a successor General Partner to the General Partner
as to whom such event shall have occurred. Any Person so designated, subject to
the Consent of the Investor Limited Partner (and, if required by the Act or any
other applicable law, the consent of any other Partner so required), shall
become a successor General Partner upon its written agreement to be bound by the
Project Documents and by the provisions of this Agreement.
B. If any Terminating Event referred to in Section 10.2 shall occur at a
time when there is no remaining General Partner and no successor becomes a
successor General Partner pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section
10.3, then the Investor Limited Partner shall have the right to designate a
Person to become a successor General Partner upon his or its written agreement
to be bound by the Project Documents and by the provisions of this Agreement.
C. If the Investor Limited Partner elects to reconstitute the Partnership
pursuant to this Section 10.3 and admit a successor General Partner pursuant to
this Section 10.3, the relationship of the parties in the reconstituted
Partnership shall be governed by this Agreement.
Section 10.4 Interest of Predecessor General Partner
A. Except as provided in Section 10.3, no assignee or transferee of all or
any part of the Partnership Interest of a General Partner shall have any
automatic right to become a General Partner. Upon the designation of a
successor General Partner (if any) pursuant to Section 10.3, such Partner shall
have the option to acquire the predecessor General Partner's Partnership
Interest by paying to such General Partner or its representatives the fair
market value of such Partnership Interest (provided that if the predecessor
General Partner is in violation of any of the covenants or undertakings
contained in this Agreement, or has violated any representation or warranty
contained herein, the designated successor General Partner may pay such amount
into escrow until such violation has been corrected). Any dispute as to such
fair market value or as to the final disposition of such amount shall be settled
by Arbitration.
B. If no successor General Partner is designated or if the designated
successor General Partner of the predecessor General Partner does not desire to
purchase the Partnership Interest of the predecessor General Partner, such
Partnership Interest of the predecessor General Partner shall be deemed to be
that of a Special Class Limited Partner and the holder thereof shall be entitled
only to such rights as the assignee of a Limited Partnership Interest may have
as such under the provisions of Section 11.4 hereof, the Act and other
applicable laws of the State.
C. Upon the occurrence of a Terminating Event as to any General Partner,
such General Partner (the "Retired General Partner") shall be deemed to have
automatically Transferred to the remaining General Partners, in proportion to
their respective General Partnership interests, or, if there shall be no
remaining General Partners, then to the Partnership for the benefit of the
remaining Partners, all or such portion of the General Partnership Interest of
such Retired General Partner which, when aggregated with the existing General
Partnership Interests of all such remaining General Partners, if any, will be
sufficient to assure such remaining General Partners and any successor General
Partner a one (1%) percent interest in all Profits, Losses, Tax Credits and
Distributions of the Partnership under Section 6 hereof. No documentation shall
be necessary to effectuate such Transfer, which shall be automatic. That
portion of the General Partnership Interest of the Retired General Partner which
shall not have been Transferred pursuant to this Section 10.4C shall be retained
by such Retired General Partner (or pass to legal representatives of a deceased
General Partner) who or which shall have the status of a Special Class Limited
Partner, with the right to receive that share of the Profits, Losses, Tax
Credits, and Distributions of the Partnership to which the Retired General
Partner as such, would have been entitled had such Terminating Event not
occurred, reduced to the extent of the General Partnership Interest transferred
hereunder, but such Retired General Partner (or his legal representatives in the
case of a deceased General Partner) shall not be considered to be a Limited
Partner for the purpose of sharing the benefits allocated to the Limited
Partners under Section 6 hereof and shall not participate in the votes or
consents of the Limited Partners hereunder. No consideration shall be paid to
such Retired General Partner by the remaining General Partners or the
Partnership in the event of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 10.4C.
D. For the purposes of Section 6 hereof, the effective date of the Transfer
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.4C of the Partnership Interest of a
Retired General Partner shall be deemed to be the date on which such Terminating
Event occurs.
E. Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, any General
Partner who withdraws voluntarily in violation of Section 10.1 shall remain
liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement, for its obligations
under the Project Documents, for all its other obligations and liabilities
hereunder incurred or accrued prior to the date of its withdrawal and for any
loss or damage which the Partnership or any of its Partners may incur as a
result of such withdrawal, except for any loss or damage attributable to the
activities of the remaining and/or successor General Partners subsequent to such
withdrawal.
F. The estate (which term, for purposes of this Section 10.4F, shall
include the heirs, distributees, estate, executors, administrators, guardian,
committee, trustee or other personal representative) of a General Partner who is
a natural person as to whom a Terminating Event has occurred shall be and remain
liable for all his liabilities and obligations hereunder, except as provided in
this Section 10.4F. In the event of the death, insanity or incompetency of a
General Partner who is a natural person, his estate shall remain liable for all
his obligations and liabilities hereunder incurred or accrued prior to the date
of such event, and for any damages arising out of any breach of this Agreement
by him, but his estate shall not have any obligation or liability on account of
the business of the Partnership or the activities of the other General Partners
after his death, insanity or incompetency unless it elects to become a General
Partner pursuant to Section 10.3A.
Section 10.5 Designation of New General Partners
A. The General Partner may, with the written consent of all Partners, at
any time designate one or more new General Partners with such General
Partnership Interest(s) as the General Partner may specify.
B. Any new General Partner shall, as a condition to its admission to
the Partnership and of receiving any interest in Partnership Property, agree to
comply with the terms of the Project Documents and by the provisions of this
Agreement to the same extent and on the same terms as any other General Partner.
Section 10.6 Amendment of Agreement; Approval of Certain Events
A. Upon the admission of a new General Partner, pursuant to the preceding
provisions of this Section 10, the Schedule shall be amended to reflect such
admission and an amendment to the Agreement, also reflecting such admission,
shall be filed in the manner and to the extent required by the Act.
B. Each Partner hereby consents to and authorizes any admission or
substitution of a General Partner or any other transaction, including, without
limitation, the continuation of the Partnership business, which has been
authorized by the requisite percentage of Partners under the provisions of this
Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 10.7, and hereby ratifies and
confirms each amendment of this Agreement necessary or appropriate to give
effect to any such transaction.
Section 10.7 Admission of a General Partner
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no Person shall be
admitted as an additional or successor General Partner without the written
approval of all Partners unless prior to consummation of such transaction the
Limited Partners shall have received an opinion of Special Counsel to the effect
that the consummation of such transaction will not cause (i) the Partnership to
be treated as an "association" for Federal income tax purposes, or (ii) the
Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the control of the business
of the Partnership within the meaning of the Act.
SECTION 11: TRANSFER OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 11.1 Right to Assign
A. Except by operation of law, no Limited Partner shall have the right to
Transfer its Partnership Interest, or any other interest which it has in the
capital, assets or property of the Partnership, or to enter into any agreement
as a result of which any Person shall become interested with it in the
Partnership, without the written consent of the General Partner, which may be
given or withheld in the sole discretion of the General Partner for any reason
or for no reason whatsoever.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.1A, the Investor Limited
Partner may at any time designate an Affiliate of the Investor Limited Partner,
or a partnership in which an Affiliate of the Investor Limited Partner serves as
a General Partner, to replace the Investor Limited Partner of the Partnership,
in which case the Investor Limited Partner shall automatically assign its
interest to such Entity and withdraw from the Partnership, and such Entity will
be admitted to the Partnership as the substitute Investor Limited Partner.
Section 11.2 Restrictions
A. No Transfer of the Limited Partnership Interest of any Person shall be
made if such Transfer would violate the provisions of Section 13.1.
B. In no event shall all or any part of a Limited Partnership Interest be
Transferred to a minor or to an incompetent.
C. The General Partner may require as a condition to any Transfer of a
Limited Partnership Interest, that the assignor or assignee (i) assume all costs
incurred by the Partnership in connection therewith, and (ii) furnish it with an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to counsel to the Partnership that such Transfer
complies with applicable Federal and state securities laws.
D. Any Transfer in contravention of any of the provisions of Section 11.1
or this Section 11.2 shall be void and ineffectual and shall not bind, or be
recognized by, the Partnership.
Section 11.3 Substitute Limited Partners
A. Except as provided in Section 11.1B above, no Limited Partner shall have
the right to substitute an Assignee as a Limited Partner in its place. The
General Partner, however, may in its exclusive discretion permit any such
Assignee to become a Substitute Limited Partner and any such permission by the
General Partner shall be binding and conclusive without the consent or approval
of any other Person. Any Substitute Limited Partner shall, as a condition of
receiving any interest in the Partnership, agree to be bound (to the same extent
as its assignor was bound) by the Project Documents and by the provisions of
this Agreement.
B. Upon the admission of a Substitute Limited Partner, the Schedule shall
be amended to reflect the name and address of such Substitute Limited Partner
and to eliminate the name and address of its assignor, and an amendment to the
Agreement reflecting such admission shall be filed, if required by the Act, in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act. Each Substitute Limited
Partner shall execute such instrument or instruments as shall be required by the
General Partner to signify such Substitute Limited Partner's agreement to be
bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 11.4 Assignees
A. In the event of the death or incapacity of any Limited Partner who is a
natural person, his legal representatives shall have such rights as are afforded
them by the Act. The death of a Limited Partner shall not dissolve the
Partnership.
B. An Assignee of a Limited Partner who does not become a Substitute
Limited Partner in accordance with Section 11.3 shall, if such assignment is in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, have the right to receive the same
share of Profits, Losses, Tax Credits and Distributions of the Partnership to
which the assigning Limited Partner would have been entitled if no such
assignment had been made by such Limited Partner but, except as otherwise
required under the Act, shall have no other rights granted to the Limited
Partners under this Agreement.
C. Any Limited Partner who shall assign all of its Limited Partnership
Interest shall cease to be a Limited Partner of the Partnership, and shall no
longer have any rights or privileges or obligations of a Limited Partner except
that, unless and until the Assignee of such Limited Partner is admitted to the
Partnership as a Substitute Limited Partner in accordance with Section 11.3,
said assigning Limited Partner shall retain the statutory rights and be subject
to the statutory obligations of an assignor limited partner under the Act as
well as the obligation to make the Capital Contributions attributable to the
Limited Partnership Interest in question, if any portion thereof remains unpaid.
D. In the event of any assignment of a Limited Partnership Interest, there
shall be filed with the Partnership a duly executed and acknowledged counterpart
of the instrument making such assignment; such instrument must evidence the
written acceptance of the Assignee to all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement; and if such an instrument is not so filed, the Partnership need not
recognize any such assignment for any purpose.
E. An Assignee of a Limited Partnership Interest who does not become a
Substitute Limited Partner as provided in Section 11.3 and who desires to make a
further assignment of its Limited Partnership Interest shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 11 to the same extent and in the same manner as any
Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of its Limited Partnership
Interest.
SECTION 12: MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Section 12.1 General
The General Partner shall engage the Manager to manage the Project pursuant
to the Management Agreement. The Manager shall receive a Management Fee of
those amounts payable from time to time by the Partnership to the Manager for
management services in accordance with a reasonable and competitive fee
arrangement. The initial Manager shall be HRI Management Corporation. From and
after the Admission Date, the Partnership shall not enter into any Management
Agreement or modify or extend any Management Agreement unless the General
Partner shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Special Limited
Partner to the identity of the Manager.
Section 12.2 Management Fee
Should the General Partner or an Affiliate thereof perform property
management services for the Partnership, property management, rent-up or leasing
fees shall be paid the General Partner or such Affiliate only for services
actually rendered and shall be in an amount not to exceed four and one-half
(4.5%) percent of Gross Revenues.
Section 12.3 Removal and Replacement
If (i) the Manager is a General Partner or an Affiliate of a General
Partner, and (a) the Project shall be subject to a substantial building code
violation which shall not have been cured within six (6) months after notice
from a Governmental Authority or (b) an Operating Deficit has occurred for any
twelve (12) consecutive month period, or (ii) the Manager shall commit willful
misconduct or gross negligence in its conduct of its duties and obligations
under the Management Agreement, then, upon request by the Special Limited
Partner, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to terminate the
Management Agreement with the Manager and appoint a new Manager.
SECTION 13: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13.1 Restrictions on Transfer
A. No Transfer of any Partnership Interest may be made except in compliance
with the Regulations. The General Partner may require as a condition of any
transfer of such Partnership Interest that the transferor furnish an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner that the proposed
transfer will comply with applicable Federal and state securities laws.
B. Any Transfer in contravention of any of the provisions of this
Section 13.1 shall be void and ineffective, and shall not bind or be recognized
by the Partnership.
Section 13.2 Notices
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all notices, demands or
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been given when the same are (i) deposited in the United States mail and sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (ii) delivered to a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, (iii) sent by telecopier or other
facsimile transmission, answerback requested, or (iv) delivered personally, in
each case, to the parties at the addresses set forth below or at such other
addresses as such parties may designate by notice to the Partnership:
(a) If to the Partnership, at the principal office of the
Partnership set forth in Section 2.
(b) If to a Partner, at his address set forth in the Schedule, with
copies to ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., Sidley & Austin, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Associates, A
Professional Law Corporation, Place St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Suite 3700, ▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
Section 13.3 Word Meanings
The words such as "herein," "hereinafter," "hereof," and "hereunder" refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words
appear unless the context otherwise requires. The singular shall include the
plural and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice
versa, unless the context otherwise requires. Any references to "Sections" or
"Articles" are to Sections or Articles of this Agreement, unless reference is
expressly made to a different document.
Section 13.4 Binding Provisions
The covenants and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assignees of the respective parties hereto, except in each case as expressly
provided to the contrary in this Agreement.
Section 13.5 Applicable Law
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State.
Section 13.6 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and all so executed
shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding
that all the parties have not signed the original or the same counterpart,
except that no counterpart shall be binding unless signed by the General
Partner.
Section 13.7 Paragraph Titles
Paragraph titles and any table of contents herein are for descriptive
purposes only, and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as
set forth in the text.
Section 13.8 Separability of Provisions
Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and (a) if
for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid
and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall not impair the
operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid, or (b)
if for any reason any provision or provisions herein would cause the Limited
Partners to be bound by the obligations of the Partnership under the laws of the
State as the same may now or hereafter exist, such provision or provisions shall
be deemed void and of no effect.
Section 13.9 Effective Date of Admission
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5K, the Investor Limited Partner
shall be deemed to have been admitted as of the first day of the calendar month
in which the Admission Date occurs, for all purposes of this Agreement,
including the allocation of Profits, Losses and Tax Credits under Section 6
hereof.
Section 13.10 Amendment Procedure
A. This Agreement may be amended by the General Partner with the Consent of
the Investor Limited Partner and the prior written consent of the Special
Limited Partner.
B. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, no amendment will be made to this Agreement which will affect the
rights of any Lender or the Agency under the terms of the Project Documents, or
any other agreement between any Lender and/or the Agency and the Partnership,
without the prior written approval of the Lender and/or the Agency, as the case
may be.
Section 13.11 Consent of Partners
Each Partner, by signing this Agreement, has signified its consent to the
specific consent provisions set forth herein. However, whenever the applicable
laws of the State require a higher percentage of consent than those specified in
this Agreement, and if the consent evidenced by the signing of this Agreement is
insufficient under the laws of the State to satisfy such requirement, such
higher percentage of consent shall be obtained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Partners has executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
GENERAL PARTNER: HISTORIC RESTORATION,
INCORPORATED
/s/ Pres Kabacoff
By: -----------------------------
Pres Kabacoff
Its: President
INVESTOR LIMITED PARTNER: API-COTTON MILL PARTNERS L.P.
By: AmerUs Management, Inc.
Its: General Partner
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
By: ---------------------------
Sr. Vice President
Its: ------------------------
SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER: AMERUS MANAGEMENT, INC.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
By: ------------------------------
Sr. Vice President
Its: ---------------------------
WITHDRAWING LIMITED PARTNER:
/s/ A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ORLEANS
On this 30th day of September, 1996, before me appeared Pres Kabacoff, to
me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the
President of Historic Restoration, Incorporated, a Louisiana corporation, that
the foregoing instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of the corporation by
authority of its Board of Directors, that M. Pres Kabacoff acknowledged the
instrument to be the free act and deed of the corporation, and that the
corporation has no corporate seal.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY/PARISH OF POLK
On this 30th day of September, 1996, before me appeared ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, to me
personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Sr. Vice
President of AmerUs Properties, Inc., an Iowa corporation, the General Partner
of API-Cotton Mill Partners L.P., that the foregoing instrument was signed and
sealed in behalf of the corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, that
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ acknowledged the instrument to be the free act and deed of the
corporation, and that the corporation has no corporate seal.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY/PARISH OF POLK
On this 30th day of September, 1996, before me appeared ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, to me
personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Vice
President of AmerUs Management, Inc., that the foregoing instrument was signed
and sealed in behalf of the corporation by authority of its Board of Directors,
that ----------------- acknowledged the instrument to be the free act and deed
of the corporation, and that the corporation has no corporate seal.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇ this 30th day of September, 1996, before me appeared A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇., to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the
Withdrawing Limited Partner of Cotton Mill Limited Partnership, a Louisiana
limited partnership, that the foregoing instrument was signed and sealed in
behalf of the partnership, and that A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇., acknowledged the
instrument to be the free act and deed of the partnership.
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NOTARY PUBLIC