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and (iii) the transferee executes all documents reasonably requested by the Agency and City with <br />respect to the assumption of the Owner's obligations under this Agreement, and upon reasonable <br />request of Agency and City, delivers to the Agency and City an opinion of transferee's counsel to <br />the effect that this Agreement is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such transferee. <br />For purposes hereof, an "Affiliate" shall mean an entity that controls, is controlled by, or <br />is under common control with Owner, and "control" means the ownership of fifty percent (50%) <br />or more of the ownership interests in an entity, or in the case of anot-for-profit entity, the right to <br />appoint fifty percent (50%) or more of such entity's board of directors. <br />In addition, Agency and City shall not withhold consent to the sale, transfer or other <br />disposition of the Project, provided that (1) the Project is and shall continue to be operated in <br />compliance with this Agreement; (2) the transferee expressly assumes all obligations of Owner <br />imposed by this Agreement; (3) the transferee executes all documents reasonably requested by <br />the Agency and City with respect to the assumption of the Owner's obligations under this <br />Agreement, and upon Agency's request, delivers to the Agency and City an opinion of its counsel <br />to the effect that such document and this Agreement are valid, binding and enforceable <br />obligations of such transferee; and (4) either (A) the transferee has at least three years' <br />experience in the ownership, operation and management of low-income rental housing projects <br />of similar size to that of the Project, without any record of material violations of <br />nondiscrimination provisions or other state or federal laws or regulations applicable to such <br />projects, or (B) the transferee agrees to retain a property management firm with the experience <br />and record described in subclause (A). <br />In the event a general partner of Owner is removed by the limited partner thereof for <br />cause following default under the partnership agreement, the Agency and City hereby approve <br />the transfer of the general partner interest to another party that is selected by the limited partner <br />and approved by Project lender(s); provided that (i) following such transfer, the Project shall <br />continue to be operated in compliance with this Agreement, and (ii) such party meets the <br />requirements of clause (4) of the preceding paragraph. <br />8.3 Encumbrances. Owner agrees to use best efforts to ensure that any deed of trust <br />secured by the Project for the benefit of a lender other than City or Agency ("Third-Party <br />Lender") shall contain each of the following provisions: (i) Third-Party Lender shall use its best <br />efforts to provide to Agency and City a copy of any notice of default issued to Owner <br />concurrently with provision of such notice to Owner (provided however, the failure to do so shall <br />not impair such Third-Party Lender's rights and remedies); (ii) City and Agency shall have the <br />reasonable right, but not the obligation, to cure any default by Owner within the same period of <br />time provided to Owner for such cure; (iii) provided that City or Agency has cured any default <br />under Third-Party Lender's deed of trust and other loan documents, City and Agency shall have <br />the right to foreclose Agency's Deed of Trust and City's Deed of Trust and take title to the <br />Project without acceleration of Third-Party Lender's debt; and (iv) Agency and City shall have <br />the right to transfer the Project without acceleration of Third-Party Lender's debt to a nonprofit <br />corporation or other entity which shall own and operate the Project as an affordable rental <br />housing Project, subject to the prior written consent of the Third-Party Lender. Owner agrees to <br />AMENDED AND RESTATED REGULATORY AGREEMENT 14 <br />MISSION BELL APARTMENTS <br />1227466-8 <br />