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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 5.F 09/17/2018DATE: September 17, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager FROM: Sue Castellucci, Housing Administrato SUBJECT: Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Relating to the Assignment and/or Exercise of Option Agreement for Properties in Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program; the Transfer of the Land to the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and Sale of the Improvements to a Qualified Buyer Subject to Affordability Restrictions; and an Affordability Agreement with the Housing Land Trust to Maintain the Property in Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council introduce the attached Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Relating to the Assignment and/or Exercise of Option Agreement for Properties in Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program; the Transfer and Sale of the Property to a Qualified Buyer Subject to Affordability Restrictions; and an Affordability Agreement with the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County to Maintain the Property in Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program. BACKGROUND Since 1985 the City Council has developed housing goals to address the broad range of needs within the community starting with the City's initial Housing Element. The City Council adopted the 2015-2023 Housing Element on December 1, 2014 with Resolution No. 2014-190 which included several programs to promote the development of affordable housing. The First Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB) was set up as a silent second mortgage program where the City would subsidize approximately 30-40% of the sale of the unit and there were no re -sale restrictions on property. Since 1988, the City, in partnership with nonprofit developers, has helped build 169 units of for -sale housing for first time homebuyers. The program has helped to provide homeownership to 267 families, which include initial sales and re -sales. In 2008, with the downturn of the real estate market, the City lost over 20 properties to foreclosure. With the soaring real estate prices and the loss of funding, there are insufficient funds to keep this program going in its current form.. One policy of the Housing Element is to help facilitate the entry of low and moderate income households into the housing market. Actions taken by the City to address this policy include partnering with the Housing Land Trust. The last FTHB subdivision, Frates Square, was built in partnership with Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County (HLTSC) which uses a ground lease to keep the home affordable in perpetuity and has a resale restriction on the price of the house. The land was donated to the Housing Land Trust as an inclusionary requirement of the developer of Southgate. There was no city funding on any of the individual properties. DISCUSSION As the owners of older FTHB properties notify the City that they want to sell their property, the City has the ability to exercise an Option Agreement to sell the property to another qualified first time homebuyer. The City has partnered with Burbank Housing on five of the six first time homebuyer subdivisions. The documents executed were all in Burbank Housing's name as Burbank was administering Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program at that time. In 2001, the decision was made to have the Housing Division administer the FTHB program. Burbank Housing assigned all the documents in two of Petaluma's FTHB subdivisions, Hillview Oaks and Cherry Hills, to the City of Petaluma. The other three subdivisions did not get assigned to the City. Currently, there are 44 outstanding loans that have been made to first time homebuyers. When one of those properties pays off the loan either through resale or refinance, those funds can be used to provide homeownership to a future first time homebuyer. Going forward, upon resale of any property in the three subdivisions that did not get assigned to the City, Burbank Housing will need to assign the documents to the City so that we can sell the property to a future first time homebuyer household. Once all documents are assigned to the City, the land can be conveyed to HLTSC and the structure sold to the new homebuyer. HLTSC will enter into a Performance Deed of Trust and an Affordable Housing Agreement with the City that will have affordability restrictions. HLTSC would then enter into a ground lease with the new Buyer that will place re- sale restrictions on any future sale of the property and keep the property affordable in perpetuity. Within the coming months, there will be a resale at the Cherry Hill subdivision. Staff is preparing to meet with the homeowner to start the process of selling the property to another first time homebuyer using the land trust model and working with Housing Land.Trust of Sonoma County. There are several documents that will be included in future transactions which include the following: • Assignment of Deed of Trust; Promissory Note and Option Agreement from Burbank Housing to the City, if not done so already • Performance Deed of Trust between the Housing Land Trust and the City to secure the obligations agreed to in the Affordable Housing Agreement • Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants with Option to Purchase which will regulate and restrict future sales prices for the home and the eligibility criteria of future homebuyers according to the City's First Time Homebuyer Program as revised by City Council with Resolution No. 2005-213 N.C.S. 2 FINANCIAL IMPACTS This project fulfills the City Council's goals and priorities of the 2015-2023 Housing Element and the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan in preserving affordable housing in Petaluma and keeping housing affordable using resale controls. With the ground lease in place, there should be no future funding needed for the resale of future properties. The funding for administration of the First Time Homebuyer program in partnership with the Housing Land Trust will be ongoing as funds allow. ATTACHMENTS 1. Ordinance 2. Documents with HLT — Performance Deed and Affordable Housing Agreement ORDINANCE NO. N.C.S. Introduced by ATTACHMENT #1 Seconded by AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE ASSIGNMENT AND/OR EXERCISE OF OPTION AGREEMENT THE TRANSFER OF THE LAND TO THE HOUSING LAND TRUST OF SONOMA COUNTY AND SALE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO A QUALIFIED BUYER SUBJECT TO AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS AND AN AFFORDABILITY AGREEMENT WITH THE HOUSING LAND TRUST TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY IN PETALUMA'S FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM WHEREAS, since 1985 the City Council has developed housing goals to address the broad range of housing needs within the community, including the City's initial General Plan Housing Element; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 2015-2023 General Plan Housing Element on December 1, 2014 pursuant to Resolution No. 2014-190, including several programs to promote the development of affordable housing; and WHEREAS, the City's First Time Homebuyer program was established as a silent second mortgage program under which the City would subsidize approximately 30-40% of the sale of the unit without re -sale restrictions on the property; and WHEREAS, since 1988, the City, in partnership with nonprofit developers, has helped build 169 units of for -sale housing for first time homebuyers, and has provided homeownership to 267 families, including initial sales and re -sales; and 0 WHEREAS, in 2008, with the downturn of the real estate market, the City lost over 20 First Time Homebuyer properties to foreclosure, and currently lacks funds to maintain the First Time Homebuyer Program in its current form; and WHEREAS, Policy 4.3 of the Housing Element in the City's General Plan calls for helping facilitate the entry of low and moderate -income households into the housing market by partnering with the Housing Land Trust; and WHEREAS, where appropriate market conditions exist, through coordination with Burbank Housing, which holds repurchase options for the City's First Time Homebuyer properties, and the Housing Land Trust, it is possible to maintain properties affordable within the First Time Homebuyers program through assignment of repurchase and mortgagor rights to the City, repurchase of the property by the City through application of the mortgage value, grant of the land to the Housing Land Trust and sale of the home to a qualified buyer subject to affordability restrictions and an affordability agreement between the City and the Housing Land Trust; and WHEREAS, Section 46 of the Petaluma City Charter provides that certain City Council actions must be taken by ordinance, including certain actions for acquisition, sale or lease of real property; NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the council of the City of Petaluma as follows: SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents relating to the assignment and exercise of option agreements on potential future resales of first time homebuyer properties and transfer of the land to the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and sale of the improvements to a qualified buyer subject to affordability restrictions and an affordability agreement with the Housing Land Trust to maintain the Property in Petaluma's First Time Homebuyer Program. SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City documents substantially in accordance with those attached as Exhibit A to this ordinance, and/or revised versions of such documents and/or additional documents as may be recommended and approved by the City Attorney to accomplish the repurchase of future first time homebuyer properties to maintain their affordability as part of the City's First Time Homebuyer program consistent with the purposes of the City's General Plan Housing Element, the First Time Homebuyer Program and this ordinance. 5 SECTION 3: If any part of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each of its provisions irrespective of any part being held invalid. SECTION 4: The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity has no potential for resulting in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines. SECTION 5: This Ordinance will become effective thirty days after the date of its adoption by the Petaluma City Council. SECTION 6: The City Clerk is hereby directed to post and/or publish this Ordinance or a synopsis for the period and in the manner required by the City Charter. INTRODUCED and ordered posted/published this day of , 2018. ADOPTED this day of , 2018 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: David Glass, Mayor rel ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Claire Cooper, City Clerk Eric Danly, City Attorney Recording requested by and when recorded mail to: CITY OF PETALUMA 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Attn: City Clerk EXEMPT FROM RECORDING FEES PER GOVERNMENT CODE §§6103,27383 ATTACHMENT #2 Space above this line for Recorder's use. AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE . ("REGULATORY AGREEMENT") This Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants with Option to Purchase (this "Agreement") is entered into effective as of , 201_ ("Effective Date") by and between the City of Petaluma,, a California municipal corporation ("City") and the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("HLT"). City and HLT are hereafter referred to as the "Parties." RECITALS A. On December 1, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014-190 N.C.S. approving the City's Housing Element pursuant to Housing Element law (Gov. Code, 65580, et. seq.) The Housing Element provides an inclusionary policy which states that fifteen percent (15%) of the units in all residential developments of five (5) or more units constructed in the City contribute to the provision of below-market rate housing. B. In accordance with the Housing Element, goals, policies, and programs are designed to address the existing and projected housing needs of Petaluma which are to promote the development of affordable housing and preserve the City's existing affordable housing and ensure the long-term affordability of both new and existing units. C. The City has agreed to concurrently (i) convey the parcel located at 1008 Madison Street, Petaluma, CA and known as Sonoma County Assessor's Parcel No. 007-650-002 (the "Parcel") to HLT, pursuant to a Grant Deed recorded in the Official Records of Sonoma County ("Official Records") substantially concurrently herewith, and (ii) sell the home located thereon (the "Home") to an eligible Moderate -Income household (the "Homebuyer"). Concurrently with the foregoing transactions, HLT will lease the Parcel to the Homebuyer pursuant to a long-term ground lease in a form approved by the City. D. HLT's obligations under this Agreement are secured by a Performance Deed of Trust ("Performance Deed of Trust") dated as of the date hereof, executed by HLT as Trustor for the benefit of the City and recorded against HLT's interest in the Parcel and the Home substantially concurrently herewith. E. The Parties have agreed to enter into and record this Agreement in order to satisfy the conditions described in the foregoing Recitals. The purpose of this Agreement is to regulate and restrict the sale price of the Home and eligibility criteria for prospective homebuyers consistent with the City's Inclusionary Housing policy and Housing Element. The Parties intend the covenants set forth in this Agreement to run with the land and to be binding upon HLT and HLT's successors and assigns. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Additional terms are defined in the Recitals and the text of this Agreement. (a) "Affordable Purchase Price" means a home purchase price resulting in an average monthly housing payment (including mortgage loan principal and interest, mortgage insurance fees, property taxes and assessments, a reasonable allowance for property maintenance and repairs, homeowners insurance premiums, a reasonable utility allowance, and homeowners association dues, if any) which is affordable to households of Low to Moderate -Income, as determined using standard underwriting criteria in common use by Fannie Mae or the California Housing Finance Agency. (b) "Area Median Income" means the median household income, adjusted for household size, applicable to Sonoma County, California as published periodically by the State Department of Housing and Community Development in the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Section 6932 pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 50093(c) (or successor provision). (c) "Eligible Buyer" means a household of Low- to Moderate—Income, as applicable, which the City has determined meets the eligibility requirements for purchase of a Restricted Home. (d) "Deed of Trust" means the deed of trust, dated as of the date hereof, executed by HLT as Trustor for the benefit of City which secures HLT's performance under this Agreement, and which will be recorded in the Official Records substantially concurrently herewith. (e) "Low -Income" means an annual income which does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the Area Median Income adjusted for household size. (f) "Median -Income" means an annual income which does not exceed one hundred percent (100°/x) of the Area Median Income, adjusted for household size. (g) "Moderate -Income" means an annual income which does not exceed one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Area Median Income, adjusted for household size. (h) "Maximum Initial Sales Price" means the initial Affordable Purchase Price for a Home as determined by City. 2. Satisfaction of Affordable Housing Obligation. Concurrently with the sale of the Home to the Homebuyer, HLT shall require the Homebuyer to execute a Ground Lease in the form approved by City (the "Ground Lease") as shown in Exhibit B. Among other provisions, the Ground Lease will require the Home (i) to be used solely for residential purposes (ii) to be occupied as the homebuyer's principal residence, and (iii) to be permitted to be transferred only to HLT, another Eligible Buyer, or upon the death of the homebuyer, to the homebuyer's heirs who qualify as Low -Income, Median -Income or Moderate -Income, as applicable. HLT agrees that the intent of this Agreement and the Ground Lease is that the Home shall be permanently affordable to Eligible Buyers of Low -Income to Moderate -Income, as applicable, and HLT agrees that resale of the Home shall be so restricted pursuant to the Ground Lease, 3. Marketinq and Sale to Eligible Buyers. City shall cooperate with HLT to identify Eligible Buyer; however, HLT will have primary responsibility for marketing the Home, finding qualified Eligible Buyers, and screening and selecting applicants. City shall 10 have no obligation to pay costs related to marketing, sales efforts or real estate commi2ssions. HLT agrees that it shall comply, , with applicable fair housing laws in the marketing and sale, as applicable, of the Home. 4. Deed of Trust and Ground Lease; City Review of Documents. Upon request, HLT agrees that it shall provide the following to City:. (a) the form of Purchase and Sale Agreement to be used for sale of the Restricted Homes, and (b) the form of Ground Lease to be executed by the homebuyers. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, HLT shall execute and deliver the Performance Deed of Trust for the benefit of City, securing HLT's obligations under this Agreement. The Performance Deed of Trust will be recorded in the Official Records substantially concurrently with the recordation of this Agreement. 5. Compliance Reports, Inspections, Monitoring. Upon completion of the sale of the Restricted Homes, and annually thereafter by no later than June 30th of each year, upon City's request HLT shall submit to City a Compliance Report verifying HLT's compliance with this Agreement, and certified as correct by HLT under penalty of perjury. The Compliance Report shall be in such format as City may reasonably request and shall contain certifications regarding the eligibility of homebuyers and evidence of the homebuyer's and HLT's execution of the Ground Lease. HLT shall retain all records related to compliance with this Agreement, and shall make such records available -to City or its designee for inspection and copying on five (5) business days' written notice. HLT shall permit City and its designees to inspect the Property to monitor compliance with this Agreement following two (2) business days' written notice. 6. Covenants Run with the Land. The covenants and conditions herein contained shall apply to and bind, during their respective periods of fee ownership, HLT and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, transferees, and assignees having or acquiring any right, title or interest in or to any part of the Property and shall run with and burden such portions of the Property. This Agreement shall remain in effect in perpetuity unless released by City pursuant to an instrument recorded in the Official Records. 7. Default and Remedies. Failure of HLT to cure any default in HLT's obligations under this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the delivery of a notice of default from the City will constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement. In addition to remedies set forth in this Agreement, the City may exercise any and all remedies available under law or in equity, including but not limited to the exercise of City's 11 remedies under the Deed of Trust, and the exercise of City's Option (as described in Section 10 below), instituting against HLT or other applicable parties, a civil action for declaratory relief, injunction or any other equitable relief, or relief at law, including without limitation an action to rescind a transaction and/or to require repayment of any funds received in connection with such a violation. 8. Option to Purchase, Enter and Possess. City shall have the right at its option to purchase, enter and take possession of the Property or any portion thereof owned by HLT with all improvements thereon (the "Option"), if, at or after the initial sale of the Home to Eligible Buyers, the Home is sold to persons who do not qualify as Eligible Buyers. In such event City shall have an option to purchase the Home at the Affordable Purchase Price as determined pursuant to this Agreement, or the City may pursue any remedies it may have under this Agreement, the Deed of Trust or under law or in equity. To exercise the Option, City shall pay to HLT cash in an amount equal to: less (i) The fair market value of the Property at the time of exercise of the Option; (ii) Any gains or income withdrawn or made by HLT from the applicable portion of the Property ; less (iii) The value of any liens or encumbrances on the applicable portion of the Property which the City assumes or takes subject to; less (iv) Any damages to which the City is entitled under this Agreement by reason of HLT's default. In order to exercise the Option, the City shall give HLT notice of such exercise, and HLT shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, provide the City with a summary of all of HLT's costs incurred as described in this Section. Within thirty (60) days of the City's receipt of such summary, the City shall pay into an escrow established for such purpose cash in the amount of all sums owing pursuant to this Section 9, and HLT shall execute and deposit into such escrow (i) a grant deed transferring to the City all of HLT's interest in the Property, or portion thereof, as applicable and the improvements located thereon, and (ii) an assignment agreement in form acceptable to City assigning HLT's interest in the Ground Lease to City. The City shall have the right to assign the Option to another public agency, a nonprofit corporation, or to an Eligible Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if City or its assignee exercises the Option, HLT shall remain liable for all liabilities and obligations of the lessor accruing under the Ground Lease prior to the date that title to the Parcel is transferred to City or City's assignee. 12 9. Mortgagee Protection. The City's rights pursuant to Section 9 shall not defeat, limit or render invalid any mortgage or deed of trust recorded against the Property or any portion thereof, including without limitation, the Home. Any conveyance of the Property to the City pursuant to Section 9 shall be subject to mortgages and deeds of trust permitted by this Agreement. 10. Remedies Cumulative. No right, power, or remedy specified in this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power, or remedy available to the City under law or in equity. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of the City to exercise any such rights, powers or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the City of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or remedy, or any other right, power or remedy. 11. Attorneys' Fees and Costs. The City shall be entitled to receive from HLT or any person violating the requirements of this Agreement, in addition to any remedy otherwise available under this Agreement or at law or equity, whether or not litigation is instituted, the costs of enforcing this Agreement, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs of City staff time. In any dispute arising in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees. 12. Appointment of Other Agencies. In its sole discretion, the City may designate, appoint or contract with any other person, public agency or public or private entity to perform some or all of the City's obligations under this Agreement. 13. Hold Harmless. HLT agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel approved by the City) and hold harmless City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, representatives and agents (all of the foregoing, collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against all liability, loss, cost, claim, demand, action, suit, legal or administrative proceeding, penalty, deficiency, fine, damage and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation) (all of the foregoing, collectively hereinafter "Claims") arising or allegedly arising out of or relating in any manner to the Project, the Property, or HLT's performance or nonperformance under this Agreement, except to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or other termination of this Agreement or any release of part or all of the Property from the burdens of this Agreement. 13 14. Insurance Requirements. HLT shall obtain and maintain at HLT's expense, Commercial General Liability, naming Indemnitees as additional insureds with aggregate limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for bodily injury and death or property damage including coverage for contractual liability and premises operations, purchased from an insurance company duly licensed to issue such insurance in the State of California. HLT shall, upon City's request, provide City with an endorsement and/or certificate evidencing compliance with the requirements of this Section. 15. Notices. All notices required pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and may be given by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the party to receive such notice at the addresses set forth below: City: HLT: City of Petaluma 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Attn: City Clerk Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County P.O. Box 5431 Petaluma, CA 94955-5431 Attn: Executive Director Any party may change the address to which notices are to be sent by notifying the other parties of the new address, in the manner set forth above. 17. Integrated Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, together with the Performance Deed of Trust constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless reduced to writing and signed by the Parties. The City Manager or his or her designee shall have authority to approve or disapprove minor or technical amendments to this Agreement on behalf of the City. 18. Subordination; Execution of Riders for the Benefit of Mortgage Lenders. City agrees that if required in order to assist Eligible Buyers to secure purchase money financing for the acquisition of a Home, the City will enter into a subordination agreement with a purchase money lender to subordinate this Agreement under such 14 terms as the City and the purchase money lender shall negotiate provided that City is granted reasonable notice and cure rights under the first mortgage. The City further agrees that if City succeeds to the interest of HLT under the Ground Lease applicable to any one or more Restricted Homes pursuant to the exercise of City's remedies under this Agreement or the Deed of Trust,. the City agrees that it shall recognize the Lessee under the Ground Lease and shall comply with the requirements of Fannie Mae Form 2100 (3/06) and Fannie Mae Announcement 06-03 or similar successor policy, as such documents may be modified or amended. 19. Parties Not Co -Venturers. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall establish the Parties as partners, co -venturers, or principal and agent with one another. 20. Further Assurances; Action by the City. The Parties shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other such other documents and instruments, and take such other actions, as either shall reasonably request as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided herein, whenever any approval, notice, direction, consent or request by the City is required or permitted under this Agreement, such action shall be in writing, and such action may be given, made or taken by the City Manager or by any person who shall have been designated by the City Manager, without further approval by the City Council unless the City Manager determines in his or her discretion that such action requires such approval. 21. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to principles of conflicts of law. The Parties consent to the jurisdiction of any federal or state court in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located (the "Property Jurisdiction"). Borrower agrees that any controversy arising under or in relation to this Agreement shall be litigated exclusively in courts having jurisdiction in the Property Jurisdiction. Borrower irrevocably consents to service, jurisdiction, and venue of such courts for any such litigation and waives any other venue to which it might be entitled by virtue of domicile, habitual residence or otherwise. 22. No Waiver. Any waiver by the City of any obligation or condition in this Agreement must be in writing. No waiver will be implied from any delay or failure by the City to take action on any breach or default of HLT or to pursue any remedy allowed under this Agreement or applicable law. Any extension of time granted to HLT to perform any obligation under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver or release from any of its obligations under this Agreement. Consent by the City to any act or omission by HLT shall not be construed to be a consent to any other or subsequent act or omission or to waive the requirement for the City's written consent to future waivers. 15 23. Headings. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in interpreting any part of the Agreement's provisions. 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 25. Severability. If any provision contained in this Agreement is to be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable the remaining portions of this Agreement .shall remain in full force and effect. 26. Exhibits. The following exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference: Exhibit A Legal Description of the Property Exhibit B Form of Ground Lease rSIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE; SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARIZEDI 16 Recording requested by and when recorded mail to: CITY OF PETALUMA 11 English Street, Petaluma, CA 95448 Attn: City Clerk EXEMPT FROM RECORDING FEES PER Space above this line for Recorder's use. PERFORMANCE DEED OF TRUST THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST. EXCEPT FOR A TRANSFER TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA (THE "CITY") OR CITY'S ASSIGNEE FOLLOWING CITY'S EXERCISE OF ITS OPTION TO PURCHASE, THE HOMES CONSTRUCTED ON THIS PROPERTY MAY ONLY BE SOLD TO "ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS" AT A PRICE NOT TO EXCEED AN "AFFORDABLE PURCHASE PRICE." This PERFORMANCE DEED OF TRUST ("Deed of Trust") is made as of 201_ ("Effective Date") by The Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County, a nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Trustor"), in favor of Title Comaany ("Trustee"), for the benefit of the City of Petaluma, a California municipal corporation ("City" or "Beneficiary") as Beneficiary. RECITALS A. Trustor is the owner of the real property identified as Lot and in the Subdivision (the "Development") located in , California, and more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A (the "Property). B. Trustor shall cause the Property to be leased to Eligible Buyers pursuant to a ninety-nine (99) -year renewable Ground Lease, and the terms of that certain Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants with Option to Purchase (the "Affordable Housing Agreement") dated as of , 201_ and executed by the Parties and recorded substantially concurrently herewith in the Official Records of Sonoma County (the "Official Records"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Affordable Housing Agreement. 17 C. Pursuant to the Affordable Housing Agreement, Trustor is obligated, among other requirements, to enter into a ground lease with the owner of each of the Restricted Homes constructed on the Property to ensure that the Restricted Home is purchased only by Eligible Buyers at a price not in excess of the Affordable Purchase Price. D. The Affordable Housing Agreement also provides (among other provisions) that Beneficiary has an option to purchase the Property or part thereof if Trustor defaults under the Affordable Housing Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, to secure the full and timely performance by Trustor of the Secured Obligations (defined below), it is agreed as follows: 1. Grant in Trust. Trustor, in consideration of the promises herein recited and the trust herein created, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally grants, transfers, conveys and assigns to Trustee, in trust for the benefit of Beneficiary, with power of sale, all estate, right title and interest which Trustor now has or may later acquire in and to that certain real property located in the City of Petaluma, County of Sonoma, State of California, described in the attached Exhibit A (the "Property") together with all of the following: (i) all improvements now or hereafter located or constructed on the Property, and all replacements and additions thereto ("Improvements"); (ii) all easements, rights of way, appurtenances and other rights used in connection with the Property or as a means of access thereto ("Appurtenances"); (iii) all fixtures now or hereafter attached to or used in and about, the Property or the improvements located thereon or hereafter located or constructed on the Property, and all renewals or replacements thereof or articles in substitution therefor, whether or not the same are, or shall be attached to the improvements in any manner ("Fixtures and Equipment"); and (iv) all leases, subleases, licenses and other agreements relating to 'use or occupancy of the Property ("Leases") and all rents or other payments which may now or hereafter accrue or otherwise become payable to or for the benefit of Trustor ("Rents") (whether or not such Leases and Rents are permitted by the Affordable Housing Agreement). 18 All of the above -referenced Property, Improvements, Appurtenance, Fixtures and Equipment, Leases and Rents are herein referred to collectively as the "Property". 2. Obligations Secured. This Deed of Trust is given for the purpose of securing payment and performance of the following (the "Secured Obligations"): (i) all present and future obligations of Trustor set forth in this Deed of Trust or in the Affordable Housing Agreement (including without limitation, Trustor's obligation to ensure that the. Restricted Homes are conveyed only,to Eligible Buyers at no more than the Affordable Purchase Price); (ii) all additional present and future obligations of Trustor to Beneficiary under any other agreement or instrument acknowledged by Trustor (whether existing now or in the future) which states that it is or such obligations are, secured by this Deed of Trust; (iii) all modifications, supplements, amendments, renewals, and extensions of any of the foregoing, whether evidenced by new or additional documents; and (iv) reimbursement of all amounts advanced by or on behalf of Beneficiary to protect Beneficiary's interests under this Deed of Trust. 3. Assignment of Rents, Issues, and Profits. Trustor hereby irrevocably, absolutely, presently and unconditionally assigns to Beneficiary the rents, royalties, issues, profits, revenue, income and proceeds of the Property. This is an absolute assignment and not an assignment for security only. Beneficiary hereby confers upon Trustor a license to collect and retain such rents, royalties, issues, profits, revenue, income and proceeds as they become due and payable prior to any Event of Default hereunder. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default, Beneficiary may terminate such license without notice to or demand upon Trustor and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the indebtedness hereby secured, and may either in person, by agent, or by a receiver to be appointed by a court, enter upon and take possession of the Property or any part thereof, and sue for or otherwise collect such rents, issues, and profits, including those past due and unpaid, and apply the same, less costs and expenses of operation and collection; including reasonable attorneys' fees, to any indebtedness secured hereby, and in such order as Beneficiary may determine. Beneficiary's right to the rents, royalties, issues, profits, revenue, income and proceeds of the Property does not depend upon whether or not Beneficiary takes possession of the Property. The entering upon and taking possession of the Property, the collection of such rents, issues, and profits, and the application thereof as aforesaid, shall not cure or waive any default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice. If an Event of Default occurs while Beneficiary is in possession of all or part of the Property and/or is collecting and applying Rents as permitted under this Deed of Trust, Beneficiary, Trustee and any receiver shall nevertheless be entitled to exercise and invoke every right and remedy afforded any of them under this Deed of Trust and at law 19 or in equity, including the right to exercise the power of sale granted hereunder. Regardless of whether or not Beneficiary, in person or by agent, takes actual possession of the Land and Improvements, Beneficiary shall not be deemed to be a "mortgagee in possession," shall not be responsible for performing any obligation of the lessor under any Lease, shall not be liable in any manner for the Property, or the use, occupancy, enjoyment or operation of any part of it , and unless due solely to the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Beneficiary, shall not be responsible for any dangerous or defective condition of the Property or any negligence in the management, repair or control of the Property. 4. Fixture Filing. This Deed of Trust is intended to be and constitutes a fixture filing pursuant to the provisions of the California Uniform Commercial Code ( the "UCC") with respect to all of the Property constituting fixtures, is being recorded as a fixture financing statement and filing under the UCC, and covers property, goods and equipment which are or are to become fixtures related to the Land and the Improvements. Trustor covenants and agrees that this Deed of Trust is to be filed in the real estate records of Sonoma County and shall also operate from the date of such filing as a fixture filing in accordance with Section 9502 and other applicable provisions of the UCC. This Deed of Trust shall also be effective as a financing statement covering minerals or the like (including oil and gas) and accounts subject to the UCC, as amended. Trustor shall be deemed to be the "debtor" and Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the "secured party" for all purposes under the UCC. 5. Trustor's Representations, Warranties and. Covenants. 5.1 Trustor's Estate. Trustor represents and warrants that Trustor is lawfully seized of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to grant and convey the Security, that other than this Deed of Trust, the Security is encumbered only by the Affordable Housing Agreement and such other instruments as Trustor has disclosed to Beneficiary in writing. Trustor agrees to warrant and defend generally the title to the Security against all claims and demands, subject to any declarations, easements or restrictions of record as of the date hereof. 5.2 Affordable Housing Agreement. Trustor will observe and perform all of Trustor's covenants and agreements set forth in the Affordable Housing Agreement. 5.3 Senior Loans. Trustor will observe and perform all of the covenants and agreements of any loan documents evidencing or securing loans secured by the Property and any other instruments that are senior in priority to this Deed of Trust. 20 5.4 Charges; Liens. Trustor will pay prior to delinquency, all taxes, assessments and other charges, fines and impositions affecting the Security directly to the payee thereof. Upon request by the City, Trustor will promptly furnish to the City all notices of such amounts due. Trustor shall pay when due each obligation secured by or reducible to a lien, charge or encumbrance which now does or later may encumber or appear to encumber all or part of the Property or any interest in it, whether or not such lien, charge or encumbrance is or would be senior or subordinate to this Deed of Trust. Trustor shall not be required to pay any tax, levy, charge or assessment so long as its validity is being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate actions and/or proceedings which will operate to prevent the enforcement of the lien or forfeiture of the Security or any part thereof. 5.5 Hazard Insurance. Trustor will keep the Security insured by a standard all risk property insurance policy equal to the replacement value of the Security (adjusted every five (5) years by appraisal, if requested by the City). If the Security is located in a flood plain, Trustor shall also obtain flood insurance. In no event shall the amount of insurance be less than the amount necessary to prevent Trustor from becoming a co-insurer under the terms of the policy. The insurance carrier providing this insurance shall be licensed to do business in the State of California and be chosen by Trustor subject to approval by the City. All insurance policies and renewals thereof will be in a form acceptable to the City, and will include a standard mortgagee clause with standard lender's endorsement in favor of City as its interests may appear and in a form acceptable to the City. The City shall have the right to hold, or cause its designated agent to hold, the policies and renewals thereof, and Trustor shall promptly furnish to the City, or its designated agent, the original insurance policies or certificates of insurance, all renewal notices and all receipts of paid premiums. In the event of loss, Trustor will give prompt notice to the insurance carrier and the City or its designated agent. The City, or its designated agent, may make proof of loss if not made promptly by Trustor. The City shall receive thirty (30) days advance notice of cancellation of any insurance policies required under this section. Unless otherwise permitted by the City in writing, insurance proceeds, subject to the rights of any senior lienholder, will be applied to.restoration or repair of the Security damaged. If permitted by City, and subject to the rights of any senior lienholder, the insurance proceeds shall be used to repay any amounts due under the Affordable Housing Agreement, with the excess, if any, paid to Trustor. If the Security is abandoned by Trustor, or if Trustor fails to respond to the City, or its designated agent, within thirty (30) days from the date notice is mailed by either of them to Trustor that the 21 insurance carrier offers to settle a claim for insurance benefits, the City, or its designated agent, is authorized to collect and apply the insurance proceeds at the City's option either to restoration or repair of the Security or to pay amounts due under the Affordable Housing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, during such time that Trustor is not the owner in fee of the Improvements. Trustor may satisfy— requirements atisyre uirements of this Section by ensuring that Beneficiary is named as additional insured/loss payee as Beneficiary's interests may appear under the policies of insurance Trustor requires the fee owner(s) of such Improvements to maintain. If the Security is acquired by the City, all right, title and interest of Trustor in and to any insurance policy and in and to the proceeds thereof resulting from damage to the Security prior to the sale or acquisition will pass to the City to the extent of the sums secured by this Deed of Trust immediately prior to such sale or acquisition, subject to the rights of any senior lienholder. During the course of any construction on the Property, Trustor shall hire only licensed contractors who maintain the following forms of insurance: Liability Insurance. Comprehensive general liability insurance against liability for bodily iniury to or death of any person or property damage arising' out of an occurrence on or about the Property. The limits of such insurance shall be not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Workers' compensation insurance cove all persons employed in connection with any work on the Propert .. 5.6 Preservation and Maintenance of Security. Trustor will keep the Security in good repair and in a neat, clean, and orderly condition and will not commit waste or permit impairment or deterioration of the Security. If there arises a condition in contravention of this Section, and if the Trustor has not cured such condition within thirty (30) days after receiving a City notice of such a condition, then in addition to any other rights available to the City, the City shall have the right (but not the obligation) to perform all acts necessary to cure such condition, and to establish or enforce a lien or other encumbrance against the Security to recover its cost of curing. 22 5.7 Protection of the City's Security. If Trustor fails to perform the covenants and agreements contained in this Deed of Trust or if any action or proceeding is commenced which materially affects the City's interest in the Security, including, but not limited to, default under any senior lienholder document, eminent domain, insolvency, code enforcement, or arrangements or proceedings involving a bankrupt or decedent, then the City, at the City's option, without releasing Trustor from any obligation hereunder, may make such appearances, disburse such sums and take such action as it determines necessary to protect the City's interest, including but not limited to, disbursement of reasonable attorneys' fees and entry upon the Security to make repairs. Any amounts disbursed by the City pursuant to this paragraph, with interest thereon, will become an indebtedness of Trustor secured by this Deed of Trust. Unless Trustor and City agree to other terms of payment, such amount will be payable upon notice from the City to Trustor requesting payment thereof, and will bear interest from the date of disbursement at the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%); or (ii) the highest rate permissible under applicable law. Nothing contained in this paragraph will require the City to incur any expense or take any action hereunder. 5.8 Inspection. The City may make or cause to be made reasonable entries upon and inspections of the Security; provided that the City will give Trustor reasonable notice of inspection. 5.9 Hazardous Substances. Trustor shall not cause or permit the presence, use, disposal, storage, or release of any Hazardous Substances in, on, under, about, or from the Property. Trustor shall not do, nor allow anyone else to do, anything affecting the Property that is in violation of any Environmental Law. The preceding two sentences shall not apply to the presence, use, or storage on the Property of small quantities of Hazardous Substances that are generally recognized to be appropriate to normal residential uses and to maintenance of the Property when used and disposed of in accordance with Environmental Law. "Hazardous Substances" means any substance defined as toxic or as a hazardous substance or hazardous waste, or regulated under any Environmental Law, and the following substances: gasoline, kerosene, other flammable or toxic petroleum products, toxic pesticides and herbicides, volatile solvents, materials containing asbestos or formaldehyde, and radioactive materials. "Environmental Law" means all federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, regulations, orders, decrees and judgments that relate to health, safety or environmental protection including without limitation the regulation of the use, disposal, manufacture, or release of Hazardous Substances. 23 Trustor shall promptly give City written notice of any investigation, claim, demand, lawsuit or other action by any governmental or regulatory agency or private party involving the Property and any Hazardous Substance or Environmental Law of which Trustor has actual knowledge. If Trustor learns, or is notified by any governmental or regulatory authority, that any removal or other remediation of any Hazardous Substance affecting the Property is necessary, Trustor shall promptly take all necessary remedial actions in accordance with Environmental Law. 6. Nonliability for Negligence, Loss, or Damage; No Joint Venture. Trustor acknowledges, understands and agrees that City does not undertake or assume any responsibility for or duty to Trustor to select, review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment on, or inform Trustor of the quality, adequacy or suitability of the Security or any other matter. The City owes no duty of care to protect Trustor against negligent, faulty, inadequate or defective building or construction or any condition of the Security, and Trustor agrees that neither Trustor, nor Trustor's heirs, successors or assigns shall ever claim, have or assert any right or action against the City for any loss, damage or other matter arising out of or resulting from any condition of the Security, and Trustor will hold City harmless from any liability, loss or damage for these things. Nothing contained herein or in the Affordable Housing Agreement shall be deemed to create or construed to create a partnership, joint venture or any relationship other than that of a borrower and lender. 7. Indemnity. Trustor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the City of Petaluma and its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, and agents ("Indemnitees") harmless from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees that the Indemnitees may incur as a direct or indirect consequence of Trustor's failure to perform any obligations as and when required by the Affordable Housing Agreement and this Deed of Trust. 8. Acceleration; Remedies. Upon Trustor's breach of any covenant or agreement of Trustor in the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust, including, but not limited to, the covenants to pay, when due, any sums secured by this Deed of Trust, the City, prior to the exercise of its remedies hereunder, will mail by express delivery with delivery receipt, notice to Trustor specifying: (1) the breach; (2) the action required to cure such breach; (3) a date, not less than thirty (30) days from the date the notice is received by Trustor as shown on the return receipt, by which such breach is to be cured; and (4) if the breach is curable, that failure to cure such breach on or before the date specified in the notice may result in City's exercise of remedies and the sale of the Security. The notice will also inform Trustor of Trustor's right to reinstate and the right 24 to bring a court action to assert the nonexistence of default or any other defense of Trustor to the exercise of such remedies. If the breach is not cured on or before the date specified in the notice, the City, at the City's option, may: (a) declare all of the sums secured by this Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable without further demand and may invoke the power of sale and any other remedies permitted by California law; (b) either in person or by agent, with or without bringing any action or proceeding, or by a receiver appointed by a court, and without regard to the adequacy of its security, enter upon the Security and take possession thereof (or any part thereof) and of any of the Security, in its own name or in the name of Trustee, and do any acts which it deems necessary or desirable to preserve the value or marketability of the Property, or part thereof or interest therein, increase the income therefrom or protect the security thereof. The entering upon and taking possession of the Security shall not cure or waive any breach hereunder or invalidate any act done in response to such breach and, notwithstanding the continuance in possession of the Security, the City shall be entitled to exercise every right provided for in this Deed of Trust, or by law upon occurrence of any uncured breach, including the right to exercise the power of sale; (c) commence an action to foreclose this Deed of Trust as a mortgage, appoint a receiver, or specifically enforce any of the covenants hereof; (d) deliver to Trustee a written declaration of default and demand for sale, pursuant to the provisions for notice of sale found at California Civil Code Sections 2924 et seq., as amended from time to time; or (e) exercise all other rights and remedies provided herein, in the instruments by which the Trustor acquires title to any Security, or in any other document or agreement now or hereafter evidencing, creating or securing all or any portion of the obligations secured hereby, or provided by law. The City shall be entitled to collect all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this paragraph, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees. 9. Trustor's Right to Reinstate. Notwithstanding the City's acceleration of the sums secured by this Deed of Trust or City's pursuit of other remedies hereunder, Trustor will have the right to have any proceedings begun by the City to enforce this Deed of Trust discontinued at any time prior to five (5) days before sale of the Security pursuant to the power of sale contained in this Deed of Trust or at any time prior to entry of a judgment 25 enforcing this Deed of Trust if: (a) Trustor pays City all sums which would be then due under this Deed of Trust if there were no acceleration under this Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement; (b) Trustor cures all breaches of any other covenants or agreements of Trustor contained in the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust; (c) Trustor pays all reasonable expenses incurred by City and Trustee in enforcing the covenants and agreements of Trustor contained in the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust, and in enforcing the City's and Trustee's remedies; including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees; and (d) Trustor takes such action as City may reasonably require to assure that the lien of this Deed of Trust, City's interest in the Security and Trustor's obligation to pay the sums and perform the obligations secured by this Deed of Trust shall continue unimpaired. Upon such payment and cure by Trustor, this Deed of Trust and the obligations secured hereby will remain in full force and effect as if no acceleration had occurred. 10. Reconveyance. Upon the expiration or termination of the Affordable Housing . Agreement if the Trustor is not in violation of any provisions of this Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement, the City will request Trustee to reconvey the Security and will surrender this Deed of Trust and the Affordable Housing Agreement to Trustee. Trustee will reconvey the Security without warranty and without charge to the person or persons legally entitled thereto. Such person or persons will pay all costs of recordation, if any. 11. Substitute Trustee. The City, at the City's option, may from time to time remove Trustee and appoint a successor trustee to any Trustee appointed hereunder. The successor trustee will succeed to all the title, power and duties conferred upon the Trustee herein and by applicable law. 12. Subordination. City agrees that if required in order to assist Eligible Buyers to secure purchase money financing for the acquisition of a Home, the City will enter into a subordination agreement with a purchase money lender to subordinate this Deed of Trust under such terms as the City and the purchase money lender shall negotiate provided that City is granted reasonable notice and cure rights under the first mortgage. The City further agrees that if City succeeds to the interest of Trustor under any ground lease applicable to any one or more home constructed on the Property pursuant to the exercise of City's remedies under the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust, the City agrees that it shall recognize the Lessee under such ground lease and shall comply with the requirements of Fannie Mae Form 2100 (3/06) and Fannie Mae 26 Announcement 06-03 or similar successor policy, as such documents may be modified or amended. 13. Request for Notice. City requests that copies of the notice of default and notice of sale be sent to City at the address set forth in Section 15.5. 14. Miscellaneous. 14.1 Forbearance by the City Not a Waiver. Any forbearance by the City in exercising any right or remedy will not be a waiver of the exercise of any such right or remedy. The procurement of insurance or the payment of taxes or other liens or charges by the City will not be a waiver of the City's right to require satisfaction of any obligations secured by this Deed of Trust. 14.2 Remedies Cumulative. All remedies provided in this Deed of Trust are distinct and cumulative to any other right or remedy under this Deed of Trust or any other document, or afforded by law or equity, and may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively. 14.3 Successors and Assigns Bound. The covenants and. agreements herein contained shall bind, and the rights hereunder shall inure to, the respective successors and assigns of the City and Trustor subject to the provisions of this Deed of Trust. 14.4 Joint and Several Liability. If this Deed of Trust is executed by more than one person as Trustor, the obligations of each shall be joint and several. 14.5 Notices. Except for any notice required under applicable law to be given in another manner, any notice to Trustor or to City pursuant to this Deed of Trust will be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, express delivery with delivery receipt or personal delivery with delivery receipt, addressed to the applicable party at the address shown below, or such other address as such party may designate by notice to the other party as provided herein. Notice shall be effective as of the date received by City as shown on the return receipt. City: City of Petaluma 1 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Attn: City Manager 27 Trustor: Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County P.O. Box 5431 Petaluma, CA 94955-5431 Attn: Executive Director Trustee: Title Company Address CA 14.6 Governing Law. This Deed of Trust shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. 14.7 Severability. In the event that any provision or clause of this Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement conflicts with applicable law, such conflict will not affect other provisions of this Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement which can be given effect without the conflicting provision, and to this end the provisions of the Deed of Trust and the Affordable Housing Agreement are declared to be severable. 14.8 Captions. The captions and headings in this Deed of Trust are for convenience only and are not to be used to interpret or define the provisions hereof. 14.9 Nondiscrimination. Trustor covenants by and for itself and its successors and assigns that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of a person or of a group of persons on account of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national origin in the sale, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Property, nor shall Trustor or any person claiming under or through Trustor establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the use, occupancy, or transfer of the Property. The foregoing covenant shall run with the land. [SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE: SIGNATURE MUST BE NOTARIZED.1 28