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Structuring Your Deal Now to Plan for the Exit 15 Years Later Melanie Clark, Sallie Lin, Kate Mathews Utah Housing Matters Conference September 1, 2020 Presenters z Melanie Clark Partner (801) 578-6904 melanie.clark@stoel.com 2


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Structuring Your Deal Now to Plan for the Exit 15 Years Later

Melanie Clark, Sallie Lin, Kate Mathews Utah Housing Matters Conference September 1, 2020

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Presenters

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Melanie Clark

Partner (801) 578-6904

melanie.clark@stoel.com

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Presenters

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Sallie Lin

Attorney (206) 386-7572

sallie.lin@stoel.com

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Kate Mathews

Attorney (206) 386-7519

kate.mathews@stoel.com

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Background of Year 15 Exit

  • Tax Credit Compliance Period
  • Accelerated during the first 10 years
  • 15-year compliance period
  • Extended Compliance Period
  • Why do you want your Investor out?

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  • Code Requirements under Section 42(i)(7)
  • “Debt Plus Taxes”
  • Qualified Nonprofit Organization
  • State Law Requirements for ROFR
  • Seller decides to sell
  • Seller receives a bona fide offer to purchase

from a third party, which offer seller is willing to accept

Right of First Refusal

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  • Buy the real property
  • Buy the investor’s interest in the entity
  • Appraisal considerations
  • Appraiser considerations

Option Agreement

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  • Investor may not be the same at the end of the

compliance period.

  • New investor needs to:
  • Agree to be bound by the terms of the

partnership agreement

  • Agree to any prior accounting
  • Old investor needs to release general partner

from any prior claims

Change in Investor

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  • Investor can give up certain consent rights
  • Refinancing
  • Property manager
  • Accountants
  • Use of reserves
  • Removal rights terminate
  • Approval of sales – create parameters

No Investor Exit

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  • Refinancing of the project
  • No need for investor approval if obtaining a loan in order to

buy-out the investor

  • Change in property manager
  • Change in depreciation or other measures to slow down

losses

  • Fiduciary duties
  • Early Exit
  • Recapture Bond
  • Consents cannot be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or

delayed

  • Change in investor partner

Other Provisions to Consider

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  • Background on Qualified Contract
  • 42(h)(6)(E)(i)(II) – affordability requirement during

extended use period terminates if owner exercises “qualified contract” option.

  • State Housing Agency must advertise QC

requests for one year (Year 15)

  • This can be used to convert the project to a market

rate project

  • Waive the qualified contract in Low-Income Housing

Credit Commitment Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants

Qualified Contract

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  • Please contact us if you have questions:
  • Melanie Clark – melanie.clark@stoel.com
  • Sallie Lin – sallie.lin@stoel.com
  • Kate Mathews – kate.mathews@stoel.com
  • www.stoel.com

Questions?

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