EXHIBIT
10.3
CONTINUING
GUARANTY
DEER VALLEY HOMEBUILDERS,
INC.
For the purpose
of inducing FIFTH THIRD BANK , a Michigan banking
corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "Lender," to loan to
DEER VALLEY CORPORATION , a Florida corporation,
hereinafter referred to as the "Borrower," the maximum sum of
$2,500,000.00, the undersigned, hereinafter referred to as
"Guarantor," whether one or more, jointly and severally if more
than one, does hereby unconditionally guaranty to Lender that: (a)
Borrower will duly and punctually pay or perform all indebtedness,
obligations and liabilities, direct or indirect, matured or
unmatured, primary or secondary, certain or contingent of Borrower
to Lender now or hereafter owing or incurred (including without
limitation costs and expenses incurred by Lender in attempting to
collect or enforce any of the foregoing) which are chargeable to
Borrower either by law or under the terms of Lender's arrangements
with Borrower relative to the above mentioned loan, hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Obligations" and individually as
an "Obligation"; and (b) if there are any agreements or instruments
evidencing or executed and delivered in connection with any
Obligation, including but not limited to a mortgage and/or security
agreement, Borrower will perform in all other respects strictly in
accordance with the terms thereof.
1.
The word "Indebtedness" is used
herein in its most comprehensive sense, and includes any and all
advances (including future advances and those advances made by
Lender to protect, enlarge or preserve the priority, propriety, or
amount of its lien against mechanic's liens, equitable liens, or
statutory claimants, or otherwise), debts, obligations and
liabilities of Borrower heretofore, now or hereafter made, incurred
or created, whether voluntary or involuntary and however arising,
whether due or not, absolute or contingent, liquidated, determined
or undetermined, and whether Borrower may be liable individually or
jointly with others, or whether recovery upon such indebtedness may
be or hereafter become barred by any statute of limitations, or
whether such indebtedness may be or hereafter become otherwise
unenforceable. This is a Continuing Guaranty relating to said
indebtedness, including that. arising under subsequent or
successive transactions which shall either continue to increase the
indebtedness or from time to time renew it after it has been
satisfied.
2.
The obligations hereunder are
independent of the Obligations of Borrower and a separate action or
actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether
action is brought against Borrower or whether Borrower may be
joined in any such action or actions; and Guarantor waives the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability
hereunder or the enforcement thereof.
3.
Guarantor authorizes Lender,
without notice or demand and without affecting its liability
hereunder, from time to time to:
(a) Renew,
amend, compromise, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time
for payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the indebtedness
or any part thereof;
(b) Take and
hold security for the payment of this guaranty or the indebtedness
guarantied, exchange, enforce, waive and release any such
security;
(c) Apply such
security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Lender
in its discretion may determine.
4.
Guarantor waives any right to
require Lender to: (a) proceed against Borrower; (b) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from Borrower; or (c) pursue
any other remedy in Lender's power whatsoever. Guarantor waives any
defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of
Borrower or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of
the liability of Borrower, except the defense of payment, and until
all inde
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