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Exhibit
10.62
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTY
OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF
the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and
valuable consideration paid or delivered to the undersigned
COMSTOCK HOMEBUILDING COMPANIES, INC. , a Delaware
corporation (“Guarantor”), the receipt and sufficiency
whereof are hereby acknowledged by Guarantor, and for the purpose
of seeking to induce KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association (hereinafter referred to as
“Lender”, which term shall also include each other
Lender which may now be or hereafter become a party to the
“Loan Agreement” (as hereinafter defined), and shall
also include any such individual Lender acting as agent for all of
the Lenders), to extend credit or otherwise provide financial
accommodations to COMSTOCK STATION VIEW, L.C., a Virginia
limited liability company, and COMSTOCK POTOMAC YARD, L.C. ,
a Virginia limited liability company (hereinafter referred to
collectively as “Borrower”), which extension of credit
and provision of financial accommodations will be to the direct
interest, advantage and benefit of Guarantor, Guarantor does hereby
absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to Lender the
complete payment and performance of the following liabilities,
obligations and indebtedness of Borrower to Lender (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the
“Obligations”):
(a) the full and prompt
payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, either
before or after maturity thereof, of the “Notes” made
by Borrower to the order of the Lenders in the aggregate principal
face amount of Forty Million Three Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Two
Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($40,391,200.00), together with interest
as provided in the Notes and together with any replacements,
supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations, restatements,
increases and extensions thereof; and
(b) the full and prompt
payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, either
before or after maturity thereof, of each other note as may be
issued by Borrower under that certain Loan Agreement dated of even
date herewith (hereinafter referred to as the “Loan
Agreement”) among Guarantor, Borrower, KeyBank, for itself
and as agent, and the other lenders now or hereafter a party
thereto, together with interest as provided in each such note,
together with any replacements, supplements, renewals,
modifications, consolidations, restatements, increases, and
extensions thereof (the Notes, and each of the notes described in
this subparagraph (b) is hereinafter referred to collectively
as the “Note”); and
(c) the full and prompt
payment and performance of any and all obligations of Borrower to
Lender under the terms of the Loan Agreement, together with any
replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations,
restatements and extensions thereof, including, without limitation,
including, without limitation, Borrower’s covenants and
agreements with respect to the Construction and completion of the
Project free of any claim for mechanics’, materialmen’s
or any other liens, and in accordance with (i) all Laws,
(ii) the Plans and Specifications and (iii) the time
periods and other requirements set forth in the Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, the following:
(i) To perform, complete and
pay for (or cause to be performed, completed and paid for) the
Construction and to pay all costs of said Construction (including
any and all cost overruns) and all other costs associated with the
Project (including, without limitation, the costs of any
architects’ and engineers’ fees), if Borrower shall
fail to perform, complete or pay for such work, including any
commercially reasonable sums expended in excess of the amount of
indebtedness incurred by Borrower under the Loan Agreement or with
respect to the Construction Loan, whether or not the Construction
is actually completed;
(ii) If the Lender exercises
their right under the Loan Agreement to take possession of the
Project and complete the Construction, to reimburse Lender for all
commercially reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lender
in excess of the applicable Budget Line Items therefor (if any) in
so taking possession of the Project and completing the Construction
pursuant to the Plans and Specifications;
(iii) If any mechanics’
or materialmen’s liens should be filed, or should attach,
with respect to the Project by reason of the Construction, to
immediately cause the removal of such liens, or post security
against the consequences of their possible foreclosure and procure
an endorsement(s) to the title policy insuring the Lender against
the consequences of the foreclosure or enforcement of such
lien(s);
(iv) If any chattel
mortgages, conditional vendor’s liens or any liens,
encumbrances or security interests whatsoever should be filed, or
should attach, with respect to the personal property, fixtures,
attachments and equipment delivered upon the Project and owned by
Borrower, attached to the Project or used in connection with the
construction of the Improvements, to immediately cause the removal
of such lien(s) or post security against the consequences of their
possible foreclosure and procure an endorsement(s) to the title
policy insuring the Borrowers against the consequences of the
foreclosure or enforcement of such lien(s);
(v) Before the first to occur
of (i) five (5) days after receipt of written notice from
Agent and (ii) five (5) days before the lapse of the
applicable policy of insurance, to pay the premiums for all
policies of insurance required to be furnished by Borrower pursuant
to the Loan Agreement during the Construction if such premiums are
not paid by Borrower;
(d) Borrower’s
obligation to keep the Loan In Balance and the full and prompt
payment of all Deficiency Deposits;
(e) the full and prompt
payment and performance of any and all obligations of Borrower and
to Lender under the Security Documents, together with any
replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations,
restatements and extensions thereof; and
(f) the full and prompt
payment and performance of any and all other obligations of
Borrower to Lender under any other agreements, documents or
instruments now or hereafter evidencing, securing or otherwise
relating to the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or the other
obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement (the Note, the
Loan Agreement, the Security Documents and said other agreements,
documents and instruments are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the “Loan Documents” and individually referred to as
a “Loan Document”).
1. Agreement to Pay and
Perform; Costs of Collection . Guarantor does hereby agree that
following an Event of Default under the Loan Documents if the Note
is not paid by Borrower in accordance with its terms, or if any and
all sums which are now or may hereafter become due from Borrower to
Lender under the Loan Documents are not paid by Borrower in
accordance with their terms, or if any and all other obligations of
Borrower to Lender under the
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Note or of Borrower under the other Loan
Documents are not performed by Borrower in accordance with their
terms, Guarantor will immediately upon demand make such payments
and perform such obligations. Guarantor further agrees to pay
Lender on demand all reasonable costs and expenses (including court
costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) paid
or incurred by Lender in endeavoring to collect the Obligations
guaranteed hereby, to enforce any of the Obligations of Borrower
guaranteed hereby, or any portion thereof, or to enforce this
Guaranty, and until paid to Lender, such sums shall bear interest
at the Default Rate set forth in the Loan Agreement unless
collection from Guarantor of interest at such rate would be
contrary to applicable law, in which event such sums shall bear
interest at the highest rate which may be collected from Guarantor
under applicable law.
2. Reinstatement of
Refunded Payments . If, for any reason, any payment to Lender
of any of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder is required to be
refunded by Lender to Borrower, or paid or turned over to any other
person, including, without limitation, by reason of the operation
of bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or insolvency laws or
similar laws of general application relating to creditors’
rights and remedies now or hereafter enacted, Guarantor agrees to
pay to the Lender on demand an amount equal to the amount so
required to be refunded, paid or turned over (the “Turnover
Payment”), the obligations of Guarantor shall not be treated
as having been discharged by the original payment to Lender giving
rise to the Turnover Payment, and this Guaranty shall be treated as
having remained in full force and effect for any such Turnover
Payment so made by Lender, as well as for any amounts not
theretofore paid to Lender on account of such
obligations.
3. Rights of Lender to
Deal with Collateral, Borrower and Other Persons . Guarantor
hereby consents and agrees that Lender may at any time, and from
time to time, without thereby releasing Guarantor from any
liability hereunder and without notice to or further consent from
Guarantor or any other Person or entity, either with or without
consideration: release or surrender any lien or other security of
any kind or nature whatsoever held by it or by any person, firm or
corporation on its behalf or for its account, securing any
indebtedness or liability hereby guaranteed; substitute for any
collateral so held by it, other collateral of like kind, or of any
kind; modify the terms of the Note or the Loan Documents; extend or
renew the Note for any period; grant releases, compromises and
indulgences with respect to the Note or the Loan Documents and to
any persons or entities now or hereafter liable thereunder or
hereunder; release any other guarantor, surety, endorser or
accommodation party of the Note, the Security Documents or any
other Loan Document; or take or fail to take any action of any type
whatsoever. No such action which Lender shall take or fail to take
in connection with the Note or the Loan Documents, or any of them,
or any security for the payment of the indebtedness of Borrower to
Lender or for the performance of any obligations or undertakings of
Borrower or Guarantor, nor any course of dealing with Borrower or
any other person, shall release Guarantor’s obligations
hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way or afford Guarantor any
recourse against Lender. The provisions of this Guaranty shall
extend and be applicable to all replacements, supplements,
renewals, amendments, extensions, consolidations, restatements and
modifications of the Note and the other Loan Documents, and any and
all references herein to the Note and the other Loan Documents
shall be deemed to include any such replacements, supplements,
renewals, extensions, amendments, consolidations, restatements or
modifications thereof. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Guarantor acknowledges the terms of Section 18.3 of
the Loan Agreement and agree that this Guaranty shall extend and be
applicable to each new or replacement note delivered by Borrower
pursuant thereto without notice to or further consent from
Guarantor.
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4. No Contest with Lender;
Subordination . Guarantor will not, by paying any sum
recoverable hereunder (whether or not demanded by Lender) or by any
means or on any other ground, claim any set-off or counterclaim
against Borrower in respect of any liability of Guarantor to
Borrower or, in proceedings under federal bankruptcy law or
insolvency proceedings of any nature, prove in competition with
Lender in respect of any payment hereunder or be entitled to have
the benefit of any counterclaim or proof of claim or dividend or
payment by or on behalf of Borrower or the benefit of any other
security for any of the Obligations hereby guaranteed which, now or
hereafter, Lender may hold or in which it may have any share.
Guarantor hereby expressly waives any right of contribution from or
indemnity against Borrower, whether at law or in equity, arising
from any payments made by Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this
Guaranty, and Guarantor acknowledges that Guarantor has no right
whatsoever to proceed against Borrower or for reimbursement of any
such payments, except for those rights of Guarantor under the
Contribution Agreement; provided, however, Guarantor agrees not to
pursue or enforce any of its rights under the Contribution
Agreement and Guarantor agrees not to make or receive any payment
on account of the Contribution Agreement so long as any of the
Obligations remain unpaid or undischarged. In the event Guarantor
shall receive any payment under or on account of the Contribution
Agreement, it shall hold such payment as trustee for Lender and be
paid over to Lender on account of the indebtedness of Borrower to
Lender but without reducing or affecting in any manner the
liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty
except to the extent the principal amount or other portion of such
indebtedness shall have been reduced by such payment. In connection
with the foregoing, so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid
or undischarged, Guarantor expressly waives any and all rights of
subrogation to Lender against Borrower, and Guarantor hereby waives
any rights to enforce any remedy which Lender may have against
Borrower and any rights to participate in any collateral for
Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Guarantor
hereby subordinates any and all indebtedness of Borrower now or
hereafter owed to Guarantor to all indebtedness of Borrower to
Lender, and agrees with Lender that (a) Guarantor shall not
demand or accept any payment from Borrower on account of such
indebtedness, (b) Guarantor shall not claim any offset or
other reduction of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder because
of any such indebtedness and (c) Guarantor shall not take any
action to obtain any interest in any of the security provided by
Borrower described in and encumbered by the Loan Documents;
provided, however, that, if Lender so requests, such indebtedness
shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantor as trustee
for Lender and be paid over to Lender on account of the
indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, but without reducing or
affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other
provisions of this Guaranty except to the extent the principal
amount or other portion of such outstanding indebtedness shall have
been reduced by such payment.
5. Waiver of Defenses
. Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall not
be affected or impaired by, and hereby waives and agrees not to
assert or take advantage of any defense based on:
(a) (i) any change in the
amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the
obligations hereby guaranteed, (ii) any change in the time,
place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the obligations
hereby guaranteed, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or
consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to,
the Loan Agreement, any other
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Loan Document, or any other document or
instrument evidencing or relating to any obligations hereby
guaranteed, or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition,
or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction
under or in respect of, the Loan Agreement, any of the other Loan
Documents, or any other documents, instruments or agreements
relating to the obligations hereby guaranteed or any other
instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any
obligations hereby guaranteed or any assignment or transfer of any
of the foregoing;
(b) any subordination of the
payment of the obligations hereby guaranteed to the payment of any
other liability of Borrower or any other person;
(c) any act or failure to act
by Borrower or any other Person which may adversely affect
Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against Borrower or
any other Person to recover payments made under this
Guaranty;
(d) any nonperfection or
impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any
collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the obligations
hereby guaranteed or any failure on the part of Lender to ascertain
the extent or nature of any Collateral or any insurance or other
rights with respect thereto, or the liability of any party liable
under the Loan Documents or the obligations evidenced or secured
thereby;
(e) any application of sums
paid by Borrower or any other Person with respect to the
liabilities of Lender, regardless of what liabilities of Borrower
remain unpaid;
(f) any defense of Borrower,
including without limitation, the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of any of the Obligations;
(g) either with or without
notice to Guarantor, any renewal, extension, modification,
amendment or another changes in the Obligations, including but not
limited to any material alteration of the terms of payment or
performance of the Obligations;
(h) any statute of
limitations in any action hereunder or for the collection of the
Note or for the payment or performance of any obligation hereby
guaranteed;
(i) the incapacity, lack of
authority, death or disability of Borrower or any other Person or
entity, or the failure of Lender to file or enforce a claim against
the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy or in any other
proceeding) of Borrower or Guarantor or any other Person or
entity;
(j) the dissolution or
termination of existence of Borrower, Guarantor or any other Person
or entity;
(k) the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor or any
other Person or entity;
(l) the voluntary or
involuntary receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for
the benefit of creditors, reorganization, assignment, composition,
or readjustment of, or any similar proceeding affecting, Borrower
or Guarantor or any other Person or entity, or any of
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s or any other Person’s
or entity’s properties or assets;
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(m) an assertion or claim
that the automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. §362 (arising
upon the voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding of either
Borrower) or any other stay provided under any other debtor relief
law (whether statutory, commo
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