Exhibit 10.3
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT (this “Management
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 29
th day of December, 2006, by and among
BEHRINGER HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC., a Maryland
corporation (“BH OPPORTUNITY REIT”), BEHRINGER HARVARD
OPPORTUNITY OP I, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“BH
OPPORTUNITY LP”), and HPT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LP, Texas
limited partnership (the “Manager”).
WHEREAS, BH OPPORTUNITY LP was
organized to acquire, own, operate, lease and manage real estate
properties on behalf of BH OPPORTUNITY REIT; and
WHEREAS, BH OPPORTUNITY LP and
BH OPPORTUNITY REIT and Manager previously entered into that
certain Property Management and Leasing Agreement dated September
20, 2005, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated
Property Management and Leasing Agreement dated March 9, 2006
(the “Original Management Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, BH OPPORTUNITY REIT intends
to continue to raise money from the sale of its common stock to be
used, net of payment of certain offering costs and expenses, for
investment in the acquisition or construction of income-producing
real estate and other real estate-related investments (including
the making or purchase of mortgage loans), some or all of which are
to be acquired and held by Owner (as hereinafter defined) on behalf
of BH OPPORTUNITY REIT; and
WHEREAS, Owner intends to continue
to retain Manager to manage and coordinate the leasing of certain
of the real estate properties acquired by Owner under the terms and
conditions set forth in this Management Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend
and restate the Original Management Agreement in its entirety in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, do hereby agree, as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Except as otherwise specified or as
the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth below for all purposes of this
Management Agreement, and the definitions of such terms are equally
applicable both to the singular and plural forms
thereof:
1.1
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any
Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding, with
the power to vote, 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities
of such other Person; (ii) any Person 10% or more of whose
outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such other Person;
(iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by
or under common control with such other Person; (iv) any executive
officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person;
and (v) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive
officer, director, trustee or general partner.
1.2
“Gross Revenues” means all amounts actually collected
as rents or other charges for the use and occupancy of the
Properties, but shall exclude interest and other investment income
of Owner and proceeds received by Owner for a sale, exchange,
condemnation, eminent domain taking, casualty or other disposition
of assets of Owner.
1.3
“Improvements” means buildings, structures, equipment
from time to time located on the Properties and all parking and
common areas located on the Properties.
1.4
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights, titles
and interests, whether foreign or domestic, in and to any and all
trade secrets, confidential information rights, patents, invention
rights, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, know-how, or similar
intellectual property rights and all applications and rights to
apply for such rights, as well as any and all moral rights, rights
of privacy, publicity and similar rights and license rights of any
type under the laws or regulations of any governmental, regulatory,
or judicial authority, foreign or domestic and all renewals and
extensions thereof.
1.5
“Lease” means, unless the context otherwise requires,
any lease or sublease made by Owner as landlord or by its
predecessor.
1.6
“Management Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1 hereof.
1.7
“Owner” means BH OPPORTUNITY REIT, BH OPPORTUNITY LP
and any joint venture, limited liability company or other Affiliate
of BH OPPORTUNITY REIT or BH OPPORTUNITY LP that owns, in whole or
in part, on behalf of BH OPPORTUNITY REIT, any
Properties.
1.8
“Person” means an individual, corporation, association,
business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability
company or other legal entity.
1.9
“Properties” means all real estate properties owned by
Owner and all tracts as yet unspecified but to be acquired by Owner
containing income-producing improvements or on which Owner will
construct income-producing improvements.
1.10
“Proprietary Properties” means all modeling algorithms,
tools, computer programs, know-how, methodologies, processes,
technologies, ideas, concepts, skills, routines, subroutines,
operating instructions and other materials and aides used in
performing the duties set forth in Article 2 that relate to
management advice, services and techniques regarding current and
potential Properties, and all modifications, enhancements and
derivative works of the foregoing.
1.11
“Texas Tax Code” means the Texas Tax Code as amended by
Texas H.B. 3, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S. (2006), and reference to any
provision of the Texas Tax Code Act shall mean such provision as in
effect from time to time, as the same may be amended, and any
successor provision thereto, as interpreted by any applicable
administrative rules as in effect from time to time.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT AND STATUS OF MANAGER;
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
2.1
Appointment of Manager . Owner hereby engages and
retains Manager as the manager and as tenant coordinating agent of
the Properties, and Manager hereby accepts such appointment on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; it being understood
that this Management Agreement shall cause Manager to be, at law,
Owner’s agent upon the terms contained herein.
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2.2
Treatment Under Texas Margin Tax . For purposes of the
Texas margin tax, Manager’s performance of the services
specified in this Agreement will cause Manager to conduct part of
the active trade or business of Owner, and Manager’s
compensation includes both the payment of management fees and the
reimbursement of specified costs incurred in Manager’s
conduct of the active trade or business of Owner. Therefore,
Owner and Manager intend Manager to be, and shall treat Manager as,
a “management company” within the meaning of Section
171.0001(11) of the Texas Tax Code. Owner and Manager will
apply Sections 171.1011(m-1) and 171.1013(f)-(g) of the Texas Tax
Code to Owner’s reimbursements paid to Manager pursuant to
this Agreement of specified costs and allocable wages and
compensation. Owner and Manager further recognize and intend
that as a result of the relationship created by this Agreement,
reimbursements paid to Manager pursuant to this Agreement include
(i) “flow-though funds” that Manager is mandated by law
or fiduciary duty to distribute, within the meaning of Section
171.1011(f) of the Texas Tax Code, and (ii) “flow-through
funds” that Manager is mandated by contract to distribute,
within the meaning of Section 171.1011(g). The terms of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
characterization of the Manager as a “management
company” as defined in Section 171.0001(11), and with the
characterization of the reimbursements as “flow-though
funds” within the meaning of Section 171.1011(f)-(g) of the
Texas Tax Code.
2.3
General Duties . Manager shall devote its best efforts
to performing its duties hereunder to manage, operate, maintain and
lease the Properties in a diligent, careful and vigilant
manner. The services of Manager are to be of scope and
quality not less than those generally performed by professional
property managers of other similar properties in the area.
Manager shall make available to Owner the full benefit of the
judgment, experience and advice of the members of Manager’s
organization and staff with respect to the policies to be pursued
by Owner relating to the operation and leasing of the
Properties.
2.4
Specific Duties . Manager’s duties include the
following:
(a)
Lease Obligations . Manager shall perform all duties
of the landlord under all Leases insofar as such duties relate to
operation, maintenance, and day-to-day management. Manager
shall also provide or cause to be provided, at Owner’s
expense, all services normally provided to tenants of like
premises, including where applicable and without limitation, gas,
electricity or other utilities required to be furnished to tenants
under Leases, normal repairs and maintenance, and cleaning, and
janitorial service. Manager shall arrange for and supervise
the performance of all installations and improvements in space
leased to any tenant that are either expressly required under the
terms of the lease of such space or that are customarily provided
to tenants.
(b)
Maintenance . Manager shall cause the Properties to be
maintained in the same manner as similar properties in the
area. Manager’s duties and supervision in this respect
shall include, without limitation, cleaning of the interior and the
exterior of the Improvements and the public common areas on the
Properties and the making and supervision of repair, alterations,
and decoration of the Improvements, subject to and in strict
compliance with this Management Agreement and the Leases.
Construction activities undertaken by Manager, if any, will be
limited to activities related to the management, operation,
maintenance, and leasing of the Property (e.g., repairs,
renovations, and leasehold improvements).
(c)
Leasing Functions . Manager shall coordinate the
leasing of the Properties and shall negotiate and use its best
efforts to secure executed Leases from qualified tenants, and to
execute same on behalf of Owner, if requested, for available space
in the Properties, such Leases to be in form and on terms approved
by Owner and Manager, and to bring about complete leasing of the
Properties. Manager shall be responsible for the hiring of
all leasing agents, as necessary for the leasing of the Properties,
and to otherwise oversee and manage the leasing process on behalf
of Owner.
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(d)
Notice of Violations . Manager shall forward to Owner
promptly upon receipt all notices of violation or other notices
from any governmental authority, and board of fire underwriters or
any insurance company, and shall make such recommendations
regarding compliance with such notice as shall be
appropriate.
(e)
Personnel . Any personnel hired by Manager to
maintain, operate and lease the Property shall be the employees or
independent contractors of Manager and not of Owner of such
Property, BH OPPORTUNITY LP or BH OPPORTUNITY REIT. Manager
shall use due care in the selection and supervision of such
employees or independent contractors. Manager shall be
responsible for the preparation of and shall timely file all
payroll tax reports and timely make payments of all withholding and
other payroll taxes with respect to each employee.
(f)
Utilities and Supplies . Manager shall enter into or
renew contracts for electricity, gas, steam, landscaping, fuel,
oil, maintenance and other services as are customarily furnished or
rendered in connection with the operation of similar rental
property in the area.
(g)
Expenses . Manager shall analyze all bills received
for services, work and supplies in connection with maintaining and
operating the Properties, pay all such bills when due, and, if
requested by Owner, pay, when due, utility and water charges, sewer
rent and assessments, and any other amount payable in respect to
the Properties. All bills shall be paid by Manager within the
time required to obtain discounts, if any. Owner may from time to
time request that Manager forward certain bills to Owner promptly
after receipt, and Manager shall comply with any such
request. Manager shall pay all bills, assessments, real
property taxes, insurance premiums and any other amount payable in
respect to the Properties out of the Account (as hereinafter
defined). All expenses shall be billed at net cost (
i.e. , less all rebates, commissions, discounts and
allowances, however designed).
(h)
Monies Collected . Manager shall timely collect all
rent and other monies, in the form of a check or money order, from
tenants and any sums otherwise due Owner with respect to the
Properties in the ordinary course of business. Owner
authorizes Manager to request, demand, collect and provide receipt
for all such rent and other monies and to institute legal
proceedings in the name of Owner for the collection thereof and for
the dispossession of any tenant in default under its
Lease.
(i)
Banking Accommodations . Manager shall establish and
maintain a separate checking account (the “Account”)
for funds relating to the Properties. All monies deposited
from time to time in the Account shall be deemed to be trust funds
and shall be and remain the property of Owner and shall be
withdrawn and disbursed by Manager for the account of Owner only as
expressly permitted by this Management Agreement for the purposes
of performing the obligations of Manager hereunder. No monies
collected by Manager on Owner’s behalf shall be commingled
with funds of Manager. The Account shall be maintained, and
monies shall be deposited therein and withdrawn therefrom, in
accordance with the following:
(i)
All sums received from rents and
other income from the Properties shall be promptly deposited by
Manager in the Account. Manager shall have the right to
designate two or more persons who shall be authorized to draw
against the Account, but only for purposes authorized by this
Management Agreement.
(ii)
All sums due to Manager hereunder,
whether for compensation, reimbursement for expenditures, or
otherwise, as herein provided, shall be a charge against the
operating revenues of the Properties and shall be paid
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and/or withdrawn by Manager from the
Account prior to the making of any other disbursements
therefrom.
(iii)
By the 15 th day after the end of each month, Manager
shall forward to Owner all monies contained in the Account other
than a reserve of $5,000 and any other amounts otherwise provided
in the budget, which shall remain in the Account.
(j)
Ownership Agreements . Manager has received copies of
(and will be provided with copies of future) Articles of
Incorporation, Agreements of Limited Partnership, Joint Venture
Partnership Agreements and Operating Agreements, each as may be
amended from time to time, of Owner, as applicable (the
“Ownership Agreements”) and is familiar with the terms
thereof. Manager shall use reasonable care to avoid any act
or omission that, in the performance of its duties hereunder, shall
in any way conflict with the terms of Ownership
Agreements.
(k)
Signs . Manager shall place and remove, or cause to be
placed and removed, such signs upon the Properties as Manager deems
appropriate, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of the
Leases and to any applicable ordinances and regulations.
2.5
Approval of Leases, Contracts, Etc . In fulfilling its
duties to Owner, Manager may and hereby is authorized to enter into
any leases, contracts or agreements on behalf of Owner in the
ordinary course of the management, operation, maintenance and
leasing of the Property.
2.6
Accounting, Records and Reports .
(a)
Records . Manager shall maintain all office records
and books of account and shall record therein, and keep copies of,
each invoice received from services, work and supplies ordered in
connection with the maintenance and operation of the
Properties. Such records shall be maintained on a double
entry basis. Owner and persons designated by Owner shall at
all reasonable time have access to and the right to audit and make
independent examinations of such records, books and accounts and
all vouchers, files and all other material pertaining to the
Properties and this Management Agreement, all of which Manager
agrees to keep safe, available and separate from any records not
pertaining to the Properties, at a place recommended by Manager and
approved by Owner.
(b)
Monthly Reports . On or before the 15
th day after the end of each month during the
term of this Management Agreement, Manager shall prepare and submit
to Owner the following reports and statements:
(i)
rental collection record;
(ii)
monthly operating
statement;
(iii)
copy of cash disbursements ledger
entries for such period, if requested;
(iv)
copy of cash receipts ledger entries
for such period, if requested;
(v)
the original copies of all contracts
entered into by Manager on behalf of Owner during such period, if
requested; and
(vi)
copy of ledger entries for such
period relating to security deposits maintained by Manager, if
requested.
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(c)
Budgets and Leasing Plans . Not later than November 15
of each calendar year, Manager shall prepare and submit to Owner
for its approval an operating budget and a marketing and leasing
plan on each Property for the calendar year immediately following
such submission. In connection with any acquisition of a
Property by Owner, Manager shall prepare a budget and marketing and
leasing plan for the remainder of the calendar year. The
budget and marketing and leasing plan shall be in the form of the
budget and plan approved by Owner prior to the date thereof.
As often as reasonably necessary during the period covered by any
such budget, Manager may submit to Owner for its approval an
updated budget or plan incorporating such changes as shall be
necessary to reflect cost over-runs and the like during such
period. If Owner does not disapprove any such budget within
30 days after receipt thereof by Owner, such budget shall be deemed
approved. If Owner shall disapprove any such budget or plan,
it shall so notify Manager within said 30-day period and explain
the reasons therefor. If Owner disapproves of any budget or
plan, Manager shall submit a revised budget or plan, as applicable,
within 10 (ten) days of receipt of the notice of disapproval, and
Owner shall have 10 (ten) days to provide notice to Manager if it
disapproves of any such revised budget or plan. Manager will
not incur any costs other than those estimated in any budget except
for:
(i)
tenant improvements and real estate
commissions required under a Lease;
(ii)
maintenance or repair costs under
$5,000 per Property;
(iii)
costs incurred in emergency
situations in which action is immediately necessary for the
preservation or safety of the Property, or for the safety of
occupants or other persons (or to avoid the suspension of any
necessary service of the Property);
(iv)
expenditures for real estate taxes
and assessment; and
(v)
maintenance supplies calling for an
aggregate purchase price less than $25,000 per annum for all
Properties.
Budgets prepared by Manager shall be
for planning and informational purposes only, and Manager shall
have no liability to Owner for any failure to meet any such
budget. However, Manager will use its best efforts to operate
within the approved budget.
(d)
Legal Requirements . Manager shall execute and file
when due all forms, reports, and returns required by law relating
to the employment of its personnel. Manager shall be
responsible for notifying Owner in the event it receives notice
that any Improvement on a Property or any equipment therein does
not comply with the requirements of any statute, ordinance, law or
regulation of any governmental body or of any public authority or
official thereof having or claiming to have jurisdiction
thereover. Manager shall promptly forward to Owner any
complaints, warnings, notices or summonses received by it relating
to such matters. Owner represents that to the best of its
knowledge each of its Properties and any equipment thereon will
upon acquisition by Owner comply with all such requirements.
Owner authorizes Manager to disclose the ownership of the Property
by Owner to any such officials. Owner agrees to indemnify,
protect, defend, save and hold Manager and its stockholders,
officers, directors, employees, managers, successors and assigns
(collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless of
and from any and all Losses (as defined in Section 3.5(a)
hereof) that may be imposed on them or any or all of them by reason
of the failure of Owner to correct any present or future violation
or alleged violation of any and all present or future laws,
ordinances, statutes, or regulations of any public authority or
official thereof, having or claiming to have jurisdiction
thereover, of which it has actual notice.
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2.7
Guaranty of Deposits. Should Owner acquire real
property from Behringer Development Company LP, a Texas limited
partnership (“Behringer Development”), Manager hereby
guarantees the full, prompt and unconditional refund of any earnest
money deposit paid by Owner to Behringer Development should Owner
be entitled to such refund as a result of (i) the failure of
Behringer Development to develop the property, (ii) the failure of
all or a specified portion of the pre-leased tenants to take
possession under their leases for any reason, or (iii) the
inability of Owner to pay the full purchase price at
closing.
ARTICLE III
AUTHORITY GRANTED TO MANAGER AND
CERTAIN OWNER OBLIGATIONS
3.1
Authority As To Tenants, Etc. Owner agrees and does
hereby give Manager the following exclusive authority and powers
(all of which shall be exercised either in the name of Manager, as
Manager for Owner, or in the name or Owner entered into by Manager
as Owner’s authorized agent, and Owner shall assume all
expenses in connection with such matters):
(a)
to advertise each Property or any part thereof and to display signs
thereon, as permitted by law;
(b)
to lease the Properties to tenants;
(c)
to pay all expenses of leasing such Property, including but not
limited to, newspaper and other advertising, signage, banners,
brochures, referral commissions, leasing commissions,
finder’s fees and salaries, bonuses and other compensation of
leasing personnel responsible for the leasing of the
Property;
(d)
to cause references of prospective tenants to be investigated, it
being understood and agreed by the parties hereto that Manager does
not guarantee the creditworthiness or collectibility of accounts
receivable from tenants, users or lessees; and to negotiate new
Leases and renewals and cancellations of existing Leases that shall
be subject to Manager obtaining Owner’s approval;
(e)
to collect from