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Closing Checklist for Borrower's Counsel

This document is a closing checklist for a commercial real estate loan. It lists documents needed to close the loan, including organizational documents for the borrower entity, financial statements, property reports, leases, insurance documents, title documents, and UCC, tax and bankruptcy searches. The checklist is categorized by document type and indicates whether the document is needed from the lender, borrower, or their counsel to finalize the closing.

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Closing Checklist for Borrower's Counsel

This document is a closing checklist for a commercial real estate loan. It lists documents needed to close the loan, including organizational documents for the borrower entity, financial statements, property reports, leases, insurance documents, title documents, and UCC, tax and bankruptcy searches. The checklist is categorized by document type and indicates whether the document is needed from the lender, borrower, or their counsel to finalize the closing.

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CLOSING CHECKLIST

Loan of $_________ to be made by [Lender] (“Lender”) to


______________ (“Borrower”) covering property known as
____________, located in ___________.

No. Res. Document Status

COMMITMENT

L Commitment Letter/Term Sheet, including all amendments thereto

ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS - Documents below are representative


only and will be modified to take into account actual Borrower structure and
documentation necessary for direct and indirect constituent entities of
Borrower, as well as for any indemnitors and guarantors

Corporate Borrower

Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC Secretary of State where incorporated

BC Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where incorporated

Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where property is


BC located

Certificate of Corporate Resolutions, By-Laws, Specimen Signatures and


BC Incumbency

General Partnership Borrower

BC Partnership Agreement and all amendments thereto, certified by Borrower

Partnership Certificate and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC appropriate office in state where organized and, if appropriate, state where
property is located

Partner consents to the loan and the execution of the loan documents by the
BC executing partner (if required)

L - Lender LC - Lender’s Counsel


B - Borrower BC - Borrower’s Counsel

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No. Res. Document Status

Limited Partnership Borrower

Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC appropriate office in state where organized

BC Limited Partnership Agreement and all amendments thereto, certified by Borrower

BC Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where incorporated

Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where property is


BC located

Limited Partner and other General Partner consents to the loan and the execution
BC of the loan documents by the executing partner (if required)

Corporate General Partner of Borrower [or Corporate General Partner of


General Partner of Borrower if General Partner of Borrower is a partnership]

Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC Secretary of State where incorporated

BC Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where incorporated

Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where property is


BC located

Certificate of Corporate Resolutions, By-Laws, Specimen Signatures and


BC Incumbency

Limited Liability Company Borrower

Certificate of Organization and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC Secretary of State where organized

BC Certificate of Conversion and evidence of filing (if required)

BC Agreement of Conversion (if required)

BC Certificate of Cancellation (if required)

BC Operating Agreement, and all amendments thereto, certified by Borrower

BC Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where organized

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No. Res. Document Status

Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where property is


BC located

BC Certificate of Resolutions, Specimen Signatures and Incumbency

Corporate Managing Member of Borrower

Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified as filed by


BC Secretary of State where incorporated

BC Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where incorporated

Certificate of Good Standing issued by Secretary of State where property is


BC located and evidence of qualification in such state

Certificate of Corporate Resolutions, By-Laws, Specimen Signatures and


BC Incumbency

APPRAISAL; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; AND


ENGINEERING/ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

Audited Financial Statements of Borrower and [General Partner][Managing


B Member] of Borrower

B Operating Statement of Property, prepared and certified by Borrower

L Appraisal of Property

L Engineering Report

L Environmental Report

SPACE LEASES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

BC Property Management Agreement

BC Form of Space Lease

BC Copies of all Space Leases

BC/LC Tenant estoppel letters for all tenants

BC Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements for required tenants

B Certified Rent Roll or Occupancy Statement

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No. Res. Document Status

MALL DOCUMENTS

BC Copies of all Reciprocal Easement Agreements

BC/LC Estoppel Certificates with respect to all Reciprocal Easement Agreements

Notice of name and address of Lender to parties to Reciprocal Easement


BC Agreements

HOTEL DOCUMENTS

BC Franchise Agreement

BC Estoppel/Recognition Letter from Franchisor

BC Liquor License

BC Hospitality or Hotel Operators License

GROUND LEASES

Ground Lease, including all amendments, modifications and mesne assignments


BC into Borrower, certified as true and complete by Borrower

BC Recorded [memorandum of] Ground Lease

BC/LC Estoppel Letter of Ground Lessor

BC Notice of name and address of Lender to Ground Lessor

ZONING, ENVIRONMENTAL, USE AND OCCUPANCY

Letter from municipality with respect to use of property, compliance with zoning
BC laws and that no violation of building and fire codes exist of record

BC Permanent Certificate of Occupancy

CASUALTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE

Accord Certificates and/or Insurance Policies if accord certificates are not


B available

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No. Res. Document Status

TITLE INSURANCE/SURVEYS/TITLE

Title Insurance Commitment(s) for ALTA 1970 (amended 84) form or if not
available, ALTA 1992 form (deleting arbitration and creditors rights, if
permissible) or if not available, form commonly used in state, together with
required endorsements and/or affirmative insurance
BC

BC Reinsurance (if required)

Copies of all recorded easements, rights of way, restrictive covenants, leases and
BC other instruments of record

UCC-1 Financing Statement search, tax lien search, litigation search, bankruptcy
search and judgment search (for Borrower and Principals in (i) Secretary of State
BC and county where property located, (ii) Secretary of State and county where
Borrower and Principals have principal place of business (or reside, if individuals)
and (iii) Secretary of State where Borrower and Principals are organized) – this
will be revised when exact organizational structure is finalized

BC Survey, updated and certified

BC Insured Closing Letter from title insurance company (if issuer is agency)

EXISTING MORTGAGES TO BE SATISFIED OR ASSIGNED

Pay-out letter(s) from the holder(s) of the Existing Mortgages with instructions for
BC method of payment

BC Satisfaction or Assignment to Lender of Existing Mortgages

BC Termination or Assignment of Existing Assignments of Rents

BC Termination or Assignment of all other Loan Documents of record

BC UCC-3 Financing Statements terminating existing UCC-1 Financing Statements

LOAN DOCUMENTS

LC Loan Agreement

LC Note

LC Mortgage/Deed of Trust and Security Agreement

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No. Res. Document Status

LC Assignment of Leases and Rents

LC UCC-1 Financing Statements - places where necessary to be determined when


exact organizational structure and location of entities are finalized

LC Environmental Indemnity Agreement

LC Cash Management Agreement

LC Assignment of Management Agreement

LC Guaranty of Payment (if required)

LC Guaranty of Recourse Carveouts (if required)

LC Operations and Maintenance Agreement (if required)

LC Cooperation Agreement (if required)

LC Exit Fee Agreement (if required)

LC Disbursement Letter (Settlement Statement)

LC Escrow letter with Title Company

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