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Assignment and Assumption Agreement - Northern California Land and Entitlement Consultants and Meritage HomesRECORDING REQUESTED BY QQ (FII�RIIST��ppA��Mjj AMERICAN TITLE RECORI)IIYG "REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO: City Clerk City of Gilroy City Hall 7351 Rosanna Street Gilroy, California 95020 DOCUMENT: 23006298 REGINA ALCOMENDRAS SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDER Recorded at the request of Recording Service Pages Fees.... 46.00 Taxes... Copies.. AMT PAID 46.00 (SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE) ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT RDE # 006 7/02/2015 11:52 AM THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement ") is made and entered into as of July I, 2015, by and between NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND AND ENTITLEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC., a California corporation ( "Transferor ") and MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation ( "Transferee "). RECITALS A. Transferor or a predecessor in interest of Transferor entered into that certain City of Gilroy Development Agreement Relative to the Development Known as Hecker Pass Specific Plan (the "Development Agreement ") with the City of Gilroy ("City") dated February 5, 2007, which was recorded on April 17, 2008 as Document No. 19817205 of the Official Records of Santa Clara County, California, pursuant to which Transferor as a member of a group of property owners agreed to build certain public improvements as a condition to City granting Transferor vested rights to develop certain property more particularly described in said Development Agreement as a portion of the "Subject Property ", all as subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the Development Agreement. B. Transferor has agreed to convey and assign to Transferee all of Transferor's interests in a portion of the Subject Property, as legally described on Exhibit One attached hereto (the "Assigned Property "), by a deed or other written instrument, which will be recorded in the Official Records of Santa Clara County, California concurrently with the recordation of this instrument. Transferor also has agreed to assign to Transferee all of Transferor's rights, duties and obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Property, with the intent that Transferor be relieved of all such rights, duties and obligations, as authorized under Article 8 of the Development Agreement. C. Transferee desires to assume all of Transferor's rights, duties and obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Property and to relieve Transferor of all of said assigned rights, duties and obligations in reference to the Assigned Property. NOW, THEREFORE, Transferor and Transferee hereby agree as follows: 1. Transferor hereby assigns, effective as of Transferor's conveyance of the Assigned Property to Transferee, all of the rights, title and interest of Transferor under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Property. Transferor retains all the rights, interest, and interests under the Development Agreement with respect to all other property within the Subject Property owned by Transferor. 2. Transferee hereby contractually assumes all of the burdens and obligations of Transferor under the Development Agreement, and agrees to observe and fully perform all of the duties and obligations of Transferor under the Development Agreement, and to be subject to all the terms and conditions thereof, with respect to the Assigned Property it being the express intention of both Transferor and Transferee that, upon the execution of this Agreement, Transferee shall become substituted for Transferor as a member of "Applicant" under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Property. It also is the express intention of both Transferor and Transferee that by this Agreement, Transferor shall be relieved of all obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Property, including without limitation any associated obligation to construct or finance construction of the Major Public Improvements or to pay a portion of the Public Benefit Fee (as defined in the Development Agreement), and that City and all other parties shall look solely to Transferee for satisfaction of such obligations. Transferee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Transferor harmless from any claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, fines, causes of action, lawsuits, and other proceedings and costs and expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising from City or other parties attempting to impose upon Transferor obligations that the parties intend Transferee to assume by this Agreement. Transferee represents and covenants that it has reviewed and agrees to be bound by the Development Agreement and all applicable regulations and approvals of City related thereto. 3. Transferor and Transferee agree that Transferee shall be entitled to all reimbursements and credits, if any, available on account of any prior payments by Transferor toward the Public Benefit Fee under Section 7.7 of the Development Agreement. 4. All of the covenants, terms, and conditions of the Development Agreement or set forth herein shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. 5. The Notice Address described in the Development Agreement for Transferee with respect to the Assigned Property shall be as follows: Meritage Homes of California, Inc. 1671 East Monte Vista Avenue, Suite N -214 Vacaville, California 95688 Attn: Brian Bombeck and Jenny Tan Telephone: 707-359-2018 Facsimile: 707 - 359 -2054 With A Copy to: Meritage Homes Corporation 8800 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Attn: Ryan Hamilton, Esq. Telephone: (480) 515 -8089 Facsimile: (623) 321 -9642 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. TRANSFEROR: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND AND ENTITLEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC., a Cal By: Nar Its: TRANSFEREE: MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation By: Name: Its: SIGNED IN COUNTERPART U P, zi A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. STATE OF ) � / COUNTY OF !u �d G� SS. ) On � b fore me, , Notary Public, personally alloared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the pers (s) whose a s) is /are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his/her /their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature — L IM, 16 16" MOW AWN. 1. CH M Comm issla • 2095479 MIN aay 9YOIk • CW GM CM* Co This area for (?fTcial notarial seal With A Copy to: Meritage Homes Corporation 8800 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Attn: Ryan Hamilton, Esq. Telephone: (480) 515 -8089 Facsimile: (623) 321 -9642 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. TRANSFEROR: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND AND ENTITLEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC., a California corporation By: Name: Its: TRANSFEREE: MERITAGIOME F ALIFORNIA, INC., a California c orati By: _ Name: Its: A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. STATE OF c ) COUNTY OF bVC f 0 )SS. S On ) kKk _ -- .2 6 IS ... , before me, V 1 1 u�. I Ol 7TAaM6, Notary Public, personally app. tired afian P� bM�V -C-K— ,who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person( whose name(.&) is /are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she /tkoy executed the same in his/her /their authorized capacity(iiee), and that by his/her /their signature(&) on the instrument the person(&), or the entity upon behalf of which the person( acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. J rn VICTORIA ADAINS ._ Comm "IM * 2105849 Le Kfty PUNC • California MV Solano County Conn.._E Tres A r 5.2018 4 This area for official notarial seal A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. STATE OF ) ) SS. COUNTY OF ) On before me, , Notary Public, personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is /are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his/her /their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature 5 This area for official notarial seal EXHIBIT ONE Legal Descriptions of the Assigned Property Real property in the City of Gilroy, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: PARCEL ONE: PARCELS C AND D, AS SHOWN ON THE PARCELMAP FILED FOR RECORD ON JANUARY 24, 2013, IN BOOK 858 OF MAPS AT PAGE(S) 48-49, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS. PARCEL TWO: PARCEL B AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED "TRACT 10267, HEARTLAND ESTATES" FILED FOR RECORD ON JUNE 29, 2015 IN BOOK 884 OF MAPS AT PAGE(S) 25 -31, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS