SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

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Exhibit 10.7

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SIXTH AMENDMENT, dated as of June 11, 2014 (this “Agreement”), to the Credit Agreement (as heretofore amended, and as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of March 7, 2013, among LANDMARK APARTMENT TRUST OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, LP, a Virginia limited partnership (the “Borrower”), LANDMARK APARTMENT TRUST OF AMERICA, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “REIT”) and the other GUARANTORS from time to time party thereto, each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together with any successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested a change to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 1 hereof;

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to permit said change as set forth in Section 1 hereof.

NOW THEREFORE, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment to Credit Agreement. Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the amount “$258,000” appearing therein with “$252,000”.

SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery hereof) to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

(a) it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;

(b) other than any consent that has been obtained and is in full force and effect, no consent of any Person (including, without limitation, any of its equity holders or creditors), and no action of, or filing with, any governmental or public body or authority is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;


(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf by a duly authorized officer, and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and

(d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than Liens created under the Loan Documents) under, or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (ii) violate any Law.

SECTION 4. Affirmation of Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby approves and consents to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and agrees and affirms that its guarantee of the Obligations continues to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall apply to (i) the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement and (ii) all of the other Loan Documents, as such are amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms.

SECTION 5. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its payment obligations set forth in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement include the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other documentation contemplated hereby (whether or not this Agreement becomes effective or the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated and whether or not a Default has occurred or is continuing), including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Kaye Scholer LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 6. Ratification.

(a) Except as herein agreed, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed by the Loan Parties. Each of the Loan Parties hereby (i) confirms and agrees that the Borrower is truly and justly indebted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the aggregate amount of the Obligations without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind whatsoever, and (ii) reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b) This Agreement shall be limited precisely as written and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not be deemed (i) to be a consent granted pursuant to, or a waiver, modification or forbearance of, any term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or a waiver of any Default under the Credit Agreement, whether or not known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, or (ii) to prejudice any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders may now have or have in the future against any Person under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

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SECTION 7. Waivers; Amendments. Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

SECTION 8. References. All references to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and the other documents and instruments delivered pursuant to or in connection therewith shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and as each may in the future be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.

SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto individually or in combination, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by telecopier or electronic mail (in a .pdf format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

SECTION 10. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or enforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.

SECTION 12. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 13. Loan Document. The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a Loan Document and that the failure of any of the Loan Parties to comply with the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default.

SECTION 14. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

BORROWER:

 

LANDMARK APARTMENT TRUST OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS, LP

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America,
Inc., its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

  Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

GUARANTORS:

 

LANDMARK APARTMENT TRUST OF
AMERICA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

LANDMARK AT HERITAGE FIELDS, LLC

By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America
Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
America, Inc., its general partner
    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


LANDMARK AT RIDGEWOOD PRESERVE,

LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

BAYMEADOWS PARTNERS, LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

G&E APARTMENT REIT KEDRON VILLAGE,

LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


BEAR CREEK PARTNERS, LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

BEDFORD PARTNERS, LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

COTTONWOOD PARTNERS, LLC

By:

  Landmark Apartment Trust of America
  Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
      America, Inc., its general partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


PEAR RIDGE PARTNERS, LLC
By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:  

Landmark Apartment Trust of

America, Inc., its general partner

    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

RIVERVIEW PARTNERS SC, LLC
By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:  

Landmark Apartment Trust of

America, Inc., its general partner

    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

HAMPTON RIDGE PARTNERS, LLC
By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:  

Landmark Apartment Trust of

America, Inc., its general partner

    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


CROWN RIDGE PARTNERS, LLC
By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
America, Inc., its general partner
    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

LANDMARK AT COLLIN CREEK, LLC
By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of America Holdings, LP, its manager
  By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
America, Inc., its general partner
    By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

    Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

LANDMARK AT BELLA VISTA, L.P.
By:   Landmark at Bella Vista GP, LLC, its
general partner
  By:   Landmark Apartment Trust of
America Holdings, LP, its manager
    By:   Landmark Apartment Trust
of America, Inc., its general
partner
      By:  

/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.

      Name:   Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Simon Stephens

Name:   Simon Stephens
Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Simon Stephens

Name:   Simon Stephens
Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as a lender
By:  

/s/ John C. Rowland

Name:   John C. Rowland
Title:   Vice President

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to LATA Credit Agreement]