STANDARDS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (“STANDARDS”) CONTINUED
Buyer’s Initials _________ __________ Page 9 of 12 Seller’s Initials __________ __________
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(i) LOCATION: Closing will take place in the county where the Real Property is located at the office of the439
attorney or other closing agent (“Closing Agent”) designated by the party paying for the owner’s policy of title440
insurance, or, if no title insurance, designated by Seller. Closing may be conducted by mail or electronic means.441
(ii) CLOSING DOCUMENTS: Seller shall at or prior to Closing, execute and deliver, as applicable, deed, bill of 442
sale, certificate(s) of title or other documents necessary to transfer title to the Property, construction lien 443
affidavit(s), owner’s possession and no lien affidavit(s), and assignment(s) of leases. Seller shall provide Buyer 444
with paid receipts for all work done on the Property pursuant to this Contract. Buyer shall furnish and pay for, as 445
applicable the survey, flood elevation certification, and documents required by Buyer’s lender.446
(iii) PROCEDURE: The deed shall be recorded upon COLLECTION of all closing funds. If the Title Commitment 447
provides insurance against adverse matters pursuant to Section 627.7841, F.S., as amended, the escrow closing 448
procedure required by STANDARD J shall be waived, and Closing Agent shall, subject to COLLECTION of all 449
closing funds, disburse at Closing the brokerage fees to Broker and the net sale proceeds to Seller.450
J. ESCROW CLOSING PROCEDURE: If Title Commitment issued pursuant to Paragraph 9(c) does not provide 451
for insurance against adverse matters as permitted under Section 627.7841, F.S., as amended, the following 452
escrow and closing procedures shall apply: (1) all Closing proceeds shall be held in escrow by the Closing Agent 453
for a period of not more than 10 days after Closing; (2) if Seller’s title is rendered unmarketable, through no fault 454
of Buyer, Buyer shall, within the 10 day period, notify Seller in writing of the defect and Seller shall have 30 days 455
from date of receipt of such notification to cure the defect; (3) if Seller fails to timely cure the defect, the Deposit 456
and all Closing funds paid by Buyer shall, within 5 days after written demand by Buyer, be refunded to Buyer and, 457
simultaneously with such repayment, Buyer shall return the Personal Property, vacate the Real Property and re-458
convey the Property to Seller by special warranty deed and bill of sale; and (4) if Buyer fails to make timely 459
demand for refund of the Deposit, Buyer shall take title as is, waiving all rights against Seller as to any intervening 460
defect except as may be available to Buyer by virtue of warranties contained in the deed or bill of sale.461
K. PRORATIONS; CREDITS: The following recurring items will be made current (if applicable) and prorated as 462
of the day prior to Closing Date, or date of occupancy if occupancy occurs before Closing Date: real estate taxes 463
(including special benefit tax assessments imposed by a CDD), interest, bonds, association fees, insurance, rents 464
and other expenses of Property. Buyer shall have option of taking over existing policies of insurance, if 465
assumable, in which event premiums shall be prorated. Cash at Closing shall be increased or decreased as may 466
be required by prorations to be made through day prior to Closing. Advance rent and security deposits, if any, will 467
be credited to Buyer. Escrow deposits held by Seller’s mortgagee will be paid to Seller. Taxes shall be prorated 468
based on current year’s tax with due allowance made for maximum allowable discount, homestead and other 469
exemptions. If Closing occurs on a date when current year’s millage is not fixed but current year’s assessment is 470
available, taxes will be prorated based upon such assessment and prior year’s millage. If current year’s 471
assessment is not available, then taxes will be prorated on prior year’s tax. If there are completed improvements 472
on the Real Property by January 1st of year of Closing, which improvements were not in existence on January 1
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of prior year, then taxes shall be prorated based upon prior year’s millage and at an equitable assessment to be 474
agreed upon between the parties, failing which, request shall be made to the County Property Appraiser for an 475
informal assessment taking into account available exemptions. A tax proration based on an estimate shall, at 476
either party’s request, be readjusted upon receipt of current year’s tax bill. This STANDARD K shall survive 477
Closing.478
L. ACCESS TO PROPERTY TO CONDUCT APPRAISALS, INSPECTIONS, AND WALK-THROUGH: Seller 479
shall, upon reasonable notice, provide utilities service and access to Property for appraisals and inspections, 480
including a walk-through (or follow-up walk-through if necessary) prior to Closing.481
M. RISK OF LOSS: If, after Effective Date, but before Closing, Property is damaged by fire or other casualty 482
(“Casualty Loss”) and cost of restoration (which shall include cost of pruning or removing damaged trees) does 483
not exceed 1.5% of Purchase Price, cost of restoration shall be an obligation of Seller and Closing shall proceed 484
pursuant to terms of this Contract. If restoration is not completed as of Closing, a sum equal to 125% of estimated 485
cost to complete restoration (not to exceed 1.5% of Purchase Price), will be escrowed at Closing. If actual cost of 486
restoration exceeds escrowed amount, Seller shall pay such actual costs (but, not in excess of 1.5% of Purchase 487
Price). Any unused portion of escrowed amount shall be returned to Seller. If cost of restoration exceeds 1.5% of 488
Purchase Price, Buyer shall elect to either take Property “as is” together with the 1.5%, or receive a refund of the 489
Deposit, thereby releasing Buyer and Seller from all further obligations under this Contract. Seller’s sole obligation 490
with respect to tree damage by casualty or other natural occurrence shall be cost of pruning or removal.491
N. 1031 EXCHANGE: If either Seller or Buyer wish to enter into a like-kind exchange (either simultaneously with 492
Closing or deferred) under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Exchange”), the other party shall 493
cooperate in all reasonable respects to effectuate the Exchange, including execution of documents; provided, 494
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