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AGREEMENT NUMBER
24050
NAME/TYPE OF AGREEMENT
CASA VALENTINA, INC.
DESCRIPTION
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS/3173 MUNDY
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA/MATTTER ID: 21-2101K
EFFECTIVE DATE
ATTESTED BY
TODD B. HANNON
ATTESTED DATE
9/1/2022
DATE RECEIVED FROM ISSUING
DEPT.
9/6/2022
NOTE
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Prepared by, and after recording return to:
Victoria Mendez, Esq.
City Attorney, City of Miami
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Tel: (305) 416-1800
Property Address: 3173 Mundy Street Miami, FL 33133
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR
CASA VALENTINA
This Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Casa Valentina (the "Covenant") made this
_ day of , 2022 ("Effective Date") by CASA VALENTINA, INC., a Florida Not
For Profit Corporation ("Project Sponsor"), is in favor of the CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal
corporation of the State of Florida ("City"). Project Sponsor and the City are sometimes
collectively referred to as the "Parties" and singularly referred to as "Party."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor is the owner of the property located at 3173 Mundy
Street, Miami, Florida, as legally described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein
(the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor agrees and covenants that the Property shall be subject
to the provisions, covenants, and restrictions contained in this Covenant; and
WHEREAS, this Covenant is made for the express benefit of the City, and it shall remain
in full force and effect until released by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has loaned $2,000,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
("ARPA") funds to Project Sponsor ("Loan") in order to acquire the Property in order to develop
the Project, as more particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor is developing a project that will, among other things,
increase the supply of rental housing units for Low Income Households in the community known
as Coconut Grove, which consists of the new construction of residential apartment building or
buildings to be located on the Property and other land in the immediate vicinity of the Property
("Project"). Fifty (50) of the Project's residential apartment units are ARPA-assisted units (the
"ARPA-Assisted Units"), and are all subject to the terms, covenants, and restrictions contained in
this Covenant; and
WHEREAS, the City's allocation of funds for the Project is subject to that certain ARPA
Loan Agreement for Casa Valentina (the "ARPA Loan Agreement" or "Loan Agreement") and
other loan documents between the City and the Project Sponsor dated as of the Effective Date
(collectively the "Loan Documents"); and
WHEREAS, Project Sponsor desires to make a binding commitment to assure that the
ARPA-Assisted Units and the Property in general are maintained and operated in accordance with
the provisions of the Loan Documents and this Covenant; and
WHEREAS, Project Sponsor, as a condition for receiving the Loan funds to acquire the
Property in order to construct the Project is required to record in the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida, this Covenant obligating the Project Sponsor, its successors, transferees,
and assigns to maintain and operate the Property in accordance with the Loan Documents; and
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WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor declares that this Covenant shall be and is a covenant
running with the Property and, unless released by the City, is binding on the Property for the entire
Affordability Period, and is not merely a personal covenant of the Project Sponsor; and
NOW THEREFORE, Project Sponsor voluntarily covenants and agrees that the ARPA-
Assisted Units and the Property in general shall be subject to the following restrictions that are
intended and shall be deemed to be covenants running with the land and binding upon Project
Sponsor, and its heirs, transferees, successors and assigns as follows:
TERMS
Section 1. Recitals: The recitals and findings set forth in the preamble of this Covenant
are adopted by reference and incorporated in this Covenant as if fully set forth in this section.
Section 2. Use of Property: There shall be a total of fifty (50) ARPA-Assisted Units in the
Project that shall remain Affordable for eligible tenants. All fifty (50) ARPA-Assisted Units shall
remain Affordable to Low Income Households for the period of time commencing on the date of
the Close -Out of the Project and ending thirty (30) years thereafter (the "Expiration of the
Affordability Period"). "Low Income" shall mean a household whose annual income does not
exceed eighty percent (80%) of the median income for the area, as determined by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), with adjustments and certain
exceptions as provided in 24 CFR Part 92. All fifty (50) ARPA-Assisted Units shall be occupied
by at -risk and former foster youth.
Section 3. Term of Covenant: This Covenant is a covenant running with the land. This
Covenant shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Project Sponsor, its
successors, transferees, and assigns from the Effective Date until the Expiration of the
Affordability Period. The Affordability Period of this Project is thirty (30) years commencing on
Close -Out of the Project. Upon the Expiration of the Affordability Period, this Covenant shall
immediately lapse and be of no further force and effect without the necessity of any other written
document or instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the Expiration of the Affordability
Period, the City shall prepare for recording an instrument evidencing the expiration of and other
termination of this Covenant in the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 4. Prohibited Conveyances: Except as provided in the Loan Documents, the Project
Sponsor covenants and agrees not to encumber or convey its interest in the Project, Property, or
any portion thereof, without City's prior written consent as required by the Loan Agreement. For
the purposes of this Covenant, any change in the ownership or control of the Project Sponsor,
which is not permitted under the Loan Documents, shall be deemed a conveyance of an interest in
the Project.
Section 5. Repayment Upon Default: The Project Sponsor covenants and agrees that in the
event (i) of the sale or conveyance of any interest in the Project and/or the Property without City's
prior written consent as required by the Loan Documents (except as otherwise provided in the
Loan Documents), or (ii) that the Project Sponsor ceases to exist as an organization, the Project
Sponsor shall immediately make payment to the City in an amount equal to the full amount of
Loan funds disbursed and outstanding, with interest thereon as provided in the Note, all Program
Income (as defined in 24 CFR Part 92), if any, derived from or in connection with the Project, the
Property and/or the Loans, and all unpaid fees, charges and other obligations of the Project Sponsor
due under any of the ARPA Loan Documents.
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Section 6. Inspection and Enforcement: It is understood and agreed that any official
inspector of the City shall have the right any time during normal working hours, and upon
reasonable notice, to enter and investigate the use of the Property to determine whether the
conditions of this Covenant are in compliance, subject to the rights of residential tenants under
their leases.
Section 7. Amendment and Modification: This Covenant may be modified, amended, or
released as to any portion of the Property by a written instrument executed by the City and the
Project Sponsor or their respective successors -in -interest. Should this instrument be modified,
amended, or released, the City Manager, or such person who hereafter is delegated such authority,
shall execute a written instrument in recordable form to be recorded in the Public Records of
Miami -Dade County, Florida, effectuating and acknowledging such modification, amendment, or
release.
Section 8. Definitions: All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings
provided in the ARPA Loan Agreement.
Section 9. Severability: Invalidation of one of the provisions of this Covenant by judgment
of Court shall not affect any of the other provisions of the Covenant, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 10. Recordation: This Covenant shall be filed of record among the Public Records
of Miami -Dade County, Florida, at the sole cost and expense of the Project Sponsor.
Section 11. Deed Restriction/Covenant Running with the Land. Any and all requirements
of the laws of the State of Florida that must be satisfied in order for the provisions of this Covenant
to constitute a deed restriction and covenant running with the land shall be satisfied in full, and
any requirements or privileges of estate are intended to be satisfied, or in the alternate, an equitable
servitude has been created to insure that these restrictions run with the land. For the term of this
Covenant, each and every contract, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the
Property or portion thereof shall expressly provide that such conveyance is subject to this
Covenant, provided, however, that the covenants contained herein shall survive and be effective
regardless of whether such contract, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the
Property or portion thereof provides that such conveyance is subject to this Covenant.
Section 12. Governing Law and Venue. This Covenant shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, excluding all principles of choice of laws, conflict of
laws and comity. Any action pursuant to a dispute under this Covenant must be brought in
Miami -Dade County and no other venue. All meetings to resolve said dispute, including
voluntary arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism, will
take place in this venue. The Parties both waive any defense that venue in Miami -Dade
County is not convenient.
Section 13. Floating Units. ARPA-Assisted Units shall be designated as "Floating Units,"
meaning that the total number of ARPA-Assisted Units in the Project is fixed for the Affordability
Period but the Project Sponsor may from time to time change the designation of individual units
from a ARPA-Assisted Units to unassisted units so long as the aggregate number of units remains
the same and are of comparable size by square foot and amenities.
Section 14. Costs, Including Attorney's Fees. In the event litigation, arbitration, or
mediation, between the Parties, arises out of the terms of this Covenant, each Party shall
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be responsible for its own attorney's fees, costs, charges, and expenses through the
conclusion of all appellate proceedings, and including any final settlement or judgment.
Section 15. Compliance. Project Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that it must remain
in compliance with any and all local, state, and federal laws and requirements, including but not
limited to the United States Department of the Treasury's final rule, 31 CFR Part 35, that
implements the Coronavirus State Fiscal and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds established under the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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The Parties have caused this Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to be executed by its duly
authorized officers as of the Effective Date.
WITNESSES:
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Print 'N me:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
PROJECT SPONSOR: CASA VALENTINA, INC.,
a Florida not for profit corporation
By: OL,i..a...—
Print Name. Sharon Langer
Title: Boa Chai erson
Date: b a-u( a
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of C hysical presence or 0
online notarization this 9 4 day of ict-oSs , 2022 by Sharon Langer, as Board
Chairperson of Casa Valentina, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, who is personally
known to me or has produced ..;ter s Lj. 5 Z as identification.
Robert Carbajal
Comm.#HH056602
Oct. 25, 2024
ThruAaron Notary
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Print Name:
Notary Public, S� f Florida at large
ATTEST:
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Date: `/: .
APlir
►' URANCE APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation of the State of
Florida
By:
Arthur No
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ROQUIR
Ann- F' 'e S; •
Direc • r of ' sk Management
Vic Mendez
City A omey
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Exhibit "A"
Legal Description Of The Property
Lot 5, of Charles M. Mundy, a subdivision, according to the Plat thereof, as
recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 29, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
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