This Real Estate Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective [DATE],
BETWEEN: [SELLER NAME], (the “Seller”) an individual with his main address located at OR a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
AND: [PURCHASER NAME], (the “Purchaser”) an individual with his main address located at OR a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
Collectively, the Seller and Purchaser shall be referred to as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Seller is the owner of the real property located at [ADDRESS OF PROPERTY] (hereinafter referred to as the “Property”) and the Purchaser is interested in buying the Property from the Seller pursuant to the following terms and conditions.
WHEREAS, in consideration of and as a condition of the Seller selling the Property and the Purchaser purchasing the Property and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged here;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
PROPERTY
The
P
roperty is situated at
[
SPECIFY
ADDRESS]
and the legal description of the
P
roperty is as follows:
[
SPECIFY
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY]
which includes with it but
is
not limited to permits, easements, and cooperative and association memberships (the “Property”)
.
The Seller agrees to sell and convey to the
Purchaser
and the
Purchaser
agree
s
to purchase
the
P
roperty
from the Seller.
The
Seller shall
release
possession, occupancy, existing keys and/or means to operate all locks, mailbox, security system/alarms and all common area facilities to
the
Purchaser
on the
C
losing
D
ate.
The
Seller agrees that all the existing fixtures on the
P
remises, and any existing personal property including but not limited to light fixtures, fireplace, ceiling fans, lighting,
and
storage sheds shall be included in this sale and shall be transferred with no monetary value, and free and clear of all liens or encumbrances.
PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
The
Purchaser
agree
s
to pay to
the
S
eller
[
SPECIFY
AMOUNT]
for the
P
roperty. At the time of signing of the
A
greement, the
Purchaser
shall make the payment of
[SPECIFY
PERCENTAGE] %
of the total amount.
The remaining amount shall be transferred to the
S
eller on
the
C
losing
D
ate.
The
Purchaser
is
entitled to pay the amount by any of the following mode
s
: [SPECIFY MODE
S
OF PAYMENT]
.
TITLE INSURANCE
The
S
eller shall furnish to the
Purchaser
an owner’s policy of title insurance
(
the “
Title Insurance
”
) from [
SPECIFY
INSURANCE COMPANY] (the “Title Company”) in an amount of the Sales Price dated as of the date that the sale of the
P
roperty becomes
final,
and the
Purchaser
take
s
possession, which insures and indemnifies the
Purchaser
against loss
,
as stipulated under the provisions of
the
Title Policy, subject to exceptions contained therein.
TITLE COMMITMENT
At the
S
eller’s sole cost, the
S
eller will furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Purchaser
a commitment for the
T
itle
I
nsurance and copies of restrictive covenants and documents evidencing the exceptions in the Commitment.
DISCLOSURES BY THE SELLER
The
S
eller shall send disclosures to the
Purchaser
, within 28 days of signing of this Agreement, in which he shall disclose the details of the
P
roperty under various categories. The categories include:
Boundaries
.
Changes made to the
P
roperty (extensions, alterations)
.
Shared areas with neighbors, formal and informal agreements
.
Disputes or complaints (made by or about the
S
eller)
.
Occupiers (who live at the
P
roperty)
.
Guarantees and warranties affecting the
P
roperty
.
Environmental matters
.
The relevant issues disclosed
to
the
Purchaser
shall include, but
are
not limited to the following:
Any disputes with neighbors that have resulted in written exchanges, or police or local authority involvement.
Whether the neighbors have any anti-social
behavior
orders.
Planning permission on the
P
roperty that
is
pending, granted or denied.
Problems
with pests, current or historic.
Flooding issues, current or historic.
Structural issues.
Whether there is a flight path nearby or one planned.
Whether there is a motorway within view or one planned.
A previous sale falling through due to bad survey results on the
P
roperty.
The
neighborhood having high levels of crime.
A violent death that occurred at the
P
roperty.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions, the
S
eller shall disclose all such information which would materially affect
the
Purchaser
’s consent to purchase the
P
roperty.
WARRANTY BY THE SELLER
The
Seller has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms;
The individuals executing this Agreement on behalf of
the
Seller are authorized to do so and, upon execution hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon and enforceable against
the
Seller;
The
Seller has no actual knowledge of any impending lawsuits with respect to the Property;
The
Seller represents and warrants that there will be no liens, assessments, or security interests from third parties against the Property on the
C
losing
D
ate
;
The Seller warrants and shall maintain and repair the Premises so that at the time of possession, all the heating, cooling, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, and built-in appliances
shall
be in working condition
;
The Seller warrants that
the P
remises, including all additional existing personal property included in the sale, will be in substantially
the
same condition, except the changes caused by reasonable wear and tear or irresistible force, as on the date of acceptance of the Agreement
;
The Seller warrants that no damage would be caused to the
P
roperty, by
any
improvement work being carried out by the
S
eller in the
P
roperty,
to
substantially reduce its value or damage it in a way to make its enjoyment difficult.
WARRANTY BY THE
PURCHASER
The
Purchaser
has full power and authority to
enter
into
and perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms; and
Any individual executing this Agreement on behalf of
the
Purchaser
is authorized to do so, and
,
upon execution hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon and enforceable against
the
Purchaser
.
INDEMNIFICATION
The
Seller will bear all the risk of loss to the
P
roperty or its improvements, which includes but is not limited to physical damage or destruction to the
P
roperty, or loss caused by
eminent domain,
until the
C
losing
D
ate. If prior to the
C
losing
D
ate, the
P
roperty is damaged or destroyed, the Seller will restore the
P
roperty to its previous condition as soon as possible before the Closing Date.
The
S
eller agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the
Purchaser
harmless from and against all claims
,
l
iabilities, obligations, costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney
’s
fees arising out of or related to:
Any breach or inaccuracy of representation or warranty of
the
S
eller made in this
A
greement;
Any failure by
the
S
eller to perform any covenant required to
be
performed by it under this
A
greement
;
Any liability or obligation of any third party assumed by the
S
eller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
Use of
the
P
roperty before
the
C
losing
D
ate.
PRORATION
The
Seller and
the
Purchaser
agree to proration of the following items:
Title Insurance and Closing Fee: The
S
eller shall pay all costs of the Title Commitment and the premium as applicable under law.
Recording Costs: The
Purchaser
shall pay the cost of the deed and all other
d
ocuments.
Real Estate Taxes and Special Assessments: All real
estate
property taxes, levies and assessments as of the Closing. Prior to
the C
losing, the Seller shall pay and discharge in a timely manner all taxes, assessments, common area maintenance fees, expenses, costs, liens, or encumbrances now or hereinafter affecting any part of the Property.
CLOSING
The
C
losing
D
ate of the Agreement shall occur
on
or before [
SPECIFY
DATE].
At the
C
losing, the
Purchaser
shall complete the payment of the amount agreed upon by the
P
arties
,
including the interest amount on the installments.
TERMINATION
The
A
greement may be terminated
by
any of the following:
Mutual Agreement: By the mutual agreement of the
P
arties in writing.
Failure of Condition Precedent
b
y either
P
arty
:
I
f any condition precedent to the terminating
P
arty’s obligation to perform this Agreement is not satisfied and such condition is not waived by the terminating
P
arty at or prior to
the C
losing, the terminating
P
arty shall give written notice of such termination to
the
other
P
arty.
CASUALTY AND CONDEMNATION
If prior to the Closing, all or any part of the Property is damaged or destroyed, the
Purchaser
shall have the option:
to terminate the Agreement by delivering written notice of termination; or
p
roceeding to closing and applying
a
condemnation award or proceeds of
an
insurance policy to reduce the total consideration provided therein.
REMEDIES
The rights and remedies provided by this
A
greement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by any law.
In case of
b
reach of this Agreement, the non-breaching
P
arty may cancel the
A
greement and/or proceed against the breaching
P
arty in any claim or remedy that the non-breaching
P
arty may have in any law
or
equity, or under this Agreement.
The
Purchaser
and
the
S
eller agree to mediate any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement in accordance
with
the applicable laws or as otherwise agreed upon.
NO AGENCY
Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a partnership or joint venture between the
P
arties for any purpose whatsoever
,
and neither
P
arty shall have authority or power to bind the other or to contract in the name of, or create a liability against, the other in any way or for any purpose.
NO WAIVER
No waiver of any breach of any covenant or provision contained herein will be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, or of any other covenant or provision contained herein. No extension of time for performance of any obligation or act will be deemed an extension of the time for performance of any other obligation or act except those of the waiving
P
arty, which will be extended by a period of time equal to the period of the delay.
LANGUAGE OF THE
AGREEMENT
The language of the Agreement shall be
the
English Language, which shall be
the
binding and controlling language for all matters relating to the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.
SEVERABILITY
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or u
nenforceable, it is the Parties
’
intent that such provision be reduced in scope by the court only to the extent deemed necessary by that court to render the provision reasonable and enforceable
,
and the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated as a result.
MODIFICATIONS
Any modifications to the present Agreement shall be made after the w
ritten approval of the Parties.
NOTICES
Any notices or delivery required here shall be deemed completed when hand-delivered, delivered by agent, or seven (7) days after being placed in the post,
postage prepaid, to the Parties
at the addresses contained in this Agreement or as the
P
arties may later designate in writing at the address provided by the
Parties
.
FORCE MAJEURE
For purposes of this
s
ection, "force majeure" means an event beyond the control of either
P
arty, which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such
P
arty, or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) and failure of energy sources.
N
either
P
arty shall be under any liability for failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered, or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of force majeure
,
provided that such
P
arty shall have exercised all due diligence to minimize to the greatest extent possible the effect of force majeure on its obligations hereunder.
Promptly on becoming aware of force majeure causing a delay in performance or preventing performance of any obligations imposed by this Agreement (and termination of such delay), the
P
arty affected shall give written notice to the other
P
arty
,
giving details of the same, including particulars of the actual
,
and, if applicable, estimated continuing effects of such force majeure on the obligations of the
P
arty whose performance is prevented or delayed. If such notice shall have been duly given, the actual delay resulting from such force majeure shall be deemed not to be a breach of this Agreement, and the period for performance of the obligation to which it relates shall be extended accordingly
, provided that if force majeure results in the performance of a
P
arty being delayed by more than 60 days, the other
P
arty shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to any
s
ervice affected by such delay forthwith by written notice.
SUCCESSORS
This
A
greement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, and personal representatives of the
P
arties, except to the extent of any contrary provision in this
A
greement.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This
A
greement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE].
The Parties
submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
for the enforcement of this Agreement or any arbitration award or decision arising from this Agreement
.
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
In the event a dispute arises out of or in connection w
ith this Agreement, the Parties
shall attempt to resolve the dispute through friendly consultation.
If the dispute is not resolved within a period of [
NUMBER OF
DAYS] days
,
then any or all outstanding issues may be submitted to mediation in accordance with any statutory rules of mediation. If mediation is not successful in resolving the entire dispute or is unavailable, any outstanding issues shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
.
The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it by any court having jurisdiction within
[STATE/PROVINCE].
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entir
e
A
greement between the Parties
. All negotiations and understandings have been included in this Agreement. Statements or representations which m
ay have been made by any Party
to this Agreement in the negotiation stages of this Agreement may in some way be inconsistent with this final written Agreement. All such statements are declared to be of no value in this Agreement. Only the written terms of this Agreement shall bind the
Parties
.
BINDING EFFECT
This Agreement and the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement apply to and are binding upon the
P
arties’
successors, assigns, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and representatives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on [DATE].
SELLER PURCHASER
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
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