I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~ ~YorkCity Helping neighbors build communities Michael Benzi, Esq. Federated Title Services, LLC 501 ih Avenue, 7th Floor New York, New York 10018 Re: Thank you DearM~~ I am writing this letter to thank you for the excellent service that you have provided us for fifteen (15) years. With your invaluable assistance, we have successfully closed numerous low-income housing tax credit ("LIHTC'') deals. Through your services as LISC's attorney and through your title company Federated Title Services, LLC, you have developed a unique and well-rounded perspective on federal low-income housing tax credit ("LIHTC") deals. Based on your thorough knowledge of program requirements and LISC business protocols, you astutely anticipate the needs of the underwriters, project sponsors, governmental agencies and institutional lenders involved in our deals, and we have been able to close our LIHTC deals efficiently. You have on numerous occasions provided us with valuable information unsolicited and well in advance of closing that has positioned us to get to get to closing in a timely fashion. Through Federated Title Services, LLC, LISe's underwriters have been able to obtain title estimates (including any necessary endorsements) and title searches to highlight unanticipated costs and closing concerns (e.g., outstanding real estate taxes, water charges, mechanics liens) well in advance of closing. Therefore, on many occasions, LISC underwriters have been able to alert our partners to potential title problems that require revisions to the project proforma. Based on the information and advice that you provided, LISC has been able to timely analyze project proformas and successfully negotiate resolutions. We also greatly appreciate the fact that even outside of the closing context, Federated Title Services provides excellent customer service. You have eagerly responded to our general title questions and to requests for information about government programs. We also greatly appreciate your willingness to provide us with title/tax abatement information about our projects post-closing and to expeditiously perform judgment lien searches and other title searches for LISC outside of the closing context. You have been a pleasure to work with, and we look forward to working with you in the future. Sincerely, ~()-dManaging Directf NYC LISC LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION 501 Seventh Avenue _ New York, NY 10018 Phone 212-455-9800 _ Fax 212-687-1396 _ WWW.LISC.ORG/NYC
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