SBA 504 Standard Loan Requirements

Occupancy Requirements

New Construction:

(a) Operating Company must have a master lease on the entire premises;
(b) Operating Company must initially occupy at least 60 percent of the rentable space, but may sublease up to 40 percent to one or more tenants;
(c) Operating Company must begin to occupy a portion of the subleased space after three years and must occupy a minimum of 80 percent of the entire rentable space after ten years;
(d) Operating Company may sublease to one or more tenants up to 20 percent of the entire rentable space indefinitely;
(e) Borrower must not use loan proceeds to improve any portion of the property to be subleased.

Existing Buildings:

(a) Operating Company must have a master lease on the entire premises;
(b) Operating Company may sublease to one or more tenants up to 49 percent of the entire rentable space indefinitely;
(c) Borrower must not use loan proceeds to improve any of the property to be subleased.

Collateral Assignment of Life Insurance

In some cases, borrower(s) may need to provide to TCM/SBA a collateral assignment of a life insurance policy. TCM and SBA would be named as collateral assignees, not as beneficiaries.

Guarantees

Personal Guarantees:

All owners of 20% or more of the Borrowing Entity and/or the Operating Company must provide a personal guarantee for the loan. Owners with less than 20 percent ownership may also be required to provide a personal guarantee for the loan on a case by case basis.

Corporate Guarantees:

A Corporate Guarantee is required from the Operating Company when the Borrower is an Eligible Passive Company.

Appraisal

Prior to closing, a certified appraisal of the project property shall be furnished to SBA. Total financing must not exceed 90 percent (exceptions up to 95% when including eligible soft costs) loan to value, based on the lesser of appraised value or total project cost. If the appraised value is less than the total project cost, the Borrower has the following options: 1) provide additional investment; 2) provide additional collateral; and/or 3) reduce the size of the project, as appropriate. TCM and SBA must be named as an intended user on the appraisal report; reliance letters issued after the original report are not accepted by SBA. For new construction or substantial renovation projects, SBA requires a post-construction statement and certification from the appraiser that all construction was performed according to plans and specifications.

Environmental

Prior to closing, TCM must obtain the reports or findings from any environmental assessment performed on the property. SBA and TCM must be satisfied that all real estate to be taken as collateral is reasonably free from recognized environmental conditions. For reports other than the SBA environmental questionnaire and RSRA, SBA requires that an environmental professional sign the SBA Reliance Letter for each environmental report completed for the project.

Other Conditions

Borrower must comply with any other conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions document, as reasonably may be required by TCM. This list of standard SBA 504 requirements is a partial overview of the loan requirements and therefore does not cover all requirements that may be contained in an actual SBA Terms and Conditions document.

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