Exhibit 10.8
Execution Version
Amended and Restated Side Letter
This SIDE LETTER (this “Agreement”), dated July 31, 2020, is entered into by and among (a) VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “OP”), (b) VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “REIT”), (c) VineBrook Homes, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Manager”), (d) VineBrook Homes OP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), (e) VineBrook Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Managing Member”), (f) Vinebrook Development Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, Vinebrook Homes Property Management Company, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Vinebrook Homes Realty Company, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and Vinebrook Homes Services Company, Inc., an Ohio corporation (collectively with Managing Member, the “Manager Equityholders”) and (g) Dana Sprong and Ryan McGarry (collectively, the “Guarantors”).
WHEREAS, (a) certain of the parties hereto entered into that certain Management Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Original Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has undertaken certain management and oversight functions with respect to certain properties owned by the OP or its subsidiaries, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the OP LPA and herein, the acquisition and disposition of single family residential properties, in each case, during the term of the Original Management Agreement, (b) subject to the exclusivity provision of the Original Management Agreement, to more efficiently finance prior and future acquisitions of single family residential assets, the board of directors of the REIT (the “Board”) has authorized the Manager to enter into one or more additional management agreements (such management agreements entered into from time to time, as may be further amended and/or restated, the “Additional Management Agreements” and, collectively with the Original Management Agreement, the “Management Agreements”), pursuant to which the Manager will undertake certain management and oversight functions, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the OP LPA and herein, the acquisition and disposition of single family residential properties, in each case, during the term of such Additional Management Agreement, and (c) the General Partner, in its role as the general partner of the OP, entered into that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the OP (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “OP LPA”), pursuant to which the General Partner manages the operations of the OP, subject to oversight and direction provided by the Board and the Investment Committee of the OP; and
WHEREAS, previously the parties hereto entered into that certain Side Letter, dated November 1, 2018 (the “Original Side Letter”), to set forth their understanding with respect to certain other arrangements among the parties that are not explicitly provided for in the Original Management Agreement or the OP LPA, and the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Side Letter in its entirety as a result of the Additional Management Agreements, among other matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, and warranties made in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the applicable Management Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Management Agreements will adhere to the same form as the Original Management Agreement and, where possible, utilize the same defined terms and Section references throughout.