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| 58 | | | n A “condition affecting the Property or transaction” is defined as follows: [page 2 of 5, WB-15] |
| 59 | | | (a) planned or commenced public improvements which may result in special assessments or otherwise materially affect the Property or the
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| 60 | | | present use of the Property; |
| 61 | | | (b) government agency or court order requiring repair, alteration or correction of any existing condition;
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| 62 | | | (c) completed or pending reassessment of the Property for property tax purposes;
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| 63 | | | (d) structural inadequacies which if not repaired will significantly shorten the expected normal life of the Property;
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| 64 | | | (e) any land division involving the Property, for which required state or local approvals were not obtained;
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| 65 | | | (f) construction or remodeling on the Property for which required state or local approvals were not obtained;
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| 66 | | | (g) any portion of the Property being in a 100 year floodplain, a wetland or shoreland zoning area under local, state or federal regulations;
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| 67 | | | (h) that a structure on the Property is designated as a historic building or that any part of the Property is in a historic district;
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| 68 | | | (i) material violations of environmental laws or other laws or agreements regulating the use of the Property;
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| 69 | | | (j) conditions constituting a significant health or safety hazard for occupants of the Property;
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| 70 | | | (k) underground or aboveground storage tanks for storage of flammable, combustible or hazardous materials including but not limited to gasoline
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| 71 | | | and heating oil, which are currently or which were previously located on the Property;NOTE: The Wisconsin Administrative Code |
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| 73 | | | registration and operation rules for such underground storage tanks. |
| 74 | | | (l) high voltage electric (100 KV or greater) or steel natural gas transmission lines located on but not directly serving the Property;
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| 75 | | | (m) material levels of hazardous substances located on Property or previous storage of material amounts of hazardous substances on Property;
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| 76 | | | (n) other conditions or occurrences which would significantly reduce the value of the Property to a reasonable person with knowledge of the
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| 77 | | | nature and scope of the condition or occurrence. |
| 78 | | | nPROPERTY DIMENSIONS AND SURVEYS: Buyer and Seller acknowledge that any Property, building or room dimensions, or total acreage | | |
| 79 | | | or building square footage figures, provided to Buyer or Seller may be approximate because of rounding or other reasons, unless verified by | | |
| 80 | | | survey or other means. Buyer also acknowledges that there are various formulas used to calculate total square footage of buildings and that total | | |
| 81 | | | square footage figures will vary dependent upon the formula used.CAUTION: Buyer should verify total square footage formula, Property, | | |
| 82 | | | building or room dimensions, and total acreage or square footage figures, if material to Buyer’s decision to purchase. | | |
| 83 | | | nINSPECTIONS: Seller agrees to allow Buyer’s inspectors reasonable access to the Property upon reasonable notice if the inspections are | | |
| 84 | | | reasonably necessary to satisfy the contingencies in this Offer. If this Offer is terminated, Buyer agrees to promptly provide copies of all such | | |
| 85 | | | inspection reports to Seller, and to listing broker if Property is listed. Furthermore, Buyer agrees to promptly restore the Property to its original condition |
| 86 | | | after Buyer’s inspections are completed, unless otherwise agreed with Seller. An “inspection” is defined as an observation of the Property which | | |
| 87 | | | does not include testing of the Property, other than testing for leaking carbon monoxide, or testing for leaking LP gas or natural gas used as a fuel source, | | |
| 88 | | | which are hereby authorized. | | |
| 89 | | | nTESTING: Except as otherwise provided, Seller’s authorization for inspections does authorize Buyer to conduct non-invasive testing of the | | |
| 90 | | | Property. A “test” is defined as the taking of samples of materials such as soils, water, air or building materials from the Property and the | | |
| 91 | | | laboratory or other analysis of these materials. Seller acknowledges that certain inspections or tests may detect environmental | | |
| 92 | | | pollution which may be required to be reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. | | |
| 93 | | | nPRE-CLOSING INSPECTION: At a reasonable time, pre-approved by Seller or Seller’s agent, within 3 days before closing, Buyer shall have the | | |
| 94 | | | right to inspect the Property to determine that there has been no significant change in the condition of the Property, except for ordinary wear and | | |
| 95 | | | tear and changes approved by Buyer, and that any defects Seller has elected to cure have been repaired in a good and workmanlike manner. | | |
| 96 | | | nENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT: An “environmental site assessment” (also known as a “Phase I Site Assessment”) (see lines 279 to | | |
| 97 | | | 283) may include, but is not limited to: (1) an inspection of the Property; (2) a review of the ownership and use history of the Property, including a | | |
| 98 | | | search of title records showing private ownership of the Property for a period of 80 years prior to the visual inspection; (3) a review of historic and | | |
| 99 | | | recent aerial photographs of the Property, if available; (4) a review of environmental licenses, permits or orders issued with respect to the Property; | | |
| 100 | | | (5) an evaluation of results of any environmental sampling and analysis that has been conducted on the Property; and (6) a review to determine | | |
| 101 | | | if the Property is listed in any of the written compilations of sites or facilities considered to pose a threat to human health or the environment including | | |
| 102 | | | the National Priorities List, the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) registry of Abandoned Landfills, the DNR’s Registry of Leaking | | |
| 103 | | | Underground Storage Tanks, the DNR’s most recent remedial response site evaluation report (including the Inventory of Sites and Facilities Which | | |
| 104 | | | May Cause or Threaten to Cause Environmental Pollution). Any “environmental site assessment” performed under this Offer shall comply with | | |
| 105 | | | generally recognized industry standards (e.g., current American Society of Testing and Materials “Standards for Environmental Site Assessments for | | |
| 106 | | | Commercial Real Estate”), and state and federal guidelines, as applicable.CAUTION: Unless otherwise agreed an | | |
| 107 | | | “environmental site assessment” does not include subsurface testing of the soil or groundwater or other testing of the Property for | | |
| 108 | | | environmental pollution. | | |
| 109 | | | nPROPERTY DAMAGE BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CLOSING: Seller shall maintain the Property until the earlier of closing or occupancy | | |
| 110 | | | of Buyer in materially the same condition as of the date of acceptance of this Offer, except for ordinary wear and tear. If, prior to closing, the | | |
| 111 | | | Property is damaged in an amount of not more than five per cent (5%) of the selling price, Seller shall be obligated to repair the Property and | | |
| 112 | | | restore it to the same condition that it was on the day of this Offer. If the damage shall exceed such sum, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing | | |
| 113 | | | of the damage and, if the repairs are not completed within 30 days, this Offer may be canceled at the option of Buyer. Should Buyer elect to | | |
| 114 | | | carry out this Offer despite such damage, Buyer shall be entitled to the insurance proceeds relating to the damage to the Property, plus a credit | | |
| 115 | | | towards the purchase price equal to the amount of Seller’s deductible on such policy and any uninsured loss. However, if this sale is financed | | |
| 116 | | | by a land contract or a mortgage to Seller, the insurance proceeds shall be held in trust for the sole purpose of restoring the Property. | | |
| 117 | | | FIXTURES A “Fixture” is an item of property which is physically attached to or so closely associated with land and improvements so as to be | | |
| 118 | | | treated as part of the real estate, including, without limitation, physically attached items not easily removable without damage to the Property, items | | |
| 119 | | | specifically adapted to the Property, and items customarily treated as fixtures. A “fixture” does not include trade fixtures owned by tenants of the | | |
| 120 | | | Property. See lines 11 to 17. | | |
| 121 | | | OCCUPANCY Occupancy of the entire Property shall be given to Buyer but subject to the lease-back to Seller at time of closing unless | | |
| 122 | | | otherwise provided in this Offer at lines 293 297 or in an addendum per line 298. Occupancy shall be given subject to tenant’s rights, if any. | | |
| 123 | | | SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Special assessments, if any, for work actually commenced or levied prior to date of this Offer shall be paid by Seller | | |
| 124 | | | no later than closing. All other special assessments shall be paid by Buyer subject to the terms of the Lease. CAUTION: Consider a special | | |
| 125 | | | agreement if area assessments, property owner’s association assessments or other expenses are contemplated. “Other expenses” are one-time | | |
| 126 | | | charges or ongoing use fees for public improvements (other than those resulting in special assessments) relating to curb, gutter, street, | | |
| 127 | | | sidewalk, sanitary and stormwater and stormsewer (including all sewer mains and hook-up and interceptor charges), parks, street lighting and | | |
| 128 | | | street trees, and impact fees for other public facilities, as defined in Wis. Stat. § 66.55(1)(c) & (f). | | |