(p) The Company has never been, is not now, and immediately after the sale of the Notes under this Agreement will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; the Company is organized, and has operated, operates and will continue to operate in a manner so as to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” (a “REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Company’s present and contemplated operations, assets and income continue to meet such requirements. In this regard, the Company qualified as a REIT under the Code for its 2019 taxable year.
(q) With respect to the properties of the Company described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference therein (the “Properties”), the Company and the Subsidiaries (I) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (II) have obtained all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (III) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to obtain required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals are otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(i) none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has at any time, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other party has at any time, handled, buried, stored, retained, refined, transported, processed, manufactured, generated, produced, spilled, allowed to seep, leak, escape or leach, or be pumped, poured, emitted, emptied, discharged, injected, dumped, transferred or otherwise disposed of or dealt with, Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) on, to or from the Properties, which would require remediation under applicable Environmental Laws, other than any such action taken in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws or by tenants in connection with the ordinary use of residential properties owned by the Company or the Subsidiaries; the Company does not intend to use the Properties or any subsequently acquired properties described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus for the purpose of handling, burying, storing, retaining, refining, transporting, processing, manufacturing, generating, producing, spilling, seeping, leaking, escaping, leaching, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, dumping, transferring or otherwise disposing of or dealing with Hazardous Materials other than in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
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