Certificate of Guarantor
(CA)

Summary

This Certificate of Guarantor template is used in conjunction with a promissory note secured by real property in which the guarantor of the borrower's payment and performance under the loan and security documentation is a corporate entity and validates certain actions undertaken or to be undertaken by the guarantor. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. This template incorporates California law. The certificate of guarantor provides assurances to the lender that the corporate actions undertaken in conjunction with the borrowing activity by guarantor are valid, authorized, legal, and binding actions of the corporate entity guarantor, such as the execution of the guaranty of payment and performance by borrower under the loan and security documentation. For guidance on financing the acquisition of commercial real estate in California, see Commercial Real Estate Acquisition Loan Resource Kit (CA), Opinion Letters in Commercial Real Estate Financing Transactions (CA), and Commercial Real Estate Financing Transactions (CA). See also Junior Associate Real Estate Resource Kit (Acquisition Finance). For guidance for drafting commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements in California, see Purchasing and Selling Commercial Real Estate Resource Kit (CA) and Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements (CA). See also Junior Associate Real Estate Resource Kit (Commercial Purchase and Sale). For information on the purchase and sale of residential real property in California, see Purchase and Sale of Residential Real Property (CA). For a full listing of key content covering purchasing and selling residential real estate, see Purchasing and Selling Residential Real Estate Resource Kit. For a list of key resources covering real estate-related tasks for associates, in-house attorneys, and interns, see First Year Associate Resource Kit: Real Estate, Summer Associate Resource Kit: Real Estate, In-House Real Estate Resource Kit, and Federal Government Summer Intern Resource Kit: Real Estate.