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It is up to the Applicant to ensure that he/she can use a Letter of Credit for the purpose intended. Applicant should check with the Beneficiary to ensure that the Beneficiary will accept Applicant's LOC or SBLC from The Company or Institution, The Issuer.

The Issuer prepares and issues the letters of credit. Applicant must provide suitable collateral for their Letter of Credit and must have the capacity to pay their letters of credit at the appointed time.

LETTERS OF CREDIT - FOR REAL ESTATE DEPOSIT

Letters of credit are often used in leases and other real estate transactions to secure obligations. Instead of providing a cash security deposit, a tenant or buyer may secure its obligations under a lease or purchase contract with a letter of credit. An attorney representing a party giving or receiving a letter of credit needs to understand the law of letters of credit, their risks and benefits. Because real estate attorneys may lack that expertise, information is intended to provide a basic primer on letters of credit for real estate attorneys. Although this information focus on the use of letters of credit in lease and purchase transactions, many of the principles set out below apply to other real estate transactions.

A letter of credit is a commitment made by a Institution, a Corporation or other party (the "issuer"), upon the application of the issuer's client (the "applicant"), to pay the amount of the letter of credit to a third party (the "beneficiary") upon the beneficiary's submission to the issuer of the documents listed in the letter of credit. By separate reimbursement agreement, the applicant agrees to pay the issuer for any liability to be incurred by the issuer under the letter of credit. Although letters of credit may theoretically be issued by anyone, Corporate and Institution letters of credit are typically used in commerce. Translated into leasing parlance, the tenant, or purchaser, "applicant", requests its Institution (the issuer) to issue a letter of credit to the landlord, or seller who is the "beneficiary".

WHAT DOES A LETTER OF CREDIT LOOK LIKE?
Letters of credit are typically one or two page documents. Each issuer, however, has its own form of letters of credit and may refuse to use a form dictated by the beneficiary. Accordingly, the beneficiary's attorney should be prepared to review the issuer's form to determine if it is appropriate for the use.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LETTERS OF CREDIT?
Letters of credit are generally regarded as superior to cash security in a bankruptcy. However, because letters of credit involve some disadvantages (which may be ignored in the rush for a more secure form of security), it is important for the beneficiary to make an informed decision about whether or not to require the Applicant to secure its obligations with a letter of credit. Bankruptcy Considerations Because letters of credit are viewed as more advantageous in bankruptcy than cash security, security in the form of a letter of credit may be required by landlords leasing space to high risk tenants (such as start up companies, restaurant tenants, and dot coms).