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Exhibit 10.7

The indebtedness evidenced by this instrument is subordinated to the prior payment in full of the
Senior Indebtedness as defined in, and to the extent provided in, the Agreement dated as of March
27, 2008, among Taberna Capital Management, LLC, Beachwold Partners, L.P., Mr. Robert Rothenberg
and Tarragon Corporation.

Amended and Restated Promissory Note

			
	$10,000,000.00
	 	March 27,
2008               

     For value received, Tarragon Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Borrower”), promises
to pay to the order of Robert P. Rothenberg (“Lender”), the principal sum of Ten Million
Dollars and 00/100 ($10,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be outstanding, with interest on the
unpaid principal balance thereof at the rate set forth in the Loan Agreement (as defined below).

     1. Defined Terms. This Amended and Restated Promissory Note (this “Note”) is given
pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of the date hereof among Borrower, Beachwold
Partners, L.P. and Lender (the “Loan Agreement”). As used in this Note, (i) the term “Lender”
means the holder of this Note, (ii) the term “Indebtedness” means the principal of, interest on, or
any other amounts due at any time under, this Note including late charges and default interest, and
any other sums due and owing pursuant to the Loan Agreement, (iii) “Event of Default” means any
failure to pay any portion of the Indebtedness within the earlier to occur of (a) 30 days after the
due date therefor and (b) the Maturity Date (as defined below) or any failure by Borrower to
otherwise comply in any respect with its obligations under the Loan Agreement and (iv) “Termination
Date” means the later to occur of (a) March 27, 2013, and (b) the second anniversary of the
repayment in full of the Senior Indebtedness.

     2. Address for Payment. All payments due under this Note shall be payable c/o
Beachwold Partners, L.P., 423 West 55th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY
10019, Attn: William S. Friedman.

     3. Payment of Principal and Interest. The unpaid principal balance of the Loan (as
defined in the Loan Agreement), including any PIK Interest (as defined below) added to the unpaid
principal balance of the Loan as described below, shall bear interest in an amount equal to (a)
cash interest at the rate of 5.00% per annum (“Cash Interest”) plus (b) payment-in-kind interest at
the rate of 7.50% per annum (“PIK Interest”). Interest shall be calculated hereunder on the basis
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. In no event shall interest be charged
hereunder which would violate any applicable law. Accrued and unpaid Cash Interest is due and
payable in cash in immediately available funds on the later of (i) each January 30, April 30, July
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made with respect to the Senior Indebtedness. So long as the Senior Indebtedness has not been paid in
full, accrued and unpaid PIK Interest is automatically added to the unpaid principal balance of the
Loan as additional principal of the Loan on the first day of each month (and such interest will no
longer be accrued and unpaid). After the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, accrued and
unpaid PIK Interest is due and payable in cash in immediately available funds on each date that
Cash Interest is due and payable. The outstanding principal balance of the Loan (including any PIK
Interest added to the unpaid principal balance of the Loan as described above) is payable in full
on the Maturity Date. All accrued and unpaid interest, and all other sums owed under the Loan,
shall be due and payable on the earliest to occur of (A) the Termination Date and (B) any earlier
date on which the unpaid principal balance of this Note becomes due and payable, by acceleration or
otherwise (the “Maturity Date”).

          The principal balance of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all
other amounts then payable hereunder shall also be due and payable within ten (10) days after
demand by Lender if, at any time after the Subordinated Notes (as hereinafter defined) have been
paid in full, there shall occur a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of the
preceding sentence:

          (i) “Subordinated Notes” shall mean those certain unsecured subordinated notes previously
issued by Borrower, which are held by Taberna Preferred Fundings II Ltd., holder of $37,500,000 of
Subordinated Notes, Taberna Preferred Funding III, Ltd., holder of $27,500,000 of Subordinated
Notes, Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd., holder of $24,375,000 of Subordinated Notes, Taberna
Preferred Funding V, Ltd., holder of $25,000,000 of Subordinated Notes and Taberna Preferred
Funding VI, Ltd., holder of $10,625,000 of Subordinated Notes; and

          (ii) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

	 	(A)	 	upon the approval by the Board of Directors
of Borrower (the “Board”) (or if approval of the Board is not
required as a matter of law, the stockholders of the Borrower) of (A)
any consolidation or merger of the Borrower in which the Borrower is
not the continuing or surviving entity or pursuant to which shares of
Borrower’s common stock would be converted into cash, securities or
other property other than a merger in which the holders of shares of
Borrower’s common stock immediately prior to the merger will have the
same proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving entity
immediately after the merger, (B) any sale, lease, exchange, or other
transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of
all or substantially all the assets of the Borrower or (C) adoption
of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of
the Borrower;

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	 	(B)	 	when any “person” (as defined in Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Borrower or any subsidiary
or affiliate or employee benefit plan or trust maintained by the
Borrower, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than
20% of the Borrower’s common stock outstanding at the time, without
the prior approval of the Board;
	 
	 	(C)	 	at any time during a period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board shall cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority thereof, unless the election or the nomination for
election by the stockholders of the Borrower of each new director
during such two year period was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
Directors at the beginning of such two-year period;
	 
	 	(D)	 	a filing pursuant to any federal or state
law in connection with any tender offer for shares of the Borrower
(other than a tender offer by the Borrower); or
	 
	 	(E)	 	the occurrence of any other event or series
of events, which, in the opinion of the Board, will, or is likely to,
if carried out, result in a change of control of the Borrower.

     4. Application of Payments. If at any time Lender receives, from Borrower or
otherwise, any amount applicable to the Indebtedness which is less than all amounts due and payable
at such time, Lender may apply that payment to amounts then due and payable in any manner and in
any order determined by Lender, in Lender’s discretion. Borrower agrees that neither Lender’s
acceptance of a payment from Borrower in an amount that is less than all amounts then due and
payable nor Lender’s application of such payment shall constitute or be deemed to constitute either
a waiver of the unpaid amounts or an accord and satisfaction.

     5. Acceleration. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Indebtedness may, at the option of Lender, without any prior notice to Borrower, at once become due
and payable.

     6. Default Rate. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, PIK Interest
shall, at Lender’s option, accrue and be payable at the lesser of 25.00% per annum or the maximum
interest rate which may be collected from Borrower under applicable law. Borrower acknowledges
that its failure to make timely payments will cause Lender to incur additional expenses in
servicing and processing the Loan, that, during the time that any monthly installment or other
payment under this Note is delinquent for more than 30 days, Lender will incur additional costs and
expenses arising

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from its loss of the use of the money due and from the adverse impact on Lender’s
ability to meet is other obligations and to take advantage of other investment opportunities, and
that it is extremely difficult and impractical to determine those additional costs and expenses.
Borrower also acknowledges that, during the time that any monthly installment or other payment due
under this Note is delinquent for more than 30 days, Lender’s risk of nonpayment of this Note will
be materially increased and Lender is entitled to be compensated for such increased risk. Borrower
agrees that the increase in the rate of interest payable under this Note as set forth in this
Section 6 represents a fair and reasonable estimate, taking into account all circumstances existing
on the date of this Note, of the additional costs and expenses Lender will incur by reason of the
Borrower’s delinquent payment and the additional compensation Lender is entitled to receive for the
increased risks of nonpayment associated with a delinquent loan.

     7. Prepayments. The principal amount of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note is
prepayable in full or in part at any time, without premium. If (x) the Senior Indebtedness or (y)
any indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend,
refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund, the Senior Indebtedness (including any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon) has been repaid in full, then within 10 days after the date on which
Borrower files its next quarterly report with the Securities Exchange Commission for the fiscal
quarter in which the Senior Indebtedness or such other indebtedness has been repaid in full and for
each subsequent fiscal quarter as long as the Indebtedness remains outstanding, Borrower shall
prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness equal to the lesser of (a) 25% of (i) cash
and cash equivalents set forth on Borrower’s balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter (as
reduced by “cut” but “uncashed” checks reflected as overdrafts in Borrower’s general ledger as of
such fiscal quarter-end) minus (ii) $10,000,000 and (b) 25% of (i) the lowest amount of Excess Cash
(as defined below) available to Borrower as of the last business day of any month in the next
twelve (12) month period following such fiscal quarter minus (ii) $10,000,000; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness to be repaid pursuant to this Section 7 at any time
shall be determined and approved by the disinterested members of Borrower’s board of directors,
whose determination shall be final and binding. For purposes of this Section 7, “Excess Cash”
shall mean the excess cash forecasted to be available to Borrower as of the last business day of
each month of the relevant rolling twelve month period following each fiscal quarter-end, as set
forth in Borrower’s business plan for such period, which business plan shall have been prepared in
a manner consistent with past practice.

     8. Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall pay on demand all expenses and costs, including
fees and out-of-pocket expenses of attorneys and expert witnesses and costs of investigation,
incurred by Lender as a result of any Event of Default or in connection with efforts to collect any
amount due under this Note, or to enforce the provisions of the Loan Agreement, including those
incurred in post-judgment collection efforts and in any bankruptcy proceedings (including any
action for relief from the automatic stay of any bankruptcy proceeding) or judicial or non-judicial
foreclosure proceeding.

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     9. Forbearance. Any delay by Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Note
or the Loan Agreement or otherwise afforded by applicable law, shall not be a waiver of or preclude
the exercise of that or any other right or remedy. The acceptance by Lender of any payment after
the due date of such payment, or in an amount which is less than the required payment, shall not be
a waiver of Lender’s right to require prompt payment when due of all other payments or to exercise
any right or remedy with respect to any failure to make prompt payment. Enforcement by Lender of
any remedy for Borrower’s obligations under this Note shall not constitute an election by Lender of
remedies so as to preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy available to Lender.

     10. Waivers. Presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of
acceleration, notice of intent to demand or accelerate payment or maturity, presentment for
payment, notice of nonpayment, grace, and diligence in collecting the Indebtedness
are waived by Borrower, and all endorsers and guarantors of this Note and all other third
party obligors.

     11. Loan Charges. Borrower and Lender intend at all times to comply with the laws of
the State of New York governing the maximum rate or amount of interest payable on or in connection
with this Note and the Indebtedness (or applicable United Sates federal law to the extent that it
permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, reserve, or receive a greater amount of interest than
under New York law). If the applicable law is ever judicially interpreted so as to render usurious
any amount payable under this Note, or contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received with
respect to the Indebtedness, or of acceleration of the maturity of this Note, or if any prepayment
by Borrower results in Borrower having paid any interest in excess of that permitted by any
applicable law, then Borrower and Lender expressly intend that all excess amounts collected by
Lender shall be applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance of this Note (or, if this Note has
been or would thereby be paid in full, shall be refunded to Borrower), and the provisions of this
Note and the Loan Agreement immediately shall be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter
collectible under this Note or the Loan Agreement reduced, without the necessity of the execution
of any new documents, so as to comply with any applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of
the fullest amount otherwise payable under this Note or the Loan Agreement. The right to
accelerate the maturity of this Note does not include the right to accelerate any interest which
has not otherwise accrued on the date of such acceleration, and Lender does not intend to collect
any unearned interest in the event of acceleration. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender
for the use, forbearance or detention of the Indebtedness shall, to the extent permitted by any
applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of the
Indebtedness until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the
Indebtedness does not exceed the applicable usury ceiling. Notwithstanding any provision contained
in this Note that permits the compounding of interest, including any provision by which any accrued
interest is added to the principal amount of this Note, the total amount of interest that Borrower
is obligated to pay and Lender is entitled to receive with respect to the Indebtedness shall not
exceed the amount calculated on a simple (i.e. noncompounded) interest basis at the maximum
rate on principal amounts actually advanced to or for the account of Borrower, including all
current and prior advances.

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     12. Commercial Purpose. Borrower represents that the Indebtedness is being incurred
by Borrower solely for the purpose of carrying on a business or commercial enterprise, and not for
personal, family or household purposes.

     13. Counting of Days. Except where otherwise specifically provided, any reference in
this Note to a period of “days” means calendar days, not Business Days.

     14. Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

     15. Captions. The captions of the sections of this Note are for convenience only and
shall be disregarded in construing this Note.

     16. Notices. All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted to
be given by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Note shall be given by registered or certified
mail, or by overnight delivery service to Borrower at the address set forth below, and to the
Lender at the address set forth in Section 2.

     17. Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. Borrower agrees that any controversy arising
under or in relation to this Note shall be litigated exclusively in New York, New York (the
“Jurisdiction”). The state and federal courts and authorities with jurisdiction in the
Jurisdiction shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all controversies which shall arise under or in
relation to this Note. Borrower irrevocably consents to service, jurisdiction, and venue of such
courts for any such litigation and waives any other venue to which it might be entitled by virtue
of domicile, habitual residence or otherwise.

     18. Replacement Note. This Note amends, supercedes and replaces in its entirety that
certain $10,000,000.00 Promissory Note from Borrower to Lender dated January 7, 2008 (the “Original
Note”), and all amounts outstanding thereunder are now owed and outstanding under this Note, with
all accrued interest and other non-principal amounts outstanding under the Original Note as of the
date hereof being allocated to this Note.

     19. Waiver. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. BORROWER AND LENDER EACH (A) AGREE NOT TO ELECT
A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ISSUE ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AS LENDER AND BORROWER THAT IS TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY A JURY AND (B) WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ISSUE TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT EXISTS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS SEPARATELY GIVEN BY EACH PARTY, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY,
WITH THE BENEFIT OF COMPETENT LEGAL COUNSEL.

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     In Witness Whereof, Borrower has signed and delivered this Note, or has caused this
Note to be signed and delivered by its duly authorized representative, on the 27th day of March,
2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Borrower:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Tarragon Corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Charles D. Rubenstein
 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Name: Charles D. Rubenstein	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Title: Executive Vice President	 	 

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Exhibit 10.8

AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE

AMONG

NORTHLAND PORTFOLIO L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,

NORTHLAND FUND L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

NORTHLAND FUND II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

NORTHLAND FUND III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

NORTHLAND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation

NORTHLAND AUSTIN INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

AUSTIN INVESTORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

DRAKE INVESTORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

TATSTONE INVESTORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

TARRAGON CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation

AND

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AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE

     This AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 31st day of March,
2008, by and among NORTHLAND PORTFOLIO L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Northland
Portfolio”), NORTHLAND FUND L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Northland Fund I”), NORTHLAND
FUND II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Northland Fund II”), NORTHLAND FUND III, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“Northland Fund III”), NORTHLAND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, a
Massachusetts corporation (“NIC”), NORTHLAND AUSTIN INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Northland Austin”), AUSTIN INVESTORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Austin
Investors”), DRAKE INVESTORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Drake”), TATSTONE INVESTORS
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership company (“Tatstone” and together with Northland Portfolio,
Northland Fund I, Northland Fund II, Northland Fund III, NIC, Northland Austin, Austin Investors
and Drake, collectively, “Northland”), TARRAGON CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (“Tarragon
Corporation”), ANSONIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ansonia”, together with Tarragon
Corporation, collectively, “Tarragon”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, each of Northland Portfolio, Northland Fund I, Northland Fund II, Northland Fund III,
NIC, Northland Austin, Austin Investors, Drake, Tatstone, Tarragon Corporation and Ansonia (each a
“Contributor”) wishes to cause a new Delaware limited liability company to be known as Northland
Properties LLC (the “New Company”) to be formed on or before the First Closing (as defined below),
and having (pursuant to the First Closing and/or pursuant to one or more of the subsequent Closings
contemplated hereby) each of Northland Portfolio, Northland Fund I, Northland Fund II, Northland
Fund III, NIC, Northland Austin, Austin Investors, Drake, Tatstone, Tarragon Corporation, or to the
extent Tarragon SPE is formed to hold the Common Units (hereinafter defined) issuable to Tarragon
Corporation by the New Company, Tarragon SPE, and Ansonia as members (each, a “Member”, and
collectively, the “Members”) and have fully negotiated the form of limited liability company
operating agreement of the New Company attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Limited Liability
Company Agreement”) and the documents related thereto, which include a tax matters agreement (the
“Tax Matters Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit D and an interim management agreement (the
“Interim Management Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit B, as more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, Northland Portfolio is the owner, directly or indirectly, of certain membership
and/or limited partnership interests and/or 100% of the stock in those entities identified on
Schedule A-1, representing the economic, voting and other rights in such entities
(collectively, the “Northland Portfolio Companies”), as more particularly set forth in those
certain Operating Agreements and Limited Partnership Agreements of the Northland Portfolio
Companies identified on Schedule A-1 (as the same may be amended or modified, collectively,
the “Northland Portfolio Operating Agreements”);

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     WHEREAS, Northland Fund I is the owner, directly or indirectly, of certain membership and/or
limited partnership interests in those entities identified on Schedule A-2, representing
the economic, voting and other rights in such entities (collectively, the “Northland Fund I
Companies”), as more particularly set forth in those certain Operating Agreements and Limited
Partnership Agreements of the Northland Fund I Companies identified on Schedule A-2 (as the
same may be amended or modified, collectively, the “Northland Fund I Operating Agreements”);

     WHEREAS, Northland Fund II is the owner, directly or indirectly, of certain membership and/or
limited partnership interests and/or 100% of the stock in those entities identified on Schedule
A-3, representing the economic, voting and other rights in such entities (collectively, the
“Northland Fund II Companies”), as more particularly set forth in those certain Operating
Agreements and Limited Partnership Agreements of the Northland Fund II Companies identified on
Schedule A-3 (as the same may be amended or modified, collectively, the “Northland Fund II
Operating Agreements”);

     WHEREAS, Northland Fund III is the owner of certain membership and/or limited partnership
interests in those entities identified on Schedule A-4, representing the economic, voting
and other rights in such entities (collectively, the “Northland Fund III Companies”), as more
particularly set forth in those certain Operating Agreements and Limited Partnership Agreements of
the Northland Fund III Companies identified on Schedule A-4 (as the same may be amended or
modified, collectively, the “Northland Fund III Operating Agreements”);

     WHEREAS, NIC is the owner of certain membership interests in those entities identified on
Schedule A-5, representing the economic, voting and other rights in such entities
(collectively, the “NIC Companies” and together with the Northland Portfolio Companies, the
Northland Fund I Companies, the Northland Fund II Companies, and the Northland Fund III Companies,
collectively, the “Northland Companies”, and, each a “Northland Company”), as more particularly set
forth in those certain Operating Agreements of the NIC Companies identified on Schedule A-5
(as the same may be amended or modified, collectively, the “NIC Operating Agreements” and together
with the Northland Portfolio Operating Agreements, the Northland Fund I Operating Agreements, the
Northland Fund II Operating Agreements, and the Northland Fund III Operating Agreements,
collectively, the “Northland Operating Agreements”);

     WHEREAS, Northland Austin is the owner of certain limited partnership interests in Northland
Austin Portfolio L.P., which is one of the Northland Fund I Companies;

     WHEREAS, Austin Investors is the owner of certain limited partnership interests in Northland
Austin Portfolio L.P., which is one of the Northland Fund I Companies;

     WHEREAS, Drake is the owner of certain membership interests in Northland Memphis Portfolio
LLC, which is one of the Northland Fund I Companies;

     WHEREAS, Tatstone is the owner of certain membership interests in Northland Tatnuck LLC, which
is one of the Northland Fund II Companies;

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     WHEREAS, the Contribution Percentage of each of the Northland Contributors in the Northland
Companies and the Northland Properties is set forth in Schedule F-1;

     WHEREAS, Tarragon Corporation, directly or indirectly, is the owner of the membership and/or
limited partnership interests in those entities identified on Schedule A-6, representing
certain economic, voting and other rights in such entities (collectively, the “Tarragon
Companies”), as more particularly set forth in those certain Operating Agreements and Limited
Partnership Agreements of the Tarragon Companies as identified on Schedule A-6 (as the same
may be amended or modified, collectively, the “Tarragon Operating Agreements”);

     WHEREAS, Ansonia is the owner of certain limited partnership interests in Ansonia Apartments,
L.P., which is one of the Tarragon Companies;

     WHEREAS, the Contribution Percentage of each of the Tarragon Contributors in the Tarragon
Companies and the Tarragon Properties is set forth in Schedule F-2;

     WHEREAS, prior to each Closing affecting a transfer of interests in any of the Tarragon
Companies, Tarragon Corporation and Ansonia intend to restructure the Tarragon Companies and their
ownership in the Tarragon Companies as described in more detail in Schedule G attached
hereteo (the “Tarragon Restructuring”), such that Tarragon and Ansonia will after giving effect to
the Tarragon Restructuring own, directly or indirectly through one or more of the Tarragon
Companies, certain membership and/or limited partnership interests in those certain entities
identified on Schedule A-7, representing certain economic, voting and other rights in such
entities (and, after giving effect to the Tarragon Restructuring, all references in this Agreement
or in Related Document to the “Tarragon Companies” or the “Tarragon Company Interests” shall be
deemed to be a reference to the entities and interests identified on Schedule A-7, and not
to the entities and interests identified on Schedule A-6);

     WHEREAS, the Northland Portfolio Companies are the owners of the Real Property (defined below)
described on Schedule B-1 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, the Northland Fund I Companies are the owners of the Real Property described on
Schedule B-2 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, the Northland Fund II Companies are the owners of the Real Property described on
Schedule B-3 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, the Northland Fund III Companies are the owners of the Real Property described on
Schedule B-4 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, the NIC Companies are the owners of the Real Property described on Schedule
B-5 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, the Tarragon Companies are the owners of the Real Property described on Schedule
B-6 attached hereto;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Northland Portfolio wishes to contribute to the New
Company all of Northland Portfolio’s right, title and interest in and to the Northland

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Portfolio Companies under the Northland Portfolio Operating Agreements (the “Northland
Portfolio Company Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Northland
Portfolio Company Interests, and (ii) issue to Northland Portfolio Common Units in the New Company
in exchange for such contribution, as more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Northland Fund I wishes to contribute to the New Company
all of Northland Fund I’s right, title and interest in and to the Northland Fund I Companies under
the Northland Fund I Operating Agreements (the “Northland Fund I Company Interests”), and the New
Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Northland Fund I Company Interests, and (ii) issue to
Northland Fund I Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such contribution, as more fully
described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Northland Fund II wishes to contribute to the New Company
all of Northland Fund II’s right, title and interest in and to the Northland Fund II Companies
under the Northland Fund II Operating Agreements (the “Northland Fund II Company Interests”), and
the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Northland Fund II Company Interests, and (ii)
issue to Northland Fund II Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such contribution, as
more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Northland Fund III wishes to contribute to the New Company
all of Northland Fund III’s right, title and interest in and to the Northland Fund III Companies
under the Northland Fund III Operating Agreements (the “Northland Fund III Company Interests”), and
the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Northland Fund III Company Interests, and (ii)
issue to Northland Fund III Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such contribution, as
more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, NIC wishes to contribute to the New Company all of NIC’s
right, title and interest in and to the NIC Companies under the NIC Operating Agreements (the “NIC
Company Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Northland Fund III
Company Interests, and (ii) issue to NIC Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such
contribution, as more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Northland Austin wishes to contribute to the New Company
all of Northland Austin’s right, title and interest in and to Northland Austin Portfolio L.P. (the
“Northland Austin Company Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the
Northland Austin Company Interests, and (ii) issue to Northland Austin Common Units in the New
Company in exchange for such contribution, as more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Austin Investors wishes to contribute to the New Company
all of Austin Investors’s right, title and interest in and to Northland Austin Portfolio L.P. (the
“Austin Investors Company Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the
Austin Investors Company Interests, and (ii) issue to Austin Investors Common Units in the New
Company in exchange for such contribution, as more fully described below;

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     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Drake wishes to contribute to the New Company all of
Drake’s right, title and interest in and to Northland Memphis Portfolio L.P. (the “Drake Company
Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Drake Company Interests, and
(ii) issue to Drake Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such contribution, as more
fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Tatstone wishes to contribute to the New Company all of
Tatstone’s right, title and interest in and to Northland Tatnuck LLC (the “Tatstone Company
Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Tatstone Company Interests,
and (ii) issue to Tatstone Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such contribution, as
more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Tarragon Corporation wishes to contribute to the New
Company all of Tarragon Corporation’s right, title and interest in and to the Tarragon Companies
under the Tarragon Company Operating Agreements (the “Tarragon Corporation Company Interests”), and
the New Company shall (i) accept contribution of the Tarragon Corporation Company Interests, and
(ii) issue to Tarragon Corporation Common Units in the New Company in exchange for such
contribution, as more fully described below;

     WHEREAS, upon one or more Closings, Ansonia wishes to contribute to the New Company all of
Ansonia’s right, title and interest in and to the Tarragon Companies under the Tarragon Company
Operating Agreements (the “Ansonia Company Interests” and, together with the Tarragon Corporation
Company Interests, the “Tarragon Company Interests”), and the New Company shall (i) accept
contribution of the Ansonia Company Interests, and (ii) issue to Ansonia Common Units in the New
Company in exchange for such contribution, as more fully described below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and in reliance on all representations, warranties and covenants made by each
of the parties hereto, Northland and Tarragon agree as follows:

DEFINITIONS

     The following terms as used in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them as set
forth below unless the context clearly requires another meaning. The terms set forth below do not
constitute all defined terms set forth in this Agreement. Such other defined terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them elsewhere in this Agreement.

     “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

     “Action” shall mean any claim, suit, litigation, injunction, stay, labor dispute, arbitration,
investigation, audit or other action or proceeding, including, without limitation, any condemnation
action.

     “Affiliate” shall mean any entity in which the Person in question owns directly or indirectly
more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or similar interests issued by such entity or any
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person in question.

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     “Affiliate Management Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

     “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Ansonia” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Ansonia Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Assumed Debt” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Assumed Debt and
the Tarragon Assumed Debt.

     “Austin Investors” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Austin Investors Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Authority” shall mean a governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over Northland,
Tarragon, or the Properties.

     “Bermuda Island Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

     “Business Day” means any weekday that is not an official holiday in the State of New York.

     “Cash” means cash and monetary equivalents, including money funds and other short-term
investments, but excluding tenant security deposits, escrow balances and reserves held by a lender
for the account of a Contributed Company.

     “Casualty” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “Casualty Sum” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “Closing” and “Closing Date” have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

     “Closing Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

     “Closing Conditions” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Closing
Conditions or the Tarragon Closing Conditions.

     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable rules and
regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall
be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.

     “Common Units” means the units of membership interest in the New Company to be issued to the
Contributors hereunder, and having the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as set
forth in the Limited Liability Company Agreement.

     “Companies” shall mean one ore more, as the case may be, of the Northland Companies and the
Tarragon Companies.

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     “Company Interests” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Company
Interests and the Tarragon Company Interests.

     “Competing Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

     “Condemnation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

     “Condemnation Sum” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

     “Contracts” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Contracts or the
Tarragon Contracts.

     “Contributed Companies” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

     “Contributed Properties” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

     “Contributing Group” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Contributors
or the Tarragon Contributors.

     “Contribution Percentage” shall mean, for each Contributor in respect of each of its
Contributed Companies or Contributed Properties, as the case may be, the direct or indirect
ownership interest of such Contributor in such Contributed Company or Contributed Property, in each
case as specified in Schedule F-1 with respect to the Northland Contributors and
Schedule F-2 with respect to the Tarragon Contributors.

     “Contributor” shall mean any of Northland Portfolio, Northland Fund I, Northland Fund II,
Northland Fund III, NIC, Northland Austin, Austin Investors, Drake, Tatstone, Tarragon Corporation
and Ansonia, as applicable.

     “Drake” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Drake Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Equity Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

     “Excess Gain” means with respect to any (i) interest (an “Interest”) in an entity treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes that is contributed to the New Company on an applicable
Closing Date if such entity remains as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes immediately
after such contribution (a “Northland Partnership”), and (ii) any property (including partnership
interests) owned directly or indirectly by such Northland Partnership, (collectively, any Interest,
any such partnership interest and other property being referred to as the “Deemed Contributed
Property”) the excess of (A) the amount of income and gain allocated to the Tarragon Contributors
(and their Affiliates) for federal income tax purposes upon the sale or other disposition of such
Deemed Contributed Property over (B) the amount of income and gain for federal income tax purposes
that would have been allocated to the Tarragon Contributors (and their Affiliates) upon the sale or
other disposition of such Deemed Contributed Property, if (x) such Deemed Contributed Property (or
the portion of such Deemed Contributed Property based on portion of such income and gain from such
disposition allocated to New

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Company, if the New Company does not own for federal income tax purposes a direct 100%
interest in such Deemed Contributed Property) had been contributed directly to the New Company on
the relevant Closing Date by the contributor(s) of the Interest in the Northland Partnership that
owned a direct or indirect interest in such Deemed Contributed Property, (y) Code Section 704(c)
had applied to such contribution and (z) the Section 704(c) allocation method actually adopted or
selected pursuant to Section 6.3(b) of the Limited Liability Company Agreement with respect to the
“section 704(c) property” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(3)(i))
attributable to such Deemed Contributed Property applied to such contribution.

     “Executive Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(t).

     “Final Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

     “First Closing” and “First Closing Date” have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

     “GE Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

     “Hazardous Substances” and “Hazardous Wastes” shall mean any substance, chemical, waste or
material that is or becomes regulated by any federal, state or local Authority because of its
toxicity, infectiousness, radioactivity, explosiveness, ignitability, corrosiveness or reactivity,
including, without limitation, asbestos, the group of compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls,
flammable explosives, oil, petroleum or any refined petroleum product.

     “Income Taxes” means any Tax based upon or measured by reference to net income, including any
such Tax imposed on a Person pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous or
similar state, local, or foreign law or regulation, as transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise.

     “Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

     “Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

     “Intangibles”, with respect to each of the Properties shall mean all intangible property owned
or used by the Contributor of such Property (or its Affiliate) exclusively in connection with the
ownership, use, operation or development of the Property, including, without limitation: (i) the
right to use the applicable name listed on Schedules C-1 and C-2 and any other trade names
used in connection with the Property, (ii) the Contracts, (iii) the Tenant Leases, all guaranties
of the Tenant Leases, all security deposits under the Tenant Leases (unless such Contributor elects
instead to have them credited to the New Company), all other security, if any, under the Tenant
Leases and any rent prepaid under the Tenant Leases and (iv) all Northland Licenses and/or Tarragon
Licenses and any warranties, guaranties and other rights relating exclusively to the ownership,
use, operation or development of the Property to the extent transferable, but excluding the
Northland Excluded Property and the Tarragon Excluded Property.

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     “Interim Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Management Agreement by and between
each Contributor, as owner, and the Management JV, as manager, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B.

     “Law” or “Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(e) and 3.3(e).

     “Lender Consents” shall mean the Tarragon Lender Consents or the Northland Lender Consents, as
applicable.

     “Limited Liability Company Agreement” shall mean the Limited Liability Company Agreement of
the New Company to be dated as of the First Closing Date by and among the Members in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     “Loss” or “Losses” shall mean any and all claims, losses, damages, costs, liabilities, Taxes,
causes of action and expenses, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and disbursements,
whether direct, contingent or consequential.

     “Management Agreement: has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

     “Management JV” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.

     “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any circumstance, event, occurrence, change or effect
that is, or would be, or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Companies, the Real Properties, Personal Property or Intangibles being contributed by the Northland
Contributors or the Tarragon Contributors, as the case may be, or the use, operation or value
thereof, in each case taken as a whole.

     “Material Casualty” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “Material Condemnation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

     “Members” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “New Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “NIC” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “NIC Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “NIC Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “NIC Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “New Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northgate Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

     “Northland” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

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     “Northland Austin” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Northland Austin Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Assumed Debt” shall mean the existing mortgage and/or mezzanine financing
encumbering the Northland Company Interests or the Northland Property as of the date of this
Agreement as described in Schedule E-1 hereto.

     “Northland Closing Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1

     “Northland Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Company Interests” shall mean, collectively, the Northland Portfolio Company
Interests, the Northland Fund I Company Interests, the Northland Fund II Company Interests, the NIC
Company Interests, the Northland Austin Company Interests, the Austin Investors Company Interests,
the Drake Company Interests and the Tatstone Company Interests.

     “Northland Consents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

     “Northland 2/3s Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

     “Northland Contracts” shall mean, subject to the terms of this definition below, all
contracts, undertakings, commitments, agreements, obligations, guarantees and warranties (i)
relating to the Northland Property, (ii) to which any of the Northland Companies are a party or
(iii) by which any of the Northland Companies or the Northland Property is bound, including,
without limitation, utility contracts, management contracts, construction contracts, maintenance
and service contracts, parking contracts, equipment leases and brokerage and leasing agreements,
but excluding (i) except as provided in Section 1.4, any Affiliate Management Agreements, (ii) the
Northland Leases and (iii) the Northland Debt Instruments.

     “Northland Contributor” shall mean any of Northland Portfolio, Northland Fund I, Northland
Fund II, Northland Fund III, NIC, Northland Austin, Austin Investors, Drake, and Tatstone, as
applicable.

     “Northland Debt Instruments” shall mean all agreements and other instruments securing or
evidencing the Northland Assumed Debt or otherwise executed and delivered in connection therewith.

     “Northland Excluded Property” shall mean: (i) all Cash of the Northland Companies as of the
Prorations Date that is distributed to the Northland Companies at Closing pursuant to Section 1.1,
(ii) the name “Northland” and all permutations thereof and all related tradenames, trademarks,
service marks and logos incorporating any thereof and all pending applications and registrations
thereof, (iii) the Northland web site located at http://www.northland.com/ (and all sub-pages
thereunder) and all related domain names, internet registrations and copyrights therein used to
market, advertise or promote the “Northland” name generally, (iv) any assets which Northland or its
Affiliates contribute to the Management JV, and (v) licenses or other rights to computer software,
programs or other information technology or accounting or property management systems.

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     “Northland Fund I” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Northland Fund I Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund I Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund I Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund II” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Northland Fund II Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund II Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund II Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund III” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Northland Fund III Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund III Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Fund III Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Leases” shall mean all leases, tenancy and occupancy agreements affecting the
Northland Property (including, without limitation, all amendments, modifications, agreements,
records, substantive correspondence and other documents affecting in any way a right to occupy any
portion of the Northland Property).

     “Northland Lender Consents” shall mean, collectively, all approvals, consents,
acknowledgments, agreements and authorizations to the transaction contemplated hereby from the
holders of the Northland Assumed Debt required under the Northland Debt Instruments or as otherwise
reasonably requested by Tarragon.

     “Northland Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).

     “Northland Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Portfolio” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Northland Portfolio Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Portfolio Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Portfolio Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Northland Property” shall mean, collectively and individually, all (A) Real Property of (i)
the Northland Portfolio Companies as described on Schedule B-1 attached hereto, (ii) the
Northland Fund I Companies as described on Schedule B-2 attached hereto, (iii) the
Northland

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Fund II Companies as described on Schedule B-3 attached hereto, (iv) the Northland
Fund III Companies as described on Schedule B-4 attached hereto, and (v) the NIC Companies
as described on Schedule B-5 attached hereto (each of items A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and
(v), collectively, the “Northland Real Property”), (B) Personal Property of (i) the Northland
Portfolio Companies as described on Schedule D-1 attached hereto, (ii) the Northland Fund I
Companies as described on Schedule D-2 attached hereto, (iii) the Northland Fund II
Companies as described on Schedule D-3 attached hereto, (iv) the Northland Fund III
Properties as described on Schedule D-4 attached hereto, and (v) the NIC Properties as
described on Schedule D-5 attached hereto (each of items B(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v),
collectively, the “Northland Personal Property”), and (C) Intangibles owned by Northland. All
references in this Agreement to the Northland Property shall be deemed to refer to all or any
portion of the Northland Property.

     “Northland Rent Roll” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(h)(iii).

     “Northland Restructuring” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

     “Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).

     “OFAC” and “OFAC Lists” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(t).

     “Permitted Exceptions” shall mean and include all of the following items: (a) applicable
zoning and building ordinances and land use regulations, as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the date of each Closing, (b) any deed, easement, restriction, covenant or other matter affecting
title to the Northland Property or Tarragon Property that would be disclosed by a title report,
title policy or title commitment of the Northland Property or Tarragon Property, as the case may
be, on the date of this Agreement, (c) such state of facts as would be disclosed by a physical
inspection of the Northland Property or the Tarragon Property, as the case may be, as of the date
of this Agreement, (d) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the date of Closing, and (e) liens securing the payment of the Assumed
Debt. Permitted Exceptions shall not include any lien that secures the payment of money (other
than the Assumed Debt), including, without limitation, mechanics liens, which the Contributor
contributing such Property shall remove or cure on or before Closing.

     “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, business trust, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization
or government or a political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof or other entity or
organization of any kind.

     “Personal Property” shall mean all tangible personal property owned by a Contributor located
on or in or used exclusively in connection with the Real Property of such Contributor as of the
date of this Agreement or on the applicable the Closing Date with respect to such Real Property,
including, without limitation, all equipment, systems and appliances relating to the Property and
other items listed in Schedules D-1 through D-6 attached hereto, but excluding the
Northland Excluded Property and the Tarragon Excluded Property. Personal Property shall in no
event include personal property owned by tenants of such Real Property.

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     “Post-Closing Straddle Period” is defined in Section 4.11.

     “Pre-Closing Straddle Period” is defined in Section 4.11.

     “Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the
relevant Prorations Date or Closing Date (as determined in accordance with Section 4.11).

     “Property” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Property or the
Tarragon Property.

     “Property Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “Prorations Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

     “Real Property” shall mean, individually for each parcel and collectively for all parcels, the
land (the “Land”), together with all rights, licenses, privileges and easements appurtenant
thereto, including, without limitation, all minerals, oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances on
and under and that may be produced from the Land, as well as all development rights and land use
entitlements benefiting the Land and the right, title and interest in off-site facilities and
amenities servicing the Land or any improvements located thereon, including, without limitation,
building permits and other governmental licenses, permits and certificates, utilities commitments,
air rights, water, water rights, riparian rights and water stock relating to the Land and any
rights-of-way or other appurtenances used in connection with the beneficial use and enjoyment of
the Land and all of right, title and interest in and to all roads, easements, rights of way, strips
or gores, alleys and other appurtenances adjoining or servicing the Land (collectively, the
“Appurtenances”) and all improvements and fixtures located on the Land or the Appurtenances, and
all apparatus and equipment used in connection with the operation or occupancy of the Land, such
improvements or the Appurtenances, including, without limitation, heating and air conditioning
systems and facilities used to provide any services on the Land or the Appurtenances or for the
improvements, and all parking and related facilities and amenities (collectively, the
“Improvements”).

     “Reference Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).

     “Related Documents” means, collectively, all documents to be executed and delivered by the
Contributors pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Limited Liability
Company Agreement and all other documents referred to in Sections 2.1(h) and 2.2(h) required to be
executed and delivered by the Contributors in connection with any Closing.

     “Straddle Period” is defined in Section 4.11.

     “Tarragon” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Tarragon Assumed Debt” shall mean the existing mortgage and/or mezzanine financing
encumbering the Tarragon Company Interests or the Tarragon Property as of the date of this
Agreement as described in Schedule E-2 hereto.

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     “Tarragon Closing Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

     “Tarragon Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tarragon Companies” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tarragon Consents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).

     “Tarragon Contracts” shall mean, subject to the terms of this definition below, all contracts,
undertakings, commitments, agreements, obligations, guarantees and warranties (i) relating to the
Tarragon Property, (ii) to which any of the Tarragon Companies are a party or (iii) by which any of
the Tarragon Companies or the Tarragon Property is bound, including, without limitation, utility
contracts, management contracts, construction contracts, maintenance and service contracts, parking
contracts, equipment leases and brokerage and leasing agreements, but excluding (i) except as
provided in Section 1.4, any Affiliate Management Agreement, (ii) the Tarragon Leases and (iii) the
Tarragon Debt Instruments.

     “Tarragon Contributor” shall mean any of Tarragon Corporation and Ansonia, as applicable.

     “Tarragon Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Tarragon Corporation Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tarragon Debt Instruments” shall mean all agreements and other instruments securing or
evidencing the Tarragon Assumed Debt or otherwise executed and delivered in connection therewith.

     “Tarragon Excluded Property” shall mean: (i) all Cash of the Tarragon Companies as of the
Prorations Date that is distributed to the Tarragon Companies at Closing pursuant to Section 1.1,
(ii) the names “Tarragon” and “Vintage” and all permutations thereof and all related tradenames,
trademarks, service marks and logos incorporating any thereof and all pending applications and
registrations thereof, (iii) the Tarragon web site located at http://www.tarragon.com/ (and all
sub-pages thereunder) and all related domain names, internet registrations and copyrights therein
used to market, advertise or promote the “Tarragon” name generally, (iv) any assets which Tarragon
or its Affiliates contribute to the Management JV, and (v) licenses or other rights to computer
software, programs or other information technology or accounting or property management systems.

     “Tarragon GE Assumed Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

     “Tarragon GE Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

     “Tarragon GE Property” shall mean that portion of the Tarragon Property that is encumbered or
otherwise subject to the Tarragon GE Assumed Debt.

     “Tarragon Leases” shall mean all leases, tenancy and occupancy agreements affecting the
Tarragon Property (including, without limitation, all amendments, modifications, agreements,

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records, substantive correspondence and other documents affecting in any way a right to occupy
any portion of the Tarragon Property).

     “Tarragon Lender Consents” shall mean, collectively, all approvals, consents, acknowledgments,
agreements and authorizations to the transaction contemplated hereby from the holders of the
Tarragon Assumed Debt required under the Tarragon Debt Instruments or as otherwise reasonably
requested by Northland.

     “Tarragon Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(e).

     “Tarragon Operating Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tarragon Property” shall mean, collectively and individually, all (A) Real Property of
Tarragon as described on Schedule B-6 attached hereto (collectively, the “Tarragon Real
Property”), (B) Personal Property of Tarragon as described on Schedule D-6 attached hereto
(collectively, the “Tarragon Personal Property”), and (C) Intangibles owned by Tarragon. All
references in this Agreement to the Tarragon Property shall be deemed to refer to all or any
portion of the Tarragon Property.

     “Tarragon Rent Roll” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h)(iv).

     “Tarragon Restructuring” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tarragon SPE” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(g).

     “Tatstone” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

     “Tatstone Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
capital gains, franchise, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, sales, use, goods and services,
transfer, registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real property, special assessment,
personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, employment, disability, payroll,
license, employee or other withholding, contributions or other tax, of any kind whatsoever,
including any interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in respect of the
foregoing.

     “Tenant Leases” shall mean one or more, as the case may be, of the Northland Leases or the
Tarragon Leases.

     “Third Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

     “Vintage/Aldridge Purchase Agreements” shall mean the Agreements of Purchase and Sale dated
the date hereof between the New Company, as buyer, and Morningside National, Inc. and Tarragon
Corporation as seller, as applicable, for the sale to the New Company of the “Aldridge at Gateway”
and “Vintage at the Grove” properties.

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ARTICLE
1 —  CONTRIBUTION OF INTERESTS

     1.1  Contribution of the Interests.

          (a) Equity Value and Issuance of Common Units. At each Closing, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each Contributor agrees to contribute and convey to the New
Company the Company Interests directly owned by it and reflecting the same direct and indirect
ownership in the Companies shown on the applicable Schedules A-1 through A-7, except as otherwise
modified by the Tarragon Restructuring or the Northland Restructuring, as applicable (as to such
Contributor, the “Contributed Companies”) which hold the Properties for which the necessary Lender
Consents have been obtained (as to such Contributor, the “Contributed Properties”). Each
Contributor shall, through its contribution of the Company Interests, contribute the Contributed
Properties subject only to the Permitted Exceptions, the Leases, the Contracts, the Licenses and
such other leases, contracts and licenses as may be permitted to be entered into hereafter in
accordance with Section 7.1. To the extent more than one Contributor owns interests in the same
Company, then, at Closing, all of the Company Interests in such Company that will be contributed to
the New Company must be contributed at the same Closing. In consideration of such contribution and
conveyance and in reliance on the representations and warranties of such Contributor contained in
or made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to cause the New Company
to issue at such Closing to such Contributor a Common Unit for each ten dollars ($10.00) of Equity
Value so contributed by it. Each Contributor shall be admitted as a member of the New Company upon
the initial issuance to such Contributor of Common Units under and in accordance with the terms of
the Limited Liability Company Agreement. The term “Equity Value” means, for each Contributor on
each Closing Date, the sum of the following values for each Contributed Property of such
Contributor on such Closing Date: (i) the net asset value of such Contributed Property, (as shown
in the column labeled “Market Value Equity” on Schedule 1.1), multiplied by (ii) the Contribution
Percentage of such Contributor in such Contributed Property, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 1.1(b), (c) and (d).

          (b) Adjustment for Debt. At each Closing, with respect to each Contributor and each
Company Interest in a Contributed Company being contributed by it on such Closing, if the aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness, and all accrued and unpaid interest, owed by the Contributed
Company or otherwise encumbering the Contributed Property owned by such Contributed Company exceeds
as of the Prorations Date the estimated amount of Assumed Debt (as shown in the columns labeled
“Mortgage Balance at 2/29/08” and “Mezzanine Financing at 2/29/08” on Schedule 1.1) for
such Contributed Property, then the Equity Value of such Contributor will be reduced by the product
of (x) the amount of such excess and (y) the Contribution Percentage of such Contributor in the
Contributed Company; and (ii) if the estimated amount of Assumed Debt (as shown in the columns
labeled “Mortgage Balance at 2/29/08” and “Mezzanine Financing at 2/29/08” on Schedule 1.1)
for such Contributed Property exceeds the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness, and all
accrued and unpaid interest, owed by such Contributed Company or otherwise encumbering its
Contributed Property on the Prorations Date, then the Equity Value of such Contributor shall be
increased by the product of (x) the amount of such excess and (y) the Contribution Percentage of
such Contributor in such Contributed Company. On each Closing Date, the increases or reductions in
a Contributor’s Equity Value for all Contributed Properties being contributed by it on such Closing
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aggregated, and the net increase or reduction, as applicable, will adjust such Contributor’s
Equity Value for purposes of determining the number of Common Units to be issued to it pursuant to
Section 1.1(a).

          (c) Adjustment for Cash. It is the intention of the Contributors that Cash of each
Contributed Company held on the Prorations Date shall be distributed to the applicable Contributed
Companies on or before Closing, and Cash of each Contributed Company held after the Prorations Date
shall be contributed to the New Company at Closing without adjustment in any Contributor’s Equity
Value. Consequently, each Contributor shall use diligent efforts to distribute Cash held by each
of its Contributed Companies as of the Prorations Date on or prior to the Closing Date. If,
despite using such diligent efforts, any Cash held by a Contributed Company as of the Prorations
Date is not so distributed on or prior to the Closing Date, then the Equity Value of the
Contributors of such Contributed Company will increase, pro rata in proportion to their respective
Contribution Percentages. Each Contributor is hereby prohibited from distributing any Cash of a
Contributed Company held after the Prorations Date following the delivery of a Closing Notice in
which it is anticipated that the Company Interests in the applicable Contributed Companies will be
contributed at Closing; and in that case any Cash so distributed in excess of Cash held by the
Contributed Company as of the Prorations Date will reduce the Equity Value of the Contributors of
such Contributed Company, pro rata in proportion to their respective Contribution Percentages.

          (d) Adjustment for Net Prorations. At each Closing, the net proration amount for each
Contributed Property, computed pursuant to Section 4.11, will adjust the Equity Value of
each Contributor contributing a Company Interest (directly or indirectly) in such Contributed
Property, pro rata, in proportion to their respective Contribution Percentages. If such net
proration amount is a positive credit in favor of the Contributors of such Contributed Property,
such adjustment will increase the Equity Value of such Contributors; and if such net proration
amount is a negative debit owed to the New Company by such Contributors of such Contributed
Property, such adjustment will reduce the Equity Value of such Contributors. On each Closing Date,
the increases or reductions in a Contributor’s Equity Value for all Contributed Properties being
contributed by it on such Closing Date under this Section 1.1(d) will be aggregated, and the net
increase or reduction, as applicable, will adjust such Contributor’s Equity Value for purposes of
determining the number of Common Units to be issued to it pursuant to Section 1.1(a).

          (e) The provisions of this Section 1.1 shall survive each Closing.

     1.2 Certain Changes in the Contribution Transactions.

          (a) Northland Restructuring. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Northland Portfolio may restructure its contribution of the Northland Portfolio Company Interests
to the New Company on any basis so long as the restructuring has the same overall economic effect
as the contributions and other transactions otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Northland Restructuring”). Tarragon shall have the right to review and approve the Northland
Restructuring, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
provided, however, that such approval may be withheld if, in the reasonable, good faith

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business judgment of Tarragon, the Northland Restructuring will have a material adverse tax or
other economic consequence for the New Company or any Tarragon Contributor.

          (b) Tarragon Restructuring. Tarragon shall complete the Tarragon Restructuring on or
before the applicable Closing Date in which such Tarragon Company Interests are to be contributed
to the New Company, in whole, or with respect to a Closing at which less than all of the Tarragon
Company Interests are being contributed to the New Company, in respect of the Tarragon Company
Interests being contributed at such Closing. Tarragon shall have the right to change the Tarragon
Restructuring from time to time so long as the Tarragon Restructuring has the same overall economic
effect as the contributions and other transactions otherwise contemplated by this Agreement,
subject Northland’s right to review and approve the Tarragon Restructuring, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such approval
may be withheld if, in the reasonable, good faith business judgment of Northland, such change in
the Tarragon Restructuring will have a material adverse tax or other economic consequence for the
New Company or any Northland Contributor.

          (c) Tarragon SPE Sub. Tarragon Corporation may at any time form a special-purpose
wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of holding the Common Units issuable to it by the New
Company hereunder (the “Tarragon SPE”), and thereafter, the obligations of Tarragon Corporation
hereunder may be performed by Tarragon SPE. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Tarragon Corporation shall not be relieved of any of its obligations or liabilities under this
Agreement by reason of forming such Tarragon SPE or causing such Tarragon SPE to hold Tarragon
Corporation’s Common Units.

          (d) Northgate and Bermuda Island. Northland and Tarragon acknowledge and agree that
the Properties identified on Schedule 1.1 as Northgate and Bermuda Island are currently the
subject of (i) that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 5, 2008 by and between
Middletown Tarragon LLC and Northland Fund III (the “Northgate Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to
which Middletown Tarragon LLC has agreed to sell and Northland Fund III has agreed to purchase the
Northgate property, and (ii) that certain Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as
of March 5, 2008 by and between Tarragon Corporation and Northland Fund II (the “Bermuda Island
Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Tarragon Corporation has agreed to sell and Northland Fund
II has agreed to purchase the membership interests in Bermuda Island Tarragon, LLC. Northland and
Tarragon further agree that, to the extent either of the closings on Northgate and/or Bermuda
Island occur on or prior to the Final Closing Date hereunder, (i) such closed property shall
thereafter constitute a “Northland Property” hereunder, other than as provided in Section 3.6 of
this Agreement, (ii) Middletown Tarragon LLC will constitute a “Northland Company” hereunder, other
than as provided in Section 3.6 of this Agreement, (iii) the membership interests in such
additional Northland Company shall constitute “Northland Company Interests” hereunder to be
contributed to the New Company on the next Closing, other than as provided in Section 3.6 of this
Agreement, and (iv) Northland Fund III and Northland Fund II will receive the Equity Value
attributed to such Property as provided in Schedule 1.1., subject to adjustment as provided
herein.

          (e) The provisions of this Section 1.2 shall survive each Closing.

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     1.3 Closing.

          (a) The initial closing of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the “First
Closing”) will take place as promptly as possible but in no event later than the first
(1st) Business Day of the first month immediately following the month in which the
Tarragon GE Consent and the Northland 2/3s Consent are both obtained (the “First Closing Date”).

          (b) To the extent that fewer than all of the Company Interests have been contributed to the
New Company on the First Closing Date, then subsequent closings (together with the First Closing,
each a “Closing”) will occur on the first (1st) Business Day of each month immediately
following the month in which either the Northland Contributing Group or the Tarragon Contributing
Group delivers to the other party written notice (each a “Closing Notice”) that its Contributing
Group has received additional Lender Consents and is prepared to satisfy the Closing Conditions
applicable to its Contributing Group at Closing as to one or more Properties and the related
Company Interests not previously contributed (together with the First Closing Date, each a “Closing
Date”). On each Closing Date, each Contributing Group will contribute to the New Company all of
the Company Interests with respect to which (and to the extent not previously contributed) its
Closing Conditions have been satisfied or waived by the other Contributing Group. Notwithstanding
anything in the foregoing to the contrary, if either Contributing Group believes or has knowledge
that the other Contributing Group has received additional Lender Consents, then a Closing Notice
may be sent by either of the Contributing Groups hereunder.

          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Closing Notice may be given later than December 22,
2008, (ii) if a Closing Notice is delivered during the last five (5) Business Days of any calendar
month (other than the month of December 2008), the Closing with respect to such Closing Notice
shall occur on the first (1st) Business Day of the second calendar month following
delivery of such Closing Notice, (iii) if a Closing Notice is delivered during the month of
December 2008, the Closing with respect to such Closing Notice will occur on December 31, 2008 (the
“Final Closing Date”), and (iv) no Closing will occur later than the Final Closing Date. If on the
Final Closing Date, fewer than all of the Company Interests have been contributed to the New
Company, then, other than those Company Interests that have not been contributed to the New Company
as a result of a breach or default hereunder, with respect to which the non-breaching and/or
non-defaulting parties shall retain any and all rights and remedies related thereto under this
Agreement, the remaining uncontributed Company Interests, Companies and Properties shall not be
contributed to the New Company, whereupon this Agreement shall be deemed to have been terminated as
to such Company Interests, Companies and Properties (but not as to any other Company Interests,
Companies or Properties) and the parties hereto shall have no further obligations or liabilities in
respect thereof hereunder, other than with respect to provisions hereof which expressly survive
termination.

          (d) Each Closing shall occur in the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue, New
York, NY 10018 on the Closing Date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Tarragon Corporation and
NIC. Each Closing shall occur pursuant to closing arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Tarragon
Corporation and NIC.

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     1.4 Management JV. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
(i) Tarragon Corporation and NIC will form Northland Properties Management LLC (the “Management
JV”) and will execute and deliver the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Management JV in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, and (ii) the applicable Tarragon Contributors, the
applicable Northland Contributors and the Management JV shall enter into the Interim Management
Agreement, which will govern the management of the Tarragon Properties and the Northland Properties
prior to contribution to the New Company. At each Closing, the applicable Contributors and the New
Company will execute and deliver partial terminations of the Interim Management Agreement with
respect to the Contributed Properties. At each Closing, the Board of Managers (as defined in the
Limited Liability Company Agreement) on behalf of the New Company will enter into a new management
agreement with Management JV on substantially the same economic terms as the Interim Management
Agreement to govern the management of the Contributed Properties from time to time.

     1.5 Other Affiliate Management Agreements. Except as provided in Section 1.4, the
Contributed Companies and the Contributed Properties will at their respective Closings be subject
to no property management, construction management, development, leasing, brokerage or similar
agreement with any Affiliate of the Contributor (each an “Affiliate Management Agreement”), and the
Contributor will cause any Affiliate Management Agreements to be terminated at Closing for each
Contributed Company and each Contributed Property at its sole expense.

     1.6 Tarragon Company Names. Immediately following each Closing, Northland will cause
the New Company to change the name of any Contributed Company which uses the name “Tarragon” or any
other name comprising part of the Tarragon Excluded Property to another name which does not include
“Tarragon” or any other such name.

ARTICLE
2 — CERTAIN COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

     2.1 Covenants and Conditions to Northland’s Obligation to Closing. The obligation of
Northland to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder on each Closing Date shall be
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Northland of each of the conditions set forth below
(collectively, the “Northland Closing Conditions”).

          (a) Minimum Lenders’ Approval at First Closing. As a condition to the First Closing,
Northland shall have obtained the Northland 2/3s Consent. As an additional condition to the First
Closing, Tarragon shall have obtained and delivered to Northland, and Northland shall cooperate to
the extent reasonably necessary with Tarragon at no additional cost or expense to Northland, to
obtain, all approvals, consents, acknowledgments, agreements and authorizations to the transaction
contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, to the Tarragon Restructuring, required from
the General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE Lender”) or reasonably requested by Northland
(collectively, the “Tarragon GE Consent”), which is the holder of that portion of the Tarragon
Assumed Debt (the “Tarragon GE Assumed Debt”) identified on Schedule 2.1(a). It shall be a
condition to Northland’s obligations under this Agreement that the Tarragon GE Consent shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory

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to Northland and shall be executed and delivered by all applicable parties thereto at the
First Closing.

          (b) Other Lender Consents. On each Closing on which Northland Company Interests that
are not subject to the Northland 2/3s Consent are contributed to the New Company, then with respect
to such contribution, Northland shall have obtained the Northland Lender Consents. As a further
condition to each Closing on which Tarragon Company Interests that are not subject to the Tarragon
GE Consent are contributed to the New Company, then with respect to such contribution, Tarragon
shall have obtained and delivered to Northland, and Northland shall cooperate to the extent
reasonably necessary with Tarragon at no additional cost or expense to Northland to obtain, the
Tarragon Lender Consents. It shall be a condition to Northland’s obligations under this Agreement
that the Tarragon Lender Consents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Northland and shall be executed and delivered by all applicable parties thereto at such Closing.

          (c) Tarragon Consents. On or before the date hereof, each of the Tarragon
Contributors and the Tarragon Companies has obtained the requisite corporate consents and/or
approvals to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Related Documents, which consents are listed on Schedule 2.1(c)
(collectively, the “Tarragon Consents”), other than consents required with respect to the Tarragon
Restructuring, which consents are under the control of Tarragon and will be obtained in due course
prior to Closing. On or before the date hereof, Northland has received copies of the Tarragon
Consents or other evidence of such Tarragon Consents satisfactory to it.

          (d) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
each of the Tarragon Contributors contained herein shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and at the time of each Closing, other than any of the
foregoing which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

          (e) Authority. Each of the Tarragon Contributors and the Tarragon Companies shall
have delivered to Northland evidence of its authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all
Related Documents and to consummate the transaction which is the subject of this Agreement and the
particular Closing and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Related Documents. All
such evidence shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Northland and shall
include, without limitation, organizational documents of the Tarragon Companies and their
respective general partners or managing members, certified by the Secretary of State of the
state(s) in which they are organized, certificates of legal existence and good standing,
qualifications to do business, if applicable, and secretary’s certificates as to resolutions and
incumbency.

          (f) Absence of Litigation. Other than as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(f), no
Action shall be pending or threatened against any Tarragon Contributor, any of the Tarragon
Companies or any Tarragon Property, which (i) questions or could reasonably be expected to question
the validity or legality of the transaction contemplated under this Agreement or the Related
Documents or (ii) affects or could reasonably be expected to affect any Tarragon Property which
alone or together with Actions affecting or reasonably expected to affect other Tarragon Properties
constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.

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          (g) Absence of Material Change and Default. Since the date of this Agreement, there
shall not have been any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of any
Tarragon Company or any Tarragon Property, which shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
Tarragon shall have complied in all material respects with all of its obligations hereunder, other
than any failures to comply which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

          (h) Delivery of Tarragon Documents. At each Closing, each Tarragon Contributor shall
execute and deliver to Northland and/or the New Company, as applicable, the following, in form and
substance satisfactory to Northland:

     (i) Assignment of Interests. An assignment to the New Company of
Company Interests to be assigned by such Tarragon Contributor on such Closing Date,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;

     (ii) Entity Transfer Certificate(s). Entity transfer certification in
the form described in United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)
confirming that each applicable transferor of Tarragon Property (as determined for
purposes of Section 1445 of the Code) that are the subject of the applicable Closing
is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code;

     (iii) Original Documents and Files. To the extent not previously
delivered to the New Company or the Manager and in Tarragon’s possession or under its
control, originals of any of the Tarragon Contracts, Tarragon Leases and Tarragon
Licenses with respect to the Tarragon Properties that are the subject of the
applicable Closing, or if the original is not in Tarragon’s possession or control,
copies thereof. The obligations under this item (iii) may be satisfied by delivery
of such original documents and files to the Management JV;

     (iv) Rent Roll. An updated Tarragon Rent Roll for each Tarragon
Property that is the subject of the applicable Closing dated no later than five (5)
days prior to Closing, which updated Tarragon Rent Roll will be used to identify all
Tarragon Leases of space at the Tarragon Property that is the subject of the
applicable Closing for purposes of this Agreement as of the Closing Date and shall
reflect no material adverse changes from the Tarragon Rent Roll attached hereto as
Schedule 2.1(h)(iv) (the “Tarragon Rent Roll”), other than any such changes
which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Each Tarragon
Contributor shall deliver a certificate dated as of the applicable Closing Date
certifying that the Tarragon Rent Roll applicable to its Contributed Properties is
true, complete and correct (including, without limitation, the amount of security
deposits and description of uncured tenant defaults and delinquencies listed
thereon);

     (v) Debt Instruments. Originals of all of the Tarragon Debt Instruments
that are the subject of the applicable Closing. The obligations under this item (v)
may be satisfied by delivery of such original documents and files to the Manager;

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     (vi) Limited Liability Company Agreement. At the First Closing, a
counterpart original of the Limited Liability Company Agreement executed by each
Tarragon Contributor;

     (vii) Management Agreement. At each Closing, each Tarragon Contributor
will deliver any documents necessary to evidence the termination of any Affiliate
Management Agreements as to its Contributed Properties and Contributed Companies. In
addition, each Tarragon Contributor will execute and deliver such other documents as
may be necessary to evidence the termination of the Interim Management Agreement and
the effectiveness of the Management Agreement as to such Contributed Property;

     (viii) Title Matters. Customary affidavits sufficient for a title
company to issue any non-imputation endorsements as part of, or to delete any
exceptions for parties in possession (other than tenants under Tenant Leases),
mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens from any new title policy or date-down to existing
policies obtained in connection with any Tarragon Property, to the extent such new
policy or date-down is required by any lender in connection with obtaining any of the
Lender Consents;

     (ix) Closing Statement. A counterpart original of a closing statement
setting forth the closing adjustments and any applicable adjustment to any
Contributor’s Equity Value, as applicable;

     (x) Transfer Tax Returns. Any and all transfer tax returns,
declarations of value or other documents required under applicable law or as
necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder;

     (xi) Vintage. On each Closing at which any Tarragon Property using the
tradename “Vintage” is contributed, Tarragon Corporation will execute and deliver to
the Contributed Company holding such Tarragon Property a fully paid, nonexclusive
license to use such tradename, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;

     (xii) Other. Such other documents, instruments, consents,
authorizations or approvals as may be required by, and reasonably satisfactory to,
Northland or its counsel or any lender or its counsel and that may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions that are the subject of this
Agreement and the Related Documents and to otherwise effect the agreements of the
parties hereto, including, without limitation, as required under this Section.

          (i) Accuracy of Documents. Each Tarragon Contributor shall have certified to
Northland, severally and not jointly, at each applicable Closing as to which it has Contributed
Properties that all materials delivered pursuant to Section 2.1(h)(iii) and 2.1(h)(v) are true,
correct and complete copies of all such documents in such Tarragon Contributor’s possession or
under its control and, to such Tarragon Contributor’s knowledge, there are no other material

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agreements or documents relating to the subject matter thereof in such Tarragon Contributor’s
possession or under its control.

     2.2 Certain Covenants and Conditions to Tarragon’s Obligation to Close. The
obligation of Tarragon to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be subject to
the satisfaction or waiver by Tarragon of each of the conditions set forth below (collectively, the
“Tarragon Closing Conditions”).

          (a) Minimum Lenders’ Approval. As a condition to the First Closing, the Tarragon GE
Consent shall have been obtained. As an additional condition to the First Closing, Northland shall
have (i) obtained and delivered to Tarragon, and Tarragon shall cooperate to the extent reasonably
necessary with Northland at no additional cost or expense to Tarragon, to obtain, all approvals,
consents, acknowledgments, agreements and authorizations to the transaction contemplated hereby
from the holders of the Northland Assumed Debt or (ii) determined in its reasonable judgment that
no such approval, consent, acknowledgement, agreement or authorization is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder from such holders, with respect to at least two-thirds
of the net asset value of the Northland Properties as set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto
(collectively, the “Northland 2/3s Consent”). It shall be a condition to Tarragon’s obligations
under this Agreement that the Northland 2/3s Consent shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Tarragon and shall be executed and delivered by all applicable parties at the First
Closing. In addition, to the extent required in connection with the Northland Company Interests
being contributed at the First Closing, Northland shall have obtained the consent of Sovereign Bank
under the Northland Portfolio L.P. Credit Facility.

          (b) Other Lender Consents. On each Closing on which Tarragon Company Interests that
are not subject to the Tarragon GE Consent are contributed to the New Company, then with respect to
such contribution, the Tarragon Lender Consents shall have been obtained. As a further condition
to each Closing on which Northland Company Interests that are not the subject of the Northland 2/3s
Consent are contributed to the New Company, then with respect to such contribution, Northland shall
have (i) obtained and delivered to Tarragon, and Tarragon shall cooperate to the extent reasonably
necessary with Northland at no additional cost or expense to Tarragon, to obtain the Northland
Lender Consents and, to the extent required, consent of Sovereign Bank under the Northland
Portfolio L.P. Credit Facility, or (ii) determined in its reasonable judgment that no such
additional Northland Lender Consents are required in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder. It shall be a condition to Tarragon’s obligations under this Agreement that the
Northland Lender Consents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Tarragon and
shall be executed and delivered by all applicable parties at such Closing.

          (c) Northland Consents. On or before the date hereof, each of the Northland
Contributors and the Northland Companies has obtained the requisite corporate consents and/or
approvals to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Related Documents, which consents are listed on Schedule 2.2(c)
(collectively, the “Northland Consents”), and Tarragon has received copies thereof or other
evidence of such Tarragon Consents satisfactory to it.

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          (d) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
each of the Northland Contributors contained herein shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and at the time of each Closing, other than any of the
foregoing which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

          (e) Authority. Each of the Northland Contributors shall have delivered to Tarragon
evidence of its authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all Related Documents and to
consummate the transaction which is the subject of this Agreement and the particular Closing and to
perform its obligations hereunder and under the Related Documents. All such evidence shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Tarragon and shall include, without limitation,
organization documents of the Northland Companies and their respective general partners or managing
members, certified by the Secretary of State of the state(s) in which they are organized,
certificates of legal existence and good standing, qualifications to do business, if applicable,
and secretary’s certificates as to resolutions and incumbency.

          (f) Absence of Litigation. Other than as disclosed on Schedule 2.2(f), no
Action shall be pending or threatened against any Northland Contributor, any of the Northland
Companies or any Northland Property, which (i) questions or could reasonably be expected to
question the validity or legality of the transaction contemplated under this Agreement or the
Related Documents or (ii) affects or could reasonably be expected to affect any Northland Property
which alone or together with Actions affecting or reasonably expected to affect other Northland
Properties constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.

          (g) Absence of Material Change and Default. Since the date of this Agreement, there
shall not have been any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of any
Northland Company or any Northland Property, which shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
Northland shall have complied in all material respects with all of its obligations hereunder, other
than any failures to comply which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

          (h) Delivery of Northland Documents. At each Closing, each Northland Contributor
shall execute and deliver to Tarragon and/or the New Company, as applicable, the following, in form
and substance satisfactory to Tarragon:

     (i) Assignment of Interests. To the extent not previously assigned to
the New Company, an assignment to the New Company of the interests in the Northland
Companies with respect to which Northland Lender Consents have been obtained, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C, or to the extent that any such Company
Interests are shares, duly executed stock powers effecting an assignment of such
            shares;

     (ii) Entity Transfer Certificate(s). Entity transfer certification in
the form described in United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)
confirming that each applicable transferor of Northland Property (as determined for
purposes of Section 1445 of the Code) is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section
1445(f)(3) of the Code;

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     (iii) Original Documents and Files. To the extent not previously
delivered to the New Company or the Manager and in Northland’s possession or under
its control, originals of any of the Northland Contracts, Northland Leases and
Northland Licenses with respect to the Northland Properties that are the subject of
the applicable Closing, or if the original is not in Northland’s possession or
control, copies thereof. The obligations under this item (iv) may be satisfied by
delivery of such original documents and files to the Management JV under the
Management Agreement;

     (iv) Rent Roll. An updated Northland Rent Roll for each Northland
Property that is the subject of the applicable Closing dated no later than five (5)
days prior to Closing, which updated Northland Rent Roll will be used to identify all
Northland Leases of space at the Northland Property that is the subject of the
applicable Closing for purposes of this Agreement as of the Closing Date and shall
reflect no material adverse changes from the Northland Rent Roll attached hereto as
Schedule 2.2(h)(iv) (the “Northland Rent Roll”), other than any such changes
which alone or together do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Each Northland
Contributor shall deliver a certificate dated as of the applicable Closing Date
certifying that the Northland Rent Roll applicable to Contributed Properties is true,
complete and correct (including, without limitation, the amount of security deposits
and description of uncured tenant defaults and delinquencies listed thereon) and
stating whether there exist any events which with the passage of time and/or the
giving of notice would constitute a tenant default under any Northland Lease;

     (v) Debt Instruments. Originals of all of the Northland Debt
Instruments that are the subject of the applicable Closing. The obligations under
this item (v) may be satisfied by delivery of such original documents and files to
the Manager;

     (vi) Limited Liability Company Agreement. At the First Closing, a
counterpart original of the Limited Liability Company Agreement executed by the
applicable Northland Contributors contributing Northland Company Interests to the New
Company at the First Closing and then, thereafter, with respect to those entities
that have not executed the Limited Liability Company Agreement, on the applicable
Closing Date, if any, in which such entity contributes Northland Company Interests;
and

     (vii) Management Agreement. At each Closing, each Northland Contributor
will deliver any documents necessary to evidence the termination of any Affiliate
Management Agreements as to its Contributed Properties and Contributed Companies. In
addition, each Northland Contributor will execute and deliver such other documents as
may be necessary to evidence the termination of the Interim Management Agreement and
the effectiveness of the Management Agreement as to such Contributed Property;

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     (viii) Tax Matters Agreement. At the First Closing, Northland will
cause the New Company to execute and deliver a counterpart original of the Tax
Matters Agreement to each Tarragon Contributor;

     (ix) Title Matters. Customary affidavits sufficient for a title company
to issue any non-imputation endorsements as part of, or to delete any exceptions for
parties in possession (other than tenants under Tenant Leases), mechanic’s or
materialmen’s liens from any new title policy or date-down to existing policies
obtained in connection with any Northland Property, to the extent such new policy or
date-down is required by any lender in connection with obtaining any Lender Consents;

     (x) Closing Statement. A counterpart original of a closing statement
setting forth the closing adjustments and any applicable adjustment to any
Contributor’s Equity Value, as applicable;

     (xi) Transfer Tax Returns. Any and all transfer tax returns,
declarations of value or other documents required under applicable law or as
necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder; and

     (xii) Other. Such other documents, instruments, consents,
authorizations or approvals as may be required by, and reasonably satisfactory to,
Tarragon or its counsel or any lender or its counsel and that may be reasonably
necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions that are the subject of this
Agreement and the Related Documents and to otherwise effect the agreements of the
parties hereto, including, without limitation, as required under this Section.

          (i) Accuracy of Documents. Each Northland Contributor shall have certified to
Tarragon, severally and not jointly, that all materials delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(h)(iii)
and 2.2(h)(v) are true, correct and complete copies of all such documents in such Northland
Contributor’s respective possession or under its control and, to the knowledge of such Northland
Contributor, as applicable, there are no other material agreements or documents relating to the
subject matter thereof in such Northland Contributor’s possession or under its control.

          (j) Tarragon Restructuring. The Tarragon Restructuring shall have been completed in
whole or, with respect to a Closing at which less than all of the Tarragon Company Interests are
being contributed to the New Company, in respect of the Tarragon Company Interests being
contributed at such Closing; provided, however, that the completion, in whole or in part,
of the Tarragon Restructuring shall only be a condition to Tarragon’s obligation to close hereunder
if the Tarragon Restructuring is not consented to by GE Lender.

          (k) Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall not be a condition to Tarragon’s
obligations to close the transaction contemplated in this Agreement and contribute the Tarragon
Company Interests to the New Company if the Financing (as defined in that certain Loan Commitment
Letter of even date herewith issued by NIC in favor of Tarragon Corporation) is not consummated.

     2.3 Efforts to Satisfy Closing Conditions.

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          (a) Each Contributor shall use its best efforts to obtain the Lender Consents applicable to
the Company Interests being contributed by it and otherwise to satisfy the Closing Conditions
applicable to its obligation to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder. In furtherance
of the foregoing, each Contributing Group shall deliver to the other Contributing Group any and all
correspondence relating in any way to the Lender Consents simultaneously upon receipt or delivery
thereof. Each Contributing Group shall provide reasonable advance notice to the other Contributing
Group of, and an opportunity for such other Contributing Group to participate in, any calls and/or
meetings relating to obtaining the Lender Consents.

          (b) Tarragon and Northland hereby acknowledge and agree that in the event that the granting of
any Tarragon GE Consent and/or Tarragon Lender Consent is conditioned upon the satisfaction of
certain conditions by Tarragon or the New Company, Northland shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to take any action Northland deems necessary to satisfy such conditions provided that
such action would be permitted to be undertaken by a Majority of the Board of Managers (as defined
in the Limited Liability Company Agreement) as if the Limited Liability Company Agreement were in
effect and the Company Interests and/or Properties that are the subject of the Tarragon GE Consent
were owned by the New Company. Notwithstanding anything in Section 9.4 to the contrary, any costs
incurred by Northland in exercising its rights under this Section 2.3(b) shall be borne by the New
Company and Northland’s proportionate share thereof shall be paid or reimbursed to Northland by the
New Company at the First Closing. Nothing contained in this Section 2.3(b) shall be construed to
relieve Tarragon from its best efforts obligation as described in Section 2.3(a) above, including,
without limitation, any action or inaction on the part of Northland or the Board of Managers of the
New Company under this Section 2.3(b).

          (c) If requested by Tarragon in order to obtain the Tarragon GE Consent, (i) the New Company
will in connection with the First Closing form a New Company wholly owned subsidiary to hold direct
or indirect interests in the Tarragon Companies owning the Tarragon GE Properties and (ii) such New
Company wholly owned subsidiary will grant the GE Lender cross-collateralization through guarantees
and pledges on the same terms and conditions as the Tarragon Companies have granted currently in
connection with the Tarragon GE Assumed Debt.

     2.4 Termination Right. In the event that, despite such best efforts, the Tarragon GE
Consent and the Northland 2/3s Consent have not been obtained (unless all parties have waived
obtaining the Tarragon GE Consent and the Northland 2/3s Consent as a condition to the First
Closing) by September 30, 2008, then on or after such date, Northland and Tarragon shall each have
the right to terminate this Agreement by delivery of notice thereof to the other, and upon any such
termination the parties hereto shall have no further obligations hereunder other than those
obligations that expressly survive termination; provided, however, that neither Northland nor
Tarragon shall be entitled to issue a termination notice hereunder if at such time any member of
its Contributing Group is in material default of its obligations under this Agreement, in which
event the non-defaulting party shall have the rights and remedies set forth below in Article 6.

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ARTICLE
3 — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     3.1 Disclaimers of Tarragon and Northland. (a) Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, including Sections 3.2 and 3.3, each party hereto and the New Company acknowledges and
agrees that each other party or any member, shareholder, partner, director, officer, manager,
person, firm, agent, employee or representative of, or acting or purporting to act on behalf of,
such other party has not made, does not make and specifically negates and disclaims any
representations, warranties, promises, covenants, agreements or guaranties of any kind or character
whatsoever, whether express or implied, oral or written, past, present or future, of, as to,
concerning or with respect to the Company Interests or the Properties. None of the parties is
liable or bound in any manner by any verbal or written statements, representations or information
pertaining to the Company Interests or the Properties, or the operation thereof, furnished by any
real estate broker or any agent or employee of such party (other than as expressly set forth in the
Agreement). The New Company and each party further acknowledges and agrees that, except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that should any
Closing occur, then the contribution of the Company Interests and the Properties as provided for
herein to the New Company will be made on an “AS IS” condition and basis “WITH ALL FAULTS”. It is
understood and agreed that the Equity Value of each Contributor has been adjusted by prior
negotiation to reflect that the Company Interests are being acquired by the New Company subject to
the foregoing disclaimer and limitation.

          (b) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, none of the parties makes any
representations or warranties as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of any materials, data or
other information supplied to the other parties or their agents, employees or representatives in
connection with their inspection of the Company Interests or the Properties. It is the parties’
express understanding and agreement that such materials are provided only for the convenience of
the other parties in making their own examination and determination as to whether they wish to
contribute their Company Interests to the New Company, and, in doing so, each party shall rely
exclusively on its own independent investigation and evaluation of every aspect of the Company
Interests and the Properties and not on any materials supplied by any other party, except as may be
expressly set forth below in Sections 3.2 and 3.3.

          (c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, each party acknowledges
that any information of any type which such party has received or may receive from any other party,
including, without limitation, any environmental reports and surveys, is furnished on the express
condition that each party shall make an independent verification of the accuracy of such
information, all such information being furnished without any representations or warranty of the
other party whatsoever, whether as to the completeness of such information, its accuracy or
otherwise.

          (d) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE A MATERIAL PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR EACH PARTY’S
ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND SHALL SURVIVE CLOSING.

     3.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Tarragon. Each Tarragon Contributor,
each solely for itself and with respect to the Tarragon Company Interests owned by it and the
Tarragon Companies and Tarragon Property that is the subject of such Tarragon

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Company Interests,
hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Northland Contributor and the New Company as of
the date of this Agreement and as of each Closing Date as follows: 

          (a) Existence and Power. Such Tarragon Contributor and each of the Tarragon Companies
has been duly formed and is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited
liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed. Such Tarragon
Contributor and each of the Tarragon Companies has all power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and all other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions
that are the subject of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Related Documents, to
the extent they are to be executed by such Tarragon Contributor, and to enter into and deliver and
to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Related Documents executed by such Tarragon
Contributor.

          (b) Authorization; No Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Limited Liability Company Agreement, and the Related Documents executed by such Tarragon
Contributor and the performance of its respective obligations under all of the foregoing
constitutes, and have been duly authorized by all requisite organizational action, including,
without limitation, by obtaining the approvals and consents described in Section 2.1(c).
This Agreement constitutes, and, the Limited Liability Company Agreement when executed will
constitute, and the Related Documents executed by such Tarragon Contributor when executed will
constitute, the valid, legal and binding obligation of such Tarragon Contributor. None of this
Agreement, the Limited Liability Company Agreement, or the Related Documents executed by such
Tarragon Contributor will violate any term of any agreement, order or decree to which it is a party
or by which such Tarragon Contributors is bound or to which any Tarragon Property is subject.
Except for the Tarragon Lender Consents and the Tarragon Consents, no consent of any lender,
partner, shareholder, beneficiary, tenant, creditor, investor, Authority or other Person is
required in order for such Tarragon Contributor to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, that the representation and warranty
contained in this sentence with respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.
No vote or consent of the shareholders of Tarragon Corporation is required to be obtained by
Tarragon Corporation in order to consummate the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the
Limited Liability Company Agreement or any Related Documents; provided, however, that the
representation and warranty contained in this sentence with respect to Ansonia only, shall be
limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (c) Descriptive Information; Diligence. All documents delivered by or on behalf of
Tarragon to Northland, or made available to Northland for review in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents, including, without
limitation, all Tarragon Contracts and Tarragon Leases, are true, correct and complete copies of
all such documents, as amended or modified, in Tarragon’s possession or control, and there are no
other documents relating to the subject matter thereof. Except as disclosed to Northland in
writing, Tarragon has delivered or made available to Northland all of the material books, records
and files of or relating to the Tarragon Companies and Tarragon Property. The representations and
warranties contained in this Section 3.2(c) with respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to
Ansonia’s knowledge.

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          (d) Defaults and Assumed Debt. Except to the extent disclosed on Schedule
 3.2(d), neither such Tarragon Contributor nor any Tarragon Company is in monetary or material
nonmonetary default under any of the documents, recorded or unrecorded, encumbering or affecting
the Tarragon Property, including without limitation, the Tarragon
Licenses, the Tarragon Debt Instruments, the Tarragon Leases and the Tarragon Contracts.
Tarragon has delivered or made available to Northland true, complete and accurate copies of all of
the material documents evidencing, securing and otherwise executed in connection with all or any
portion of the Tarragon Assumed Debt. None of the Tarragon Assumed Debt is cross-defaulted,
cross-collateralized, or cross-guaranteed with any indebtedness other than indebtedness that is
included in and as part of the Tarragon Assumed Debt. The representations and warranties contained
in this Section 3.2(d) with respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (e) Compliance with Law. None of such Tarragon Contributor or any Tarragon Company
has received written notice that all or any portion of the Tarragon Property violates or will
violate in any material respect any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code or interpretation of
any Authority (collectively, “Laws”) (including, without limitation, those relating to zoning and
the requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181, et
seq.), or any requirement of any insurer or board of fire underwriters or similar entity, and to
Tarragon’s knowledge, except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 3.2(e), there is no such
material violation. None of such Tarragon Contributor or any Tarragon Company has received written
notice of any special assessment proceedings affecting the Tarragon Property, and to Tarragon’s
knowledge, there is no such assessment pending. To Tarragon’s knowledge, all material licenses,
permits, approvals, variances, easements and rights of way, including, without limitation, proof of
dedication and authorizations all Authorities having jurisdiction over the Tarragon Property
(collectively, the “Tarragon Licenses”) required for the ownership, use or operation of the
Tarragon Property as presently used and operated or otherwise have been validly issued and are in
full force and effect, and none of such Tarragon Contributor or the Tarragon Companies has received
any written notice, and otherwise Tarragon has no knowledge, of any Action relating to the
revocation or modification of any such License. To Tarragon’s knowledge, each of the Tarragon
Licenses required for the ownership, use or operation of the Tarragon Property as presently
operated shall remain in full force and effect and owned by the New Company following the
contribution of the Tarragon Property pursuant to this Agreement. To Tarragon’s knowledge, no
payments are owing to or on behalf of any Authority or are anticipated to be payable to or on
behalf of any Authority pursuant to the Tarragon Licenses required for the ownership, use or
operation of the Tarragon Property as presently operated, other than payments required in
connection with renewals or extensions of the Tarragon Licenses from time to time in the ordinary
course. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(e) with respect to
Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (f) Certain Title Matters. To Tarragon’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date (i) the
Tarragon Real Property is or will be owned by one or more of the Tarragon Companies, (ii) the
Tarragon Real Property is not in violation of any of the easements, covenants or restrictions
affecting the Tarragon Property, including, without limitation, the Permitted Exceptions and no
other party is in violation of any such easements, covenants or restrictions, (iii) the Tarragon
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for its intended
purposes, including the operation of the Tarragon Real Property, for access, parking, utilities or
any other matter except in circumstances where there is an adequate, legally enforceable and
insurable permanent easement providing the Tarragon Real Property with the required rights of use
of the adjacent property, and (iv) the Tarragon Real Property will be
contributed subject only to the Tarragon Leases, Tarragon Contracts, Tarragon Licenses, the
Permitted Exceptions and any additional leases, contracts and licenses permitted to be entered into
pursuant to Section 7.1. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(f) with
respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (g) Personal Property. The list of Tarragon Personal Property attached hereto as
Schedule D-6, is in all material respects an accurate and complete list of all Tarragon
Personal Property. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(g) with
respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (h) Leases. The Tarragon Rent Roll lists all Tarragon Leases for any portion of the
Tarragon Real Property or otherwise affecting the Tarragon Real Property, and is accurate and
complete in all material respects. The copies of the Tarragon Leases which have been delivered or
made available to Northland are true, correct and complete, constitute all outstanding Tarragon
Leases and include all subleases relating to the Tarragon Real Property. All brokerage commissions
or compensation in respect of any of the Tarragon Leases have been, or prior to the applicable
Closing will be, paid by the applicable Tarragon Company to the extent due and payable prior to
such Closing. To Tarragon’s knowledge, none of the Tarragon Companies is in material default in
the performance of its obligations under any of the Tarragon Leases (or any agreements incorporated
therein by reference) and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving
of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default by landlord under any of the Tarragon
Leases. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(h) with respect to
Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (i) Rent Roll. The Tarragon Rent Roll is true, complete and correct as of the date
indicated thereon, and the information set forth therein is true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on the Rent Roll, as of such date and with
respect to the updated Rent Roll to be delivered at Closing, as of the date of Closing, no tenant
was in arrears in the payment of rent due under the Tarragon Leases beyond any applicable notice
and cure periods. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(i) with respect
to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (j) Options. To Tarragon’s knowledge, none of the Tarragon Real Property is subject
to any option or right of first refusal or first opportunity to acquire any interest in the
Tarragon Property or any portion thereof. Neither such Tarragon Contributor nor any Tarragon
Company has granted to any Person any option or right of first refusal or first opportunity to
acquire any interest in the Tarragon Real Property.

          (k) Contracts. True, complete and correct copies of all Tarragon Contracts have been
provided or made available to Northland. Following each Closing there shall be no material
agreements or other obligations or liabilities with respect to all or any portion of the Tarragon
Property that are binding on the New Company, the Tarragon Companies or the

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Tarragon Property
following such Closing, other than the Tarragon Leases, the Tarragon Contracts, the Permitted
Exceptions, the Tarragon Licenses and such additional leases, contracts and licenses as any
Tarragon Company may enter into in compliance with Section 7.1 after the
date hereof. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(k) with respect
to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (l) Hazardous Substances. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(l), neither
such Tarragon Contributor, nor any Affiliate thereof, has received written notice from any
Authority (nor to Tarragon’s knowledge is there any circumstance, event or occurrence) with respect
to, the generation, storage, disposal, discharge, use, handling, removal, treatment or management
of any Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes on or from the Tarragon Property that would have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          (m) Mechanic’s Liens. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2(m), all bills and
claims for labor performed and materials furnished to or for the benefit of the Northland Property
have been paid in full to the extent due and payable prior to the date hereof and shall be paid in
full at each Closing. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2(m), there are no mechanic’s or
materialmen’s liens (whether or not perfected) on or affecting the Northland Property, and none
will exist at Closing. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2(m) with
respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (n) Non-Foreign Person. None of the applicable transferors of Tarragon Property (as
determined for the purposes of Section 1445 of the Code) is a “foreign person” as defined in
Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code, nor are any subject to withholding under Section 1445 of the Code.

          (o) Disclosure. The representations and warranties and the statements and information
contained in this Agreement, in the Exhibits and Schedules hereto and in all of the materials
delivered or made available by such Tarragon Contributor to Northland and its counsel, accountants,
appraisers and consultants pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the due diligence
investigations conducted by or on behalf of Northland in connection with this Agreement do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact and, when taken together, do not omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such representations,
warranties, statements or information not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they
were made.

          (p) Financial Statements. All operating statements delivered to Northland by Tarragon
Corporation were prepared by Tarragon Corporation in the ordinary course of business, are complete,
accurate, true and correct copies of such operating statements in the books and records of Tarragon
Corporation and its subsidiaries, and to such Tarragon Contributor’s knowledge such operating
statements fairly reflect in all material respects the results of the operation of the Tarragon
Property for the periods covered. Since the date of the most recent internally prepared operating
statements referred to above, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement
(including the Tarragon Restructuring) (i) there has been no material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Tarragon Property or the Tarragon Companies on a
consolidated basis, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business and
(ii) there has been no material change in the ownership of the

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Tarragon Companies or any increase
in the indebtedness of the Tarragon Companies. The calendar year 2008 budgets delivered to
Northland by Tarragon reflect Tarragon’s good faith estimate, consistent with past practice, for
the operating results for the Tarragon Properties for
the 2008 calendar year. The representations and warranties in this Section 3.2(p) with
respect to Ansonia only, shall be limited to Ansonia’s knowledge.

          (q) Pending Actions; Labor Disputes. There is no existing or, to Tarragon’s
knowledge, threatened Action of any kind involving such Tarragon Contributor, any Tarragon Company
or the Tarragon Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect on any Tarragon Company or the
Tarragon Property. To Tarragon’s knowledge, there are no labor troubles or complaints of unfair
labor practices pending with respect to any Person which could materially adversely affect the
Tarragon Property.

          (r) Taxes.

     (i) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2(r)(i), all Tax or information
returns required to be filed on or before the date hereof by or on behalf of such
Tarragon Contributor or the Tarragon Companies (x) have been filed through the date
hereof or will be filed on or before the date when due in accordance with all
applicable Laws and (y) there is no Action pending against or with respect to such
Tarragon Contributor, the Tarragon Companies or the Tarragon Property in respect of
any Tax nor is any claim for additional Tax asserted by any Tax Authority. All real
estate Taxes and assessments relating to the Tarragon Real Property and due and
payable have been paid and copies of most recent tax bills have been delivered or
made available to Northland. All other Taxes of the Tarragon Companies that are due
and payable have been paid.

     (ii) There are no liens for Taxes with respect to any portion of the Tarragon
Property, other than liens for Taxes that are not yet due or payable.

     (iii) On each Closing Date, after giving effect to the Tarragon Restructuring,
each Tarragon Company is and has always been classified for federal income tax
purposes as either a partnership or an entity that is disregarded as separate from
its owner.

     (iv) On each Closing Date, after giving effect to the Tarragon Restructuring, no
Tarragon Company has any liability for the Taxes of any person under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign
law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

     (v) Each Tarragon Contributor acknowledges that none of Northland, the New
Company or any Affiliate shall assume any responsibility for the Tax consequences of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Limited Liability Company
Agreement and the Related Documents to such Tarragon Contributor, other than to agree
to report the transactions for Federal and State Tax purposes consistently with the
manner agreed to by Northland and such Tarragon Contributor.

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          (s) Insurance. Tarragon Corporation has delivered or made available to Northland all
copies of all insurance policies and arrangements with respect to the Tarragon Property.

          (t) Patriot Act. Neither such Tarragon Contributor, nor any Tarragon Company, nor any
member, partner or shareholder of any Tarragon Company, nor, to Tarragon’s knowledge, any person or
entity with actual authority to direct the actions of any member, partner or shareholder of
Tarragon or any Tarragon Company, (i) are named on any list of persons, entities and governments
issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury
(“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 – Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (“Executive Order 13224”), as in
effect on the date hereof, or any similar list known to Seller or publicly issued by OFAC or any
other department or agency of the United States of America (collectively, the “OFAC Lists”), (ii)
are included in, owned by, controlled by, knowingly acting for or on behalf of, knowingly providing
assistance, support, sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or otherwise knowingly associated
with any of the persons, entities or governments referred to or described in the OFAC Lists, or
(iii) has knowingly conducted business with or knowingly engaged in any transaction with any
person, entity or government named on any of the OFAC Lists or any person, entity or government
included in, owned by, controlled by, acting for or on behalf of, providing assistance, support,
sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or, to Tarragon’s knowledge, otherwise associated with any
of the persons, entities or governments referred to or described in the OFAC Lists.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the representations set forth in this Section 3.1(t) shall
not apply to the publicly traded shares of Tarragon Corporation and persons holding such shares.

          (u) Deposits. Neither such Tarragon Contributor nor any Tarragon Company has received
written notice of any violations of the requirements of any Law relating to the holding,
application or collection of security deposits in respect of the Tarragon Leases.

          (v) Tarragon Companies. The only activities conducted by the Tarragon Companies since
their inception have been the construction, ownership and operation of the Tarragon Properties or
other properties similar in type and nature to the Tarragon Properties, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.2(v). None of the Tarragon Companies has any liabilities or obligations other
than those relating directly to the ownership or operation of the Tarragon Property owned by it.
On the date hereof and at Closing, (i) the Tarragon Company Interests will represent the only
issued and outstanding equity interests in the Tarragon Companies, (ii) no persons other than the
Tarragon Contributors will have the option, conversion right or other right to receive any equity
interest in the Tarragon Companies and (iii) the Tarragon Company Interests to be contributed by
each Tarragon Contributor will be owned by such Tarragon Contributor free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances.

          (w) Condominium Conversion. None of such Tarragon Contributor or any Tarragon Company
has made any filing with the applicable Authority with respect to the conversion of any of the
Tarragon Properties to a condominium.

          (x) Solvency. None of such Tarragon Contributor or any Tarragon Company has: (i) made
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bankruptcy
or suffered the filing of any involuntary petition by such Tarragon Contributor’s or any Tarragon
Company’s creditors; (iii) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of all or
substantially all of such Tarragon Contributor’s or any Tarragon Company’s assets, (iv) suffered
the attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all, of such Tarragon
Contributor’s or any Tarragon Company’s assets, (v) admitted in writing such Tarragon
Contributor’s or any Tarragon Company’s inability to pay its debts as they come due; or (vi) made
an offer of settlement, extension, or composition to its creditors generally.

          (y) Securities Representations.

     (i) Such Tarragon Contributor is an “accredited investor,” as such term is
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

     (ii) No such Tarragon Contributor, or any of such Tarragon Contributor’s
Affiliates, nor any Person acting on such Tarragon Contributor’s or Tarragon
Contributor’s Affiliate’s behalf, was offered the Common Units through any form of
“general solicitation or general advertising” (within the meaning of Regulation D
under the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Common Units.

     (iii) Such Tarragon Contributor understands and acknowledges that (i) no public
market exists for any of the Common Units and that it is unlikely that a public
market will ever exist for the Common Units, (ii) such Tarragon Contributor is
purchasing the Common Units for its own account, for investment and not with a view
to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of
the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, and (iii) such Tarragon
Contributor is aware that it may be required to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Common Units for an indefinite period of time.

     (iv) Such Tarragon Contributor has consulted with its own advisers as to the
financial, tax, legal and related matters concerning an investment in the Common
Units and on that basis believes that an investment in the Common Units is suitable
and appropriate for such Tarragon Contributor. Such Tarragon Contributor and its
advisers have such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters so
as to enable such Tarragon Contributor to utilize the information made available to
such Tarragon Contributor in connection with the investment contemplated hereby to
evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the New Company and to make an
informed investment decision with respect thereto. Such Tarragon Contributor is
familiar with the type of investment that the Common Units constitutes and recognizes
that an investment in the New Company involves substantial risks, including
significant risk of loss, including the loss of the entire amount of such investment.

     (v) Such Tarragon Contributor hereby acknowledges that the Common Units are not
and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified for
sale pursuant to applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or foreign
jurisdiction by reason of a specific exemption from the registration

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requirements
thereof, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide
nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the each Tarragon Contributor’s
representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein. Each Tarragon
Contributor further acknowledges that the Common Units will be subject
to transfer restrictions and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise assigned, in whole or in part, without compliance with
applicable federal securities laws and the applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of
any state or foreign jurisdiction by the transferor and the transferee (including,
without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal
opinions reasonably satisfactory to the New Company).

     For purposes of this Agreement where the term “to Tarragon’s knowledge,” or a phrase of
similar import, is used, such term shall mean, with respect to representations and warranties made
by Tarragon Corporation, the “current actual knowledge” (as defined below) of the following
designees of Tarragon: William S. Friedman, Robert Rothenberg and Eileen Swenson. For purposes of
this Agreement where the term “to Tarragon’s knowledge,” or a phrase of similar import, is used,
such term shall mean, with respect to representations and warranties made by Ansonia, the “current
actual knowledge” (as defined below) of the following designees of Ansonia: Robert Rothenberg and
Richard Frary. As used herein, the term “current actual knowledge” shall mean only the actual,
current, conscious and not constructive, imputed or implied knowledge of such designee, without
having made a review of the files or other inquiry. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, such designee shall not have any personal liability or obligation whatsoever with
respect to any of the matters set forth in this Agreement or any of the representations herein
being or becoming untrue, inaccurate or incomplete in any respect.

     3.3 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Northland. Each Northland
Contributor, each solely for itself and with respect to the Northland Company Interests owned by it
and the Northland Companies and Northland Property that is the subject of such Northland Company
Interests, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Tarragon Contributor and the New
Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Closing Date as follows: 

          (a) Existence and Power. Such Northland Contributor and each of the Northland
Companies has been duly formed and is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or
limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed. Such
Northland Contributor and each of the Northland Companies has all power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and all other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the
transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Related
Documents, to the extent they are to be executed by such Northland Contributor and any Northland
Company, and to enter into and deliver and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the
Related Documents executed by such Northland Contributor or any Northland Company.

          (b) Authorization; No Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Limited Liability Company Agreement, and the Related Documents executed by such Northland
Contributor or any Northland Companies and the performance of its respective obligations under all
of the foregoing constitutes, and have been duly authorized by all requisite

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organizational action,
including, without limitation, by obtaining the approvals and consents described in
Section 2.2(c). This Agreement constitutes, and, the Limited Liability Company Agreement
when executed will constitute, and the Related Documents executed by such Northland Contributor or
any Northland Company when executed will constitute, the valid, legal
and binding obligation of such Northland Contributor or applicable Northland Company. None of
this Agreement, the Limited Liability Company Agreement, or the Related Documents executed by such
Northland Contributor or any Northland Company will violate any term of any agreement, order or
decree to which it is a party or by which such Northland Contributors or any Northland Company is
bound or to which any Northland Property is subject. Except for the Northland Lender Consents and
the Northland Consents, no consent of any lender, partner, shareholder, beneficiary, tenant,
creditor, investor, Authority or other Person is required in order for such Northland Contributor
to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated herein.

          (c) Descriptive Information; Diligence. All documents delivered by or on behalf of
Northland to Tarragon, or made available to Tarragon for review in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents, including, without limitation, all
Northland Contracts and Northland Leases, are true, correct and complete copies of all such
documents, as amended or modified, in Northland’s possession or control, and there are no other
documents relating to the subject matter thereof. Except as disclosed to Tarragon in writing,
Northland has delivered or made available to Tarragon all of the material books, records and files
of or relating to the Northland Companies and Northland Property.

          (d) Defaults and Assumed Debt. Except to the extent disclosed on Schedule
3.3(d), neither such Northland Contributor nor any Northland Company is in monetary or material
nonmonetary default under any of the documents, recorded or unrecorded, encumbering or affecting
the Northland Property, including without limitation, the Northland Licenses, the Northland Debt
Instruments, the Northland Leases and the Northland Contracts. Northland has delivered or made
available to Tarragon true, complete and accurate copies of all of the material documents
evidencing, securing and otherwise executed in connection with all or any portion of the Northland
Assumed Debt. None of the Northland Assumed Debt is cross-defaulted, cross-collateralized, or
cross-guaranteed with any indebtedness other than indebtedness that is included in and as part of
the Northland Assumed Debt.

          (e) Compliance with Law. None of such Northland Contributor or any Northland Company
has received written notice that all or any portion of the Northland Property violates or will
violate in any material respect any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code or interpretation of
any Authority (collectively, “Laws”) (including, without limitation, those relating to zoning and
the requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181, et
seq.), or any requirement of any insurer or board of fire underwriters or similar entity, and to
Northland’s knowledge, except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 3.3(e), there is no such
material violation. None of such Northland Contributor or any Northland Company has received
written notice of any special assessment proceedings affecting the Northland Property, and to
Northland’s knowledge, there is no such assessment pending. To Northland’s knowledge, all material
licenses, permits, approvals, variances, easements and rights of way, including, without
limitation, proof of dedication and authorizations all Authorities having jurisdiction over the
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required for the ownership, use or
operation of the Northland Property as presently used and operated or otherwise have been validly
issued and are in full force and effect, and none of such Northland Contributor or the Northland
Companies has received any written notice, and otherwise Northland has no knowledge, of any Action
relating to the revocation or modification
of any such License. To Northland’s knowledge, each of the Northland Licenses required for
the ownership, use or operation of the Northland Property as presently operated shall remain in
full force and effect and owned by the New Company following the contribution of the Northland
Property pursuant to this Agreement. To Northland’s knowledge, no payments are owing to or on
behalf of any Authority or are anticipated to be payable to or on behalf of any Authority pursuant
to the Northland Licenses required for the ownership, use or operation of the Northland Property as
presently operated, other than payments required in connection with renewals or extensions of the
Northland Licenses from time to time in the ordinary course.

          (f) Certain Title Matters. To Northland’s knowledge, and except as may be shown on
any title reports or surveys delivered or made available to Tarragon, as of the Closing Date (i)
the Northland Real Property is or will be owned by one or more of the Northland Companies, (ii) the
Northland Real Property is not in violation of any of the easements, covenants or restrictions
affecting the Northland Real Property, including, without limitation, the Permitted Exceptions and
no other party is in violation of any such easements, covenants or restrictions, (iii) the
Northland Real Property is not dependent upon any adjacent property in order to be used for its
intended purposes, including the operation of the Northland Real Property, for access, parking,
utilities or any other matter except in circumstances where there is an adequate, legally
enforceable and insurable permanent easement providing the Northland Real Property with the
required rights of use of the adjacent property, and (iv) the Northland Real Property will be
contributed subject only to the Northland Leases, Northland Contracts, Northland Licenses, the
Permitted Exceptions and any additional leases, contracts and licenses permitted to be entered into
pursuant to Section 7.1.

          (g) Personal Property. The list of Northland Personal Property attached hereto in
Schedules D-1 through D-5, is in all material respects an accurate and complete
list of all Northland Personal Property.

          (h) Leases. The Northland Rent Roll lists all Northland Leases for any portion of the
Northland Real Property or otherwise affecting the Northland Real Property, and is accurate and
complete in all material respects. The copies of the Northland Leases which have been delivered or
made available to Tarragon are true, correct and complete, constitute all outstanding Northland
Leases and include all subleases relating to the Northland Real Property. All brokerage
commissions or compensation in respect of any of the Northland Leases have been, or prior to the
applicable Closing will be, paid by the applicable Northland Company to the extent due and payable
prior to such Closing. To Northland’s knowledge, none of the Northland Companies is in material
default in the performance of its obligations under any of the Northland Leases (or any agreements
incorporated therein by reference) and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time
or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default by landlord under any of the
Northland Leases.

          (i) Rent Roll. The Northland Rent Roll is true, complete and correct as of the date
indicated thereon, and the information set forth therein is true and correct in all material

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respects as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on the arrearages report appended to the Rent
Roll, as of such date and with respect to the updated Rent Roll to be delivered at closing, as of
the date of Closing, no tenant was in arrears in the payment of rent due under the Northland Leases
beyond any applicable notice and cure periods.

          (j) Options. To Northland’s knowledge, none of the Northland Real Property is subject
to any option or right of first refusal or first opportunity to acquire any interest in the
Northland Property or any portion thereof. Neither such Northland Contributor nor any Northland
Company has granted to any Person any option or right of first refusal or first opportunity to
acquire any interest in the Northland Real Property.

          (k) Contracts. True, complete and correct copies of all Northland Contracts have been
provided or made available to Tarragon. Following each Closing there shall be no material
agreements or other obligations or liabilities with respect to all or any portion of the Northland
Property that are binding on the New Company, the Northland Companies or the Northland Property
following such Closing, other than the Northland Leases, the Northland Contracts, the Permitted
Exceptions, the Northland Licenses and such additional leases, contracts and licenses as any
Northland Company may enter into in compliance with Section 7.1 after the date hereof.

          (l) Hazardous Substances. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3(l), neither
such Northland Contributor, nor any Affiliate thereof has received written notice from any
Authority (nor to Northland’s knowledge is there any circumstance, event or occurrence) with
respect to the generation, storage, disposal, discharge, use, handling, removal, treatment or
management of any Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes on or from the Northland Property that
would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          (m) Mechanic’s Liens. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.3(m), all bills and
claims for labor performed and materials furnished to or for the benefit of the Northland Property
have been paid in full to the extent due and payable prior to the date hereof and shall be paid in
full at each Closing. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.3(m), there are no mechanic’s or
materialmen’s liens (whether or not perfected) on or affecting the Northland Property, and none
will exist at Closing.

          (n) Non-Foreign Person. None of the applicable transferors of Northland Property (as
determined for the purposes of Section 1445 of the Code) is a “foreign person” as defined in
Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code, nor are any subject to withholding under Section 1445 of the Code.

          (o) Disclosure. The representations and warranties and the statements and information
contained in this Agreement, in the Exhibits and Schedules hereto and in all of the materials
delivered or made available by such Northland Contributor to Tarragon and its counsel, accountants,
appraisers and consultants pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the due diligence
investigations conducted by or on behalf of Tarragon in connection with this Agreement do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact and, when taken together, do not omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such

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representations,
warranties, statements or information not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they
were made.

          (p) Financial Statements. All operating statements delivered to Tarragon by each
applicable Northland Contributor were prepared by such Northland Contributor in the ordinary course
of business, are complete, accurate, true and correct copies of such operating
statements in the books and records of such Northland Contributor and its subsidiaries, and to
such Northland Contributor’s knowledge such operating statements fairly reflect in all material
respects the results of the operation of the Northland Property for the periods covered. Since the
date of the most recent internally prepared operating statements referred to above, and except as
otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (i) there has been no material adverse change
in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Northland Property or the Northland Companies on a
consolidated basis, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business and
(ii) there has been no material change in the ownership of the Northland Companies or any increase
in the indebtedness of the Northland Companies. The calendar year 2008 budgets delivered to
Tarragon by Northland reflect Northland’s good faith estimate, consistent with past practice, for
the operating results for the Northland Properties for the 2008 calendar year.

          (q) Pending Actions; Labor Disputes. There is no existing or, to Northland’s
knowledge, threatened Action of any kind involving such Northland Contributor, any Northland
Company or the Northland Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect on any Northland
Company or the Northland Property. To Northland’s knowledge, there are no labor troubles or
complaints of unfair labor practices pending with respect to any Person which could materially
adversely affect the Northland Property.

          (r) Taxes.

     (i) All Tax or information returns required to be filed on or before the date
hereof by or on behalf of such Northland Contributor or the Northland Companies (x)
have been filed through the date hereof or will be filed on or before the date when
due in accordance with all applicable Laws and (y) there is no Action pending against
or with respect to such Northland Contributor, the Northland Companies or the
Northland Property in respect of any Tax nor is any claim for additional Tax asserted
by any Tax Authority. All real estate Taxes and assessments relating to the
Northland Real Property and due and payable have been paid and copies of most recent
tax bills have been delivered or made available to Tarragon. All other Taxes of the
Northland Companies that are due and payable have been paid.

     (ii) There are no liens for Taxes with respect to any portion of the Northland
Property, other than liens for Taxes that are not yet due or payable.

     (iii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.3(r), each Northland Company is
and has always been classified for federal income tax purposes as either a
partnership or an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner.

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     (iv) No Northland Company has any liability for the Taxes of any person under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

     (v) Each Northland Contributor acknowledges that none of Tarragon, the New
Company or any Affiliate shall assume any responsibility for the Tax
consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Limited
Liability Company Agreement and the Related Documents to such Northland Contributor,
other than to agree to report the transactions for Federal and State Tax purposes
consistently with the manner agreed to by Northland and such Tarragon Contributor.

          (s) Insurance. Northland Corporation has delivered or made available to Tarragon all
copies of all insurance policies and arrangements with respect to the Northland Property.

          (t) Patriot Act. Neither such Northland Contributor, nor any Northland Company, nor
any member, partner or shareholder of any Northland Company, nor, to Northland’s knowledge, any
person or entity with actual authority to direct the actions of any member, partner or shareholder
of Northland or any Northland Company, (i) are named on any list of persons, entities and
governments issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 – Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (“Executive Order
13224”), as in effect on the date hereof, or any similar list known to Seller or publicly issued by
OFAC or any other department or agency of the United States of America (collectively, the “OFAC
Lists”), (ii) are included in, owned by, controlled by, knowingly acting for or on behalf of,
knowingly providing assistance, support, sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or otherwise
knowingly associated with any of the persons, entities or governments referred to or described in
the OFAC Lists, or (iii) has knowingly conducted business with or knowingly engaged in any
transaction with any person, entity or government named on any of the OFAC Lists or any person,
entity or government included in, owned by, controlled by, acting for or on behalf of, providing
assistance, support, sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or, to Northland’ knowledge,
otherwise associated with any of the persons, entities or governments referred to or described in
the OFAC Lists.

          (u) Deposits. Neither such Northland Contributor nor any Northland Company has
received written notice of any violations of the requirements of any Law relating to the holding,
application or collection of security deposits in respect of the Northland Leases.

          (v) Northland Companies. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3(v), the only
activities conducted by the Northland Companies since their inception have been the construction,
ownership and operation of the Northland Properties. None of the Northland Companies has any
liabilities or obligations other than those relating directly to the ownership or operation of the
Northland Property owned by it. Northland Portfolio is the sole holder of the Northland Portfolio
Company Interests, and the Northland Portfolio Company Interests are free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances. Northland Fund I is the sole holder of the Northland Fund I Company Interests,
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liens and encumbrances.
Northland Fund II is the sole holder of the Northland Fund II Company Interests, and the Northland
Fund II Company Interests are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Northland Fund III is
the sole holder of the Northland Fund III Company Interests, and the Northland Fund III Company
Interests are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. NIC is the sole holder of the NIC
Company Interests, and the NIC Company Interests are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
Northland Austin is the sole holder of
the Northland Austin Company Interests, and the Northland Austin Company Interests are free
and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Austin Investors is the sole holder of the Austin
Investors Company Interests, and the Austin Investors Company Interests are free and clear of all
liens and encumbrances. Drake is the sole holder of the Drake Company Interests, and the Drake
Company Interests are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Tatstone is the sole holder of
the Tatstone Company Interests, and the Tatstone Company Interests are free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances.

          (w) Condominium Conversion. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.3(w), none of
such Northland Contributor or any Northland Company has made any filing with the applicable
Authority with respect to the conversion of any of the Northland Properties to a condominium.

          (x) Solvency. None of such Northland Contributor or any Northland Company has: (i)
made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) filed any voluntary petition in
bankruptcy or suffered the filing of any involuntary petition by such Northland Contributor’s or
any Northland Company’s creditors; (iii) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession
of all or substantially all of such Northland Contributor’s or any Northland Company’s assets, (iv)
suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all, of such Northland
Contributor’s or any Northland Company’s assets, (v) admitted in writing such Northland
Contributor’s or any Northland Company’s inability to pay its debts as they come due; or (vi) made
an offer of settlement, extension, or composition to its creditors generally.

          (y) Securities Representations.

     (i) Such Northland Contributor is an “accredited investor,” as such term is
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

     (ii) No such Northland Contributor, or any of such Northland Contributor’s
Affiliates, nor any Person acting on such Northland Contributor’s or Northland
Contributor’s Affiliate’s behalf, was offered the Common Units through any form of
“general solicitation or general advertising” (within the meaning of Regulation D
under the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Common Units.

     (iii) Such Northland Contributor understands and acknowledges that (i) no public
market exists for any of the Common Units and that it is unlikely that a public
market will ever exist for the Common Units, (ii) such Northland Contributor is
purchasing the Common Units for its own account, for investment and not with a view
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thereof in violation of
the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, and (iii) such Northland
Contributor is aware that it may be required to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Common Units for an indefinite period of time.

     (iv) Such Northland Contributor has consulted with its own advisers as to the
financial, tax, legal and related matters concerning an investment in the Common
Units and on that basis believes that an investment in the Common Units is suitable
and appropriate for such Northland Contributor. Such Northland Contributor and its
advisers have such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters so
as to enable such Northland Contributor to utilize the information made available to
such Northland Contributor in connection with the investment contemplated hereby to
evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the New Company and to make an
informed investment decision with respect thereto. Such Northland Contributor is
familiar with the type of investment that the Common Units constitutes and recognizes
that an investment in the New Company involves substantial risks, including
significant risk of loss, including the loss of the entire amount of such investment.

     (v) Such Northland Contributor hereby acknowledges that the Common Units are not
and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified for
sale pursuant to applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or foreign
jurisdiction by reason of a specific exemption from the registration requirements
thereof, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide
nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the each Northland Contributor’s
representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein. Each Northland
Contributor further acknowledges that the Common Units will be subject to transfer
restrictions and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise assigned, in whole or in part, without compliance with applicable federal
securities laws and the applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or
foreign jurisdiction by the transferor and the transferee (including, without
limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions
reasonably satisfactory to the New Company).

     For purposes of this Agreement where the term “to Northland’s knowledge,” or a phrase of
similar import, is used, such term shall mean, with respect to representations and warranties made
by Northland Corporation, the “current actual knowledge” (as defined below) of the following
designees of Northland: Lawrence R. Gottesdiener and Steven P. Rosenthal. As used herein, the
term “current actual knowledge” shall mean only the actual, current, conscious and not
constructive, imputed or implied knowledge of such designee, without having made a review of the
files or other inquiry. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, such designee shall not
have any personal liability or obligation whatsoever with respect to any of the matters set forth
in this Agreement or any of the representations herein being or becoming untrue, inaccurate or
incomplete in any respect.

     3.5 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Tarragon Contributors and the
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any
Related Document (unless expressly stated otherwise) shall survive the Closing of the transaction
contemplated in this Agreement and the delivery of the Assignment and Assumption of Company
Interests by each of Tarragon and Northland for a period of fifteen (15) months from and after the
last Closing Date. Consequently, each of the Tarragon Contributors and the Northland Contributors
stipulates and agrees that from and after such fifteen
(15) month period, it is entitled to and agrees to claim no damages of any kind with respect to any alleged
breach and/or violation of any of such representations and/or warranties of the other party, other
than as to claims with respect to which it has given the other party and the New Company written
notice within such fifteen (15) month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Tarragon
Contributors and the Northland Contributors hereby expressly waives, relinquishes and releases any
right or remedy available to it at law, in equity, under this Agreement or otherwise to make a
claim against the other party for damages that it may incur, as the result of any of the
representations or warranties of the other party being untrue, inaccurate or incorrect if (a) the
party claiming such breach knew or is deemed to know that such representation or warranty was
untrue, inaccurate or incorrect at the time of the Closing (and for such purpose, (i) the knowledge
of each Northland Contributor will be deemed known by each other member of the same Northland
Contributing Group, (ii) the knowledge of each Tarragon Contributor will be deemed known by each
other member of the same Tarragon Contributing Group, (iii) the knowledge of Northland will be
deemed known by the New Company in respect of any claim against any Tarragon Contributor, but not
otherwise, (iv) the knowledge of Tarragon will be deemed known by the New Company in respect of any
claim against any Northland Contributor, but not otherwise and (v) the knowledge or deemed
knowledge of the New Company will not limit the right of any Contributor to bring a direct claim
under Section 5.5, provided that the Contributor does not have and is not deemed to have such
knowledge), or (b) the damages of the party claiming such breach as a result of such
representations or warranties being untrue, inaccurate or incorrect are reasonably estimated to
aggregate less than one percent (1%) of the Equity Value of the applicable Contributor party
alleged to be liable for such breach as of the date of the claim; provided, however, that in the
event that the damages of a party exceed such one percent (1%) threshold, such party will be
entitled to claim for all its damages (i.e. from the first dollar of damage, regardless of such
threshold). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the aggregate liability of
each Contributor under the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 3, together
with all of the indemnification obligations of such Contributor provided in this Agreement or in
any Related Document, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Value of such Contributor.
The remedies set forth in this Section 3.5, Article 5 and Article 6 comprise the sole and
exclusive remedies of a party hereto (or any person claiming by, through or under such party,
including any Indemnitee) in respect of any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants
set forth in this Agreement or in any Related Document.

     3.6 Bermuda Island and Northgate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or
in the Northgate Purchase Agreement or the Bermuda Island Purchase Agreement, if the Bermuda Island
property and/or the Northgate property become additional “Northland Properties” hereunder and/or
Middletown Tarragon LLC becomes an additional “Northland Company” hereunder, and/or the membership
interests in Middletown Tarragon LLC become additional “Northland Company Interests”, each as
described above in Section 1.2, then none of the representations or warranties set forth in this
Article 3 will apply to such additional Northland Properties, Northland Companies or Northland
Company Interests nor shall any of the Northland Contributors be deemed to have made any such
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respect thereto, except to the extent that any such
representations or warranties would, if made, have been breached by actions or omissions taken or
omitted to be taken by Northland at any time after consummating such purchase under the Northgate
Purchase Agreement or the Bermuda Island Purchase Agreement, as applicable, and such breach results
in a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE
4 — CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS

     4.1 Prorations. At each Closing, the following shall be apportioned and adjusted
between each Contributor, on the one hand, and the New Company, on the other hand, as of 11:59 p.m.
(Eastern Standard Time) as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in
which the applicable Closing occurs (the “Prorations Date”), with the Contributor responsible for
matters relating to its Contributed Properties for the period prior to the Prorations Date, and the
New Company responsible for matters relating to such Contributed Properties from and after the
Prorations Date, except as otherwise specified:

          (a) rents and additional rents under or in respect of Tenant Leases, as, when and to the
extent actually collected, on the basis of the period for which payable under the applicable Tenant
Lease and apportioned on the basis of the actual number of days in such period, along with
security, pet, key and any other deposits held by the landlord under the Tenant Leases;

          (b) any real property taxes, water and sewer rents and charges; any tax credit or refund
collected as a result of any real property tax appeal; vault taxes or charges, elevator inspection
charges and other like and similar municipal taxes and charges, each on the basis of the fiscal
year or other period for which assessed, and apportioned upon the basis of the actual number of
days in such year or period. If actual tax bills are not available, taxes shall be apportioned
based on the most recent tax bills available, with a post-Closing adjustment to be made as soon as
tax bills for the fiscal year during which the Closing occurs become available;

          (c) subject to Section 4.5, electric, gas, steam and other public utility charges for services
furnished to the Contributed Properties, on the basis of the actual number of days in any period
covered by the charge being apportioned (except that no apportionment shall be made for any of such
items as are furnished and charged by the applicable utility company directly to tenants under the
Tenant Leases);

          (d) all charges under the Contracts, on the basis of the actual number of days in any period
covered by the charge being apportioned. The Tarragon Contributors with respect to the Tarragon
Properties, and the Northland Contributors with respect to the Northland Properties shall bear the
cost of all installments or amounts of items which are being apportioned under this Section which
became due and payable prior to the Prorations Date; and

          (e) such other items as are customarily apportioned between sellers and purchasers of real
properties of a type similar to the Contributed Properties.

     4.2 Commissions. Each Contributor shall bear the cost of all unpaid commissions, fees
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Persons
with respect to any Tenant Lease beginning on or prior to the Prorations Date. The New Company
shall be responsible for commissions, fees, or other charges due to real estate brokers or other
Persons with respect to Tenant Leases, and any renewals, extensions and expansions thereof,
beginning after the Prorations Date. At each Closing, the Equity Value of each Contributor will be
reduced by all security deposits which are then unapplied to satisfy tenant
obligations under Tenant Leases at such Contributed Property, except to the extent that the
applicable Contributed Company holds such security deposit as of the Closing Date.

     4.3 New Tax Rates. If the Proration Date and the Closing Date for a Contributed
Property is before a new real property or other applicable tax rate or charge of an Authority is
fixed, then the apportionment of such tax or charge at the Closing shall be based upon the tax rate
for the immediately preceding fiscal period applied to the latest assessed valuation. Promptly
after the new tax rate has been fixed, the apportionment of such tax or charge made at the Closing
shall be recalculated and any adjustment to the Equity Value and the number of Common Units
issuable to the Contributors in respect of such Contributed Property shall be made promptly after
such recalculation.

     4.4 Tenant Leases. If any tenant under a Tenant Lease is in arrears in the payment of
rent, or other charges, payments received from such tenant after the applicable Closing shall be
applied in the following order of priority: first, to current rents and other sums due the New
Company as the current owner of the Property and landlord under the Tenant Lease, and the balance
to any delinquent sums owing to the Contributor under the Tenant Lease in respect of the period
prior to the Prorations Date. If any payments from a tenant under a Tenant Lease received by the
New Company or the Contributor after the Closing are payable to the other by reason of this
Section, then the appropriate sum shall be promptly paid to the other by adjustment of the number
of Common Units issued to the Contributor.

     4.5 Utility Charges. The apportionment of utility charges shall be made upon the
basis of charges shown on the latest available bills of such utilities. The charges shown on such
available bills for periods prior to the Prorations Date which have not been paid as of the Closing
Date shall be paid by the Contributed Company and credited in favor of the New Company, and for the
period from the date of each such last available utility bill to the Prorations Date an
apportionment shall be made based on the amount charged for the period covered by such last
available bill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Contributor with respect to its Contributed
Property will use reasonable efforts to cause the respective utility companies to read their meters
or fix their charges to the Prorations Date, in which event (i) the Contributed Company shall pay
such charges, when billed, to the Prorations Date, and the amount of such payment will be credited
at Closing in favor of the New Company, (ii) if the Contributed Company has paid any such charges
for any period subsequent to the Prorations Date, such payments shall be credited in favor of the
Contributor, and (iii) the Contributed Company shall pay such charges from and after the Prorations
Date without any proration hereunder.

     4.6 Utility Deposits. At the Closing, to the extent not otherwise held in the name of
the Contributed Company, each Contributor shall assign to the New Company, all deposits or escrows
held for the account of such Contributor (or its Affiliate) with respect to its Contributed
Property at or by any public utility company in connection with the utility services furnished to
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amount of deposits, or escrows so assigned. Any such deposits or escrows held in the name of a
Contributed Company shall be included in the Cash adjustment of Equity Value pursuant to Section
1.1(c).

     4.7 Post-Closing Receipt. If any item covered by this Article cannot be apportioned
because the same has not been (or cannot be) fully ascertained on the Closing Date, or if any error
has been made with respect to any apportionment, then such item shall be apportioned (or corrected,
as applicable) as soon as the same is fully ascertained and any change in Equity Value and the
number of Common Units to be issued to a Contributor under Section 1.1 shall be adjusted by issuing
to such Contributor additional Common Units, or reducing the number of Common Units issued to such
Contributor.

     4.8 Real Estate Tax Refunds. Real estate tax refunds and credits received after a
Closing which are attributable to the fiscal tax year during which the Prorations Date falls shall
be apportioned between the Contributor, on the one hand, and the New Company, on the other hand,
pursuant to this Article. There will be no proration of tax refunds or credits relating to fiscal
tax years previous to the one during which the Prorations Date falls.

     4.9 Special Assessments. If, as of the Prorations Date, any of the Properties shall
be (or shall have become) subject to a special or local assessment or charge of any kind (whether
or not yet a lien), then (to the extent not payable by the tenants) the New Company shall be
credited at Closing for any installments thereof due and payable prior to the Prorations Date which
have not been paid by the Contributed Company prior to the Prorations Date; provided,
however, that any installment thereof attributable to a period from and after the Prorations
Date shall be apportioned at the Closing in the same manner as for taxes under Section 4.1(b). The
Contributed Company shall be responsible for all installments of such assessment attributable to
the period from and after the Prorations Date, without any proration credit in favor of the New
Company hereunder.

     4.10 Escrow Balances and Reserves. At each Closing, each Contributor will receive a
credit for any escrow balances and reserves held by a lender for the account of a Contributed
Company at Closing.

     4.11 Straddle Periods. 

          (a) In General. If, for any Income Tax purposes, the Taxable period of any of the
Contributed Companies does not terminate on the relevant Prorations Date (any such period, a
“Straddle Period”), Income Taxes of such Contributed Company and Income Tax refunds or credits, if
any, of such Contributed Company attributable to its ordinary operations during such Straddle
Period shall be allocated to (i) the portion of such Straddle Period up to and including the
relevant Prorations Date (the “Pre-Closing Straddle Period”), and (ii) the portion of such Straddle
Period subsequent to the relevant Prorations Date (the “Post-Closing Straddle Period”) in
accordance with this Section 4.11(a). Any Income Taxes and Income Tax refunds of a Contributed
Company that are attributable to those transactions that are in the nature of capital transactions
shall be allocated under the principles described above based on the relevant Closing Date, instead
of the relevant Prorations Date. For purposes of the preceding sentences, Income Taxes and any
Income Tax refunds or credits for the Pre-Closing Straddle Period and for the

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Post-Closing Straddle
Period of a Contributed Company will be determined on the basis of an interim closing of the books
as of the close of business on the relevant Prorations Date or Closing Date, as applicable, as if
such Straddle Period consisted of one Taxable period ending on
the relevant Prorations Date or Closing Date, as applicable, and a Taxable period beginning on the
day following the relevant Prorations Date or Closing Date, as applicable.

          (b) Partnerships. For purposes of section 706 of the Code, any item of income and
deduction with respect to a Contributed Company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
tax purposes shall be allocated under the interim closing of the books method of section 706 of the
Code based on the Prorations Date, and any items of such company that are in the nature of capital
transactions shall be allocated under the interim closing of the books method under section 706 of
the Code based on the Closing Date. The portion of any such items of such Contributed Company
attributable to any period to the Contributor (or Contributors) up to and including the relevant
Prorations Date or Closing Date, as applicable, shall be allocated to the Contributor (or
Contributors) of such Contributed Company, and the portion of such items of such company
attributable to the period after the relevant Prorations Date or Closing Date, as applicable, shall
be allocated to the New Company.

     4.12 Time Periods. Except as otherwise provided herein, it is the intention of the
parties that each Contributor be responsible for all costs and expenses, and obtain the benefit of
all income, of its Contributed Companies and Contributed Properties relating to the period up to
the Prorations Date, and that the New Company be responsible for such costs and expenses, and
obtain the benefit of such income, from and after the Prorations Date, in each case on an accrual
basis, but without regard to non-cash items of income or expense, including depreciation and
amortization.

     4.13 Adjustment of Equity Value. On each Closing Date, for each Contributor and its
Contributed Companies and Contributed Properties, the net amount of all proration credits, without
duplication, under this Article 4 in favor of such Contributor shall be netted against the amount
of all proration credits, without duplication, under this Article 4 in favor of the New Company,
and (i) if the aggregate net proration credit is in favor of such Contributor, then the Equity
Value of such Contributor shall be increased by the amount of such net proration credit pursuant to
Section 1.1(c) and (ii) if the aggregate net proration credit is in favor of the New Company, then
the Equity Value of such Contributor shall be reduced by the amount of such net proration credit
pursuant to Section 1.1(c).

     4.14 Survival. This Article 4, and all rights and duties of the New Company and the
parties hereunder, shall survive Closing.

ARTICLE
5 — INDEMNIFICATION

     5.1  By Contributors.

          (a) From and after the Closing Date, each Contributor (an “Indemnitor”) agrees severally to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the New Company, each other Contributor, and each such
Contributor’s respective subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers, directors, partners, members,
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agents. (collectively, the
“Indemnitees”) from and against all Losses which are incurred or suffered by any of them (A) based
upon, arising out of, in connection with or by reason of the breach of any of the representations
or warranties of such Contributor, (B) based upon, arising
out of, in connection with or by reason of any liability or obligation relating to the
Contributed Companies or the Contributed Properties contributed, directly or indirectly, by such
Contributor of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) arising or occurring with
respect to any period prior to the Prorations Date, (C) based upon, arising out of, in connection
with or by reason of the failure of such Contributor to perform or comply, in whole or in part,
with any of the covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Related Document to be performed
or complied with by such Contributor on or prior to the Closing, and (D) based upon, arising out
of, in connection with or by reason of any Income Taxes attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period of
a Contributed Company. From and after the First Closing Date, if there is Excess Gain allocated to
Tarragon Corporation or to Ansonia and recognized prior to December 31, 2018, the New Company shall
pay to Tarragon Corporation or Ansonia, as the case may be, an amount equal to the product of such
Excess Gain and the tax rate applied with respect to Tarragon Corporation or Ansonia, as
applicable, in determining any “Ansonia Tax Amount” or “Tarragon Tax Amount” under the Tax Matters
Agreement, such amount to be paid in immediately available funds within thirty (30) days after the
filing of the federal income tax return of the New Company for the taxable year in which such
Excess Gain was allocated.

          (b) The indemnity against Losses pursuant to Section 5.1(a) shall also include interest on
cash disbursements in respect thereof at an annual rate of interest equal to a fixed rate of twelve
and one-half percent (12.5%) (the “Reference Rate”), based on actual days elapsed from the later of
the date a valid claim is made hereunder or the date of such disbursement until the date the
Indemnified Parties are fully reimbursed therefor.

          (c) Notwithstanding the preceding, (i) the Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to any
recovery unless a claim for indemnification is made in accordance with Section 5.3 and within the
time period of survival set forth in Article 3 and the person seeking indemnification complies with
the procedures set forth in Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5, and (ii) if more than one Indemnitor has an
indemnification obligation in respect of the same Contributed Company or Contributed Property, such
indemnification obligation shall constitute a several obligation of such Indemnitors, in proportion
to their respective Contribution Percentages.

     5.2 Intentionally Omitted.

     5.3 Indemnification Procedure.

          (a) In the event that any Indemnitee shall incur or suffer any Loss in respect of which
indemnification may be sought by such party pursuant to the provisions of this Article 5, the
Indemnitee shall assert a claim for indemnification by written notice (a “Notice”) to the
Indemnitor stating the nature and basis of such claim. In the case of Losses arising by reason of
any third party claim, the Notice shall be given within 30 days of the filing of any such claim
against the Indemnitee or the determination by Indemnitee that a claim will ripen into a claim for
which indemnification will be sought, but the failure of the Indemnitee to give the Notice within
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Indemnitor may have to
the Indemnitee except to the extent that the Indemnitor is prejudiced thereby and then only to the
extent of such prejudice.

          (b) The Indemnitee shall provide to the Indemnitor on request all information and
documentation reasonably necessary to support and verify any Losses which the Indemnitee believes
give rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder and shall give the Indemnitor reasonable access
to all books, records and personnel in the possession or under the control of the Indemnitee which
would have bearing on such claim.

          (c) In the case of third party claims for which indemnification is sought, the Indemnitor
shall have the option (x) to conduct any proceedings or negotiations in connection therewith, (y)
to take all other steps to settle or defend any such claim (provided that the Indemnitor shall not,
without the consent of the Indemnitee, settle any such claim on terms which provide for (A) a
criminal sanction or fine, (B) injunctive relief or (C) monetary damages in excess of the amount
that the Indemnitor is required to pay hereunder) and (z) to employ counsel, which counsel shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee, to contest any such claim or liability in the name of the
Indemnitee or otherwise. In any event, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to participate at its own
expense and by its own counsel in any proceedings relating to any third party claim; provided,
however, that if the defendants in any such action or claim include both the Indemnitee and the
Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there would be a conflict of
interest under DR 5-105 of the Code of Professional Responsibility or other applicable federal or
state law were the same counsel to represent the Indemnitee and the Indemnitor, the Indemnitee
shall be entitled to be represented by separate counsel at the Indemnitor’s expense; provided
further, however, that such action or claim shall not be settled without the Indemnitor’s consent,
which shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Indemnitor shall, within 30 days of receipt of the
Notice, notify the Indemnitee of its intention to assume the defense of such claim. Until the
Indemnitee has received notice of the Indemnitor’s election whether to defend any claim, the
Indemnitee shall take reasonable steps to defend (but may not settle) such claim. If the
Indemnitor shall decline to assume the defense of any such claim, or shall fail to notify the
Indemnitee within 30 days after receipt of the Notice of the Indemnitor’s election to defend such
claim, the Indemnitee shall defend against such claim (provided that the Indemnitee shall not
settle such claim without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld). The expenses of all proceedings, contests or lawsuits in respect of the claims
described in the preceding sentence shall be borne by the Indemnitor but only if the Indemnitor is
responsible pursuant hereto to indemnify the Indemnitee in respect of the third party claim and, if
applicable, only as required within the limitations set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 as the
case may be. Regardless of which party shall assume the defense of the claim, the parties agree to
cooperate fully with one another in connection therewith. In the case of a claim for
indemnification made under Section 5.1 or 5.2, (a) if (and to the extent) the Indemnitor is
responsible pursuant hereto to indemnify the Indemnitee in respect of the third party claim, then
within ten days after the occurrence of a final non-appealable determination with respect to such
third party claim (or sooner if required by such determination), the Indemnitor shall pay the
Indemnitee (or sooner if required by such determination), in immediately available funds, the
amount of any Losses (or such portion thereof as the Indemnitor shall be responsible for pursuant
to the provisions hereof and (b) in the event that any Losses incurred by the Indemnitee do not
involve payment by the Indemnitee of a third party claim, then, if (and to the extent) the
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indemnify the Indemnitee against such Losses, the
Indemnitor shall within ten days after agreement on the amount of Losses or the occurrence of a
final non-appealable determination of such amount pay to the Indemnitee, in immediately available
funds, the amount of such Losses
(or such portion thereof as the Indemnitor shall be responsible for pursuant to the provisions
hereof).

     5.4 Cooperation in Defense. Each party indemnified under any indemnity contained in
this Agreement shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in the defense of the third-party claim
pursuant to which the indemnifying party is alleged to have liability.

     5.5 Direct or Derivative Claims. With respect to any indemnified Loss which has been
suffered (directly or indirectly) both by the New Company and by a Contributor, the Contributor
shall have the right to require, by written demand upon the Board of Managers of the New Company,
that the claim for such indemnified Loss be brought by the New Company, and if the Board of
Managers does not bring such claim and prosecute such claim in accordance with the directions of
such Contributor within fifteen (15) days, then such Contributor may bring such claim on its own
behalf, in which case such Contributor will be deemed to have suffered a Loss equal to its pro rata
share of the Loss suffered by the New Company, based on its proportionate ownership of the Common
Units of the New Company as of the final Closing. Nothing in this Section 5.5 shall prohibit a
Contributor from bringing a direct claim for Loss at any time, regardless whether the New Company
has also suffered a Loss or brought a claim in respect of the same underlying matter; provided,
however, that any recovery by the New Company in respect of such a claim shall be reduced by the
amount of any direct recovery by a Contributor in respect of the same underlying matter, and such
Contributor shall not participate through the New Company in any such additional recovery by the
New Company.

     5.6 General. The parties shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate any indemnified
Loss in connection with this Agreement. The parties shall also use reasonable efforts to structure
any indemnity payment in a manner such that the Indemnitor will obtain any deduction or other tax
benefit arising from having made such indemnification payment in order to avoid any duplication of
after-tax benefit to the Indemnitee. The amount of indemnified Loss incurred by the Indemnitee
shall be reduced by the amount of any insurance benefit received by the Indemnitee or by the New
Company in respect of such Loss. Any liability for indemnification under this Agreement shall be
determined without duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to such
liability constituting a breach of more than one representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.
No matter shall be the subject of an indemnification claim hereunder to the extent that the
Indemnitee has otherwise been compensated therefor, including through the prorations or other
adjustments to Equity Value under Section 1.1.

     5.7 Survival. This Article 5 shall survive each Closing.

ARTICLE
6 —  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     6.1 Defaults. In the event of (i) a failure by a party to perform any of its material
obligations hereunder, which failure continues for more than fifteen (15) days following receipt of
notice thereof from the other party or (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made
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the
extent such inaccuracy of such representation or warranty results in or constitutes a Material
Adverse Effect, then the other party shall have the right to terminate its obligation to consummate
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (or any remaining
portion thereof) by delivery of notice thereof to the other party. Subject to the terms of this Article below,
upon any such termination or any termination otherwise permitted under this Agreement, all rights
and obligations of the parties under this Agreement, other than those that by their terms survive
termination, shall terminate without recourse, and this Agreement shall be of no further force or
effect.

     6.2 Remedies of Northland.

     In addition to its right to terminate this Agreement, in the event of a failure any Tarragon
Contributor to perform its obligations to close on the contribution transactions under this
Agreement at any Closing, which failure continues for more than fifteen (15) days following receipt
of notice thereof, then Northland shall have the right to (i) seek specific performance of the
terms of this Agreement, and (ii) to the extent a specific performance remedy is not available, to
pursue any other remedy it may have at law or in equity in connection with such failure.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that Northland elects to
seek damages for any failure, breach or default hereunder, then the parties agree that Northland’s
recovery for any and all such defaults shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate against all
Tarragon Contributors (and such $5,000,000 limitation will be applied severally to limit the
liability of each Tarragon Contributor, pro rata on the basis of their respective Equity Values);
provided, however, that in the event that any such failure, breach or default is the result of the
willful failure, breach, default, misconduct or omission on the part of a Tarragon Contributor,
then the $5,000,000 aggregate limitation on damages shall not be applicable to, and Northland shall
be permitted to recover any and all damages caused by such failure, breach or default on the party
of, such Tarragon Contributor. As a condition precedent to Northland exercising any right it may
have to bring an action for specific performance hereunder, Northland must commence such an action
within ninety (90) days after Northland first becomes aware of Tarragon’s default. Northland
agrees that its failure to timely commence such an action for specific performance within such
ninety (90) day period shall be deemed a waiver by it of its right to commence an action for
specific performance as well as a waiver by it of any right it may have to file or record a notice
of lis pendens or notice of pendency of action or similar notice against any portion of the
applicable Tarragon Property.

     6.3 Remedies of Tarragon.

     In addition to its right to terminate this Agreement, in the event of a failure any Northland
Contributor to perform its obligations to close on the contribution transactions under this
Agreement at any Closing, which failure continues for more than fifteen (15) days following receipt
of notice thereof, then Tarragon shall have the right to (i) seek specific performance of the terms
of this Agreement, and (ii) to the extent a specific performance remedy is not available, to pursue
any other remedy it may have at law or in equity in connection with such failure. Notwithstanding
anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that Tarragon elects to seek damages for
any failure, breach or default hereunder, then the parties agree that Tarragon’s recovery for any
and all such defaults shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate against all Northland
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liability of
each Northland Contributor, pro rata on the basis of their respective Equity Values); provided,
however, that in the event that any such failure, breach or default is the result of the
willful failure, breach, default, misconduct or omission on the part of a Northland Contributor,
then the $5,000,000 aggregate limitation on damages shall not be applicable to, and Tarragon
shall be permitted to recover any and all damages caused by such failure, breach or default on the
part of, such Northland Contributor. As a condition precedent to Tarragon exercising any right it
may have to bring an action for specific performance hereunder, Tarragon must commence such an
action within ninety (90) days after Tarragon first becomes aware of Northland’s default. Tarragon
agrees that its failure to timely commence such an action for specific performance within such
ninety (90) day period shall be deemed a waiver by it of its right to commence an action for
specific performance as well as a waiver by it of any right it may have to file or record a notice
of lis pendens or notice of pendency of action or similar notice against any portion of the
applicable Northland Property.

     6.4 Sole and Exclusive Remedies. The remedies set forth in this Article 6, together
with those set forth in Section 3.5 and Article 5 comprise the sole and exclusive remedies of a
party hereto (or any person claiming by, through or under such party, including any Indemnitee) in
respect of any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement
or in any Related Document.

ARTICLE
7 — FUTURE OPERATIONS

     7.1 Operations. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement (including
pursuant to the Tarragon Restructuring or the Northland Restructuring), each Tarragon Contributor
with respect to the Tarragon Properties and Tarragon Companies, and each Northland Contributor with
respect to the Northland Properties and the Northland Companies, hereby agrees and covenants with
respect to the Property and/or Company Interests that have not already been contributed to the New
Company, that from the date hereof through each Closing or the earlier termination of this
Agreement:

          (a) Neither Tarragon nor Northland, and no Tarragon Company or Northland Company, shall sell,
encumber, further pledge, or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any part of the Tarragon
Company Interests, the Northland Company Interests, the Tarragon Property or the Northland
Property, or amend, modify or terminate any Tarragon Operating Agreements or Northland Operating
Agreements, without the prior consent of the other party hereto.

          (b) Neither Tarragon nor Northland, and no Tarragon Company or Northland Company, shall enter
into, extend, renew, replace or modify any contract, agreement or other arrangement with regard to
the Tarragon Property or the Northland Property which will be binding on the New Company, the
Tarragon Property or the Northland Property after Closing unless such contract, agreement or other
arrangement (as so extended, renewed, replaced or modified) can be terminated by the New Company
without penalty or payment of any fee on not more than thirty (30) days notice.

          (c) Neither Tarragon or Northland, and no Tarragon Company or Northland Company, shall
initiate or consent to any zoning changes, liens or encumbrances of or against the Tarragon
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party, and shall
give the other party copies of all notices received by Tarragon or Northland with respect to any
such matters.

          (d) Each of Tarragon, Northland, the Tarragon Companies and the Northland Companies shall
continue to manage, lease, market and operate the Tarragon Property and the Northland Property in
the ordinary course of business in accordance with the management, leasing and operation standards
and practices currently in effect at the Tarragon Property and the Northland Property, as
applicable, and shall continue to perform all of its obligations with respect to the Tarragon
Leases, Northland Leases, Tarragon Contracts and Northland Contracts, as applicable.

          (e) Each of Tarragon, Northland, the Tarragon Companies and the Northland Companies shall
repair and maintain the Tarragon Property and the Northland Property in its present condition,
normal wear and tear excluded and subject to Article 8, and continue to maintain the insurance
policies currently in effect with respect to any of the foregoing or enter into new policies with
substantially the same coverage.

          (f) Neither Tarragon and Northland shall, or permit any Tarragon Company or Northland Company,
to enter into any new Tenant Lease or amend any existing Tenant Lease, without the other party’s
consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless (i) same is on the current
standard lease form for the applicable Property; (ii) provides for payment of monthly rent at the
rates currently in effect for the applicable Property; (iii) is for a term of no less than one year
nor more than 15 months; and (iv) does not provide any “free rent” or other concessions beyond
those currently offered and consistent with current practice with respect to the applicable
Property and only to the extent such “free rent” or other concessions are not so-called
“back-ended”.

          (g) Each of Tarragon and Northland will keep all debt service payments and other payments
owned in connection with the Tarragon Assumed Debt and the Northland Assumed Debt, as applicable,
current on the Tarragon Property and the Northland Property and will not permit or suffer to exist
any default under any Tarragon Debt Instrument or Northland Debt Instrument.

     7.2 Notification of Certain Matters. Tarragon shall give prompt notice to Northland,
and Northland shall give prompt notice to Tarragon, of (a) the occurrence, or failure to occur, of
any event that causes any representation or warranty herein or in any document relating to the
transaction contemplated in this Agreement hereunder to be untrue or inaccurate in any material
respect at any time from the date of this Agreement to each Closing Date, and b) any failure
Tarragon, on the one hand, or Northland, on the other hand, to comply with or satisfy, in any
material respect, any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under
any document relating to the transaction contemplated in this Agreement.

ARTICLE
8 — RISK OF LOSS

     8.1 Casualty. Each Contributor assumes all risks for damage to or injury
occurring to its Contributed Property by fire, storm, accident, or any other casualty or cause (a
“Casualty”) until the applicable Closing with respect to the Contributed Property has been
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Immediately after a Contributor has received notice of the occurrence of any Casualty
between the date hereof and the applicable Closing, such Contributor shall give the other
Contributors written notice thereof (a “Casualty Notice”), which Casualty Notice shall state the
type, location
and amount of damage to such Property, the portions of such Property affected by the Casualty
and such Contributor’s good faith estimate of the loss of gross rental income that the Property
will suffer while such Casualty is being repaired. If the affected Property is reasonably expected
to suffer as a result of such Casualty a loss of gross rental income (taking into account any
business interruption insurance proceeds) in excess of 20% of the Property’s pro forma gross rental
income for the twelve (12) month period following the Casualty (a “Material Casualty”), then the
Contributing Group receiving such Casualty Notice shall have the right, exercisable for a period of
ten (10) Business days after its receipt of such Casualty Notice, to elect to terminate this
Agreement with respect to such Property and any Company that owns, directly or indirectly, only
such Property (the parties agreeing to cooperate in good faith to restructure the ownership of any
Company that owns both direct or indirect interests in such Property and any direct or indirect
interest in another Property so as to eliminate such overlapping interests). If this Agreement is
terminated with respect to such Property and any such Company, none of the parties shall have any
further right or obligation hereunder in respect of such Property or such Company, except as to
provisions which by their terms survive termination of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall
remain in effect with respect to all other Properties and Companies. If the Contributing Group
receiving such Casualty Notice does not elect to terminate this Agreement as to such Property and
any such Company, or if such Casualty is not a Material Casualty, then such Property shall remain
subject to the terms of this Agreement and shall be contributed to the New Company by its
Contributor, along with any insurance proceeds paid on account of such Casualty (including rental
interruption insurance, but only for the period from and after the Prorations Date) not expended to
repair the property prior to the Closing Date, and the New Company shall receive a credit against
such Contributor’s Equity Value in the amount of any deductible payable by such Contributor or the
applicable Contributed Company in connection with casualty coverage.

     8.2 Condemnation. If, prior to Closing, all or any significant portion of any
Property is taken, or rendered unusable for its current purpose or reasonably inaccessible by
eminent domain (or is the subject of a pending or contemplated taking which has not been
consummated), (a “Condemnation”), then, upon receipt of written notice of such action from any
Authority, the Contributor of such Property shall immediately give the other Contributors written
notice thereof (a “Condemnation Notice”), which Condemnation Notice shall state the nature of such
Condemnation, the portions of such Property affected by the Condemnation and such Contributor’s
good faith estimate of the loss of gross rental income that the Property will suffer as a result of
such Condemnation. If the affected Property is reasonably expected to suffer as a result of such
Condemnation a loss of gross rental income in excess of 20% of the Property’s pro forma gross
rental income for the twelve (12) month period following the Condemnation (a “Material
Condemnation”), then the Contributing Group receiving such Condemnation Notice shall have the
right, exercisable for a period of ten (10) Business days after its receipt of such Condemnation
Notice, to elect to terminate this Agreement with respect to such Property and any Company that
owns, directly or indirectly, only such Property (the parties agreeing to cooperate in good faith
to restructure the ownership of any Company that owns both direct or indirect interests in such
Property and any direct or indirect interest in another Property so as to eliminate such
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any such
Company, none of the parties shall have any further right or obligation hereunder in respect of
such Property or such Company, except as to provisions which by their terms survive termination of
this Agreement, but this Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to all other
Properties. If the Contributing Group receiving such Condemnation Notice does not elect to
terminate this Agreement as to such Property and any such Company, or if such Condemnation is not a
Material Condemnation, then such Property shall remain subject to the terms of this Agreement and
shall be contributed to the New Company by its Contributor, along with any and all rights to the
condemnation award in respect of such Condemnation (other than any portion thereof relating to loss
of rental income for the period prior to the Prorations Date).

     8.3 Portfolio Termination Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 8.1 or 8.2, in the event that the Contributed Properties of either Contributing Group
have suffered Material Casualties or Material Condemnations resulting in the termination of this
Agreement with respect to such Properties representing more that 20% of the gross asset value (as
such gross asset value is set forth on Schedule 1.1) of all the Properties of such
Contributing Group, then the other Contributing Group shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement by delivery of written notice thereof to the other parties, whereupon this Agreement
shall terminate as to all Companies and Properties not contributed at a previous Closing, and the
parties shall cease to have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder in respect thereof,
other than obligations which by their terms expressly survive termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE
9 — MISCELLANEOUS

     9.1 Brokers. Each party to this Agreement represents and warrants that neither it nor
any of its Affiliates has had any contact or dealings regarding the Properties, or any
communication in connection with the subject matter of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, through any real estate broker or other person who can claim a right to a commission or
finder’s fee in connection with therewith. In the event that any other broker or finder claims a
commission or finder’s fee based upon any contact, dealings or communication, the party through
whom or through whose Affiliate such other broker or finder makes its claim shall be responsible
for such commission or fee and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the other party and its Affiliates in defending
against the same. The party through whom or through whose Affiliate such other broker or finder
makes a claim shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the other party hereto, its successors and
assigns, agents, employees, officers and directors, and the Property from and against any and all
Losses, arising out of, based on, or incurred as a result of such claim. The provisions of this
Section shall survive each Closing or termination of the parties’ obligations to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     9.2 Marketing. Each of Tarragon and Northland agrees not to market the Properties for
sale during the term of this Agreement or entertain or discuss any offer to purchase or acquire the
Properties or the Interests with any Person other than Northland, Tarragon and their Affiliates.

     9.3 Entire Agreement; No Amendment. This Agreement represents the entire agreement
among each of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. It is expressly
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valid or
binding upon a party unless expressly set forth in this Agreement. It is further
understood that any prior agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof have merged in this Agreement, which alone fully expresses all agreements of
the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all such prior agreements and
understandings. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or otherwise altered except by a
written agreement signed by the party hereto against whom enforcement is sought. It is agreed that
no obligation under this Agreement which by its terms is to be performed or continue to be
performed after Closing and no provision of this Agreement which is expressly to survive Closing
shall merge upon Closing, but shall survive Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after
December 31, 2008, press releases regarding the New Company that have been reviewed and approved by
the Board of Managers of the New Company shall not be subject to the prior written approval of the
parties hereto.

     9.4 Certain Expenses. Each party hereto will pay all of its own expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (whether or not the Closing
shall take place), including, without limitation, all costs and expenses herein stated to be borne
by such party and all of its respective accounting, legal, investigatory and appraisal fees.
Tarragon shall be responsible for paying (i) all amounts required to be paid to the holder of the
Tarragon Assumed Debt in connection with the assumption and/or transfer of the Tarragon Assumed
Debt as a result of the transaction contemplated herein, (ii) all applicable State, County and City
transfer taxes and/or transfer fees due in connection with the transfer of the Tarragon Property or
assignment of the Tarragon Company Interests to the New Company, (iii) all costs associated with
obtaining and issuing the any title policies with respect to the Tarragon Properties, including,
without limitation, examination costs, commitment fees and premiums, and (iv) all costs associated
with obtaining applicable UCC searches with respect to Tarragon or the Tarragon Companies and all
costs associated with obtaining any surveys of the Tarragon Property, but in the case of items (i),
(iii) and (iv) above, only to the extent any of the foregoing is required in order to obtain the
Tarragon Lender Consents. Northland shall be responsible for paying (a) all amounts required to be
paid to the holder of the Northland Assumed Debt in connection with the assumption and/or transfer
of the Northland Assumed Debt as a result of the transaction contemplated herein, (b) all
applicable State, County and City transfer taxes and/or transfer fees due in connection with the
transfer of the Northland Property or assignment of the Northland Company Interests to the New
Company, (c) all costs associated with obtaining and issuing any title policies with respect to the
Northland Properties, including, without limitation, examination costs, commitment fees and
premiums, and (d) all costs associated with obtaining applicable UCC searches with respect to
Northland or the Northland Companies and all costs associated with obtaining any surveys of the
Northland Property, but in the case of items (a), (c) and (d) above, only to the extent any of the
foregoing is required in order to obtain the Northland Lender Consents. Any recording or escrow
fees incurred in connection with the transfer of title to or contribution of the Tarragon Property
or the Tarragon Company Interests as contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by Tarragon. Any
recording or escrow fees incurred in connection with the transfer of title to or contribution of
the Northland Property or the Northland Company Interests as contemplated by this Agreement shall
be paid by Northland. All other costs and charges in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Properties contemplated by this Agreement not otherwise provided for in this Agreement shall be
allocated by standard accounting and conveyancing practices in the relevant jurisdiction in which
each such Property is located.

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     9.5 Notices. Any notice or communication required under or otherwise delivered in
connection with this Agreement to any of the parties hereto shall be written and shall be delivered
to such party at the following address:

     If to Tarragon:

Tarragon Corporation

423 West 55th Street – 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attn: William S. Friedman

Phone: (212) 949-5000

Fax: (646) 354-2171

     with copies to:

Tarragon Corporation

3100 Monticello, Ste. 200

Dallas, TX 75205

Attn: Kathryn Mansfield, Esq.

Phone: (214) 599-2250

Fax: (214) 599-2250

Jones Day

222 East 41st Street

New York, NY 10017

Attn: Kent R. Richey, Esq.

Phone: (212) 326-3481

Fax: (212) 755-7306

     If to Ansonia:

Ansonia LLC

c/o Tarragon Corporation

423 West 55th Street, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Robert Rothenberg

Fax: (212) 687-1345

     With a copy to:

Holland & Knight LLP

195 Broadway

New York, New York 10007

Attn: Jim Spitzer, Esq.

Facsimile: 212-341-7292

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     If to Northland:

c/o Northland Investment Corporation

2150 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02462

Attn: Steven P. Rosenthal

Phone: (617) 630-7240

Fax: (617) 630-7201

     with a copy to:

Northland Investment Corporation

2150 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02462

Attn: Suzanne Abair, Esq.

Phone: (617) 630-7275

Fax: (617) 630-7201

     with a copy to:

Goodwin Procter LLP

Exchange Place

53 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Attn: Minta E. Kay, Esq. and Gilbert G. Menna, Esq.

Phone: (617) 570-1877 and (617) 570-1433

Fax: (617) 570-1231

All notices, demands, solicitations of consent or approval, and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered, transmitted by
facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or sent postage prepaid by overnight courier or
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices shall be deemed to have been given
when personally delivered or when transmitted on a Business Day by electronic transmission with
confirmation of receipt or by facsimile with machine generated confirmation of transmission without
notation of error, if sent before 5:00 p.m. local time of the recipient, otherwise the following
Business Day, or, if mailed or sent by overnight courier, on the date on which received.

     9.6 No Assignment. Except as provided in this Section below, neither this Agreement
nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the
prior written consent of the other parties.

     9.7 Governing Law. The laws of the State of New York shall govern the validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement.

     9.8 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts.
If so executed, all of such counterparts shall constitute but one agreement, and, in

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proving this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart.

     9.9 Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement and after the
Closing, the parties hereto shall take such further actions and execute and deliver such further
documents and instruments as may be reasonably requested by the other party and are reasonably
necessary to provide to the respective parties hereto the benefits intended to be afforded hereby,
including, without limitation, all books and records relating to the Property and the addresses of
all parties.

     9.10 Miscellaneous. Whenever herein the singular number is used, the same shall
include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular where appropriate, and words of any
gender shall include the other gender when appropriate. The headings of the Articles and the
Sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be taken into account
in determining the meaning of any provision of this Agreement. The words “hereof” and “herein”
refer to this entire Agreement and not merely the Section in which such words appear. If the last
day for performance of any obligation hereunder is not a Business Day, then the deadline for such
performance or the expiration of the applicable period or date shall be extended to the next
Business Day. All references to Sections, Articles, Exhibits or Schedules are to Sections,
Articles, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement. The terms “include” and “including” are
to be construed as if followed by the phrase “without limitation”, regardless whether such phrase
actually appears.

     9.11 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement (except the provision
relating to Tarragon’s obligation to contribute the Tarragon Property, Northland’s obligation to
contribute the Northland Property, the New Company’s obligation to issue the Common Units, the
invalidity of which shall cause this Agreement to be null and void) is held to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision shall be fully severable, this
Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision or by its severance from this Agreement.

     9.12 Confidentiality; Publicity. Each of Tarragon and Northland agrees to maintain in
confidence through Closing, unless otherwise required by applicable Law, public reporting or
listing requirements or accounting or auditing standards to disclose, all material and confidential
information received from Tarragon or Northland or otherwise regarding the Properties. In the
event this Agreement is terminated, each party shall promptly return to the other party all
materials delivered to such party. Tarragon and Northland agree that, prior to the Closing Date,
none of them, without the prior written consent of the other, shall publicly or privately reveal
any information relating to the existence or terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except as permitted in this Section. Each party agrees that nothing in this Section shall
prevent such party from disclosing or accessing any information otherwise deemed confidential under
this Section (i) in connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder, or (ii) pursuant to
any legal requirement, including, without limitation, any securities Laws, any reporting or listing
requirement or any accounting or auditing standard. Tarragon and Northland further agree that
nothing in this Section shall prevent any of them from disclosing or accessing any

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information otherwise deemed confidential under this Section to its respective agents,
employees, counsel and other third parties to the extent reasonably necessary to perform due
diligence and complete the transactions contemplated hereby.

     9.13 Press Releases and Public Announcements. Except as the disclosing party may
determine to be required by applicable law or any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market, the parties shall consult with each other before issuing any
press release or otherwise making public statements with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this agreement including transactions and agreements relating to the
formation of the New Company and shall not issue any press release or make any public announcement
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement or the New Company without the prior written
approval of the other party (which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
The parties have agreed upon the form of press release announcing the execution of this Agreement,
the formation of the New Company and the other transactions related thereto.

     9.14 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.

     9.15 No Recordation. Northland and Tarragon each agrees that neither this Agreement
nor any memorandum or notice hereof shall be recorded and each of Northland and Tarragon agrees (a)
not to file any notice of pendency or other instrument (other than a judgment) against the
Northland Property or the Tarragon Property or any portion thereof in connection herewith and (b)
to indemnify the other party against all Losses incurred by the other party by reason of the filing
of such notice of pendency or other instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the same is
permitted pursuant to applicable Laws, either party shall be entitled to record a notice of lis
pendens if such party is entitled to seek (and is actually seeking) specific performance of this
Agreement by the other party in accordance with the terms of Article 6 hereof.

     9.16 Representatives. NIC shall act as the sole agent for the Northland Contributors
and shall be authorized to exercise all rights of each of the Northland Contributors pursuant to
this Agreement, including delivering any notice or granting any consent or waiver hereunder, and
the other Contributors shall be entitled to rely on any action taken by NIC as being taken on
behalf of all of the Northland Contributors. The rights of the Northland Contributors under this
Agreement shall be exercised only by NIC on behalf of the Northland Contributors, and no other
Northland Contributor shall be separately entitled to exercise any such rights. A copy of any
notice required to be delivered hereunder to any Northland Contributor shall be required to be
delivered to only NIC. Tarragon Corporation shall act as the sole agent for the Tarragon
Contributors and shall be authorized to exercise all rights of each Contributor of the Tarragon
Contributors pursuant to this Agreement, including delivering any notice or granting any consent or
waiver hereunder, and the other Contributors shall be entitled to rely on any action taken by
Tarragon Corporation as being taken on behalf of all of the Tarragon Contributors. The rights of
the Tarragon Contributors under this Agreement shall be exercised only by Tarragon Corporation on
behalf of the Tarragon Contributors, and no other Tarragon Contributors shall be separately
entitled to exercise any such rights.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution Agreement as an
instrument under seal as of the date and year first above written.

NORTHLAND: 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Northland Portfolio L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By: Northland Portfolio Partners LLC,
Its
 General
Partner

	 
	 

	 	 
	By: 	/s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
 
 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Northland Fund L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	By:	Northland Fund I Partners L.P.,
Its
 General
Partner
	 
	 

	 	
	 	By: Northland Fund I Partners, Inc.,
Its

General Partner

	 
	 

	 	
	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
 
 

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Northland Fund II, L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	By:	Northland Fund II Partners LLC,
Its
 General
Partner
	 
	 

	 	
	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
 
 

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Northland Fund III, L.P.
	 
	 

	 	 	By:	Northland Fund III Partners LLC, Its

General Partner
	 
	 

	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
 
 

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	 	 	Northland Investment Corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:

	 	/s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Northland Austin Investors LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:

	 	/s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Austin Investors L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:

	 	Northland Austin Partners LLC,
Its
 General
Partner
	 
	 

	 	 	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Drake Investors L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Northland Drake Partners LLC,
Its
 General
Partner
	 
	 

	 	 	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Tatstone Investors L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:

	 	Northland Tatstone Partners LLC, Its

General Partner
	 
	 

	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Steven P. Rosenthal
	 

	 	 	 	 

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	 	TARRAGON:

Tarragon Corporation

 	 
	 	By: 
	/s/ William S. Friedman
 	 
	 	Name:  William
S. Friedman, 
	 
	 	Title:  Chief
Executive Officer 
	 
	 
	 	ANSONIA LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert P. Rothenberg
 	 
	 	Robert P. Rothenberg 	 
	 	Member Manager 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ Richard S. Frary
 	 
	 	Richard S. Frary 	 
	 	Member Manager 	 

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List Schedules and Exhibit to Agreement to Contribute

Schedules

Schedule A-1 – List of Entities Owned by Northland Portfolio

Schedule A-2 – List of Entities Owned by Northland Fund I

Schedule A-3 – List of Entities Owned by Northland Fund II

Schedule A-4 – List of Entities Owned by Northland Fund III

Schedule A-5 – List of Entities Owned by NIC

Schedule A-6 – List of Entities Owned by Tarragon and Ansonia

Schedule A-7 – List of Entities Owned by Tarragon Upon Restructuring

Schedule B-1 – List of Real Property Owned by Northland Portfolio Companies

Schedule B-2 – List of Real Property Owned by Northland Fund I Companies

Schedule B-3 – List of Real Property Owned by Northland Fund II Companies

Schedule B-4 – List of Real Property Owned by Northland Fund III Companies

Schedule B-5 – List of Real Property Owned by NIC Companies

Schedule B-6 – List of Real Property Owned by Tarragon Companies

Schedule C-1 – List of Northland Property Names Included in Intangibles

Schedule C-2 – List of Tarragon Property Names Included in Intangibles

Schedule D-1 – List of Personal Property Owned by Northland Portfolio Companies

Schedule D-2 – List of Personal Property Owned by Northland Fund I Companies

Schedule D-3 – List of Personal Property Owned by Northland Fund II Companies

Schedule D-4 – List of Personal Property Owned by Northland Fund III Companies

Schedule D-5 – List of Personal Property Owned by NIC Companies

Schedule D-6 – List of Personal Property Owned by Tarragon Companies

Schedule E-1 – Northland Assumed Debt

Schedule E-2 – Tarragon Assumed Debt

Schedule F-1 – Northland Contribution Percentage

Schedule F-2 – Tarragon Contribution Percentage

Schedule G – Tarragon Restructuring

Schedule 1.1 – Calculation of Equity Value of Each Party

Schedule 2.1(a) – Tarragon GE Assumed Debt

Schedule 2.1(c) – List of Tarragon Consents

Schedule 2.1(f) – Pending Tarragon Litigation

Schedule 2.1(h)(iv) – Tarragon Rent Roll for Each Tarragon Property

Schedule 2.2(c) – List of Northland Consents

Schedule 2.2(f) – Pending Northland Litigation

Schedule 2.2(h)(iv) – Northland Rent Roll for Each Northland Property

Schedule 3.2(d) – List of Tarragon Defaults

Schedule 3.2(e) – List of Tarragon Violations of Laws

Schedule 3.2(l) – Tarragon Notices Regarding Environmental Laws

Schedule 3.2(m) – List of Tarragon Mechanic Liens

Schedule 3.2(r) – Tarragon Tax Audit Exceptions

Schedule 3.2(v) – Intentionally Omitted

Schedule 3.3(d) – List of Northland Defaults

Schedule 3.3(e) – List of Northland Violations of Laws

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Schedule 3.3(l) – Northland Notices Regarding Environmental Laws

Schedule 3.3(m) – List of Northland Mechanic Liens

Schedule 3.3(r) – Northland Corporate Entities

Schedule 3.3(v) – Activities of Northland Companies

Schedule 3.3(w) – Condominiums

Exhibits

Exhibit A – Form of Limited Liability Company Agreement of New Company

Exhibit B – Form of Interim Management Agreement

Exhibit C – Form of Assignment

Exhibit D – Form of Tax Matters Agreement

Exhibit E – Form of Limited Liability Company Agreement of Management JV

Exhibit F – Form of License Agreement

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