SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-05-07

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 <font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Los Angeles, California&nbsp;&nbsp;90071-1560</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;Kim N. A. Boras, Esq.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><a name="_DV_M4"></a>
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 <font style="display: inline;">SECOND LIEN DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING STATEMENT</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">THIS SECOND LIEN DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING STATEMENT </font><font style="display: inline;">(this &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Deed of Trust</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) is made as of April