# Partial property releases and lender consent packages

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A partial release request should demonstrate both the proposed sale and the loan that remains afterward. The lender needs the exact property or interest to be released, the proposed principal treatment, the surviving collateral and income, and the documents necessary to implement the change. A release price calculation alone is not a complete consent package.

A [historical SEC-filed mortgage loan purchase agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2061838/000153949725002567/exh99_6-gsmcmlpa.htm), Schedule C exception 27, describes property-release formulas and remaining-pool conditions for one transaction. Its percentages and rights are not generalized here. The following two-sale workflow uses invented terms to show how a release request changes after the first transaction actually closes.

## Submit a before-and-after collateral map

Identify the parcel or property, legal description, allocated loan amount if relevant, proposed sale price, costs and requested release date. Attach the purchase agreement and any changes to shared access, utilities, leases or operations. Show the properties and obligations that remain, not only the asset being sold.

The package should distinguish a contractual release path from a request for discretionary consent. If the loan documents require tests or conditions, identify the source clause and the evidence proposed to satisfy it. If the borrower seeks a waiver or change, label that request explicitly. Paying a worksheet amount does not create a right the documents do not provide.

| Package item | First release | Second release update |
|---|---|---|
| Principal balance | Current verified balance | Actual balance after first payment |
| Allocation schedule | Applicable signed schedule | Confirm whether allocations changed |
| Remaining collateral | Properties after first sale | Properties after both sales |
| Income and expenses | Surviving pool forecast | Remove income and costs of both sold assets |
| Consent conditions | First transaction requirements | Identify conditions that must be satisfied again |
| Cash disposition | First sale waterfall | Include restrictions on using first-sale cash |

## Reconcile two sequential releases

Assume a $6 million pool balance. Property A has a contractual allocated amount of $2 million and B has $1.5 million. For this hypothetical only, each release requires principal equal to 120% of its allocation, capped at current principal, and no additional residual test changes the amount. All required consents are assumed obtainable but not yet granted.

A sells for $3 million with 3% selling costs. Net sale proceeds before debt are $2.91 million. Required principal repayment is $2.4 million, leaving $510,000 sale cash and $3.6 million pool principal.

B then sells for $2 million with 3% costs. Net proceeds are $1.94 million. Its assumed release repayment is $1.8 million, leaving $140,000 sale cash and $1.8 million remaining pool principal. Combined sale cash is $650,000. Combined selling costs are $150,000, and principal repaid is $4.2 million; $5 million gross sale proceeds less those two uses reconciles to the same $650,000.

The second request must use the actual post-A balance and confirmed allocation schedule. It should not carry forward a spreadsheet that still shows A as collateral or retains A's operating income. Nor should it presume the first consent authorizes the second sale.

## Test whether early proceeds are actually reusable

Suppose B requires $200,000 of approved work before its sale. If A's $510,000 is released to the borrower and permitted for that purpose, it can fund the work, leaving $310,000 before B's sale. Adding B's $140,000 yields $450,000 after both sales and the work.

If the first consent instead requires $400,000 of A's cash to remain restricted until B's release, only $110,000 is available for the earlier work. The borrower has a $90,000 timing gap despite the combined transaction's positive cash result. If the $400,000 is released after B closes, ultimate cash can still be $450,000, but the work cannot be financed with a future release without another permitted source.

This comparison assumes the same sale prices and no incremental financing cost. It does not assert that either cash-control arrangement is available. The consent package should ask for the specific treatment needed, with a dated use-of-funds schedule.

## Close each release as its own evidence event

Obtain the final release statement, principal application, accepted collateral documents and written treatment of remaining reserves and proceeds. Reconcile the servicer's new balance to the expected balance. If a premium is a separate fee rather than principal, it must not reduce debt in the model. This example expressly treats the entire 120% amount as principal repayment.

After the first closing, rebuild the second request using actual results. Update remaining cash, operating obligations, collateral evidence and any changed market assumptions. The useful deliverable is a sequence of complete loan states, each supported by its own consent and cash reconciliation. That prevents a profitable portfolio plan from failing because the first release trapped money needed to complete the second.


## Source references
- [SEC-filed BMO 2025-C13 mortgage loan purchase agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2061838/000153949725002567/exh99_6-gsmcmlpa.htm) — Schedule C, exception 27 Mortgage Releases — BioMed MIT Portfolio, pages C-3–C-4 · Checked 2026-10-21 · Source date / context Historical agreement dated October 1, 2025 · Transaction-specific disclosure illustrates allocated amounts, release formulas and residual tests; no disclosed percentage or right is generalized to another borrower.