Letter of Intent to Donate Conservation Easement to Land Trust

Do you plan to donate land to a Land Trust? Put your intentions in writing with this customizable Letter of Intent template.

• Fee simple title to the land will be donated pursuant to the terms of a land donation agreement to be negotiated between you as the donor and the land trust as recipient.
• The donor is the registered owner with a fee simple interest in the land, and will donate the land unconditionally to the trust.
• The trust will use its best efforts to conserve and maintain the lands.
• The letter includes confidentiality provisions which are legally binding on both parties, and will survive any termination of the transaction and discussions between the parties.
• To access the Letter of Intent template, add it to your shopping cart, click on checkout and choose your payment option, then download the form.
• Available in MS Word format.

Draw up a Land Trust Agreement for land in Illinois with this downloadable template.

• A land trust is a method of real estate ownership in which a trustee holds legal title to the real estate.
• The trust's beneficiaries have full power to dispose of the property and complete control over its management.
• The beneficiaries' rights and powers pass to their executors upon their death, and do not form part of their estate.
• The beneficiaries have the right to revoke, alter or amend the trust agreement on written notice to the trustee.
• The beneficiaries are responsible for filing tax reports and paying all real estate taxes and charges on the property.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable.
• Intended for use only in the State of Illinois.

Set up a land trust to preserve certain lands for conservation, agricultural or recreational purposes with this Land Trust Agreement for British Columbia.

• The trustee will have the powers necessary to lease, sell, mortgage or otherwise deal with the land but shall only exercise these powers at the direction of the beneficiaries.
• The trustee is required to maintain a current list of all beneficiaries and to furnish the beneficiaries with an annual statement of Trust income and expenses.
• The trustee will have no personal liability for any obligation of the Trust.
• The agreement provides for the resignation and replacement of the Trustee.
• The beneficiaries are individually responsible for reporting their respective share of the profits and earnings from the Trust.
• The trustee is instructed to terminate the trust and distribute the Trust property prior to the legally permitted time period for the existence of the Trust under applicable laws.

Appoint a curator to rehabilitate, restore and maintain an historic property in the USA with this template Curatorship Gift Agreement.

• The curator will donate an irrevocable gift of sufficient funds, labor and services to restore, rehabilitate and renovate the historic structure(s). The curator's services will be provided without charge and will be performed continuously throughout the term of the Agreement.
• When the original restoration and rehabilitation work is completed, the curator will continue to maintain the premises and to restore, repair and rehabilitate the structures as necessary.
• The curator will open the premises to the public at various times throughout the year once the original restoration work is completed.
• It is the curator's intent that the gift will be effective regardless of the tax consequences. Any tax liability arising from the curatorship will be solely the responsibility of the curator.
• The curatorship will continue in effect during the lifetime of the curator. However, either party may terminate the curatorship by providing written notice to the other party.

The Curatorship Gift Agreement can be used to preserve historical sites anywhere in the United States.