SENIOR NOTES, NET

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Senior notes, net consist of the following (in thousands):


	As of
	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019


7.00% senior notes due 2022	300,000		300,000
6.00% senior notes due 2025. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 there was approximately $4,023 and $4,432 in net unamortized premium, respectively.	404,023		404,432
5.125% senior notes due 2027	300,000		300,000
Net debt issuance costs	(7,475)		(8,327)
Total	$	996,548	$	996,105

The indentures for all of our senior notes contain covenants including, among others, limitations on the amount of secured debt we may incur, and limitations on sale and leaseback transactions and mergers. We believe we are in compliance with all such covenants as of June 30, 2020.

Obligations to pay principal and interest on the senior notes are guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (each a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), each of which is directly or indirectly 100% owned by Meritage Homes Corporation. Such guarantees are full and unconditional, and joint and several. In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all of the equity interests of any Guarantor then held by Meritage and its subsidiaries, then that Guarantor may be released and relieved of any obligations under its note guarantee. There are no significant restrictions on our ability or the ability of any Guarantor to obtain funds from their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, by dividend or loan. We do not provide separate financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries because Meritage (the parent company) has no independent assets or operations and the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Subsidiaries of Meritage Homes Corporation that are non-guarantor subsidiaries are, individually and in the aggregate, minor.