POSASR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022

Registration No. 333-237278

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	62-1470956
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

222 Robert Rose Drive

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129

(615) 890-9100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

D. Eric Mendelsohn

222 Robert Rose Drive

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129

(615) 890-9100

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

David W. Bonser

Les Reese

Hogan Lovells US LLP

555 Thirteenth Street NW

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 637-5600

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined by the registrant.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS (1)(2)

Exact Name of Guarantor	State of Incorporation or Organization	I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
NHI/REIT, Inc.	Maryland	62-1487865
Florida Holdings IV, LLC	Delaware	27-1924499
Inchin Along, LLC	Tennessee	83-1585732
NHI REIT of Alabama, L.P.	Alabama	62-1481479
NHI/REIT of Florida, L.P.	Florida	62-1481481
NHI-REIT of Missouri, LP	Missouri	62-1481480
NHI-REIT of Arizona, Limited Partnership	Arizona	62-1685246
NHI-REIT of Georgia, L.P.	Georgia	62-1481494
NHI-REIT of South Carolina, L.P.	South Carolina	62-1485491
NHI-REIT of California, LP	California	27-2122291
NHI-REIT of Idaho, L.P.	Idaho	62-1685245
NHI-REIT of Virginia, L.P.	Virginia	62-1485490
NHI/Anderson, LLC	Delaware	52-2331153
NHI/Laurens, LLC	Delaware	52-2331154
Texas NHI Investors, LLC	Texas	74-3014115
NHI-REIT of Oregon, LLC	Delaware	46-1292980
NHI-REIT of Florida, LLC	Delaware	27-1928550
NHI-REIT of Minnesota, LLC	Delaware	27-2048470
NHI-REIT of Tennessee, LLC	Tennessee	45-3460114
NHI Selah Properties, LLC	Delaware	45-1860372
NHI-REIT of Wisconsin, LLC	Delaware	46-1560584
NHI-REIT of Ohio, LLC	Delaware	46-2593624
NHI-REIT of Northeast, LLC	Delaware	45-3411924
NHI-REIT of Washington, LLC	Delaware	45-5011225
NHI-REIT of Maryland, LLC	Delaware	46-3823995
NHI-REIT of Seaside, LLC	Delaware	47-2561646
Myrtle Beach Retirement Residence LLC	Oregon	20-1051246
Voorhees Retirement Residence LLC	Oregon	20-3903502
NHI-REIT of Next House, LLC	Delaware	46-4092682
NHI-REIT of Axel, LLC	Delaware	47-4186097
NHI-REIT of Michigan, LLC	Delaware	47-4532373
NHI-REIT of Bickford, LLC	Delaware	81-2256620
NHI-REIT of North Carolina, LLC	Delaware	82-0669098
NHI-REIT of TX-IL, LLC	Delaware	82-0649745
NHI-REIT of Colorado, LLC	Delaware	84-2390389
NHI-Bickford RE, LLC	Delaware	27-1335068
NHI-SS TRS, LLC	Delaware	46-0954233
NHI-REIT of Indiana, LLC	Delaware	84-5193253
NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo, LLC	Delaware	84-1907456
NHI-REIT of Oklahoma, LLC	Delaware	86-2874364
NHI-Merrill I TRS, LLC	Delaware	88-1154814
NHI-Discovery I TRS, LLC	Delaware	88-1193654
NHI-Propco Member LLC	Delaware	88-1161199
NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo II, LLC	Delaware	87-4422023

(1) The address and telephone number for each of the additional guarantor registrants is 222 Robert Rose Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129, (615) 890-9100.

(2) The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service for each of the additional guarantor registrants is D. Eric Mendelsohn, 222 Robert Rose Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129, (615) 890-9100.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) amends the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237278) of National Health Investors, Inc. and the guarantor co-registrants filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 19, 2020, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on January 19, 2021 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”). The Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of adding NHI-REIT of Oklahoma, LLC, NHI-Merrill I TRS, LLC, NHI-Discovery I TRS, LLC, NHI-Propco Member LLC and NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo II, LLC as additional guarantor co-registrants that are, or may potentially be, guarantors of some or all of the debt securities issued by National Health Investors, Inc. No changes or additions are being made hereby to the base prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, such base prospectus is being omitted from this filing. The Post-Effective Amendment will become effective immediately upon filing with the SEC.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other expenses of issuance and distribution.

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses in connection with the offering contemplated by this Registration Statement:

SEC registration fee	$	(1	)
Printing expenses		(2	)
Legal fees and expenses		(2	)
Accounting fees and expenses		(2	)
Trustee fees		(2	)
Miscellaneous		(2	)
Total	$	(2	)

(1) Deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(2) These fees and expenses depend on the amount of securities offered and the number of issuances and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time.

Item 15. Indemnifications of directors and officers.

The following applies to National Health Investors, Inc. and NHI-REIT, Inc.

Our charter provides that we shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, indemnify present and former directors of NHI. Our charter also provides that we shall have the power to indemnify, by express provision in our bylaws, by agreement, or by majority vote of either our stockholders or disinterested directors, any one or more of the following classes of individuals: (i) present or former officers, (ii) present or former agents and/or employees, (iii) present or former administrators, trustees or other fiduciaries under any pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, or other employee benefit plan maintained by NHI, and (iv) persons serving or who have served at our request in any of these capacities for any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprises.

Article VII of our bylaws provides that we shall provide to all persons elected or appointed as an officer of NHI indemnification on account of matters resulting in their capacity as an officer to the full extent permitted by our charter.

NHI REIT, Inc.’s charter provides that it shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, indemnify any and all persons whom it has the power to indemnify under the MGCL.

The MGCL presently permits the liability of directors and officers to a corporation or its stockholders for money damages to be limited by charter provision, except (i) to the extent that it is proved that the director or officer actually received an improper benefit or profit, or (ii) if the judgment or other final adjudication is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the directors’ or officers’ action, or failure to act, was a result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. Our charter limits the liability of directors and officers to us and our stockholders to the full extent permitted under the MGCL. The provisions of our charter do not limit the ability of us or our stockholders to obtain other relief, such as injunction or rescission.

Section 2-418 of the MGCL requires a corporation, unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not, to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his service in that capacity, or in the defense of any claim, issue

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or matter in the proceeding. Section 2-418 of the MGCL generally permits indemnification of any director or officer made or threatened to be made a party to any proceedings by reason of service as a director or officer unless it is established that (i) the act or omission of such person was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) such person actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, such person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The indemnity may include judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. However, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation. The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment creates a rebuttable presumption that the director or officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required for permitted indemnification. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement, however, does not create a presumption that the director or officer failed to meet the requisite standard of conduct for permitted indemnification.

The MGCL permits a corporation to advance expenses prior to the final disposition of a proceeding upon obtaining: (i) a written affirmation by the director or officer of the director’s good faith belief that the director has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by such corporation as authorized by the MGCL and (ii) a written statement by or on the director’s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by such corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was not met. Because our charter and bylaws do not obligate us to advance expenses, expenses can be advanced upon approval of our board, pursuant to a provision in a contract with the director or officer, or upon an amendment of our bylaws approved by the board.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrants organized as Delaware limited liability companies.

The limited liability company agreements of certain of the additional guarantor registrants organized in Delaware generally provide for the indemnification of each respective registrant’s members, officers, directors, employees and agents to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. These registrants include NHI-REIT of Colorado, LLC, NHI-REIT of Minnesota, LLC, NHI Selah Properties, LLC, NHI-REIT of Northeast, LLC, NHI-REIT of Washington, LLC, NHI/Anderson, LLC, NHI/Laurens, LLC, NHI-REIT of Florida, LLC, NHI-Bickford RE, LLC, and NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo, LLC.

The limited liability company agreements of certain of the other additional guarantor registrants organized in Delaware generally provide for the indemnification of each respective registrant’s members, officers, directors and stockholders provided that such indemnified party meets a requisite standard of care for indemnification. These registrants include NHI-Discovery I TRS, LLC, NHI-Merrill I TRS, LLC, NHI PropCo Member LLC, and NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo II, LLC.

The limited liability company agreements of certain of the other additional guarantor registrants organized in Delaware do not contain any provision regarding indemnification. These registrants include Florida Holdings IV, LLC, NHI-REIT of Oregon, LLC, NHI-REIT of Wisconsin, LLC, NHI-REIT of Ohio, LLC, NHI-REIT of Maryland, LLC, NHI-REIT of Seaside, LLC, NHI-REIT of Next House, LLC, NHI-REIT of Axel, LLC, NHI-REIT of Michigan, LLC, NHI-REIT of Bickford, LLC, NHI-REIT of North Carolina, LLC, NHI-REIT of TX-IL, LLC, NHI-SS TRS, LLC, NHI-REIT of Indiana, LLC, and NHI-REIT of Oklahoma, LLC.

Section 18-303(a) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”) provides that, except as otherwise provided by the DLLCA, the debts, obligations and liabilities of a limited liability company shall be solely the limited liability company’s, and no member or manager of a limited liability company shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability solely by reason of being a member or acting as a manager of the limited liability company. Section 18-108 of the DLLCA provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

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The following applies to the additional guarantor registrants organized as Tennessee limited liability companies.

The limited liability company agreement of NHI-REIT of Tennessee, LLC provides for the indemnification of (i) the registrant’s member, (ii) any affiliate of the registrant’s member and (iii) any officer, director, employee, or agent of the registrant, the registrant’s member or any of its affiliates (each, an “Indemnitee”), from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, or reasonable expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by any such Indemnitee by reason of, or arising from, the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, the Company, in each case to the fullest extent permitted under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “TLLCA”).

The limited liability company agreement of Inchin Along, LLC does not contain any provision regarding indemnification.

Section 48-249-115(b) of the TLLCA provides that a limited liability company may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding because such individual is or was a responsible person against liability incurred in the proceeding if the individual (i) acted in good faith, (ii) reasonably believed that such individual’s conduct in such individual’s official capacity was in the company’s best interest and, in all other cases, that such individual’s conduct was at least not opposed to the company’s best interests and (iii) in a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such individual’s conduct was unlawful. Section 48-249-115(b) of the TLLCA also provides that unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a limited liability company may not indemnify a responsible person in connection with a proceeding by the company in which the responsible person was adjudged liable to the company or in connection with any other proceeding in which such responsible person was adjudged liable to the company for receiving an improper personal benefit. Section 48-249-115(c) of the TLLCA provides that a limited liability company shall indemnify a responsible person who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the person was a party, because the person is or was a responsible person, against reasonable expenses incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. Section 48-249-115(i) of the TLLCA prohibits indemnification to a responsible person if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the responsible person or officer establishes such person’s liability for (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the limited liability company or its members, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or (iii) unlawful distributions.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrants organized as Oregon limited liability companies.

The limited liability company agreements of Myrtle Beach Retirement Residence LLC and Voorhees Retirement Residence LLC do not contain any provision regarding indemnification.

Section 63.160 of the Oregon Limited Liability Company Act provides that the articles of organization or operating agreement may provide for indemnification of any person for any acts or omissions as a member, manager, employee or agent and may eliminate or limit liability of a member, manager, employee or agent to the limited liability company or its member for damages from such acts or omissions; provided, that indemnification is not permitted for (i) any act or omission occurring prior to the date such provision became effective or (ii) any breach of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, any unlawful distribution or any transaction from which the member or manager derives an improper personal benefit.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a Texas limited liability company.

The limited liability company agreement of Texas NHI Investors, LLC does not contain any provision regarding indemnification.

Section 101.402 of the Texas Business Organizations Code provides that a limited liability company may indemnify, pay in advance or reimburse any expenses incurred by, and purchase or procure or establish and maintain insurance or another arrangement to indemnify or hold harmless any officer, member or manager of a limited liability company or an assignee of a membership interest in the company.

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The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a Virginia limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of Virginia, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 50-73.24 of the Virginia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “VRULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership unless he is also a general partner or, in addition to the exercise of his rights and powers as a limited partner, he participates in the control of the business. However, if the limited partner participates in the control of the business, he is liable only to persons who transact business with the limited partnership reasonably believing, based upon the limited partner’s conduct, that the limited partner is a general partner.

Section 50-73.29 of the VRULP and Section 50-73.96 of the Virginia Uniform Partnership Act (the “VUPA”) provide that general partners are jointly and severally liable for all obligations of the partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law. Section 50-73.29 of the VRULP and Section 50-73.96 of the VUPA provide that a partnership shall reimburse a general partner for payments made and indemnify a general partner for liabilities incurred by the general partner in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or for the preservation of its business or property, subject to certain exceptions.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a Florida limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI/REIT of Florida, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 620.1303 of the Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “FRULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for an obligation of the limited partnership solely by reason of being a limited partner, even if the limited partner participates in the management and control of the limited partnership.

Section 620.1406 of the FRULPA provides that a limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for payments made and indemnify a general partner for liabilities incurred by the general partner in the ordinary course of activities of the partnership or for the preservation of its activities or property if such payments were made or such liabilities were incurred in good faith and either in the furtherance of the limited partnership’s purposes or the ordinary scope of its activities.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as an Arizona limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of Arizona, Limited Partnership provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 29-319 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (the “ARS”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership unless he is also a general partner or, in addition to the exercise of his rights and powers as a limited partner, he participates in the control of the business. However, if the limited partner participates in the control of the business, he is liable only to persons who transact business with the limited partnership reasonably believing, based on the limited partner’s conduct, that the limited partner is a general partner.

Sections 29-324 and 29-1031 of the ARS provide that a partnership shall reimburse a general partner for payments made and indemnify a general partner for liabilities incurred by the general partner in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or for the preservation of its business or property.

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The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a Georgia limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of Georgia, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 14-9-303 of the Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “GRULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership by reason of being a limited partner and does not become so by participating in the management or control of the business.

Section 14-9-108 of the GRULPA provides that a limited partnership has the power to indemnify any partner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever; provided that the limited partnership may not indemnify any person for (i) intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (ii) any transaction for which the indemnitee received a personal benefit in violation or breach of any provision of the partnership agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the limited partnership agreement. Section 14-9-108 of the GRULPA further provides that (i) the partnership agreement may expand or eliminate a partner’s duties and liabilities; provided that the partnership agreement may not eliminate or limit the liability of such partner for intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or for any transaction for which the partner received a personal benefit in violation or breach of any provision of the partnership agreement, and (ii) the partner shall have no liability to the limited partnership or to any other partner for his or her good faith reliance on the provisions of the partnership agreement.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a South Carolina limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of South Carolina, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 33-42-430 of the South Carolina Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “SCULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership unless he is also a general partner, or in addition to the exercise of his rights and powers as a limited partner, he takes part in the control of the business. However, if the limited partner’s participation in the control of the business is not substantially the same as the exercise of the powers of a general partner, he is liable only to persons who transact business with the limited partnership with actual knowledge of his participation in control.

Section 33-42-630 of the SCULPA and Section 33-41-370 of the South Carolina Uniform Partnership Act (the “SCUPA”) provide that general partners are jointly and severally liable for everything chargeable to the partnership. Section 33-42-630 of the SCULPA and Section 33-41-510 of the SCUPA provide that the partnership must indemnify the general partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by the general partner in the ordinary and proper conduct of its business or for the preservation of its business or property.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a California limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of California, LP provides that the partnership shall indemnify the general partner from any liability or damage, shall defend, hold harmless, and pay all judgments against the general partner incurred by reason of any act or omission or alleged act or omission in connection with the business of the partnership; and shall indemnify the general partner for such liabilities under federal and state securities laws as the law permits. The limited partnership agreement further provides that all judgments against the limited partnership or the general partner or any employees or agents of the general partner, wherein the general partner or the employees or agents of the general partner are entitled to indemnification, must first be satisfied from partnership assets before the general partner or the employees or agents of the general partner are responsible for these obligations.

Section 15903.03 of the California United Limited Partnership Act of 2008 (the “CULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for any obligation of a limited partnership unless named as a general partner in the certificate of limited partnership or, in addition to exercising the rights and powers of a limited partner, the limited partner participates in the control of the business. If a limited partner participates in the control of the business without

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being named as a general partner, that partner may be held liable as a general partner only to persons who transact business with the limited partnership with actual knowledge of that partner’s participation in control and with a reasonable belief, based upon the limited partner’s conduct, that the partner is a general partner at the time of the transaction.

Section 15904.04 of the CULPA provides that all general partners are liable jointly and severally for all obligations of the limited partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law. Section 15904.06 of the CULPA provides that a limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for payments made, and indemnify a general partner for liabilities incurred by the general partner, in the ordinary course of the activities of the partnership or for the preservation of its activities or property.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as an Alabama limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI REIT of Alabama, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 10A-9A-3.03 of the Alabama Limited Partnership Law provides that a limited partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership solely by reason of being a limited partner, even if the limited partner participates in the management and control of the limited partnership.

Section 10A-9A-4.04 of the Alabama Limited Partnership Law provides that all general partners are liable jointly and severally for all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the limited partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law. Section 10A-9A-1.05 of the Alabama Limited Partnership Law provides that a limited partnership may indemnify and hold harmless a partner or other person, pay in advance or reimburse expenses incurred by a partner or other person, and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a partner or other person.

The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as an Idaho limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of Idaho, L.P. provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 30-24-303 of the Idaho Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “IULPA”) provides that a limited partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the limited partnership solely by reason of being or acting as a limited partner, even if the limited partner participates in the management and control of the limited partnership.

Section 30-24-408 of the IULPA generally provides that (i) a limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for any payment made by the general partner in the course of the general partner’s activities on behalf of the partnership, (ii) a limited partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a general partner, if the claim, demand, debt, obligation, or other liability does not arise from the person’s breach of Idaho Code provisions concerning the duty of care and duty of loyalty, limitations on distributions and certain management rights, (iii) in the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, a limited partnership may advance reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a general partner, if the person promises to repay the partnership if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified under clause (ii), and (iv) a limited partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a general partner against liability asserted against or incurred by the general partner in that capacity or arising from that status even if the partnership agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the partnership for the conduct giving rise to the liability.

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The following applies to the additional guarantor registrant organized as a Missouri limited partnership.

The limited partnership agreement of NHI-REIT of Missouri, LP provides for the indemnification, to the fullest extent provided by law, of the general partner and its parent corporation, their shareholders, officers, directors, partners, agents and employees.

Section 359.201 of the Missouri Uniform Limited Partnership Law (the “MULPL”) provides that a limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership by reason of being a limited partner and does not become so by participating in the management or control of the business.

Section 359.251 of the MULPL and Section 358.180 of the Missouri Uniform Partnership Law provide that the partnership must indemnify every general partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by the general partner in the ordinary and proper conduct of its business, or for the preservation of its business or property.

Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
1.1*	Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1	Articles of Incorporation of NHI. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 33-192322) of NHI.
3.2	Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of NHI dated as of June  8, 1994. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-194653) of NHI.
3.3	Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of NHI dated as of May  1, 2009. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of NHI filed on March 23, 2009.
3.4	Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of NHI dated as of May  2, 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2014.
3.5	Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of NHI dated as of May  6, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2020.
3.6	Restated Bylaws of NHI, as amended November 5, 2012. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 15, 2013.
3.7	Amendment No. 1 to Restated Bylaws of NHI dated February  14, 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 18, 2014.
4.1	Indenture dated as of January  26, 2021, among National Health Investors, Inc. and Regions Bank, as trustee. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K dated January 26, 2021.
4.2	First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January  26, 2021, among National Health Investors, Inc. Regions Bank, as trustee, and the subsidiary guarantors set forth therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K dated January 26, 2021.

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Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
4.3*	Form of Debt Security.
4.4	Form of Certificate for Common Stock of Registrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 33-41863) (filed in paper - hyperlink is not required pursuant to Rule 105 of Regulation S-T).
4.5*	Articles Supplementary with respect to Preferred Stock.
4.6*	Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.
4.7*	Form of Warrant Agreement.
4.8*	Form of Warrant.
4.9*	Form of Unit.
5.1**	Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP, dated January 19, 2021.
5.2	Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP, dated March 30, 2022.
8.1**	Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP as to certain tax matters.
23.1**	Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2**	Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3	Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
23.4**	Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).
24.1**	Power of Attorney.
25.1**	Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for Debt Securities on Form T-1.
107	Filing Fee Table

* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference when required in connection with the offering of securities.

** Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

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Item 17. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement,

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by NHI pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(l)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such

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securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of its annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of NHI pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each of the registrants certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Murfreesboro, State of Tennessee, on March 30, 2022.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

NHI/REIT, INC.

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President

FLORIDA HOLDINGS IV, LLC

By: NHI/REIT, Inc., its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President

INCHIN ALONG, LLC

By: Florida Holdings IV, LLC, its Sole Member

By: NHI/REIT, Inc., its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President

NHI REIT OF ALABAMA, L.P.

NHI-REIT OF ARIZONA, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NHI-REIT OF CALIFORNIA, LP

NHI/REIT OF FLORIDA, L.P.

NHI-REIT OF GEORGIA, L.P.

NHI-REIT OF IDAHO, L.P.

NHI-REIT OF MISSOURI, LP

NHI-REIT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, L.P.

NHI-REIT OF VIRGINIA, L.P.

By: NHI/REIT, Inc., its General Partner

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President

NHI/ANDERSON, LLC

NHI/LAURENS, LLC

TEXAS NHI INVESTORS, LLC

NHI-REIT OF OREGON, LLC

NHI-REIT OF FLORIDA, LLC

NHI-REIT OF MINNESOTA, LLC

NHI-REIT OF TENNESSEE, LLC

NHI SELAH PROPERTIES, LLC

NHI-REIT OF WISCONSIN, LLC

NHI-REIT OF OHIO, LLC

NHI-REIT OF NORTHEAST, LLC

NHI-REIT OF WASHINGTON, LLC

NHI-REIT OF MARYLAND, LLC

NHI-REIT OF SEASIDE, LLC

NHI-REIT OF NEXT HOUSE, LLC

NHI-REIT OF AXEL, LLC

NHI-REIT OF MICHIGAN, LLC

NHI-REIT OF BICKFORD, LLC

NHI-REIT OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC

NHI-REIT OF TX-IL, LLC

NHI-REIT OF COLORADO, LLC

NHI-BICKFORD RE, LLC

NHI-SS TRS, LLC

NHI-REIT OF INDIANA, LLC

NHI-REIT OF OKLAHOMA, LLC

NHI-PROPCO MEMBER LLC

By: National Health Investors, Inc., its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

NHI-REIT OF DSL PROPCO, LLC

By: National Health Investors, Inc., its Managing Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

NHI-REIT OF DSL PROPCO II, LLC

By: NHI PropCo Member LLC, its Sole Member

By: National Health Investors, its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

NHI-DISCOVERY I TRS, LLC

NHI-MERRILL I TRS, LLC

By: NHI-SS TRS, LLC, its Sole Member

By: National Health Investors, its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

MYRTLE BEACH RETIREMENT RESIDENCE LLC

VOORHEES RETIREMENT RESIDENCE LLC

By: NHI-REIT of Next House, LLC, its Sole Member

By: National Health Investors, Inc., its Sole Member

/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Eric Mendelsohn

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Health Investors, Inc.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities on March 30, 2022:

Signature	Title
/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn	President and Chief Executive Officer
D. Eric Mendelsohn	(Principal Executive Officer)
*	Chief Financial Officer
John Spaid	(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ David Travis	Chief Accounting Officer
David Travis	(Principal Accounting Officer)
*	Chairman of the Board
W. Andrew Adams
/s/ Robert G. Adams	Director
Robert G. Adams
*	Director
James R. Jobe
*	Director
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
/s/ Charlotte Swafford	Director
Charlotte Swafford
*	Director
Robert T. Webb

NHI/REIT, Inc.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities and on March 30, 2022:

Signature	Title
/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn	President and Director
D. Eric Mendelsohn	(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
*	Secretary and Director
Kristin S. Gaines

* By:	/s/ D. Eric Mendelsohn
	D. Eric Mendelsohn
	Attorney-in-fact

EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 T    +1 202 637 5600 F    +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com

March 30, 2022

Board of Directors

National Health Investors, Inc.

222 Robert Rose Drive

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel to National Health Investors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the subsidiaries of the Company named on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237278) (the “Initial Registration Statement” and, as amended by the Post-Effective Amendment and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed public offering of an unlimited amount of one or more series of the following securities: (i) shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”); (ii) shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”); (iii) debt securities of the Company (the “Debt Securities”); (iv) guarantees that may be issued by one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors relating to Debt Securities (the “Guarantees”); (v) warrants of the Company and, if applicable, one or more Subsidiary Guarantors to purchase Debt Securities (the “Debt Warrants”); (vi) warrants of the Company to purchase Preferred Shares (the “Preferred Stock Warrants”); (vii) warrants of the Company to purchase Common Shares (the “Common Stock Warrants”); and (viii) units consisting of any combination of one or more of the foregoing securities (the “Units” and, together with the Debt Securities, Preferred Shares, Common Shares, Debt Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants, the “Securities”), all of which may be sold from time to time and on a delayed or continuous basis, as set forth in the prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement, and as to be set forth in one or more supplements to the prospectus. This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including pdfs). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.

Hogan Lovells US LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the District of Columbia. “Hogan Lovells” is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices in: Alicante Amsterdam Baltimore Beijing Birmingham Boston Brussels Colorado Springs Denver Dubai Dusseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Houston Johannesburg London Los Angeles Luxembourg Madrid Mexico City Miami Milan Minneapolis Monterrey Moscow Munich New York Northern Virginia Paris Perth Philadelphia Rome San Francisco São Paulo Shanghai Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Tokyo Warsaw Washington, D.C. Associated Offices: Budapest Jakarta Riyadh Shanghai FTZ Ulaanbaatar. Business Service Centers: Johannesburg Louisville. Legal Services Center: Berlin. For more information see www.hoganlovells.com

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For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that (i) the issuance, sale, amount and terms of any Securities of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to be offered from time to time will have been duly authorized and established by proper action of (A) with respect to Securities to be issued by the Company, the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee of such board and (B) with respect to Securities to be issued by the Subsidiary Guarantors, the board of directors (or a duly authorized committee of such board) or similar governing body or person of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor (any such action described in clause (A) or (B), “Board Action”) consistent with the procedures and terms described in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the Company’s charter and bylaws and applicable Maryland corporate law or, as applicable, the organizational documents and corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership law of the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors, in a manner that does not violate any law, government or court-imposed order or restriction or agreement or instrument then binding on the Company or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors or otherwise impair the legal or binding nature of the obligations represented by the applicable Securities; (ii) at the time of offer, issuance and sale of any Securities, the Registration Statement will have been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and no stop order suspending its effectiveness will have been issued and remain in effect; (iii) any Debt Securities and Guarantees will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021, among the Company and Regions Bank, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement and as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms (the “Indenture”); (iv) the Indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; (v) any Debt Warrants will be issued under one or more debt warrant agreements, each to be between the Company and a financial institution identified therein as a warrant agent; (vi) any Preferred Stock Warrants will be issued under one or more equity warrant agreements, each to be between the Company and a financial institution identified therein as a warrant agent; (vii) any Common Stock Warrants will be issued under one or more equity warrant agreements, each to be between the Company and a financial institution identified therein as a warrant agent; (viii) prior to any issuance of Preferred Shares, appropriate articles supplementary will be filed and accepted for record by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; (ix) any Units will be issued under one or more unit agreements, each to be between the Company and the financial institution identified therein as unit agent; (x) the governing law for any debt warrant agreement, equity warrant agreement, or unit agreement will be the laws of the State of New York; (xi) if being sold by the issuer thereof, the Securities will be delivered against payment of valid consideration therefor and in accordance with the terms of the applicable Board Action authorizing such sale and any applicable underwriting agreement or purchase agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement and/or the applicable prospectus supplement; (xii) issuance of the Guarantees by each Subsidiary Guarantor is necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of its business purposes or activities; (xiii) the Company will remain a Maryland corporation and each Subsidiary Guarantor will remain a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as the case may be, under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; and (xiv) the Securities will not be issued in violation of the ownership limit contained in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

To the extent that the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the Securities may be dependent upon such matters, we assume for purposes of this opinion that the

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other party under the Indenture, under the warrant agreement for any Debt Warrants, Preferred Stock Warrants or Common Stock Warrants and under any unit agreement for any Units, namely, the trustee, the warrant agent or the unit agent, respectively, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; that such other party is duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by the Indenture, such warrant agreement or such unit agreement, as applicable; that the Indenture, such warrant agreement or such unit agreement, as applicable, has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other party and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the other party enforceable against the other party in accordance with its terms; that such other party is in compliance with respect to performance of its obligations under the Indenture, such warrant agreement or such unit agreement, as applicable, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations; and that such other party has the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the indenture, such warrant agreement or such unit agreement, as applicable.

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the applicable provisions of the following, as currently in effect: (i) the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended, and (ii) as to the opinions given in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), the laws of the State of New York (but not including any laws, statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision below the state level). We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations (and in particular, we express no opinion as to any effect that such other statutes, rules or regulations may have on the opinions expressed herein).

Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

(a)    The Common Shares (including any Common Shares duly issued as part of a Unit or upon the exchange or conversion of Debt Securities or Preferred Shares that are exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares or upon the exercise of Common Stock Warrants and receipt by the Company of any additional consideration payable upon such conversion, exchange or exercise), upon due execution and delivery on behalf of the Company of certificates therefor, including global certificates, or the entry of the issuance thereof in the books and records of the Company, as the case may be, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(b)     The Preferred Shares (including any Preferred Shares duly issued as part of a Unit or upon the exercise of Preferred Stock Warrants and receipt by the Company of any additional consideration payable upon such exercise), upon due execution and delivery on behalf of the Company of certificates therefor, including global certificates, or the entry of the issuance thereof in the books and records of the Company, as the case may be, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(c)    The Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities duly issued as part of a Unit or upon the exercise of Debt Warrants), upon authentication by such trustee and due execution and delivery on behalf of the Company and one or more Subsidiary Guarantors (if applicable) in accordance with the Indenture and any supplemental indenture relating thereto, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(d)     Assuming due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and any supplemental indenture relating thereto, the Guarantees relating thereto will constitute valid and binding obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors.

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(e)    The Debt Warrants, upon due execution and delivery of a debt warrant agreement relating thereto on behalf of the Company and the warrant agent named therein and due authentication of the Debt Warrants by such warrant agent, and upon due execution and delivery of the Debt Warrants on behalf of the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(f)    The Preferred Stock Warrants, upon due execution and delivery of an equity warrant agreement relating thereto on behalf of the Company and the warrant agent named therein and due authentication of the Preferred Stock Warrants by such warrant agent, and upon due execution and delivery of the Preferred Stock Warrants on behalf of the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(g)    The Common Stock Warrants, upon due execution and delivery of an equity warrant agreement relating thereto on behalf of the Company and the warrant agent named therein and due authentication of the Common Stock Warrants by such warrant agent, and upon due execution and delivery of the Common Stock Warrants on behalf of the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(h)    The Units, upon due execution and delivery of a unit agreement relating thereto on behalf of the Company and the unit agent named therein and due authentication of the Units by such unit agent, and upon due execution and delivery of the units on behalf of the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

The opinions expressed in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) above with respect to the valid and binding nature of obligations may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights (including, without limitation, the effect of statutory and other law regarding fraudulent conveyances, fraudulent transfers and preferential transfers) and by the exercise of judicial discretion and the application of principles of equity, good faith, fair dealing, reasonableness, conscionability and materiality (regardless of whether the Securities are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Schedule I

Subsidiary Guarantors

NHI/REIT, Inc.

Florida Holdings IV, LLC

Inchin Along, LLC

NHI REIT of Alabama, L.P.

NHI/REIT of Florida, L.P.

NHI-REIT of Missouri, LP

NHI-REIT of Arizona, Limited Partnership

NHI-REIT of Georgia, L.P.

NHI-REIT of South Carolina, L.P.

NHI-REIT of California, LP

NHI-REIT of Idaho, L.P.

NHI-REIT of Virginia, L.P.

NHI/Anderson, LLC

NHI/Laurens, LLC

Texas NHI Investors, LLC

NHI-REIT of Oregon, LLC

NHI-REIT of Florida, LLC

NHI-REIT of Minnesota, LLC

NHI-REIT of Tennessee, LLC

NHI Selah Properties, LLC

NHI-REIT of Wisconsin, LLC

NHI-REIT of Ohio, LLC

NHI-REIT of Northeast, LLC

NHI-REIT of Washington, LLC

NHI-REIT of Maryland, LLC

NHI-REIT of Seaside, LLC

Myrtle Beach Retirement Residence LLC

Voorhees Retirement Residence LLC

NHI-REIT of Next House, LLC

NHI-REIT of Axel, LLC

NHI-REIT of Michigan, LLC

NHI-REIT of Bickford, LLC

NHI-REIT of North Carolina, LLC

NHI-REIT of TX-IL, LLC

NHI-REIT of Colorado, LLC

NHI-Bickford RE, LLC

NHI-SS TRS, LLC

NHI-REIT of Indiana, LLC

NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo, LLC

NHI-REIT of Oklahoma, LLC

NHI-Merrill I TRS, LLC

NHI-Discovery I TRS, LLC

NHI-Propco Member LLC

NHI-REIT of DSL PropCo II, LLC

EX-FILING FEES

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-3

(Form Type)

National Health Investors, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

Security   Type

Security Class Title

Fee   Calculation   or Carry Forward Rule(1)

Amount   Registered(2)

Proposed   Maximum   Offering Price Per Unit(2)

Maximum   Aggregate   Offering Price(2)

Fee   Rate(1)

Amount of   Registration   Fee(1)

Carry   Forward   Form Type

Carry   Forward   File Number

Carry Forward Initial   Effective   Date

Filing Fee Previously Paid In   Connection   with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward

Newly Registered Securities

Fees to Be Paid

Equity

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Equity

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Debt

Debt Securities

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Other

Guarantees of Debt Securities (3)

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Other

Warrants

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Other

Units

457(r)

—

—

—

—

—

Fees Previously Paid

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Carry Forward Securities

Carry Forward Securities

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Total Offering Amounts

—

—

Total Fees Previously Paid

—

Total Fee Offsets

—

Net Fee Due

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(1) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Registration fees will be paid subsequently on a on a “pay as you go” basis

(2) The amount to be registered consists of an indeterminate amount of the securities of each identified class as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. This registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of the identified classes of securities as may be issued upon conversion of, or in exchange for, or upon exercise of, or pursuant to, convertible or exchangeable securities that provide for exercise or conversion into or purchase of such securities of the registrant. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. No separate consideration will be received for guarantees of debt securities registered hereunder.

(3) Certain subsidiaries of National Health Investors, Inc. may fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on, the debt securities of National Health Investors, Inc. No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of debt securities being registered. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no additional filing fee is required to paid in respect of the guarantees. The guarantees will not be traded separately.