WHEREAS , the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers are all of the partners of W9/JP-M REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), which Partnership was formed pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of W9/JP-M Real Estate Limited Partnership dated March 4, 2004, as amended by that certain Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of W9/JP-M Real Estate Limited Partnership dated of even date herewith, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS , the parties have agreed to enter into a transaction pursuant to which Purchaser will acquire Seller’s entire partnership interests in the Partnership (the “Partnership Interests”);

 

WHEREAS , the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement in order to memorialize the transaction described above.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

SALE OF THE PROPERTY

 

1.1                                  Property to be Sold and Conveyed .  Subject to the terms, conditions and covenants of this Agreement, each of the GMH Sellers and Whitehall Sellers agrees to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, as a several but not joint obligation, their respective Partnership Interests which Seller owns, which Partnership Interests shall be allocated amongst Purchaser in the manner designated by Purchaser.  The Partnership is the current owner of fee simple title to that certain 204 unit apartment project, known as Nittany

 

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Crossing Apartments located in State College, Pennsylvania, being more particularly described in Exhibit ”A” (the “Property”).

 

ARTICLE 2

 

CONSIDERATION

 

2.1                                  Purchase Price .  Purchaser shall pay to each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers for the sale (in the case of the Whitehall Sellers) and sale and/or contribution (in the case of the GMH Sellers) of their respective Partnership Interests to Purchaser for the aggregate price of Nineteen Million One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($19,142,500.00) (the “Purchase Price”) which shall be payable to the Whitehall Sellers in cash and to the GMH Sellers in cash and/or operating units in GMH Communities, LP, which Purchase Price shall be adjusted and apportioned as provided herein and allocated amongst the Seller in accordance with their respective percentage interests in the Partnership as specified in the Partnership Agreement (the “Percentage Interests”), which Percentage Interests are as set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

2.2                                  Payment of the Purchase Price .  The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:

 

(a) A deposit of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) (the “Deposit”) shall be paid by Purchaser to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, 1700 Market Street, Suite 2110, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, Attention: Celeste Heuberger, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), within five (5) business days after the Effective Date (as defined herein), which at Purchaser’s option may be by certified or bank cashier’s check or by wire transfer.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Date” shall mean the date on which Purchaser and all of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers have executed this Agreement. The Deposit shall remain applicable to the Purchase Price and shall become non-refundable to

 

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Purchaser except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Deposit shall be held in escrow until the Closing (defined below), at which time the Deposit shall be allocated amongst the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers in accordance with their Percentage Interests, as a credit against the Purchase Price, or may be sooner released in accordance with the terms hereof. Escrow Agent shall be authorized, at Purchaser’s option, to invest the Deposit in an interest-bearing account in the name of Escrow Agent in such commercial bank as it deems appropriate. All interest or other earnings on the Deposit shall become a part of the Deposit and be disbursed to the party entitled to the Deposit pursuant to the terms and provisions hereof, and

 

(b)                                  The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid by Purchaser to the Whitehall Sellers, in cash, and GMH Sellers, in cash and/or operating units, in accordance with their Percentage Interests by wire transfer funds, or issuance of operating units, at Closing, to such account or accounts as directed by the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers, as applicable, in writing.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

CLOSING

 

3.1                                  Closing .  The parties agree that the closing of the purchase and sale of the Partnership Interests (the “Closing”) shall take place on or prior to fifteen (15) days following the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE, or such sooner date on which the parties may agree (such date, as the same may be changed or extended, being referred to herein as the “Closing Date”). The Closing shall take place through an escrow closing with the Escrow Agent.

 

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3.2                                  Apportionments; Partnership Allocations .

 

(a)                                   At the Closing, the following items shall be apportioned as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)                                      Real estate taxes and assessments, if any, for the current calendar year; provided, however, that if the amount of such taxes and assessments for such year is not known at the time of Closing, such apportionment shall be based upon the most current assessment of the Property and the tax rate for the previous calendar year.  The current installment of any general or special assessments levied or assessed for work completed prior to the Closing shall be apportioned between Seller and Purchaser as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that any prior installments of any general and special assessments due and payable prior to the Closing Date shall be apportioned to Seller and future installments of any general and special assessments due and payable following the Closing Date shall be apportioned to Purchaser;

 

(ii)                                   Fuel, water, sewer use and other municipal utility charges;

 

(iii)                                All rents collected from tenants under the Leases for the month in which the Closing occurs and other income shall be prorated as of the Closing Date in accordance with the terms hereof, and Seller shall retain all rights to rents allocable to periods prior to the Closing Date. With respect to such rents for the month in which Closing occurs which are actually collected by the Partnership prior to Closing, the Partnership shall pay to Purchaser, by deduction of the amount due on Purchaser’s closing statement, the amount of any rents actually collected by the Partnership from tenants under the Leases relative to the period from and after the Closing Date.  Rents received by the Partnership after the Closing Date shall be applied by the Partnership first to current rents and/or uncollected rents due for the period after the Closing Date, then to pay reasonable costs of collection incurred by the Partnership,

 

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then to Seller, to the extent of any uncollected rents for the period prior to the Closing Date (the “Delinquent Rents”), then to Purchaser, for future rents due or to become due under the Leases. The Partnership shall use reasonable efforts after Closing to collect such Delinquent Rents, but nothing herein shall obligate or require the Partnership to institute a lawsuit, evict any tenant, exercise any lease remedies, or otherwise incur any costs or expenses to recover such amounts;

 

(iv)                               Purchaser shall receive a credit to the Purchase Price equal to the amount of (A) that portion of any prepaid rents applicable to the time period after the Closing actually received by the Partnership, (B) security deposits and other deposits paid by the tenants under any of the Leases not applied by the Partnership prior to Closing; and (C) all interest unpaid and owing thereon or required by law to be paid to tenants, if any; and

 

(v)                                  Amounts owing, prepaid or received by the Partnership prior to Closing on all Contracts.

 

Purchaser, at its sole option, shall have the exclusive right to file and prosecute an application for a real estate tax abatement or reduction or any litigation against the applicable taxing authorities relating to any taxes assessed against the Property.  The GMH Sellers agree to fully cooperate with Purchaser, at no cost or expense to the GMH Sellers, with respect to any such application and/or litigation and further authorize Purchaser to endorse and cash any tax abatement or reduction check which Purchaser receives or which is issued to Purchaser and, for such purposes, the GMH Sellers grant to Purchaser an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest.  The amount of any abatement or reduction actually obtained, after adjustment of the legal fees, consultant fees and related costs incurred in obtaining the abatement or reduction, shall be apportioned between the parties.

 

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In the event any apportionments pursuant to this Agreement or, subsequent to Closing, are found to be erroneous, then either party hereto who is entitled to additional monies shall invoice the other party for such additional amounts as may be owing, with any substantiation reasonably requested by the other party, and such amount shall be paid within twenty (20) days from receipt of the invoice and verification of the same. This obligation shall survive the Closing until the date of the Final True-Up (as hereinafter defined).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if current real estate taxes and assessments, if any, for the current fiscal tax period cannot be determined at Closing, then such taxes and assessments shall be adjusted when the actual amount(s) of such taxes and assessments are known (not later than the date of the Final True-Up).

 

Except for liabilities and expenses prorated and/or expressly assumed in this Agreement, and/or the Closing Documents, the Partnership shall remain obligated for any and all liabilities and expenses related to the ownership and operation of the Property accruing prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Escrow Agreement (as hereinafter defined) and Purchaser shall be liable for any and all liabilities and expenses related to the ownership and operation of the Property accruing from and after the Closing Date.

 

(b)                                  All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit for calendar year 2005 in respect of the Partnership Interests shall be allocated between the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, using the closing of the books method, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Partnership Agreement, except that the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers agree to deposit the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of the Purchase Price into escrow with the Title Company (the “Reserve”) under a mutually satisfactory escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”), which

 

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Reserve shall either be disbursed to Purchaser, or shall be augmented by Purchaser, in accordance with the calculation of the Final True-Up which shall take place no later than 180 days after the Closing Date, at which time the balance of the Reserve in the escrow account shall be disbursed to the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers in accordance with their Percentage Interests. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption (as hereinafter defined).  This Section shall survive Closing for a period of 180 days.  Prior to that date which is 180 days after the Closing, the parties hereto shall conduct a final accounting of all apportionments and adjustments provided for herein (the “Final True-Up”).

 

3.3                                  Seller’s Deliveries .  At the Closing, each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers shall deliver, as a several but not joint and several obligation, the following to Purchaser (each referred to hereinafter as a “Closing Document”):

 

(a)                                   an agreement of assignment and assumption of the Partnership Interests in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” (the “Assignment and Assumption”);

 

(b)                                  a FIRPTA Affidavit; and

 

(c)                                   copies of organizational documents and other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Escrow Agent of the capacity and authority of the persons signing, on behalf of each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers, this Agreement and all documents delivered pursuant hereto and for the closing of this transaction.

 

3.4                                  Purchaser’s Deliveries and Closing Conditions .  At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers (a) copies of organizational documents and other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers and the Escrow Agent of the capacity and authority of the persons signing this Agreement on behalf of Purchaser

 

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and all documents delivered hereto, (b) the balance of the Purchase Price, as adjusted, and (c) all other executed documents and instruments reasonably necessary to close this transaction or otherwise required by this Agreement. Purchaser’s obligations hereunder are subject to (i) the representations and warranties of each of the Whitehall Sellers and the GMH Sellers set forth in Section 7.2 hereof being true and correct as of the Closing Date and (ii) the receipt by Purchaser, at the Closing, of a bringdown or endorsement to the existing ALTA Extended Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance (the “Title Policy”) issued by the Escrow Agent, dated as of the Closing Date.  Purchaser’s obligations hereunder are also subject to the assignment of the Partnership Interests, which Partnership Interests shall be assigned by the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers to Purchaser “as is”; provided, however, that the Partnership Interests shall be assigned free and clear of any liens, claims, pledges and encumbrances.  The Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers shall not, as a several and not a joint and several obligation, encumber the Partnership Interests without Purchaser’s prior written consent.

 

3.5                                  Closing .  Except to the extent provided herein, each party shall pay its own costs and attorney’s fees associated with this transaction. Any transfer, conveyance, documentary and intangible fees and taxes due in connection with the assignment of the Partnership Interests to Purchaser shall be split equally by Purchaser and the Partnership.  Purchaser shall pay for the costs of the title search and the premium for issuance of the owner’s and lender’s Title Policy and any endorsements thereto. Purchaser shall remain solely responsible for the payment of all costs and fees associated with any and all updates to the Existing Survey (as hereinafter defined) and any and all costs and fees incurred by Purchaser in the performance of its due diligence investigation and studies of the Property.  The reasonable escrow fees of the Escrow Agent, if any, shall be paid one-half by the Partnership and one-half by Purchaser.

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

TITLE AND CONDITION OF PROPERTY

 

4.1                                  Title .  Purchaser shall have the right to obtain an update (the “Updated Survey”) to any existing survey (the “Existing Survey”), at its sole cost and expense.

 

4.2                                  Condition of Property .

 

(a)                                   PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER SELLER, NOR ANY AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER HAS MADE, AND SELLER IS NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, GUARANTEES, STATEMENT, INFORMATION OR INDUCEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF, TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, THE PHYSICAL CONDITION THEREOF, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION THEREOF, THE FITNESS AND QUALITY THEREOF, THE INCOME EXPENSES OR OPERATION THEREOF, AND THE VALUE AND PROFITABILITY THEREOF, THE USES WHICH CAN BE MADE THEREOF, CURRENT AND FUTURE ZONING, THE SUITABILITY OF THE PROPERTY OR ANY PORTION THEREOF FOR RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION, OR ANY OTHER MATTER OR THING WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT THERETO. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, PURCHASER FOREVER RELEASES AND DISCHARGES SELLER FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR OTHER LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT THERETO. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES,

 

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AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT PURCHASER IS NOT RELYING UPON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY SELLER PARTY (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED), NOR ANY BROKER OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER, WHETHER IMPLIED, PRESUMED OR EXPRESSLY PROVIDED AT LAW OR OTHERWISE, AND THAT IT HAS HAD SUCH ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AND TO INFORMATION AND DATA RELATING TO ALL OF SAME AS PURCHASER HAS CONSIDERED NECESSARY, PRUDENT, APPROPRIATE OR DESIRABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TRANSACTION. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THE PURCHASER IS PURCHASING THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS “AS-IS”, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN.  PURCHASER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SELLER IS UNDER NO DUTY TO MAKE ANY INQUIRY REGARDING ANY MATTER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE KNOWN TO ANY SELLER PARTY OR ANY BROKER OF SELLER.  THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING, OR, IF THE CLOSING DOES NOT OCCUR, SHALL SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(b)                                  Without limiting the terms and conditions of Article 4.2(a) above, none of the Whitehall Sellers or the GMH Sellers warrant that the Property complies with any current municipal, county, state or federal law, ordinance, regulation or building code. Purchaser assumes all responsibility to review with such appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities as Purchaser deems necessary. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive Closing. As used in this Agreement, “Purchaser Party” or “Purchaser Parties” shall mean Purchaser, any permitted assignee of Purchaser, and any partner or member in, or, as applicable, any shareholder or director of Purchaser, or any permitted assignee of Purchaser, as well as the officers,

 

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employees, attorneys, and agents of Purchaser or any permitted assignee of Purchaser.  As used in this Agreement, “Seller Party” or “Seller Parties” shall mean each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers, and any partner or member in, or, as applicable, any shareholder or director of each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers, as well as the officers, employees, attorneys, and agents of each of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers.

 

4.3                                  Waiver and Release .  Except as set forth in Section 7.2(A) hereof, without limiting the provisions of Section 4.2(a) and (b), Purchaser, for itself and any successors and assigns of Purchaser, waives its right to recover from, and forever releases and discharges, and covenants not to sue, any of the Whitehall Sellers or the GMH Sellers, Seller’s Affiliates or any Seller Parties with respect to any and all Claims, whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that may arise on account of or in any way be connected with the Property including the physical, environmental or structural condition of the Property or any law or regulation applicable thereto, including, without limitation, any Claim or matter relating to the use, presence, discharge or release of Hazardous Materials on, under, in, above or about the Property.  In connection with this Section 4.3, Purchaser hereby waives, releases and agrees not to commence any action, legal proceeding, cause of action or suits in law or equity, of whatever kind or nature, including, but not limited to, a private right of action under the federal superfund laws, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et . seq . or any similar law, rule or regulation and any action or claim based upon any common law or case law directly or indirectly, against any of the Whitehall Sellers or the GMH Sellers, Seller’s Affiliates or Seller Parties, or their agents in connection with the Claims described above, except as specifically otherwise provided by Section 7.2(A) hereof.  Purchaser elects to and does assume all risk for such Claims heretofore and hereafter arising, whether now known or unknown by Purchaser, except as specifically

 

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otherwise provided by Section 7.2(A) hereof.  To the extent permitted by law, Purchaser hereby agrees, represents and warrants that Purchaser realizes and acknowledges that factual matters now unknown to it may have given or may hereafter give rise to causes of action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses and expenses which are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and Purchaser further agrees, represents and warrants that the waivers and releases herein have been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that, except as specifically otherwise provided by Section 7.2(A) hereof, Purchaser nevertheless hereby intends to release, discharge and acquit the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers from any such unknown causes of action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses and expenses which might in any way be included as a material portion of the consideration given to such Sellers by Purchaser in exchange for the Seller’s performance hereunder.  Without limitation of the foregoing, if Purchaser has actual knowledge of (i) a default in any of the covenants, agreements or obligations to be performed by any of the Sellers under this Agreement and/or (ii) any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation of any Seller made in this Agreement which would entitle Purchaser to terminate this Agreement, and nonetheless elects to proceed to Closing, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived any such default and/or breach or inaccuracy and shall have no Claim against any Seller with respect thereto.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

PRE-CLOSING DELIVERIES OF SELLER; DUE DILIGENCE

 

5.1                                  Deliveries of GMH Sellers .  The GMH Sellers have provided, or shall provide within five (5) business days following the Effective Date, to Purchaser, copies of the Contracts, current rent rolls for the Property, a copy of the certificate of insurance evidencing the insurance

 

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coverage in place as of the Effective Date and, to the extent in the possession of the GMH Sellers or the Partnership, copies of the Permits and Reports, the Miscellaneous Agreements and all documents, records and other information relating to the Property, including without limitation all of the materials listed in Schedule 1 to the extent such materials are in the possession of the GMH Sellers or the Partnership (collectively, “ Seller Deliverables ”).  The Whitehall Sellers shall provide to the GMH Sellers or the Purchaser copies of any and all tax returns of the Partnership, and documentation in support thereof, which may not have been previously given to the GMH Sellers.

 

5.2                                  No Obligation to Comply .  None of the Whitehall Sellers or the GMH Sellers shall be obliged to cure any defects in the Property or violations of law with respect to the Property, or to make any capital improvements to the Property or repairs to the Property.  Between the Effective Date and the Closing Date, the GMH Sellers will advise Purchaser of any written notice GMH Sellers receive after the Effective Date from any Governmental Authority relating to or in connection with the Property’s violation of any law or municipal ordinance, order or requirement.

 

5.3                                  Due Diligence .

 

(a)                                   Purchaser, from time to time prior to Closing, shall have the right to inspect and investigate each and every aspect of the Property, perform surveys, dig test holes, make engineering studies, environmental studies and perform whatever other tests and evaluations of the Property as Purchaser may elect, all either independently or through agents, representatives or contractors of Purchaser’s choosing.  Such investigation by Purchaser may include, without limitation: (i)  matters relating to governmental and other legal requirements with respect to the Property, including without limitation taxes, assessments, zoning, use permit

 

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requirements and building codes; (ii)  compliance with zoning, land use, building, environmental and other statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to the Property; (iii)  the physical condition of the Property, including, without limitation, the interior, the exterior, the square footage of the improvements and of each tenant space therein, the structure, the roof, the paving, the utilities, and all other physical and functional aspects of the Property; and (iv) all matters relating to the income and operating or capital expenses of the Property and all related financial matters.  The GMH Sellers shall freely cooperate with Purchaser’s due diligence of the Property, and shall provide Purchaser with all documents, files and data requested by Purchaser relating to the Property.

 

(b)                                  In connection with any entry by Purchaser or any of its agents, employees or contractors onto the Property, Purchaser shall give the GMH Sellers reasonable advance notice of such entry and shall conduct such entry and any inspections so as to reasonably minimize interference with Tenants.  Purchaser shall maintain, or shall cause its contractors to maintain, public liability and property damage insurance insuring Purchaser against any liability arising out of any entry or inspections of the Property pursuant to the provisions hereof.  Such insurance shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit for injury to or death of one or more persons in an occurrence.  Purchaser shall indemnify and hold the Partnership, the Whitehall Sellers and the GMH Sellers harmless from and against any Claims arising out of or relating to any entry on the Property by Purchaser in the course of performing any inspections, testings or inquiries.

 

(c)                                   At any time prior to the thirtieth (30th) day following the Effective Date (such period, the “ Due Diligence Period ”), Purchaser may, in its sole and absolute discretion, and for any or no reason whatsoever, terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Whitehall

 

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Sellers and the GMH Sellers, whereupon the Deposit shall be returned to Purchaser on the first business day following such termination, by wire transfer (pursuant to Purchaser’s wiring instructions) of immediately available funds.  The foregoing termination rights have been granted to Purchaser in consideration of the payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other independent, valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Whitehall Sellers and the GMH Sellers.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary or unless required by law, Purchaser shall not, and shall cause all of its agents, contractors or representatives not to, contact or communicate with any Governmental Authority regarding any Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) on the Property, without prior consent of the Whitehall Sellers and GMH Sellers.  The GMH Sellers shall have the right to have a representative present when Purchaser or any agent, contractor or representative of Purchaser has, or causes to be had, any such contact or communication with any Governmental Authority.  The GMH Sellers agree to cooperate in making a representative available during normal business hours and upon 48 hours’ prior written notice for such purposes.  As used herein, “Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, county or municipal government, or political subdivision thereof, any governmental agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, instrumentality, or public body, or any court or administrative tribunal.  As used herein, “Hazardous Materials” shall mean materials, wastes or substances that are (a) included within the definition of any one or more of the terms “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants” and “hazardous waste” in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq .),

 

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