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Exhibit 10.21
FIRST AMENDED AND
RESTATED
LEASE
AGREEMENT
(Adamo Drive
Property)
THIS FIRST AMENDED AND
RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT (the “Lease”) is made and
effective this 17th day of September, 1998, by and between JEFFREY
I. WOOLEY, having an address of 10000 Lindelaan, Tampa, Florida
33618 (hereinafter called “Landlord), and ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE
TAMPA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, having an address of
712 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10019 (hereinafter
called “Tenant”).
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, on or about
September 17, 1998, Landlord entered into that certain
Courtesy Dealership Lease Agreement (Adamo Drive Property) (the
“Courtesy Lease”) with JIW Enterprises, Inc., Gulf Auto
Holdings, Inc. and Courtesy Toyota of Brandon, Inc. (collectively,
“Courtesy”); and
WHEREAS, Courtesy assigned
the Courtesy Lease to Tenant, and Landlord and Tenant wish to amend
and restate the Courtesy Lease as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Courtesy
Lease is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Demised Premises Term and
Construction of Improvements
SECTION 1.01. Landlord, for
and in consideration of the terms, covenants and conditions herein
contained, does hereby demise, lease and let to Tenant, and Tenant
does hereby hire and take from Landlord, upon and subject to the
terms, covenants and conditions herein contained, the interest of
Landlord (other than under this Lease), in the
following:
ALL of those certain parcels
of land and premises with certain improvements located thereon,
said land and premises being more particularly described on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof and
collectively called the “Demised Premises”;
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the
Demised Premises for a term of ten (10) years commencing on
September 17, 1998 (the “Commencement Date”) and
expiring at midnight on September 16, 2008 (hereinafter called
the “term”). Provided this Lease is not in default,
Tenant may elect to extend the term of this Lease for one
(1) additional term of five (5) years (such additional
term period being hereinafter referred to as the “Renewal
Term”), in accordance with the terms and conditions of
Section 1.02 below.
Section 1.02. In the
event Tenant elects to extend the term of this Lease as referenced
above, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
(i) This Lease must not be in
default either at the time of Tenant’s election to renew the
term of this Lease or at the time commencement of the Renewal Term;
and
(ii) Except as otherwise
provided herein, Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Demised
Premises during the Renewal Term shall be upon the same terms,
covenants and conditions contained herein. All payments on the part
of Tenant to be made and all o other obligations on the part of
Tenant to be performed as provided in this Lease shall continue to
be made and performed by Tenant during the Renewal Term;
(iii) Tenant shall exercise
its right to extend the term of this Lease for the Renewal Term b
delivering notice of its intent to renew the term of this Lease to
Landlord in writing by certified mail on or before
September 16, 2007; and
(iv) There shall be no
further additional right to renew this Lease other than as set
forth in this Section 1.02. Any termination of this Lease
shall terminate the later right of renewal hereunder.
ARTICLE TWO
Rent
SECTION 2.01. Tenant
covenants and agrees to pay to Landlord, promptly when due, without
notice of demand and without deduction or set-off of any amount for
any reason whatsoever, a fixed “minimum rent” outlined
as follows, together with any applicable sales, use or rent taxes.
The “minimum rent” shall be paid according to the
following schedule:
(i) Annual minimum rent for
the first (1 st ) year of the initial term of this Lease shall be Eight
Hundred Thirty Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Nine and 96/100ths
Dollars ($830,499.96), payable in equal monthly installments of
Sixty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Eight and 33/100ths Dollars
($69,208.33) a month, together with applicable taxes.
(ii) Commencing with the
second (2 nd ) year of the initial term of this Lease, and at the
beginning of each year thereafter during the initial term of this
Lease and the Renewal Term, the minimum rent shall be adjusted in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (U.S. City Average: All Items), issued by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor using
the year 1982-84 as a base year of 100 (“Index
Number”). At the commencement of the second (2
nd
) Lease Year (as
hereinafter defined), the minimum rent shall be adjusted by
multiplying the minimum rent paid in the first (1
st
) year of this Lease by
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Index Number for
the third (3 rd ) month preceding the commencement of the second (2
nd
) Lease Year, and the
denominator of which shall be the Index Number for the third
(3 rd ) month preceding the Commencement Date of this Lease. At
the commencement of each Lease Year thereafter, including any Lease
Year which falls within the Renewal Term (if this Lease is renewed
as described herein), the minimum rent shall be adjusted by
multiplying the minimum rent paid in the preceding Lease Year by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Index Number for the
third (3rd) month preceding the commencement of the new Lease
Year, and the denominator of which shall be the Index Number for
the third (3rd) month preceding the commencement of the
preceding Lease Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no
event shall the minimum rent for any Lease Year be less than one
hundred two percent (102%) of the minimum rent for the
preceding Lease Year or more than one hundred six percent
(106%) of the minimum rent for the preceding Lease Year. In
the event that the index herein referred to ceases to be published
during the term of this Lease, or a substantial change is made in
the method of establishing such index, then the determination of
the adjustment shall be made with the use of such conversion
factor, formula or table as may then be published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, or if none is available, the parties shall accept
comparable statistics on the cost of living in the United States,
as shall then be computed and published by any agency of the United
States, or if none, by a respected financial periodical selected by
Landlord. The term “Lease Year” as used herein shall
mean consecutive twelve (12) month periods commencing on the
Commencement Date, and on each anniversary of the Commencement
Date, during the term of this Lease.
The minimum rent reserved hereunder
shall be payable in equal monthly installments, in advance, on the
first (1st) day of each month during the Lease term; provided,
however, that upon the execution of this Lease by Tenant, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the installments of minimum rent due for the
first month
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of the initial term of this Lease
(together with applicable sales tax, as described below). Tenant
shall pay to Landlord, together with the monthly installments of
the minimum rent due hereunder, the sales and use tax imposed by
the State of Florida on rental payments under commercial leases and
any other taxes, impositions or charges which may be payable by
Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, including, but not
limited to, the terms of Section 3.01 hereof. If the term
commences on a date other than the first day of a calendar month or
ends on a date other than the last day of a calendar month, monthly
rent for the first month of the term or the last month of the term,
as the case may be, shall be prorated based upon the ratio that the
number of days in the term within such month bears to the total
number of days in such month.
SECTION 2.02. All amounts
payable under Section 2.01 of this Article, as well as all
other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord under the terms of this
Lease, shall be paid at the office of Landlord set forth above, or
at such other place as Landlord shall from time to time designate
by notice to Tenant, in lawful money of the United States which
shall be legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and
private, at the time of payment.
SECTION 2.03. In order to
secure payment by Tenant of the amounts specified in
Section 2.01 of this Article and to secure the performance by
Tenant of its duties and obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall
upon the execution of this Lease (and in addition to the first
month’s rent to be paid to Landlord upon execution of this
Lease pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof) deposit with Landlord
the sum of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand and No/100ths Dollars
($220,000.00) in cash (the “Security Deposit”). The
Security Deposit shall not bear interest to Tenant, and Landlord
shall be entitled to commingle the Security Deposit with
Landlord’s other funds. Within ninety (90) days after
the expiration of earlier termination of this Lease, Landlord shall
(provided an event of default does not then exist) return the
Security Deposit to Tenant, less any portion thereof which has been
applied by Landlord in accordance with the terms of this Article.
If an event of default shall occur or if Tenant fails to surrender
the Premises in the condition required by this Lease, Landlord
shall have the right (but no obligation), without prejudice to any
other remedy which Landlord may have on account thereof, to apply
all or any portion of the Security Deposit to cure such default or
to remedy the condition of the Premises. If Landlord so applies the
Security Deposit or any portion thereof before the expiration or
earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with
Landlord, upon demand, the amount necessary to restore the Security
Deposit to its original amount. The Security Deposit shall not be
considered an advance payment of rent or a measure of
Landlord’s damages in the case of a default by Tenant
hereunder. Actions by Landlord against Tenant for any breach of
this Lease shall in no way be limited or restricted by the amount
of this Security Deposit and resort to such deposit shall not waive
any other rights or constitute an election of remedies on the part
of Landlord. If Landlord shall sell or transfer its interest in the
Demised Premises, Landlord shall transfer the Security Deposit to
such purchaser or transferee, in which event Tenant shall look
solely to the new landlord for the return of the Security Deposit,
and Landlord thereupon shall be released from all liability to
Tenant for the return of the Security Deposit. It is agreed that
this provision shall apply to every sale or transfer made of the
Security Deposit to any new landlord. The Security Deposit shall
not be assigned or encumbered by Tenant without the prior written
consent of Landlord, and any attempt to assign or encumber the
Security Deposit without the consent of Landlord shall be void and
of no effect.
ARTICLE
THREE
Expenses, Taxes, Other
Charges
SECTION 3.01. Tenant agrees
that it will pay without deduction or set-off of any amount for any
reason whatsoever, all Real Estate Taxes (as hereinafter defined)
which may be imposed under the Demised Premises during the Term
hereof. All Real Estate Taxes shall be paid by Tenant prior to
their delinquency, and Tenant shall, prior to the delinquency of
any such Real Estate Taxes, provide Landlord with paid receipts or
other suitable evidence of the payment of the same. Real Estate
Taxes for any partial years included in the Term shall be prorated
between Landlord and Tenant. As used herein, the
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term “Real Estate Taxes”
shall mean and include all personal property taxes relating to the
Demised Premises, real estate taxes, special assessments, and all
other governmental charges, general or special, ordinary or
extraordinary, foreseen as well as unforeseen, of any kind and
nature whatsoever, which are levied or assessed by any governmental
authority or political subdivision thereof against the Demised
Premises or any part thereof.
SECTION 3.02. Tenant shall
also pay any tax or excise on rents, gross receipts tax or other
tax (including, but not limited to, all applicable sales taxes),
however described, which is levied or assessed by the United States
of America or the State of Florida, or any other applicable
governmental body or political subdivision thereof, against
Landlord with respect to the rent, additional rent or other charges
reserved under this Lease or as a result of Landlord’s
receipt of such rent, additional rent or other charges accruing
under this Lease.
SECTION 3.03. Tenant may, but
only if in good faith and with reasonable diligence, contest by any
and all appropriate administrative, trial, appellate or other
proceedings the amount, validity, enforceability or application of
any taxes, assessments, charges or other obligations that Tenant is
required to pay or perform to any person or entity other than
Landlord by any provision of this Lease, and defer payment and
discharge thereof during the pendency of such contest, provided
that: (i) such contest suspends the collection or enforcement
of the item contested, (ii) such contest shall have the effect
of preventing the sale, loss or forfeiture of the Demised Premises,
or any interest therein, to satisfy such item; (iii) within
thirty (30) days after Tenant has been notified of the
assertion of such item, Tenant shall have notified Landlord in
writing of Tenant’s intention to contest same;
(iv) neither Landlord nor Tenant will be subject to any
criminal liability; (v) Tenant furnishes such security as may
be required by law in connection with each such contest;
(vi) the value, usefulness, occupation, enjoyment, operation
and marketability of the Demised Premises will not be adversely
impaired by any such contest; (vii) Tenant otherwise continues
to pay and otherwise perform its obligations under this Lease:
(viii) no default otherwise exists in the payment or other
performance of Tenant under this Lease; (ix) each such contest
is continuously prosecuted diligently to final determination:
(x) Tenant Days, defends, indemnifies and holds Landlord
harmless of and from any and all losses, judgments, decrees and
costs (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in
connection with each such contest; (xi) Tenant promptly
following a final determination of each such contest fully pays and
discharges all amounts that may be levied, assessed, charged,
imposed or otherwise determined to be payable, together with all
penalties, fines, interest, costs and expenses and otherwise
complies with such final determination at Tenant’s sole cost
and expense; (xii) Landlord is furnished with such security as
Landlord reasonably may require to assure compliance with all of
the foregoing requirements, it being understood that Landlord will
not require any additional security if (a) Tenant has
otherwise posted such security as may be required by the taxing
authorities or (b) has bonded-off any potential lien or
encumbrance on the Demised Premises; and (xiii) such contest
is permitted by any mortgagee having a mortgage lien upon the
Demised Premises. In this regard, Landlord may require that Tenant
shall have deposited with Landlord at such place as Landlord may
from time to time in writing appoint, a sum of money which shall be
sufficient in the judgment of Landlord to pay in full such item
being contested, and all interest which might become due thereon,
and shall keep on deposit an amount so sufficient at all times,
increasing such amount to cover additional interest whenever, in
the judgment of Landlord, such increase is advisable. Any such
deposits are to be held without any allowance of interest. So long
as all of the foregoing requirements are met and Landlord is
promptly reimbursed for all costs and expenses incurred, Landlord
will cooperate in connection with any such contest if such
cooperation is reasonably required.
SECTION 3.04. It is expressly
understood and agreed that Tenant shall not be required to pay any
of the following taxes or governmental impositions which shall be
imposed against Landlord by any governmental authority, whether
federal, state, county, city, municipal, or otherwise,
to-wit:
(a) any capital stock tax or
other tax imposed against Landlord for the privilege or franchise
of doing business as a corporation;
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(b) any income tax levied
upon or against the income of Landlord, including any rental income
derived by Landlord from the Demised Premises;
it being further expressly understood
and agreed, however, that nothing in this Article Three shall
relieve Tenant of the obligation for the payment of any gross
sales, occupational license, privilege, excise or other present or
future tax, license, fee or other charge imposed against Landlord
by any governmental authority, whether federal, state, county,
city, municipal or otherwise, in respect to the ownership, leasing,
use, occupation, management, operation, maintenance, repair or
rebuilding of the Demised Premises or any portion thereof.
irrespective of whether the same shall be measured in whole or in
part by the rental or other income derived therefrom by
Landlord.
ARTICLE
FOUR
Use and Compliance with
Laws
SECTION 4.01. Tenant agrees
that, unless and to the extent that it shall obtain
Landlord’s prior approval, it will not use the Demised
Premises, nor will it suffer or permit the same to be used, for any
purpose other than as an automotive dealership.
SECTION 4.02. Tenant shall
throughout the term hereof, and at no expense whatsoever to
Landlord, promptly comply, or cause compliance, with all laws and
ordinances (including, without limitation, the Americans with
Disabilities Act) and the rules, regulations and requirements of
all federal, state, county and municipal governments, and
appropriate departments, commissions, boards and officers thereof,
foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary as well extraordinary, and whether
or not the same shall presently be within the contemplation of the
parties hereto or shall involve any change of governmental policy
or require structural or extraordinary repairs, alterations or
additions and irrespective of the cost thereof, which may be
applicable to the Demised Premises, including, without limitation,
the fixtures and equipment thereof and the sidewalks and curbs
adjoining the Demised Premises or the use or manner of use of the
Demised Premises. TENANT ACCEPTS THE DEMISED PREMISES IN THE
ACTUAL “AS-IS” CONDITION IN WHICH THE SAME ARE AS OF
THE DATE OF THIS LEASE . For purposes of this Lease, the term
“AS-IS” shall not be deemed to limit the
representations and warranties made by Landlord or the other
Sellers or the indemnification obligations of Landlord or the other
Sellers in that certain Asset Exchange Agreement among Asbury
Villanova II L.L.C., Tenant, Asbury Automotive Tampa GP L.L.C.,
J.I.W. Enterprises, Inc., Courtesy Imports of Tampa, Inc., Gulf
Auto Holdings, Inc., Courtesy Toyota of Brandon, Inc., Landlord and
Douglas M. Tew, dated as, of December 19, 1997 (the
“Asset Exchange Agreement”); however, any rights,
claims or actions which Tenant may have under the Asset Exchange
Agreement as a result of any such representations and warranties or
pursuant to the indemnification provisions in the Asset Exchange
Agreement may not be used as a defense or offset in connection with
any claim or action involving this Lease.
SECTION 4.03. Tenant shall
not during the term hereof maintain, commit or permit the
maintenance or commission of any nuisance on or about the Demised
Premises. Tenant’s use and occupation shall at all times be
in compliance with the ordinances of Hillsborough County and the
laws of Florida and of the United States and any regulations
thereunder.
SECTION 4.04. Tenant shall at
all times and in all respects comply with all federal, state and
local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including, but not
limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, as amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C.
§9601, et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, as amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq.,
and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the
“Hazardous Materials
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Laws”), regarding or relating in
any way to industrial hygiene, environmental protection or the use,
analysis, generation, manufacture, storage, presence, disposal or
transportation of any oil, flammable explosives, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or
waste, or other hazardous, toxic, contaminated or polluting
materials, substances or wastes, including without limitation any
“hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,”
“hazardous materials” or “toxic substances”
under any such laws, ordinances or regulations (collectively,
“Hazardous Materials”).
Tenant shall at its own expense procure,
maintain in effect and comply with all conditions of any and all
permits, licenses and other governmental and regulatory approvals
required for Tenant’s use of the Demised Premises, including,
without limitation, discharge of (appropriately treated) materials
or waste into or through any sanitary sewer system serving the
Demised Premises. Except as discharged into the sanitary sewer in
strict accordance and conformity with all applicable Hazardous
Materials Laws, Tenant shall cause any and all Hazardous Materials
generated or used by Tenant or any other party other than Landlord
or its agents or employees in, on or about the Demised Premises
during the term of this Lease to be removed from the Demised
Premises and transported solely by duly licensed haulers to duly
licensed facilities for disposal of such Hazardous Materials and
wastes. Tenant shall in all respects, handle, treat, deal with and
manage any and all Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the
Demised Premises in complete conformity with all applicable
Hazardous Materials laws and prudent industry practices regarding
the management of such Hazardous Materials. All reporting
obligations to the extent imposed upon Tenant by Hazardous
Materials Laws are solely the responsibility of Tenant. Upon
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall cause
all Hazardous Materials generated or used by Tenant or any other
party other than Landlord or its agents or employees in, on or
about the Demised Premises during the term of this Lease located on
the Demised Premises to be removed therefrom and transported for
use, storage or disposal in accordance and in compliance with all
applicable Hazardous Materials Laws. Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that it shall be responsible for and shall perform, at its sole
cost and expense, any removal, remediation, cleanup and restoration
which may be required with regard to the presence of any Hazardous
Materials generated or used by Tenant or any other party other than
Landlord or its agents or employees in, on or about the Demised
Premises during the term of this Lease or the release of any
Hazardous Materials into, onto, above or under the Demised Premises
by Tenant or any third party during the term hereof, and Tenant
shall perform such remedial action in accordance with all
applicable laws, including any and all Hazardous Materials Laws.
Further, Tenant shall indemnify, protect, defend (by counsel
reasonably acceptable to Landlord), and hold Landlord and
Landlord’s officers, employees, directors, agents,
stockholders, successors and assigns free and harmless from and
against any and all claims, liabilities, penalties, forfeitures,
losses, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys’
fees) or death of or injury to any person or damage to any property
whatsoever, including, without limitation, the Demised Premises and
any improvements located thereon, arising from or caused in whole
or in part, directly or indirectly, by the presence in, on, about
or under the Demised Premises of any Hazardous Materials or by
Tenant’s failure to comply with any Hazardous Materials Laws
or in connection with any removal, remediation, cleanup,
restoration and materials required hereunder as a result of the
presence of any Hazardous Materials in, on, about or under the
Demised Premises with respect to any Hazardous Materials generated,
used or released in, on, about or under the Demised Premises by
Tenant or any other party other than Landlord or its agents or
employees during the term hereof or which may be released in, on,
about or under the Demised Premises bevy Tenant or any other party
other than Landlord or its agents or employees during the term
hereof as may be required to return the Demised Premises to their
condition existing prior to the appearance of any Hazardous
Materials thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not
take any remedial action in response to the presence of any
Hazardous Materials in. on, about or under the Demised Premises nor
enter into any settlement agreement, consent, decree or other
compromise in respect to any claims relating to or in any way
connected with the Demised Premises without first notifying
Landlord of Tenant’s intention to do so and affording
Landlord ample opportunity to appear, intervene or otherwise
appropriately assert and protect Landlord’s interest with
respect thereto. In addition, at Landlord’s request, at the
expiration of the term of this Lease, Tenant shall remove from the
Demised Premises and dispose of all tanks or fixtures installed by
Tenant which contain, have contained or are contaminated with,
Hazardous Materials, in accordance with all applicable
laws.
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Tenant shall immediately
notify Landlord in writing of (a) any enforcement, clean-up,
removal or other governmental or regulatory action instituted,
completed or threatened pursuant to any Hazardous Materials Laws;
(b) any claim made or threatened by any person against
Landlord, or the Demised Premises, relating to damage,
contribution, cost recovery, compensation, loss or injury resulting
from or claimed to result from any Hazardous Materials; and
(c) any reports made to any environmental agency arising out
of or in connection with any Hazardous Materials in, on or about
the Demised Premises or with respect to any Hazardous Materials
removed from the Demised Premises, including, any complaints,
notices, warnings, reports or asserted violations in connection
therewith. Tenant shall also provide to Landlord, as promptly as
possible, and in any event within five business days after Tenant
first receives or sends the same, copies of all claims, reports,
complaints, notices, warnings or asserted violations relating in
any way to the Demised Premises or Tenant’s use thereof. Upon
written request of Landlord (to enable Landlord to defend itself
from any claim or charge related to any hazardous Materials Law),
Tenant shall promptly deliver to landlord copies of hazardous waste
manifests reflecting the legal and proper disposal of all such
Hazardous Materials removed from the Demised Premises. All such
manifests, to the extent such Hazardous Materials were released,
generated or used during the term of this Lease by Tenant or any
other party other than Landlord and its agents and employees, shall
list the Tenant or its agent as a responsible party and in no way
shall attribute responsibility for any such Hazardous Materials to
Landlord.
Landlord may, at its expense,
commission environmental audits of the Demised Premises at any time
after prior written notice to Tenant, it being understood that
Landlord shall be responsible for the repair of any damage caused
by such environmental audit.
Tenant’s obligations
under this Section 4.04 shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Lease.
ARTICLE
FIVE
Utility
Charges
SECTION 5.01. Tenant agrees
to pay or cause to be paid all charges for gas, water, sewer,
electricity, light, heat, power, telephone or other communication
service or other utility or service used, rendered or supplied to,
upon or in connection with the Demised Premises throughout the term
hereof, and to indemnify Landlord and save it harmless against any
liability or damages on such account. Tenant shall also at its sole
cost and expense procure or cause to be procured any and all
necessary permits, licenses or other authorizations required for
the lawful and proper use, occupation, operation and management of
the Demised Premises and for the lawful and proper installation and
maintenance upon the Demised Premises of wires, pipes, conduits,
tubes and other equipment and appliances for use in supplying any
such service to or upon the Demised Premises. Tenant expressly
agrees that Landlord is not, nor shall it be, required to furnish
to Tenant or any other occupant of the Demised Premises, during the
term hereof, any water, sewer, gas, heat, electricity, light, power
or any other facilities, equipment, labor, materials or services of
any kind whatsoever, and Landlord shall not be liable for any loss
or damage suffered by Tenant as a result of a failure of any such
services to be available to the Demised Premises.
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ARTICLE SIX
Indemnification and No
Liability of Landlord
SECTION 6.01. Tenant
covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to indemnify
and save harmless Landlord against and from any and all loss, cost,
damage or claims by or on behalf of any person, firm or
corporation, arising from, in or about the Demised Premises during
the term hereof, and further to indemnify and save Landlord
harmless against and from any and all claims arising from any
condition of any building on the Demised Premises, or of any
vaults, passageways or spaces therein or appurtenant thereto, or
any sidewalks or roadways adjacent thereto, arising from any breach
or default on the part of Tenant in the performance of any covenant
or agreement on the part of Tenant to be performed, pursuant to the
terms of this Lease, or arising from any act or negligence of
Tenant, or any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or
licensees, or arising from any accident, injury or damage
whatsoever caused to any person, firm or corporation occurring
during the term hereof, in or about the Demised Premises, or upon
or under the sidewalks, the parking areas and the roadways, and the
land adjacent thereto, and from and against all costs, counsel
fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in or about any such claim,
action or proceeding brought thereon; and in case any action or
proceeding be brought against Landlord by reason of any such claim,
Tenant upon notice from Landlord covenants to resist or defend such
action or proceeding by counsel satisfactory to Landlord. The
provisions of this Section 6.01 shall not be construed to
result in Tenant’s indemnifying Landlord against the
consequences of Landlord’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct or that of Landlord’s agents or employees; rather,
Landlord covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to
indemnify and save harmless Tenant against and from any and all
loss, costs, damages or claims by or on behalf of any person, firm
or corporation, arising from Landlord’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct during the term of this Lease. The obligations
under this Section 6.01 shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Lease.
SECTION 6.02. In the event of
any litigation arising out of or in connection with this Lease or
any instrument or documents executed pursuant hereto, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs, expenses
and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by it, including,
without limitation, those incurred through the pre-trial, trial or
appeal stage of any lawsuit, or those incurred in federal
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings, or in connection with
enforcing or collecting upon any final judgment.
SECTION 6.03. Except to the
extent that the same may be the Sellers’ obligations under
the Asset Exchange Agreement, either directly or pursuant to the
indemnification provisions thereof, and except to the extent of a
breach of any representation or warranty of Landlord that may be
contained in this Lease, Tenant further covenants and agrees that
Landlord shall not be responsible or liable to Tenant, or any
person, firm or corporation claiming by, through or under Tenant
for, and Tenant and any such person, firm or corporation claiming
by, through or under Tenant hereby release Landlord from any
liability whatsoever arising from or by reason of, any defect in
any building or buildings on the Demised Premises, or in any
engines, boilers, elevators, machinery, electric wiring or
fixtures, or other equipment or apparatus or appliances in any such
building, or for any failure or defect of water, heat, electric
light or power supply, or of any apparatus or appliance in
connection therewith, or from any injury or loss or damage to
person or property resulting therefrom. Further, except to the
extent the same is caused by Landlord’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct or that of its agents or employees, Landlord
shall not be responsible or liable to Tenant, or any person, firm
or corporation claiming by, through or under Tenant, for, and
Tenant or any person, firm or corporation claiming by, through or
under Tenant hereby release Landlord from, all liability whatsoever
arising from any injury, loss or damage to any persons or to the
Demised Premises, or to any property of Tenant, or of any other
person, contained in or upon the Demised Premises, caused by or
arising or resulting from the electric wiring, or plumbing, water,
steam, sewerage, or other pipes, or by or from any machinery or
apparatus, or by or from any other defect whatsoever, or by or from
any injury or damage caused by, arising or resulting from
lightning, wind, tempest, water, in, upon or coming through or
falling from the roof, skylight, trapdoors, windows, marquees,
metal or glass awning, or by or from other actions of the elements,
or from any injury or damage caused by or arising, or resulting
from acts or negligence of any occupant or occupants of adjacent,
contiguous or neighboring premises, or any other cause
whatsoever.
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ARTICLE
SEVEN
Maintenance and
Repairs
SECTION 7.01. Tenant shall,
throughout the term hereof until the surrender of the Demised
Premises (which is governed by Article Fifteen hereof), and, except
as may be otherwise expressly provided herein, at no expense
whatsoever to Landlord, take good care of the Demised Premises and,
subject to the rights of Tenant under Article Nine of this Lease,
shall not do or suffer any waste with respect thereto, and Tenant
shall, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein,
promptly make all repairs to maintain the Demised Premises in good
and lawful order and condition. When used in this Article, the term
“repairs” shall include replacement, restoration and/or
renewals when necessary. The provisions and conditions of Article
Nine applicable to changes or alterations shall similarly apply to
repairs required to be done by Tenant under this Article. Tenant
shall keep and maintain all portions of the Demised Premises,
including, without limitation, the roof and structure of the
building and all building equipment, plumbing, and HVAC systems in
good working order and condition and shall maintain the sidewalks,
in a clean and orderly condition, free of accumulation of water,
dirt and rubbish. Except as otherwise provided in Article Fifteen,
nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent Tenant from
removing from the Demised Premises its own trade fixtures,
furniture, and equipment on the condition, however, that Tenant
shall, at its own cost and expense, and it hereby agrees to, repair
any and all damages to the Demised Premises resulting from or
caused by the removal thereof, and not from ordinary wear and
tear.
SECTION 7.02. Tenant shall
permit Landlord and the authorized representatives of Landlord to
enter the Demised Premises upon reasonable notice at all reasonable
times during usual business hours for the purpose of exhibiting or
inspecting the same and of making any necessary repairs to the
Demised Premises and performing any work therein that may be
necessary to comply with any laws, ordinances, rules, regulations
or requirements of any public authority, or that may be necessary
to prevent waste or deterioration in connection with the Demised
Premises, which Tenant is obligated, but has failed, to make,
perform, or prevent, as the case may be. Nothing in this Lease
shall imply any duty upon the part of Landlord to do any work or to
make any alterations, repairs, additions or improvements to the
Demised Premises, of any kind whatsoever except to the extent
required as a result of Landlord’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct or that of its agents or employees. The
performance thereof by Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of
Tenant’s default in failing to perform the same. Landlord
shall not in any event (except for events caused by
Landlord’s default hereunder) be liable for inconvenience,
annoyance, disturbance, loss of business or other damage of Tenant
or any other occupant of the Demised Premises or part thereof, by
reason of making repairs or the performance of any work on the
Demised Premises or on account of bringing materials, supplies and
equipment into or through the Demised Premises during the course
thereof and the obligations of Tenant under this Lease shall not
thereby be affected in any manner whatsoever. Landlord shall,
however, in connection with the doing of any such work cause as
little inconvenience, annoyance, disturbance, loss of business or
other damage to Tenant or any such other occupant as may be
reasonably possible in the circumstances.
ARTICLE
EIGHT
Mechanics’
Lien
SECTION 8.01. Tenant shall
not suffer or permit any liens to stand against the Demised
Premises or any part therefrom by reason of any work, labor,
services or materials done for, or supplied, or claimed to have
been done for, or supplied to, Tenant or anyone holding the Demised
Premises or any part thereof through or under Tenant. If any such
lien shall at any time be filed against the Demised Premises,
Tenant shall cause the same to be discharged of record within
thirty (30) days after the date of
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filing the same, by either payment,
deposit or bond. If Tenant shall fail to discharge any such lien
within such period, then, in addition to any other right or remedy
of Landlord, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, procure
the discharge of the same either by paying amount claimed to be due
by deposit in court or bonding. Any amount paid or deposited by
Landlord for any of the aforesaid purposes, and all legal and other
expenses of Landlord, including counsel fees, in defending any such
action or in or about procuring the discharge of such lien, with
all necessary disbursements in connection therewith, together with
interest thereon at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum
from the date of payment or deposit, shall become due and payable
forthwith by Tenant to Landlord, or, at the option of Landlord,
shall be payable by Tenant to Landlord as additional rent, as
provided in Article Twelve hereof.
SECTION 8.02. Nothing in this
Lease shall be deemed to be, or construed in any way as
constituting, the consent or request of Landlord, expressed or
implied, by inference or otherwise, to any person, firm or
corporation for the performance of any labor or the furnishing of
any materials for any construction, rebuilding, alteration or
repair of or to the Demised Premises or any part thereof, nor as
giving Tenant any right, power or authority to contract for or
permit the rendering of any services or the furnishing of any
materials which might in any way give rise to the right to file any
lien against Landlord’s interest in the Demised Premises.
Landlord shall have the right to post and keep posted at all
reasonable times on the Demised Premises any notices which Landlord
shall be required so to post for the protection of Landlord and the
Demised Premises from any such lien. Tenant agrees to promptly
execute such instruments in recordable form in accordance with the
terms and provisions of Florida Statute 713.10. As provided by
Chapter 713, Florida Statutes, Landlord hereby notifies all persons
and entities that any lien claimed by any party as the result of
improving the Demised Premises or any improvements thereon pursuant
to a contract with Tenant, or with any person other than Landlord,
shall extend to, and only to, the right, title and interest in and
to the Demised Premises, if any, of the person contracting for such
improvements. This paragraph shall be construed so as to prohibit,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 713, Florida Statutes,
the interest of Landlord in the Demised Premises being subject to
any lien for any improvements made by Tenant or any other person on
the Demised Premises.
SECTION 8.03. Landlord and
Tenant hereby agree to execute a memorandum of lease for recording
in the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, in form and
substance mutually agreeable to Landlord and Tenant, which
memorandum of lease shall contain the terms and conditions of the
option to purchase as set forth in Article Thirty-Three hereof and
the prohibition on mechanics’ liens as set forth in
Section 9.01 hereof. Upon the expiration of the Term of this
Lease (including any renewal terms), Landlord and Tenant hereby
agree to execute a termination of memorandum of lease for recording
in the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, in form and
substance mutually agreeable to Landlord and Tenant.
ARTICLE
NINE
Alterations
SECTION 9.01. Tenant agrees
that it will make no structural alterations to the building or
buildings now or hereafter erected upon the Demised Premises or
construct any additional improvements on the Demised Premises
without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord’s prior
written consent shall not be required in instances of
non-structural alterations to the Demised Premises or in instances
where structural alterations are required by an automobile
manufacturer(s) as a condition of continuing the dealership
franchise, but Tenant shall provide prior written notice of any
such alteration prior to the commencement of any work. Tenant
further agrees that it will not make any other alterations or
improvements which would change the character of said building or
buildings, or which would weaken or impair the structural
integrity, or lessen the value of said building or
buildings.
SECTION 9.02. Provided Tenant
has obtained in the prior written consent of Landlord in accordance
with the terms of Section 9.01 hereof if such consent is
required, Tenant is granted the right, at its own cost, to make
such alterations, additions, enlargements and improvements in and
to the building or buildings now or hereafter erected upon the
Demised Premises as it may deem desirable for its use, but subject,
however, to the following provisions:
(a) The same shall be
performed in a first-class workmanlike manner.
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(b) Tenant shall cause such
plans and specifications to be prepared and will furnish copies
thereof to Landlord prior to the commencement of such alterations
and, in instances where Landlord’s prior consent is required
pursuant to Section 9.01 above, no work shall be done except
in accordance with plans and specifications approved by Landlord,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord
shall be deemed to have approved any plans and specifications
submitted by Tenant if Landlord does not disapprove the same within
fifteen (15) business days. Tenant further agrees that, before
the commencement of any such alterations, it will file such plans
and specifications with, and obtain the approval thereof by, all
municipal or other governmental departments or authorities having
jurisdiction thereof. Copies of all such approvals, authorizations,
permits and consents of governmental authorities shall be delivered
to and retained by Landlord. Landlord shall execute and deliver to
Tenant such consents by Landlord as may be required by any such
departments or authorities, it being understood, however, that any
such consent or consents by Landlord shall not operate or be
construed as a consent by Landlord for the purpose of filing any
lien or making any charge of any kind whatsoever against either
Landlord or the Demised Premises or as a representation or warranty
that such plans and specifications will comply with any applicable
laws or regulations.
(c) such alteration work
shall be done subject to, and in accordance with, all applicable
laws, rules, regulations, and other requirements of all
governmental authorities having jurisdiction thereof and of the
local Board of Fire Underwriters or of any similar body.
(d) Tenant shall procure and
maintain such insurance as Landlord may reasonably require in
connection with such alteration work.
(e) Tenant shall promptly pay
and discharge all costs, expenses, damages and other liabilities
which may arise in connection with or by reason of such alteration
work.
(f) Tenant shall pay the
amount of any increase in premiums on insurance policies occasioned
by the making of any such alterations.
(g) Except in instances of
non-structural alterations to the Demised Premises, Tenant’s
contractor must be approved by Landlord, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(h) Upon the completion by
Tenant of such alteration work, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord
(in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Landlord)
contractor’s affidavits, full and final waivers of liens, and
receipted bills covering all labor and materials expended and used
in connection with the performance of such alteration
work.
SECTION 9.03. All such
alterations made by Tenant shall immediately be and become part of
the realty and the sole and absolute property of Landlord and shall
remain upon and be surrendered with the Demised Premises at the
expiration or other termination of this Lease.
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ARTICLE TEN
Insurance and
Damage
SECTION 10.01. Tenant, at is
sole cost and expense, shall obtain and continuously maintain in
full force and effect during the term of this Lease policies of
insurance covering any and all improvements located on the Demised
Premises (the “improvements”) naming the Landlord as
loss payee, against (a) loss or damage by fire; (b) loss
or damage from such other risks or hazards now or hereafter
embraced by an “Extended Coverage Endorsement,”
including, but not limited to, windstorm, hail, explosion,
vandalism, riot and civil commotion, damage from vehicles, smoke
damage, water damage and debris removal; (c) loss for flood if
the Demised Premises are in a designated flood or flood insurance
area; and (d) loss from so-called explosion, collapse and
underground hazards; and (e) loss or damage from such other
risks or hazards of a similar or dissimilar nature which are now or
may hereafter be customarily insured against with respect to
improvements similar in construction, design, general location, use
and occupancy to the improvements. At all times, such insurance
coverage shall be in an amount equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the then “full replacement cost” of the
improvements. “Full Replacement Cost” shall be
interpreted to mean the cost of replacing the improvements without
deduction for depreciation or wear and tear, and it shall include a
reasonable sum for architectural, engineering, legal,
administrative and supervisory fees connected with the restoration
or replacement of the improvements in the event of damage thereto
or destruction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall
not be deemed to be in breach of this Section 10.01 if Tenant
maintains in force such policies of insurance with respect to such
loss or damage as are maintained by the Companies (as the term
“Companies” is defined in the Asset Exchange Agreement)
as of the date of the Asset Exchange Agreement.
SECTION 10.02. In case of
damage to or destruction of any improvements on the Demised
Premises or any part thereof by fire or other cause, Tenant shall
promptly give written notice thereof to Landlord, and Tenant shall,
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, and whether or not the
insurance proceeds, if any, shall be sufficient for the purpose,
restore, repair, replace, rebuild or alter the same as nearly as
possible to its condition immediately prior to such damage or
destruction taking into account, however, such reasonable
modifications to such improvements to accommodate Tenant’s
then existing business conditions, together with such other changes
or alterations as may be made at Tenant’s election, all in
conformity with and subject to the conditions of Article Nine
hereof. Such restorations, repairs, replacements, rebuilding or
alterations shall be commenced within ninety (90) days from
the date of occurrence of such damage or destruction, which time
shall be extended by a time commensurate with any delays due to
adjustment of insurance, preparation of plans and specifications,
and applications for zoning variances and rezoning and other
governmental approvals, and shall thereafter be prosecuted with
reasonable diligence, unavoidable delays excepted.
SECTION 10.03.
A. All insurance money paid
on account of such damage or destruction shall be paid to and held
by Landlord and Tenant as co-trustees and, shall be applied to the
payment of the cost of the aforesaid restoration, repairs,
replacement, rebuilding or alterations, including the cost of
temporary repairs or for the protection of the completion of
permanent restoration, repairs, replacements, rebuilding or
alterations (all of which temporary repairs, protection of property
and permanent restoration, repairs, replacement, rebuilding or
alterations are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“restoration”), and shall be paid out to, or at the
direction of, Tenant from time to time as such restoration
progresses, in installments equal to ninety percent (90%) of
the work completed and one hundred percent (100%) of the
materials furnished, and shall be received by Tenant for the
purpose of paying the cost of such restoration upon the written
request of Tenant which shall be accompanied by the
following:
(1) a verified certificate
signed by Tenant, or a certificate signed by the architect or
engineer in charge of such construction, dated not more than thirty
(30) days prior to such request, setting forth the
following:
(a) that the sum then
requested either has been paid by Tenant, or is justly due to
contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, engineers, architects or
other persons who have rendered services or furnished materials for
the restoration therein specified, and giving a brief description
of such services and materials and the several amounts so paid or
due to each of said persons in respect thereof, and stating that no
part of such expenditures has been or is being made the basis, in
any previous or then pending request, for the withdrawal of
insurance. money or has been made out of the proceeds of insurance
received by Tenant, and that the sum then requested does not exceed
the value of the services and materials described in the
certificate;
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(b) that except for the
amount, if any, stated pursuant to the foregoing subclause (l)(a)
in such certificate to be due for services or materials, there is
no outstanding indebtedness shown on Tenant’s books or known
to the person signing such certificate, after due inquiry, which is
due on the date of such certificate for labor, wages, materials,
supplies or services in connection with such restoration which, if
unpaid, might become the basis of a vendor’s, construction,
mechanic’s, laborer’s or materialman’s statutory
or similar lien upon such restoration or upon the Demised Premises
or any part thereof; and
(c) that the cost, as
estimated by the person signing such certificate, of the
restoration required to be done subsequent to the date of such
certificate in order to complete the same, does not exceed the
aggregate of the insurance money remaining in the hands of
Landlord, after payment of the sum requested in such certificate;
and
(2) a certificate or
endorsement of a title insurance company doing business in the city
where the Demised Premises are located showing that there has not
been filed in the public records of the county where the Demised
Premises are located, with respect to the Demised Premises or any
part thereof, any vendor’s, construction, mechanic’s,
laborer’s, materialman’s or like lien, which has not
been discharged of record, except such as will be discharged by
payment of the amount then requested; and
(3) lien waivers from all
contractors, subcontractors and materialmen performing work on the
restoration with regard to any sums previously advanced as part of
the restoration, and upon request by Tenant for the balance of such
funds upon completion of such restoration, Landlord shall have
received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord, a final contractor’s affidavit from the general
contractor, and full and final waivers of liens and receipted bills
covering all labor and materials expended and used in connection
with the restoration.
Any balance of such funds
remaining after the completion of such restoration shall be paid to
Landlord upon completion of such restoration in accordance with the
requirements of this Article Ten. Upon compliance with the
foregoing provisions of this Section, Landlord and Tenant shall,
out of such insurance money, pay or cause to be paid to Tenant or
the persons named (pursuant to subclause (l)(a) of this Section) in
such certificate the respective amounts stated therein to have been
paid by Tenant or to be due to them, as the case may be.
B. If the net insurance money
as aforesaid at the time held by Landlord and Tenant shall be
insufficient to pay the entire cost of such restoration, Tenant
shall pay the deficiency.
C. Upon receipt by Landlord
of satisfactory evidence, of the character required by clauses (1),
(2) and (3) of this Section, demonstrating that the
restoration has been completed and paid for in full and that there
are no liens of the character referred to therein, the balance of
the insurance money payable to Tenant for such restoration pursuant
to the terms hereof shall be paid to Tenant.
D. Anything herein contained
to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of the termination of
this Lease pursuant to Article Thirteen or Section 10.06, any
and all insurance proceeds then on hand shall be retained by
Landlord, and Tenant shall have no right, title, interest or claim
thereto or therein whatsoever.
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SECTION 10.04. In case of
damage to or destruction of any improvements on the Demised
Premises by fire or other cause which shall amount to substantially
total destruction thereof or shall be of such character as in the
judgment of Tenant to require demolition of the remainder thereof,
Tenant shall have the right, at its option, either to restore,
replace or rebuild the same as provided in this Lease, or to
demolish the remainder of the same and to construct, in replacement
thereof, a new building, subject in all respects to the provisions
of Article Nine hereof and Tenant shall in connection therewith
duly and faithfully comply with all of such provisions.
SECTION 10.05.
Notwithstanding any damage to or destruction of any improvements on
the Demised Premises or any part thereof by fire or other casualty
(whether or not the same results in any of the Demised Premises or
the improvements thereon being rendered untenantable), and
notwithstanding any disruption in Tenant’s use of the Demised
Premises resulting from such casualty or from the repair or
restoration thereof, in no event shall the rent payable by Tenant
hereunder (including the base rent and any Impositions or other
charges) be reduced or abated, whether in full or in part, and
Tenant shall continue to pay the same to Landlord during the entire
period that any or all of the Demised Premises shall remain
unrepaired without notice or demand and without abatement,
deduction or set-off.
SECTION 10.06. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, during the last two
(2) years of the initial term, or during the last year of any
Renewal Term hereof, the improvements on the Demised Premises shall
be so damaged by fire or otherwise that the cost of replacement or
restoration thereof shall exceed fifty percent (50%) of the
then replacement value of the improvements so damaged then Tenant
may elect to cancel this Lease on written notice given within sixty
(60) days after such damage, and this Lease shall come to an
end on the delivery of such notice; provided, however, that
simultaneously with the giving of its notice, Tenant shall deliver
to Landlord an assignment duly executed and acknowledged by Tenant
and the holders of all mortgages on this Lease, transferring to
Landlord all of the rights and claims of Tenant and of such holders
in, to and under all insurance proceeds covering such damage or
destruction and in and to all insurance policies carried by Tenant
pursuant to this Lease. In the event of any such cancellation,
Tenant shall not be obligated to perform any restoration, the term
of this Lease shall expire and all renewal rights shall terminate
as of the effective date of such written notice, all such insurance
proceeds shall be the property of Landlord, and neither Tenant nor
the holder of any mortgage on this Lease shall have any rights or
claims with respect thereto. No such cancellation, however, shall
release Tenant from any obligation hereunder for rent, taxes and
insurance premiums accrued or payable for or during any period
prior to the effective date of such cancellation, and any prepaid
rent, taxes and insurance beyond the effective date of such
cancellation shall be adjusted.
SECTION 10.07. Tenant agrees
to maintain, throughout the term hereof, public liability insurance
protecting Landlord against claims of any and all persons, firms
and corporations for personal injury, death or property damage
occurring upon, in or about the Demised Premises, or any elevators
or escalators therein or thereon, or in or about the adjoining
streets, sidewalks and passageways, such insurance to afford
protection with the coverages having such limits as are not less
than those maintained by the Companies as of the date of the Asset
Exchange Agreement.
SECTION 10.08. Each insurance
policy required under this Article Ten shall have attached thereto
(a) an endorsement that such policy shall not be canceled or
materially changed without at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice to Landlord, and (b) an endorsement to the
effect that the insurance as to the interest of Landlord shall not
be invalidated by any act or neglect of Landlord or Tenet. All
policies or insurance shall be written in companies reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord and licensed to do business in the State
of Florida. Certificates of insurance, evidencing the coverages
required hereby, in a form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, shall
be delivered to Landlord upon commencement of the term, and
additional certificates of insurance shall be delivered to Landlord
not less than twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of the
then current policy term.
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SECTION 10.09. Tenant shall
cause to be inserted in the policy or policies of insurance
required by this Article Ten hereof a so-called “Waiver of
Subrogation clause” as to Landlord. Tenant hereby waives,
releases and discharges Landlord, its agents and employees from all
claims whatsoever arising out of loss, claim, expense or damage to
or destruction recoverable by insurance required under this Article
Ten notwithstanding that such loss, claim, expense or damage may
have been caused by Landlord, its agents or employees, and Tenant
agrees to look to the insurance coverage only in the event of such
loss.
SECTION 10.10. Landlord and
Tenant each agrees that it will cooperate with the other, to such
extent as such other party may reasonably require, in connection
with the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding arising
out of, or for the collection of any insurance monies that may be
due in the event of, any loss or damage, and that it will execute
and deliver to such other party such instruments as may be required
to facilitate the recovery of any insurance monies.
SECTION 10.1 1. Tenant agrees
to give prompt notice to Landlord with respect to all fires or
other casualties occurring upon the Demised Premises.
ARTICLE
ELEVEN
Condemnation
SECTION 11.01. If title to
the fee of the whole of the Demised Premises or so much thereof as
to render the remainder no longer useful for its intended use
herein shall be taken or condemned by any competent authority, for
any public or quasi-public use, this Lease shall cease and
terminate, and all annual rent, additional rent and other charges
paid or payable by Tenant hereunder shall be apportioned, as of the
date of vesting of title in such condemnation proceeding, and the
total award made with respect to the Demised Premises shall be paid
to Landlord. Tenant shall surrender the Demised Premises as of the
date of such vesting of title. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Tenant shall be entitled to maintain a separate action for an award
to compensate Tenant for any moving expenses and damage to trade
fixtures of Tenant on the Demised Premises.
SECTION 11.02. If title to
the fee of less than the whole of the Demised Premises shall be so
taken or condemned or conveyed by Landlord in lieu thereof, but the
remainder is useful for its intended use herein, then the proceeds
paid on account of such taking shall be paid to and held by
Landlord and Tenant as co-trustees and shall be made available to
Tenant in accordance with the terms of Section 10.3 above and
Tenant shall restore the untaken portion of any building or
buildings on the Demised Premises, so that each such building,
respectively, shall constitute a complete architectural unit of the
same general character and condition (as nearly as may be possible
under the circumstances) as the building existing immediately prior
to such condemnation or taking. All amounts received as a result of
such condemnation or conveyance in lieu thereof in excess of the
amounts paid to so restore the building or buildings located on the
Demised Premises, shall be retained by Landlord. The rent owed to
Landlord by Tenant under this Lease shall be equitably adjusted
based upon the portion of the Demised Premises so taken, condemned
or conveyed by Landlord in lieu thereof.
ARTICLE
TWELVE
Landlord’s Right
to Perform Tenant’s Covenants
SECTION 12.01. Tenant
covenants and agrees that if it shall at any time fail to pay any
Tax pursuant to the provisions of Article Three hereof, or to take
out, pay for, maintain or deliver any of the insurance perform any
other act which Tenant is obligated to make or perform under this
Lease, then Landlord may, without waiving, or releasing Tenant
from, any obligations of Tenant in this Lease contained, pay any
such Tax, effect any such insurance coverage and pay premiums
therefor, and make
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any other payment or perform any other
act which Tenant is obligated to perform under this Lease, in such
manner and to such extent as shall be necessary, and, in exercising
any such rights, pay necessary and incidental costs and expenses,
employ counsel and incur and pay reasonable attorneys’ fees.
All sums so paid by Landlord and all necessary and incidental costs
and expenses in connection with the performance of any such act by
Landlord, together with interest thereon at a rate of twelve
percent (12%) per annum from the date of the making of such
expenditure by Landlord, shall be deemed additional rent hereunder
and, except as otherwise in this Lease expressly provided, shall be
payable to Landlord on demand or at the option of Landlord may be
added to any rent then due or thereafter becoming due under this
Lease, and Tenant covenants to pay any such sum or sums with
interest as aforesaid and Landlord shall have (in addition to any
other right or remedy of Landlord) the same rights and remedies in
the event of the non-payment thereof by Tenant as in the case of
default by Tenant in the payment of the rent.
ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
Default Provisions and
Remedies
SECTION 13.01. This Lease and
the demised term are subject to the limitation that if, at any time
during the term hereof, any one or more of the following events
(herein called an “event of default”) shall occur, that
is to say:
(a) if Tenant shall fail to
pay any installment of the rent set forth in Section 2.01 of
this Lease, or any part thereof, when the same shall become due and
payable, and such failure shall continue for five (5) days
after written notice thereof from Landlord; provided, however,
Landlord shall only be obligated to provide two (2) such five
(5) day notice periods within any twelve (12) month
period during the term of this Lease, and, upon the third
delinquency in the payment of any rent due hereunder during any
said twelve (12) month period, Tenant shall immediately be in
default under this Lease without any further notice from Landlord;
or
(b) if Tenant shall fail to
pay any sum or other charge required to be paid by Tenant hereunder
(other than the payment of the rental as set forth in said
Section 2.01), and such failure shall continue for thirty
(30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord to
Tenant; or
(c) if Tenant shall make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(d) if any petition shall be
filed against Tenant in any court, whether or not pursuant to any
statute of the United States or of any state, in any bankruptcy,
reorganization, composition, extension, arrangement or insolvency
proceedings, and remains undismissed for sixty (60) days or
Tenant requires or consents to any such petition or filing, or if
any such petition shall be so filed by Tenant; or
(e) if, in any proceeding, a
receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any portion of
Tenant’s property; or
(f) if Tenant shall abandon
the Demised Premises for a period in excess of thirty
(30) days, it being presumed that Tenant shall have
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