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Exhibit
10.20
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
LEASE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
JEFFREY I. WOOLEY, AS
LANDLORD
AND
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE TAMPA,
L.P.,
AS TENANT
(Hillsborough Avenue
Property)
FIRST AMENDED AND
RESTATED
LEASE
AGREEMENT
(Hillsborough Avenue
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 (Hillsborough Avenue Property)
(the “Courtesy Lease”) with JIW Enterprises, Inc. and
Courtesy Imports of Tampa, 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 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;
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(iii) Tenant shall exercise
its right to extend the term of this Lease for the Renewal Term by
delivering notice of its intent to renew the tern of this Lease to
Landlord in writing by certified mail on or before
September 16,2007; and
(iv) There shall be no
further or 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 (1st) year of the initial term of this Lease shall
be Six Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred and No/100ths
Dollars ($679,500.00), payable in equal monthly installments of
Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five and No/100ths Dollars
($56,625.00) a month, together with applicable taxes.
(ii) Commencing with the
second (2nd) 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 (US. 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 (2nd) Lease
Year (as hereinafter defined), the minimum rent shall be adjusted
by multiplying the minimum rent paid in the first (1st) year
of this Lease by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
Index Number for the third (3rd) month preceding the
commencement of the second (2nd) Lease Year, and the
denominator of which shall be the Index Number for the third
(3rd) 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 (1 02%) 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.
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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 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 Eighty-Eight Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($88,000.00)
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 or 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 not the 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.
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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 upon the Demised Premises during the Term
hereof. AU 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 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 pays, 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
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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;
(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
Law s
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 as 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.
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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 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
final 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
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term hereof or which may be 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 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.
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
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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.
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 a
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
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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.
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 such 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.
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ARTICLE
EIGHT
Mechanics’
Lien
SECTION 8.01. Tenant shall
not suffer or permit any liens to stand against the Demised
Premises or any part thereof 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 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
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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.
(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) All 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.
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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.
ARTICLE TEN
Insurance and
Damages
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 firer 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 property pending 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
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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;
(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.
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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.
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
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