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Exhibit
10.2
LEASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
HEP-DAVIS SPRING,
L.P.
as LANDLORD,
and
HEALTHTRONICS,
INC.
as Tenant,
Covering approximately 56,423
square feet
of the Building known
as
Davis Spring Corporate Center
3
located at
9825 Spectrum
Drive
Austin, Texas
78729
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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1.
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PREMISES,
TERM AND INITIAL IMPROVEMENTS |
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BASE
RENT, ADDITIONAL RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT |
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3.
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TAXES |
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4.
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LANDLORD’S MAINTENANCE |
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5.
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TENANT’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OBLIGATIONS |
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6.
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ALTERATIONS |
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SIGNS |
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UTILITIES |
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INSURANCE |
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10.
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CASUALTY
DAMAGE |
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LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION, WAIVER OF SUBROGATION AND
NEGLIGENCE |
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USE |
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INSPECTION |
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ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING |
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15.
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CONDEMNATION |
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SURRENDER
OF PREMISES, HOLDING OVER |
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QUIET
ENJOYMENT |
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18.
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EVENT OF
DEFAULT |
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19.
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REMEDIES |
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20.
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LANDLORD’S DEFAULT |
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MORTGAGES |
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10 |
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ENCUMBRANCES |
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11 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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11 |
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24.
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NOTICES |
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HAZARDOUS
WASTE |
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26.
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LANDLORD’S LIEN |
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27.
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS |
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LIST OF DEFINED
TERMS
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Defined Term
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affiliate
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Allowance
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Alterations
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Base Rent
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Building
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Building Structure
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Claimant
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Commencement Date
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Construction Costs
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Design Professional
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Environmental Law
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Event of Default
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Hazardous Substances
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HVAC System
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including
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Initial Improvements
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Land
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Landlord
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Landlord’s Mortgagee
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Law
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Laws
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Lease
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Loss
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Mortgage
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MSDS
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Operating Expenses
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Permitted Activities
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Permitted Materials
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Permitted Transfer
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Plans
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Premises
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Primary Lease
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Project
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Proportionate Share
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rent
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Repair Period
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Security Deposit
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substantial completion
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substantially completed
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Taking
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Taxes
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Tenant
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Tenant Party
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Term
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Transfer
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Vacation Date
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ii
LEASE
AGREEMENT
This Lease Agreement (this “
Lease ”) is entered into by HEP DAVIS SPRING,
LP, a Texas limited partnership (“ Landlord
”) and HEALTHTRONICS, INC., a Georgia corporation (“
Tenant ”).
| 1. |
PREMISES, TERM AND INITIAL IMPROVEMENTS |
(a) Landlord leases to Tenant
and Tenant leases from Landlord, the space depicted on the floor
plan attached as Exhibit A (the “
Premises ”) which is all of the approximately
56,423 square foot building (the “ Building
”) commonly known as Davis Spring Corporate Center 3, located
on the real property described on Exhibit A (the “
Land ”), subject to the terms and conditions in
this Lease. The Land, the Building, and all other improvements
thereon are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “
Project ”. The term “square footage of
the Premises” or “square footage of the Building”
or words to similar effect shall mean the square footage of the
Premises or the Building as calculated by the Landlord on the basis
of the plans and specifications of the Building including a
proportionate share of any common areas. Tenant hereby accepts and
agrees to be bound by the figure for the square footage of the
Premises and Tenant’s Proportionate Share as detailed in this
Section. Landlord and Tenant stipulate that, as of the date of this
Lease, the size of the Premises is 56,423 square feet and the size
of the Building is 56,423 square feet, and Tenant’s initial
“ Proportionate Share ” is 100% (subject
to Section 2(a) below). The Proportionate Share shall be
adjusted if the size of the Premises changes.
(b) The Lease term shall be
eighty-four (84) months, beginning on the later to occur of
the date of substantial completion (as defined on Exhibit B
) or August 1, 2008 (such later date, the “
Commencement Date ”) and ending on
July 31, 2015 (the “ Term ”) which
defined term shall include all renewals and extensions of the Term,
if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing if the Commencement Date does
not occur on August 1, 2008, then the Term shall end
eighty-four (84) months after the first day of the first full
calendar month after the Commencement Date. Upon the Commencement
Date, Landlord and Tenant shall execute a Notice of Commencement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C acknowledging the
Commencement Date and the date the Lease will expire. Landlord and
Tenant acknowledge that HPI Acquisition Company, LLC.
(“HPI”) and Tenant have entered into an agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”) providing for HPI or an affiliate
thereof to purchase Capital View Center, Building B #201 and #202
and Building C #100, #200 and #300, located at 1301 Capital of
Texas Highway South, Austin, Texas 78746 (collectively,
“Capital View Center”) from Tenant. If HPI’s (or
its affiliate’s) purchase of Capital View Center from Tenant
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement does not close by June 15,
2008 for any reason, then the Commencement Date and the expiration
date of this Lease shall each be extended (i.e., to a later date)
by the number of days after June 15, 2008 that HPI’s (or
its affiliate’s) purchase of Capital View Center from Tenant
does not close. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the
Purchase Agreement is terminated, Tenant shall have the right to
terminate this Lease by delivering written notice of termination to
Landlord within ten (10) days after the Purchase Agreement is
terminated. Failure to give such notice within such ten
(10) day period shall be deemed Tenant’s waiver of its
right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 1(b).
If Tenant terminates this Lease pursuant to this Section 1(b),
and such termination is due to the termination of the Purchase
Agreement because of, and only because of, Tenant’s default
thereunder, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlord’s
costs incurred in connection with the preparation of the Plans (as
defined in Exhibit B ), up to a maximum amount of
$50,000.00, upon demand. If Tenant terminates this Lease pursuant
to this Section 19b) for any other reason, Tenant will not be
obligated to reimburse Landlord for Landlord’s costs incurred
in connection with the preparation of the Plans.
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BASE RENT, ADDITIONAL RENT AND SECURITY
DEPOSIT |
(a) Tenant shall pay to
Landlord “ Base Rent ” in advance,
without demand, deduction or set off; equal to the following
amounts for the following periods of time:
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Period
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Monthly Base Rent
Per Square
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Monthly Base
Rent |
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Months 1 – 3
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$ |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Months 4 – 12
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$ |
1.00 |
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$ |
51,923.00 |
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Months 13 – 24
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$ |
1.03 |
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$ |
58,115.69 |
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Months 25 – 36
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$ |
1.06 |
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$ |
59,808.38 |
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Months 37 – 48
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$ |
1.09 |
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$ |
61,501.07 |
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Months 49 – 60
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$ |
1.13 |
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$ |
63,757.99 |
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Months 61 – 72
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$ |
1.16 |
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$ |
65,450.68 |
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Months 73 – 84
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$ |
1.20 |
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$ |
67,707.60 |
For purposes of the foregoing schedule
of Base Rent, a “Month” shall mean a period of time
commencing on the same numeric day as the Commencement Date and
ending on (but not including) the day in the next calendar month
that is the same numeric date as the Commencement Date. Landlord
and Tenant acknowledge that the foregoing schedule of Base Rent
reflects free Base Rent for the entire Premises for Months 1
– 3, and free Base Rent for 4,500 square feet of the Premises
for Months 4 – 12. Tenant shall pay its Proportionate Share
of Operating Expenses for the Premises during any free Base Rent
periods pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Lease; provided,
however, for the first twelve (12) Months of the Term,
Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall exclude 4,500 square feet
of the Premises and therefore, during such period of twelve
(12) Months, Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be
deemed to be 92.02%. The monthly installment of Base Rent for the
fourth Month, plus the other monthly charges set forth in
Section 2(b), in the total amount of $64,903.75, shall be due
on the date hereof; thereafter, monthly installments of Base Rent
shall be due on the first day of each
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calendar month following the
Commencement Date. If the Term begins on a day other than the first
day of a calendar month or ends on a day other than the last day of
a calendar month, the Base Rent and additional rent for such
partial calendar month shall be prorated.
(b) Tenant shall pay, as
additional rent, its Proportionate Share of all costs incurred in
owning, operating, managing, and maintaining the Premises, the Land
and the Building and the facilities and services provided for the
common use of Tenant and any other tenants of the Project
(collectively, “ Operating Expenses ”)
including the following items: (1) Taxes (defined below), and
the cost of any tax consultant employed to assist Landlord in
determining the fair tax valuation of the Building and Land;
(2) the cost of all utilities used in the Building which are
not billed separately to a tenant for above Building standard
utility consumption or otherwise; (3) the cost of insurance;
(4) the cost of repairs, replacement, management fees and
expenses, landscape maintenance and replacement, trash service (if
provided), security service (if provided) and a replacement reserve
for capital items; (5) the cost of dues, assessments, and
other charges applicable to the Land payable to any property or
community owner association under restrictive covenants or deed
restrictions to which the Land is subject; (6) maintenance of
fire sprinkler systems; and (7) alterations, additions, and
improvements made by Landlord to comply with Laws (defined below)
or in order to reduce Operating Expenses. If a particular expense
is incurred or charged to more than one building in the Project
rather than solely to the Building (such as Taxes on the Land),
then, for the purposes of calculating Operating Expenses, the
amount of such multi-building expense to be included in Operating
Expenses shall be determined by multiplying the expense in question
by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the square footage
of the Building and the denominator of which shall be the square
footage area of the buildings for which the expense was incurred or
otherwise allocated to. On the same day that Base Rent is due,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to 1/12 of
Landlord’s estimate of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
annual Operating Expenses. The initial monthly payments are based
upon Landlord’s estimate of the Operating Expenses for the
year in question, and shall be increased or decreased annually to
reflect the projected actual Operating Expenses for that year.
Within 90 days after each calendar year or as soon thereafter as is
reasonably practicable, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a
statement setting forth the actual Operating Expenses for such
year. If Tenant’s total payments in respect of Operating
Expenses for any year are less than Tenant’s Proportionate
Share of Operating Expenses for that year, Tenant shall pay the
difference to Landlord within thirty (30) days after
Landlord’s request therefor; if such payments are more than
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses, Landlord
shall retain such excess and credit it against Tenant’s
future monthly payments, except that any credit remaining at the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease shall be paid to
Tenant within thirty (30) days after such expiration or
termination. Operating Expenses shall not include the following:
(A) any costs for interest, amortization, or other payments on
loans to Landlord, or any depreciation on the Building;
(B) commissions or other expenses incurred in leasing or
procuring tenants; (C) legal expenses other than those
incurred for the general benefit of the tenants of the Building;
(D) allowances, concessions, and other costs of renovating or
otherwise improving space for occupants of the Building or vacant
space in the Building; (E) federal income taxes imposed on or
measured by the income of Landlord from the operation of the
Building; (F) rents under ground leases; (G) costs
incurred in selling, syndicating, financing, mortgaging, or
hypothecating any of Landlord’s interests in the Building;
and (H) costs of capital improvements except for those
provided in (7) above and except that Landlord may include in
Operating Expenses only such portion of capital improvement costs
as is necessary to amortize such improvements over their useful
life. There shall be no duplication of costs for reimbursements in
calculating Operating Expenses. The amounts of the monthly Base
Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses
for the fourth Month (and the part thereof attributable to Taxes)
are as follows:
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Base Rent (Section 2(a))
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$ |
51,923.00 |
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Estimated Operating Expenses, excluding
Taxes (Section 2(b))
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$ |
12,980.75 |
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Total initial monthly payment
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$ |
64,903.75 |
(c) If any payment required
of Tenant under this Lease is not paid within five (5) days
after due, Landlord may charge Tenant a fee equal to 5% of the
delinquent payment to reimburse Landlord for its cost and
inconvenience incurred as a consequence of Tenant’s
delinquency.
(d) All payments and
reimbursements required to be made by Tenant under this Lease shall
constitute “ rent ” (herein so called).
All rent payments shall be sent to the following address, which
address may be changed from time to time by Landlord:
HEP Davis Springs,
LP
PO Box 202220
Dept 4348
Dallas, Texas
75320-2220
(e) Landlord shall keep good
and accurate books and records in accordance with sound accounting
principles consistently applied concerning the Operating Expenses,
and Tenant and/or Tenant’s representative (provided such
representative of Tenant is a certified public accountant and is
not compensated for such audit on a contingency basis) shall have
the right, upon 10 days notice, to audit, inspect and copy such
books and records. Landlord shall pay for Tenant’s costs and
expenses (up to $5,000.00) associated with any final audit that
reveals that the actual Operating Expenses were overcharged by five
percent (5%) or more from the amount stated in
Landlord’s statement of actual Operating Expenses provided to
the Tenant. Prior to release of the inspection or audit, Tenant
shall provide Landlord with a copy of the preliminary inspection or
audit report and in the event Landlord has any objection thereto,
Landlord and Tenant and its inspector or auditor, as applicable,
shall work in good faith to resolve such disputes prior to issuance
of the final audit report. In any event, Landlord shall credit
Tenant in the same manner as overpayments of Operating Expenses per
subparagraph (b) above all Operating Expenses shown by such
inspection to have been overpaid by Tenant, as determined by the
final inspection or audit report, as applicable, and, similarly,
Tenant shall promptly pay Landlord all Operating Expenses shown by
such final audit or inspection to have been underpaid by Tenant, as
mutually determined by Landlord and Tenant in good faith. Tenant
shall not have the right to conduct any such inspection more
frequently than once annually or for periods prior to the
immediately preceding lease year.
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(f) Tenant shall deposit with
Landlord on the date hereof Eighty-One Thousand Five Hundred
Thirty-One and 24/00 Dollars ($81,531.24) (the “
Security Deposit ”) which shall be held by
Landlord to secure Tenant’s obligations under this Lease;
however, the Security Deposit is not an advance rental deposit or a
measure of Landlord’s damages for an Event of Default
(defined below). Landlord may use any portion of the Security
Deposit to satisfy Tenant’s unperformed obligations
hereunder, without prejudice to any of Landlord’s other
remedies. If so used, Tenant shall pay Landlord an amount that will
restore the Security Deposit to its original amount upon request.
In connection with any waiver of a Tenant default or modification
of this Lease, Landlord may require that Tenant provide Landlord
with an additional amount to be held as part of the Security
Deposit. The unused portion of the Security Deposit (together with
a detailed accounting and supporting evidence of the amounts, if
any, withheld from the Security Deposit) will be returned to Tenant
within 30 days after the end of the Term, provided that no Event of
Default exists at the expiration of the Term.
(g) With respect to any
calendar year or partial calendar year in which the Building is not
occupied to the extent of 95% of the area thereof those Operating
Expenses which fluctuate with occupancy for such period shall, for
the purposes hereof, be increased to the amount which would have
been incurred had the Building been occupied to the extent of 95%
of the area thereof.
(a) Landlord shall pay all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges whether federal, state,
county, or municipal and whether they are imposed by taxing or
management districts or authorities presently existing or hereafter
created (collectively, “ Taxes ”) that
accrue against the Premises, the Land and the Building. If, during
the Term, there is levied, assessed or imposed on Landlord a
capital levy or other tax directly on the rent or a franchise tax,
assessment, levy or charge measured by or based, in whole or in
part, upon rent, then all such taxes, assessments, levies or
charges, or the part thereof so measured or based, shall be
included within the term “Taxes.” Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in the definition of Taxes, for
purposes of determining Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
Taxes, Taxes shall include only one-half (1/2) of the
franchise taxes commonly referred to as the “Margin
Tax” payable by Landlord that pertain to the Premises, the
Land and the Building in the determination of Taxes.
(b) Tenant shall
(1) before delinquency pay all taxes levied or assessed
against any personal property, fixtures or alterations placed in
the Premises and (2) upon the request of Landlord, deliver to
Landlord receipts from the applicable taxing authority or other
evidence acceptable to Landlord to verify that such taxes have been
paid. If any such taxes are levied or assessed against Landlord or
Landlord’s property and (A) Landlord pays them or
(B) the assessed value of Landlord’s property is
increased thereby and Landlord pays the increased taxes, then
Tenant shall pay to Landlord such taxes within ten days after
Landlord’s request therefor.
(c) TENANT HEREBY WAIVES
ALL RIGHTS TO PROTEST THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROJECT OR TO
APPEAL THE SAME AND ALL RIGHTS TO RECEIVE NOTICES OF REAPPRAISALS
AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 41.413 AND 42.015 OF THE TEXAS TAX
CODE.
| 4. |
LANDLORD’S MAINTENANCE |
(a) This Lease is intended to
be a net lease; accordingly, Landlord’s maintenance
obligations are limited to maintenance and replacement of the
Building’s roof, the foundation piers and structural members
of the exterior walls (collectively, the “ Building
Structure ”); however, Landlord shall not be
responsible for alterations to the Building Structure required by
Law because of Tenant’s use of the Premises (which
alterations shall be performed by Tenant). The Building Structure
does not include skylights, windows, glass or plate glass, doors,
special storefronts or office entries, all of which shall be
maintained by Tenant.
(b) Additionally, Landlord
shall, maintain the parking areas, driveways, alleys and grounds
located on the Land in a clean and sanitary condition, consistent
with the operation of a first-class office/warehouse building,
including prompt maintenance, repairs and replacements of
(1) any drill or spur tract servicing the Premises,
(2) the exterior of the Building (including painting),
(3) irrigation systems and sewage lines, and (4) any
other items normally associated with the foregoing. Additionally,
Landlord shall maintain any private entry drives, any detention
ponds, and other common areas for the Project. Tenant shall
promptly notify Landlord of any work required to be performed under
this Section 4. All costs in performing the work described in
this Section 4(b) shall be included in Operating Expenses,
subject to the applicable provisions of Section 2(b)
hereof.
(c) Additionally, Landlord
shall maintain any private entry drives, the detention ponds, and
other common areas for the Project as shown on Exhibit A-1 .
The Building’s Proportionate Share of all costs in performing
the work described in this Section 4(c) shall be included in
Operating Expenses, subject to the applicable provisions of
Section 2(b) hereof. As used herein, the term
“Building’s Proportionate Share” shall mean a
fraction which is determined by dividing the number of square feet
contained in the Building (56,423) by the number of square
feet then contained in the Project. Currently there are 261,582
square feet in the Project, and therefore the initial
Building’s Proportionate Share is 21.57%. As additional
square footage in the Project is completed and becomes ready for
occupancy, the number of square feet in the Project will increase
and the Building’s Proportionate Share will be adjusted
accordingly.
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(d) Notwithstanding any other
provision hereof, if Landlord fails to perform its maintenance and
repair obligations hereunder and if (i) the lack of such
maintenance and repair by Landlord materially impairs
Tenant’s use of the Premises, (ii) the need for such
maintenance and repair is not caused by Tenant or Tenant’s
contractors, agents, employees, customers, licensees or invitees,
and (iii) Landlord fails to make any required repairs within
thirty (30) days after the receipt of Tenant’s written
notice or, in the event the nature of Landlord’s obligation
is such that more than thirty (30) days are required for its
performance and Landlord fails to commence performance within the
thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursue the
completion of same using commercially reasonable efforts, Tenant
may, at its option, make such repair or replacement on
Landlord’s behalf and recover from Landlord Tenant’s
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the
exercise of such right; provided that if the repair or replacement
affects any portion of the Building which is the subject of any
warranty or maintenance/service agreement (such as, without
limitation, the roof), Tenant shall use Landlord’s designated
contractor for such repair and/or replacement so as not to impair
or invalidate the warranty or maintenance/service agreement. In the
case of any damage to such components or systems caused by Tenant
or Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors, customers,
licensees or invitees, the cost to repair the same shall be paid
for by Tenant.
| 5. |
TENANT’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
OBLIGATIONS |
(a) Tenant shall maintain all
parts of the Premises [except for maintenance work which Landlord
is expressly responsible for under Section 4(a) above]
including without limitation, dock and loading areas, man doors,
truck doors, dock levelers, shelters, seals and bumpers (if any),
lighting, plumbing, restrooms, water and sewer lines up to points
of common connection, fire sprinklers and fire protection systems,
entries, doors, ceilings, windows, interior walls, and the interior
side of demising walls, electrical systems, and air rotation
equipment in good condition and promptly make all necessary repairs
and replacements to the Premises, normal wear and tear and damage
by casualty excepted. Tenant shall repair and pay for any damage
caused by a Tenant Party (defined below) or caused by
Tenant’s default hereunder.
(b) Tenant shall maintain the
hot water equipment and the heating, air condition, and ventilation
equipment and systems (the “ HVAC System
”) in good repair and condition and in accordance with Law
and with such equipment manufacturers’ suggested
operation/maintenance service program; such obligation shall
include replacement of all equipment necessary to maintain such
equipment and system in good working order. Within ten days after
the Commencement Date, Tenant shall enter into regularly scheduled
preventive maintenance/service contracts for such equipment, each
in compliance with Landlord’s specifications and otherwise in
form and substance and with a contractor reasonably acceptable to
Landlord, and deliver copies thereof to Landlord. At least 14 days
before the end of the Term, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a
certificate from an engineer reasonably acceptable to Landlord
certifying that the hot water equipment and the HVAC System are
then in good repair and working order, reasonable wear and tear
excepted.
Tenant shall not make any
alterations, additions or improvements (collectively, “
Alterations ”) to the Premises without the
prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed so long as the Alteration
(i) does not affect the Building Structure, (ii) does not
materially and adversely affect the HVAC System, or the mechanical,
electrical or plumbing or other systems of the Building and
(iii) does not affect and is not visible from the exterior of
the Premises. Landlord shall not be required to notify Tenant of
whether it consents to any Alterations until it has received plans
and specifications therefor which are sufficiently detailed to
allow construction of the work depicted thereon to be performed in
a good and workmanlike manner. Landlord will notify Tenant of its
approval or disapproval of any requested Alteration within fifteen
(15) business days after Landlord’s receipt of all
information regarding such Alteration required pursuant to this
Section 6. In the event Landlord fails to respond to such
request within said fifteen (15) business day period,
Tenant’s requested Alterations shall be approved. If the
Alterations will affect the Building Structure, HVAC System, or
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems, then the plans and
specifications therefor must be prepared by a licensed engineer
reasonably acceptable to Landlord. Landlord’s approval of any
plans and specifications shall not be a representation that the
plans or the work depicted thereon will comply with law or be
adequate for any purpose, but shall merely be Landlord’s
consent to performance of the work. Upon completion of any
Alterations, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord accurate,
reproducible as-built plans therefor. Tenant may erect shelves,
bins, machinery and trade fixtures provided that such items
(1) do not alter the basic character of the Premises;
(2) do not overload or damage the same; and (3) may be
removed without damage to the Premises. Unless Landlord specifies
in writing otherwise, all Alterations shall be Landlord’s
property when installed in the Premises. All work performed by a
Tenant Party in the Premises (including that relating to the
installations, repair, replacement, or removal of any item) shall
be performed in accordance with Laws and with Landlord’s
specifications and requirements, in a good and workmanlike manner,
and so as not to damage or alter the Building Structure or the
Premises. Any contractors used by Tenant must carry liability
insurance reasonably acceptable to Landlord, and Tenant shall
deliver evidence of such insurance to Landlord before any
construction is commenced. In connection with any such alteration,
addition, or improvement costing in excess of $20,000.00, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord an administration fee of 5% of all costs
incurred for such work (excluding the Initial Improvements). Tenant
shall be responsible for compliance with American With Disabilities
Act of 1990 for the interior, non-structural portions of the
Premises, Landlord shall be responsible for compliance with the
American With Disabilities Act of 1990 relative to the Building
Structure, and all Building common areas including, but not limited
to, parking areas, sidewalks, entrances, and access ways, unless
such compliance is required solely in connection with
Tenant’s specific use of the Premises or a Tenant alteration
of the Building, in which case such compliance shall be
Tenant’s responsibility. Further, Landlord shall construct
the Initial Improvements in compliance with the American With
Disabilities Act of 1990.
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Tenant shall not place,
install or attach any signage, decorations, advertising media,
blinds, draperies, window treatments, bars, or security
installations to the Premises or the Building without
Landlord’s prior written approval. Landlord hereby agrees
that Tenant may install one sign on the exterior of the Building,
subject to compliance with all applicable Laws, the Building
signage criteria provided attached hereto as Exhibit D and
the provisions of this Section 7. Upon the expiration or
earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove all
Tenant’s signage, and Tenant shall repair, paint, and/or
replace any portion of the Premises or the Building damaged or
altered as a result of its signage when it is removed (including,
without limitation, any discoloration of the Building). Tenant
shall not (a) make any changes to the exterior of the Premises
or the Building, (b) install any exterior lights, decorations,
balloons, flags, pennants, banners or paintings, or (c) erect
or install any signs, windows or door lettering, decals, window or
storefront stickers, placards, decorations or advertising media of
any type that is visible from the exterior of the Premises or the
Building without Landlord’s prior written consent. Landlord
shall not be required to notify Tenant of whether it consents to
any sign until it has received detailed, to-scale drawings thereof
specifying design, material composition, color scheme, and method
of installation. Landlord will notify Tenant of its approval or
disapproval of any requested sign within fifteen (15) business
days after Landlord’s receipt of all information regarding
such sign required pursuant to this Section 7. If Landlord
fails to respond to Tenant’s request within said fifteen
(15) business day period, Tenant’s requested signage
shall be deemed approved.
Tenant shall pay directly to
the utility provider all electricity, gas, and telephone charges
used at the Premises, together with any taxes, penalties,
surcharges, maintenance charges, and the like pertaining thereto.
Tenant shall obtain telephone and computer line service to the
Premises. Landlord shall provide, as part of the Initial
Improvements, all other utility service connections to the
Premises, including water, gas, electricity and sewer. Except for
electricity and gas services (which shall be separately metered to
the Premises) and telephone service, Tenant’s use of all
utilities shall be part of Operating Expenses; provided, however,
if Tenant’s use of any utility exceeds Building standard
service, Landlord may, at Tenant’s expense, separately meter
and bill Tenant directly for its use of any such utility service,
in which case, the amount separately billed to Tenant for above
Building standard utility service shall not be duplicated in
Tenant’s obligation to pay additional rent under
Section 2(b). Landlord shall not be liable for any
interruption or failure of utility service to the Premises;
provided, however, that if any such interruption results directly
from the acts of Landlord or Landlord’s agents, employees or
contractors, Tenant, as Tenant’s sole and exclusive remedy
therefor, shall be allowed an abatement of Base Rent for each day
after the second (2nd) business day of such interruption until
such service is restored. All amounts separately billed Tenant by
Landlord under this Section 8 shall be payable within thirty
(30) days after Landlord’s request therefor.
Tenant shall maintain
(a) workers’ compensation insurance (with a waiver of
subrogation endorsement reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and
commercial general liability insurance (with contractual liability
endorsement), including personal injury and property damage in the
amount of $3,000,000 per occurrence combined single limit for
personal injuries and death of persons and property damage
occurring in or about the Premises, plus umbrella coverage of at
least $5,000,000 per occurrence, and (b) fire and extended
coverage insurance covering (1) the replacement cost of all of
Tenant’s contents in the Premises, and (2) loss of
profits in the event of an insured peril damaging the Premises.
Such policies shall name Landlord and the Project manager
(currently HPI Management Company) as additional insureds (and as
loss payees on the fire and extended coverage insurance),
(B) be issued by an insurance company reasonably acceptable to
Landlord, (C) provide that such insurance may not be cancelled
unless 30-days’ prior written notice is first given to
Landlord, (D) be delivered to Landlord by Tenant before the
Commencement Date and at least 15 days before each renewal thereof,
and (E) provide primary coverage to Landlord when any policy
issued to Landlord is similar or duplicate in coverage, in which
case Landlord’s policy shall be excess over Tenant’s
policies.
Throughout the Term of this
Lease, Landlord shall maintain commercial general liability
insurance, in an amount not less than $3,000,000 (in a combination
of Primary plus Umbrella/Excess Liability policies), fire and
extended coverage casualty insurance, including vandalism and
malicious mischief coverage, covering at least one hundred percent
(100%) of the replacement value of the Building, and such
other insurance as Landlord deems necessary. The cost of all
insurance carried by Landlord with respect to the Building and the
Land shall be included in Operating Expenses. Landlord shall name
Tenant as an additional insured on Landlord’s commercial
general liability insurance policy.
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(a) Tenant shall give written
notice to Landlord of any damage to the Premises or the Building
promptly on discovery of the same. If the Premises or the Building
is totally destroyed by an insured peril, or so damaged by an
insured peril that, in Landlord’s reasonable estimation,
rebuilding or repairs cannot be substantially completed within 180
days after the date of Landlord’s actual knowledge of such
damage, then either Landlord or (if a Tenant Party did not cause
such damage) Tenant may terminate this Lease by delivering to the
other written notice thereof within 30 days after Landlord notifies
Tenant that the rebuilding or repairs cannot be substantially
completed within 180 days, in which case, the rent shall be abated
from the date of occurrence through the unexpired portion of this
Lease, effective upon the date such damage occurred. Time is of the
essence with respect to the delivery of such notices.
(b) Subject to
Section 10(c), if this Lease is not terminated under
Section 10(a), then Landlord shall restore the Premises to
substantially its previous condition, except that Landlord shall
not be required to rebuild, repair or replace any part of the
contents required to be covered by Tenant’s insurance under
Section 9. If the Premises are untenantable, in whole or in
part, during the period beginning on the date such damage occurred
and ending on the date of substantial completion of
Landlord’s repair or restoration work (the “
Repair Period ”) then the rent for such period
shall be reduced to such extent as may be fair and reasonable under
the circumstances and the Term shall be extended by the number of
days in the Repair Period.
(c) If the Premises are
destroyed or substantially damaged by any peril not covered by the
insurance maintained by Landlord or any Landlord’s Mortgagee
(defined below) requires that insurance proceeds be applied to the
indebtedness secured by its Mortgage (defined below) or to the
Primary Lease (defined below) obligations, Landlord may terminate
this Lease by delivering written notice of termination to Tenant
within 30 days after such destruction or damage or such requirement
is made known by any such Landlord’s Mortgagee, as
applicable, whereupon all rights and obligations hereunder shall
cease and terminate, except for any liabilities of Tenant which
accrued before this Lease is terminated, provided that all Base
Rent and any additional rent accruing after the date of the
casualty shall be abated, and any rent or other monies paid in
advance by Tenant under the terms of this Lease for the period from
and after the casualty shall be repaid to Tenant, and any Security
Deposit to which Tenant is entitled shall be returned to Tenant in
accordance with Section 2(f).
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LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION, WAIVER OF SUBROGATION AND
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(a) Landlord shall not be
liable to Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees or
contractors, or those claiming by, through, or under any of them
for any injury to or death of any person or persons or any damage
to or loss, or loss of use of any real or personal property caused
by casualty, theft, or any criminal or tortious acts or omissions
of any third party; unless caused solely by Landlord’s
negligence or intentional misconduct. In addition, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Landlord and
Tenant each waives any claims it might have against the other for
any damage to or theft, destruction, loss or loss of use of any
property, to the extent the same is insured against under any
insurance policy that covers the Premises, the Building, the
Project, Landlord’s or Tenant’s fixtures, personal
property, leasehold improvements, or business, or is required to be
insured against by the party which might have such claim under the
terms of this Lease, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE NEGLIGENCE (OF
WHATEVER TYPE OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GROSS
NEGLIGENCE) OR FAULT OF THE OTHER PARTY CAUSED SUCH LOSS. EACH
PARTY SHALL CAUSE ITS INSURANCE CARRIER TO ENDORSE ALL APPLICABLE
POLICIES WAIVING THE CARRIER’S RIGHT OF RECOVERY UNDER
SUBROGATION OR OTHERWISE AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY.
(b) Subject to
Section 11(a), Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless Landlord and its agents and employees from and against all
claims, demands, liabilities, causes of action, suits, judgments,
attorneys’ fees and expenses for any Loss (as defined below)
arising from any occurrence within, on or about the Premises or
arising from any act or omission (whether negligent, intentional or
otherwise) of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, invitees
or contractors, except to the extent that a Loss is caused solely
by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Landlord. The term
“ Loss ” means any injury to or death of
any person or persons or any damage to or theft, destruction, loss,
or loss of use of any real or personal property caused by casualty,
theft, fire, or any acts or omissions of any person or party, and
any injury or damage or inconvenience which may arise through
repair or alteration, or failure to make repairs, or from any other
cause.
(c) Subject to
Section 11(a), Landlord shall defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless Tenant and its agents and employees from and against all
claims, demands, liabilities, causes of action, suits, judgments,
attorneys’ fees and expenses for any Loss arising from any
occurrence within, on or about the Premises or Project, to the
extent, and only to the extent the Loss is caused solely by the
negligence or intentional misconduct of Landlord, or its agents,
employees, invitees or contractors.
THESE INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS
LEASE.
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(a) The Premises shall be
used only for offices, receiving, storing, light manufacturing and
assembling, shipping and selling products, materials and
merchandise made or distributed by Tenant and for such other lawful
purposes as may be incidental thereto, provided that such uses are
in compliance with all applicable Laws; however, no retail sales
may be made from the Premises. Outside storage is prohibited.
Tenant shall be solely responsible for complying with all Laws
applicable to the use, occupancy, and condition of the Premises;
provided, however, that Landlord shall deliver the Premises to
Tenant in a condition which is in compliance with all Laws. Tenant
shall not permit any objectionable or unpleasant odors, smoke,
dust, gas, light, noise or vibrations to emanate from the Premises;
nor take any other action that would constitute a nuisance or would
disturb, unreasonably interfere with, or endanger Landlord or any
other person; nor permit the Premises to be used for any purpose or
in any manner that would (1) void the insurance thereon,
(2) increase the insurance risk, or (3) cause the
disallowance of any sprinkler credits. Tenant shall pay to Landlord
on demand any increase in the cost of any insurance on the Premises
incurred by Landlord, which is caused by Tenant’s use of the
Premises or because Tenant vacates the Premises.
(b) Tenant and its employees
and invitees shall have the non-exclusive right to use, in common
with others, the parking areas associated with the Premises which
Landlord has designated for such use, subject to (1) such
reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord may promulgate from
time to time and (2) rights of ingress and egress of other
tenants and their employees, agents and invitees. Tenant shall have
the right to use unreserved, surface parking spaces at a ratio of
four (4) spaces per 1,000 square feet of the Premises in
common with other tenants of the Project. Upon receipt of notice
from Tenant that the foregoing number of parking spaces are not
available for Tenant’s use, Landlord shall take such steps as
are necessary to provide Tenant with use of number of parking
spaces to which Tenant is entitled.
(c) Landlord shall have the
right to establish and amend from time to time, rules and
regulations governing all tenants’ uses and occupancy of the
Building (provided the same are reasonable, non-discriminatory and
uniformly enforced), and provided further that in the event of a
conflict between those rules and this Lease, this Lease shall
control.
Upon reasonable notice,
Landlord and Landlord’s agents and representatives may enter
the Premises during business hours to inspect the Premises; to make
such repairs as may be required or permitted under this Lease; to
perform any unperformed obligations of Tenant hereunder; and to
show the Premises to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, ground
lessors, and (during the last 12 months of the Term) tenants.
During the last 12 months of the Term, Landlord may erect a sign on
the Premises indicating that the Premises are available. Tenant
shall notify Landlord in writing of its intention to vacate the
Premises at least 60 days before Tenant will vacate the Premises;
such notice shall specify the date on which Tenant intends to
vacate the Premises (the “ Vacation Date
”). At least 30 days before the Vacation Date, Tenant shall
arrange to meet with Landlord for a joint inspection of the
Premises. After such inspection, Landlord shall prepare a list of
items that Tenant must perform before the Vacation Date, which
shall not include repairs due to normal wear and tear or casualty.
If Tenant fails to arrange for such inspection, then Landlord may
conduct such inspection and Landlord’s reasonable
determination of the work Tenant is required to perform before the
Vacation Date shall be conclu
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