EX-10.55..09
SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED
MASTER LEASE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
HEALTH CARE REIT,
INC.
HCRI COLD SPRING PROPERTIES,
LLC
HCRI LOUISIANA PROPERTIES,
L.P.
AND
EMERITUS
CORPORATION
OCTOBER 17,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
ARTICLE
1:
|
LEASED
PROPERTY, TERM AND DEFINITIONS
|
2
|
|
|
Leased
Property
|
2
|
|
|
Indivisible
Lease.
|
2
|
|
|
Term
|
2
|
|
|
Definitions
|
3
|
|
|
Landlord As
Agent
|
13
|
|
|
Rocky Hill
Ground Lease
|
13
|
|
|
General
|
13
|
|
|
Landlord
Acceptance of Rocky Hill Ground Lease Obligations
|
13
|
|
|
Compliance with
Rocky Hill Ground Lease; Rent Payments Thereunder
|
13
|
|
|
Termination or
Expiration of Rocky Hill Ground Lease
|
14
|
|
|
Remedies
|
14
|
|
|
Termination of
the Summerville Lease
|
14
|
|
ARTICLE
2:
|
RENT
|
14
|
|
|
Base
Rent
|
14
|
|
|
Base Rent
Adjustments.
|
15
|
|
|
Base Rent
Adjustments - Additional Investment Advances
|
15
|
|
|
Additional
Rent
|
15
|
|
|
General
Additional Rent
|
15
|
|
|
Place of
Payment of Rent
|
15
|
|
|
Net
Lease
|
15
|
|
|
No Termination,
Abatement, Etc
|
15
|
|
|
Transaction
Fee
|
16
|
|
ARTICLE
3:
|
IMPOSITIONS AND UTILITIES
|
16
|
|
|
Payment of
Impositions
|
16
|
|
|
Definition of
Impositions
|
17
|
|
|
Escrow of
Impositions
|
17
|
|
|
Utilities
|
18
|
|
|
Discontinuance
of Utilities
|
18
|
|
|
Business
Expenses
|
18
|
|
|
Permitted
Contests
|
18
|
|
ARTICLE
4:
|
INSURANCE
|
19
|
|
|
Property
Insurance
|
19
|
|
|
Liability
Insurance
|
20
|
|
|
Builder's Risk
Insurance
|
20
|
|
|
Insurance
Requirements
|
21
|
|
|
Replacement
Value
|
21
|
|
|
Blanket
Policy
|
21
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
No Separate
Insurance
|
22
|
|
|
Waiver of
Subrogation
|
22
|
|
|
Mortgages
|
22
|
|
|
Escrows
|
22
|
|
ARTICLE
5:
|
INDEMNITY
|
22
|
|
|
Tenant's
Indemnification
|
22
|
|
|
Notice of
Claim
|
23
|
|
|
Survival of
Covenants
|
23
|
|
|
Reimbursement
of Expenses
|
23
|
|
|
Environmental
Indemnity; Audits
|
23
|
|
|
Limitation of
Landlord's Liability
|
24
|
|
ARTICLE
6:
|
USE AND
ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
|
24
|
|
|
Use of Leased
Property
|
24
|
|
|
Acceptance of
Leased Property
|
24
|
|
|
Conditions of
Use and Occupancy
|
25
|
|
|
Tenant Solely
Responsible
|
25
|
|
|
Opportunity to
Inspect
|
25
|
|
ARTICLE
7:
|
MAINTENANCE AND
MECHANICS' LIENS
|
25
|
|
|
Maintenance
|
25
|
|
|
Required
Alterations
|
26
|
|
|
Mechanic's
Liens
|
26
|
|
|
Replacements of
Fixtures and Landlord's Personal Property
|
26
|
|
ARTICLE
8:
|
DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES
|
27
|
|
|
Events of
Default
|
27
|
|
|
Remedies
|
29
|
|
|
Right of
Set?Off
|
32
|
|
|
Performance of
Tenant's Covenants
|
32
|
|
|
Late Payment
Charge
|
32
|
|
|
Default
Rent
|
33
|
|
|
Attorneys'
Fees
|
33
|
|
|
Escrows and
Application of Payments
|
33
|
|
|
Remedies
Cumulative
|
33
|
|
|
Waivers
|
34
|
|
|
Obligations
Under the Bankruptcy Code
|
34
|
|
|
California
Remedies
|
34
|
|
|
Remedies
|
34
|
|
|
Damages
|
35
|
|
ARTICLE
9:
|
DAMAGE AND
DESTRUCTION
|
36
|
|
|
Notice of
Casualty
|
36
|
|
|
Substantial
Destruction
|
36
|
|
|
Partial
Destruction
|
37
|
|
|
Restoration
|
37
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
Insufficient
Proceeds
|
38
|
|
|
Not Trust
Funds
|
38
|
|
|
Landlord's
Inspection
|
38
|
|
|
Landlord's
Costs
|
38
|
|
|
No Rent
Abatement
|
38
|
|
ARTICLE
10:
|
CONDEMNATION
|
39
|
|
|
Total
Taking
|
39
|
|
|
Partial
Taking
|
39
|
|
|
Condemnation
Proceeds Not Trust Funds
|
39
|
|
ARTICLE
11:
|
TENANT'S
PROPERTY
|
40
|
|
11
|
Tenant's
Property
|
40
|
|
11
|
Requirements
for Tenant's Property
|
40
|
|
ARTICLE
12:
|
RENEWAL
OPTIONS
|
41
|
|
|
Renewal
Options
|
41
|
|
|
Effect of
Renewal
|
41
|
|
ARTICLE
13:
|
RIGHT OF FIRST
OPPORTUNITY AND OPTION TO PURCHASE
|
42
|
|
|
Right of First
Opportunity
|
42
|
|
|
Fair Market
Value
|
43
|
|
|
Option to
Purchase
|
45
|
|
|
Option
Price
|
45
|
|
|
Summerville
Fair Market Value
|
46
|
|
|
Closing
|
47
|
|
|
Failure to
Close Option
|
47
|
|
|
Failure to
Exercise Option to Purchase
|
47
|
|
|
Early Option to
Purchase Dayton Facility
|
47
|
|
ARTICLE
14:
|
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
47
|
|
|
No
Debt
|
47
|
|
|
No
Liens
|
47
|
|
|
No
Guaranties
|
48
|
|
|
No
Transfer
|
48
|
|
|
No
Dissolution
|
48
|
|
|
Subordination
of Payments to Affiliates
|
48
|
|
|
Change of
Location or Name
|
48
|
|
ARTICLE
15:
|
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
|
49
|
|
|
Perform
Obligations
|
49
|
|
|
Proceedings to
Enjoin or Prevent Construction
|
49
|
|
|
Documents and
Information
|
49
|
|
|
Furnish
Documents
|
49
|
|
|
Furnish
Information
|
49
|
|
|
Further
Assurances and Information
|
50
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
Material
Communications
|
50
|
|
|
Requirements
for Financial Statements
|
50
|
|
|
Compliance With
Laws
|
50
|
|
|
Broker's
Commission
|
51
|
|
|
Existence and
Change in Ownership
|
51
|
|
|
Financial
Covenants
|
51
|
|
|
Definitions
|
51
|
|
|
Coverage
Ratio
|
51
|
|
|
Facility
Licensure and Certification
|
52
|
|
|
Notice of
Inspection
|
52
|
|
|
Material
Deficiencies
|
52
|
|
|
Transfer of
License and Facility Operations
|
52
|
|
|
Licensure
|
52
|
|
|
Facility
Operations
|
52
|
|
|
Bed Operating
Rights
|
53
|
|
|
Power of
Attorney
|
53
|
|
ARTICLE
16:
|
ALTERATIONS,
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND SIGNS
|
54
|
|
|
Prohibition on
Alterations and Improvements
|
54
|
|
|
Approval of
Alterations
|
54
|
|
|
Permitted
Alterations
|
54
|
|
|
Requirements
for Permitted Alterations
|
54
|
|
|
Ownership and
Removal of Permitted Alterations
|
55
|
|
|
Minimum
Qualified Capital Expenditures
|
55
|
|
|
Signs
|
55
|
|
ARTICLE
17:
|
CONTINGENT
PAYMENT
|
56
|
|
|
Contingent
Payment
|
56
|
|
ARTICLE
18:
|
ASSIGNMENT AND
SALE OF LEASED PROPERTY
|
56
|
|
|
Prohibition on
Assignment and Subletting
|
56
|
|
|
Requests for
Landlord's Consent to Assignment, Sublease or Management
Agreement
|
56
|
|
|
Agreements with
Residents
|
57
|
|
|
Sale of Leased
Property
|
57
|
|
|
Assignment by
Landlord
|
58
|
|
ARTICLE
19:
|
HOLDOVER AND
SURRENDER
|
58
|
|
|
Holding
Over
|
58
|
|
|
Surrender
|
58
|
|
|
Indemnity
|
58
|
|
ARTICLE
20:
|
[RESERVED]
|
59
|
|
ARTICLE
21:
|
QUIET
ENJOYMENT, SUBORDINATION, ATTORNMENT AND ESTOPPEL
CERTIFICATES
|
59
|
|
|
Quiet
Enjoyment
|
59
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
Subordination
|
59
|
|
|
Attornment
|
59
|
|
|
Estoppel
Certificates
|
60
|
|
ARTICLE
22:
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
|
60
|
|
|
Organization
and Good Standing
|
60
|
|
|
Power and
Authority
|
61
|
|
|
Enforceability
|
61
|
|
|
Government
Authorizations
|
61
|
|
|
Reserved
|
61
|
|
|
Condition of
Facility
|
61
|
|
|
Compliance with
Laws
|
61
|
|
|
No
Litigation
|
61
|
|
|
Consents
|
62
|
|
|
No
Violation
|
62
|
|
|
Reports and
Statements
|
62
|
|
|
ERISA
|
62
|
|
|
Chief Executive
Office
|
63
|
|
|
Other Name or
Entities
|
63
|
|
|
Parties in
Possession
|
63
|
|
|
Access
|
63
|
|
|
Utilities
|
63
|
|
|
Condemnation
and Assessments
|
63
|
|
|
Zoning
|
63
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Statement
|
64
|
|
|
Environmental
Matters
|
64
|
|
|
Leases and
Contracts
|
64
|
|
|
No
Default
|
64
|
|
|
Tax
Status
|
65
|
|
ARTICLE
23:
|
RESERVED
|
65
|
|
ARTICLE
24:
|
SECURITY
INTEREST
|
65
|
|
|
Collateral
|
65
|
|
|
Additional
Documents
|
66
|
|
|
Notice of
Sale
|
66
|
|
|
Recharacterization
|
66
|
|
ARTICLE
25:
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
66
|
|
|
Notices
|
66
|
|
|
Advertisement
of Leased Property
|
66
|
|
|
Entire
Agreement
|
67
|
|
|
Severability
|
67
|
|
|
Captions and
Headings
|
67
|
|
|
Governing
Law
|
67
|
|
|
Memorandum of
Lease
|
67
|
|
|
Waiver
|
67
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
Binding
Effect
|
67
|
|
|
No
Offer
|
67
|
|
|
Modification
|
67
|
|
|
Landlord's
Modification
|
68
|
|
|
No
Merger
|
68
|
|
|
Laches
|
68
|
|
|
Limitation on
Tenant's Recourse
|
68
|
|
|
Construction of
Lease
|
68
|
|
|
Counterparts
|
68
|
|
|
Custody of
Escrow Funds
|
69
|
|
|
Landlord's
Status as a REIT
|
69
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
69
|
|
|
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
|
69
|
|
|
CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION
|
69
|
|
|
Attorney's Fees
and Expenses
|
70
|
|
|
Survival
|
70
|
|
|
Time
|
70
|
|
|
Subtenant
|
70
|
|
|
LANDLORD’S PERSONAL
PROPERTY
|
|
|
DOCUMENTS TO
BE DELIVERED
|
|
|
TENANT’S CERTIFICATE AND FACILITY
FINANCIAL REPORTS
|
|
|
GOVERNMENT
AUTHORIZATIONS TO BE OBTAINED; ZONING PERMITS
|
|
|
LIST OF
LEASES AND CONTRACTS
|
|
|
WIRE
TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
|
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT
This Second
Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (“Lease”)
is made effective as of October 17, 2008 (the “Amended
Effective Date”) by and among Health Care REIT, Inc. ,
a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(“HCRI” and a “Landlord” as further defined
in §1.4 below), having its principal office located at One
SeaGate, Suite 1500, P.O. Box 1475, Toledo,
Ohio 43603-1475, HCRI Cold Spring Properties, LLC
, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware (“HCRI-Cold Spring” and a
“Landlord” as further defined in §1.4 below),
having its principal office located at One SeaGate,
Suite 1500, P.O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio 43603-1475,
HCRI Louisiana Properties, L.P. , a limited partnership
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(“HCRI-LA” and a “Landlord” as further
defined in §1.4 below), having its principal office located at
One SeaGate, Suite 1500, P.O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio
43603-1475, and Emeritus Corporation , a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Washington
(“Tenant”), having its chief executive office located
at 3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington
98121.
R E C I T A L S
A. Effective as of
March 28, 2002, HCRI and HCRI Mississippi, LLC, as landlord,
and Tenant entered into a certain Master Lease Agreement
(“Master Lease”).
B. Effective as of
September 30, 2003, HCRI, HCRI Mississippi, LLC, HCRI
Massachusetts Trust II, and HCRI Texas Properties, Ltd., as
Landlord, and Tenant entered into a certain Amended and Restated
Master Lease Agreement (as amended, the “Amended and Restated
Master Lease”) as amended by a certain First Amendment to
Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (“First
Amendment”) dated as of June 22, 2005, as further
amended by a certain Amendment of Master Lease and Termination of
Memorandum of Lease (“Second Amendment”) dated as of
August 2, 2007, which removed the Fort Myers, Florida
facility, which was sold to Tenant, as further amended by a certain
Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement
(“Third Amendment”) dated as of June 30, 2008,
which, among other things, [i] removed eighteen facilities
known as the Tranche I Facilities, as defined in and pursuant
to a certain Asset Purchase Agreement (“Asset Purchase
Agreement”) by and among HCRI and certain affiliates
(collectively, “Seller”) and Tenant dated as of
June 9, 2008, and [ii] added two facilities pursuant to a
certain Master Lease Roll Up Agreement dated on or about
June 30, 2003.
C. Effective as of
March 1, 2007, HCRI, HCRI-LA and Senior Living Properties,
LLC, entered into a certain Amended and Restated Master Lease
Agreement (“Summerville Lease”) for the Summerville
Facilities (hereinafter defined).
D. Pursuant to the
Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller agreed to convey to Tenant certain
facilities, including those listed in Schedule 2 hereto (the
“Tranche 2 Facilities”), at a closing
(“Tranche 2 Closing”) to occur no earlier than
October 1, 2008, and no later than December 31,
2008. Upon the Tranche 2 Closing, the
Tranche 2 Facilities are to be removed from the
Lease.
E. Pursuant to the
Third Amendment, Landlord and Tenant agreed to amend the Lease to
add the Summerville Facilities to the Lease at the time of the
Tranche 2 Closing.
F. The Tranche 2
Closing occurred as of October 17, 2008.
G. Landlord and
Tenant desire to amend the Amended and Restated Master Lease
[i] to remove the Tranche 2 Facilities, [ii] to add
the three Summerville Facilities pursuant to the Third Amendment,
and [iii] to reflect the changes made in the First Amendment,
Second Amendment and Third Amendment. This Lease amends,
restates and replaces the Amended and Restated Master Lease in its
entirety.
H. Landlord desires
to lease the Leased Property, as hereinafter defined, to Tenant and
Tenant desires to lease the Leased Property from Landlord upon the
terms set forth in this Lease.
NOW, THEREFORE,
Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1: LEASED
PROPERTY, TERM AND DEFINITIONS
1.1
Leased Property . Landlord hereby leases to
Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the Leased Property,
subject, however, to the Permitted Exceptions and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Lease.
1.2
Indivisible Lease . This Lease constitutes one
indivisible lease of the entire Leased Property. The
Leased Property constitutes one economic unit and the Base Rent and
all other provisions, including, but not limited to, the provisions
concerning the Contingent Payment Advance, have been negotiated and
agreed to based on a lease of all of the Leased Property as a
single, composite, inseparable transaction and would have been
materially different had separate leases or a divisible lease been
intended. Except as expressly provided herein for
specific, isolated purposes (and then only to the extent expressly
otherwise stated), all provisions of this Lease shall apply equally
and uniformly to all the Leased Property as one unit and any Event
of Default under this Lease is an Event of Default as to the entire
Leased Property. The parties intend that the provisions
of this Lease shall at all times be construed, interpreted and
applied so as to carry out their mutual objective to create a
single indivisible lease of all the Leased Property and, in
particular but without limitation, that for purposes of any
assumption, rejection or assignment of this Lease under the
Bankruptcy Code, this is one indivisible and non-severable lease
and executory contract dealing with one legal and economic unit
which must be assumed, rejected or assigned as a whole with respect
to all (and only all) the Leased Property covered
hereby. The parties agree that the existence of more
than one Landlord under this Lease does not affect the indivisible,
non-severable nature of this Lease. The parties may amend this
Lease from time to time to include one or more additional Facility
Properties as part of the Leased Property and such future addition
to the Leased Property shall not in any way change the indivisible
and non-severable nature of this Lease and all of the foregoing
provisions shall continue to apply in full force.
1.3
Term . The initial term (“Initial
Term”) of this Lease commenced on the Effective Date and
expires at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Time on September 30,
2018 (the
“Expiration Date”); provided,
however, that Tenant has an option to renew the Lease pursuant to
Article 12.
1.4
Definitions . Except as otherwise expressly
provided, [i] the terms defined in this section have the
meanings assigned to them in this section and include the plural as
well as the singular; [ii] all accounting terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles as of the time
applicable; and [iii] the words “herein”,
“hereof”, and “hereunder” and similar words
refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any particular
section.
“ADA” means the federal statute
entitled Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
§12101, et seq .
“Affiliate”
means any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust, or other legal entity that, directly or indirectly,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with
Tenant. “Control” (and the correlative
meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with”) means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such entity. An Affiliate of
Tenant shall specifically exclude [i] Saratoga
Partners IV, L.P. (“Saratoga”);
[ii] Daniel R. Baty; [iii] Columbia Pacific
Management, Inc.; [iv] Apollo Advisors, Inc.; and [v] any
Affiliate of any of the entities listed in clauses [i] through
[iv].
“Affiliate Tenant” means each tenant
under an Affiliate Lease.
“Amended
Commencement Date” means the Amended Effective Date if such
date is the first day of a month, and if it is not, the first day
of the first month following the Amended Effective Date.
“Amended
Effective Date” means the date of this Lease.
“Amended
Effective Date Landlord” means individually or collectively
HCRI, HCRI-Cold Spring and HCRI-LA.
“Annual
Company Budget” means Company’s projection of its
financial statement for the next fiscal year (or the 12-month
rolling forward period, if applicable), which shall include the
balance sheet, statement of income, statement of cash flows,
statement of shareholders’ equity and statement of capital
expenditures for the applicable period.
“Annual
Facility Budget” means Tenant’s projection of the
Facility Financial Statement for the next fiscal year (or the
12-month rolling forward period, if applicable).
“Annual
Financial Statements” means [i] for Tenant, an audited
balance sheet, statement of income, and statement of cash flows for
the most recent fiscal year on an individual
facility and
consolidated basis and [ii] for each Facility, an unaudited
Facility Financial Statement for the most recent fiscal
year.
“Average
Daily Census” means the number determined by dividing the
total resident days for a Facility during a specific month by the
actual number of days contained in that month.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United
States Bankruptcy Code set forth in 11 U.S.C.
§101 et. seq., as amended from time to
time.
“Base
Price” means an amount equal to the greater of [i] Total
Investment Amount; or [ii] the sum of [a] the Total
Investment Amount plus [b] 50% of the difference between the
Fair Market Value at the time of the option exercise and the sum of
[I] the Investment Amount and [II] $25,800,000.00 less
any Contingent Payment Advance.
“Base
Rent” has the meaning set forth in §2.1, as increased
from time to time pursuant to §2.2.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or national
holiday.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended from time to time.
“Closing” means the closing of the
lease of the Leased Property to Tenant.
“Collateral” has the meaning set
forth in §24.1.
“Commencement Date” means
April 1, 2002.
“Commitment” means the Commitment
Letter for the Lease dated August 15, 2003 as modified by the
Amended and Restated Project Approval Letter dated April 27,
2005.
“Contingent Payment Advance” means
any advance of funds by Landlord to Tenant pursuant to
Article 17.
“Contingent Payment Amount” means
any payment by Landlord pursuant to the terms of this
Lease.
“CPI” means the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Revised Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-1984=100), U.S. City
Average, All Items, or, if that index is not available at the time
in question, the index designated by such Department as the
successor to such index, and if there is no index so designated, an
index for an area in the United States that most closely
corresponds to the entire United States, published by such
Department, or if none, by any other instrumentality of the United
States.
“Dayton
Facility” means Summerville at Dayton in Dayton,
Ohio.
“Default
Rent” has the meaning set forth in §8.6.
“Disbursing Agreement” means any
Construction Disbursing Agreement between Landlord and Tenant
setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Landlord
shall make Contingent Payments to or for the benefit of Tenant for
certain Project Improvements and any amendments thereto or
substitutions and replacements therefore.
“Early
Option” has the meaning set forth in §13.2.6.
“Early
Option Price” has the meaning set forth in
§13.2.6.
“Effective Date” means
March 28, 2002.
“Environmental Laws” means all
federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and policies the purpose
of which is to protect human health and the environment, as amended
from time to time, including, but not limited to, [i] CERCLA;
[ii] the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;
[iii] the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act;
[iv] the Clean Air Act; [v] Clean Water Act;
[vi] the Toxic Substances Control Act; [vii] the
Occupational Safety and Health Act; [viii] the Safe Drinking
Water Act; and [ix] analogous state laws and
regulations.
“Event of
Default” has the meaning set forth in §8.1.
“Expiration Date” has the meaning
set forth in §1.3.
“Facility” means each facility
located on a portion of the Land, including the Facility Property
associated with such Facility. References in this Lease
to “the Facility” shall mean each Facility individually
unless expressly stated otherwise.
“Facility
Financial Statement” means a financial statement for each
Facility which shall include the balance sheet, statement of
income, statement of cash flows, statement of shareholders’
equity, occupancy census data (including payor mix), statement of
capital expenditures and a comparison of the actual financial data
versus the Annual Facility Budget for the applicable
period.
“Facility
Name” means the name under which a Facility has done business
during the Term. The Facility Name in use by each
Facility on the Amended Effective Date is set forth on the attached
Exhibit C.
“Facility
Property” means the portion of the Land on which a Facility
is located, the legal description of which is set forth beneath the
applicable Facility Name on Exhibit A, the Improvements on
such portion of the Land, the Related Rights with respect to such
portion of the Land, and Landlord’s Personal Property with
respect to such Facility.
“Facility
State” means the State in which a respective Facility is
located.
“Facility
States” means, collectively, the States in which the Leased
Property is located.
“Facility
Uses” means the uses relating to the operation of a Facility
as a facility of the type and operating the number of beds and
units set forth on Exhibit C with respect to such
Facility.
“Fair
Market Value” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.1.
“Financial Statements” means
[i] the annual, quarterly and year to date financial
statements of Tenant; and [ii] any operating statements that
were submitted to Landlord prior to the Amended Effective
Date.
“Fixtures” means all permanently
affixed equipment, machinery, fixtures and other items of real
and/or personal property (excluding Landlord’s Personal
Property), including all components thereof, now and hereafter
located in, on or used in connection with, and permanently affixed
to or incorporated into the Improvements, including, without
limitation, all furnaces, boilers, heaters, electrical equipment,
heating, plumbing, lighting, ventilating, refrigerating,
incineration, air and water pollution control, waste disposal,
air-cooling and air-conditioning systems and apparatus, sprinkler
systems and fire and theft protection equipment, built-in oxygen
and vacuum systems, towers and other devices for the transmission
of radio, television and other signals, all of which, to the
greatest extent permitted by law, are hereby deemed by the parties
hereto to constitute real estate, together with all replacements,
modifications, alterations and additions thereto.
“General
Additional Rent” has the meaning set forth in
§2.3.1.
“Government Authorizations” means
all permits, licenses, approvals, consents, and authorizations
required to comply with all Legal Requirements, including, but not
limited to, [i] zoning permits, variances, exceptions, special
use permits, conditional use permits, and consents; [ii] the
permits, licenses, provider agreements and approvals required for
licensure and operation of each Facility in accordance with its
respective Facility Uses and, if applicable, certified as a
provider under the federal Medicare and state Medicaid programs;
[iii] environmental, ecological, coastal, wetlands, air, and
water permits, licenses, and consents; [iv] curb cut,
subdivision, land use, and planning permits, licenses, approvals
and consents; [v] building, sign, fire, health, and safety
permits, licenses, approvals, and consents; and
[vi] architectural reviews, approvals, and consents required
under restrictive covenants.
“Guarantor” means Summerville at
Kenner, L.L.C., Summerville at Dayton LLC, and Summerville at
Outlook Manor LLC, individually and collectively.
“Guaranty” means the Unconditional
and Continuing Lease Guaranty dated as of October 17, 2008,
executed by Summerville Senior Living, Inc., Summerville at Kenner,
L.L.C., Summerville at Dayton LLC, and Summerville at Outlook Manor
LLC, as guarantor, in favor of the Amended Effective Date Landlord,
to guarantee payment and performance of the Lease Obligations and
any amendments thereto or substitutions or replacements
therefor.
“Hazardous Materials” means any
substance [i] the presence of which poses a hazard to the
health or safety of persons on or about the Land, including, but
not limited to, asbestos containing materials; [ii] which
requires removal or remediation under any Environmental Law,
including, without limitation, any substance which is toxic,
explosive, flammable, radioactive, or otherwise hazardous; or
[iii] which is regulated under or classified under any
Environmental Law as hazardous or toxic, including, but not limited
to, any substance within the meaning of “hazardous
substance”, “hazardous material”,
“hazardous waste”, “toxic substance”,
“regulated substance”, “solid waste”, or
“pollutant” as defined in any Environmental
Law.
“HCRI” means Health Care REIT, Inc.,
a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
“HCRI Landlord” means HCRI-Cold
Spring and HCRI-LA.
“HIPDB” means the Healthcare
Integrity and Protection Data Bank maintained by the Department of
Health and Human Services.
“Impositions” has the meaning set
forth in §3.2.
“Improvements” means all buildings,
structures, Fixtures and other improvements of every kind on any
portion of the Land, including, but not limited to, alleys,
sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits and lines (on-site and
off-site), parking areas and roadways appurtenant to such buildings
and structures, now or hereafter situated upon any portion of the
Land.
“Initial
Term” has the meaning set forth in §1.3.
“Investment Advance” means any
advance of funds by Landlord to Tenant pursuant to the terms of
this Lease.
“Investment Advance Amount” means
the amount of any Investment Advance.
“Investment Amount” is an aggregate
concept and means the sum of the Investment Advance Amounts
outstanding at the applicable time. As of the Amended
Effective Date, the Investment Amount is as indicated on the Rent
Schedule attached as Schedule 1 hereto.
“Land” means the real property
described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Landlord” means each Amended
Effective Date Landlord during the time period that such entity is
the fee owner of any portion of the Land or, in the case of the
Rocky Hill Facility, during the time period that such entity is the
tenant under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease and is the fee owner of
the improvements located on the Rocky Hill Land. If an
Amended Effective Date Landlord is no longer a fee owner of the
Land or a tenant under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease, as applicable,
then from and after that date, that entity will no longer be a
Landlord under the terms hereof and its successor (whether by
assignment or by operation of law) will be a Landlord under the
terms hereof without the need for any amendment to this
document.
“Landlord
Affiliate” means any person, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity that,
directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with Landlord. “Control” (and
the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by”
and “under common control with”) means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such entity.
“Landlord’s Personal Property”
means all Personal Property owned by Landlord on the Amended
Effective Date and located at the Facility, including, without
limitation, all personal property listed on the attached
Exhibit D, together with any and all replacements thereof, and
all Personal Property that pursuant to the terms of this Lease
becomes the property of Landlord during the Term.
“Lease” means this Second Amended
and Restated Master Lease Agreement, as further amended and/or
restated from time to time.
“Lease
Documents” means this Lease and all documents executed by
Landlord and Tenant relating to this Lease or the
Facility.
“Lease
Payments” means the sum of the Base Rent payments (as
increased from time to time) for the applicable period.
“Lease
Year” means each consecutive period of 365 or 366 days
throughout the Term. The first Lease Year commences on
the Commencement Date and expires on the day before the first
anniversary of the Commencement Date.
“Leased
Property” means all of the Land, Improvements, Related Rights
and Landlord’s Personal Property.
“Legal
Requirements” means all laws, regulations, rules, orders,
writs, injunctions, decrees, certificates, requirements,
agreements, conditions of participation and standards of any
federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental entity,
administrative agency, insurance underwriting board, architectural
control board, private third-party payor, accreditation
organization, or any restrictive covenants applicable to the
development, construction, condition and operation of the Facility
by Tenant for the Facility Uses, including, but not limited to,
[i] zoning, building, fire, health, safety, sign, and
subdivision regulations and codes; [ii] certificate of need
laws (if applicable); [iii] licensure to operate as each
Facility in accordance with its respective Facility Uses;
[iv] Medicare and Medicaid certification requirements (if
applicable); [v] the ADA; [vi] any Environmental Laws;
and [vii] requirements, conditions and standards for
participation in third-party payor insurance programs (if
applicable).
“Louisiana Facility” means
Summerville at Kenner in Kenner, Louisiana.
“Material
Obligation” means [i] any indebtedness with respect to
any critical care equipment and for all other equipment any
indebtedness in excess of $250,000.00 at the Facility secured by a
security interest in or a lien, deed of trust or mortgage on any of
the Leased Property (or any part thereof, including any Personal
Property) and any agreement relating thereto; [ii] any
obligation or agreement that is material to the construction or
operation of the Facility or that is material to Tenant’s
business or financial condition and where a breach
thereunder, if
not cured within any applicable cure period, would have a material
adverse affect on the financial condition of Tenant or the results
of operations at the Facility; [iii] any unsecured
indebtedness or lease of Tenant or Subtenant that has an
outstanding principal balance or obligation of at least
$1,000,000.00 and any agreement relating thereto; and [iv] any
indebtedness or lease of Subtenant or of any other party that has
been guaranteed by Subtenant, other than this Lease, that has an
outstanding principal balance or obligation of at least
$250,000.00.
“Modified
Offer” has the meaning set forth in §13.1.
“Modified
Opportunity Notice” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.
“Negotiation Period” has the meaning
set forth in §13.1.1.1.
“Net
Operating Income” means the pre-tax net income of Tenant or
Subtenant plus [i] the amount of the provision for
depreciation and amortization; plus [ii] the amount of the
provision for interest and lease payments, if any; plus
[iii] the amount of the provision for Rent payments; plus
[iv] the amount of the provision for management
fees.
“Obligor
Group Obligations” means all payment and performance
obligations of Tenant and Subtenant to Landlord or any Landlord
Affiliate, including, but not limited to, all obligations under
this Lease, any loans extended to Tenant or Subtenant by Landlord
or any Landlord Affiliate and all documents executed by Tenant or
Subtenant in favor of Landlord or any Landlord Affiliate in
connection with this Lease, any loan or any other
obligation.
“Offer” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.
“Opportunity Notice” has the meaning
set forth in §13.1.
“Opportunity Transaction” has the
meaning set forth in §13.1.
“Option
Price” has the meaning set forth in §13.2.1.
“Option
to Purchase” has the meaning set forth in
§13.2.
“Organization State” means the State
in which an entity is organized.
“Organizational Documents” means
[i] for a corporation, its Articles of Incorporation certified
by the Secretary of State of the Organization State, as amended to
date, and its Bylaws certified by such entity, as amended to date;
[ii] for a partnership, its Partnership Agreement certified by
such entity, as amended to date, and the Partnership Certificate,
certified by the appropriate authority (if applicable), as amended
to date; and [iii] for a limited liability company, its
Articles of Organization certified by the Secretary of State of the
Organization State, as amended to date, and its Operating Agreement
certified by such entity, as amended to date.
“Periodic
Financial Statements” means [i] for Tenant, an unaudited
balance sheet and statement of income for the most recent quarter;
and [ii] for the Facility, an unaudited Facility Financial
Statement for the most recent month.
“Permitted Exceptions” means all
easements, liens, encumbrances, restrictions, agreements and other
title matters existing as of the Amended Effective Date, including,
without limitation, the exceptions to title set forth on
Exhibit B attached hereto, and any sublease of any portion of
the Leased Property made in complete accordance with
Article 18.
“Permitted Liens” means
[i] liens granted to Landlord; [ii] liens customarily
incurred by Tenant or Subtenant in the ordinary course of business
for items not delinquent, including mechanic’s liens and
deposits and charges under worker’s compensation laws;
[iii] liens for taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;
[iv] any lien, charge, or encumbrance which is being contested
in good faith pursuant to this Lease; [v] the Permitted
Exceptions; and [vi] purchase money financing and capitalized
equipment leases for the acquisition of personal property provided,
however, that Landlord obtains a nondisturbance agreement from the
purchase money lender or equipment lessor in form and substance as
may be satisfactory to Landlord if the original cost of the
equipment exceeds $250,000.00 per Facility.
“Personal
Property” means all machinery, equipment, furniture,
furnishings, movable walls or partitions, computers (and all
associated software), trade fixtures and other personal property
(but excluding consumable inventory and supplies owned by Tenant)
used in connection with the Leased Property, together with all
replacements and alterations thereof and additions thereto, except
items, if any, included within the definition of Fixtures or
Improvements.
“Portfolio Cash Flow” has the
meaning set forth in §15.7.1.
“Portfolio Coverage Ratio” has the
meaning set forth in §15.7.1.
“Pro
Forma Statement” means a financial forecast for the Facility
for the next five-year period prepared in accordance with the
standards for forecasts established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.
“Purchase
Notice” has the meaning set forth in §13.2.
“Qualified Capital Expenditures”
means the expenditures capitalized on the books of Tenant or
Subtenant for any of the following: replacement of
furniture, fixtures and equipment, including refrigerators, ranges,
major appliances, bathroom fixtures, doors (exterior and interior),
central air conditioning and heating systems (including cooling
towers, water chilling units, furnaces, boilers and fuel storage
tanks) and replacement of siding; roof replacements, including
replacements of gutters, downspouts, eaves and soffits; repairs and
replacements of plumbing and sanitary systems; overhaul of elevator
systems; repaving, resurfacing and sealcoating of sidewalks,
parking lots and driveways; repainting of entire building exterior
and normal maintenance and repairs needed to maintain the quality
and condition of the Facility in the market in which it operates,
but excluding Alterations.
“Receivables” means [i] all of
Tenant’s or Subtenant’s rights to receive payment for
providing resident care and services at the Facility as set forth
in any accounts, contract rights, and instruments, and
[ii] those documents, chattel paper, inventory proceeds,
provider agreements, participation agreements, ledger sheets,
files, records, computer programs, tapes, and agreements relating
to Tenant’s or Subtenant’s rights to receive payment
for providing resident care services at the Facility.
“Related
Rights” means all easements, rights (including bed operating
rights) and appurtenances relating to the Land and the
Improvements.
“Renewal
Date” means the first day of each Renewal Term.
“Renewal
Option” has the meaning set forth in §12.1.
“Renewal
Term” has the meaning set forth in §12.1.
“Rent” means Base Rent, General
Additional Rent and Default Rent.
“Rent
Schedule” means the schedule issued by Landlord to Tenant
showing the Base Rent to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of
this Lease, as such schedule is amended from time to time by
Landlord. The Rent Schedule as of the Amended Effective
Date, reflecting the Base Rent that has been due and payable under
the Lease since the Commencement Date, is attached hereto as
Schedule 1.
“Replacement Operator” has the
meaning set forth in §15.9.1.
“Right of
First Opportunity Event” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.
“Right of
First Refusal Event” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.
“Right of
First Refusal Notice” has the meaning set forth in
§13.1.
“Rocky
Hill Facility” means that certain facility located in Rocky
Hill, Connecticut.
“Rocky
Hill Ground Lease” means that certain ground lease dated as
of February 26, 1996, for the Rocky Hill Land by and between
LM Rocky Hill Land Holding Limited Partnership, as landlord,
and HCRI-Cold Spring, as tenant, as successor in interest to
Tenant, as successor in interest to LM Rocky Hill Assisted
Living Limited Partnership (“LM Assisted”), as amended
pursuant to the Addendum to Ground Lease dated as of
December 31, 1997 and, as further amended pursuant to the
Amendment to Ground Lease dated as of June 30, 2003, and
identified as a “Permitted Exception” on
Exhibit B-3 hereto.
“Rocky
Hill Lease” means that certain Amended and Restated Lease
Agreement dated as of February 26, 1996, between HCRI-Cold
Spring, as lessor/sublessor, as successor in interest by assignment
to LM Assisted, and Tenant, as lessee/sublessee, as
amended.
“Rocky
Hill Land” means the portion of the Land on which the Rocky
Hill Facility is located.
“Secured
Party” has the meaning set forth in §24.1.
“Seller” means each person or entity
that conveyed title to a Facility to Landlord.
“Sublease” means, individually and
collectively, the sublease with respect to each Facility between
Tenant and Subtenant, as the same may be amended or modified from
time to time with the consent of Landlord. References in
this Lease to “Sublease” shall mean each sublease
individually and shall relate to the respective Facility to which
such sublease relates unless expressly stated otherwise.
“Subtenant” means the entity
identified on Exhibit C that subleases the Facility from
Tenant and is the licensed operator of its respective Facility as
shown on Exhibit C, individually and
collectively. References in this Lease to
“Subtenant” shall mean each Subtenant individually and
shall relate to such Subtenant’s respective Facility unless
expressly stated otherwise.
“Summerville Facilities” means
[i] Summerville at Kenner in Kenner, Louisiana, Summerville at
Outlook Manor in Westerville, Ohio and Summerville at Dayton, in
Dayton, Ohio prior to the exercise of the Early Option and the
closing of the purchase of the Summerville at Dayton facility
pursuant to the terms thereof and [ii] Summerville at Kenner
in Kenner, Louisiana and Summerville at Outlook Manor in
Westerville, Ohio after the exercise of the Early Option and the
closing of the purchase of the Summerville at Dayton facility
pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Summerville Fair Market Value” has
the meaning set forth in §13.2.2.
“Summerville Investment Amount” is
an aggregate concept and means the sum of the Investment Advance
Amounts based on the Summerville Facilities. As of the
Amended Effective Date, the Summerville Investment Amount is
$27,019,834.76. If Tenant exercises its Early Option,
the Summerville Investment Amount will decrease by the amount of
the Early Option Price.
“Summerville Loan Amount” means
$12,864,874.24.
“Tenant” has the meaning set forth
in the introductory paragraph of this Lease.
“Term” means the Initial Term and
each Renewal Term.
“Third-Party Sale” has the meaning
set forth in §13.2.6.
“Total
Investment Amount” means the Investment Amount plus any
Contingent Payment Advance.
“Transaction Documents” has the
meaning set forth in §13.1.
1.5
Landlord As Agent . With respect to its
respective Facility, each HCRI Landlord appoints HCRI as the agent
and lawful attorney-in-fact of such HCRI Landlord to act for such
HCRI Landlord for all purposes and actions of Landlord under this
Lease and the other Lease Documents. All notices,
consents, waivers and all other documents and instruments executed
by HCRI pursuant to the Lease Documents from time to time and all
other actions of HCRI as Landlord under the Lease Documents shall
be binding upon such HCRI Landlord. All Rent payable
under this Lease shall be paid to HCRI.
1.6
Rocky Hill Ground Lease .
1.6.1
General . Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof to the contrary, Tenant acknowledges that Landlord does not
possess a fee simple interest in the Rocky Hill
Land. Instead, Landlord’s interest in the Rocky
Hill Land consists of a tenant’s interest under the Rocky
Hill Ground Lease. Therefore, unless and until Landlord
exercises the Option (as defined in the Rocky Hill Ground Lease),
Tenant’s interest in the Rocky Hill Land shall be in the
nature of a sublease, rather than a lease. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the terms of this Lease shall apply to
the sublease (or lease, in the event of the exercise by Landlord of
the Option) of the Rocky Hill Land to Tenant. Tenant
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Rocky Hill Ground
Lease. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has made no
representation to Tenant with respect to the terms of the Rocky
Hill Ground Lease and that Tenant is relying solely on its own
review of the Rocky Hill Ground Lease with respect to the terms,
provisions and status of the Rocky Hill Ground Lease.
1.6.2
Landlord Acceptance of Rocky Hill Ground Lease Obligations
. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord
previously accepted an assignment of the Rocky Hill Ground Lease
only as an accommodation to Tenant and that, therefore, Tenant
agrees to undertake the performance of all obligations under the
Rocky Hill Ground Lease other than those obligations, if any, which
are personal to Landlord and cannot be delegated to
Tenant. Landlord’s agreement to continue to be
obligated under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease is being made in
reliance upon the provisions hereof.
1.6.3
Compliance with Rocky Hill Ground Lease; Rent Payments
Thereunder .
(a) Tenant’s
Obligations . In addition to its other obligations
under this Lease, Tenant hereby agrees to timely comply with each
and every term applicable to the tenant under the Rocky Hill Ground
Lease without notice or demand therefore by Landlord or the
landlord under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease other than those
obligations, if any, which are personal to Landlord and cannot be
delegated to Tenant. Without limiting the foregoing,
Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any and all amounts payable by
the tenant under the terms of the Rocky Hill Ground Lease,
including rent, shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant and
shall be deemed included in the definition of
“Impositions” as set forth in this
Lease. Such amounts shall be in addition to all amounts
payable under this Lease. Tenant shall deposit with
Landlord the amount of the rent required under the Rocky Hill
Ground Lease. Such sum shall be used by Landlord for the
timely payment of the rent due under the Rocky Hill Ground
Lease. Tenant, on demand, shall pay to Landlord any
additional funds necessary to pay and discharge the obligations
arising under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease, except to the extent
such obligations
arise from a
breach of the Rocky Hill Ground Lease which results from the acts
or omissions of Landlord.
(b)
Landlord’s Obligations . Landlord
covenants, agrees and warrants to Tenant that Landlord will
[i] not take any actions or fail to take any actions that
Tenant is unable to take for Landlord, that would cause a default
under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease; and [ii] promptly deliver
to Tenant copies of all notices and other documents received or
given by the lessor under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease relating to a
failure to comply with the terms of the Rocky Hill Ground
Lease.
1.6.4
Termination or Expiration of Rocky Hill Ground Lease
. If Landlord’s rights to the Rocky Hill Land are
terminated under the Rocky Hill Ground Lease, then the Rocky Hill
Facility shall be deemed removed from this
Lease. Nothing in this §1.6.4 shall cause the Base
Rent payable hereunder to be reduced nor the Investment Amount to
be deemed reduced unless either [i] the termination of the
Rocky Hill Ground Lease is due to the acts or omissions of
Landlord, in which case the Base Rent shall be reduced by the
Investment Amount applicable to the Rocky Hill Facility multiplied
by the then applicable Rent Rate of Return as set forth in
Schedule 1 or [ii] the termination of the Rocky Hill
Ground Lease is as a result of damage to or destruction or a taking
of the Rocky Hill Land and Landlord is compensated for its
investment in the Rocky Hill Facility as a result thereof, in which
case the Base Rent shall be reduced by the reduction in the
Investment Amount resulting therefrom multiplied by the then
applicable Rent Rate of Return as set forth in
Schedule 1.
1.6.5
Remedies . In addition to the remedies provided
for in §8.2 hereof, Landlord shall have the right, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default under this Lease or any Lease
Document, to accelerate the payment of any or all amounts then or
thereafter payable by the tenant under the terms of the Rocky Hill
Ground Lease, including rent.
1.7
Termination of the Summerville Lease . As of the
Amended Effective Date, the Summerville Lease shall be and hereby
is terminated, and HCRI, HCRI-LA and Senior Living Properties, LLC
shall execute and record memoranda of termination of the
Summerville Lease to reflect the termination of the Summerville
Lease, and Tenant and the Amended Effective Date Landlord shall
execute and record memoranda of lease to evidence the lease of the
Summerville Facilities under this Lease.
ARTICLE
2: RENT
2.1
Base Rent . Tenant shall pay Landlord base rent
(“Base Rent”) in advance in consecutive monthly
installments payable on the first day of each month during the Term
commencing on the Amended Commencement Date. If the
Amended Effective Date is not the first day of a month, Tenant
shall pay Landlord Base Rent on the Amended Effective Date for the
partial month, i.e., for the period commencing on the Amended
Effective Date and ending on the day before the Amended
Commencement Date. The Base Rent payable for the Initial
Term is as shown on the Rent Schedule. The Base Rent for
each Renewal Term will be determined in accordance with
§12.2.
2.2
Base Rent Adjustments .
2.2.1
Base Rent Adjustments – Additional Investment Advances
. If Landlord makes an Investment Advance after the
Amended Effective Date, the Base Rent will be increased effective
on the Investment Advance Date based upon the applicable rate of
return in effect on the Investment Advance Date as set forth on
Schedule 1. Until Tenant receives a revised Rent
Schedule from Landlord, Tenant shall for each month
[i] continue to make installments of Base Rent according to
the Rent Schedule in effect on the day before the Investment
Advance Date; and [ii] within 10 days following
Landlord’s issuance of an invoice, pay the difference between
the installment of Base Rent that Tenant paid to Landlord for such
month and the installment of Base Rent actually due to Landlord for
such month as a result of the Investment Advance. On the
first day of the month following receipt of the revised Rent
Schedule, Tenant shall pay the monthly installment of Base Rent
specified in the revised Rent Schedule.
2.3.1
General Additional Rent . In addition to Base
Rent, Tenant shall pay all other amounts, liabilities, obligations
and Impositions which Tenant assumes or agrees to pay under this
Lease including any fine, penalty, interest, charge and cost which
may be added for nonpayment or late payment of such items
(collectively the “General Additional
Rent”).
2.4
Place of Payment of Rent . Tenant shall make all
payments of Rent to Landlord by electronic wire transfer in
accordance with the wiring instructions set forth in Exhibit J
attached hereto, subject to change in accordance with other written
instructions provided by Landlord from time to time.
2.5
Net Lease . This Lease shall be deemed and
construed to be an “absolute net lease”, and Tenant
shall pay all Rent and other charges and expenses in connection
with the Leased Property throughout the Term, without abatement,
deduction, recoupment or set-off. Landlord shall have
all legal, equitable and contractual rights, powers and remedies
provided either in this Lease or by statute or otherwise in the
case of nonpayment of the Rent.
2.6
No Termination, Abatement, Etc. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Lease, Tenant shall remain bound by
this Lease in accordance with its terms. Tenant shall
not, without the consent of Landlord, modify, surrender or
terminate the Lease, nor seek nor be entitled to any abatement,
deduction, deferment or reduction of Rent, or set-off or recoupment
against the Rent. Except as expressly provided in this
Lease, the obligations of Landlord and Tenant shall not be affected
by reason of [i] any damage to, or destruction of, the Leased
Property or any part thereof from whatever cause or any Taking (as
hereinafter defined) of the Leased Property or any part thereof;
[ii] the lawful or unlawful prohibition of, or restriction
upon, Tenant’s use of the Leased Property, or any part
thereof, the interference with such use by any person, corporation,
partnership or other entity, or by reason of eviction by paramount
title; [iii] any claim which Tenant has or might have against
Landlord or by reason of any default or breach of any warranty by
Landlord under this Lease or any other agreement between Landlord
and Tenant, or to which Landlord and Tenant are parties;
[iv] any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or
other
proceeding affecting Landlord or any assignee or transferee of
Landlord; or [v] any other cause, whether similar or
dissimilar to any of the foregoing, other than a discharge of
Tenant from any such obligations as a matter of
law. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Lease, Tenant hereby specifically waives all rights, arising from
any occurrence whatsoever, which may now or hereafter be conferred
upon it by law [a] to modify, surrender or terminate this
Lease or quit or surrender the Leased Property or any portion
thereof; or [b] entitling Tenant to any abatement, reduction,
suspension or deferment of the Rent or other sums payable by Tenant
hereunder. The obligations of Landlord and Tenant
hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and
agreements and the Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant
hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events unless the
obligations to pay the same shall be terminated pursuant to the
express provisions of this Lease or by termination of this Lease
other than by reason of an Event of Default. Nothing in
this §2.6 shall be construed to limit any right which Tenant
may have to bring a separate action against Landlord for any claim
which Tenant may have or allege to have against
Landlord.
2.7
Transaction Fee . Tenant has paid transaction
fees as required by Landlord prior to the Amended Effective
Date. There is no transaction fee payable as of the
Amended Effective Date.
ARTICLE 3: IMPOSITIONS
AND UTILITIES
3.1
Payment of Impositions . Tenant shall pay, as
Additional Rent, all Impositions that may be levied or become a
lien on the Leased Property or any part thereof at any time
(whether prior to or during the Term), without regard to prior
ownership of said Leased Property, before any fine, penalty,
interest, or cost is incurred; provided, however, Tenant may
contest any Imposition in accordance with
§3.7. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord [i] not
more than five days after the due date of each Imposition, copies
of the invoice for such Imposition and the check delivered for
payment thereof; and [ii] not more than 30 days after the
due date of each Imposition, a copy of the official receipt
evidencing such payment or other proof of payment satisfactory to
Landlord. Tenant’s obligation to pay such
Impositions shall be deemed absolutely fixed upon the date such
Impositions become a lien upon the Leased Property or any part
thereof. Tenant, at its expense, shall prepare and file
all tax returns and reports in respect of any Imposition as may be
required by governmental authorities. Tenant shall be
entitled to any refund due from any taxing authority if no Event of
Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing and if
Tenant shall have paid all Impositions due and payable as of the
date of the refund. Landlord shall be entitled to any
refund from any taxing authority if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Any refunds retained by
Landlord due to an Event of Default shall be applied as provided in
§8.8. Landlord and Tenant shall, upon request of
the other, provide such data as is maintained by the party to whom
the request is made with respect to the Leased Property as may be
necessary to prepare any required returns and
reports. In the event governmental authorities classify
any property covered by this Lease as personal property, Tenant
shall file all personal property tax returns in such jurisdictions
where it may legally so file. Landlord, to the extent it
possesses the same, and Tenant, to the extent it possesses the
same, will provide the other party, upon request, with cost and
depreciation records necessary for filing returns for any property
so classified as personal property. Where Landlord is
legally required to file personal property tax returns, Tenant will
be provided with copies of assessment notices indicating a value in
excess of the reported value in sufficient time for Tenant to file
a
protest. Tenant may, at
Tenant’s option and at Tenant’s sole cost and expense,
protest, appeal or institute such other proceedings as Tenant may
deem appropriate to effect a reduction of real estate or personal
property assessments and Landlord, at Tenant’s expense as
aforesaid, shall fully cooperate with Tenant in such protest,
appeal, or other action. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord
for all personal property taxes paid by Landlord within
30 days after receipt of billings accompanied by copies of a
bill therefore and payments thereof which identify the personal
property with respect to which such payments are
made. Impositions imposed in respect to the tax-fiscal
period during which the Term terminates shall be adjusted and
prorated between Landlord and Tenant as of the termination date,
whether or not such Imposition is imposed before or after such
termination, and Tenant’s obligation to pay its prorated
share thereof shall survive such termination.
3.2
Definition of Impositions
. “Impositions” means, collectively,
[i] taxes (including, without limitation, all capital stock
and franchise taxes of Landlord imposed by the Facility State or
any governmental entity in the Facility State due to this lease
transaction or Landlord’s ownership of the Leased Property
and the income arising therefrom, or due to Landlord being
considered as doing business in the Facility State because of
Landlord’s ownership of the Leased Property or lease thereof
to Tenant), all real estate and personal property ad valorem, sales
and use, business or occupation, single business, gross receipts,
transaction privilege, rent or similar taxes; [ii] assessments
(including, without limitation, all assessments for public
improvements or benefits, whether or not commenced or completed
prior to the date hereof and whether or not to be completed with
the Term); [iii] ground rents, water, sewer or other rents and
charges, excises, tax levies, and fees (including, without
limitation, license, permit, inspection, authorization and similar
fees); [iv] all taxes imposed on Tenant’s operations of
the Leased Property, including, without limitation, employee
withholding taxes, income taxes and intangible taxes; [v] all
taxes imposed by the Facility State or any governmental entity in
the Facility State with respect to the conveyance of the Leased
Property by Landlord to Tenant or Tenant’s designee,
including, without limitation, conveyance taxes; and [vi] all
other governmental charges, in each case whether general or
special, ordinary or extraordinary, or foreseen or unforeseen, of
every character in respect of the Leased Property or any part
thereof and/or the Rent (including all interest and penalties
thereon due to any failure in payment by Tenant), which at any time
prior to, during or in respect of the Term hereof may be assessed
or imposed on or in respect of or be a lien upon [a] Landlord
or Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property or any part
thereof; [b] the Leased Property or any part thereof or any
rent therefrom or any estate, right, title or interest therein; or
[c] any occupancy, operation, use or possession of, or sales
from, or activity conducted on, or in connection with the Leased
Property or the leasing or use by Tenant of the Leased Property or
any part thereof. Tenant shall not, however, be required
to pay any capital gains tax or any tax based on net income imposed
on Landlord by any governmental entity other than the capital stock
and franchise taxes described in clause [i] above.
3.3
Escrow of Impositions . Tenant shall deposit with
Landlord on the first day of each month a sum equal to 1/12th of
the Impositions assessed against the Leased Property for the
preceding tax year for real estate taxes, which sums shall be used
by Landlord toward payment of such Impositions. In
addition, if an Event of Default occurs and while it remains
uncured, Tenant shall, at Landlord’s election, deposit with
Landlord on the first day of each month a sum equal to 1/12th of
the Impositions assessed against the Leased Property for
the
preceding tax
year other than real estate taxes, which sums shall be used by
Landlord toward payment of such Impositions. Tenant, on
demand, shall pay to Landlord any additional funds necessary to pay
and discharge the obligations of Tenant pursuant to the provisions
of this section. The receipt by Landlord of the payment
of such Impositions by and from Tenant shall only be as an
accommodation to Tenant, the mortgagees, and the taxing
authorities, and shall not be construed as rent or income to
Landlord, Landlord serving, if at all, only as a conduit for
delivery purposes.
3.4
Utilities . Tenant shall pay, as Additional Rent,
all taxes, assessments, charges, deposits, and bills for utilities,
including, without limitation, charges for water, gas, oil,
sanitary and storm sewer, electricity, telephone service, and trash
collection, which may be charged against the occupant of the
Improvements during the Term. If an Event of Default
occurs and while it remains uncured, Tenant shall, at
Landlord’s election, deposit with Landlord on the first day
of each month a sum equal to 1/12th of the amount of the annual
utility expenses for the preceding Lease Year, which sums shall be
used by Landlord to pay such utilities. Tenant shall, on
demand, pay to Landlord any additional amount needed to pay such
utilities. Landlord’s receipt of such payments
shall only be an accommodation to Tenant and the utility companies
and shall not constitute rent or income to
Landlord. Absent circumstances beyond Tenant’s
reasonable control, Tenant shall at all times maintain that amount
of heat necessary to ensure against the freezing of water
lines. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless from and against any liability or damages to the
utility systems and the Leased Property that may result from
Tenant’s failure to maintain sufficient heat in the
Improvements absent circumstances beyond Tenant’s reasonable
control.
3.5
Discontinuance of Utilities . Landlord will not
be liable for damages to person or property or for injury to, or
interruption of, business for any discontinuance of utilities nor
will such discontinuance in any way be construed as an eviction of
Tenant or cause an abatement of rent or operate to release Tenant
from any of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.
3.6
Business Expenses . Tenant shall promptly pay all
expenses and costs incurred in connection with the operation of the
Facility on the Leased Property, including, without limitation,
employee benefits, employee vacation and sick pay, consulting fees,
and expenses for inventory and supplies.
3.7
Permitted Contests . Tenant, on its own or on
Landlord’s behalf (or in Landlord’s name), but at
Tenant’s expense, may contest, by appropriate legal
proceedings conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the
amount or validity or application, in whole or in part, of any
Imposition or any Legal Requirement or insurance requirement or any
lien, attachment, levy, encumbrance, charge or claim provided that
[i] in the case of an unpaid Imposition, lien, attachment,
levy, encumbrance, charge or claim, the commencement and
continuation of such proceedings shall suspend the collection
thereof from Landlord and from the Leased Property;
[ii] neither the Leased Property nor any Rent therefrom nor
any part thereof or interest therein would be in any immediate
danger of being sold, forfeited, attached or lost; [iii] in
the case of a Legal Requirement, Landlord would not be in any
immediate danger of civil or criminal liability for failure to
comply therewith pending the outcome of such proceedings;
[iv] in the event that any such contest shall involve a sum of
money or potential loss in excess of $50,000.00, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord and its counsel an opinion of Tenant’s
counsel to
the effect set
forth in clauses [i], [ii] and [iii], to the extent applicable;
[v] in the case of a Legal Requirement and/or an Imposition,
lien, encumbrance or charge, Tenant shall give such reasonable
security as may be demanded by Landlord to insure ultimate payment
of the same and to prevent any sale or forfeiture of the affected
Leased Property or the Rent by reason of such nonpayment or
noncompliance; provided, however, the provisions of this section
shall not be construed to permit Tenant to contest the payment of
Rent (except as to contests concerning the method of computation or
the basis of levy of any Imposition or the basis for the assertion
of any other claim) or any other sums payable by Tenant to Landlord
hereunder; [vi] in the case of an insurance requirement, the
coverage required by Article 4 shall be maintained; and
[vii] if such contest be finally resolved against Landlord or
Tenant, Tenant shall, as Additional Rent due hereunder, promptly
pay the amount required to be paid, together with all interest and
penalties accrued thereon, or comply with the applicable Legal
Requirement or insurance requirement. Landlord, at
Tenant’s expense, shall execute and deliver to Tenant such
authorizations and other documents as may be reasonably required in
any such contest, and, if reasonably requested by Tenant or if
Landlord so desires, Landlord shall join as a party
therein. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify and save
Landlord harmless from and against any liability, cost or expense
of any kind that may be imposed upon Landlord in connection with
any such contest and any loss resulting therefrom.
ARTICLE
4: INSURANCE
4.1
Property Insurance . At Tenant’s expense,
Tenant shall maintain in full force and effect a property insurance
policy or policies insuring the Leased Property against the
following:
(a) Loss or damage
commonly covered by a “Special Form” or “All
Risk” policy insuring against physical loss or damage to the
Improvements and Personal Property, including, but not limited to,
risk of loss from fire and other hazards, collapse, transit
coverage, vandalism, malicious mischief, theft, earthquake (if the
Leased Property is in earthquake zone 1 or 2) and sinkholes
(if usually recommended in the area of the Leased
Property). The policy shall be in the amount of the full
replacement value (as defined in §4.5) of the Improvements and
Personal Property and shall contain a deductible amount acceptable
to Landlord. Landlord shall be named as an additional
insured. The policy shall include a stipulated value
endorsement or agreed amount endorsement and endorsements for
contingent liability for operations of building laws, demolition
costs, and increased cost of construction.
(b) If applicable,
loss or damage by explosion of steam boilers, pressure vessels, or
similar apparatus, now or hereafter installed on the Leased
Property, in commercially reasonable amounts acceptable to
Landlord.
(c) Consequential loss
of rents and income coverage insuring against all “All
Risk” or “Special Form” risk of physical loss or
damage with limits and deductible amounts acceptable to Landlord
covering risk of loss during the first nine months of
reconstruction, and containing an endorsement for extended period
of indemnity of at least 90 days, and shall be written with a
stipulated amount of coverage if available at a reasonable
premium.
(d) If the Leased
Property is located, in whole or in part, in a federally designated
100-year flood plain area, flood insurance for the Improvements in
an amount equal to the lesser of [i] the full replacement
value of the Improvements; or [ii] the maximum amount of
insurance available for the Improvements under all federal and
private flood insurance programs.
(e) Loss or damage
caused by the breakage of plate glass in commercially reasonable
amounts acceptable to Landlord.
(f) Loss or damage
commonly covered by blanket crime insurance, including employee
dishonesty, loss of money orders or paper currency,
depositor’s forgery, and loss of property of patients
accepted by Tenant for safekeeping, in commercially reasonable
amounts acceptable to Landlord.
4.2
Liability Insurance . At Tenant’s expense,
Tenant shall maintain liability insurance against the
following:
(a) Claims for
personal injury or property damage commonly covered by
comprehensive general liability insurance with endorsements for
incidental malpractice, contractual, personal injury, owner’s
protective liability, voluntary medical payments, products and
completed operations, broad form property damage, and extended
bodily injury, with commercially reasonable amounts for bodily
injury, property damage, and voluntary medical payments acceptable
to Landlord, but with a combined single limit of not less than
$5,000,000.00 per occurrence.
(b) Claims for
personal injury and property damage commonly covered by
comprehensive automobile liability insurance, covering all owned
and non-owned automobiles, with commercially reasonable amounts for
bodily injury, property damage, and for automobile medical payments
acceptable to Landlord, but with a combined single limit of not
less than $5,000,000.00 per occurrence.
(c) Claims for
personal injury commonly covered by medical malpractice insurance
in commercially reasonable amounts acceptable to
Landlord.
(d) Claims commonly
covered by worker’s compensation insurance for all persons
employed by Tenant on the Leased Property. Such
worker’s compensation insurance shall be in accordance with
the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal
law.
4.3
Builder’s Risk Insurance. In connection
with any construction, Tenant shall maintain in full force and
effect a builder’s completed value risk coverage
(“Builder’s Risk Coverage”) of insurance in a
nonreporting form insuring against all “All Risk” or
“Special Form” risk of physical loss or damage to the
Improvements, including, but not limited to, risk of loss from fire
and other hazards, collapse, transit coverage, vandalism, malicious
mischief, theft, earthquake (if Leased Property is in earthquake
zone 1 or 2) and sinkholes (if usually recommended in the area
of the Leased Property). The Builder’s Risk
Coverage shall include endorsements providing coverage for building
materials and supplies and temporary premises. The
Builder’s Risk Coverage shall be in the amount of the full
replacement value of the Improvements and shall contain a
deductible amount acceptable to Landlord. Landlord shall
be
named as an
additional insured. The Builder’s Risk Coverage
shall include an endorsement permitting initial
occupancy.
4.4
Insurance Requirements . The following provisions
shall apply to all insurance coverages required
hereunder:
(a) The form and
substance of all policies shall be subject to the approval of
Landlord, which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld.
(b) The carriers of
all policies shall have a Best’s Rating of “A” or
better and a Best’s Financial Category of XII or higher and
shall be authorized to do insurance business in the Facility
State.
(c) Tenant shall be
the “named insured” and Landlord shall be an
“additional insured” on each policy.
(d) Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord certificates or policies showing the required
coverages and endorsements. The policies of insurance
shall provide that the policy may not be canceled or not renewed,
and no material change or reduction in coverage may be made,
without at least 30 days’ prior written notice to
Landlord.
(e) The policies shall
contain a severability of interest and/or cross-liability
endorsement, provide that the acts or omissions of Tenant or
Landlord will not invalidate the coverage of the other party, and
provide that Landlord shall not be responsible for payment of
premiums.
(f) All loss
adjustment shall require the written consent of Landlord and
Tenant, as their interests may appear.
(g) At least
30 days prior to the expiration of each insurance policy,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a certificate showing renewal of
such policy and payment of the annual premium therefor and a
current Certificate of Compliance (in the form delivered at the
time of Closing) completed and signed by Tenant’s insurance
agent.
4.5
Replacement Value . The term “full
replacement value” means the actual replacement cost thereof
from time to time, including increased cost of construction
endorsement, with no reductions or deductions. Tenant
shall, in connection with each annual policy renewal, deliver to
Landlord a redetermination of the full replacement value by the
insurer or an endorsement indicating that the Leased Property is
insured for its full replacement value. If Tenant makes
any Permitted Alterations (as hereinafter defined) to the Leased
Property, Landlord may have such full replacement value
redetermined at any time after such Permitted Alterations are made,
regardless of when the full replacement value was last
determined.
4.6
Blanket Policy . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Article 4, Tenant may carry the
insurance required by this Article under a blanket policy of
insurance, provided that the coverage afforded Tenant will not be
reduced or diminished or otherwise be different from that which
would exist under a separate policy meeting all of the requirements
of this Lease.
4.7
No Separate Insurance . Tenant shall not take out
separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event
of loss with that required in this Article, or increase the amounts
of any then existing insurance, by securing an additional policy or
additional policies, unless all parties having an insurable
interest in the subject matter of the insurance, including Landlord
and any mortgagees, are included therein as additional insureds or
loss payees, the loss is payable under said insurance in the same
manner as losses are payable under this Lease, and such additional
insurance is not prohibited by the existing policies of
insurance. Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord of
the taking out of such separate insurance or the increasing of any
of the amounts of the existing insurance by securing an additional
policy or additional policies.
4.8
Waiver of Subrogation . Each party hereto hereby
waives any and every claim which arises or may arise in its favor
and against the other party hereto during the Term for any and all
loss of, or damage to, any of its property located within or upon,
or constituting a part of, the Leased Property, which loss or
damage is covered by valid and collectible insurance policies, to
the extent that such loss or damage is recoverable under such
policies. Said mutual waiver shall be in addition to,
and not in limitation or derogation of, any other waiver or release
contained in this Lease with respect to any loss or damage to
property of the parties hereto. Inasmuch as the said
waivers will preclude the assignment of any aforesaid claim by way
of subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or any other
person), each party hereto agrees immediately to give each
insurance company which has issued to it policies of insurance,
written notice of the terms of said mutual waivers, and to have
such insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent
the invalidation of said insurance coverage by reason of said
waivers, so long as such endorsement is available at a reasonable
cost.
4.9
Mortgages . The following provisions shall apply
if Landlord now or hereafter places a mortgage on the Leased
Property or any part thereof: [i] Tenant shall
obtain a standard form of lender’s loss payable clause
insuring the interest of the mortgagee; [ii] Tenant shall
deliver evidence of insurance to such mortgagee; [iii] loss
adjustment shall require the consent of the mortgagee; and
[iv] Tenant shall provide such other information and documents
as may be required by the mortgagee.
4.10
Escrows . After an Event of Default occurs
hereunder, Tenant shall make such periodic payments of insurance
premiums in accordance with Landlord’s requirements after
receipt of notice thereof from Landlord.
ARTICLE
5: INDEMNITY
5.1
Tenant’s Indemnification . Tenant hereby
indemnifies and agrees to hold harmless Landlord, any successors or
assigns of Landlord, and Landlord’s and such
successor’s and assign’s directors, officers, employees
and agents from and against any and all demands, claims, causes of
action, fines, penalties, damages (including consequential
damages), losses, liabilities (including strict liability),
judgments, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, court costs, and the costs set forth in
§8.7) incurred in connection with or arising
from: [i] the use or occupancy of the Leased
Property by Tenant or any persons claiming under Tenant;
[ii] any activity, work, or thing done, or permitted or
suffered by Tenant in or about the Leased Property; [iii] any
acts, omissions, or negligence of Tenant or any person
claiming under
Tenant, or the contractors, agents, employees, invitees, or
visitors of Tenant or any such person; [iv] any breach,
violation, or nonperformance by Tenant or any person claiming under
Tenant or the employees, agents, contractors, invitees, or visitors
of Tenant or of any such person, of any term, covenant, or
provision of this Lease or any law, ordinance, or governmental
requirement of any kind, including, without limitation, any failure
to comply with any applicable requirements under the ADA;
[v] any injury or damage to the person, property or business
of Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, invitees, visitors,
or any other person entering upon the Leased Property;
[vi] any construction, alterations, changes or demolition of
the Facility performed by or contracted for by Tenant or its
employees, agents or contractors; and [vii] any obligations,
costs or expenses arising under any Permitted
Exceptions. If any action or proceeding is brought
against Landlord, its employees, or agents by reason of any such
claim, Tenant, upon notice from Landlord, will defend the claim at
Tenant’s expense with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord. All amounts payable to Landlord under this
section shall be payable on written demand and any such amounts
which are not paid within 10 days after demand therefor by
Landlord shall bear interest at Landlord’s rate of return as
provided in the Commitment. In case any action, suit or
proceeding is brought against Tenant by reason of any such
occurrence, Tenant shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
defend such action, suit or proceeding. Nothing in this
§5.1 shall be construed as requiring Tenant to indemnify
Landlord with respect to Landlord’s own gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
5.1.1
Notice of Claim . Landlord shall notify Tenant in
writing of any claim or action brought against Landlord in which
indemnity may be sought against Tenant pursuant to this
section. Such notice shall be given in sufficient time
to allow Tenant to defend or participate in such claim or action,
but the failure to give such notice in sufficient time shall not
constitute a defense hereunder nor in any way impair the
obligations of Tenant under this section unless the failure to give
such notice precludes Tenant’s defense of any such
action.
5.1.2
Survival of Covenants . The covenants of Tenant
contained in this section shall remain in full force and effect
after the termination of this Lease until the expiration of the
period stated in the applicable statute of limitations during which
a claim or cause of action may be brought and payment in full or
the satisfaction of such claim or cause of action and of all
expenses and charges incurred by Landlord relating to the
enforcement of the provisions herein specified.
5.1.3
Reimbursement of Expenses . Unless prohibited by
law, Tenant hereby agrees to pay to Landlord all of the reasonable
fees, charges and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to the
Facility and required hereby, or incurred by Landlord in enforcing
the provisions of this Lease.
5.2
Environmental Indemnity; Audits . Tenant hereby
indemnifies and agrees to hold harmless Landlord, any successors to
Landlord’s interest in this Lease, and Landlord’s and
such successors’ directors, officers, employees and agents
from and against any losses, claims, damages (including
consequential damages), penalties, fines, liabilities (including
strict liability), costs (including cleanup and recovery costs),
and expenses (including expenses of litigation and reasonable
consultants’ and attorneys’ fees) incurred by Landlord
or any other indemnitee or assessed against any portion of the
Leased Property by virtue of any claim or lien by any governmental
or quasi-governmental unit, body, or agency, or any third party,
for cleanup
costs or other
costs pursuant to any Environmental Law. Tenant’s
indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Lease. Provided, however, Tenant shall have no indemnity
obligation with respect to [i] Hazardous Materials first
introduced to the Leased Property subsequent to the date that
Tenant’s occupancy of the Leased Property shall have fully
terminated; or [ii] Hazardous Materials introduced to the
Leased Property by Landlord, its agent, employees, successors or
assigns. If at any time during the Term of this Lease
any governmental authority notifies Landlord or Tenant of a
violation of any Environmental Law or Landlord reasonably believes
that a Facility may violate any Environmental Law, Landlord may
require one or more environmental audits of such portion of the
Leased Property, in such form, scope and substance as specified by
Landlord, at Tenant’s expense. Tenant shall,
within 30 days after receipt of an invoice from Landlord,
reimburse Landlord for all costs and expenses incurred in reviewing
any environmental audit, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs.
5.3
Limitation of Landlord’s Liability
. Landlord, its agents, and employees, will not be
liable for any loss, injury, death, or damage (including
consequential damages) to persons, property, or Tenant’s
business occasioned by theft, act of God, public enemy, injunction,
riot, strike, insurrection, war, court order, requisition, order of
governmental body or authority, fire, explosion, falling objects,
steam, water, rain or snow, leak or flow of water (including water
from the elevator system), rain or snow from the Leased Property or
into the Leased Property or from the roof, street, subsurface or
from any other place, or by dampness or from the breakage, leakage,
obstruction, or other defects of the pipes, sprinklers, wires,
appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, or lighting fixtures of the
Leased Property, or from construction, repair, or alteration of the
Leased Property or from any acts or omissions of any other occupant
or visitor of the Leased Property, or from any other cause beyond
Landlord’s control.
ARTICLE 6: USE AND
ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
6.1
Use of Leased Property . Tenant shall use and
occupy the Leased Property exclusively for the Facility Uses
specified for each Facility and for all lawful and licensed
ancillary uses, including the operation of an Alzheimer’s
Memory Loss Unit, provided Tenant complies with all applicable
Legal Requirements, and for no other purpose without the prior
written consent of Landlord. Tenant or Subtenant, as the
case may be, shall obtain and maintain all approvals, licenses, and
consents needed to use and operate the Leased Property as herein
permitted. Landlord agrees that in the event Tenant or
Subtenant, as the case may be, has not obtained a license to
operate the Facility on the Amended Effective Date, Tenant shall be
in compliance with this section provided (i) Tenant has
entered into a contractual arrangement with the licenseholder,
which contractual arrangement is in compliance with all Legal
Requirements, authorizing Tenant to operate the Facility; and
(ii) Tenant proceeds in a diligent manner to obtain a license
to operate the Facility. Tenant shall deliver to
Landlord complete copies of surveys, examinations, certification
and licensure inspections, compliance certificates, and other
similar reports issued to Tenant by any governmental agency within
10 Business Days after Tenant’s receipt of each
item.
6.2
Acceptance of Leased Property . Tenant
acknowledges that [i] Tenant and its agents have had an
opportunity to inspect the Leased Property; [ii] Tenant has
found the Leased Property fit for Tenant’s use;
[iii] Landlord will deliver the Leased Property to Tenant
in
“as-is” condition;
[iv] Landlord is not obligated to make any improvements or
repairs to the Leased Property; and [v] the roof, walls,
foundation, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, telephone,
sewer, electrical, mechanical, elevator, utility, plumbing, and
other portions of the Leased Property are in good working
order. Tenant waives any claim or action against
Landlord with respect to the condition of the Leased
Property. LANDLORD MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN RESPECT OF THE LEASED PROPERTY OR ANY PART
THEREOF, EITHER AS TO ITS FITNESS FOR USE, DESIGN OR CONDITION FOR
ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OR AS TO QUALITY OF THE
MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREIN, LATENT OR PATENT, IT BEING AGREED
THAT ALL SUCH RISKS ARE TO BE BORNE BY TENANT.
6.3
Conditions of Use and Occupancy . Tenant agrees
that during the Term it shall use and keep the Leased Property in a
careful, safe and proper manner; not commit or suffer waste
thereon; not use or occupy the Leased Property for any unlawful
purposes; not use or occupy the Leased Property or permit the same
to be used or occupied, for any purpose or business deemed
extrahazardous on account of fire or otherwise; keep the Leased
Property in such repair and condition as may be required by the
Board of Health, or other city, state or federal authorities, free
of all cost to Landlord; not permit any acts to be done which will
cause the cancellation, invalidation, or suspension of any
insurance policy; and permit Landlord and its agents to enter upon
the Leased Property at all reasonable times to examine the
condition thereof. Landlord shall have the right to have
an annual inspection of the Leased Property performed and Tenant
shall pay an inspection fee of the lesser of $1,500.00 per Facility
or Landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses within
30 days after receipt of Landlord’s invoice.
6.4
Tenant Solely Responsible . Tenant specifically
acknowledges that it is solely responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the Louisiana Facility, and that Landlord, its
agents and employees, have no responsibility therefor.
6.5
Opportunity to Inspect . TENANT ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE PREMISES OF THE
LOUISIANA FACILITY AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LA.
C.C. ARTICLE 2699, HEREBY SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES PROVIDED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOUISIANA CIVIL CODE
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
ARTICLE 7: MAINTENANCE
AND MECHANICS’ LIENS
7.1
Maintenance . Tenant shall maintain, repair, and
replace the Leased Property, including, without limitation, all
structural and nonstructural repairs and replacements to the roof,
foundations, exterior walls, HVAC systems, equipment, parking
areas, sidewalks, water, sewer and gas connections, pipes and
mains. Tenant shall pay, as Additional Rent, the full
cost of maintenance, repairs, and replacements. Tenant
shall maintain all drives, sidewalks, parking areas, and lawns on
or about the Leased Property in a clean and orderly condition, free
of accumulations of dirt, rubbish, snow and ice. Tenant
shall at all times maintain, operate and otherwise manage the
Leased Property on a basis and in a manner consistent with the
standards currently maintained by Tenant at the Leased
Property. All repairs shall, to the extent
reasonably
achievable, be
at least equivalent in quality to the original work or the property
to be repaired shall be replaced. Tenant will not take
or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which might
materially impair the value or the usefulness of the Leased
Property or any parts thereof for the Facility
Uses. Tenant shall permit Landlord to inspect the Leased
Property at all reasonable times and on reasonable advance notice,
and if Landlord has a reasonable basis to believe that there are
maintenance problem areas and gives Tenant written notice thereof
setting forth its concerns in reasonable detail, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord a plan of correction within 10 Business
Days after receipt of the notice. Tenant shall
diligently pursue correction of all problem areas within
60 days after receipt of the notice or such longer period as
may be necessary for reasons beyond its reasonable control such as
shortage of materials or delays in securing necessary permits, but
not caused by lack of diligence by Tenant, and, upon expiration of
the 60-day period, shall deliver evidence of completion to Landlord
or an interim report evidencing Tenant’s diligent progress
towards completion and, at the end of the next 60-day period,
evidence of satisfactory completion. Upon completion,
Landlord shall have the right to re-inspect the Facility and Tenant
shall pay a re-inspection fee of $750.00 per Facility plus
Landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses within
30 days after receipt of Landlord’s
invoice. At each inspection of the Leased Property by
Landlord, the Facility employee in charge of maintenance shall be
available to tour the Facility with Landlord and answer
questions.
7.2
Required Alterations . Tenant shall, at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense, make any additions, changes,
improvements or alterations to the Leased Property, including
structural alterations, which may be required by any governmental
authorities, including those required to maintain licensure or
certification under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (if so
certified), whether such changes are required by Tenant’s
use, changes in the law, ordinances, or governmental regulations,
defects existing as of the date of this Lease, or any other cause
whatsoever. All such additions, changes, improvements or
alterations shall be deemed to be Permitted Alterations and shall
comply with all laws requiring such alterations and with the
provisions of §16.4.
7.3
Mechanic’s Liens . Tenant shall have no
authority to permit or create a lien against Landlord’s
interest in the Leased Property, and Tenant shall post notices or
file such documents as may be required to protect Landlord’s
interest in the Leased Property against liens. Tenant
hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord harmless from
and against any mechanic’s liens against the Leased Property
by reason of work, labor, services or materials supplied or claimed
to have been supplied on or to the Leased
Property. Subject to Tenant’s right to contest the
same in accordance with the terms of this Lease, Tenant shall
remove, bond-off, or otherwise obtain the release of any
mechanic’s lien filed against the Leased Property within
10 days after notice of the filing thereof. Tenant
shall pay all expenses in connection therewith, including, without
limitation, damages, interest, court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
7.4
Replacements of Fixtures and Landlord’s Personal
Property . Tenant shall not remove Fixtures and
Landlord’s Personal Property from the Leased Property except
to replace the Fixtures and Landlord’s Personal Property with
other similar items of equal quality and value. Items
being replaced by Tenant may be removed and shall become the
property of Tenant and items replacing the same shall be and remain
the property of Landlord. Tenant shall execute, upon
written request from Landlord, any and all documents necessary to
evidence
Landlord’s ownership of Landlord’s
Personal Property and replacements therefor. Tenant may
finance replacements for the Fixtures and Landlord’s Personal
Property by equipment lease or by a security agreement and
financing statement if, with respect to any financing of critical
care equipment and with respect to any other Personal Property
having a value per Facility in excess of $250,000.00,
[i] Landlord has consented to the terms and conditions of the
equipment lease or security agreement; and [ii] the equipment
lessor or lender has entered into a nondisturbance agreement with
Landlord upon terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to
Landlord, including, without limitation, the
following: [a] Landlord shall have the right (but
not the obligation) to assume such security agreement or equipment
lease upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Lease;
[b] the equipment lessor or lender shall notify Landlord of
any default by Tenant under the equipment lease or security
agreement and give Landlord a reasonable opportunity to cure such
default; and [c] Landlord shall have the right to assign its
rights under the equipment lease, security agreement, or
nondisturbance agreement. Tenant shall, within
30 days after receipt of an invoice from Landlord, reimburse
Landlord for all costs and expenses incurred in reviewing and
approving the equipment lease, security agreement, and
nondisturbance agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs.
ARTICLE 8: DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
8.1
Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or
more of the following shall be an event of default (“Event of
Default”) hereunder without any advance notice to Tenant
unless specified herein:
(a) Tenant fails to
pay in full any installment of Base Rent, any Additional Rent or
any other monetary obligation payable by Tenant under this Lease
within 10 days after such payment is due.
(b) Tenant, Subtenant
or Guarantor (where applicable) fails to comply with any covenant
set forth in Article 14, §§15.6, 15.7 or 15.8 of
this Lease.
(c) Tenant fails to
observe and perform any other covenant, condition or agreement
under this Lease to be performed by Tenant and [i] such
failure continues for a period of 30 days after written notice
thereof is given to Tenant by Landlord; or [ii] if, by reason
of the nature of such default it cannot be remedied within
30 days, Tenant fails to proceed with diligence reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord after receipt of the notice to cure the
default or, in any event, fails to cure such default within
60 days after receipt of the notice. The foregoing
notice and cure provisions do not apply to any Event of Default
otherwise specifically described in any other subsection of
§8.1.
(d) Tenant or
Subtenant abandons or vacates (except during a period of repair or
reconstruction after damage, destruction or a Taking) any Facility
Property or any material part thereof, ceases to operate any
Facility, ceases to do business or ceases to exist for any reason
for any one or more days.
(e) [i] The
filing by Tenant or Subtenant of a petition under the Bankruptcy
Code or the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding by
Tenant, Subtenant or Guarantor; [ii] the failure by Tenant,
Subtenant or Guarantor within 60 days to
dismiss an
involuntary bankruptcy petition or other commencement of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding against such
party, or to lift or stay any execution, garnishment or attachment
of such consequence as will impair its ability to carry on its
operation at the Leased Property; [iii] the entry of an order
for relief under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of Tenant,
Subtenant or Guarantor; [iv] any assignment by Tenant,
Subtenant or Guarantor for the benefit of its creditors;
[v] the entry by Tenant, Subtenant or Guarantor into an
agreement of composition with its creditors; [vi] the approval
by a court of competent jurisdiction of a petition applicable to
Tenant, Subtenant or Guarantor in any proceeding for its
reorganization instituted under the provisions of any state or
federal bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws;
[vii] appointment by final order, judgment, or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction of a receiver of the whole or any
substantial part of the properties of Tenant, Subtenant or
Guarantor (provided such receiver shall not have been removed or
discharged within 60 days of the date of his
qualification).
(f) [i] Any
receiver, administrator, custodian or other person takes possession
or control of any of the Leased Property and continues in
possession for 60 days; [ii] any writ against any of the
Leased Property is not released within 60 days; [iii] any
judgment is rendered or proceedings are instituted against the
Leased Property, Tenant or Subtenant which adversely affect the
Leased Property or any part thereof, which is not dismissed for
60 days (except as otherwise provided in this section);
[iv] all or a substantial part of the assets of Tenant,
Subtenant or Guarantor are attached, seized, subjected to a writ or
distress warrant, or are levied upon, or come into the possession
of any receiver, trustee, custodian, or assignee for the benefit of
creditors; [v] Tenant or Subtenant is enjoined, restrained, or
in any way prevented by court order, or any proceeding is filed or
commenced seeking to enjoin, restrain or in any way prevent Tenant,
Subtenant or Guarantor from conducting all or a substantial part of
its business or affairs; or [vi] except as otherwise permitted
hereunder, a final notice of lien, levy or assessment is filed of
record with respect to all or any part of the Leased Property or
any property of Tenant or Subtenant located at the Leased Property
and is not dismissed, discharged, or bonded-off within
30 days.
(g) Any representation
or warranty made by Tenant, Subtenant or Guarantor in this Lease or
any other document executed in connection with this Lease, any
guaranty of or other security for this Lease, or any report,
certificate, application, financial statement or other instrument
furnished by Tenant, Subtenant or Guarantor pursuant hereto or
thereto shall prove to be false, misleading or incorrect in any
material respect as of the date made.
(h) Tenant, any
Subtenant or any Affiliate defaults on any indebtedness or
obligation to Landlord or any Landlord Affiliate, any Obligor Group
or any agreement with Landlord or any Landlord Affiliate,
including, without limitation, any lease with Landlord or any
Landlord Affiliate, or the occurrence of a default under any
Material Obligation and any applicable grace or cure period with
respect to default under such indebtedness or obligation expires
without such default having been cured. This provision
applies to all such indebtedness, obligations and agreements as
they may be amended, modified, extended, or renewed from time to
time.
(i) Any guarantor of
this Lease dissolves, terminates, is adjudicated incompetent, files
a petition in bankruptcy, or is adjudicated insolvent under the
Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency law,
|