Exhibit 10.10
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF
LEASE (“Assignment”) is made as of the 27
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day of August, 2004, by
and among: (1) Unizan Bank, National Association, successor in
interest by merger to United National Bank & Trust Co.,
Assignor, having a notice address of 220 Market Avenue, South, City
of Canton, State of Ohio; (2) Ohio Legacy Bank, N.A., Assignee, a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio,
having a notice address of 305 W. Liberty Street, City of Wooster,
State of Ohio; and (3) Chesterland Productions, P.L.L., Landlord, a
general partnership in the State of Ohio, having a notice address
of 1130 Riffel Road, City of Wooster, State of Ohio.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Assignor (as
“Tenant”), and Landlord made and entered into a certain
Lease Agreement dated June 30, 1999, as amended by a First
Amendment to Lease dated January 1, 2000 (collectively the
“Lease”), demising certain leased premises located at
3562 Commerce Parkway, City of Wooster, State of Ohio, all as in
the Lease more particularly described (the
“Premises”);
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign
the Lease to Assignee;
WHEREAS, the Lease provides, among
other things, that the Lease shall not be assigned without the
Landlord’s consent in writing;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, and of other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant and agree as
follows:
1. Effective as of August 27
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, 2004, Assignor
assigns to Assignee all its right, title and interest in and to the
Lease.
2. Assignor covenants, warrants and
represents that: (a) the Lease is in full force and effect; (b)
Assignor has performed all of its obligations up to the effective
date of this Assignment; (c) Assignor has full right and power to
execute this Assignment; and (d) the Lease has not been modified,
supplemented or amended.
3. Assignor hereby surrenders and
assigns to Assignee, and Assignee hereby accepts the surrender and
assignment from Assignor of, all of Assignor’s right, title
and interest in, to and under the Lease, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference.
4. Assignee hereby assumes and
agrees to be bound by and pay and perform all of the obligations,
terms, covenants and conditions which, pursuant to the Lease, are
to be observed, kept and/or performed by the Assignor, effective as
of August 27 th , 2004.
5. Assignor agrees to remain liable
for the performance of all terms, covenants and conditions of the
Lease to be performed by Assignee and by Assignee’s
successors and assigns thereunder.
6. Landlord consents to the
aforesaid Assignment of the Lease by Assignor to Assignee upon the
express conditions that: (a) the Assignor remains liable for the
full and due performance by the Assignee, and by Assignee’s
successors and assigns, of all terms, obligations, covenants and
agreements under the Lease; and (b) no further assignment of the
Lease shall hereafter be made without the prior written consent to
the Landlord.
7. Nothing in this Assignment shall
be deemed to authorize any assignment or other transfer in whole or
in part of the interest of Assignee in violation of any provisions
of the Lease.
8. This Assignment shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
successors and permitted assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed this Assignment and Assumption of Lease as of the date
first written.
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SIGNED IN THE:
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ASSIGNOR:
UNIZAN BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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PRESENCE OF:
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/s/ Roger L. Mann
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By:
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/s/ James H. Nicholson
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Roger L. Mann
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Its:
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President & CEO
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James H. Nicholson, President &
CEO
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/s/ Roger L. Mann
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[Witnesses as to Assignor]
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/s/ Todd S. Bundy
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ASSIGNEE:
OHIO LEGACY BANK, N.A.
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Todd S. Bundy
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/s/ Maver D. Fitch
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By:
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/s/ L. Dwight Douce
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Maver D. Fitch
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Its:
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President & CEO
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L. Dwight Douce, President & CEO
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/s/ Debbie Kiel
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[Witnesses as to Assignee]
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Debbie Kiel
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LANDLORD:
CHESTERLAND PRODUCTIONS,
P.L.L.
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/s/ Maver D. Fitch
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By:
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/s/ Jerry Baker
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Maver D. Fitch
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General Partner
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Jerry Baker, General Partner
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/s/ Debbie Kiel
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Debbie Kiel
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STATE OF OHIO
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COUNTY OF STARK
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, the
undersigned, James H. Nicholson, being the President of Unizan
Bank, National Association, personally appeared before me and
acknowledged to me that he/she executed this document as his/her
own free act and deed on behalf of Unizan Bank, National
Association.
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/s/ Todd S. Bundy
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[NOTARY
SEAL]
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Notary Public
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Todd S. Bundy, Attorney
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Notary Public, State of Ohio
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Recorded in Stark County
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My Commission has no expiration date
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Sec. 147.03
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, the
undersigned, L. Dwight Douce, being the President and CEO of Ohio
Legacy Bank, N.A., personally appeared before me and acknowledged
to me that he/she executed this document as his/her own free act
and deed on behalf of Ohio Legacy Bank, N.A.
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/s/ Maver D. Fitch
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[NOTARY
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Notary Public
MAVER D. FITCH
Notary Public, State of Ohio
Commission Expires October 26,
2008
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STATE OF OHIO
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, the
undersigned, Jerry Baker, being the General Partner of Chesterland
Productions, P.L.L., personally appeared before me and acknowledged
to me that he/she executed this document as his/her own free act
and deed on behalf of Chesterland Productions, P.L.L.
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/s/ Maver D. Fitch
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[NOTARY
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Notary Public
MAVER D. FITCH
Notary Public, State of Ohio
Commission Expires October 26,
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LEASE
THIS LEASE is hereby entered into on
this 30 day of June 1999, by and between CHESTERLAND PRODUCTIONS,
P.L.L. an Ohio general partnership, and its successors and assigns,
hereinafter called “Landlord”, whose mailing address is
1130 Riffel Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691, and UNITED NATIONAL BANK
& TRUST CO., a national bank, its successors and assigns,
hereinafter called “Tenant”, whose mailing address is
PO Box 24190, Canton, Ohio, 44701.
WHEREAS, Landlord is the owner of
certain commercial real property more fully described herein and
desires to construct a new multi tenant building thereon for the
purpose of leasing a suite therein to Tenant; and
WHEREAS, Tenant desires to use and
lease such property and portion of the building from Landlord upon
the terms and conditions specified below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the mutual promises and conditions set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Premises to be
Leased
Landlord hereby leases to Tenant
Suite A to be located in the building which Landlord will complete
on the real property described on Exhibit A which is attached
hereto and made part hereof (the “Property”), all in
accordance with the terms hereof. In addition to the building and
the suite to be built by Landlord, Landlord shall also complete all
paved parking areas and access drives as may be required by
applicable zoning and building codes. All of such construction and
improvements shall be completed in accordance with the plans and
specifications referenced below which shall be agreed upon and
approved by both Landlord and Tenant.
Suite A to be completed by Landlord
hereunder shall contain approximately 3,920 square feet of interior
space and will also include a covered drive-through area of 1,500
square feet which will be immediately adjacent to Suite A,
hereinafter the “Drive Through Area”. Suite A, together
with the Drive Through Area will hereinafter be referred to as the
“Premises”, both of which will be completed by Landlord
in accordance with the Landlord Improvements which are listed on
Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The
building containing the Premises and all adjacent parking areas and
related landscaping and improvements shall hereinafter be referred
to as the “Building”. Landlord and Tenant agree that
Tenant and Tenant’s employees, customers and invitees shall
be entitled to the non-exclusive use and enjoyment of all of the
parking spaces on the Property, together with the other tenants and
occupants of the building. However, Tenant will instruct its
employees to utilize the parking spaces to the West, behind the
Building, and Landlord will likewise require that employees of
other tenants in the Building park in the available spaces behind
the Building.
2. Construction of the Leased
Premises
A. Landlord’s Construction of the
Premises Landlord will at its expense construct the
Building, the Premises, the interior buildout and Tenant’s
floor plan within the Premises, and any and all other improvements
and installations listed on Exhibit B which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof. All construction shall be in accordance with
applicable state and local building codes, and Landlord shall
timely complete all construction, including but not limited to the
completion of all Tenant buildout and installations, fixtures, and
equipment, other than trade fixtures and equipment to be installed
by Tenant hereunder (the “Tenant Improvements”).
Landlord agrees that the Premises shall meet all applicable
building, health, fire and safety codes, regulations and statutes
adopted and promulgated by the governmental bodies having
jurisdiction over the Premises, and shall comply with the
requirements of The Americans With Disabilities Act (AWDA), with
any regulations or interpretations promulgated thereunder, and with
any other laws concerning the handicapped or disabled at the time
of their construction. Landlord further agrees to make any and all
necessary modifications, deletions or additions to the Premises to
assure continued compliance with such codes, regulations and
statutes as may be adopted and promulgated from time to time,
except for such changes which may be required directly as a result
of the Tenant Improvements to be completed by Tenant. Landlord
further agrees that the Building and the Premises shall be
completed in accordance with a detailed set of plans and
specifications which will be reviewed and approved by both Landlord
and Tenant prior to commencement of construction. The plans and
specifications to be provided by Landlord shall include all
Building elevations and systems detail and parking, paving and
landscaping plans and specifications. The plans and specifications
to be provided by Tenant will include a stamped set of
architectural drawings specifying the interior floor plan and
design of the interior of the Premises, including the electrical
and HVAC design, and the specifications for Landlord’s
completion of the Drive Through Area improvements as the same is
specified on Exhibit B. Such plans and specifications to be
provided by Tenant will hereinafter be referred to as the
“Tenant’s Specifications” The approval of the
plans and specifications to be provided by Landlord and Tenant
shall be evidenced by the initials of the parties hereto on such
plans and specifications.
Landlord shall perform and complete
the Landlord improvements set forth on Exhibit B which is attached
hereto, and Tenant shall be responsible only for such Tenant
improvements which are specified on Exhibit C, which is likewise
attached hereto. During the course of Landlord’s completion
of the Premises, Tenant, its employees, agents and contractors may
enter upon the Premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of
inspection thereof and for installation of fixtures and for
completion of the Tenant Improvements, provided that Tenant shall
not interfere with Landlord’s timely completion of the
Premises. Landlord shall remove, or cause its contractor to remove
all tools, scaffolding, unused and discharged building materials,
waste, debris and rubbish of any sort in, or about the Premises
prior to delivering possession thereof to Tenant and shall deliver
such possession of the Premises to Tenant in good, clean and
operable condition.
Landlord further agrees and hereby
warrants that the Premises will be constructed in a good and
workmanlike manner and that all services and systems servicing the
same which are to
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be completed by Landlord in accordance with
Exhibit B and the agreed upon plans and specifications shall be in
a good and operable condition for a period of one year after the
commencement date hereof. Landlord further shall assign to Tenant
any manufacturers’, contractors’ or other warranties or
representations which Landlord may obtain in connection with the
construction and completion of the Premises. Such assigned
warranties shall only apply to those items which are Tenant’s
responsibility to repair and maintain herein.
Tenant will be responsible for
completing all Tenant Improvements which are set forth on Exhibit
C. Tenant may select any construction company or companies to
complete the Tenant Improvements on the Premises. All Tenant
Improvements will be completed in accordance with all applicable
codes, laws and regulations governing the same.
B. Tenant
Improvements As set
forth herein during Landlord’s completion of the Premises and
thereafter as required herein, Tenant shall complete the Tenant
Improvements thereon as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and
made a part hereof. Provided that no structural changes are
involved, Tenant at its expense may alter, improve, furnish, equip,
and decorate the Premises as it considers necessary or desirable
for its business and the full beneficial use of the Premises. All
work shall be done in a proper and workmanlike manner in compliance
with applicable laws and building codes. All furnishings, trade
fixtures, and equipment belonging to Tenant shall remain the
property of Tenant and may at Tenant’s election be removed
from the Premises at any time during the term of this Lease, or at
the expiration or termination hereof. However, Landlord and Tenant
further agree that notwithstanding this provision and/or any other
provision contained herein, Tenant shall not be required to remove
the Drive Through Area canopy and may at its election leave
attached to and as a part of the Premises, any vaults, safes,
teller counters, or other built in fixtures or improvements which
have been located on the Premises as a part of the Tenant
Improvements or otherwise, or which may thereafter be located on or
installed in the Premises. If Tenant should elect to remove all or
any part of such Tenant Improvements or other fixtures from the
Premises, then Tenant will be responsible for the cost of necessary
repair and restoration of the Premises required as a result of such
removal.
C. Signs
Tenant may, at its election, erect
and maintain on the exterior of the Building and otherwise on the
Premises appropriate signs advertising Tenant’s business, and
Tenant shall be permitted to install directional signs on the
Premises to direct Tenant’s customers. All signs erected by
Tenant other than inside the Premises shall be approved in advance
by Landlord, in writing, as to size, type, style, and location, and
Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or delay such approval.
Tenant shall be provided with the maximum square footage for
signage as allowable under the Sign Regulations for the City of
Wooster for the Premises leased by Tenant.
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3. Use of
Premises
Tenant shall use the Premises in a
careful, safe, proper, and lawful manner, solely for banking,
related financial services, insurance counseling and sales,
brokerage and related consulting services, and such other uses as
are customarily provided and performed by a national banking
institution at any time during the term of this Lease. Tenant will
not use or occupy the Premises, or permit the Premises to be used
or occupied, for any purpose or activity not specified in this
section, or for any unlawful purpose or activity.
4. Term of
Lease
A. Commencement of Lease and Original
Term The term of this
Lease is FIFTEEN (15) years. Tenant and Landlord agree that
Landlord shall complete construction of the Premises, together with
all of the Landlord’s Improvements defined in Exhibit B, all
of which are specified on the plans and specifications referenced
above and on Exhibit A and/or Exhibit B within four (4) months
after Landlord’s receipt of the Tenant’s
Specifications. Provided Tenant has delivered Tenant’s
Specifications to Landlord on or before July 15, 1999, then
Landlord shall complete construction of the Premises on or before
December 1, 1999. If Tenant should fail to deliver Tenant’s
Specifications to Landlord by July 15, 1999, then Landlord shall be
entitled to an extension of the above-referenced completion date
for a period of time which is equal to the number of days after
July 15, 1999, until the Tenant’s Specifications have been
delivered to Landlord, and thereafter Landlord shall complete the
Premises within four (4) months after receipt of the Tenant’s
Specifications. Upon such completion of the Premises, Landlord
shall deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant hereunder. In
each case set forth above, provided Tenant and Tenant’s
contractors have been given reasonable access to the Premises and
the opportunity to complete the Tenant Improvements during
Landlord’s construction of the Premises, then the Lease term
hereof shall commence two weeks after Landlord has completed the
Premises, has obtained a certificate of occupancy therefore, and
has advised Tenant thereof in writing. However, Landlord and Tenant
agree that if Landlord’s completion of the Premises is
delayed beyond February 1, 2000, solely as a result of
Tenant’s failure to deliver Tenant’s Specifications to
Landlord on or before October 1, 1999, then the term of this Lease
shall commence on February 1, 2000, and rents to be paid hereunder
by Tenant shall commence as of such date. In such case, Landlord
shall still be required to diligently complete construction of the
Premises in a period which shall not be longer than four (4) months
from and after the date upon which the Tenant’s
specifications were delivered to Landlord.
Landlord and Tenant further agree
that if Tenant delivers the Tenant’s Specifications to
Landlord on or before July 15, 1999, then regardless of the date
that Landlord completes the Premises, the term of this Lease shall
not commence before December 14, 1999 unless Tenant agrees thereto
in writing. Further, Landlord agrees that regardless of the date
that Landlord receives the Tenant Specifications, if Landlord fails
to complete the Premises in accordance with the terms hereof within
four (4) months after receiving such Specifications, except for
delays caused by events of Force Majeure as defined below, then
after Tenant has had the above referenced two week period to move
into the Premises, Tenant shall be entitled to an additional rent
free period after the commencement date which is equal to
Landlord’s delay in completing
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completing the Premises beyond the four (4)
month construction period set forth herein. Tenant may apply such
rental credit to the first month rental payment due hereunder, and
to such subsequent rental payments until such time as such rental
credit has been exhausted.
Tenant and Landlord herein agree to
execute a certificate verifying the date of commencement of the
term of this Lease after the same has commenced hereunder.
Thereafter, the initial term hereof shall run for the fifteen (15)
year period set forth above. Under no circumstances shall rent be
due and payable hereunder prior to the commencement date for the
term hereof.
B. Extension of
Lease At the end of
the term, and provided Tenant is not materially in default
hereunder, Tenant may extend the Lease for four additional terms of
five years each, after the expiration of the original term, such
terms being hereinafter referred to as the “ Extension
Terms.” These options shall be exercised by Tenant’s
giving Landlord written notice of the intention to extend at least
six (6) months prior to the expiration of the original term or any
Extension Term thereafter. The fixed rental rate during the first
Extension Term shall be the original fixed rental rate adjusted by
increases in the Consumer Price Index during the initial term. Such
changes in the Consumer Price Index shall be measured by use of the
Consumer Price Index (all items figures for all urban consumers for
the City of Cleveland, Ohio base year 1982 - 1984 = 100) published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, popularly
referred to as the “Cost of Living Index,” or its
successor then in effect. If the base year selected by the U.S.
Department of Labor is changed, then the resultant Cost of Living
Index shall be readjusted to reflect the base initially established
under this Lease. If there is no such index still published at the
time of the extension, Landlord shall designate a new index to be
used as near as possible to the Cost of Living Index. The Cost of
Living Index as of the first day of the original term of the Lease
herein shall be ascertained and compared with the same as of the
date which is thirty (30) days prior to Tenant’s deadline for
exercising its option to extend hereunder. If the Cost of Living
Index has increased between the aforementioned dates, then the
annual lease rental rate shall be increased in the same proportion
as the aforesaid increase in the Cost of Living Index to obtain the
basic monthly rental to be paid during the first Extension Term.
The fixed rental rate to be paid during the second, third and
fourth Extension Terms shall be the fixed rental rate paid during
the preceding Extension Term, adjusted by increases, if any, in the
Consumer Price Index during the preceding Extension Term. In order
to calculate such an increase, the Consumer Price Index used in the
last year of the immediately preceding term of the Lease to
determine the rental rate to be paid during the then current term,
will be compared with the Index as it appears on the date which is
thirty (30) days prior to Tenant’s deadline for exercising
its next option to extend hereunder.
C. Holdover
Tenancy If Tenant has
not exercised an option to extend but continues to occupy the
Premises at the end of the original or any Extension Term, such
action constitutes renewal of the Lease on a month to month basis,
subject to termination by Landlord or Tenant on thirty days written
notice to Tenant or Landlord. The rental rate to be paid during the
holdover period shall be equal to One Hundred Ten Percent (110%) of
the rental rate paid during the immediately preceding term
hereof.
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5. Rental
Payments
A. Rent
The annual rent to be paid by Tenant
for the Premises shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) per square foot of
interior floor space (3,920 square feet) within Suite A, per annum
and Two Dollars ($2.00) per square foot of area (1,500 square feet)
covered by the Drive Through Area per annum.. Subject to the final
“as built” determination of the interior square footage
contained in the Premises, the annual rent to be paid hereunder
shall be equal to the sum of Forty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars
($42,200.00) per year. Such annual rent shall be paid in monthly
installments in the amount of Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen
and 67/100 Dollars ($3,516.67) per month. The first installment of
rent is due and payable on the day the term begins as provided in
Section 4 above. If the term begins other than on the first day of
the month, the fixed rent for the initial month shall be reduced
pro rata. Subsequent installments are due and payable on the first
day of each month thereafter during the term hereof, until the
termination hereof. Tenant shall send all such rental payments to
Landlord at: 1130 Riffel Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691, or at such
other address as Landlord may designate in writing. Notwithstanding
any other provisions set forth herein, Landlord agrees that Tenant
is entitled to a grace period of fifteen (15) days after receipt of
notice of non-payment of rent hereunder, prior to any breach being
declared hereunder, or any penalty or interest accruing on such
delinquent payment being due and owing hereunder.
B. Late charges
If a rental payment is not made
within fifteen (15) days after Tenant has received notice from
Landlord of non-payment thereof, Tenant will be charged 5% of the
unpaid portion of the regularly scheduled payment, or $35.00,
whichever is greater.
6.
Utilities
Tenant shall pay for gas,
electricity, telephone, water, and sewer service utilized by Tenant
on the Premises. Landlord, at Landlord’s cost and expense,
shall cause all utilities to be separately metered with the utility
company supplying the service.
7. Trash
Collection
Tenant shall adequately provide for
janitorial services for the Premises. Tenant shall provide a
dumpster or other suitable receptacle for the deposit of trash and
garbage, and provide for regular collection from such receptacle.
Tenant shall deposit all trash and garbage from the Premises into
such receptacle. Landlord agrees that such dumpster or other
receptacle may be located on the Property.
8. Operating
Expenses
A. In addition to the base rent set
forth above, Tenant shall pay Landlord on the first day of each
month during the term of this Lease, a sum which is equal to one
Twelfth (1/12) of Sixty-Five percent (65%) (“Tenant’s
Prorated Share”) of the estimated annual real estate taxes to
be levied upon the Building and the Property upon which the
Premises is located and the estimated annual Operating Expenses
incurred by Landlord in connection with the maintenance
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and operation of the Building and the Premises
and paid by Landlord in each calendar year during the term of this
Lease, with proper adjustments to exclude any such charges for the
portion of the first and last calendar years which precede
commencement and follow expiration of this Lease, and to exclude
any increases in such charges due to a change in the assessed value
of any property, other than the Premises owned by Landlord. If not
definitively established by invoice, the annual real estate taxes
and Operating Expenses to be allocated to Tenant hereunder shall be
estimated based upon such expenses incurred by Landlord during the
preceding 12 month period. Each year during the term of this Lease,
on or before January 31 st , Landlord shall provide to Tenant
verification of the actual taxes and Operating Expenses paid by
Landlord during the preceding year. If such taxes and Operating
Expenses paid exceed the estimated amounts used in calculating
Tenant’s Prorated Share, then Landlord shall invoice Tenant
for the difference and Tenant shall pay such sum within 30 days of
receipt of such invoice. If the estimate of taxes and Operating
Expenses utilized by Landlord in calculating Tenant’s
Prorated Share for the preceding year exceeded the actual taxes and
Operating Expenses paid by Landlord, then Landlord shall, at its
election, either refund such excess payment to Tenant within 30
days after delivery of such verification to Tenant, or credit such
amount against Tenant’s next monthly payment(s) of base rent
and taxes and Operating Expenses. Other than the monthly payment of
Tenant’s Prorated Share of taxes and Operating Expenses set
forth above, Tenant shall not be obligated in any manner to pay any
other taxes or expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the
management, use and operation of the Premises, the Building and the
Property, and Landlord shall be solely responsible for the timely
payment thereof.
B. For the purpose of this Lease,
Operating Expenses shall be defined as including ordinary and
reasonable expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the
maintenance and operation of the Building and the Property,
excluding such costs for maintenance and repairs which are
Landlord’s responsibility hereunder. Such Operating Expenses
shall include costs of landscaping, snow and ice removal, pest
control, the cost of a maintenance agreement(s) covering the HVAC
system(s) servicing the Building and the Premises, insurance
premiums paid by landlord for property and casualty insurance on
the Building and the related and appurtenant improvements and for
liability insurance as required herein. However, the term Operating
Expenses shall not include repairs, restoration, or other work
occasioned by casualty, whether such casualty and loss is covered
by insurance or not, any taxes charged or levied against Landlord
(real estate taxes being covered elsewhere herein), expenses
incurred by Landlord in leasing space, procuring tenants or
marketing available leasehold space, leasing commissions, costs of
completing tenant improvements, interest or principal payments on
any mortgage or other indebtedness, or any salary or other
compensation paid by Landlord to any employees, on any costs
incurred by Landlord which are the responsibility of any other
tenant or occupant in the Building to pay. In addition, Operating
Expenses shall not include costs of any capital improvements,
repairs or replacements completed by Landlord, unless such
improvements are requested by Tenant and the cost thereof has been
expressly approved by Tenant in writing.
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9. Maintenance and
repairs
A. During the term of this Lease,
Tenant, at its expense, shall maintain the interior of the Premises
in good condition, repair, and working order by (i) performing
routine maintenance service to the electrical and plumbing systems,
(ii) maintaining the interior paint and decorations, interior floor
finish and coverings, (iii) performing routine maintenance to the
commodes, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures which are exposed
in the interior of the Premises, and (iv) repairing and if
necessary replacing venetian blinds, curtains and drapes, interior
doors and window frames and replacement of all interior broken and
cracked glass. However, notwithstanding the above, Tenant shall not
be responsible for repair, replacement or maintenance expenses
required as a result of damage caused by Landlord or by
Landlord’s agents, or e