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Exhibit
10.14
LEAD SKY ENTERPRISES
LIMITED
Landlord
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COGENCY TECHNOLOGY
INCORPORATED
Tenant
OFFICE
LEASE
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1. DATE OF LEASE:
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March 17, 1998 |
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2. LEASED
PREMISES:
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Suite 580
- approximately Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty (4,730)
Square Feet |
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3. PROPERTY:
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144 - 146
Front Street West, Toronto |
INDEX
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1.
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Meaning
of Certain Terms |
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Section 1.2.
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Calculation of Area |
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Section 1.3.
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Architect’s Certificate Conclusive |
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Section 1.4.
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When
Services Are Not Provided |
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ARTICLE II LEASE OF PREMISES
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Section 2.1.
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Leased
Premises |
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Section 2.2.
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Term |
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Section 2.3.
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Condition
of Leased Premises |
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Section 2.4.
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Occupancy
Prior to Commencement Date |
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Section 2.5.
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Delay in
Occupancy |
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Section 2.6.
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Tenant to
Take Possession |
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ARTICLE III RENT
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Section 3.1.
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Base
Rent |
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Section 3.1.1
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Advance Rent
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Section 3.2.
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Additional Rent |
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Section 3.3.
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Payment
of Annual Base Rent |
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Section 3.4.
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Payment
of Additional Rent |
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Section 3.5.
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Charges
for Utilities |
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Section 3.6.
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Rent in
Arrears |
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ARTICLE IV TENANT’S
COVENANTS
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Section 4.1.
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Tenant to
Pay Rent |
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Section 4.2.
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Tenant to
Pay Certain Taxes |
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Section 4.3.
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Separate
School Taxes |
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Section 4.4.
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Use of
Leased Premises |
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Section 4.5.
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Prohibited Uses of Leased Premises |
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Section 4.6.
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No
Waste |
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Section 4.7.
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Signs |
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Section 4.8.
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Obligation to Repair |
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Section 4.9.
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Exceptions to Tenant’s Obligation to Repair |
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Section 4.10.
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Compliance by Tenant with Statutes, Orders, etc. |
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Section 4.11.
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Notice of
Defects or Damage |
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Section 4.12.
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Tenant’s Insurance |
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Section 4.13.
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Increase
in Insurance Premiums |
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Section 4.14.
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Indemnity
by Tenant |
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Section 4.15.
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Surrender
of Leased Premises |
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Section 4.16.
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Removal
of Tenant’s Property |
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Section 4.17.
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Exhibit Leased Premises |
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Section 4.18.
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Assignment and Subletting |
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Section 4.19.
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Effect of
Assignments, Etc. |
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Section 4.20.
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Keep
Tidy |
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ARTICLE V LANDLORD’S
COVENANTS
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Section 5.1.
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Quiet
Enjoyment |
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Section 5.2.
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Repair |
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Section 5.3.
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Heating,
Air-Conditioning, Janitorial Service, Etc. |
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Section 5.4.
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Exceptions to Landlord’s Obligations |
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Section 5.5.
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Landlord’s Insurance |
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Section 5.6.
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Building
Taxes |
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ARTICLE VI MUTUAL COVENANTS
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Section 6.1.
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Entry by
Landlord |
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Section 6.2.
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Maintenance of Services, etc. |
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Section 6.3.
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Suspension of Services |
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Section 6.4.
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Entry by
Landlord Not to Interfere |
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Section 6.5.
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Entry in
Absence of Tenant |
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Section 6.6.
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Overholding |
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Section 6.7.
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Limit of
Landlord’s Liability |
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Section 6.8.
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Landlord’s Alterations |
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Section 6.9.
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Tenant’s Alterations |
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Section 6.9.1
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Tenant to Discharge all Liens
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Section 6.10.
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Termination in the Event of Damage |
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Section 6.11.
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Termination for Demolition |
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Section 6.12.
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Rules and
Regulations |
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Section 6.13.
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Transfers
by Landlord |
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Section 6.14.
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Rights of
Landlord’s Mortgagees |
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Section 6.15.
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Priority
of Lease |
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Section 6.16.
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Right to
Relocate |
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ARTICLE VII LANDLORD’S
REMEDIES
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Section 7.1.
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Landlord
May Perform Tenant’s Covenants |
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Section 7.2.
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Re-Entry |
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Section 7.3.
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Landlord
May Re-let |
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Section 7.4.
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Right to
Distrain |
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Section 7.5.
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Landlord
May Follow Chattels |
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Section 7.6.
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Waiver of
Repudiation of Lease |
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ARTICLE VIII CERTIFICATES, NOTICES,
PAYMENTS & FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Section 8.1.
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Estoppel
Certificates |
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Section 8.2.
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Notices |
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Section 8.3.
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Payments |
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Section 8.4.
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Financial
Information |
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ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 9.1.
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Failure
of Landlord to Deliver Possession |
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Section 9.2.
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Force
Majeure |
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Section 9.3.
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Separate
Assessments |
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Section 9.4.
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Time of
the Essence |
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Section 9.5.
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Joint and
Several Liability |
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Section 9.6.
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Amendments |
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Section 9.7.
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Waivers |
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Section 9.8.
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Severabilty |
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Section 9.9.
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Headings |
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Section 9.10.
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Changes
Required by Context |
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Section 9.11.
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Planning
Act |
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Section 9.12.
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Notice of
Lease |
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Section 9.13.
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Whole
Agreement |
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Section 9.14.
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Applicable Law |
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Section 9.15.
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Assigns |
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ARTICLE X SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Section 10.1.
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Option to
Renew |
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Section 10.2.
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Tenant’s Right to Terminate |
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SCHEDULES
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“A”
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FLOOR
PLAN |
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“B”
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RULES AND
REGULATIONS |
THIS LEASE made the 17
th day of March, 1998
IN PURSUANCE OF THE SHORT
FORMS OF LEASES ACT (ONTARIO) BETWEEN:
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LEAD SKY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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(herein called the
“Landlord”)
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OF THE FIRST PART |
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- and -
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COGENCY TECHNOLOGY
INCORPORATED
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(herein called the
“Tenant”)
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OF THE SECOND PART |
WHEREAS the Landlord and the
Tenant have agreed to enter into this Lease. NOW THEREFORE THIS
INDENTURE WTTNESSETH that in consideration of the rents, covenants,
obligations and agreements hereinafter reserved and
contained.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Meaning of
Certain Terms . In this Lease and in the schedules and
appendices to this Lease:
(a) “ Additional
Rent ” means the rental referred to in
Section 3.2.
(b) “
Architect’s Certificate ” means the certificate
of an architect appointed by the Landlord.
(c) “ Base Rent
” means the rental referred to in
Section 3.1.
(d) “ Building
” means the lands and premises municipally known as 144-146
Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario together with all buildings,
structures, improvements, fixtures, sprinklers, elevators, heating,
ventilating, air- conditioning and mechanical and electrical
equipment and machinery, and water, gas, sewage, telephone and
other communication facilities and electrical power services and
utilities comprised therein, belonging thereto, connected therewith
or used in the operation thereof, and now or hereafter constructed,
erected and installed therein and thereon, but excludes all
Leasehold Improvements made, constructed, erected or insulted
therein by or on behalf of any tenant of premises
therein.
(e) “ Rights in
Common ” means rights of tenants in the Building to
Service Areas and Leasable Service Areas (as hereinafter defined)
located at 144-144 Front Street West.
(f) “ Commencement
Date ” means the date set out in Section 2.2 for the
beginning of the Term.
(g) “ Leasable
Service Areas ” means passenger and service elevator
lobbies (other than those on the ground floor and those exclusively
for a Tenant’s use); corridors, washroom; rooms and closets
for electrical, telephone, janitor, service and maintenance
facilities; and the walls enclosing the same.
(h) “ Leased
Premises ” means the premises comprising a leasable area
of approximately Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Nine
(4,209) square feet, and a gross leasable area of
approximately Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty
(4,730) square feet, outlined in red on
Schedule “A” located in the Building and being
Suite #580, part of the Fifth (5 th
) Floor, and
includes all Leasehold Improvements and all water, gas, sewage,
telephone and other communication facilities comprised therein for
the exclusive use thereof, reserving unto the Landlord the right to
make reasonable variations in the area, form and siting of the
Leased Premises, and the right to relocate on comparable floor or
floors prior to the commencement date with the consent of the
Tenant, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(i) “ Leasehold
Improvements ” means all fixtures, improvements,
installations, alterations and additions from time to time made,
constructed, erected or installed in or to the Leased Premises,
including all interior partitions however affixed and all rugs,
carpeting and floor coverings attached in any way to the Leased
Premises, but excludes movable trade fixtures, movable partitions,
and furniture and equipment not affixed to the Leased
Premises.
(j) “ Mortgage
” includes a mortgage, pledge, charge, hypothec, encumbrance
or financing agreement and “mortgagee” includes the
holder of such mortgage.
(k) “ Normal
Business Hours ” means the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. on each day, other than a statutory holiday, from Monday to
Friday inclusive in each week, or such extended hours as the
Landlord may reasonably determine from time to time,
(l) “ Rent
” includes all amounts payable by the Tenant under this
Lease.
(m) “ Service
Areas ” means all facilities and utilities (other than
Leasable Service Areas) from time to lime furnished or designated
by the Landlord (as the same from time to time may be altered
reconstructed or expanded) in connection with the Building for the
use or benefit in common, in such manner as the Landlord may
permit, of occupants of premises in the Building and all others
entitled thereto and now or hereafter developed by the Landlord
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
heating ventilating air-conditioning, mechanical and service
equipment, areas and rooms: driveways entrances and exits
passageways, entrance lobbies, elevator lobbies on the ground
floor, sidewalks, balconies, terrace, malls, courtyard, ramps to
parking areas, landscaped areas, stairways, elevators (other than
those stairways and elevators exclusively for a tenant’s
use), shafts, flues, vertical ducts, garbage facilities, and
receiving and shipping facilities including ramps and access
thereto; and the walls enclosing the same.
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(n) “Stipulated Rate
of Interest ” means that rate or interest at the time
such interest falls doc under this Lease which is equal to the
lowest rate then charged by any chartered Canadian bank with which
the Landlord is doing business, for commercial demand loan, plus
3% per annum.
(o) “ Taxes
” means all taxes, local improvement rates, levies, rates,
duties, assessments and charges from time to time imposed against
real property, buildings, structures and improvements by municipal
or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction and all
taxes, liens, rates, duties, assessments and charges which may at
any lime be substituted therefore or replace the same or is
supplemental thereto but excludes:
(i) business
taxes,
(ii) the amount by which
separate school taxes exceed the amount which would have been
payable for school taxes if no assessment had been made for the
support of separate schools, and
(iii) any tax separately
imposed as provided for in Section 4.2(a) or allocated as
provided in Section 9.3 in respect of Leasehold Improvements
in the Building.
(p) “ Tenant’s
Proportionate Share ” means a fraction, the numerator of
which is the total gross leasable area of the Leased Premises and
the denominator or which is the total gross leasable area or the
Building,
(q) “ Term
” means the term of this Lease.
Section 1.2. Calculation
of Area . Wherever in this Lease reference is made to the size
of any area or areas or the leasable area or gross leasable area of
any premise, or the amount or any payment is required to be
determined in reference to the size of any areas or areas, the
calculation of the size of any such area or areas shall be made as
follows:
(a) the leasable area of
premises or a part of any premises comprising a single tenancy
floor on the second (2 nd ) and higher floors shall be computed
by measuring to the inside finish of the permanent outer walls of
the Building and shall include all area within the permanent outer
walls of the Building without deduction for columns, or projections
necessary to the Building but deducting the area occupied by
Service Areas which are located within said premises,
(b) the leasable area of
premises or a part of any premises on the basement and the ground
floor and on a multiple tenancy floor on the second (2
nd ) and higher floors shall be computed by
measuring:
(i) to the inside finish of
the permanent outer walls of the Building,
(ii) to the surface interior
to the premise, being measured of interior walls separating such
premise, from Service Areas and Leasable Service Areas,
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(iii) to the centre line of
interior walls separating such premise, from adjoining premises,
without deduction for columns, and projections necessary to the
Building.
(c) the gross leasable area
of premises or a part of any premises comprising a single tenancy
floor on the fifth (5 th ) floor shall be the leasable area
thereof,
(d) the gross leasable area
of premises or a part of any premises comprising a single tenancy
floor on the second (2 nd ) through to and including the seventh
(7 th ) floors, shall be the leasable area
thereof,
(e) the gross leasable area
of premises or a part of any premises on a multiple tenancy floor
on the second (2nd) and higher floors shall be the aggregate
of:
(i) the leasable area of such
premises; and
(ii) the pro-rata share of
Leasable Service Areas applicable to such floor.
(f) the gross leasable area
of premises on the ground floor and basement shall be the leasable
area thereof,
(g) the gross leasable area
of the Building shall be the aggregate of the gross leasable area
or all premises in the Building.
Wherever the permanent outer
wall of the Building measured vertically from finished floor to the
underside of the finished ceiling at such outer wall is more than
50% glass or other material of similar viewing properties, the
inside finish of such outer wall shall be considered to be the
inside surface of the glass or other material. Where any wall, door
or window of any premises is recessed from the demising line of
such premises the area of such recess shall for all purposes be a
part of such premises and included in the leasable area of such
premises.
Section 1.3.
Architect’s Certificate Conclusive . An
Architect’s Certificate as to the size of any area or areas,
the leasable area of any premises, the gross leasable area of any
premises, the extent of any injury, the portion of the Leased
Premises capable of being used for the purpose for which they are
leased, the period within which any injury may be repaired, or the
date on which any repairs have been completed, shall be conclusive
and binding on the parties.
Section 1.4. When Services
Are Not Provided . When and if any service (such as
janitorial service) which is normally provided by the Landlord to
tenants of the Building in their premises:
(a) is not provided by
Landlord in the Leased Premises under the specific terms of this
Lease, in determining Operating Costs for the Tenant hereunder, the
cost of such service (except as it relates to Leasable Service
Areas and Service Areas) shall be excluded; and
(b) is not provided by
Landlord in a significant portion of the Building, in determining
Operating Costs for the Tenant hereunder, the cost of such service
shall be divided by the difference between the square feet in the
Building and the number of square feet (determined on the basis set
out in Section 1.2) in the Building in which Landlord does not
provide such service.
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ARTICLE II
LEASE OF
PREMISES
Section 2.1. Leased
Premises . The Landlord hereby leases the Leased Premises to
the Tenant and the Tenant herby leases the Leased Premises from the
Landlord for the Term, at the Rent, subject to the conditions and
in accordance with the covenants, obligations and agreements
contained in this Lease.
Section 2.2. Term . TO
HAVE AND TO HOLD the Leased Premises for and during the period of
Five (5) years beginning on 1 st
day of May,
1998 (the “Commencement Date”) and from henceforth
ensuing and fully to be completed and ended on the 30
th day of April, 2003 (the
“Term”).
Section 2.3. Condition of
Leased Premises . The Tenant accepts the Leased Premises in an
as-is condition; “as-is” condition being the condition
of the Leased Premises upon completion by the Landlord of the work
set out in Section 9 of an offer to lease made between the
Landlord and the Tenant and accepted by the Landlord on the
5 th day of March, 1998 (the
“Agreement”). The Tenant acknowledges that any
additional work required by the Tenant with respect to the
leasehold Improvements for the Leased Premises shall be at the
Tenant’s sole expense and in accordance with plans and
specifications which have first been approved by the Landlord, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
Section 2.4. Occupancy
Prior to Commencement Date . Provided this Lease has been
executed by the Tenant in a form satisfactory to the Landlord, the
Tenant shall have access to the Leased Premises, whether
exclusively or in common with the Landlord, for the purpose of
making leasehold improvements in or to the Leased Premises (the
“Tenant Improvement Work”) and preparing the Leased
Premises for occupancy prior to the Commencement Date. Upon
completion of the Tenant Improvement Work, the Tenant shall provide
to the Landlord evidence substantiating the total costs incurred by
the Tenant with respect to completion of its leasehold improvements
(the “Tenant Improvement Costs”), in order that the
Landlord may determine the amount of compensation due to the Tenant
in the event the Landlord exercises its right pursuant to
Section 6.11 hereof. During any period the Tenant is in
possession of the Leased Premises prior to the Commencement Date,
the Tenant shall be bound by all terms and conditions of this
Lease, save and except for the payment of Base Rent and its
Proportionate Share of Operating Costs and Taxes.
Section 2.5. Delay in
Occupancy . If for any reason, other than delays caused by the
Tenant or failure of the Tenant to complete its work, the Leased
Premises are not completed and ready for occupancy on the
Commencement Date, Rent shall abate until the Leased Premises are
completed and ready for occupancy and such abatement of Rent shall
be in full settlement of all claims which the Tenant might
otherwise have by reason of the delay.
Section 2.6. Tenant to
Take Possession . The Tenant shall execute this Lease and take
possession of the Leased Premises and occupy the Leased Premises
for business not later than the Commencement Date and if the Tenant
fails to do so, the Landlord in any of such events and in addition
to any and all other remedies available to it shall have the right
at its option to terminate this Lease without notice to the Tenant
and to recover from the Tenant the cost of all work done by the
Landlord on the Tenant’s behalf.
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ARTICLE III
RENT
Section 3.1. Base Rent
. From and after the Commencement Date, the Tenant shall pay
to the Landlord in lawful money of Canada, without any deduction,
abatement or setoff whatsoever, an annual Base Rent for the Leased
Premises of TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS
($28,380.00), being TWO THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE
DOLLARS ($2,365.00) per square foot of the gross leasable area of
the Leased Premises being 4,130 square feet, payable in equal
consecutive monthly instalments of SIX DOLLARS ($6.00) on the first
day of each and every month throughout the Term.
Section 3.1.1 Advance
Rent . The Landlord acknowledges the receipt of FOURTEEN
THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS
($14,229.42), to be applied towards payment of the first and last
month’s Rent and applicable GST payable under this
Lease.
Section 3.2. Additional
Rent . From and after the Commencement Date, the Tenant
shall pay to the Landlord in lawful money of Canada, without any
deduction, abatement or setoff whatsoever and without duplication.
Additional Rent for the Leased Premises equal to the aggregate of
the following amounts:
(a) the amount of Taxes
imposed in respect of the Leased Premises provided that if a
separate assessment is issued or allocated in respect of the Leased
Premises but not a separate tax bill, then the amount of the Taxes
payable by the Tenant shall be equal to the amount obtained by
multiplying such assessment by the applicable commercial mill rate;
plus the Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Taxes imposed in
respect of the Service Areas and Leasable Service Areas, if
separately assessed.
(b) the Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of the operating costs of the Building and
Rights in Common. For the purpose of this Lease, “Operating
Costs” means the aggregate of all costs and expenses actually
incurred or accrued by the Landlord or by others on behalf of the
Landlord in connection with the management, supervision,
administration, operation, cleaning, maintenance, repair,
replacement and insurance of the Building. By way of example and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Operating Costs
shall include the costs of all repairs required in the maintenance
of the Building and Rights in Common, heating costs and the cost of
steam for heating or other purposes, elevator maintenance costs,
equipment rental (fixed or otherwise), the costs of providing hot
and cold water, the costs of electricity not otherwise chargeable
to any tenant or tenants of the Building, the costs of
air-conditioning, window cleaning, snow removal, landscaping,
uniforms and security, all fire, casualty, liability and other
insurance costs, telephone and other utility costs, the amounts
paid under service contracts with independent contractors, all
salaries, wages and other remuneration and the cost of benefits
paid to employees of the Landlord engaged in operating and
maintaining the Building and Rights in Common, sums equal to the
annual amounts required to fully amortize on a straight line basis
over its useful life, equipment, fixed or otherwise, paid for by
the Landlord and used to provide services to the Building and
Rights in Common, legal appraisal and accounting fees incurred for
the purpose of attempting to reduce Taxes and the various costs
referred to in this subsection, business taxes assessed against the
Landlord with
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respect to the Building, that
portion of the capital or place of business tax payable by the
Landlord and attributable to the Building and Rights in Common, and
all other expenses paid or payable by the Landlord in connection
with the management and operation of the Building and Rights in
Common but excluding Taxes, taxes on income, capital expenditures
(save for the annual amortization amounts with respect to
equipments fixed or otherwise, paid for by the Landlord and used to
provide services to the tenants of the Building), any provisions
for depreciation on or in respect of the Building, interest on debt
or capital retirement of debt, any amounts directly chargeable by
the Landlord to any tenant or tenants of the Building, any costs
incurred by the Landlord relating to the leasing of space or
premises in the Building (including leasing commissions), and the
cost of repairs to the extent of insurance proceeds received by the
Landlord from claims made with respect to the items so repaired. If
in any year during the Term the Building is not fully leased or
occupied, Operating Costs for such year shall be adjusted to
reflect the amount which would have been payable if the Building
had been fully leased and occupied during such year. The Tenant
acknowledges that certain services, facilities and utilities are
available for the joint use of the Building, and the lands and
building municipally known as 144 Front Street West, located
immediately to the east of the Building, and that in determining
the costs and expenses to be included in Operating Costs, the
Landlord, acting reasonably and equitably, shall make an allocation
or allocations of such costs and expenses which the Landlord
determines is attributable to the Building.
The Landlord estimates the
Tenant’s Additional Rent as set out in subsections
(a) and (b) of this section and the cost of hydro
consumption in the Leased Premises for the 1998 calendar year to be
approximately TWELVE -DOLLARS AND FIVE CENTS ($12.05) per square
foot of gross leasable area, which estimate is subject to
escalations. The Tenant acknowledges that the Landlord is making no
representation or warranty with respect to the property taxes for
the 1998 calendar year.
Section 3.3. Payment of
Annual Base Rent . The annual Base Rent shall be paid in
monthly instalments in advance. The Base Rent for the portion of
the Term beginning on the Commencement Date to and including the
last day of the month in which the Commencement Date occurs shall
be pro-rated and paid in advance on the Commencement Date and
thereafter a monthly instalment of Base Rent shall fall due and be
paid in advance on the first day of each and every month throughout
the Term.
Section 3.4. Payment of
Additional Rent . The Additional Rent shall be payable to
the Landlord upon demand therefor or at the option of the Landlord
shall be payable in monthly instalments in advance on the dates and
at the times for payment of Base Rent provided for in this Lease.
The Landlord shall deliver to the Tenant, not less frequently than
annually, a statement showing in reasonable detail the information
relevant and necessary to the calculation of the amount of
Additional Rent, in the case of the first such statement for the
period from the date from which Rent commences to accrue under this
Lease and in the case of each such subsequent statement from the
date to which the immediately preceding statement was made
up.
If Additional Rent is payable
by monthly instalments, then until the first statement of
Additional Rent has been delivered, the Additional Rent shall be
based upon the reasonable estimate of the Landlord and thereafter,
the Additional Rent shall be the amount stipulated as such in the
most
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recent prior statement of Additional
Rent delivered to the Tenant by the Landlord, adjusted to an annual
basis if necessary. If the aggregate of the monthly instalments, if
any, paid by the Tenant in respect of the period to which any
settlement of Additional Rent relates is less than the amount shown
by such statement to be payable by the Tenant, the Tenant shall
forthwith pay the amount of the deficiency to the Landlord. If the
aggregate of the monthly instalments, if any, paid by the Tenant in
respect of the period to which such statement of Additional Rent
relates exceeds the amount shown by such statement to be payable by
the Tenant, the amount of such excess shall be applied pro tanto in
satisfaction of the next ensuing instalments of Rent or paid to the
Tenant at the expiry or sooner termination or the Lease.
Section 3.5. Charges for
Utilities . From and after the Commencement Date, the
Tenant shall pay to the Landlord upon demand therefor:
(a) all rates and charges for
chilled water, water, gas and electric power services and utilities
supplied to the Leased Premises as determined by the Landlord on a
consistent basis for all tenants of all premises in the Building,
and
(b) a reasonable amount for
the cleaning, maintaining and servicing of the electric lighting
fixtures in the Leased Premises including the replacement of
electric light bulbs, tubes, starters and ballasts.
Such cleaning, maintaining,
servicing and replacement shall be within the exclusive right of
the Landlord.
Section 3.6. Rent in
Arrears . All Rent in arrears shall bear interest at the
Stipulated Rate of Interest from the date on which the same became
due until the date of payment thereof.
ARTICLE IV
TENANT’S
COVENANTS
Section 4.1. Tenant to Pay
Rent . The Tenant covenants to pay Rent.
Section 4.2. Tenant to Pay
Certain Taxes . The Tenant shall pay and discharge on or
before the date when the same or the installments for the same
become due provided that a request therefor and/or a statement
thereof have been provided to the Tenant by the Landlord or the
taxing authority:
(a) all taxes, levied, rated,
charged or assessed in respect of the Leasehold Improvements and
all movable trade fixtures and furniture and equipment in or on the
Leased Premises, and
(b) every tax, rate, duty,
assessment and license fee in respect of any and every business
conducted on or from the Leased Premises and of the use or
occupancy of the Leased Premises by the Tenant including, without
limitation, all business taxes, rates and licenses.
Section 4.3. Separate
School Taxes . If the Leased Premises are assessed in whole or
in part for the support of separate schools the Tenant shall pay
and discharge as Rent on or before the date when the same or the
instalments for the same become due the amount by which Taxes for
the Building so payable exceed those which would have been payable
except for such assessment for the support of separate
schools.
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Section 4.4. Use of Leased
Premises . The Tenant shall use the Leased Premises only
for general office purposes in connection with the trade or
business carried on by the Tenant on the Commencement
Date.
Section 4.5. Prohibited
Uses of Leased Premises . The Leased Premises shall not be
used in any manner which obstructs any part of the Service Areas or
Leasable Service Areas or for any purpose except that permitted by
Section 4.4. The Tenant shall not use or permit any part of
the Leased Premises to be used in any manner which interferes with
or intrudes upon the use and enjoyment of the Building or the
Rights in Common by any other tenant or which in the opinion of the
Landlord, acting reasonably, is inconsistent with the general
character of the Building.
Section 4.6. No Waste
. The Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any
waste upon the Leased Premises or do or suffer any act or thing
which may disturb the quiet enjoyment of any other tenant or which
may result in a nuisance.
Section 4.7. Signs
. The Tenant shall not paint, display, inscribe, place or
affix any sign, picture, advertisement, notice, lettering or
direction on any part of the exterior of the Leased Premises or so
as to be visible from the exterior of the Leased Premises. The
Tenant shall adhere to the uniform pattern of identification signs
for tenants to be placed on the outside of the doors leading into
the premises of tenants of part floors.
The Landlord acknowledges and
agrees that it shall, at its expense, add the Tenant’s
corporate name to all present and planned internal directory
board(s) and panels used for displaying the Building tenants’
roster and suite numbers.
Section 4.8. Obligation to
Repair . The Tenant covenants that from and after the
Commencement Date:
(a) the Tenant shall maintain
and repair the Leased Premises (except the Tenant shall not make
repairs for which the Landlord is responsible under this Lease);
provided that the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord the cost of
replacement with as good a quality and size of any glass broken or
cracked on the Leased Premises,
(b) at any time in cases of
emergency and upon reasonable notice during Normal Business Hours,
the Landlord may enter and view the state of repair, and
(c) the Tenant shall repair
the Leased Premises according to notice in writing.
Section 4.9. Exceptions to
Tenant’s Obligation to Repair . The obligations of
the Tenant under Section 4.8 shall be subject to the following
exceptions:
(a) reasonable wear and tear
which does not affect the proper use and enjoyment of the Leased
Premises in accordance with this Lease,
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(b) injury caused by fire,
lightning, tempest or other casualty for which the Landlord is
indemnified under any policy of insurance unless caused by the act,
default or negligence of the Tenant or those for whom the Tenant is
in law responsible.
(c) injury to the Leased
Premises caused by or resulting from structural defects or
weakness, and
(d) injury caused by or
resulting from the negligence of the Landlord, its officers,
servants, agents or employees.
Section 4.10. Compliance
by Tenant with Statutes, Orders, etc . Except for matters
which are prior to the Commencement Date and/or are the
responsibility of the Landlord under this Lease, the Tenant at its
expense shall comply with and conform to the requirements of every
applicable lawful statute, law, by-law, ordinance, regulation and
order and with every reasonable regulation and order of the
Insurers’
Advisory Organization of
Canada or of any body having similar functions, or of any liability
or fire insurance company by which the Tenant or the Landlord may
be insured affecting the operation, condition, maintenance, use or
occupation of the Leased Premises and the making of any alteration
or addition therein or thereto whether or not such alteration or
addition be required on account of any particular use to which the
Leased Premises may be put and whether or not such requirement,
regulation or order be of a kind now existing or within the
contemplation of the parties.
Section 4.11. Notice of
Defects or Damage . The Tenant shall promptly notify the
Landlord of any defect or deficiency in, malfunction of, or damage
to the Leased Premises or any equipment, service or utility therein
of which the Tenant becomes aware at any time during the
Term.
Section 4.12.
Tenant’s Insurance . From and after the
Commencement Date the Tenant, in the names of the Tenant, the
Landlord and every mortgagee of the Leased Premises, shall take out
and maintain with respect to the Leased Premises and the
Tenant’s use and occupation thereof and furnish to the
Landlord certificates of a policy or policies (containing
deductible clauses) of an insurance company or companies reasonably
acceptable to the Landlord and such mortgagees of:
(a) insurance against loss by
fire and those additional perils contained in the “extended
perils” endorsement of such insurance company or companies
usual from time to time for similar risks, and such other insurable
hazards as the Landlord may from time to time reasonably request,
on a replacement cost basis in an amount sufficient to cover the
cost of replacement of all Leasehold Improvements made,
constructed, erected or installed in or to the Leased Premises,
and
(b) legal liability for
bodily injury or death and property damage resulting from each
occurrence up to such limits as the Landlord may from time to time
reasonably request, but in any event not less than $3,000,000.00
all-inclusive.
The proceeds of every policy
of insurance maintained under Section 4.12(a) shall be applied
to repair the injury with respect to which such proceeds are
payable.
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Section 4.13. Increase in
Insurance Premiums . The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord
forthwith on demand therefor any amount by which the basic premium
of insurance paid by the Landlord is increased by reason of any
particular use or occupation of the Leased Premises or by reason of
any provision of this Lease.
Section 4.14. Indemnity by
Tenant . The Tenant shall indemnify and save harmless the
Landlord from any and all liabilities, damages, costs, claims,
suits or actions resulting from:
(a) any breach, violation or
non-performance of any covenant, obligation or agreement of the
Tenant under this Lease,
(b) any damage to property
however occasioned by the Tenant, its officers, agent, servants,
employees, contractors, customers, invitees or licensees and any
injury to any person or persons, including death resulting at any
time therefrom, occurring in or on the Leased Premises or the
Building or the Rights in Common or any part thereof arising from
or occasioned by any cause whatever, except where such damage or
injury is due to the act, default or negligence of the Landlord,
its officers, agents, servants, employees or contractors, not under
the direction or supervision of the Tenant, and
(c) any contract, lien,
privilege, mortgage, charge or encumbrance on the Building arising
from or occasioned by the act, default or negligence of the Tenant,
its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, customers,
invitees or licensees.
and such indemnification shall survive
the termination of this Lease, anything in this Lease to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Section 4.15. Surrender of
Leased Premises . At the expiration or earlier termination
of the Term the Tenant shall peaceably surrender and yield up to
the Landlord the Leased Premises and all Leasehold Improvements
made, constructed, erected or installed in the Leased Premises in
good and substantial repair and condition in accordance with its
covenants to maintain and repair the Leased Premises. On the
expiration of the Term all Leasehold Improvements made,
constructed, erected or installed in the Leased Premises shall be
deemed to have become the property of the Landlord.
Section 4.16. Removal of
Tenant’s Property . At any time within thirty
(30) days prior to the expiration of the Term the Tenant, if
not in default under this Lease, may, remove from the Leased
Premises all its movable trade fixtures and furniture and equipment
(other than rugs, carpeting and floor coverings attached in any way
to the Leased Premises) not affixed to the Leased Premises but the
Tenant shall repair any damage to the Leased Premises and the
Building which may be occasioned by such removal. On the expiration
of the Term all such moveable trade fixtures and furniture and
equipment not so removed shall be deemed to have become the
property of the Landlord.
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Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Lease, the Tenant shall not be
responsible for the removal of any of the leasehold improvements in
the Leased Premises or the restoration of the Leased Premises to a
base building condition at the expiry or sooner termination of this
Lease.
Section 4.17.
Exhibit Leased Premises . At any time during the
Term, the Landlord may exhibit the Leased Premises to prospective
purchasers or mortgagees of the Building and during the six
(6) months prior to the expiration of the Term, the Landlord
may exhibit the Leased Premises to prospective tenants.
Section 4.18. Assignment
and Subletting . The Tenant shall not assign this Lease
nor sublet the whole or any part of the Leased Premises except with
the prior written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld; provided that:
(a) the Tenant shall deliver
to the Landlord its written request to such assignment or sublease
together with a copy of the proposed assignment or sublease and
shall provide the Landlord with such information as the Landlord
may reasonably require with respect to the business and financial
responsibility and standing of the proposed assignee or subtenant,
and
(b) within fourteen
(14) days after the receipt by the Landlord of such request
and information, the Landlord, by notice in writing to the Tenant,
if the request was to assign this Lease or to sublet the whole of
the Leased Premises, may terminate this Lease or, if the request
was to sublet a portion of the Leased Premises, may terminate this
Lease with respect to such portion. Such termination shall be
effective on a date named in such notice which shall be the last
day of a month not less than thirty (30) days nor more than
one hundred and twenty (120) days following the delivery of
such notice. Upon such termination of this Lease as to a portion of
the Leased Premises the Tenant shall peaceably surrender and yield
up to the Landlord such portion of the Leased Premises in
accordance with the provisions of this Lease relating to the
surrender of the Leased Premises at the expiration or the Term and
thereafter the Rent shall be adjusted accordingly.
Notwithstanding to the
foregoing, if the Landlord elects to terminate this Lease in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection 4.18 (b), the
Tenant shall have the right, to be exercised by written notice to
the Landlord within two (2) days after receipt or the
Landlord’s notice, to withdraw the request for consent, in
which case the Tenant shall not proceed with such assignment or
subletting. The Landlord’s notice shall be null and void and
this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.
The Tenant shall not grant
any concession or enter into any licence or franchise to use the
Leased Premises or any part thereof.
If the Tenant is an
incorporated company, any change in the effective voting or other
control of the company shall be deemed for the purposes hereof, to
be an assignment of this Lease.
All of the Landlord’s
legal fees or documentation fees, or both, necessary to the
Landlord’s consent or lack of consent shall be borne by the
Tenant. In the event of such assignment or subletting, the Tenant
agrees to pay to the Landlord the Landlord’s then current
charge.
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Section 4.19. Effect of
Assignments, Etc . No assignment, or other disposition by
the Tenant of this Lease or of any interest under this Lease, shall
relieve the Tenant from the performance of its covenants,
obligations or agreements under this Lease. Such assignment or
other disposition shall render null and void at the time of such
assignment or other disposition any options or rights to renew this
Lease, options or rights to additional space and options or rights
to car parking spaces unless the Landlord shall have otherwise
agreed in writing.
Section 4.20. Keep
Tidy . At the end of each business day the Tenant shall
leave the Leased Premises in a reasonably tidy condition for the
purpose of the performance of the Landlord’s cleaning
services hereinafter referred to.
ARTICLE V
LANDLORD’S
COVENANTS
Section 5.1. Quiet
Enjoyment . The Landlord covenants with the Tenant for
quiet enjoyment.
Section 5.2. Repair
. The Landlord shall keep or cause the Building and the Rights
in Common, to be kept in good repair and in a clean, orderly and
safe condition (both inside and outside).
Section 5.3. Heating,
Air-Conditioning, Janitorial Service, Etc . The Landlord
in the same manner and to the same extent as a prudent owner and
operator of the Building shall:
(a) provide and maintain, at
least to the extent from time to time required under all provisions
of this Lease, suitable and adequate Service Areas and Leasable
Service Areas for use during Normal Business Hours in the conduct
of business in the Building by the Tenant and all others entitled
thereto,
(b) provide and maintain
passenger elevator service during Normal Business Hours.
(c) provide heating of the
Leased Premises to an extent sufficient to maintain a reasonable
temperature therein at all times during Normal Business
Hours,
(d) provide air-conditioning
of the Leased Premises during Normal Business Hours with the
existing air-conditioning equipment (if any) for the Leased
Premises,
(e) provide janitorial
services for the Leased Premises and the Rights in Common and the
Leasable Service Areas and Service Areas to an extent sufficient to
maintain them in a reasonably clean condition and when reasonably
necessary from time to time to cause the exterior windows of the
Building to be washed.
(f) employ personnel
necessary to operate and maintain the heating and air-conditioning
systems of the Building and the Rights in Common and to supervise
the Building during Normal Business Hours.
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Section 5.4. Exceptions to
Landlord’s Obligations . The obligations of the
Landlord under Sections 5.2 and 5.3 shall be subject to the
following exceptions:
(a) reasonable wear and tear
which does not affect the proper use and enjoyment of the
Building.
(b) repairs to, replacement
or shampooing of carpeting (if any) in the Leased
Premises,
(c) the obligations of the
Tenant under Article IV.
(d) damage or injury
resulting from any occurrence for which the Landlord is not
required to maintain insurance under this Lease, and
(e) damage or injury caused
by or resulting from any act, default or negligence of the Tenant,
its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, invitees
and licensees.
Section 5.5.
Landlord’s Insurance . The Landlord shall take
out and maintain or cause to be taken out and maintained with
respect to the Building a policy or policies containing deductible
clauses of any insurance company or companies of:
(a) insurance against
destruction or damage by fire and those additional perils contained
in the “extended perils” endorsement of such insurance
company or companies usual from time to time for similar risks on a
replacement cost basis excluding the replacement value of footings,
foundations and pavements, and
(b) legal liability for
bodily injury or death and property damage resulting from each
occurrence up to such limits as the Landlord may from time to time
reasonably determine but in any event not less than $3,000,000.00
all-inclusive.
Section 5.6. Building
Taxes . Subject to Article IV, the Landlord shall pay
or cause to be paid in the year in which same are due all Taxes
levied, rated, charged or imposed against the Building.
ARTICLE VI
MUTUAL
COVENANTS
Section 6.1. Entry by
Landlord . The Landlord and its officers, agents,
servants, employees and contractors shall be entitled at any time
in cases of emergency or upon reasonable notice during Normal
Business Hours to enter upon the Leased Premises for the purpose of
making any repair in this Lease required or permitted to be made by
the Landlord and for the purpose of making any repair which the
Tenant fails to make according to notice in writing, or to do any
work which the Landlord is required or permitted to do under this
Lease.
Section 6.2. Maintenance
of Services, etc . The Landlord shall have the right to
use, install, maintain and repair pipes, wires, ducts and other
installations in, under or through the walls, ceilings and floors
of the Leased Premises for or in connection with the supply of any
services or utilities to
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the Leased Premises or to any part of
the Building or the Rights in Common and the right to do such work
in the Leased Premises as the Landlord may deem necessary to
preserve, improve or protect the Leased Premises or the
Building.
Section 6.3. Suspension of
Services . In order to make any repairs, alterations,
improvements or additions in or relating to the Leased Premises or
to any part of the Building or the Rights in Common, the Landlord,
if such action is necessary, may interrupt or suspend the supply to
the Leased Premises of any services or utilities until such
repairs, alterations, improvements or additions shall be completed
provided that such work shall be diligently proceeded
with.
Section 6.4. Entry by
Landlord Not to Interfere . The Landlord and its officers,
agents, servants, employees and contractors in entering the Leased
Premises or in making any repair or in doing any work shall not
unreasonably or unnecessarily interfere with or disturb the conduct
of the business of the Tenant.
Section 6.5. Entry in
Absence of Tenant . If the Tenant or its representative
shall not be personally present to open and permit an entry into
the Leased Premises at any time when for any reason an entry
therein shall be necessary or permissable under this Lease, the
Landlord or the Landlord’s agent may enter the same by a
master key, or may forcibly enter the same, without rendering the
Landlord or such agent liable therefor, and without in any manner
affecting the covenants, obligations and agreements of the Tenant
under this Lease.
Section 6.6.
Overholding . If at the expiration of the Term by lapse
of time unless this Lease has been renewed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.1 hereof, the Tenant shall hold over
without the written content of the Landlord for any reason the
tenancy of the Tenant thereafter shall be from month to month at a
100% increased monthly rent and shall, in the absence of written
agreement to the contrary, be subject to all covenants, obligations
and agreements provided for in this Lease, except as to duration
and rights of renewal, if any.
Section 6.7. Limit of
Landlord’s Liability . Except for matters arising
from the negligence of the Landlord, its officers, agents,
servants, employees or contractors, the Landlord shall not be
liable or responsible in any way for, and the Tenant shall not be
entitled to any abatement of Rent in respect of, any loss, damage
or injury of any nature whatever that may be suffered or sustained
to any persons or property, and in particular, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Landlord shall not be liable for
any loss, damage or injury of any nature whatever to any person or
persons or property:
(a) resulting from any defect
in the Leased Premises or in the Building or the Rights in
Common,
(b) resulting from the
condition or arrangement or from the interruption or breakdown of
any elevators, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning or
mechanical, sprinkler or electrical equipment or machinery or of
any water, gas, sewage, telephone or other communications
facilities or electrical power services or utilities comprised in
the Leased Premises or in the Building or the Rights in Common or
belonging thereto, connected therewith or used in the operation
thereof.
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(c) by reason of the failure
to supply adequate drainage,
(d) by reason of steam,
smoke, water, rain, snow or other substances leaking, issuing,
flowing or escaping into any part of the Leased Premises
or,
(e) resulting from anything
done or omitted to be done by the Landlord, its servants,
employees, agents, contractors, customers, invitees or licensees,
by other occupants of the Building, or by persons in the Leased
Premises or the Building, by occupants of adjacent property or by
the public.
nor shall the same constitute
an eviction.
Section 6.8.
Landlord’s Alterations . The Landlord at any time
and from time to time may make alterations or additions to, and
construct additional stories on the Building, and may build
adjoining the same. No such alterations, addition or construction
shall unreasonably interfere with access to the Leased
Premises.
Section 6.9.
Tenant’s Alterations . The Tenant shall not make
any alteration, repair, addition or improvement to the Leased
Premises nor make, construct, erect or install any Leasehold
Improvements in or to the Leased Premises, except with the prior
written approval of the Landlord, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld, and in accordance with the procedures and
provisions set out in this section. Before beginning any such work
the Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord sufficient copies of its
plans and specifications therefor and such other information as the
Landlord may reasonably require with respect thereto. The Landlord
may require revisions to such plans and specifications and payment
of the cost to the Landlord of having its architects approve such
plans and specifications as conditions of its approval for such
work. Such approval shall not release the Tenant from its
obligation to obtain a building permit if one is necessary. All
such work shall be done by Tenant:
(a) in accordance with the
applicable requirements of all regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction with respect thereto,
(b) as expeditiously as
possible in a good and workmanlike manner and with first-class new
materials,
(c) in compliance with such
reasonable rules and regulations as the Landlord or its agents or
contractors may make,
(d) in such manner as will
not interfere unreasonably with the work being done by the Landlord
upon the Leased Premises or any other portion of the
Building,
(e) subject to the reasonable
supervision of the Landlord or its agents or contractors and the
payment of a reasonable fee in connection with such
supervision,
(f) only by contractors
approved by the Landlord; provided that the Landlord may at its
option require any mechanical or electrical work be done by the
Landlord’s contractor,
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(g) only by persons whose
labour union affiliations are acceptable to the unions of which the
employees of the Landlord, its contractors or subcontractors are
members, and
(h) at the risk of the
Tenant.
Any such work which is not
done in accordance with the plans, specifications, information and
revisions delivered to and approved by the Landlord or is not
otherwise in accordance with the requirements of this section, and
which has not been removed or corrected forthwith after demand, may
be removed or corrected by the Landlord at the expense of the
Tenant. The Tenant shall also pay to the Landlord with respect to
such work, the reasonable cost to the Landlord of all utilities
supplied to the Leased Premises with respect to such work and any
special or additional services provided to the Tenant during the
conduct of such work, including special supervision, the cost of
any necessary cutting or patching of or repairing any injury to the
Building or to 144 Front Street West, or the Leased Premises, any
cost to the Landlord of removing refuse or materials and of
cleaning as a result of such work, any cost to the Landlord of
changes required by the Tenant for the use of the Leased Premises,
and all other costs incurred for the accommodation of such work
(including delays caused by the conduct of such work) and any other
cost of the Landlord which can reasonably be allocated as a direct
expense relating to the conduct of such work. Such costs of the
Landlord shall be paid to the Landlord by the Tenant as they are
incurred by the Landlord and invoiced to the Tenant. Any such
invoices may be based upon the Landlord’s reasonable estimate
of any cost wherever such cost cannot be exactly determined from
information then available to the Landlord.
Section 6.9.1 Tenant to
Discharge all Liens
(a) The Tenant will not allow
or cause any construction or other liens or encumbrances in respect
of materials supplied or work done or to be done by or on behalf of
the Tenant to be registered against or otherwise affect the
Building, the Lands, the Leased Premises or any part thereof or the
Landlord’s or Tenant’s interest in the Leased
Premises.
(b) If a lien or other
encumbrance is registered against or otherwise affects the Building
or the Leased Premises or the Landlord’s or Tenant’s
interest therein, and the Tenant fails to discharge or cause any
such lien or encumbrance to be discharged or vacated within five
(5) days after it is filed or registered, then the Landlord
may, in addition to its other rights and remedies, discharge the
lien or encumbrance or have it vacated by paying the amount claimed
into court or directly to the lien claimant and the Tenant will pay
to the Landlord, upon demand, all costs (including the amount so
paid and any legal costs and expenses) plus interest at an annual
rate of three (3) percentage points above the Stipulated Rate
of Interest, calculated and compounded monthly.
Section 6.10. Termination
in the Event of Damage . Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Lease, if the Building or the Rights in Common
is damaged or destroyed by any casualty against which the Landlord
is insured so as to render the Leased Premises unfit for the
purpose of the Tenant or incapable of access, the Rent reserved by
this Lease or a proportionate part thereof shall abate to the
extent of insurance recoveries received by the Landlord from the
date of the damage or
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destruction, until the Leased Premises
are rebuilt unless the Tenant is obliged to repair under the terms
of this Lease; provided that upon the delivery of an
Architect’s Certificate to the effect:
(a) that the Leased Premises
cannot be rebuilt or made fit for the purposes of the Tenant within
one hundred and twenty (120) days of such damage or
destruction, the Landlord, at its option, instead of making the
Leased Premises fit for the Tenant, may terminate this Lease by
giving to the Tenant within thirty (30) days after such damage
or destruction notice of the termination, and thereupon Rent shall
be apportioned and paid to the date of such damage or destruction
and the Tenant shall immediately deliver up vacant possession of
the Leased Premises to the Landlord;
(b) that irrespective or
whether the Leased Premises are damaged or destroyed, fifty percent
(50%) or more of the leasable area of the Building or the
Rights in Common is damaged or destroyed and such area cannot be
rebuilt or made fit for the purposes of the tenants of such
leasable area within one hundred and eighty (180) days or such
damage or destruction, the Landlord, at its option, may terminate
this Lease by giving to the Tenant within thirty (30) days
after such damage or destruction notice of termination requiring
vacant possession of the Leased Premises sixty (60) days after
delivery of such notice of termination and thereupon Rent and any
other payments for which the Tenant is liable under this Lease
shall be apportioned and paid to the date on which vacant
possession is required and the Tenant shall deliver up vacant
possession of the Leased Premises to the Landlord in accordance
with such notice of termination and the provisions of this
Lease.
Section 6.11. Termination
for Demolition . Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Lease, if the Landlord shall have decided or determined, in
its sole and absolute discretion, to:
(a) sell the whole or any
part of the Building of which the Leased Premises form a
part;
(b) demolish the whole or any
part of the Building of which the Leased Premises form a part;
or
(c) redevelop, reconstruct,
renovate or alter the whole or any part of the Building of which
the Leased Premises form a part;
to the extent that vacant possession of
the Leased Premises is necessary, expedient or desired, as
determined by the Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion, the
Landlord may unilaterally terminate this Lease by giving not less
than twelve (12) months notice in writing to the Tenant. It is
hereby acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the
Tenant shall have no claim or cause of action whatsoever (including
but not limited to claims for damages, losses, expenses and other
compensation) against the Landlord with respect to, relating to or
arising from such termination of the Lease by the Landlord and that
the Landlord shall have no obligation or liability whatsoever to
the Tenant with respect to, relating to or arising from such
termination of the Lease by the Landlord. On the last day of the
aforementioned twelve (12) month notice period or on such
other termination date as specified in the written notice to the
Tenant, the Tenant shall deliver up vacant possession of the Leased
Premises to the Landlord in accordance with the provisions of this
Lease and shall
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execute all documents and other
assurances deemed necessary or desirable by the Landlord in its
sole and absolute discretion to give effect to the provisions of
this Section.
In the event the Landlord
exercises the foregoing termination right and provided:
(i) the Tenant has not been in default of any of its covenants
and obligations under this Lease; and (ii) the Tenant has
submitted evidence to the Landlord substantiating the Tenant
Improvements Costs incurred pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof,
the Landlord shall compensate the Tenant for the undepreciated
portion of the Tenant Improvement Costs calculated in accordance
with the applicable amount, depending on the month in which the
effective date of termination occurs, as set out below:
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No. of Months after
Commencement Date |
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Amount |
| 0-12 |
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$ |
25.000.00 |
| 13-24 |
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$ |
20,000.00 |
| 25-36 |
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$ |
15,000.00 |
| 37-48 |
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$ |
10,000.00 |
Section 6.12. Rules and
Regulations . The Landlord shall be entitled from time to
time to make and to amend and supplement reasonable rules and
regulations not inconsistent with this Lease and applying uniformly
to all tenants in the Building. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, such rules and regulations may relate to and govern
the operation, maintenance, safety, care, cleanliness and use of
the Building, the Leased Premises, the Leasable Service Areas and
the Service Areas, and access to the Building and the Rights in
Common and the Leased Premises other than during Normal Business
Hours. The Tenant shall comply with the rules and regulations set
out in Schedule “B” to this Lease and any
amendments or supplements thereto and shall cause its officers,
agents, servants, employees, contractors, customers, invitees and
licensees to comply with such rules and regulations. The Landlord
shall be under no responsibility for its failure to enforce any of
such rules or regulations. The Landlord shall give reasonable
notice to the Tenant of any amendments or supplements to such rules
and regulations.
Section 6.13. Transfers by
Landlord . The Landlord, at any time and from time to
time, may sell, transfer, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of the
whole or any part of its interest in the Building or in the Leased
Premises and, at any time and from time to time, may enter into any
mortgage of the whole or any part of its interest in the Building
or in the Leased Premises. If the party acquiring such interest
shall have agreed to assume, and so long as it holds such interest,
to perform each of the covenants, obligations and agreements of the
Landlord under this Lease in the same manner and to the same extent
as if originally named as the Landlord in this Lease the Landlord
shall thereupon be released from all of its covenants, obligations
and agreements under this Lease.
Section 6.14. Rights of
Landlord’s Mortgagees . If at any time during the
currency of a mortgage of the interest of the Landlord in the
Leased Premises notice of which has been given to the Tenant, any
default shall occur in the performance of any of the covenants,
obligations or agreements of the Landlord which would give rise to
a right in the Tenant to terminate this Lease,
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then the Tenant, before becoming
entitled as against the holder of such mortgage to exercise any
right to terminate this Lease, shall give to the holder of such
mortgage notice in writing of such default. The holder of such
mortgage shall have such period as may be reasonable in the
circumstances within which to remedy such default as agent of the
Landlord (or by such other means as will avoid the holder of such
mortgage becoming a mortgagee in possession of the Leased Premises
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