Exhibit 10.29
STANDARD OFFICE
LEASE
BY AND BETWEEN
KROEZE KONCEPTS,
INC.,
a California
corporation
AS LANDLORD,
AND
MEDICINE MADE
EASY,
a California corporation AS
TENANT
SUITE 170 and 180
HAMILTON CORPORATE
CENTER
Located at 19300 South Hamilton
Avenue, Gardena, California 90248
STANDARD OFFICE
LEASE
This Standard Office Lease (“
Lease ”) is made and entered into as of this 23
rd
day of August, 2005, by
and between KROEZE KONCEPTS, INC., a California corporation
(“ Landlord ”), and MEDICINE MADE EASY, a
California corporation (“ Tenant ”).
Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and
Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the premises described as Suite
Nos. 170 and 180 on the first floor, as designated on the plan
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”
(“ Premises ”), which is part of the project
(“ Project ”) now known as HAMILTON CORPORATE
CENTER whose address is 19300 South Hamilton Avenue, Gardena,
California 90248, for the Term and upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, and Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
BASIC LEASE
PROVISIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A.
|
|
Term:
|
|
5 years and 3
months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
|
The
“Substantial Completion” (as defined in the Tenant Work
Letter) of the Premises, which date is estimated to be December 1,
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expiration
Date:
|
|
The last day of
the 63 rd full calendar month following the
Commencement Date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
B.
|
|
Square
Footage:
|
|
7,280 rentable
(6,442 usable) square feet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.
|
|
Basic
Rental:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease Months
|
|
Monthly
Basic Rental
|
|
Monthly Basic Rental
Per Rentable Square Foot
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
12,230.40
|
|
$
|
1.68
|
|
2-4
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
5-14
|
|
$
|
12,230.40
|
|
$
|
1.68
|
|
15-26
|
|
$
|
12,594.40
|
|
$
|
1.73
|
|
27-38
|
|
$
|
12,958.40
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
39-50
|
|
$
|
13,322.40
|
|
$
|
1.83
|
|
51-63
|
|
$
|
13,686.40
|
|
$
|
1.88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D.
|
|
Base
Year:
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
E.
|
|
Tenant’s Proportionate
Share:
|
|
11.34%
|
|
|
|
|
|
F.
|
|
Security
Deposit:
|
|
A security
deposit of $12,230.40 shall be due and payable by Tenant to
Landlord upon Tenant’s execution of this Lease.
|
|
|
|
|
|
G.
|
|
Permitted
Use:
|
|
General office
use and sales of pharmaceuticals, and all related uses, subject to
the terms of Article 7.
|
|
|
|
|
|
H.
|
|
Brokers:
|
|
Beitler
Commercial Realty Services (on behalf of Tenant) and Grubb &
Ellis (on behalf of Landlord).
|
|
|
|
|
|
I.
|
|
Parking
Spaces:
|
|
Tenant shall
have the use of 29 unreserved parking spaces, at no cost to Tenant,
on the terms set forth in Article 23 hereof.
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.
|
|
First
Month’s Rent:
|
|
The first full
month’s rent of $12,230.40 shall be due and payable by Tenant
to Landlord upon the execution of this Lease.
|
-1-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K.
|
|
Improvement
Work
|
|
See the Tenant
Work Letter (Exhibit E).
|
|
|
|
|
|
L.
|
|
Signage
|
|
Tenant shall be
entitled to one (1) strip on the Building directory board and
building standard entry door signage identifying Tenant at
Landlord’s sole cost and expense. Any changes to
Tenant’s directory board listing or door signage shall be at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense.
|
|
|
|
|
|
M.
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC., a Delaware corporation
|
ARTICLE 2
TERM/PREMISES
2.1 Term/Premises . The Term
of this Lease shall commence on the Commencement Date as set forth
in Article 1.A. of the Basic Lease Provisions and shall end on the
Expiration Date set forth in Article 1.A. of the Basic Lease
Provisions. For purposes of this Lease, the term “ Lease
Year ” shall mean each consecutive twelve (12) month
period during the Lease Term, with the first Lease Year commencing
on the Commencement Date; however, (a) if the Commencement
Date falls on a day other than the first day of a calendar month,
the first Lease Year shall end on the last day of the eleventh
(11th) month after the Commencement Date and the second
(2nd) and each succeeding Lease Year shall commence on the
first day of the next calendar month, and (b) the last Lease
Year shall end on the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding any term in
this Lease to the contrary, in the event the construction of the
Premises as outlined in Tenant Work Letter is not substantially
completed on or before February 1, 2006 (such date to be
extended to the extent of any “Tenant Delay,” as
defined in Section 4.2 of the Tenant Work Letter), then in
such event Tenant may, at its option, cancel this Lease without any
penalty or obligation to pay rent and the security deposit and
first months rent shall be returned in full to Tenant Said option
to cancel is not subject to any other notice, cure or force majeure
provision provided for in this Lease. Subject to Section 2.3,
Landlord and Tenant hereby stipulate that the Premises contains the
number of square feet specified in Article 1.B. of the Basic Lease
Provisions. Landlord may deliver to Tenant a Commencement Letter in
a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit
“C”, which Tenant shall execute and return to Landlord
within five (5) days of receipt thereof. Failure of Tenant to
timely execute and deliver the Commencement Letter shall constitute
an acknowledgment by Tenant that the statements included in such
notice are true and correct, without exception.
2.2 Option to Extend the Term
.
(i) Option Right . Landlord
hereby grants the Tenant named in this Lease (the “
Original Tenant ”) one (1) option (the “
Option ”) to extend the Lease Term for the entire
Premises for a period of five (5) years (the “ Option
Term ”), which option shall be exercisable only by
written notice delivered by Tenant to Landlord set forth below. The
right contained in this Section 2.2 shall be personal to the
Original Tenant or an “Affiliate” (as defined in
Article 15 below) only and may only be exercised by the Original
Tenant or an Affiliate (and not any other assignee, sublessee or
other transferee of the Original Tenant’s interest in this
Lease) if the Original Tenant or an Affiliate occupies at least
fifty percent (50%) of the entire Premises as of the date of
Tenant’s Acceptance (as defined in Section 2.2(iii)
below).
(ii) Option Rent . The rent
payable by Tenant during the Option Term (“ Option
Rent ”) shall be equal to the “Market Rent”
(defined below). “ Market Rent ” shall mean the
applicable monthly Basic Rental, including all escalations, Direct
Costs, additional rent and other charges at which tenants, as of
the time of Landlord’s “Option Rent Notice” (as
defined below), are entering into leases for non-sublease,
non-encumbered, space comparable in size, location and quality to
the Premises in renewal transactions for a term comparable to the
Option Term which comparable space is located in the Project and in
other office buildings comparable in age, appearance and quality of
construction to the Project in the vicinity of the Project in the
“190 th Street Corridor,” taking into
consideration any applicable concessions including, without
limitation, any free rent and any improvement allowances, with
reference to the value of the existing improvements in the Premises
to Tenant, as compared to the value of the existing improvements in
such comparable space, with such value to be based upon the age,
quality and layout of the improvements and the extent to which the
same could be utilized by Tenant with consideration given to the
fact that the improvements existing in the Premises are
specifically suitable to Tenant.
(iii) Exercise of Options .
The Options shall be exercised by Tenant only in the following
manner: (i) Tenant shall not be in uncured, material default
on the delivery date of the Interest Notice and Tenant’s
Acceptance; (ii) Tenant shall deliver written notice (“
Interest Notice ”) to Landlord not more than nine
(9) months nor less than six (6) months prior to the
expiration of the Lease Term (or the first Option Term, as
applicable), stating that Tenant is interested in exercising the
Option, (iii) within thirty (30) days of Landlord’s
receipt of Tenant’s written notice, Landlord shall deliver
notice (“ Option Rent Notice ”) to Tenant
setting forth the Option Rent; and (iv) if Tenant desires to
exercise such Option, Tenant shall provide Landlord written notice
within five (5) business days after receipt of the Option Rent
Notice (“ Tenant’s Acceptance ”) and
upon,
-2-
and concurrent with such exercise, Tenant may,
at its option, object to the Option Rent contained in the Option
Rent Notice. Tenant’s failure to deliver the Interest Notice
or Tenant’s Acceptance on or before the dates specified above
shall be deemed to constitute Tenant’s election not to
exercise the Option. If Tenant timely and properly exercises its
Option, the Lease Term (or the first Option Term, as applicable)
shall be extended for the Option Term upon all of the terms and
conditions set forth in this Lease, except that the Rent for the
applicable Option Term shall be as indicated hi the Option Rent
Notice (or as specified in subsection “iv” below if
Tenant timely and appropriately objects to the Market Rent in
Tenant’s Acceptance).
(iv) Determination of Market
Rent . If Tenant timely and appropriately objects to the Market
Rent in Tenant’s Acceptance, Landlord and Tenant shall
attempt to agree upon the Market Rent using their best good-faith
efforts. If Landlord and Tenant fail to reach agreement within
twenty-one (21) days following Tenant’s Acceptance
(“ Outside Agreement Date ”), then each party
shall make a separate determination of the Market Rent which shall
be submitted to each other and to arbitration in accordance with
the following items (1) through (7):
(1) Landlord and Tenant shall each
appoint, within ten (10) days of the Outside Agreement Date,
one neutral arbitrator who shall by profession be a current
independent real estate broker of commercial properties in the
immediate vicinity of the Project, and who has been active in such
field over the last five (5) years. The determination of the
arbitrators shall be limited solely to the issue of whether
Landlord’s or Tenant’s submitted Market Rent is the
closest to the actual Market Rent as determined by the arbitrators,
taking into account the requirements of item (ii),
above.
(2) The two arbitrators so appointed
shall within five (5) business days of the date of the
appointment of the last appointed arbitrator agree upon and appoint
a third arbitrator who shall be qualified under the same criteria
set forth hereinabove for qualification of the initial two
arbitrators.
(3) The three arbitrators shall
within fifteen (15) days of the appointment of the third
arbitrator reach a decision as to whether the parties shall use
Landlord’s or Tenant’s submitted Market Rent, and shall
notify Landlord and Tenant thereof.
(4) The decision of the majority of
the three arbitrators shall be binding upon Landlord and
Tenant.
(5) If either Landlord or Tenant
fails to appoint an arbitrator within ten (10) days after the
applicable Outside Agreement Date, the arbitrator appointed by one
of them shall reach a decision, notify Landlord and Tenant thereof,
and such arbitrator’s decision shall be binding upon Landlord
and Tenant.
(6) If the two arbitrators fail to
agree upon and appoint a third arbitrator, or both parties fail to
appoint an arbitrator, then the appointment of the third arbitrator
or any arbitrator shall be dismissed and the matter to be decided
shall be forthwith submitted to arbitration under the provisions of
the American Arbitration Association, but subject to the
instruction set forth in this item (d).
(7) The cost of arbitration shall be
paid by Landlord and Tenant equally.
2.3 Remeasurement Right . The
usable area of the Premises shall be determined in accordance with
the standards set forth in ANSI Z65.1-1996, as promulgated by the
Building Owners and Managers Association (the “ BOMA
Standard ”). The rentable square footage of the Premises
shall be equal to the product of (i) the usable square footage
of the Premises measured pursuant to the BOMA Standard, and
(ii) 1.13. Landlord and Tenant shall each have the right, upon
notice (the “ Remeasurement Notice ”) delivered
to the other party within sixty (60) days following the
Commencement Date to remeasure the usable square footage of the
Premises in accordance with the BOMA Standard. In the event that
such remeasurement indicates that the usable square footage
measurement set forth in this Lease is in excess of or lower than
the usable square footage number which would have resulted had the
BOMA Standard been properly utilized, any payments due either party
(or other rights between Landlord and Tenant) based upon the amount
of rentable and usable square feet contained in the Premises
(including, without limitation, the Basic Rental, Tenant’s
Proportionate Share, and the Security Deposit amount) shall be
proportionally, retroactively and prospectively reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect the actual number of rentable
and usable square feet as properly derived from the remeasured
useable square footage under the BOMA Standard. If either party
disagrees with the other party’s remeasurement and if a
dispute occurs regarding the final accuracy of the usable square
footage measurement of the Premises in accordance with the BOMA
Standard, such dispute will be conclusively resolved by an
architect selected by Landlord and approved by Tenant, in
Tenant’s reasonable discretion. In the event that a
Remeasurement Notice is not timely delivered in accordance with the
terms of this paragraph, the square footage of the Premises shall
not be subject to remeasurement, and the rentable and useable
square footage set forth in Article 1.B above shall be binding and
conclusive.
2.4 Right of First Refusal .
Tenant shall have a one-time right of first refusal with respect to
Suite 290 on the second floor of the Project (the “ First
Refusal Space ”) upon the terms and conditions set forth
in this Section 2.4.
-3-
(i) Method of Exercise .
Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing (the “ First
Refusal Notice ”) in the event that Landlord receives a
bona fide offer from a third party for the potential lease of the
First Refusal Space that Landlord intends to accept. The First
Refusal Notice shall contain the economic terms of such prospective
lease. For a period of five (5) business days following
Tenant’s receipt of the First Refusal Notice (the “
Election Period ”), Tenant shall have the right to
inform Landlord in writing (the “ Acceptance Notice
”) that Tenant desires to lease the First Refusal Space on
the economic terms set forth in the First Refusal Notice and
otherwise the same basic terms and conditions as provided in this
Lease; provided, however, that the term of Tenant’s lease of
the First Refusal Space shall be co-terminous with the Term of
Tenant’s lease of the Premises. If the term of
Landlord’s prospective lease to the third party is longer
than the remaining Term of this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled
to equitably adjust the concessions to be given to Tenant in the
First Refusal Notice on a pro rata basis-based on the term
differential. If Tenant fails to deliver written notice to Landlord
of Tenant’s election to lease the First Refusal Space within
such five (5) business day period, Landlord shall be entitled
to enter into a lease with such potential third party tenant or any
other tenant, at Landlord’s sole election. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Tenant’s right of refusal as
set forth in this Section 2.4 shall not be effective during
the last two (2) years of the Term.
(ii) Delivery of the First
Refusal Space . Provided that Tenant timely exercises its
option to lease the First Refusal Space, Landlord shall deliver the
First Refusal Space to Tenant on the commencement date set forth in
the First Refusal Notice (the “ Delivery Date
”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall have no
liability to Tenant for any damages resulting from any delay in
delivering possession of the First Refusal Space to Tenant on any
particular delivery date designated by Landlord or designated in
this Lease, if such delay is caused by the holding over of a
previous tenant of the First Refusal Space, and further provided
that Landlord, at its expense, shall use reasonable efforts to
secure possession of the First Refusal Space from such previous
tenant.
(iii) Improvement of First
Refusal Space . Tenant agrees that Tenant shall accept the
First Refusal Space in its then existing “as is”
condition, subject to any improvement allowance specified in the
First Refusal Notice.
(iv) Amendment to Lease . If
Tenant timely exercises Tenant’s right to lease the First
Refusal Space as set forth herein, then within thirty
(30) days after the date of such exercise Landlord and Tenant
shall use diligent efforts to execute an amendment adding such
First Refusal Space to this Lease upon the same terms and
conditions as the initial Premises, except as otherwise set forth
in this Section 2.4; provided that the execution of such
amendment shall not be necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Section 2.4.
(v) Rights Personal . The
rights contained in this Section 2.4 may only be exercised by
the Original Tenant (and not any assignee, sublessee or other
transferee of the Original Tenant’s interest in this Lease).
Tenant shall not have the right to lease First Refusal Space as
provided in this Section 2.4 if, as of the date of the
attempted exercise of the first refusal right by Tenant, or as of
the scheduled date of delivery of such First Refusal Space to
Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease beyond the applicable
notice and cure period.
ARTICLE 3
RENTAL
(a) Basic Rental . Tenant
agrees to pay to Landlord during the Term hereof the initial
monthly and annual sums as set forth in Article 1.C of the Basic
Lease Provisions, payable in advance on the first day of each
calendar month, without demand, setoff or deduction, and in the
event this Lease commences or the date of expiration of this Lease
occurs other than on the first day or last day of a calendar month,
the rent for such month shall be prorated. Checks shall be made
payable to “Kroeze Koncepts, Inc.” and shall be sent to
The Real Estate Group, 9920 So. La Cienege Blvd, Suite 905,
Inglewood, CA 90301 (or to such other person or at such other place
as directed from time to tune by written notice to Tenant from
Landlord). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first full
month’s rent shall be paid to Landlord in accordance with
Article 1.J. of the Basic Lease Provisions.
(b) Increase in Direct Costs
. The term “ Base Year ” means the calendar year
set forth in Article 1.D. of the Basic Lease Provisions. If, in any
calendar year during the Term of this Lease, the “Direct
Costs” (as hereinafter defined) paid or incurred by Landlord
shall be higher than the Direct Costs for the Base Year, Tenant
shall pay an additional sum for such and each subsequent calendar
year equal to the product of the amount set forth in Article 1.E.
of the Basic Lease Provisions multiplied by such increased amount
of “Direct Costs.” In the event this Lease shall
terminate on any date other than the last day of a calendar year,
the additional sum payable hereunder by Tenant during the calendar
year in which this Lease terminates shall be prorated on the basis
of the relationship which the number of days which have elapsed
from the commencement of said calendar year to and including said
date on which this Lease terminates bears to three hundred
sixty-five (365). Any-and all amounts due and payable by Tenant
pursuant to this Lease (other than Basic Rental) shall be deemed
“Additional Rent” and Landlord shall be entitled to
exercise the same rights and remedies upon default in these
payments as Landlord is entitled to exercise with respect to
defaults in monthly Basic Rental payments.
-4-
(c) Definitions . As used
herein the term “ Direct Costs ” shall mean the
sum of the following:
(i) “ Tax Costs
”, which shall mean any and all real estate taxes and other
similar charges on real property or improvements, assessments,
water and sewer charges, and all other charges assessed, reassessed
or levied upon the Project and appurtenances thereto and the
parking or other facilities thereof, or the real property
thereunder (collectively the “ Real Property ”)
or attributable thereto or on the rents, issues, profits or income
received or derived therefrom which are assessed, reassessed or
levied by the United States, the State of California or any local
government authority or agency or any political subdivision
thereof, and shall include Landlord’s reasonable legal fees,
costs and disbursements incurred in connection with proceedings for
reduction of Tax Costs or any part thereof. In no event shall Tax
Costs included in Direct Costs for any year subsequent to the Base
Year be less than the amount of Tax Costs included in Direct Costs
for the Base Year. In addition, when calculating Tax Costs for the
Base Year, special assessments shall only be deemed included in Tax
Costs for the Base Year to the extent that such special assessments
are included in Tax Costs for the applicable subsequent calendar
year during the Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Lease, there shall be excluded from Tax Costs
(i) all excess profits taxes, franchise taxes, gift taxes,
capital stock taxes, inheritance and succession taxes, estate
taxes, federal and state income taxes, and other taxes to the
extent applicable to Landlord’s general or net income (as
opposed to rents, receipts or income attributable to operations at
the Project), and (ii) any items included as Operating Costs.
Furthermore, neither Tax Costs nor Operating Costs for the first
thirty-three (33) months of the Term shall include any
increase in any and all real estate taxes and other similar charges
on real property or improvements as the direct result of the
reassessment, such as under Proposition 13, of the Project
following the sale or renovation of the Project occurring during
the first thirty-three (33) months of the Term.
(ii) “ Operating Costs
”, which shall mean all costs and expenses incurred by
Landlord in connection with the maintenance, operation,
replacement, ownership and repair of the Project, including, but
not limited to, salaries, wages, medical, and other taxes and
benefits for all persons who perform duties connected with the
operation, maintenance and repair of the Project; a reasonable
allowance for depreciation of the cost of acquiring or the rental
expense of personal property used in the maintenance, operation and
repair of the Project; accountant’s fees, legal fees, real
estate tax consulting fees, personal property taxes on property
used in the maintenance and operation of the Project; fees, costs,
expenses or dues payable pursuant to the terms of any covenants,
conditions or restrictions as amended from time to time (“
CC&Rs ”) or owners’ association pertaining
to the Project; capital expenditures incurred to effect economies
of operation of, or stability of services to, the Project and
capital expenditures required by government regulations, laws, or
ordinances including, but not limited to the American with
Disabilities Act; costs incurred (capital or otherwise) on a
regular recurring basis every three (3) or more years for
certain maintenance projects (e.g., parking lot slurry coat or
replacement of lobby and elevator cab carpeting); the cost of all
charges for electricity, gas, water and other utilities furnished
to the Project, including any taxes thereon; charges for insurance
for the Project carried by Landlord; the cost of all building and
cleaning supplies and materials; the cost of all charges for
cleaning, maintenance and service contracts and other services with
independent contractors and administration fees; a property
management fee (which fee may be imputed if Landlord has
internalized management or otherwise acts as its own property
manager) and license, permit and inspection fees relating to the
Project. In the event, during any calendar year, the Project is
less than ninety-five percent (95%) occupied at all times,
Operating Costs shall be adjusted to reflect the Operating Costs of
the Project as though ninety-five percent (95%) were occupied
at all times, and the increase or decrease in the sums owed
hereunder shall be based upon such Operating Costs as so adjusted.
In no event shall costs for any item of utilities included in
Direct Costs for any year subsequent to the Base Year be less than
the amount included in Direct Costs for the Base Year for such
utility item. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
this Article 3, when calculating Operating Costs for the Base Year,
Operating Costs shall exclude (a) market-wide labor-rate
increases due to extraordinary circumstances including, but not
limited to, boycotts and strikes, (b) utility rate increases
due to extraordinary circumstances including, but not limited to,
conservation surcharges, boycotts, embargoes or other shortages,
and (c) amortization of any capital items including, but not
limited to, capital improvements, capital repairs and capital
replacements (including such amortized costs where the actual
improvement, repair or replacement was made in prior
years).
(iii) Operating Costs shall
exclude:
|
|
1.
|
Any costs
associated with any other property of Landlord, not specifically
related to the operations of this Project;
|
|
|
2.
|
Any legal costs
associated with disputes or lease violations by other tenants in
the Project;
|
|
|
3.
|
Landlord’s general or corporate
overhead;
|
|
|
4.
|
Costs
associated with any other tenant’s willful or negligent
acts;
|
|
|
5.
|
Costs
associated with Landlord’s, or Landlord’s
employees’, agents’, vendors’, contractors’
or materials or services providers’, or invitees’
willful or negligent acts;
|
|
|
6.
|
Any costs
associated with preexisting hazardous or medical materials, or
those brought onto the Project by a party other than Tenant or its
agent;
|
|
|
7.
|
Costs resulting
from the failure of the Project, as of the Commencement Date, to
comply with laws applicable to the Project as of the Commencement
Date;
|
|
|
8.
|
Costs of
repairing latent defects in the Project;
|
|
|
9.
|
Management fees
in excess of those charged by the landlords of comparable office
buildings in the vicinity of the Project;
|
|
|
10.
|
With respect to
any Operating Cost item that is a capital cost or a capital
expenditure,
|
-5-
|
|
|
Operating Costs
for each year shall include an amount equal to the cost of such
item (including interest) amortized over the reasonable useful life
of such item (calculated on a straight-line basis), consistent with
the practice of the owners of other first class buildings in the
Los Angeles area;
|
|
|
11.
|
Any real estate
brokerage commissions, improvements allowances, or other costs
incurred in procuring tenants;
|
|
|
12.
|
Any amount
reimbursed by, or reimbursable by, a tenant of the Project or any
insurance company or third party;
|
|
|
13.
|
Payments of
principal and/or interest on mortgages or ground lease payments (if
any) or other debt or depreciation costs, except as specifically
allowed in this Lease (including without limitation pursuant to the
terms of subsection “10” above);
|
|
|
14.
|
Costs
associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or
entity which constitutes the Landlord, as the same are
distinguished from the costs of operation of the Project,
including, but not limited to, partnership accounting and legal
matters, costs of defending any lawsuits with any mortgagee, costs
of selling, syndicating, financing, mortgaging or hypothecating any
of Landlord’s interest in the Project, costs of any disputes
between Landlord and its employees, if any; disputes of Landlord
with Project management, or outside fees paid in connection with
disputes with other tenants;
|
|
|
15.
|
The wages and
benefits of any employee who does not devote substantially all of
his or her employed time to the Project unless such wages and
benefits are prorated to reflect time spent on operating and
managing the Project vis-à-vis time spent on matters unrelated
to operating and managing the Project;
|
|
|
16.
|
All items and
services for which Tenant or any other tenant in the Project
reimburses Landlord or which Landlord provides selectively to one
or more tenants (other than Tenant) without
reimbursement;
|
|
|
17.
|
All interest
and penalties incurred as a result of Landlord’s failure to
pay bills as the same become due;
|
|
|
18.
|
Charitable or
political contributions or gifts provided to any entity whatsoever,
including without limitation to Tenant, other tenants, employees,
vendors, contractors, agents; or prospective tenants;
|
|
|
19.
|
Rent for space
occupied as a Project management office to the extent such space is
larger than 2,000 rentable square feet;
|
|
|
20.
|
Costs of
installing, maintaining and operating any specialty service
operated by Landlord including without limitation, any luncheon
club or athletic facility, or the repair thereof;
|
|
|
21.
|
Cost of work or
replacements covered by warranties;
|
|
|
22.
|
Automobile or
travel expenses for Landlord or its agents;
|
|
|
23.
|
Legal fees,
space planners’ fees, real estate brokers’ leasing
commissions, improvement allowances, and advertising expenses
incurred in connection with the original, development or original
leasing of the Project or future leasing of the Project;
|
|
|
24.
|
Any bad debt
loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss;
|
|
|
25.
|
The expense of
extraordinary services provided to other tenants in the
Project:
|
|
|
26.
|
Fines,
penalties, and interest;
|
|
|
27.
|
Insurance
deductible expenses for any and all claims made by
Landlord;
|
|
|
28.
|
Any
recalculation of or additional Operating Costs actually incurred
more than two (2) years prior to the year in which Landlord
proposes that such costs by included except for taxes or utility
payments;
|
|
|
29.
|
Mass transit or
such other public transportation pass-through assessment, if
any;
|
|
|
30.
|
Costs incurred
due to Landlord’s failure to comply with laws;
|
|
|
31.
|
Costs,
including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with
respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for new
tenants in the Project or incurred in renovating or otherwise
improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for
tenants or other occupants of the Project;
|
|
|
32.
|
Expenses in
connection with services or other benefits which are not provided
to Tenant or for which Tenant is charged directly but which are
provided to another tenant or occupant of the Project;
|
|
|
33.
|
Costs of
alterations or improvements to the Premises or the premises of
other tenants;
|
|
|
34.
|
Overhead and
profit increment paid to Landlord or to subsidiaries or affiliates
of Landlord for services in the Project to the extent the same
exceeds the costs of such services rendered by unaffiliated third
parties on a competitive basis;
|
|
|
35.
|
Rentals and
other related expenses incurred in leasing air conditioning
systems, elevators or other equipment ordinarily considered to be
of a capital nature, except equipment not affixed to the Project
which is used in providing janitorial or similar services, to the
extent such costs would exceed the costs which would be permitted
as amortized capital costs above if the equipment was purchased
instead of leased;
|
-6-
|
|
36.
|
All items and
services for which Tenant or any other tenant in the Project
reimburses Landlord or which Landlord provides selectively to one
or more tenants (other than Tenant) without
reimbursement;
|
|
|
37.
|
Electric power
costs for which any tenant directly contracts with the local public
service company; and
|
|
|
38.
|
Any commission
paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in commercial
concessions operated by Landlord, provided that any compensation
paid to any concierge at the Project shall be includable as
Operating Costs;
|
|
|
39.
|
Costs, other
than those incurred in ordinary maintenance and repair, for
sculpture, paintings, fountains, or other objects of art;
and
|
|
|
40.
|
Costs that
would not be included in Operating Costs by the owners of other
first class buildings in the Los Angeles area.
|
It is understood that Operating
Costs shall be reduced by all cash discounts, trade discounts; or
quantity discounts received by Landlord or Landlord’s
managing agent in the purchase of any goods, utilities, or services
in connection with the operation of the Project. Landlord shall
make payments for goods, utilities and services in a timely manner
to obtain the maximum possible discount. Landlord shall use its
best efforts to effect an equitable proration of bills for services
rendered to the Project and to any other properly owned by
Landlord. If capital items which are customarily purchased by
landlords of first-class office buildings in the Los Angeles area
are leased, rather than purchased, by Landlord, the decision by
Landlord to lease the item in question shall not serve to increase
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Costs beyond that
which would have applied had the item in question been purchased.
If Landlord either (i) elects to carry a new category of
insurance following the Base Year that is not carried during the
Base Year (including, without limitation, earthquake insurance); or
(ii) elects to carry any Project system maintenance contracts
following the Base Year that are not carried during the Base Year
(in either case, a “ New Cost Item ”), then from
and after the date upon which Landlord commences paying for such
New Cost Item and continuing throughout the period during which
Landlord maintains such New Cost Item, Operating Costs for the Base
Year shall be deemed to be increased by the amount of the cost
Landlord would have incurred had Landlord maintained such New Cost
Item for the same period of time during the Base Year as such New
Cost Item is maintained by Landlord during such subsequent calendar
year.
(d) Determination of Payment
.
(i) If for any calendar year ending
or commencing within the Term, Tenant’s Proportionate Share
of Direct Costs for such calendar year exceeds Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of Direct Costs for the Base Year, then Tenant
shall pay to Landlord, in the manner set forth in Sections 3(d)(ii)
and (iii), below, and as additional rent, an amount equal to the
excess (the “ Excess ”).
(ii) Landlord shall give Tenant a
yearly expense estimate statement (the “ Estimate
Statement ”) which shall set forth Landlord’s
reasonable estimate (the “Estimate”) of what the total
amount of Direct Costs for the then-current calendar year shall be
and the estimated Excess (the “ Estimated Excess
”) as calculated by comparing Tenant’s Proportionate
Share of Direct Costs for such calendar year, which shall be based
upon the Estimate, to Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Direct
Costs for the Base Year. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish
the Estimate Statement for any calendar year shall not preclude
Landlord from enforcing its rights to collect any Estimated Excess
under this Article 3. If pursuant to the Estimate Statement an
Estimated Excess is calculated for the then-current calendar year,
Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Monthly Basic Rental
due, a fraction of the Estimated Excess for the then-current
calendar year (reduced by any amounts paid pursuant to the last
sentence of this Section 3(d)(ii)). Such fraction shall have
as its numerator the number of months which have elapsed in such
current calendar year to the month of such payment, both months
inclusive, and shall have twelve (12) as its denominator.
Until a new Estimate Statement is furnished, Tenant shall pay
monthly, with the Monthly Basic Rental installments, an amount
equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total Estimated Excess set
forth in the previous Estimate Statement delivered by Landlord to
Tenant.
(iii) In addition, Landlord shall
give to Tenant on or before the first day of April following the
end of each calendar year, a statement (the “
Statement ”) which shall state the Direct Costs
incurred or accrued for such preceding calendar year, and which
shall indicate the amount, if any, of the Excess. Upon receipt of
the Statement for each calendar year during the Term, if amounts
paid by Tenant as Estimated Excess are less than the actual Excess
as specified on the Statement, Tenant shall pay, with its next
installment of Monthly Basic Rental due, the full amount of the
Excess for such calendar year, less the amounts, if any, paid
during such calendar year as Estimated Excess. If, however, the
Statement indicates that amounts paid by Tenant as Estimated Excess
are greater than the actual Excess as specified on the Statement,
such overpayment shall be credited against Tenant’s next
installments of rent and Estimated Excess. The failure of Landlord
to timely furnish the Statement
-7-
for any calendar year shall not prejudice
Landlord from enforcing its rights under this Article 3, provided
Landlord delivers the Statement within a reasonable period of time
after April 1 of the year following the year to which such
Statement relates. Even though the Term has expired and Tenant has
vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Direct Costs for the
calendar year in which this Lease terminates, if an Excess is
present, Tenant shall immediately pay to Landlord an amount as
calculated pursuant to the provisions of this Article 3(d) and if
it is determined that the amounts paid by Tenant as Estimated
Excess for such final year exceeded the actual Excess that should
have been paid, Landlord shall reimburse to Tenant such overpayment
amount within thirty (30) days of the date of the date on
which such overpayment was determined. The provisions of this
Section 3(d)(iii) shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of the Term. Provided that Tenant has paid the amount
due under such Statement, Tenant shall have a period of ninety
(90) days following receipt of a Statement within which to
inspect at Landlord’s main office, during normal business
hours, Landlord’s books and records for purposes of auditing
and confirming the accuracy of the Statement, the costs reflected
therein and the charges accessed pursuant thereto.
(iv) If the Project is a part of a
multi-building development, then (i) those Direct Costs
attributable to such development as a whole (and not attributable
solely to any individual building therein) shall be allocated by
Landlord to the Project and to the other buildings within such
development on an equitable basis and (ii) those Direct Costs
attributable to the Building (and not attributable to the entire
Project) shall be allocated by Landlord to the Building.
ARTICLE 4
SECURITY
DEPOSIT
Tenant shall deposit with Landlord
the sum set forth in Article l.F. of the Basic Lease Provisions as
security for the full and faithful performance of every provision
of this Lease to be performed by Tenant. If Tenant breaches any
provision of this Lease, including but not limited to the payment
of rent, Landlord may use all or any part of this security deposit
for the payment of any rent or any other sums in default, or to
compensate Landlord for any other loss or damage which Landlord may
suffer by reason of Tenant’s default. If any portion of said
deposit is so used or applied, Tenant shall, within ten
(10) days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with
Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the security deposit to
its original amount. Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be
required to keep the security deposit in trust, segregate it or
keep it separate from Landlord’s general funds but Landlord
may commingle the security deposit with its general funds and
Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on such deposit Within
thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Lease Term or
termination of the Lease, and provided there exists no material
uncured default by Tenant hereunder, the security deposit or any
balance thereof shall be returned to Tenant (or, at
Landlord’s option, to Tenant’s assignee), provided that
subsequent to the expiration of this Lease, Landlord may retain
from said security deposit any and all amounts permitted by law or
this Article 4. In the event any material uncured Tenant default
exists at the expiration or termination of this Lease, Landlord may
retain only so much of the security deposit as is necessary and
legally permitted to apply to Landlord’s damages, as provided
below, and the remainder shall be promptly returned to the Tenant.
Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 1950.7 of the
California Civil Code and all other provisions of law, now or
hereafter in effect, which provide that Landlord may claim from a
security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy
defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by Tenant
or to clean the Premises, it being agreed that Landlord may, in
addition, claim those sums specified in this Article 4 above and/or
those sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any
other loss or damage, foreseeable or unforeseeable, caused by the
acts or omissions of Tenant or any officer, employee, agent,
contractor or invitee of Tenant.
ARTICLE 5
HOLDING
OVER
Should Tenant, without
Landlord’s written consent, hold over after termination of
this Lease, Tenant shall become a tenant from month to month, only
upon each and all of the terms herein provided as may be applicable
to a month to month tenancy and any such holding over shall not
constitute an extension of this Lease. During such holding over,
Tenant shall pay in advance, monthly, Basic Rental at one hundred
twenty-five percent (125%) of the rate in effect for the last
month of the Term of this Lease for the first two months of such
holding over, and thereafter at one hundred fifty percent
(150%) of the rate in effect for the last month of the Term of
this Lease, in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other payments
required to be made by Tenant hereunder including but not limited
to Tenant’s Proportionate Share of any increase in Direct
Costs. Nothing contained in this Article 5 shall be
construed as consent by Landlord to any holding over of the
Premises by Tenant, and Landlord expressly reserves the right to
require Tenant to surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord
as provided in this Lease upon the expiration or earlier
termination of tie Term. If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises
upon the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from all costs, loss,
expense or liability, including without limitation, claims made by
any succeeding tenant and real estate brokers claims and
attorney’s fees and costs.
-8-
ARTICLE 6
PERSONAL PROPERTY
TAXES
Tenant shall pay, prior to
delinquency, all taxes assessed against or levied upon trade
fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property of
Tenant located in the Premises. Tenant shall assume and pay to
Landlord at the time of paying Basic Rental any excise, sales, use,
rent, occupancy, garage, parking, gross receipts or other taxes
(other than net income taxes) which may be imposed on or on account
of letting of the Premises or the payment of Basic Rental or any
other sums due or payable hereunder, and which Landlord may be
required to pay or collect under any law now in effect or hereafter
enacted. Tenant shall pay directly to the party or entity entitled
thereto all business license fees, gross receipts taxes and similar
taxes and impositions which may from time to time be assessed
against or levied upon Tenant, as and when the same become due and
before delinquency. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, any sums payable by Tenant under this Article 6
shall not be included in the computation of “Tax
Costs.”
ARTICLE 7
USE
Tenant shall use and occupy the
Premises only for the use set form in Article 1.G. of the Basic
Lease Provisions and shall not use or occupy the Premises or permit
the same to be used or occupied for any other purpose without the
prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be given or
withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, and
Tenant agrees that it will use the Premises in such a manner so as
not to unreasonably interfere with the rights of other tenants in
the Project. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly
comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances and governmental
regulations or requirements (including zoning requirements) now in
force or which may hereafter be in force relating to or affecting
(i) the condition, use or occupancy of the Premises or the
Project excluding structural changes to the Project not related to
Tenant’s particular use of the Premises or otherwise relating
to, or requiring building wide work, which shall be
Landlord’s responsibility, and (ii) improvements
installed or constructed in the Premises by or for the benefit of
Tenant. Tenant shall not do or permit to be done anything which
would invalidate or increase the cost of any fire and extended
coverage insurance policy covering the Project and/or the property
located therein and Tenant shall comply with all rules, orders,
regulations and requirements of any organization which sets out
standards, requirements or recommendations commonly referred to by
major fire insurance underwriters. Tenant shall promptly upon
demand reimburse Landlord for any additional premium charges for
any such insurance policy assessed or increased by reason of
Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this
Article.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITION OF
PREMISES
Tenant hereby agrees that, except as
expressly provided in this Lease, the Premises shall be taken
“as is”, “with all faults”, “without
any representations or warranties”, and Tenant hereby agrees
and warrants that it has investigated and inspected the condition
of the Premises and the suitability of same for Tenant’s
purposes. Tenant acknowledges that, except as expressly provided in
this Lease, neither Landlord nor any agent nor any employee of
Landlord has made any representations or warranty with respect to
the Premises or the Project or with respect to the suitability of
either for the conduct of Tenant’s business and Tenant
expressly warrants and represents that Tenant has relied solely on
its own investigation and inspection of the Premises and the
Project in its decision to enter into this Lease and let the
Premises in an “as is” condition. Tenant has satisfied
itself that its intended use is permitted under applicable zoning
requirements and other laws, and the effectiveness of this Lease
shall not be contingent upon Tenant’s receipt any permits or
approvals regarding Tenant’s use of the Premises. Tenant
hereby waives subsection 1 of Section 1932 and Sections 1941
and 1942 of the Civil Code of California or any successor provision
of law. Tenant is leasing the Premises as it will be improved by
Landlord on a build to suit basis as addressed in the Tenant Work
Letter.
Landlord reserves the right from
time to time, but subject to payment by and/or reimbursement from
Tenant as otherwise provided herein: (i) to install, use,
maintain, repair, replace and relocate for service to the Premises
and/or other parts of the Project pipes, ducts, conduits, wires,
appurtenant fixtures, and mechanical systems, wherever located in
the Premises or the Project, (ii) to alter, close or relocate
any facility in the Premises or the Common Areas or otherwise
conduct any of the above activities for the purpose of complying
with a general plan for fire/life safety for the Project and
(iii) to comply with any federal, state or local law, rule or
order with respect thereto or the regulation thereof not currently
in effect. Landlord shall attempt to perform any such work with the
least inconvenience to Tenant as possible, but in no event shall
Tenant be permitted to withhold or reduce Basic Rental or other
charges due hereunder as a result of same, make any claim for
constructive eviction or otherwise make claim against Landlord for
interruption or interference with Tenant’s business and/or
operations, except as set forth in Section 20(f)
below.
-9-
ARTICLE 9
REPAIRS AND
ALTERATIONS
Tenant shall keep the interior of
the Premises in good condition and repair. All damage or injury to
the Premises or the Project resulting from the act or negligence of
Tenant, its employees, agents or visitors, guests, invitees or
licensees or by the use of the Premises shall be promptly repaired
by Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, to the satisfaction of
Landlord; provided, however, that for damage to the Project as a
result of casualty or for any repairs that may impact the
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation or
air-conditioning systems of the Project, Landlord shall have the
right (but not the obligation) to select the contractor and oversee
all such repairs. Landlord may make any repairs which are not
promptly made by Tenant after Tenant’s receipt of written
notice and the reasonable opportunity of Tenant to make said repair
within five (5) business days from receipt of said written
notice, and charge Tenant for the cost thereof, which cost shall be
paid by Tenant within five (5) days from invoice from
Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for the design and function
of all non-standard improvements of the Premises, whether or not
installed by Landlord at Tenant’s request. Tenant waives all
rights to make repairs at the expense of Landlord, or to deduct the
cost thereof from the rent. Tenant shall make no alterations,
changes or additions in or to the Premises (collectively,
“Alterations”) without Landlord’s prior
written consent, which consent may be withheld and/or conditioned
in Landlord’s reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Tenant shall be permitted to make Alterations to the
Premises following five (5) days written notice to Landlord,
but without Landlord’s prior consent, to the extent that such
Alterations (i) do not adversely affect the systems and
equipment of the Building, (ii) do not require a permit,
(iii) do not affect the structural aspects of the Building,
and (iv) cost less than $50,000. Tenant shall construct such
Alterations in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with
all applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws, rules and
regulations, pursuant to a valid building permit, and in
conformance with Landlord’s construction rules and
regulations. Prior to the commencement of any Alterations, Tenant
shall provide Landlord with evidence that Tenant carries customary
“Builder’s All Risk” insurance in an amount
reasonably approved by Landlord covering the construction of such
Alterations, it being understood that all such Alterations shall be
insured by Tenant pursuant to Article 14 of this Lease immediately
upon completion thereof. In addition, Landlord may, in its
discretion, require Tenant to obtain a lien and completion bond or
some alternate form of security satisfactory to Landlord in an
amount sufficient to ensure the lien free completion of such
Alterations and naming Landlord as a co-obligee. If permitted
Alterations are made, they shall be made at Tenant’s sole
cost and expense and shall be and become the property of Landlord,
except that Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant given at
least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Term, require
Tenant at Tenant’s expense to remove any Alterations
installed by Tenant, and to repair any damages to the Premises
caused by such removal. Any and all costs attributable to or
related to the applicable building codes of the city in which the
Project is located (or any other authority having jurisdiction over
the Project) arising from Tenants plans, specifications,
improvements, alterations or otherwise shall be paid by Tenant at
its sole cost and expense. With regard to repairs, Alterations or
any other work arising from or related to this Article 9, Landlord
shall be entitled to receive an administrative/supervision fee
(which fee shall vary depending upon whether or not Tenant orders
the work directly from Landlord) sufficient to compensate Landlord
for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs and
expenses arising from Landlord’s involvement with such work.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the original improvements
to the Premises as contemplated by the Tenant Work Letter shall be
undertaken, completed and insured by Landlord and are not subject
to the preceding provisions in this Article 9.
Landlord shall maintain and keep in
good repair the structural elements, HVAC, electrical, plumbing
(except in the interior of the Premises), elevators, exterior walls
and windows and the public and common areas of the Project and
Premises as the same may exist from time to time, except for damage
or wear and tear which is the result of negligence or willful
misconduct of Tenant or Tenant’s employees, contractors or
agents.
ARTICLE 10
LIENS
Tenant shall keep the Premises and
the Project free from any mechanics’ liens, vendors’
liens or any other liens arising out of any work performed,
materials furnished or obligations incurred by Tenant. In the event
that there shall be recorded against the Premises or the Project or
the property of which the Premises is a part any claim or lien
arising out of any such work performed, materials furnished or
obligations incurred by Tenant and such claim or lien shall not be
removed or discharged within ten (10) days of filing, Landlord
shall have the right but not the obligation to pay and discharge
said lien without regard to whether such lien shall be lawful or
correct or to require that Tenant deposit with Landlord in cash,
lawful money of the United States, one hundred fifty percent
(150%) of the amount of such claim, which sum may be retained
by Landlord until such claim shall have been removed of record or
until judgment shall have been rendered on such claim and such
judgment shall have become final, at which time Landlord shall have
the right to apply such deposit in discharge of the judgment on
said claim and any costs, including attorneys’ fees and costs
incurred by Landlord, and shall remit the balance thereof to
Tenant.
-10-
ARTICLE 11
PROJECT
SERVICES
(a) Landlord agrees to furnish to
the Premises, at a cost to be included in Operating Costs, from
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, excepting national holidays, air
conditioning and heat all in such reasonable quantities as in the
judgment of Landlord is reasonably necessary for the comfortable
occupancy of the Premises as contemplated herein. In addition,
Landlord shall provide electric current for normal lighting and
normal office machines, elevator service and water on the same
floor as the Premises for lavatory and drinking purposes in such
reasonable quantities as in the judgment of Landlord is reasonably
necessary for general office use. Janitorial and maintenance
services shall be furnished five (5) days per week, excepting
local and national holidays. Tenant shall comply with all rules and
regulations which Landlord may reasonably establish for the proper
functioning and protection of the common area air conditioning,
heating, elevator, electrical intrabuilding network cable and
plumbing systems. Landlord shall not be liable for, and there shall
be no rent abatement (except to the extent set forth in
Section 20(f) below) as a result of, any stoppage, reduction
or interruption of any such services. Except as specifically
provided in this Article 11, Tenant agrees to pay for all utilities
and other services utilized by Tenant and additional building
services furnished to Tenant not otherwise covered within the
rental payments to be made by Tenant hereunder or uniformly
furnished to all tenants of the Project at the rate generally
charged by Landlord to tenants of the Project.
(b) Tenant will not, without the
prior written consent of Landlord, use any apparatus or device in
the Premises which will in any way increase the amount of
electricity or water usually furnished or supplied for use of the
Premises as general office space; nor connect any apparatus,
machine or device with water pipes or electric current (except
through existing electrical outlets in the Premises), for the
purpose of using electric current or water.
(c) If Tenant shall require electric
current in excess of that which Landlord is obligated to furnish
under Article 11(a) above, Tenant shall first obtain the written
consent of Landlord, which Landlord may refuse in its sole and
absolute discretion, to the use thereof and Landlord may cause an
electric current meter or submeter to be installed in the Premises
to measure the amount of such excess electric current consumed by
Tenant in the Premises. The cost of any such meter and of
installation, maintenance and repair thereof shall be paid for by
Tenant and Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, promptly upon demand
therefor by Landlord, for all such excess electric current consumed
by any such use as shown by said meter at the rates charged for
such service by the city in which the Project is located or the
local public utility, as the case may be, furnishing the same, plus
any additional expense incurred by Landlord in keeping account of
the electric current so consumed.
(d) If Tenant requires heating,
ventilation and/or air conditioning during times other than the
times provided in Article 11(a) above, Tenant shall give
Landlord such advance notice as Landlord shall reasonably require
and shall pay Landlord’s standard charge for such after-hours
use, which is currently $35.00 per hour and shall not exceed the
lesser of (i) the amount charged by Landlord to any other
tenant in the Project; and (ii) Landlord’s actual cost
of supplying the same.
(e) Landlord may impose a reasonable
charge for any utilities or services (other than electric current
and heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning which shall be
governed by Articles 11(c) and (d) above) utilized by Tenant
in excess of the amount or type that Landlord reasonably determines
is typical for general office use, provided that such charge may
not exceed the lesser of (i) the amount charged by Landlord to
any other tenant in the Project; and (ii) Landlord’s
actual cost of supplying the same.
ARTICLE 12
RIGHTS OF
LANDLORD
Landlord and its agents shall have
the right to enter the Premises at all reasonable times for the
purpose of cleaning the Premises, examining or inspecting the same,
serving or posting and keeping posted thereon notices as provided
by law, or which Landlord deems necessary for the protection of
Landlord or the Property, showing the same to prospective tenants,
lenders or purchasers of the Project, in the case of an emergency,
and for making such alterations, repairs, improvements or additions
to the Premises or to the Project as Landlord may deem necessary or
desirable. If Tenant shall not be personally present to open and
permit an entry into the Premises at any time when such an entry by
Landlord is necessary or permitted hereunder, Landlord may enter by
means of a master key or may enter forcibly, only in the case of an
emergency, without liability to Tenant and without affecting this
Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, except in the case
of emergency, Landlord shall give Tenant reasonable advance notice
prior to any entry into the Premises and shall otherwise cooperate,
and cause Landlord’s agents and employees to cooperate, with
Tenant, to ensure that any entries into the Premises are undertaken
in a manner that conforms with applicable federal and state laws
relating to the control of pharmaceuticals and protection of
private patient information.
-11-
ARTICLE 13
INDEMNITY; EXEMPTION OF
LANDLORD FROM LIABILITY
(a) Indemnity . Tenant shall
indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all
claims arising from Tenant’s use of the Premises or the
Project or from the conduct of its business or from any activity,
work or thing which may be permitted or suffered by Tenant in or
about the Premises or the Project, except to the extent of claims
arising from Landlord’s intentional misconduct or gross
negligence and shall further indemnify, defend and hold Landlord
harmless from and against any and all claims arising from any
breach or default in the performance of any obligation on
Tenant’s part to be performed under this Lease or arising
from any negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any of its
agents, contractors, employees or invitees, patrons, customers or
members in or about the Project and from any and all costs,
attorneys’ fees and costs, expenses and liabilities incurred
in the defense of any claim or any action or proceeding brought
thereon, including negotiations in connection therewith. Tenant
hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons
in or about the Premises from any cause, except to the extent of
claims arising from Landlord’s intentional misconduct or
gross negligence, and Tenant hereby waives all claims in respect,
thereof against Landlord, excepting to the extent the damage is
caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord.
(b) Exemption of Landlord from
Liability . Landlord shall not be liable for injury to
Tenant’s business, or loss of income therefrom, or for damage
that may be sustained by the person, goods, wares, merchandise or
property of Tenant, its employees, invitees, customers, agents, or
contractors, or any other person in, on or about the Premises
directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from fire, steam,
electricity, gas, water, or rain which may leak or flow from or
into any part of the Premises, theft, vandalism, or from the
breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes,
sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, light
fixtures, or mechanical or electrical systems or from intrabuilding
network cable, whether such damage or injury results from
conditions arising upon the Premises or upon other portions of the
Project or from other sources or places and regardless of whether
the cause of such damage or injury or the means or repairing the
same is inaccessible to Tenant, except to the extent that any such
circumstances result from Landlord’s gross negligence or
intentional misconduct. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for
any damages arising from any act or neglect of any other tenant of
the building. However, the foregoing shall not diminish in any way
Landlord’s repair obligations hereunder, Landlord’s
covenant of quiet enjoyment hereunder or Tenant’s right to
terminate in accordance with Article 16. Tenant acknowledges that
Landlord’s election to provide mechanical surveillance or to
post security personnel in the Project is solely within
Landlord’s discretion; Landlord shall have no liability in
connection with the decision whether or not to provide such
services and Tenant hereby waives all claims based
thereon.
ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE
(a) Tenant’s Insurance
. Tenant, shall at all times during the Term of this Lease, and at
its own cost and expense, procure and continue in force the
following insurance coverage: (i) Commercial General Liability
Insurance with a combined single limit for bodily injury and
property damages of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
per occurrence and Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) in the annual
aggregate, including products liability coverage if applicable,
covering the insuring provisions of this Lease and the performance
of Tenant of the indemnity and exemption of Landlord from liability
agreements set forth in Article 13 hereof; (ii) a policy of
standard fire, extended coverage and special extended coverage
insurance (all risks), including a vandalism and malicious mischief
endorsement in an amount equal to the full replacement value new
without deduction for depreciation of all (A) Tenant
Improvements, Alterations, fixtures and other improvements in the
Premises and (B) trade fixtures, furniture, equipment and other
personal property installed by or at the expense of Tenant;
(iii) Worker’s Compensation coverage as required by law;
and (iv) business interruption, loss of income and extra
expense insurance covering failure of Tenant’s
telecommunications equipment and covering all other perils,
failures or interruptions.
(b) Form of Policies . The
aforementioned minimum limits of policies and Tenant’s
procurement and maintenance thereof shall in no event limit the
liability of Tenant hereunder. The Commercial General Liability
Insurance policy shall name Landlord, Landlord’s property
manager, Landlord’s lender(s), as additional insureds with an
appro