Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Certificate. Administrator and the Tax Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01: (i) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator, may each rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and without error and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; (ii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator may each consult with counsel and any written advice or opinion of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith; (iii) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, unless such Certificateholders shall have provided to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby satisfactory to the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion; none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds (except to pay expenses that could reasonably be expected to be incurred in connection with the performance of its normal duties) or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; provided that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been waived or cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs; (iv) none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement; (v) prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the waiver or curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee may require an indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion, against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action; (vi) except as contemplated by Section 8.06, none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts created hereby or the powers granted hereunder; (vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement, and the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator may each perform any of their respective duties hereunder, either directly or by or through the Custodian or other agents or attorneys-in-fact, provided that (a) the use of the Custodian or other agents or attorneys-in-fact shall not be deemed to relieve the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator, as applicable, of any of its duties and obligations hereunder (except as expressly set forth herein) and (b) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to be a Prohibited Party without the consent of the Depositor acting in its reasonable discretion; (viii) none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer (unless, in the case of the Trustee, it is acting as a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be) or of the Trust Advisor, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or the Depositor; (ix) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Registrar shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restriction on transfer imposed under Article V under this Agreement or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any Certificate or any interest therein, other than to require delivery of the certification(s) and/or Opinions of Counsel described in said Article applicable with respect to changes in registration or record ownership of Certificates in the Certificate Register and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance with the express requirements of this Agreement; and the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar shall have no liability for transfers, including transfers made through the book-entry facilities of the Depository or between or among Depository Participants or Certificate Owners of the Certificates, made in violation of applicable restrictions except for its failure to perform its express duties in connection with changes in registration or record ownership in the Certificate Register; (x) in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; (xi) the right of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act; and (xii) in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C24), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23)
Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Certificate. Administrator and the Tax Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator, may each rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and without error and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator may each consult with counsel and any written advice or opinion of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;
(iii) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, unless such Certificateholders shall have provided to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby satisfactory to the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion; none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds (except to pay expenses that could reasonably be expected to be incurred in connection with the performance of its normal duties) or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; provided that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been waived or cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;
(iv) none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(v) prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the waiver or curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee may require an indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion, against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action;
(vi) except as contemplated by Section 8.06, none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts created hereby or the powers granted hereunder;
(vii) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement, and the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator may each perform any of their respective duties hereunder, either directly or by or through the Custodian or other agents or attorneys-in-fact, provided that (a) the use of the Custodian or other agents or attorneys-in-fact shall not be deemed to relieve the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator, as applicable, of any of its duties and obligations hereunder (except as expressly set forth herein) and (b) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to be a Prohibited Party without the consent of the Depositor acting in its reasonable discretion;
(viii) none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Tax Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of a the Master Servicer or a the Special Servicer (unless, in the case of the Trustee, it is acting as a the Master Servicer or a the Special Servicer, as the case may be) or of the Trust Advisor, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or the Depositor;
(ix) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Registrar shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restriction on transfer imposed under Article V under this Agreement or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any Certificate or any interest therein, other than to require delivery of the certification(s) and/or Opinions of Counsel described in said Article applicable with respect to changes in registration or record ownership of Certificates in the Certificate Register and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance with the express requirements of this Agreement; and the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar shall have no liability for transfers, including transfers made through the book-entry facilities of the Depository or between or among Depository Participants or Certificate Owners of the Certificates, made in violation of applicable restrictions except for its failure to perform its express duties in connection with changes in registration or record ownership in the Certificate Register;
(x) in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(xi) the right of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act; and
(xii) in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-Lc18), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25)