Common Area Costs. Tenant agrees to pay as provided below, as Additional Rent, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of all actual costs and expenses of every kind and nature as may be paid or incurred by Landlord during the Term (including appropriate reserves) in operating, managing, insuring, equipping, lighting, repairing and maintaining the Common Areas and in providing such security protection and fire protection for the Property as Landlord deems necessary, as determined in accordance with prudent accounting principles and allocated to any particular Lease Year on the accrual method of accounting. Such costs and expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to: general maintenance and repairs, resurfacing, striping and cleaning of the parking and driveway areas; snow removal; cleaning and repair of sidewalks, curbs, elevated walkways, stairways; maintenance and repair of the landscaping and the irrigation systems; maintenance and repair of the Property signs and the directional signs; maintenance and repair of the lighting systems in the parking and walkway areas; janitorial services in Common Areas; maintenance and repair of the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systems; maintenance and repair of the foundation, the roof, the exterior walls, the demising walls (i.e. walls separating Property tenants), sprinklers, the steel structure and load bearing walls; trash disposal; maintenance and repair of utility systems; the cost of water service to the Property (exclusive of the individual premises leased to tenants of the Property); the cost of electricity for lighting in the public areas; the wages and related payroll costs of personnel employed by Landlord to implement such services; premiums for Landlord’s public liability, property damage, fire and extended coverage insurance, and rental income insurance for the entire Property and any adjacent easement or license areas and all improvements therein; fees for required licenses and permits; supplies; and administrative costs equal to [***] ([***]%) percent of the Annual Basic Rent and common charges associated with the Condominium, if any. Landlord shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for any failure or interruption of any Common Area services being furnished the Property, and no such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease. The slab, if any, within the Tenant’s Premises shall not be deemed a Common Area and shall be repaired by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense to be paid as provided in Section 6.01. Common Area Costs shall not include: (i) expenses for which the Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, lease commissions, legal expenses, and expenses of renovating space for tenants); (iii) legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; (iv) interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; (v) costs of any work or service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; (vi) costs of capital improvements, repairs or replacements in excess of the annual amortized cost thereof over its useful life, and depreciation; (vii) the amount of lease concessions and work letters given by Landlord to new tenants or occupants in the Building; all amounts paid to affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies of Landlord to the extent that such amounts exceed those that would be payable to an unrelated party for similar services or materials; (viii) costs incurred in correcting any defects in construction of the Building or in connection with new construction in the Building (i.e., adding or deleting buildings); (ix) intentionally omitted; (x) to the extent any expense or cost is otherwise attributable to or which may be included in another property of Landlord; (xi) costs of refinancing any present or future mortgage; (xii) expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with furnishing services or providing other benefits which are not available to Tenant, but which are provided to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xiii) costs incurred in connection with the transfer of Landlord’s interest; (xiv) overtime costs incurred as a result of another tenant or occupant in the Building to the extent that Landlord is entitled to be reimbursed for the same; (xv) costs of performing surveys of other tenants’ or occupants’ electrical usage, even if Landlord is not reimbursed therefor by such other tenants or occupants; (xvi) expenses resulting from the negligence or act or omission of Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xvii) any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss in excess of [***]%; (xviii) fines, penalties and interest, and any costs, fees and expenses attributable to a violation by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xix) any amounts for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance (or should have been reimbursed by insurance), or directly from other tenants or occupants, or from any other source, or refunded or indemnified;(xx) costs separately billed to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxi) intentionally omitted; (xxii) excess insurance premiums covering the Common Areas and/or the Building occasioned by the extra hazardous use or activities of other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxiii) damages recovered by a tenant or occupant in the Building due to violation by Landlord of any of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxiv) intentionally omitted; (xxv) lease takeover or termination costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxvi) the costs of installing an observatory, broadcast facility, telecommunications facility, theater, auditorium, luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, child care facility, or cafeteria or dining facility; (xxvii) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons working in or managing commercial concessions operated by Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord; (xxviii) (intentionally omitted); (xxix) costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any obligation of Landlord to indemnify another tenant or occupant of the Building pursuant to a lease or otherwise; (xxx) costs of tools and equipment used initially in the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Building; (xxxi) attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs in connection with any judgment, settlement or arbitration resulting from any tort liability on the part of Landlord and the amount of such settlement or judgment; (xxxii) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and general administrative expenses; (xxxiii) costs of sculpture, paintings, or other objects purporting to be art; (xxxiv) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (xxxv) costs of purchasing any air or development rights; sewer or water “tap-in” or connection fees payable in connection with the initial occupancy of any tenant or occupant; (xxxvi) intentionally omitted; (xxxvii) intentionally omitted; (xxxviii) intentionally omitted; (xxxix) any other costs or fees to the extent in excess of prevailing and commercially competitive and reasonable rates; and (xl) any other expenses which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be treated as a normal and ordinary repair or maintenance. In the calculation of operating expenses and Common Area Costs, it is understood that no expense shall be charged more than once, including, without limitation, any service that is included in the charges for the common charges associated with the Condominium. Once Landlord shall have finally determined said Common Area Costs at the expiration of a Lease Year and delivered a written notice or statement thereof, then Tenant shall only be entitled to dispute said charge as finally established for a period of six (6) months after such charge is finally established and written notice or statement thereof is provided to Tenant, and Tenant specifically waives any right to dispute any such charge at the expiration of said six month period. If it is determined that Landlord overcharged Tenant by more than [***] percent ([***]%) of the actual Common Area Costs, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant’s actual and reasonable out-of-pocket audit charges. In no event may Tenant use an auditor compensated by a contingent fee.
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Samples: Lease Agreement (Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC), Lease Agreement (Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC)
Common Area Costs. Tenant agrees to shall pay as provided belowLandlord for Landlord's estimate of all Common Area Costs, as Additional Rentdefined in this subparagraph, Tenant’s Proportionate Share during the Lease Term. Such payments shall be made on a monthly basis in accordance with Section 4.06, below. All costs incurred by Landlord for the operation and maintenance of all actual the Common Areas located on the Property, or for maintenance of which the owner of the Property is or shall be liable to contribute pursuant to applicable recorded restrictions, are herein referred to as "Common Area Costs." Common Area Costs include, but are not limited to, costs and expenses of every kind for paving maintenance for the private common drive providing access to the Premises from various public streets; Project monument signage and nature as may be paid landscaping; all real property taxes and assessments levied on or incurred by Landlord during the Term (including appropriate reserves) in operating, managing, insuring, equipping, lighting, repairing and maintaining attributable to the Common Areas and all Common Area improvements; all personal property taxes levied on or attributable to personal property used in providing such security protection and fire protection for connection with the Property as Landlord deems necessary, as determined in accordance with prudent accounting principles and allocated to any particular Lease Year on the accrual method of accounting. Such costs and expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to: general maintenance and repairs, resurfacing, striping and cleaning of the parking and driveway areas; snow removal; cleaning and repair of sidewalks, curbs, elevated walkways, stairways; maintenance and repair of the landscaping and the irrigation systems; maintenance and repair of the Property signs and the directional signs; maintenance and repair of the lighting systems in the parking and walkway areas; janitorial services in Common Areas; straight-line depreciation on personal property owned by Landlord which is consumed in the operation or maintenance and repair of the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systemsCommon Areas; rental or lease payments paid by Landlord for rented or leased personal property used in the operation or maintenance and repair of the foundation, the roof, the exterior walls, the demising walls (i.e. walls separating Property tenants), sprinklers, the steel structure and load bearing walls; trash disposal; maintenance and repair of utility systems; the cost of water service to the Property (exclusive of the individual premises leased to tenants of the Property); the cost of electricity for lighting in the public areas; the wages and related payroll costs of personnel employed by Landlord to implement such services; premiums for Landlord’s public liability, property damage, fire and extended coverage insurance, and rental income insurance for the entire Property and any adjacent easement or license areas and all improvements thereinCommon Areas; fees for required licenses and permits; suppliesrepairing, resurfacing, repaving, maintaining, painting, lighting, cleaning, refuse removal, security and similar items; reserves for roof replacement, exterior painting and other appropriate reserves; and administrative costs equal a reasonable allowance to [***] Landlord for Landlord's supervision of the Common Areas ([***]not to exceed two percent (2%) percent of the Annual Basic Rent and common charges associated with Base Rents of the Condominium, if anyPremises for the calendar year). Landlord may cause any or all of such services to be provided by third parties and the cost of such services shall not be liable included in damages or otherwise for any failure or interruption of any Common Area services being furnished the Property, and no such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease. The slab, if any, within the Tenant’s Premises shall not be deemed a Common Area and shall be repaired by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense to be paid as provided in Section 6.01Costs. Common Area Costs shall not include: (i) expenses for include interest on debt, capital retirement of debt or depreciation of real property which the Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, lease commissions, legal expenses, and expenses of renovating space for tenants); (iii) legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement forms part of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; (iv) interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; (v) costs of any work or service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; (vi) costs of capital improvements, repairs or replacements in excess of the annual amortized cost thereof over its useful life, and depreciation; (vii) the amount of lease concessions and work letters given by Landlord to new tenants or occupants in the Building; all amounts paid to affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies of Landlord to the extent that such amounts exceed those that would be payable to an unrelated party for similar services or materials; (viii) costs incurred in correcting any defects in construction of the Building or in connection with new construction in the Building (i.e., adding or deleting buildings); (ix) intentionally omitted; (x) to the extent any expense or cost is otherwise attributable to or which may be included in another property of Landlord; (xi) costs of refinancing any present or future mortgage; (xii) expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with furnishing services or providing other benefits which are not available to Tenant, but which are provided to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xiii) costs incurred in connection with the transfer of Landlord’s interest; (xiv) overtime costs incurred as a result of another tenant or occupant in the Building to the extent that Landlord is entitled to be reimbursed for the same; (xv) costs of performing surveys of other tenants’ or occupants’ electrical usage, even if Landlord is not reimbursed therefor by such other tenants or occupants; (xvi) expenses resulting from the negligence or act or omission of Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xvii) any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss in excess of [***]%; (xviii) fines, penalties and interest, and any costs, fees and expenses attributable to a violation by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xix) any amounts for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance (or should have been reimbursed by insurance), or directly from other tenants or occupants, or from any other source, or refunded or indemnified;(xx) costs separately billed to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxi) intentionally omitted; (xxii) excess insurance premiums covering the Common Areas and/or the Building occasioned by the extra hazardous use or activities of other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxiii) damages recovered by a tenant or occupant in the Building due to violation by Landlord of any of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxiv) intentionally omitted; (xxv) lease takeover or termination costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxvi) the costs of installing an observatory, broadcast facility, telecommunications facility, theater, auditorium, luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, child care facility, or cafeteria or dining facility; (xxvii) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons working in or managing commercial concessions operated by Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord; (xxviii) (intentionally omitted); (xxix) costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any obligation of Landlord to indemnify another tenant or occupant of the Building pursuant to a lease or otherwise; (xxx) costs of tools and equipment used initially in the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Building; (xxxi) attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs in connection with any judgment, settlement or arbitration resulting from any tort liability on the part of Landlord and the amount of such settlement or judgment; (xxxii) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and general administrative expenses; (xxxiii) costs of sculpture, paintings, or other objects purporting to be art; (xxxiv) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (xxxv) costs of purchasing any air or development rights; sewer or water “tap-in” or connection fees payable in connection with the initial occupancy of any tenant or occupant; (xxxvi) intentionally omitted; (xxxvii) intentionally omitted; (xxxviii) intentionally omitted; (xxxix) any other costs or fees to the extent in excess of prevailing and commercially competitive and reasonable rates; and (xl) any other expenses which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be treated as a normal and ordinary repair or maintenance. In the calculation of operating expenses and Common Area Costs, it is understood that no expense shall be charged more than once, including, without limitation, any service that is included in the charges for the common charges associated with the Condominium. Once Landlord shall have finally determined said Common Area Costs at the expiration of a Lease Year and delivered a written notice or statement thereof, then Tenant shall only be entitled to dispute said charge as finally established for a period of six (6) months after such charge is finally established and written notice or statement thereof is provided to Tenant, and Tenant specifically waives any right to dispute any such charge at the expiration of said six month period. If it is determined that Landlord overcharged Tenant by more than [***] percent ([***]%) of the actual Common Area Costs, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant’s actual and reasonable out-of-pocket audit charges. In no event may Tenant use an auditor compensated by a contingent feeAreas.
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Samples: Industrial Real Estate Lease (Home Interiors & Gifts Inc)
Common Area Costs. Tenant agrees to pay as provided below, as Additional Rent, For purposes of calculating Tenant’s Proportionate Allocable Share of Building and of Project Costs, the term “Common Area Costs” shall mean all actual costs and expenses of every kind the nature hereinafter described which are incurred in connection with ownership and nature operation of the Building or the Project in which the Premises are located, as the case may be not directly allocable to or payable by a single tenant in the Building or the Project, together with such additional facilities as may be paid or incurred determined by Landlord during to be reasonably desirable or necessary to the Term (including appropriate reserves) in operating, managing, insuring, equipping, lighting, repairing ownership and maintaining operation of the Common Areas Building and/or Project. All costs and in providing such security protection and fire protection for the Property as Landlord deems necessary, as expenses shall be determined in accordance with prudent generally accepted accounting principles and allocated which shall be consistently applied (with accruals appropriate to any particular Lease Year on the accrual method of accounting. Such costs and expenses shall includeLandlord’s business), including but shall not be limited to, the following: general (i) common area utilities, including water and power and lighting to the extent not separately metered; (ii) common area maintenance and repairsservice agreements for the Building or the Project and the equipment therein including, resurfacingwithout limitation, striping common area janitorial services, alarm and cleaning of the parking security services, exterior window cleaning, and driveway areas; snow removal; cleaning and repair maintenance of sidewalks, curbslandscaping, elevated walkwayswaterscape, stairwaysparking areas, and driveways; maintenance (iii) insurance premiums and repair of the landscaping and the irrigation systems; maintenance and repair of the Property signs and the directional signs; maintenance and repair of the lighting systems in the parking and walkway areas; janitorial services in Common Areas; maintenance and repair of the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systems; maintenance and repair of the foundationcosts, including without limitation, the roof, the exterior walls, the demising walls (i.e. walls separating Property tenants), sprinklers, the steel structure premiums and load bearing walls; trash disposal; maintenance and repair of utility systems; the cost of water service fire, casualty and liability coverage and rental abatement and earthquake (if commercially available) insurance applicable to the Property Building or Project; (exclusive iv) repairs, replacements and general maintenance (excluding repairs and general maintenance paid by proceeds of the individual premises leased insurance or by Tenant or other third parties, and repairs or alterations attributable solely to tenants of the PropertyBuilding or Project other than Tenant); and (v) all real estate taxes, special assessments, service payments in lieu of taxes, excises, transit charges, housing fund assessment, levies, fees or charges and including any substitutes or additions thereto which may occur during the cost of electricity for lighting in the public areas; the wages Lease Term (and related payroll costs of personnel employed by Landlord to implement such services; premiums for Landlord’s public liability, property damage, fire and extended coverage insurance, and rental income insurance for the entire Property and any adjacent easement or license areas and all improvements therein; fees for required licenses and permits; supplies; and administrative costs equal to [***] ([***]%) percent of the Annual Basic Rent and common charges associated with the CondominiumRenewal Terms, if any. Landlord shall not be liable in damages ) of this Lease which are assessed, or otherwise for imposed by any failure public authority upon the Building or interruption Project, the act of any Common Area services being furnished the Property, and no such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate entering this Lease. The slab, if anythe occupancy by Tenant, within the Tenant’s rent provided for in this Lease and including real estate tax increases due to a sale or transfer of the Building or the Project, in which the Premises shall not be deemed a Common Area are located, as such taxes are levied or appear on the City and shall be repaired by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost County tax bills and expense to be paid as provided in Section 6.01assessment rolls. Common Area Costs shall not include: specifically exclude (i) expenses for which the Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insurercosts and impact fees resulting from new construction, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, lease commissions, legal expenses, and expenses of renovating space for tenants); (iii) legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; (iv) interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; (v) costs of any work or service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; (vi) costs of capital improvements, repairs or replacements in excess of the annual amortized cost thereof over its useful life, and depreciation; (vii) the amount of lease concessions and work letters given by Landlord to new tenants or occupants in the Building; all amounts paid to affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies of Landlord to the extent that such amounts exceed those that would be payable to an unrelated party for similar services or materials; (viii) costs incurred in correcting any defects in construction of the Building or in connection with new construction in the Building (i.e., adding or deleting buildings); (ix) intentionally omitted; (x) to the extent any expense or cost is otherwise attributable to or which may be included in another property of Landlord; (xi) costs of refinancing any present or future mortgage; (xii) expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with furnishing services or providing other benefits which are not available to Tenant, but which are provided to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xiii) costs incurred in connection with the transfer presence of Landlord’s interest; (xiv) overtime costs incurred as a result of another tenant or occupant in the Building any Hazardous Material, except to the extent that Landlord is entitled to be reimbursed for caused by the same; release or emission of the Hazardous Material in question by Tenant, and (xviii) costs associated with restoration of performing surveys of other tenants’ or occupants’ electrical usage, even if Landlord is not reimbursed therefor by such other tenants or occupants; (xvi) expenses resulting from any casualty. All special assessments shall be paid over the negligence or act or omission of Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xvii) any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss in excess of [***]%; (xviii) fines, penalties and interest, and any costs, fees and expenses attributable to a violation by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xix) any amounts for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance (or should have been reimbursed by insurance), or directly from other tenants or occupants, or from any other source, or refunded or indemnified;(xx) costs separately billed to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxi) intentionally omitted; (xxii) excess insurance premiums covering the Common Areas and/or the Building occasioned longest period allowed by the extra hazardous use or activities of other tenants or occupants in taxing authority. This shall be a Net Lease and the Building; (xxiii) damages recovered by a tenant or occupant in the Building due to violation by Landlord of any of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxiv) intentionally omitted; (xxv) lease takeover or termination costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxvi) the costs of installing an observatory, broadcast facility, telecommunications facility, theater, auditorium, luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, child care facility, or cafeteria or dining facility; (xxvii) any compensation Base Monthly Rent shall be paid to clerks, attendants or other persons working in or managing commercial concessions operated by Landlord or any affiliate absolutely net of Landlord; (xxviii) (intentionally omitted); (xxix) all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any obligation expenses. The provision for payment of Landlord to indemnify another tenant or occupant of the Building pursuant to a lease or otherwise; (xxx) costs of tools and equipment used initially in the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Building; (xxxi) attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs in connection with any judgment, settlement or arbitration resulting from any tort liability on the part of Landlord and the amount of such settlement or judgment; (xxxii) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and general administrative expenses; (xxxiii) costs of sculpture, paintings, or other objects purporting to be art; (xxxiv) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (xxxv) costs of purchasing any air or development rights; sewer or water “tap-in” or connection fees payable in connection with the initial occupancy of any tenant or occupant; (xxxvi) intentionally omitted; (xxxvii) intentionally omitted; (xxxviii) intentionally omitted; (xxxix) any other costs or fees to the extent in excess of prevailing and commercially competitive and reasonable rates; and (xl) any other expenses which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be treated as a normal and ordinary repair or maintenance. In the calculation of operating expenses and Common Area Costs, it is understood that no expense shall be charged more than once, including, without limitation, any service that is included in the charges for the common charges associated with the Condominium. Once Landlord shall have finally determined said Common Area Costs at the expiration by means of a Lease Year and delivered a written notice or statement thereof, then Tenant shall only be entitled to dispute said charge as finally established for a period periodic payment of six (6) months after such charge is finally established and written notice or statement thereof is provided to Tenant, and Tenant specifically waives any right to dispute any such charge at the expiration of said six month period. If it is determined that Landlord overcharged Tenant by more than [***] percent ([***]%) of the actual Common Area Costs, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant’s actual Allocable Share of Building and/or Project Costs are intended to pass on to Tenant and reasonable out-of-pocket audit charges. In no event may Tenant use an auditor compensated by a contingent feereimburse Landlord for all costs of operating and managing the Building and/or Project.
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Samples: Lease Agreement (Xenoport Inc)
Common Area Costs. Tenant agrees to pay as provided belowAs used in this Lease, as Additional Rent, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the term “Common Area Costs” shall mean (i) all actual costs and expenses of every kind and nature as may be paid or incurred by Landlord during for the Term (including appropriate reserves) in operatingoperation, managingmaintenance, insuringcleaning, equipping, lightingreplacing, repairing and maintaining keeping in good order of the Common Areas Area, and in providing such security protection and fire protection for (ii) all other costs incurred by Landlord relating to the ownership or operation of the Property or Project that are permitted to be billed or charged as Landlord deems necessary, as determined in accordance with prudent accounting principles and allocated to any particular Lease Year on a Common Area Cost under the accrual method provisions of accountingthis Lease. Such costs and expenses Common Area Costs shall include, but shall are not be limited to, costs and expenses for the following: general maintenance irrigation, gardening, landscaping, and repairspest control; utilities, resurfacing, striping water and cleaning of sewage charges for the parking and driveway areas; snow removal; cleaning and repair of sidewalks, curbs, elevated walkways, stairwaysCommon Area; maintenance of signs (other than Tenant’s signs which Tenant shall be responsible for paying for and repair of the landscaping and the irrigation systemsmaintaining); maintenance and repair of the Property signs and the directional signs; maintenance and repair of the lighting systems in the parking and walkway areas; janitorial services in Common Areas; maintenance and repair of the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systems; maintenance and repair of the foundation, the roof, the exterior walls, the demising walls (i.e. walls separating Property tenants), sprinklers, the steel structure and load bearing walls; trash disposal; maintenance and repair of utility systems; the cost of water service costs relating to the Property service contracts that Landlord elects to procure under Section 6.4(b) (exclusive of the individual premises leased to tenants of the Propertyincluding fire sprinkler system maintenance, monitoring and testing); the cost of electricity for lighting in the public areas; the wages and related payroll costs of personnel employed by Landlord to implement such services; premiums for Landlord’s public liability, property damage, fire and extended other types of casualty and other insurance on the Common Area (however, Landlord may, in Landlord’s discretion, aggregate such insurance coverage insuranceon the Common Area with all of the buildings and properties in the Project, and rental income insurance for allocate the entire Property cost of same as described in Section 4.4(d)); employee costs attributable to employees working on the Project; all property taxes and any adjacent easement assessments levied on or license areas attributable to the Common Area and all Common Area improvements therein(which shall be paid by Tenant in the same proration as the Property’s taxes under Section 4.2(c)); all personal property taxes levied on or attributable to personal property used in connection with the Common Area; personal property owned by Landlord which is used in the operation or maintenance of the Common Area; rental or lease payments paid by Landlord for rented or leased personal property used in the operation or maintenance of the Common Area; fees for required licenses and permitspermits of the Common Area; suppliesrepairing, maintaining, painting, and cleaning the exterior walls of buildings in the Project; striping, repairing, paving and maintenance of the parking areas; management fees relating to the operation of the Project (except while Cypress Pointe Simi Valley, LLC or any of its wholly owned subsidiary entities owns the Property no management fee shall be charged); repair or replacement of Common Area improvements; repairs to the roof membrane and any other non-structural element of the roof; and administrative costs equal reserves for maintenance and repairs of any items that are chargeable to [***] Tenant as Common Area Costs ([***]%) percent including for maintenance and repair of the Annual Basic Rent and common charges associated with the Condominiumroof membrane). As to any reserves, if any. Landlord shall not be liable required to segregate such reserves, pay interest on such reserves or to hold such reserve amounts in damages or otherwise for any failure or interruption of any Common Area services being furnished the Propertya separate account, and no such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate Landlord may retain all reserves upon the termination of this Lease, and Tenant is not entitled to be refunded any unused reserves. The slabLandlord may, if anyin Landlord’s sole discretion, within have a waste and refuse disposal company service the Tenant’s Premises shall not be deemed Project and xxxx same as a Common Area and shall be repaired by Cost. Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense may cause any or all of such services to be paid as provided in Section 6.01. Common Area Costs shall not include: (i) expenses for which the Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, lease commissions, legal expensesthird parties, and expenses the cost of renovating space for tenants); (iii) legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; (iv) interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; (v) costs of any work or such service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; (vi) costs of capital improvements, repairs or replacements in excess of the annual amortized cost thereof over its useful life, and depreciation; (vii) the amount of lease concessions and work letters given by Landlord to new tenants or occupants in the Building; all amounts paid to affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies of Landlord to the extent that such amounts exceed those that would be payable to an unrelated party for similar services or materials; (viii) costs incurred in correcting any defects in construction of the Building or in connection with new construction in the Building (i.e., adding or deleting buildings); (ix) intentionally omitted; (x) to the extent any expense or cost is otherwise attributable to or which may shall be included in another property Common Area Costs. Lighting of Landlord; (xi) costs of refinancing any present or future mortgage; (xii) expenses incurred the Common Area may be allocated by Landlord in connection with furnishing services or providing other benefits which are not available to Tenant, but which are provided to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xiii) costs incurred in connection with the transfer of Landlord’s interest; discretion, by having lights attached or wired to each adjacent property (xivincluding Tenant’s Property) overtime costs incurred as a result of another tenant or occupant in the Building to the extent that Landlord is entitled to be reimbursed for the same; (xv) costs of performing surveys of other tenants’ or occupants’ electrical usage, even if Landlord is not reimbursed therefor by such other tenants or occupants; (xvi) expenses resulting from the negligence or act or omission of Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xvii) any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss in excess of [***]%; (xviii) fines, penalties and interest, and any costs, fees and expenses attributable to a violation by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xix) any amounts for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance (or should have been reimbursed by insurance), or directly from other tenants or occupants, or from any other source, or refunded or indemnified;(xx) costs separately billed to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxi) intentionally omitted; (xxii) excess insurance premiums covering light the Common Areas and/or the Building occasioned by the extra hazardous use or activities of other tenants or occupants Area (in the Building; (xxiii) damages recovered by a tenant or occupant in the Building due to violation by Landlord of any of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxiv) intentionally omitted; (xxv) lease takeover or termination costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxvi) the costs of installing an observatory, broadcast facility, telecommunications facility, theater, auditorium, luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, child care facility, or cafeteria or dining facility; (xxvii) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons working in or managing commercial concessions operated by Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord; (xxviii) (intentionally omitted); (xxix) costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any obligation of Landlord to indemnify another tenant or occupant of the Building pursuant to a lease or otherwise; (xxx) costs of tools and equipment used initially in the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Building; (xxxi) attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs in connection with any judgment, settlement or arbitration resulting from any tort liability on the part of Landlord and the amount of which case Tenant shall operate such settlement or judgment; (xxxii) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and general administrative expenses; (xxxiii) costs of sculpture, paintings, or other objects purporting to be art; (xxxiv) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (xxxv) costs of purchasing any air or development rights; sewer or water “tap-in” or connection fees payable in connection with the initial occupancy of any tenant or occupant; (xxxvi) intentionally omitted; (xxxvii) intentionally omitted; (xxxviii) intentionally omitted; (xxxix) any other costs or fees to the extent in excess of prevailing and commercially competitive and reasonable rates; and (xl) any other expenses which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be treated lights during such hours as a normal and ordinary repair or maintenance. In the calculation of operating expenses and Common Area Costs, it is understood that no expense shall be charged more than once, including, without limitation, any service that is included in the charges for the common charges associated with the Condominium. Once Landlord shall have finally determined said Common Area Costs at the expiration of a Lease Year and delivered a written notice or statement thereof, then Tenant shall only be entitled to dispute said charge as finally established for a period of six (6) months after such charge is finally established and written notice or statement thereof is provided to Tenantdirect), and Tenant specifically waives any right to dispute any shall pay for the cost of maintaining and operating such charge at the expiration of said six month periodlighting and utilities on Tenant’s separate electrical meter for which that Tenant shall solely pay as a non-Common Area Cost. If it is determined that Landlord overcharged Tenant by more than [***] percent ([***]%) may place monitoring and switching devices on all lighting of the actual Common Area CostsArea, then as Landlord shall reimburse Tenant’s actual and reasonable out-of-pocket audit charges. In no event may Tenant use an auditor compensated by a contingent feedetermine in its discretion.
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Common Area Costs. Tenant agrees to shall pay as provided belowLandlord for Landlord’s estimate of all Common Area Costs, as Additional Rentdefined in this subparagraph, Tenant’s Proportionate Share during the Lease Term. Such payments shall be made on a monthly basis in accordance with Section 4.06, below. All costs incurred by Landlord for the operation and maintenance of all actual the Common Areas located on the Property, or for maintenance of which the owner of the Property is or shall be liable to contribute pursuant to applicable recorded restrictions, are herein referred to as “Common Area Costs”. Common Area Costs include, but are not limited to, costs and expenses of every kind for paving maintenance for the private common drive providing access to the Premises from various public streets; Project monument signage and nature as may be paid landscaping: all real property taxes and assessments levied on or incurred by Landlord during the Term (including appropriate reserves) in operating, managing, insuring, equipping, lighting, repairing and maintaining attributable to the Common Areas and all Common Area improvements; all personal property taxes levied on or attributable to personal property used in providing such security protection and fire protection for connection with the Property as Landlord deems necessary, as determined in accordance with prudent accounting principles and allocated to any particular Lease Year on the accrual method of accounting. Such costs and expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to: general maintenance and repairs, resurfacing, striping and cleaning of the parking and driveway areas; snow removal; cleaning and repair of sidewalks, curbs, elevated walkways, stairways; maintenance and repair of the landscaping and the irrigation systems; maintenance and repair of the Property signs and the directional signs; maintenance and repair of the lighting systems in the parking and walkway areas; janitorial services in Common Areas; straight-line depreciation on personal property owned by Landlord which is consumed in the operation or maintenance and repair of the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systemsCommon Areas; rental or lease payments paid by Landlord for rented or leased personal property used in the operation or maintenance and repair of the foundation, the roof, the exterior walls, the demising walls (i.e. walls separating Property tenants), sprinklers, the steel structure and load bearing walls; trash disposal; maintenance and repair of utility systems; the cost of water service to the Property (exclusive of the individual premises leased to tenants of the Property); the cost of electricity for lighting in the public areas; the wages and related payroll costs of personnel employed by Landlord to implement such services; premiums for Landlord’s public liability, property damage, fire and extended coverage insurance, and rental income insurance for the entire Property and any adjacent easement or license areas and all improvements thereinCommon Areas; fees for required licenses and permits; suppliesrepairing, resurfacing, repaving, maintaining, painting, lighting, cleaning, refuse removal, security and similar items; and administrative costs equal a reasonable allowance (not to [***] exceed five percent ([***]5%) percent of the Annual Basic Rent and common charges associated with Common Area Costs) to Landlord for Landlord’s supervision of the Condominium, if anyCommon Areas. Landlord may cause any or all of such services to be provided by third parties based upon prevailing market rates and the cost of such services shall not be liable included in damages or otherwise for any failure or interruption of any Common Area services being furnished the Property, and no such failure or interruption shall entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease. The slab, if any, within the Tenant’s Premises shall not be deemed a Common Area and shall be repaired by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense to be paid as provided in Section 6.01Costs. Common Area Costs shall not include: (i) include interest on debt, capital retirement of debt or depreciation of real property which forms part of the Project; legal fees of Landlord incurred in connection with lease negotiations or enforcement; brokerage commissions; expenses for which the renovation of space for new tenants; compensation paid to any employee of Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insureragent above the grade of Building manager; costs associated with correcting any violation of law; costs due to Landlord’s breach of this Lease; costs relating to any art work or the like; political or charitable contributions; entertainment or travel expenses of Landlord or its employees, condemnoragents, tenant or otherwise)partners and affiliates; (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (includingreserves of any kind, including without limitation, lease commissions, legal expenses, replacement reserves and expenses reserves for bad debts or lost rent or any similar charge not involving the payment of renovating space for tenants)money to third parties; (iii) legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; (iv) interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; (v) costs of any work or service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; (vi) costs of capital improvements, repairs or replacements in excess of the annual amortized cost thereof over its useful life, and depreciation; (vii) the amount of lease concessions and work letters given by Landlord to new tenants or occupants in the Building; all amounts paid to affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies of Landlord to the extent that such amounts exceed those that would be payable to an unrelated party for similar services or materials; (viii) costs incurred in correcting any defects in construction of the Building or in connection with new construction in the Building (i.e., adding or deleting buildings); (ix) intentionally omitted; (x) to the extent any expense or cost is otherwise attributable to or which may be included in another property of Landlord; (xi) costs of refinancing any present or future mortgage; (xii) expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with furnishing services or providing other benefits which are not available to Tenant, but which are provided to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xiii) costs incurred in connection with the transfer of Landlord’s interest; (xiv) overtime costs incurred as a result of another tenant sale, financing or occupant in the Building to the extent that Landlord is entitled to be reimbursed for the same; (xv) costs of performing surveys of other tenants’ or occupants’ electrical usage, even if Landlord is not reimbursed therefor by such other tenants or occupants; (xvi) expenses resulting from the negligence or act or omission of Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xvii) any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss in excess of [***]%; (xviii) fines, penalties and interest, and any costs, fees and expenses attributable to a violation by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant in the Building, or their respective agents, servants, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees; (xix) any amounts for which Landlord is reimbursed by insurance (or should have been reimbursed by insurance), or directly from other tenants or occupants, or from any other source, or refunded or indemnified;(xx) costs separately billed to other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxi) intentionally omitted; (xxii) excess insurance premiums covering the Common Areas and/or the Building occasioned by the extra hazardous use or activities of other tenants or occupants in the Building; (xxiii) damages recovered by a tenant or occupant in the Building due to violation by Landlord of any refinancing of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement in the BuildingProject; (xxiv) intentionally omitted; (xxv) lease takeover or termination costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any lease or other agreement in the Building; (xxvi) the costs of installing an observatory, broadcast facility, telecommunications facility, theater, auditorium, luncheon club, athletic or recreational club, child care facility, or cafeteria or dining facility; (xxvii) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons working in or managing commercial concessions operated by Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord; (xxviii) (intentionally omitted); (xxix) costs and organizational expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any obligation of Landlord to indemnify another tenant or occupant of the Building pursuant to a lease or otherwise; (xxx) costs of tools and equipment used initially in the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of the Building; (xxxi) attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs in connection with any judgment, settlement or arbitration resulting from any tort liability on the part of Landlord and the amount of such settlement or judgment; (xxxii) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and general administrative expenses; (xxxiii) costs of sculpture, paintings, or other objects purporting to be art; (xxxiv) charitable and political contributions made by Landlord; (xxxv) costs of purchasing any air or development rights; sewer or water “tap-in” or connection fees payable in connection with the initial occupancy of any tenant or occupant; (xxxvi) intentionally omitted; (xxxvii) intentionally omitted; (xxxviii) intentionally omitted; (xxxix) any other costs or fees to the extent in excess of prevailing and commercially competitive and reasonable rates; and (xl) any other expenses which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be treated as a normal and ordinary repair or maintenance. In the calculation of operating expenses and Common Area Costs, it is understood that no expense shall be charged more than once, including, without limitation, any service that is included in the charges for the common charges associated with the Condominium. Once Landlord shall have finally determined said Common Area Costs at the expiration of a Lease Year creation and delivered a written notice or statement thereof, then Tenant shall only be entitled to dispute said charge as finally established for a period of six (6) months after such charge is finally established and written notice or statement thereof is provided to Tenant, and Tenant specifically waives any right to dispute any such charge at the expiration of said six month period. If it is determined that Landlord overcharged Tenant by more than [***] percent ([***]%) operation of the actual Common Area Costs, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenantentity which constitutes Landlord; or Landlord’s actual and reasonable out-of-pocket audit charges. In no event may Tenant use an auditor compensated by a contingent feeexpenses incurred in construction of tenant finish improvements.
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