Common use of Environmental Contamination Clause in Contracts

Environmental Contamination. The Owner shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees free and harmless from any liability, based or asserted, upon any act or omission of the Owner, its officers, agents, employees, subcontractors, predecessors in interest, successors, assigns and independent contractors, excepting any acts or omissions of City as successor to any portions of the Property dedicated or transferred to City by Owner, for any violation of any federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to industrial hygiene or to environmental conditions on, under or about the Property, including, but not limited to, soil and groundwater conditions, and the Owner shall defend, at its expense, including attorneys’ fees, the City, its officers, agents and employees in any action based or asserted upon any such alleged act or omission. The City may in its discretion participate in the defense of any such claim, action or proceeding. The provisions of this Section 10.4 do not apply to environmental conditions that predate Owner’s ownership or control of the Property or applicable portion; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not operate to bar, limit or modify any of Owner’s statutory or equitable obligations as an owner or seller of the Property.

Environmental Contamination. The Owner shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees free and harmless from any liability, based or asserted, upon any act or omission of the Owner, its officers, agents, employees, subcontractors, predecessors in interest, successors, assigns and independent contractors, excepting any acts or omissions of City as successor to any portions of the Property dedicated or transferred to City by Owner, for any violation of any federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to industrial hygiene or to environmental conditions on, under or about the Property, including, but not limited to, soil and groundwater conditions, and the Owner shall defend, at its expense, including attorneys’ ' fees, the City, its officers, agents and employees in any action based or asserted upon any such alleged act or omission. The City may in its discretion participate in the defense of any such claim, action or proceeding. The provisions of this Section 10.4 do not apply to environmental conditions that predate Owner’s 's ownership or control of the Property or applicable portion; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not operate to bar, limit or modify any of Owner’s 's statutory or equitable obligations as an owner or seller of the Property.