Mechanic’s Liens (a) Except for liens created through the act of Landlord, Tenant shall not suffer or permit any mechanic’s lien or other lien to be filed or recorded against the Premises, equipment or materials supplied or claimed to have been supplied to the Premises at the request of Tenant, or anyone holding the Premises, or any portion thereof, through or under Tenant. If any such mechanic’s lien or other lien shall at any time be filed or recorded against the Premises, or any portion thereof, Tenant shall cause the same to be discharged of record within fifteen (15) days after the date of filing or recording of the same. However, in the event Tenant desires to contest the validity of any lien it shall (i) on or before fifteen (15) days prior to the due date thereof (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the filing or recording thereof), notify Landlord, in writing, that Tenant intends to so contest same; (ii) on or before the due date thereof, if such lien involves an amount in excess of $50,000 or if any Mortgagee so requires, deposit with Landlord security (in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or Mortgagee) for the payment of the full amount of such lien, and from time to time deposit additional security so that, at all times, adequate security will be available for the payment of the full amount of the lien together with all interest, penalties, costs and other charges in respect thereof. If Tenant complies with the foregoing, and Tenant continues, in good faith, to contest the validity of such lien by appropriate legal proceedings which shall operate to prevent the collection thereof and the sale or forfeiture of the Premises, or any part thereof, to satisfy the same, Tenant shall be under no obligation to pay such lien until such time as the same has been decreed, by court order, to be a valid lien on the Premises. The deposit held by the Landlord may be used to discharge the lien and any surplus deposit retained by Landlord, after the payment of the lien shall be repaid to Tenant. Provided that nonpayment of such lien does not cause Landlord to be in violation of any of its contractual undertakings, Landlord agrees not to pay such lien during the period of Tenant’s contest. However, if Landlord pays for the discharge of a lien or any part thereof from funds of Landlord, any amount paid by Landlord, together with all costs, fees and expenses in connection therewith (including attorney’s fees of Landlord plus an administration fee equal to three percent (3%) of such costs and expenses), shall be repaid by Tenant to Landlord on demand by Landlord, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate. Tenant shall indemnify and defend Landlord against and save Landlord and the Premises, and any portion thereof, harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, expenses, liabilities, suits, penalties, claims, demands and obligations, including attorney’s fees, to the extent resulting from the assertion, filing, foreclosure or other legal proceedings with respect to any such mechanic’s lien or other lien (other than any liens resulting solely from the acts of Landlord, unless taken with the consent of Tenant or as a result of a default by Tenant under this Lease) or the attempt by Tenant to discharge same as above provided. No such contest may be prosecuted if it could subject Landlord to any civil liability or the risk of any criminal liability or otherwise adversely affect Landlord, the Premises or the Campus.
