Common use of Restrictions on Alterations Clause in Contracts

Restrictions on Alterations. Tenant shall not make or perform, or permit the making or performance of, any alterations, installations, improvements, additions or other physical changes in or about the Leased Premises (referred to collectively as "Alterations") without Landlord's prior consent. Landlord agrees not unreasonably to withhold or delay its consent to any nonstructural Alterations proposed to be made by Tenant to adapt the Leased Premises for Tenant's business purposes or the business purposes of any other permitted occupant of the Leased Premises, except that Landlord shall have no obligation to consent to any Alteration which will reduce the value or utility of the Building or affect the outside appearance of the Building or the color or style of any venetian blinds supplied by Landlord (except that Tenant may remove any such venetian blinds provided Tenant promptly replaces such venetian blinds with venetian blinds of a similar type and color). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection or Landlord's consent to any Alterations, all Alterations, whether made prior to or during the Term, shall be made and performed in conformity with and subject to the following provisions: (i) all Alterations shall be made and performed at Tenant's sole cost and expense and at such time and in such manner as Landlord may reasonably from time to time designate; (ii) Alterations shall be made only by contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (iii) no Alteration shall materially affect any part of the Building other than the Leased Premises or adversely affect any service required to be furnished by Landlord to Tenant or to any other tenant or occupant of the Building; (iv) all business machines and mechanical equipment shall be placed and maintained by Tenant in settings sufficient in Landlord's reasonable judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance to other tenants or occupants of the Building; (v) Tenant shall submit to Landlord reasonably detailed plans and specifications for each proposed alteration and shall not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining Landlord's approval of such plans and specifications, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (vi) all Alterations in or to the electrical facilities in or serving the Leased Premises shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5 relating to exceeding electrical capacity; (vii) notwithstanding Landlord's approval of plans and specifications for any Alteration, all Alterations shall be made and performed in full compliance with all Legal Requirements and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations; (viii) all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Leased Premises as a result of all Alterations shall be of good quality; and (ix) Tenant shall require any contractor performing Alterations to carry and maintain at all times during the performance of the work, at no expense to Landlord, (i) a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance, including contractor's liability coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage, contractor's protective liability coverage and a broad form property damage endorsement, naming Landlord and (at Landlord's request) any Mortgagee of the Building and any management agent as additional named insureds), with such policy to afford protection to the limit of not less than $2,000,000 with respect to bodily injury or death to any number of persons in any one accident and to the limit of not less than $1,000,000 to damage to the property of any one owner from one occurrence, and (ii) workers' compensation or similar insurance in the form and amounts required by the laws of the State of Virginia. In the event the estimated cost of an Alteration (which shall include the aggregate cost of a series of Alterations which are reasonably aggregated into a single project) is in excess of $100,000.00, or in the event of an Alteration to a structural member of, or mechanical system in, the Leased Premises, Landlord shall have the right to place other and further restrictions and conditions thereon prior to Tenant being authorized to commence such Alteration. Such additional conditions may include, by way of illustration and not of limitation, the requirement that the contractor be bonded or bondable. In the event of any dispute between the parties as to whether or not Landlord has acted reasonably in any case with respect to which Landlord is required, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (a), to do so, Tenant's sole remedy shall be to submit such dispute to mediation pursuant to Section 28. If the determination in any such mediation shall be adverse to Landlord, Landlord nevertheless shall not be liable to Tenant for breach of Landlord's covenant to act reasonably, and Tenant's sole remedy in such event shall be to proceed with the proposed Alterations. However, if the parties are unable to settle such matter by mediation, and such matter is submitted to litigation, Landlord's liability and Tenant's remedies shall not be so limited.

Restrictions on Alterations. Tenant shall not make or perform, perform or permit the making or performance of, any alterations, installations, improvements, additions or other physical changes in or about the Leased Premises (referred to collectively as "“Alterations"”) without Landlord's ’s prior consent. Landlord agrees not unreasonably to withhold or delay its consent to any nonstructural Alterations proposed to be made by Tenant to adapt the Leased Premises for Tenant's ’s business purposes or the business purposes of any other permitted occupant of the Leased Premises, except that Landlord shall have no obligation to consent to any Alteration which will reduce the value or utility of the Building or affect the outside appearance of the Building or the color or style of any venetian blinds supplied by Landlord (except that Tenant may remove any such venetian blinds provided Tenant promptly replaces such venetian blinds with venetian blinds of a similar type and color). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection or Landlord's ’s consent to any Alterations, all Alterations, whether made prior to or during the Term, shall be made and performed in conformity with and subject to the following provisions: (i) all Alterations shall be made and performed at Tenant's ’s sole cost and expense and at such time and in such manner as Landlord may reasonably from time to time designate; (ii) Alterations shall be made only by contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (iii) no Alteration shall materially affect any part of the Building other than the Leased Premises or adversely affect any service required to be furnished by Landlord to Tenant or to any other tenant or occupant of the Building; (iv) all business machines and mechanical equipment shall be placed and maintained by Tenant in settings sufficient in Landlord's ’s reasonable judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance to other tenants or occupants of the Building; (v) Tenant shall submit to Landlord reasonably detailed plans and specifications for each proposed alteration and shall not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining Landlord's ’s approval of such plans and specifications, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (vi) all Alterations in or to the electrical facilities in or serving the Leased Premises shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5 relating to exceeding electrical capacity; (vii) notwithstanding Landlord's ’s approval of plans and specifications for any Alteration, all Alterations shall be made and performed in full compliance with all Legal Requirements and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations; (viii) all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Leased Premises as a result of all Alterations shall be of good quality; and (ix) Tenant shall require any contractor performing Alterations to carry and maintain at all times during the performance of the work, at no expense to Landlord, (i) a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance, including contractor's contractors’ liability coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage, coverage contractor's ’s protective liability coverage and a broad form property damage endorsement, naming Landlord and (at Landlord's ’s request) any Mortgagee of the Building and any management agent as additional named insureds), with such policy to afford protection to the limit of not less than $2,000,000 with respect to bodily injury or death to any number of persons in any one accident and to the limit of not less than $1,000,000 to damage to the property party of any one owner from one occurrence, and (ii) workers' ’ compensation or similar insurance in the form and amounts required by the laws of the State of Virginia. In the event the that estimated cost of an Alteration (which shall include the aggregate cost of a series of Alterations which are reasonably aggregated into a single project) is in excess of $100,000.00, or in the event of an Alteration to a structural member of, or mechanical system in, the Leased Premises, Landlord shall have the right to place other and further restrictions and conditions thereon prior to Tenant being authorized to commence such Alteration. Such additional conditions may include, by way of illustration and not of limitation, the requirement that the contractor be bonded or bondable. In the event of any dispute between the parties as to whether or not Landlord has acted reasonably in any case with respect to which Landlord is required, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (a), to do so, Tenant's ’s sole remedy shall be to submit such dispute to mediation pursuant to Section 28. If the determination in any such mediation shall be adverse to Landlord, Landlord nevertheless shall not be liable to Tenant for breach of Landlord's ’s covenant to act reasonably, and Tenant's ’s sole remedy in such event shall be to proceed with the proposed Alterations. However, if the parties are unable to settle such matter by mediation, and such matter is submitted to litigationLitigation, Landlord's ’s liability and Tenant's ’s remedies shall not be so limited.

Restrictions on Alterations. 2.7.1 Not to make any structural alterations to the Demised Premises or any part thereof nor to erect any new buildings or extensions thereon and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing not to install any outlets for pipes, wires, cables or flues through the walls, doors or windows of the Demised Premises (save as hereinafter contained) Provided always that the cutting of one or more doors or similar openings in a wall or walls separating the Demised Premises from any adjoining premises occupied by the Tenant shall not make or perform, or permit for the making or performance of, any alterations, installations, improvements, additions or other physical changes purposes of this 2.7.2 Not without the previous consent in or about writing of the Leased Premises (referred to collectively as "Alterations") without Landlord's prior consent. Landlord agrees not unreasonably to withhold or delay its such consent to any nonstructural Alterations proposed no to be made unreasonably withheld or delayed (and then only in accordance with plans previously approved in writing by Tenant to adapt the Leased Premises for Tenant's business purposes or the business purposes of any other permitted occupant of the Leased Premises, except that Landlord shall have no obligation to consent to any Alteration which will reduce the value or utility of the Building or affect the outside appearance of the Building or the color or style of any venetian blinds supplied by Landlord (except that Tenant may remove any such venetian blinds provided Tenant promptly replaces such venetian blinds with venetian blinds of a similar type and color). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection or Landlord's consent to any Alterations, all Alterations, whether made prior to or during the Term, shall be made and performed in conformity with and subject to the following provisions: (i) all Alterations shall be made and performed at Tenant's sole cost and expense and at such time and in such manner as Landlord may reasonably from time to time designate; (ii) Alterations shall be made only by contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (iii) no Alteration shall materially affect any part of the Building other than the Leased Premises or adversely affect any service required to be furnished by Landlord to Tenant or to any other tenant or occupant of the Building; (iv) all business machines delayed and mechanical equipment shall be placed and maintained by Tenant in settings sufficient in Landlord's reasonable judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance to other tenants or occupants of the Building; (v) Tenant shall submit to Landlord reasonably detailed plans and specifications for each proposed alteration and shall not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining Landlord's approval of such plans and specifications, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (vi) all Alterations in or to the electrical facilities in or serving the Leased Premises shall be subject to conditions reasonably imposed by and under the provisions of Section 5 relating to exceeding electrical capacity; (vii) notwithstanding Landlord's approval of plans and specifications for any Alteration, all Alterations shall be made and performed in full compliance with all Legal Requirements and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations; (viii) all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Leased Premises as a result of all Alterations shall be of good quality; and (ix) Tenant shall require any contractor performing Alterations to carry and maintain at all times during the performance of the work, at no expense to Landlord, (i) a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance, including contractor's liability coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage, contractor's protective liability coverage and a broad form property damage endorsement, naming Landlord and (at Landlord's request) any Mortgagee of the Building and any management agent as additional named insureds), with such policy to afford protection to the limit of not less than $2,000,000 with respect to bodily injury or death to any number of persons in any one accident supervision and to the limit reasonable satisfaction of not less than $1,000,000 the Landlord or its Surveyors or Architects) to damage make any non-structural alterations or additions to the property Demised Premises (excepting the installation of any one owner from one occurrence, or alterations to internal demountable partitioning for which no consent will be necessary) and (ii) workers' compensation or similar insurance in the form and amounts if required by the laws Landlord to reinstate all such approved alterations and modifications (including demountable partitioning) at the end of the State of Virginia. In the event the estimated cost of an Alteration Term (which shall include the aggregate cost of a series of Alterations which are reasonably aggregated into a single projector (if earlier) is in excess of $100,000.00, or in the event case of works to create an Alteration opening in walls separating the Demised Premises from adjoining premises occupied by the Tenant the date on which the adjoining premises cease to be occupied by the Tenant) to the reasonable satisfaction of the Landlord or its Surveyor. 2.7.3 At the expiry of the Term (howsoever determined) (or (if earlier) in the case of works to create an opening in walls separating the Demised Premises from adjoining premises occupied by the Tenant the date on which the adjoining premises cease to be occupied by the Tenant) if and to the extent required by the Landlord to remove all alterations or additions made to the Demised Premises or any part by the Tenant or its predecessors in title prior to the date of this lease pursuant to any previous tenancy of the Demised Premises under which the Tenant or any predecessor in title of the Tenant was permitted to carry out alterations to the Demised Premises subject to a structural member of, liability to reinstate and where the Tenant or mechanical system in, the Leased Premises, Landlord shall have predecessor in title did not reinstate the right alterations on the determination of that tenancy and to place other restore and further restrictions make good the Demised Premises in a good and conditions thereon prior to Tenant being authorized to commence such Alteration. Such additional conditions may include, by way of illustration and not of limitation, the requirement that the contractor be bonded or bondable. In the event of any dispute between the parties as to whether or not Landlord has acted reasonably in any case with respect to which Landlord is required, pursuant workmanlike manner to the provisions condition and design which existed before the alterations were made to the reasonable satisfaction of this subsection (a), to do so, Tenant's sole remedy shall be to submit such dispute to mediation pursuant to Section 28. If the determination in any such mediation shall be adverse to Landlord, Landlord nevertheless shall not be liable to Tenant for breach of Landlord's covenant to act reasonably, and Tenant's sole remedy in such event shall be to proceed with the proposed Alterations. However, if the parties are unable to settle such matter by mediation, and such matter is submitted to litigation, Landlord's liability and Tenant's remedies shall not be so limitedor its surveyor.

Restrictions on Alterations. Tenant shall not make or performmake, or permit the making or performance ofto be made, any alterations, installationsadditions or improvements of a structural nature (including, improvementswithout limitation, the installation of partitions) to the interior of the Premises nor any other alterations, additions or other physical changes in improvements, whether structural or about not, to the Leased Premises (referred to collectively as "Alterations") without Landlord's prior consent. Landlord agrees not unreasonably to withhold exterior or delay its consent to any nonstructural Alterations proposed to be made by Tenant to adapt the Leased Premises for Tenant's business purposes or the business purposes of any other permitted occupant storefront of the Leased Premises, except that Landlord shall have no obligation to consent to any Alteration which will reduce the value or utility of the Building or affect the outside appearance of the Building or the color or style of any venetian blinds supplied by Landlord (except that Tenant may remove any such venetian blinds provided Tenant promptly replaces such venetian blinds with venetian blinds of a similar type and color). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection or Landlord's consent to any Alterations, all Alterations, whether made prior to or during the Term, shall be made and performed in conformity with and subject to the following provisions: (i) all Alterations shall be made and performed at Tenant's sole cost and expense and at such time and in such manner as Landlord may reasonably from time to time designate; (ii) Alterations shall be made only by contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (iii) no Alteration shall materially affect any part of the Building other than the Leased Premises or adversely affect any service required to be furnished by Landlord to Tenant or to any other tenant or occupant of the Building; (iv) all business machines and mechanical equipment shall be placed and maintained by Tenant in settings sufficient in Landlord's reasonable judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance to other tenants or occupants of the Building; (v) Tenant shall submit to Landlord reasonably detailed plans and specifications for each proposed alteration and shall not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining Landlord's approval of such plans and specifications, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (vi) all Alterations in or to the plumbing, mechanical or electrical facilities in systems servicing the Premises or serving the Leased Premises located therein (collectively, "Non-Permitted Alterations"). TENANT MAY NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, PENETRATE THE ROOF WITHOUT LANDLORD’S PRIOR CONSENT AND COORDINATING WITH LANDLORD’S ROOFING CONTRACTOR. Tenant shall be subject permitted to make such alterations, additions or improvements in the provisions Premises (other than Non-Permitted Alterations) as may be proper and necessary for the conduct of Section 5 relating to exceeding electrical capacity; (vii) notwithstanding Landlord's approval the business permitted under this Lease and for the full beneficial use of plans the Premises permitted herein, provided Tenant shall pay all costs, expenses and specifications for any Alterationcharges therefor and shall make such alterations and improvements in accordance with applicable laws and building codes, all Alterations shall be made in a good and performed in full compliance with all Legal Requirements workmanlike manner and in accordance with drawings and specifications reviewed and approved by Landlord in accordance with the Rules and Regulations; (viii) all materials and equipment to be incorporated provisions set forth in the Leased Premises as a result of all Alterations shall be of good quality; and (ix) Exhibit "E" attached hereto. Tenant shall require promptly repair and indemnify Landlord from and against any contractor performing Alterations damages to carry and maintain at all times during the performance Premises, or to the building of which the Premises are a part, caused by any alterations, additions or improvements of the work, at no expense to Landlord, (i) a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance, including contractor's liability coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage, contractor's protective liability coverage and a broad form property damage endorsement, naming Landlord and (at Landlord's request) any Mortgagee of the Building and any management agent as additional named insureds), with such policy to afford protection to the limit of not less than $2,000,000 with respect to bodily injury or death to any number of persons in any one accident and to the limit of not less than $1,000,000 to damage to the property of any one owner from one occurrence, and (ii) workers' compensation or similar insurance in the form and amounts required Premises by the laws of the State of Virginia. In the event the estimated cost of an Alteration (which shall include the aggregate cost of a series of Alterations which are reasonably aggregated into a single project) is in excess of $100,000.00, or in the event of an Alteration to a structural member of, or mechanical system in, the Leased Premises, Landlord shall have the right to place other and further restrictions and conditions thereon prior to Tenant being authorized to commence such Alteration. Such additional conditions may include, by way of illustration and not of limitation, the requirement that the contractor be bonded or bondable. In the event of any dispute between the parties as to whether or not Landlord has acted reasonably in any case with respect to which Landlord is required, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (a), to do so, Tenant's sole remedy shall be to submit such dispute to mediation pursuant to Section 28. If the determination in any such mediation shall be adverse to Landlord, Landlord nevertheless shall not be liable to Tenant for breach of Landlord's covenant to act reasonably, and Tenant's sole remedy in such event shall be to proceed with the proposed Alterations. However, if the parties are unable to settle such matter by mediation, and such matter is submitted to litigation, Landlord's liability and Tenant's remedies shall not be so limited.