Right to Contest Real Property Taxes Sample Clauses

Right to Contest Real Property Taxes. Lessee may, at any time (unless Lessor is already doing so), and at its sole expense, contest the real property taxes due with respect to the Premises in its own name and in a manner set forth by appropriate judicial or administrative proceedings, provided that: (i) Lessee gives Lessor prior written notice of such contest, (ii) Lessee pays the real property taxes required by the applicable taxing authority while such contest is occurring, (iii) pays any and all penalties, late interest or other fines associated with any such contest and (iv) indemnifies, defends, protects and holds Lessor harmless from any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), causes of action, damages or liabilities associated with such contest.
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Right to Contest Real Property Taxes. Lessee may contest the legal validity or amount of any Real Property Taxes for which Xxxxxx is responsible under this Lease and may institute such proceedings as Xxxxxx considers necessary; provided, however, that the contest must be filed before the Real Property Tax at which it is directed becomes delinquent and that written notice of the contest is given to Lessor at least ten (10) days before the Real Property Tax becomes delinquent. If Lessee contests any such Real Property Taxes, Lessee may withhold or defer payment or pay under protest and such act shall not constitute a default under this Lease, provided that Lessee first (a) pays the Real Property Tax under protest before it becomes delinquent, (b) obtains and maintains a stay of all proceedings for enforcement and collection of the Real Property Tax by posting a bond or other security required by law for such a stay, or (c) furnishes and delivers to Lessor a surety bond issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in California and reasonably acceptable to Lessor in an amount at least 125% of the Real Property Taxes withheld or deferred and such bond shall hold Lessor and the Premises harmless from any damage arising out of the proceedings or contest and shall insure the full payment of such contested Real Property Taxes, including all penalties and interest, and is conditioned upon Xxxxxx’s payment of the Real Property Tax together with any fines, interest, penalties, costs and expenses that may have occurred or been imposed thereon within thirty (30) days after final determination of Xxxxxx’s contest. Lessor appoints Lessee as Lessor’s attorney- in-fact for the purpose of making all payments to any taxing authorities and for the purpose of contesting any Real Property Taxes, conditioned upon Xxxxxx’s preventing any liens from being levied on the Premises or Lessor (other than the statutory lien of Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2187).
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Right to Contest Real Property Taxes. If Tenant reasonably believes that the amount of any Real Property Tax is improper for any reason, Tenant may notify Landlord in writing of Tenant's desire that such assessment be contested or challenged by Landlord and the reason for such opinion, in which event Landlord shall submit such request to Landlord's real property tax assessment counsel or consultant. If such counsel or consultant agrees that there is a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on such contest or challenge as presented by Tenant and provided the position advocated by Tenant is not inconsistent with legal positions advocated or being advocated by Landlord for its surrounding properties, then Landlord shall initiate and prosecute such challenge, provided all costs for pursuing such contest shall be Additional Rent hereunder. Landlord shall have no obligation to prosecute such challenge beyond a decision by the Tax Assessment Appeals Board. As a condition to commencing such challenge or contest, Landlord may require that Tenant advance any estimated costs or fees for such challenge. Any Real Property Tax savings or rebate prorated for the Term until the date of payment shall inure to the benefit of Tenant and be paid to Tenant to the extent of any overpayment by Tenant.
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Right to Contest Real Property Taxes. Lessee, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right, at any time, to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the Leased Premises or to contest any Real Property Taxes that are to be paid by Lessee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee must continue to pay directly to Lessor all Real Property Taxes arising under Section 9.1 hereof, and Lessor shall credit any and all overpayments of Real Property Taxes resulting from a final determination in favor of Lessee in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 9.5 hereof. Lessor shall not be required to join in any proceeding or contest brought by Lessee unless the provisions of any law require that the proceeding or contest be brought by or in the name of Lessor or any owner of the Leased Premises. In that case, Lessor shall join in the proceeding or contest to permit it to be brought in Lessor's name as long as Lessor is not required to bear any cost.
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Related to Right to Contest Real Property Taxes

  • Personal Property Taxes (a) Lessee shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed against and levied upon trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property of Lessee contained in the Premises or elsewhere. When possible, Lessee shall cause said trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real property of Lessor.

  • Real Property Taxes Taxes, assessments and charges now or hereafter levied or assessed upon, or with respect to, the Project, or any personal property of Landlord used in the operation thereof or located therein, or Landlord's interest in the Project or such personal property, by any federal, state or local entity, including: (i) all real property taxes and general and special assessments; (ii) charges, fees or assessments for transit, housing, day care, open space, art, police, fire or other governmental services or benefits to the Project, including assessments, taxes, fees, levies and charges imposed by governmental agencies for such purposes as street, sidewalk, road, utility construction and maintenance, refuse removal and for other governmental services; (iii) service payments in lieu of taxes; (iv) any tax, fee or excise on the use or occupancy of any part of the Project, or on rent for space in the Project; (v) any other tax, fee or excise, however described, that may be levied or assessed as a substitute for, or as an addition to, in whole or in part, any other Real Property Taxes; and (vi) reasonable consultants' and attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with proceedings to contest, determine or reduce Real Property Taxes. Real Property Taxes do not include: (A) franchise, transfer, inheritance or capital stock taxes, or income taxes measured by the net income of Landlord from all sources, unless any such taxes are levied or assessed against Landlord as a substitute for, in whole or in part, any Real Property Tax; (B) Impositions and all similar amounts payable by tenants of the Project under their leases; and (C) penalties, fines, interest or charges due for late payment of Real Property Taxes by Landlord. If any Real Property Taxes are payable, or may at the option of the taxpayer be paid, in installments, such Real Property Taxes shall, together with any interest that would otherwise be payable with such installment, be deemed to have been paid in installments, amortized over the maximum time period allowed by applicable law. If the tax statement from a taxing authority does not allocate Real Property Taxes to the Building, Landlord shall make the determination of the proper allocation of such Real Property Taxes based, to the extent possible, upon records of the taxing authority and, if not so available, then on an equitable basis. Real Property Taxes also do not include any increases in the taxes, assessments, charges, excises and levies assessed against the Project due solely to the construction or installation of tenant improvements or other alterations by tenants of the Project other than Tenant and any other tenants or occupants of the Building; provided, however, that if any Real Property Taxes are imposed or increased due to the construction or installation of tenant improvements or other alterations in the Building, such Real Property Taxes shall be equitably prorated in Landlord's reasonable judgment between Tenant and any other tenants of the Building.

  • Personal Property Tax All personal property taxes will be paid by the Contractor.

  • Property Taxes Landlord shall pay, prior to delinquency, all general real estate taxes and installments of special assessments coming due during the Lease term on the Leased Premises, and all personal property taxes with respect to Landlord's personal property, if any, on the Leased Premises. Tenant shall be responsible for paying all personal property taxes with respect to Tenant's personal property at the Leased Premises.

  • Ad Valorem Taxes Prior to delinquency, Tenant shall pay all taxes and assessments levied upon trade fixtures, alterations, additions, improvements, inventories and personal property located and/or installed on or in the Premises by, or on behalf of, Tenant; and if requested by Landlord, Tenant shall promptly deliver to Landlord copies of receipts for payment of all such taxes and assessments. To the extent any such taxes are not separately assessed or billed to Tenant, Tenant shall pay the amount thereof as invoiced by Landlord.

  • Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes A. Except as specifically set forth in Section 4.07.B below, all real estate and personal property taxes, levies, assessments (including special assessments (regardless of when due or whether they are paid as a lump sum or in installments over time) imposed because of facilities that are constructed by or on behalf of the assessing jurisdiction (for example, roads, sidewalks, sewers, culverts, etc.) which directly benefit the Hotel (regardless of whether or not they also benefit other buildings)), “Impact Fees” (regardless of when due or whether they are paid as a lump sum or in installments over time) which are required of Owner as a condition to the issuance of zoning variances or building permits, and similar charges on or relating to the Hotel (collectively, “Impositions”) during the Term shall be paid by Manager from Gross Revenues, before any fine, penalty, or interest is added thereto or lien placed upon the Hotel or upon this Agreement, unless payment thereof is in good faith being contested and enforcement thereof is stayed. Any such payments shall be Deductions in determining Operating Profit. Owner shall, within five (5) days after receipt, furnish Manager with copies of official tax bills and assessments which it may receive with respect to the Hotel. Either Landlord or Owner may, and at Owner’s request Manager shall, initiate proceedings to contest any negotiations or proceedings with respect to any Imposition, and all reasonable costs of any such contest shall be paid from Gross Revenues and shall be a Deduction in determining Operating Profit. Manager shall, as part of its contest or negotiation of any Imposition, be entitled, on Owner’s behalf, to waive any applicable statute of limitations in order to avoid paying the Imposition during the pendency of any proceedings or negotiations with applicable authorities. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, at Owner’s option (i) Manager shall establish an escrow account in the name of Owner in a bank or banks designated by Manager with the concurrence of Owner and shall deposit monthly into such account from Gross Revenues an amount that Manager reasonably estimates shall be sufficient to pay the Impositions, in which case Manager shall pay the Impositions from funds in the escrow account as and when the Impositions become due (and Owner shall promptly deposit into the escrow account any deficiency if the estimated monthly payments are not sufficient to pay all of the Impositions) or (ii) the amounts that would otherwise be deposited into such escrow account shall be included in the Operating Profit, not deducted from Gross Revenues and shall be distributed in cash to Owner along with the remainder of the Owner’s Priority. If Owner elects to retain such amounts pursuant to clause (ii) above, Manager shall accrue such amounts as a reserve on the accounting records of the Hotel, and Owner shall fund the same as and when the Impositions become due, but such accrued and unfunded amounts shall be deducted from Gross Revenues for purposes of calculating the Incentive Management Fee. In addition, if any Mortgagee requires the establishment of an escrow account with respect to the Impositions, Manager shall comply with such requirements.

  • Definition of Real Property Taxes “Real Property Taxes” shall be the sum of the following: all real property taxes; possessory interest taxes; business or license taxes or fees; present or future Xxxxx-Xxxx assessments; service payments in lieu of such taxes or fees; annual or periodic license or use fees; excise, transit and traffic charges; housing fund assessments, open space charges, childcare fees, school, sewer and parking fees or any other assessments, levies, fees, exactions or charges, general and special, ordinary and extraordinary, unforeseen as well as foreseen (including fees “in-lieu” of any such tax or assessment) which are assessed, levied, charged, conferred or imposed by any public authority upon the Project (or any real property comprising any portion thereof) or its operations, together with all taxes, assessments or other fees imposed by any public authority upon or measured by any rent or other charges payable hereunder, including any gross receipts tax or excise tax levied by any governmental authority with respect to receipt of rental income, or, with respect to or by reason of the development, possession, any tax or assessment levied in connection with the leasing, operation, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises or any portion thereof; any documentary transfer taxes upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring an interest in the Premises; together with any tax imposed in substitution, partially or totally, of any tax previously included within the aforesaid definition or any additional tax the nature of which was previously included within the aforesaid definition; together with any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’, administrative and expert witness fees and costs) of challenging any of the foregoing or seeking the reduction in or abatement, redemption or return of any of the foregoing, but only to the extent of any such reduction, abatement, redemption or return. All references to Real Property Taxes during a particular year shall be deemed to refer to taxes accrued during such year, including supplemental tax bills, regardless of when they are actually assessed and without regard to when such taxes are payable. The obligation of Tenant to pay for supplemental taxes effective during the Term shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Lease. Nothing contained in this Lease shall require Tenant to pay any franchise, corporate, estate or inheritance tax of Landlord, or any income, profits or revenue tax or charge upon the net income of Landlord or any documentary transfer tax.

  • TENANT'S TAXES Tenant's Taxes" shall mean (a) all taxes, assessments, license fees and other governmental charges or impositions levied or assessed against or with respect to Tenant's personal property or Trade Fixtures in the Premises, whether any such imposition is levied directly against Tenant or levied against Landlord or the Property, (b) all rental, excise, sales or transaction privilege taxes arising out of this Lease (excluding, however, state and federal personal or corporate income taxes measured by the income of Landlord from all sources) imposed by any taxing authority upon Landlord or upon Landlord's receipt of any rent payable by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease ("Rental Tax"), and (c) any increase in Taxes attributable to inclusion of a value placed on Tenant's personal property, Trade Fixtures or Alterations. Tenant shall pay any Rental Tax to Landlord in addition to and at the same time as Base Rent is payable under this Lease, and shall pay all other Tenant's Taxes before delinquency (and, at Landlord's request, shall furnish Landlord satisfactory evidence thereof). If Landlord pays Tenant's Taxes or any portion thereof, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for the amount of such payment, together with interest at the Interest Rate from the date of Landlord's payment to the date of Tenant's reimbursement.

  • LESSEE'S PROPERTY TAXES Lessee shall pay prior to delinquency all taxes assessed against and levied upon Lessee-Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, Trade Fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all personal property of Lessee contained in the Premises or stored within the Industrial Center. When possible, Lessee shall cause its Lessee-Owned Alterations and Utility Installations, Trade Fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property to be assessed and billed separately from the real property of Lessor. If any of Lessee's said property shall be assessed with Lessor's real property, Lessee shall pay Lessor the taxes attributable to Lessee's property within ten (10) days after receipt of a written statement setting forth the taxes applicable to Lessee's property.

  • Real and Personal Property Taxes All real (including public utility realty tax) and personal property Taxes and assessments arising with respect to the Assets and any similar utility Taxes of any other jurisdiction shall be prorated between Buyer and Seller based on the relative periods of time the Assets were owned by each respective party or their respective Affiliates during the fiscal period for which such Taxes are imposed by the applicable taxing jurisdiction (as such fiscal period is or may be reflected on the xxxx rendered by such taxing jurisdiction, but in the case of Taxes imposed based on the specific day of ownership of assets or other specified standard not tied to a fiscal period, a fiscal period shall be deemed to be the three hundred sixty five (365) day period ending with such date). Upon receipt by Buyer of the tax xxxx, invoice or other statement regarding such real and personal property Taxes, Buyer shall calculate the pro rata share of such tax xxxx, invoice or other statement attributable to Buyer and Seller. To the extent such Taxes have not otherwise been accrued or accounted for in the Base Statement or the Final Closing Statement, Buyer then shall forward, as soon as practicable, to Seller a copy of such tax xxxx, invoice or statement along with the supporting documentation relating to the calculation of the pro rata share to Seller that had not otherwise been accrued or accounted for in the Base Statement or the Final Closing Statement. Seller then shall forward to Buyer payment of its pro rata share of such Taxes in immediately available funds as soon as practicable and in advance of the due date of the tax xxxx, invoice or statement and in time to avoid the incurrence of penalties, interest or other increases or additions to such Taxes. In the event Seller first receives a tax xxxx, invoice or statement relating to the Assets from a taxing authority, Seller shall promptly forward such tax xxxx, invoice or statement to Buyer.

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