Taxes, Other Governmental Charges and Other Charges. The County is tax-exempt and does not expect that any taxes, special assessments or governmental charges will be levied against the Leased Property. However, the County agrees that it will pay, as the same respectively become due, all taxes, special assessments as they shall become due during the Lease Term, and governmental charges of any kind whatsoever that may at any time be lawfully assessed or levied against or with respect to the Leased Property or any furnishings, equipment or other property installed or brought by the County therein or thereon, including sales, use and other excise taxes, and all claims for rent, royalties, labor, materials, supplies, utilities and other charges incurred in the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy and upkeep of the Leased Property. The County may, at its expense and in its own name and behalf or in the name and behalf of BB&T, in good faith contest any such taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments and other charges and, in the event of any such contest, may permit the taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments or other charges so contested to remain unpaid during the period of such contest and any appeal there from unless BB&T shall notify the County that, in the opinion of Independent Counsel, by nonpayment of any such items the rights or interest of BB&T in the Leased Property will be materially endangered or the Leased Property or any part thereof will be subject to loss or forfeiture, in which event such taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments or charges shall be paid promptly. BB&T will cooperate with the County in permitting the County to conduct any such contest.
Taxes, Other Governmental Charges and Other Charges. The City is tax- exempt and does not expect that any taxes, special assessments or governmental charges will be levied against the Leased Property. However, the City agrees that it will pay, as the same respectively become due, all taxes, special assessments, and governmental charges of any kind whatsoever that may at any time be lawfully assessed or levied against or with respect to the Leased Property or any furnishings, equipment or other property installed or brought by the City therein or thereon, including sales, use and other excise taxes, and all claims for rent, royalties, labor, materials, supplies, utilities and other charges incurred in the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy and upkeep of the Leased Property. The City may, at its expense and in its own name and behalf or in the name and behalf of the Lender, in good faith contest any such taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments and other charges and, in the event of any such contest, may permit the taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments or other charges so contested to remain unpaid during the period of such contest and any appeal therefrom if the City delivers to the Lender an opinion of Independent Counsel stating that by nonpayment of any such items the rights or interest of the Lender in the Leased Property will not be materially endangered and the Leased Property or any part thereof will not be subject to loss or forfeiture, otherwise such taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, assessments or charges shall be paid promptly. The Lender will cooperate with the City in permitting the City to conduct any such contest.
