General Maintenance Borrower shall maintain the Project Site and all improvements thereon, including lighting and signage, in good condition, free of debris, waste and graffiti, and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code. Borrower shall maintain the improvements and landscaping on the Project Site in accordance with the Maintenance Standards (as hereinafter defined). Such Maintenance Standards shall apply to all buildings, signage, lighting, landscaping, irrigation of landscaping, architectural elements identifying the Project Site and any and all other improvements on the Project Site. To accomplish the maintenance, Borrower shall either staff or contract with and hire licensed and qualified personnel to perform the maintenance work, including the provision of labor, equipment, materials, support facilities, and any and all other items necessary to comply with the requirements of this Agreement. Borrower and its maintenance staff, contractors or subcontractors shall comply with the following standards (collectively, “Maintenance Standards”):
(i) The Project Site shall be maintained in conformance and in compliance with reasonable maintenance standards for comparable first quality affordable housing projects, including but not limited to painting and cleaning of all exterior surfaces and other exterior facades comprising all private improvements and public improvements to the curbline. The Project Site shall be maintained in good condition and in accordance with the custom and practice generally applicable to comparable first quality affordable apartment complexes in the County of Orange (the “County”).
(ii) Landscape maintenance shall include, but not be limited to: watering/irrigation; fertilization; mowing; edging; trimming of grass; tree and shrub pruning; trimming and shaping of trees and shrubs to maintain a healthy, natural appearance and safe road conditions and visibility, and irrigation coverage; replacement, as needed, of all plant materials; control of weeds in all planters, shrubs, lawns, ground covers, or other planted areas; and staking for support of trees.
(iii) Clean-up maintenance shall include, but not be limited to: maintenance of all sidewalks, paths and other paved areas in clean and weed-free condition; maintenance of all such areas clear of dirt, mud, trash, debris or other matter which is unsafe or unsightly; removal of all trash, litter and other debris from improvements and landscaping prior to mowing; clearance and cleaning of all areas maintained prior to the end of the day on which the maintenance operations are performed to ensure that all cuttings, weeds, leaves and other debris are properly disposed of by maintenance workers. Governmental Lender agrees to notify Borrower in writing if the condition of the Project Site does not meet with the Maintenance Standards and to specify the deficiencies and the actions required to be taken by Borrower to cure the deficiencies. Upon notification of any maintenance deficiency, Borrower shall have commenced to cure such deficiency within thirty (30) days and shall diligently act to correct, remedy or cure such deficiency within no more than sixty (60) days. If the written notification states the problem is urgent relating to the public health and safety of the City of Anaheim or Governmental Lender, then Borrower shall have forty-eight (48) hours to rectify the problem. In the event Borrower does not maintain the Project Site in the manner set forth herein and in accordance with the Maintenance Standards, Governmental Lender shall have, in addition to any other rights and remedies hereunder, the right to maintain the Project Site, or to contract for the correction of such deficiencies, after written notice to Borrower, and Borrower shall be responsible for the payment of all such costs incurred by Governmental Lender.
