EXHIBIT 10.64
License Agreement
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this "License") is made as of the 23th
day of April, 1996, between MATTERHORN ONE, LTD., having an address
at c/o BDG Management, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000 ("Owner"), and STAFF BUILDERS, INC., a New York
corporation, having an address at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("User").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Owner is the owner of the office building located at
and known 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the
'Building'); and
WHEREAS, Owner and User have entered into a lease dated April
23, 1996 (the "Lease") for the premises of approximately 675
rentable square feet in the Building, as more particularly shown in
the Lease (the "Premises"); and
WHEREAS, the commencement date for the Lease is May 1, 1996
(the "Lease Commencement Date") and the User has requested the
right to use and occupy approximately 600 square feet of temporary
space prior to the Lease Commencement Date; and
WHEREAS, Owner is willing to grant User the right to use and
occupy temporary space in the Building on the terms and conditions
set forth in this License;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
promises contained herein, Owner and User hereby agree as follows:
1. User's Possession of Temporary Premises and Permitted
Uses. Owner hereby grants to User a license to use and occupy
Suite # in the Building (the "Temporary Premises") for the
period from the date hereof (the "License Commencement Date") up
and through the Lease Commencement Date (the "Outside Expiration
Date"). This License shall be limited to the use and occupancy of
the Temporary Premises solely for general office purposes and only
up through and including the Outside Expiration Date.
2. Charges. In consideration of Owner's granting to User
the right to use and occupy the Temporary Premises for the term of
this License, User hereby agrees to pay Owner a license fee equal
to $1,000 payable monthly without setoff or deduction, on the first
day of each calendar month during the term of this License. If the
License Commencement Date is not the first day of a month, User
shall pay to Owner, upon the execution of this License, a licens
fee at the foregoing rate which shall be prorated for the period
from the License Commencement Date to the last day of the month in
which the License Commencement Date takes place.
3. Condition of Premises. User represents and warrants that
it has inspected the Temporary Premises and accepts the Premises
'as is'. User acknowledges that Owner has made no claim or promise
about the condition of the Temporary Premises. User shall not make
any alterations, addition, changes or improvements to the Temporary
Premises without the prior written consent of Owner.
4. Services. As long as User is not in default under this
License, Owner, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
weekdays and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., excluding
legal holidays, shall furnish the Temporary Premises with heat and
air-conditioning in the respective seasons, and provide the
Temporary Premises with electricity for lighting and usual office
equipment. Owner shall also clean the Temporary Premises and
remove regular office refuse therefrom on weekdays.
5. Release From Liability. User agrees that Owner shall
be responsible or liable for any damage or injury to any property
or to any person or persons at any time on or about the Temporary
Premises arising from any cause whatsoever, except Owner's
negligence. User shall not hold Owner in any way responsible or
liable therefor and will indemnify and hold Owner harmless from and
against any and all claims, liabilities, penalties, damages,
judgments and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorney fees and disbursements) arising from injury to person or
property of any nature arising out of User's use or occupancy of
the Temporary Premises and also for any other matter arising out of
User's use or occupancy of the Temporary Premises, or of the street
or sidewalks adjacent thereto.
6. Insurance. During the term of User's use and occupancy
of the Temporary Premises, User, at its sole cost and expense, and
for the mutual benefit of owner and User, shall carry and maintain
the insurance coverage required pursuant to the terms of the Lease.
User shall deliver to owner a certificate evidencing such insurance
on or before the License Commencement Date. Such certificate shall
provide that the insurer shall not cancel, reduce or otherwise
modify such coverage without giving Owner at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice of such change.
7. Owner Access to the Temporary Premises. Upon prior
notice (except in an emergency when no such notice shall be
required) , User agrees to allow Owner, its employees, agents or
contractors to enter upon the Temporary Premises to inspect same
and to make any repairs thereto which Owner shall deem appropriate,
provided Owner shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of
User's business in the Temporary Premises.
8. No Assignment. No assignment of this License or
sublicensing or subleasing of the Temporary Premises or any part
thereof shall be made by User. Neither all nor any part of User's
interest in the Temporary Premises granted hereunder may be
encumbered, assigned, or transferred in whole or in part either by
the act of User or by operation of law. User shall not permit or
suffer the Temporary Premises to be used by anyone other than the
employees of User.
9. Subordination. This License shall be subject and
subordinate to any and all mortgages and ground leases of the
Building and all extensions, consolidations, replacements thereof.
10. Default. In the event User shall be in default of any
monetary provision of this License for more than five (5) days
after the sending by Owner to User of written notice of such
monetary default, or in the event User shall be in default of any
non-monetary provision of this License for more than ten (10) days
after the sending by Owner to User of written notice of such non-
monetary default, Owner shall have the right, to the extent
permitted by law, to (i) re-enter the Temporary Premises and
withdraw the permission hereby granted to User to use the Temporary
Premises; and (ii) remove all persons and property therefrom,
without being deemed to have committed any manner of trespass.
Such remedies shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies
owner may have hereunder or at law or equity.
11. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given
under this License shall be given to the respective parties at the
addresses set forth at the head of this License by hand, by
overnight courier or by certified mail, return-receipt requested.
Such notices shall be deemed given upon delivery, in the case of
hand delivery, one day after mailing, in the case of overnight
courier and three business days after mailing, in the case of
mailing. such notices can be given or received by the respective
attorneys for the parties.
12. Revocable License. Either party may cancel this
License on thirty (30) days written notice.
13. Additional Provisions. Except as otherwise
expressly set forth herein, the provisions of the Lease are hereby
incorporated herein and deemed to apply to the Temporary Premises
with the same force and effect the said provisions apply to the
'Premises', subject to the following: (copy of Lease will need to
be reviewed to determine which provisions will not be incorporated
into this license.)
14. Reimbursement of Fees. In the event that Owner is
required to take any legal action to enforce the terms of this
License, including any action against User for possession, owner
shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies
hereunder or at law or equity, to the reimbursement by User of all
reasonable costs incurred by owner in the exercise of its rights
and remedies, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys,
fees and disbursements. In any legal action brought in connection
with this License, both owner and User waive a jury trial.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunder set
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
OWNER: MATTERHORN ONE, LTD.
By: /s/ K. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
USER: STAFF BUILDERS,INC.
BY: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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