EXHIBIT 10.10
MEZZANINE ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
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THIS MEZZANINE ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"),
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made as of __________ __, 1998, from BROOKDALE LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation. having an office at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Telefax Number
(000) 000-0000 (the "Guarantor") to NOMURA ASSET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
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corporation, having an address 2 World Financial Center, Building B, New York,
New York, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Telefax Number: (000) 000-0000
(together with its successors and assigns, "Mezzanine Lender").
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RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Mezzanine Loan Agreement dated as of the date
hereof between The Harbor Village Business Trust, a Delaware business trust
("Borrower"), Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-HV, Inc. ("Operator"),
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and Mezzanine Lender (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to
time, the "Mezzanine Loan Agreement"), at the request of Borrower and Operator,
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Mezzanine Lender has agreed to make a loan (the "Mezzanine Loan") to Borrower;
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WHEREAS, Borrower and Operator are entering into a certain operator
lease dated the date herewith (the "Operator Lease"), pursuant to which Operator
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shall manage and operate the Facility.
WHEREAS, Mezzanine Lender is unwilling to make the Mezzanine Loan
unless Guarantor indemnifies Mezzanine Lender against certain liabilities
arising under Environmental Laws (as herein defined), relating to the property
being financed in connection with the Mezzanine Loan, which property consists of
the fee simple interest and leasehold estate in the land more particularly
described in the Mezzanine Mortgages and all buildings, structures and other
improvements now or hereafter situated on such land (the "Facility"); and
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Mezzanine Loan
by Mezzanine Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereby covenant, agree,
represent and warrant as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires,
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capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein but defined in the
Mezzanine Loan Agreement shall have the meanings provided therefore in the
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, and the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Borrower" has the meaning provided in the Recitals to this Agreement.
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"Environmental Claim" means any written request for information by a
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Governmental Authority, or any written notice, notification, claim,
administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, judgment, demand or other
written communication by any Person or Governmental Authority requiring,
alleging or asserting liability with respect to Borrower, Operator or the
Facility, whether for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery,
compensation, injunctive relief, investigatory, response, remedial or cleanup
costs, damages to natural resources, personal injuries, fines or penalties
arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, Use, Release or
threatened Release into the environment of any Hazardous Substance in violation
of any Environmental Law originating at or from, or otherwise affecting, the
Facility, (ii) any fact, circumstance, condition or occurrence forming the basis
of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law by Borrower,
Operator or otherwise affecting the Facility or (iii) any alleged injury or
threat of injury to health, safety or the environment by Borrower, Operator or
otherwise affecting the Facility from actions which are in violation of
Environmental Laws.
"Environmental Laws" means any and all applicable federal, state,
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local and foreign laws, rules, regulations or municipal ordinances each as
amended from time to time, and any Permits, approvals, licenses, registrations,
filings and authorizations, in each case as in effect as of the relevant date,
relating to the environment, health or safety, or the Release or threatened
Release of Hazardous Substances into the indoor or outdoor environment,
including, without limitation, ambient air, soil, surface water, ground water,
wetlands, land or subsurface strata or otherwise relating to the presence or Use
of Hazardous Substances.
"Environmental Reports" means the environmental audit reports, with
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respect to the Facility, delivered to Mezzanine Lender prior to the date hereof
and in connection with the Mezzanine Loan, and any amendments or supplements
thereto delivered to Mezzanine Lender prior to the date hereof.
"Guarantor" has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this
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Agreement.
"Governmental Authority" means any national or federal government, any
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state, regional, local or other political subdivision thereof and any Person
with jurisdiction exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
"Hazardous Substance" means, collectively, (i) any petroleum or
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petroleum products or waste oils, explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos,
urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), lead in
drinking water, and lead based paint, the presence, generation, use,
transportation, storage or disposal of or exposure to which (x) is regulated or
could lead to liability under any Environmental Law or (y) is subject to notice
or reporting requirements under any Environmental Law, (ii) any chemicals or
other materials or substances which are now or hereafter become defined as or
included in the definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes,"
"hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous
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wastes," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants,"
"contaminants," "pollutants" or words of similar import under any Environmental
Law and (iii) any other chemical or any other material or substance, exposure to
which is now or hereafter prohibited, limited or regulated under any
Environmental Law.
"Mezzanine Lender" has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
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this Agreement.
"Mezzanine Loan" has the meaning provided in the Recitals to this
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Agreement.
"Mezzanine Loan Agreement" has the meaning provided in the Recitals to
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this Agreement.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
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partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, or any
other entity, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau,
department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf
of any of the foregoing.
"Release" means any release, threatened release, spill, emission,
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leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching
or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without
limitation, the movement of Hazardous Substances through ambient air, soil,
surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata.
"Use" means, with respect to any Hazardous Substance, the generation,
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manufacture, processing, distribution, handling, use, treatment, recycling or
storage of such Hazardous Substance in violation of Environmental Laws or
transportation to or from the property of such Person of such Hazardous
Substance in violation of Environmental Laws.
2. Indemnification.
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(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 14 hereof,
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Guarantor agrees to indemnify, reimburse, defend (with counsel satisfactory to
Mezzanine Lender in Mezzanine Lender's sole discretion), and hold harmless
Mezzanine Lender for, from and against all demands, claims, actions or causes of
action, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses,
including, without limitation, interest, penalties, consequential damages,
reasonable attorneys' fees, reasonable disbursements and expenses, and
reasonable consultants' fees, disbursements and expenses, including costs of
Remedial Work (collectively "Losses"), asserted against, resulting to, imposed
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on, or incurred by Mezzanine Lender, directly or indirectly in connection with
any of the following:
i) events, circumstances, or conditions which are alleged to, or do,
form the basis for an Environmental Claim;
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ii) the presence, Use or Release of Hazardous Substances at, on, in,
under or from the Facility, which presence, use or release requires or
could reasonably require Remedial Work;
iii) any Environmental Claim against any Person whose liability for
such Environmental Claim Guarantor has or may have assumed or retained
either contractually or by operation of law;
iv) the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant set forth
in Section 4.1(b)(U), Section 4.1(d)(U), Sections 5.1(a)(D) through
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5.1(a)(I), and Sections 5.1(b)(D) through 5.1(b)(I), inclusive of the
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Mezzanine Loan Agreement; or
v) any failure of Guarantor to fulfill each and every obligation
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The indemnity provided in this Agreement shall not be included in
any exculpation of Guarantor, Operator, or Borrower from personal liability
provided in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement or in any of the other Mezzanine Loan
Documents. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to deprive Mezzanine
Lender of any rights or remedies provided to it elsewhere in this Agreement or
in the other Mezzanine Loan Documents or otherwise available to it under law.
Guarantor waives and releases Mezzanine Lender from any rights or defenses
Guarantor may have under common law or Environmental Laws for liability arising
from or resulting from the presence, Use or Release of Hazardous Substances
except to the extent directly caused by the gross negligence, fraud or willful
misconduct of Mezzanine Lender.
(c) With respect to those matters for which Guarantor has agreed to
indemnify Mezzanine Lender hereunder, and to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, Guarantor waives and releases Mezzanine Lender from any rights
or defenses Guarantor may have under common law or Environmental Laws for
liability arising from or resulting from the presence, Use or Release of
Hazardous Substances except to the extent directly caused by the fraud, gross
negligence or willful misconduct of Mezzanine Lender.
3. Payment. All payments due to Mezzanine Lender under this
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Agreement shall be payable to Mezzanine Lender within ten (10) days after
written demand therefor, and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the
date such payment is due until the date of payment.
4. Governing Law.
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(a) The parties agree that the State of Illinois has a substantial
relationship to the parties and to the underlying transaction embodied hereby,
and in all respects, including, without limitation, matters of construction,
validity and performance, this Agreement and the obligations arising hereunder
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Illinois applicable to contracts made and performed in such State and any
applicable law of the
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United States of America. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Guarantor
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any claim to assert that the law
of any other jurisdiction governs this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
(b) Any legal suit, action or proceeding against Mezzanine Lender or
Guarantor arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted in
any federal or state court in New York, New York, pursuant to (S) 5-1402 of the
New York General Obligations Law, and Guarantor waives any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or
proceeding, and Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any
such court in any suit, action or proceeding. Guarantor does hereby designate
and appoint CT Corporation Systems, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as
its authorized agent to accept and acknowledge on its behalf service of any and
all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in any
federal or state court in New York, New York, and agrees that service of process
upon said agent at said address (or at such other office in New York, New York
as such agent shall designate in writing in accordance with the terms hereof)
with a copy of same to Guarantor in the manner hereinafter described and written
notice of said service of Guarantor mailed or delivered to Guarantor in the
manner provided herein shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon Guarantor in any such suit, action or proceeding in the State of
New York. Guarantor (i) shall give prompt notice to Mezzanine Lender of any
changed address of its authorized agent hereunder, (ii) may at any time and from
time to time designate a substitute authorized agent with an office in New York,
New York (which office shall be designated as the address for service of
process), and (iii) shall promptly designate such a substitute if its authorized
agent ceases to have an office in New York, New York or is dissolved without
leaving a successor.
5. Modification, Waiver in Writing. No modification, amendment,
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extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement
or consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to or demand on Guarantor shall
entitle Guarantor to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar
or other circumstances.
6. Delay Not a Waiver. Neither any failure nor any delay on the
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part of Mezzanine Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term,
condition, covenant or agreement or exercising any right, power, remedy or
privilege hereunder, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall
a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the
exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not
by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount
payable under this Agreement, Mezzanine Lender shall not be deemed to have
waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts
due under this Agreement, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt
payment of any such other amount.
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7. Notices. All notices, consents, approvals and requests required
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or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all
purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) hand delivery, with proof of attempted
delivery, (b) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, (c)
expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal
Service, with proof of attempted delivery, or (d) by telecopier (with answerback
acknowledged) provided that such telecopied notice must also be delivered by one
of the means set forth in (a), (b) or (c) above, addressed if to Mezzanine
Lender at its address set forth on the first page hereof, and if to Guarantor at
its designated address set forth on the first page hereof, or at such other
address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto,
as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the
manner provided for in this Section 7. A copy of all notices, consents,
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approvals and requests directed to Mezzanine Lender shall be delivered
concurrently to each of the following: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esquire, Dechert Price &
Xxxxxx, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000,
Telefax Number 215/994-2222; Two World Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Telefax Number (212) 667-
1666; Two World Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000,
Attention Xxxxxx XxXxxx, Telefax Number (000) 000-0000; and Two World Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, Attention: Legal Counsel, Telefax
Number (000) 000-0000. A copy of all notices, consents, approvals and requests
directed to Guarantor shall be delivered concurrently to each of the following:
Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-HV, Inc., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Telefax Number
(000) 000-0000; Brookdale Living Communities of Illinois-HV, Inc., 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esquire,
Telefax Number (000) 000-0000; and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq., Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
MacKay & Xxxxxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, Telefax Number (000) 000-0000. A notice shall be deemed to have been
given: (a) in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; (b) in the
case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted
delivery on a Business Day; (c) in the case of expedited prepaid delivery upon
the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or (d) in the case of
telecopier, upon receipt of answerback confirmation received prior to 5:00 p.m.
local time on a Business Day or if confirmation received thereafter on the next
succeeding Business Day, provided that such telecopied notice was also delivered
as required in this Section 7. A party receiving a notice which does not comply
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with the technical requirements for notice under this Section 7 may elect to
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waive any deficiencies and treat the notice as having been properly given.
8. Trial by Jury. EACH OF GUARANTOR AND MEZZANINE LENDER, TO THE
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FULLEST EXTENT THAT IT MAY LAWFULLY DO SO, WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY TORT ACTION, BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY
HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT.
9. Assignment. Mezzanine Lender shall have the right to assign this
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Agreement and the obligations hereunder to any Person who is from time to time
the owner of the Mezzanine Loan, but not otherwise. All references to
"Mezzanine Lender" hereunder shall be
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deemed to include the successors and assigns of Mezzanine Lender, including any
trustee or servicer.
10. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
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Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
11. Heading and Recitals. The information set forth in the heading
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and recitals hereof are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement
with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
13. Estoppel Certificates. Guarantor and Mezzanine Lender each
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hereby agree at any time and from time to time upon not less than 15 days prior
written notice by Guarantor or Mezzanine Lender to execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the party specified in such notice, a statement, in writing,
certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if
there have been modifications, that the same, as modified, is in full force and
effect and stating the modifications hereto), and stating whether or not, to the
best knowledge of such certifying party, there exists any matter giving rise to
a claim under Section 2, and, if so, specifying each such matter; provided,
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however, that it shall be a condition precedent to Mezzanine Lender's obligation
to deliver the statement pursuant to this Section 13, that Mezzanine Lender
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shall have received, together with Guarantor's request for such statement, an
officer's certificate signed by an authorized officer of Guarantor stating that
to the best of Guarantor's knowledge, no matter which could give rise to a claim
under Section 2 exists as of the date of such certificate (or specifying each
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such matter).
14. Survival. This Agreement shall survive (in perpetuity) the
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closing and disbursement of the funds evidenced by the Mezzanine Note, payment
of the Mezzanine Note, payment and performance of the Mezzanine Loan Obligations
(as such term is defined in the Mezzanine Mortgage), any release, reconveyance,
discharge or foreclosure of the Mezzanine Mortgage, conveyance by deed in lieu
of foreclosure, transfer, and any subsequent conveyance of the Facility.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall not indemnify Mezzanine Lender
with respect to any Losses incurred in connection with, or as a direct result
of, any or all of the matters described above in Section 2(a)(i) through
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2(a)(iv) to the extent that Guarantor can establish directly and solely that
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such Losses result from Hazardous Substances being placed on, above or under the
Facility (a) by the affirmative act or gross negligence of Mezzanine Lender or
any employees, agents or bailees of Mezzanine Lender; or (b) subsequent to (i)
Mezzanine Lender taking fee or leasehold title to the Facility pursuant to the
Mezzanine Mortgages or either
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of them; or (ii) a foreclosure by Mezzanine Lender; or (iii) acceptance by
Mezzanine Lender or any designee of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with respect
to the Facility.
15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to each
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and every covenant, agreement and obligation of Guarantor under this Agreement.
16. Liability. The liability of Guarantor under this Agreement shall
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in no way be limited or impaired by (a) any amendment or modification of the
Mezzanine Loan Documents made in accordance therewith, (b) any extensions of
time for performance required by any of the Mezzanine Loan Documents, or (c) the
release or substitution in whole or in part, of any security for the Mezzanine
Note or other evidence of debt issued pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan Documents;
and in any of such cases, whether with or without notice to Guarantor and with
or without consideration.
[Signature on the following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Mezzanine
Environmental Guaranty Indemnity Agreement to be duly executed by its duly
authorized representative, all as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTOR:
BROOKDALE LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
