OFFICE LEASE BREA, CA 92821 BETWEEN EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION AS LANDLORD AND MINISTRY PARTNERS INVESTMENT CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION AS TENANT
Exhibit 10.16
000
X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXX,
XX 00000
BETWEEN
EVANGELICAL
CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION,
A
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
AS
LANDLORD
AND
MINISTRY
PARTNERS INVESTMENT CORPORATION,
A
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
AS
TENANT
OFFICE
LEASETHIS
OFFICE LEASE (this "Lease") is made as of
October ___, 2008 between EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION, a California
corporation ("Landlord"), and the
tenant specified in the Basic Lease Information ("Tenant"), upon the
following terms and conditions:
The terms
and conditions of this Lease shall include, without limitation, the following
basic Lease information ("Basic Lease
Information"):
Premises
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4,970
rentable square feet (4,360 usable square feet) located at Suite 120
on the first floor of the Building
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Landlord
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Evangelical
Christian Credit Union, a California corporation
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Address
of Landlord for Notices
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Evangelical
Christian Credit Union
000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000, x1369
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
and
a copy to:
Xxxx-Xxxxx
Properties
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000)
000-0000
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Tenant
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Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation, a California corporation
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Address
of Tenant for Notices
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Before
the Commencement Date:
Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, President
000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000.000.0000, x1436
Telecopy: 714.671.5767
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and –
Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxx, VP Finance and Accounting
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000.000.0000,
x1461
Telecopy: 714.671.5767
After
the Commencement Date:
Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, President
000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000.000.0000, x1436
Telecopy: 714.671.5767
-
and -
Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxx, VP Finance and Accounting
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000.000.0000, x1461
Telecopy: 714.671.5767
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Permitted
Uses
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General
office and administrative.
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Parking
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20
parking spaces.
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Initial
Term
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Five
(5) years plus the partial month, if any, between the Commencement Date
and the first day of the following calendar month and an option to renew
for two (2) additional periods of five (5) years each.
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Commencement
Date
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The
day which is the later of (i) fifteen (15) days following the date of
Substantial Completion of the Tenant Improvements (both as defined in
Tenant Work Letter attached hereto at Exhibit C) or (ii) when Tenant
commences to conduct business from the
Premises.
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Base
Rent
Lease Months
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Monthly
Base Rent Per
Rentable Square Foot
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Commencement Date –
12
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$1.80
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13 – 24
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$1.90
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25 – 36
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$2.00
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37 – 48
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$2.05
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49 – 60
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$2.10
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Security
Deposit
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$8,946.00
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Landlord's
Broker
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Xxxxxxx
& Wakefield of California, Inc.
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Tenant's
Broker
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None
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2.2 COMMON
AREAS. The term "common areas" as used in this Lease shall mean all
areas and facilities outside the Premises and within the exterior boundaries of
the Project which are provided and designated from time to time by Landlord for
the general use and convenience of Tenant and other tenants of the Project and
their respective employees, invitees or other visitors. Common areas
include, without limitation, the lobby area, walkways, parking areas, trash
areas, landscaped areas, walkways, sidewalks, driveways, monument signage,
service quarters, hallways, restrooms (if not part of the Premises), stairways
(excluding private stairways which may be reserved for the exclusive use of one
or more other tenants), elevators (except elevators which may be reserved for
the exclusive use of one or more other tenants), walls, fire stairs, telephone
and electric closets, aisles, truck docks, plazas, service areas and all other
common and service areas of the Project. Tenant, its employees,
clients, customers, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and invitees shall have the
nonexclusive right to use the common areas along with others entitled to use the
same, subject to Landlord's rights as hereinafter set forth and subject to the
other provisions of this Lease. Without Tenant's consent and without
liability to Tenant, and provided that Landlord uses reasonable efforts to
minimize any materially adverse effect upon Tenant's use of and access to the
Premises, Landlord may do any of the following from time to time: (a)
establish and enforce reasonable rules and regulations concerning the
maintenance, management, use and operation of the common areas which rules and
regulations; (b) close off any of the common areas to whatever extent required
in the reasonable opinion of Landlord to prevent a dedication of any of the
common areas or the accrual of any rights by any person or the public to the
common areas; (c) close any of the common areas for maintenance, alteration or
improvement purposes; (d) select, appoint and/or contract with any person for
the purpose of operating and maintaining the common areas; (e) change the size,
use, shape or nature of any of the common areas; and/or (f) withdraw one or more
areas from use as common area.
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(a) For
so long as this Lease remains in full force and effect, Tenant shall have a
license to use such number of parking spaces as is specified in the Basic Lease
Information in the parking facilities designated by
Landlord. Tenant's parking shall be on a "first-come, first-served",
self-park, non-tandem basis, and shall be subject to Landlord's reasonable rules
and regulations adopted from time to time with respect thereto. Such
number of parking spaces shall be provided free of charge to Tenant's employees
during the Initial Term. Landlord shall make commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that Tenant's parking rights are not infringed upon by other
tenants. Tenant may not sell, assign or transfer its parking rights
under this Lease, except pursuant to a permitted sublease or assignment of this
Lease.
(b) Tenant
shall not suffer or allow its employees, guests, contractors or other agents and
representatives to infringe upon the parking rights of others to whom Landlord
has granted parking rights. With respect to parking by persons other
than Tenant's employees, Landlord reserves the right at any time to institute a
system of validated and/or charged parking at hourly, daily, weekly or monthly
rates, or such other rate system as reasonably determined by Landlord from time
to time; provided, however, Tenant shall be permitted to use its allotted
parking spaces for use by its employees and invitees in the conduct of its
ordinary business. Landlord reserves all further rights and authority
with respect to the use and control of parking including without limitation the
right to rearrange, add or relocate parking spaces and improvements on, under or
above the parking areas, to temporarily close all or any portion of the parking
areas for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, restoring, altering or
improving same, to permanently close all or any portion of the parking areas for
any purpose, provided that Landlord furnishes reasonably suitable alternative
parking to Tenant, and to do and perform such other acts in, to and with respect
to the parking areas as Landlord reasonably deems appropriate.
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(a) Tenant
shall have the option (the "Renewal Option") to
renew the Lease, exercisable only as to the entire Premises, for two (2)
additional periods (each a "Renewal Period") of
five (5) years each commencing upon the day immediately following the day on
which the Term would otherwise expire, upon the same terms and conditions set
forth in the Lease, as theretofore amended, except the following provisions
shall not apply: (i) the provisions of the Tenant Work Letter, if any
(which shall no longer be executory); and (ii) Section 4.1 regarding
Base Rent (which shall be determined as set forth below). A Renewal
Option may be validly exercised only by notice in writing received by Landlord
not earlier than twelve (12) months, and not later than nine (9) months, prior
to commencement of the Renewal Period in question. If Tenant is in
default under the Lease beyond notice and applicable cure period during the
period commencing on the date of exercise of the Renewal Option and ending on
the date of commencement of the Renewal Period, then the exercise of the Renewal
Option shall be conclusively deemed invalid, and the Renewal Option (including
the Renewal Option for the second Renewal Period if the Renewal Option is not
properly exercised for the first Renewal Period) shall automatically
terminate. If Tenant does not exercise the Renewal Option in strict
accordance with this Section, then the Renewal Option (including the Renewal
Option for the second Renewal Period if the Renewal Option is not properly
exercised for the first Renewal Period) shall automatically and irrevocably
terminate.
(b) Base
Rent during each Renewal Period (the "Renewal Period Base
Rent") shall be equal to the Fair Market Rental for the Premises occupied
by Tenant. The term "Fair Market Rental"
for the purpose of this Lease, shall mean and refer to the rate being charged by
Landlord and other landlords at the time of exercise of a Renewal Option for
non-renewal, non-expansion, then-current, comparable non-sublease,
non-encumbered, non-equity space ("Comparable Space") in
the Building and in other first class institutional quality office buildings in
the immediate area of the Building, and in the vicinity of Brea, California
("Comparable
Buildings"), similarly improved or if not similarly improved, adjusted to
take into account any difference between the terms and conditions of the Lease
and the terms and conditions of the leases for the Comparable Space including
without limitation the value of the improvements in place, available tenant
improvement allowances, the floor level on which the premises are located, the
length of the term, the extent of services to be provided to the premises, the
date of lease execution and commencement, and any other material terms or
conditions affecting the value thereof.
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(c) Within
twenty (20) calendar days after exercise by Tenant of a Renewal Option, Landlord
shall deliver a written notice (the "Renewal Period Rent
Notice") to Tenant of Landlord's determination of the Fair Market Rental,
and the amount of Renewal Period Base Rent. Within ten days of
delivery of the Renewal Period Rent Notice, Tenant shall deliver a written
notice to Landlord stating whether Tenant agrees or does not agree with
Landlord's determination of Fair Market Rental. If Tenant agrees,
then Base Rent during the Renewal Period in question shall be as set forth in
the Renewal Period Rent Notice. If Tenant does not agree, then
Landlord and Tenant shall each, within thirty (30) calendar days after exercise
by Tenant of the Renewal Option, each choose one reputable real estate appraiser
that is active in the area of the Project (excluding employees of Landlord's
Broker and Tenant's Broker) to act as its appraiser of the Fair Market
Rental. Each such appraiser shall be a member of the Appraisal
Institute (or any successor association or body of comparable standing) and
shall have been engaged in the appraisal of commercial real estate situated in
the area of the Project for a period of not less than five (5) years immediately
preceding his appointment. If the two appraisers agree upon a Fair
Market Rental within forty (40) calendar days after exercise by Tenant of the
Renewal Option for the Renewal Period, then the Fair Market Rental shall be the
amount so agreed. If the two appraisers cannot agree upon a Fair
Market Rental within such forty-day period, but the difference between their
appraisals of Fair Market Rental at such time is less than 5% of the
mathematical average of the two appraisals, then the Fair Market Rental for the
Renewal Period shall be the mathematical average of the two
appraisals.
(d) If
the two appraisers cannot agree upon a Fair Market Rental within such forty-day
period, and the difference between the amounts of their appraisals of Fair
Market Rental is more than 5% of the mathematical average of the two appraisals,
then the two appraisers shall select a third appraiser within fifty (50)
calendar days after exercise by Tenant of the Renewal Option. If a
third appraiser is not selected within such fifty-day period, then either
Landlord or Tenant may apply to the American Arbitration Association for the
appointment of a third appraiser meeting the qualifications required of a
party's appraiser. Both parties shall pay to the third appraiser, in
advance, an amount equal to one-half of the appraisal fee of the third
appraiser, as estimated by the third appraiser. The third appraiser
shall use his best judgment to determine his appraisal of the Fair Market
Rental. If a third appraiser is appointed pursuant to this Section,
then the Fair Market Rental for the Renewal Period shall be an amount equal to
the arithmetical average of the three appraisals of the three appraisers, with
the amount of the appraisals of the party's appraisers being the amount
immediately prior to the expiration of the forty-day period for agreement of the
two appraisers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the difference
between a party's appraisal and the arithmetical average of the three appraisals
is more than 10%, then such party's appraisal shall be disregarded, and the Fair
Market Rental for the Renewal Period shall be an amount equal to the
arithmetical average of the third appraiser's appraisal and any party's
appraisal not so disregarded (or shall equal the third appraiser's appraisal if
both party's appraisals are disregarded). All costs and expenses of
the third appraiser shall be paid or reimbursed by the party whose amount is
furthest from the appraisal of Fair Market Rental determined by the third
appraiser.
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(e) If
the Renewal Period Base Rent shall not have been determined by commencement of
the Renewal Period, then Tenant shall pay as Base Rent, the sum of Base Rent and
Additional Rent for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the
Renewal Period until such time as the Renewal Period Base Rent is determined by
appraisal, whereupon Tenant shall pay any additional amount due to Landlord
based upon such subsequent determination of Fair Market Rental (which
determination shall be effective as of commencement of the Renewal
Period). If the Base Rent so paid by Tenant is higher than that
determined by the appraisal process, then Landlord shall reimburse such
difference to Tenant.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Base Direct Costs for a Renewal Period shall be
the Direct Costs for calendar year 2009.
(g) There
shall be no parking charges for the first Renewal Period. Parking
charges, if any, for the second Renewal Period shall be as determined by
Landlord.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in the event Tenant exercises the second
Renewal Option, Landlord may, within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of
Tenant's written notice exercising such second Renewal Option, deliver written
notice to Tenant to recapture the Premises for Landlord's own
use. Such election to recapture shall cancel and terminate Tenant's
exercise of the second Renewal Option and this Lease shall expire on the then
scheduled expiration date as if the second Renewal Option had not been
exercised.
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(a) Concurrently
herewith, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a security deposit in the amount set
forth in Basic Lease Information. Such security deposit, as it may be
increased from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Lease, is referred to
herein as the "Security
Deposit". If the Base Rent increases during the Renewal
Period, Tenant shall, upon written request from Landlord, deposit additional
monies with Landlord to be added to and become part of the Security Deposit so
that at all times during the Renewal Period the Security Deposit shall equal
Base Rent for the last month of the renewal period. If Tenant desires
to modify the permitted use of the Premises and Landlord has agreed to such
modification, Landlord may, as a condition to providing its consent to such
alteration, require that the Security Deposit be increased to the extent
necessary, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, to account for any increased wear
and tear that the Premises may suffer as a result of such modification of a
permitted use.
(b) If
Tenant defaults in the performance of any of the terms of this Lease (including,
without limitation, the payment of Base Rent or Tenant's Share of Direct Costs),
Landlord may use, apply or retain the whole or any part of the Security Deposit
in the amount due under this Lease or for any sum which Landlord may expend or
may be required to expend by reason of Tenant's default (including, without
limitation, any damages or deficiency in the re-letting of the Premises, whether
accruing before or after summary proceedings or other re-entry by
Landlord). In the case of every such use, application or retention,
Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days of demand, pay to Landlord a sum in
cash equal to the amount so used, applied or retained which shall be thereafter
become part of the Security Deposit. If Tenant shall fully and
punctually comply with all of the terms of this Lease, the Security Deposit
shall be promptly returned to Tenant after this Lease shall have expired or
terminated and Tenant shall have delivered exclusive possession of the Premises
to Landlord.
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"Base Direct Costs"
shall mean the Direct Costs for calendar year 2009.
"Direct Costs" for any
calendar year shall mean the aggregate sum of the Operating Costs and the Tax
Costs for such calendar year.
"Direct Costs
Increase" for any calendar year shall be a sum equal to the Direct Costs
for such calendar year minus the Base Direct Costs; provided that Direct Costs
Increase shall never be less than $0.
"Operating Costs" for
any calendar year shall mean the sum of the following: any and all
costs, expenses and disbursements paid or incurred by Landlord in connection
with the management, operation, security, janitorial, maintenance and repair of
the Project (as it may exist from time to time) including, but not limited to,
salaries, wages, benefits and related costs for individuals actively engaged in
the management of the Project; management fees, either as charged to Landlord by
outside management companies or an amount not exceeding the amount typically
charged by outside management companies if Landlord, or a member or affiliate of
Landlord, manages the Project itself, together with the rental value of space
occupied as the Project management office; charges for utilities and services
(including any taxes thereon); the cost of insurance; the cost of cleaning and
building supplies and materials; any amounts payable under any and all
reciprocal easement agreements and covenants, conditions and restrictions (as
same may be supplemented or amended from time to time); a reasonable allowance
for depreciation (or amortization) determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, with respect to machinery
and equipment and all other capital expenditures and improvements; and costs
relating to the financing of capital investment items (which, if internally
financed, shall include interest at an annual rate reasonably determined by
landlord). If, during any calendar year (including, without
limitation, any base year), the Building is less than ninety-five percent (95%)
occupied, the Operating Costs shall be adjusted to reflect the Operating Costs
of the Building as though ninety-five percent (95%) occupied.
"Tax Costs" for any
calendar year shall mean the sum of the following: any and all real
property taxes (including, without limitation, real property tax increases
pursuant to California Revenue
& Taxation Code Section 60 et seq.), assessments (including, but
not limited to, general and special assessments), charges, surcharges, license
and other fees, levies, costs of improvement bonds, penalties (to the extent
such penalties are not imposed as a result of Landlord's negligence), and any
and all other taxes (other than income, sales, franchise and estate taxes of
Landlord) on or relating to all or a portion of the Project (as it may exist
from time to time) including, but not limited to, walkways, parking facilities,
common areas, landscaped areas, fountains and art works or any legal or
equitable interest of Landlord therein which may be imposed, levied, assessed or
charged for any reason by any authority having the direct or indirect power to
tax including, but not limited to, the United States or the state, county or
city in which the Building is located or any other local governmental authority,
agency, district or political subdivision thereof, together with personal
property taxes, assessments, fees and charges (other than those paid by Tenant
pursuant to Section 29) and fees of tax consultants and attorneys retained
to seek a reduction, to contest or to act in some other manner in connection
with any of the foregoing Tax Costs, together with any tax, assessment or other
amount (including, without limitation, commercial rental taxes) imposed, levied
or charged as a substitute for or a supplement to the foregoing. Tax
Costs for each tax year shall be prorated by Landlord in its reasonable
discretion to determine the Tax Costs for the subject calendar
year.
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"Tenant's Share" shall
mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the
rentable square footage of the Premises and (b) the denominator of which is the
rentable square footage of the Building.
"Tenant's Share of Direct
Costs" for any calendar year shall be an amount equal to (a) the Tenant's
Share multiplied by (b) the Direct Costs Increase.
5.4 DIRECT
COSTS RECONCILIATION. Within one hundred twenty (120) days following
the end of each calendar year for which Landlord has delivered a Direct Costs
Estimate, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a written statement of reconciliation
(the "Direct Costs
Reconciliation") showing in reasonable detail Landlord's actual Direct
Costs for such calendar year. If the Direct Costs Reconciliation
shows that an additional amount should have been paid by Tenant to Landlord in
respect of Direct Costs, then Tenant shall pay such amount to Landlord within
twenty (20) days after receipt of the Direct Costs Reconciliation. If
the Direct Costs Reconciliation shows that a lesser amount should have been paid
by Tenant to Landlord in respect of Direct Costs, then such amount shall be
credited against the next installment of Base Rent payable by Tenant or, if no
further Base Rent is due hereunder, such amount shall be delivered to Tenant
within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Direct Costs
Reconciliation. Landlord's failure to deliver the Direct Costs
Reconciliation as provided herein shall not constitute a default by Landlord
hereunder nor operate as a waiver of Landlord's right to collect any amounts in
respect of Direct Costs.
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8. IMPROVEMENTS
AND ALTERATIONS. Without the prior written consent of Landlord,
Tenant shall not make or permit to be made any alterations, additions or
improvements in, on or to the Premises or the Project or any part
thereof. Tenant shall provide Landlord with at least ten (10) days
prior notice of commencement of alterations, additions or improvements so that
Landlord can post notices of nonresponsibility. Notwithstanding any
contrary provisions herein, Tenant shall not, in any event, make any
alterations, additional or improvements which affect structural portions of the
Building or Building systems or which are visible from the exterior of the
Premises or which interfere with or disrupt other tenants in the Building or
with any work then being carried out therein by Landlord or its
contractors. Any alterations, additions or improvements desired by
Tenant shall be made at Tenant's sole cost and expense in compliance with Section
10
below and in accordance with plans and specifications, and pursuant to
governmental permits, approved in advance by Landlord. Any contractor
selected by Tenant to make same must be bondable and licensed and be approved in
advance by Landlord and must provide insurance coverage acceptable to Landlord
(including, without limitation, a lien-free completion bond). At
Landlord's option, any alterations, additions or improvements desired by Tenant
shall be made by Landlord (or its contractors) for Tenant's account, and Tenant
shall pay the cost thereof to Landlord prior to Landlord's contracting for such
work; provided, however, that the bid obtained by Landlord shall not exceed the
lowest bona fide bid, from a contractor reasonably satisfactory to Landlord,
theretofore obtained by Tenant and communicated to Landlord. Upon
completion of any alterations, additions or improvements, Tenant shall furnish
to Landlord a set of "as built" plans and specifications therefor, and, within
ten (10) days after completion, Tenant shall cause an appropriate notice of
completion to be recorded in the Official Records of Orange County,
California. Tenant shall cause all such alterations, additions or
improvements to be completed in good, workmanlike, diligent, prompt and
expeditious manner in compliance with all applicable laws. Landlord's
approval of Tenant's plans and specifications shall not constitute a
representation or warranty of Landlord as to the adequacy thereof or compliance
thereof with applicable laws. With respect to any alterations,
conditions and/or improvements the cost of which exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) in the aggregate, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a fee equal to five
percent (5%) of the total cost of the subject work in excess of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) for reviewing Tenant's plans and specifications and Landlord's
coordination, scheduling and review of the subject work, regardless of whether
Landlord or Tenant contracts for such work.
9.1 CONDITION
OF PREMISES; TENANT OBLIGATION TO REPAIR. By taking possession of the
Premises, Tenant shall be deemed to accept the Premises as being in the
condition in which Landlord is obligated to deliver them and otherwise in good
order, condition and repair. Subject to the provisions of Section 23
below and except for damage caused by Landlord or its agents, Tenant shall, at
all times during the Term hereof and at Tenant's sole cost and expense, keep the
Premises and every part thereof in good order, condition and
repair. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights under the benefits of
subsection 1 of Section 1932, and Sections 1941 and 1942, of the Civil Code of
California and any similar law, statute or ordinance now or hereafter in
effect. It is hereby understood and agreed that Landlord has no
obligation to alter, remodel, improve, repair, decorate or paint the Premises or
any part thereof, except as specified in Section
23
below; and that no representations relating to the condition of the Premises,
the Building or the Project have been made by Landlord (or any employee or agent
thereof) to Tenant, except as may be expressly set forth in this
Lease.
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9.2 LANDLORD
OBLIGATIONS. Subject to the provisions of
Section
9.1 above and Section
23 below, Landlord shall maintain the common areas, the
foundation and structural portions of the Building (including the exterior
walls, exterior roof, fire/life/safety systems, but excluding the windows), and
the Building systems providing the services and utilities to be furnished by
Landlord pursuant to Section
14.1 below, in reasonably good order and
condition.
11.1 NO
ASSIGNMENT BY TENANT. Tenant shall not assign, sublease or otherwise
transfer, voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, any interest herein or
in the Premises or any portion thereof, nor shall Tenant permit any transferee
to further assign, sublease or otherwise transfer any such interest, without
Landlord's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. For purposes of this Section
11.1, the term "transfer" shall include, without limitation,
entering into any license or concession agreement or otherwise permitting any
third party other than Tenant and Tenant's employees, contractors, invitees and
guests to occupy or use the Premises or any portion thereof. In
determining whether to grant such consent, Landlord may consider various factors
including, without limitation, the following: (a) business criteria
relating to the proposed transferee's background, experience, reputation,
general operating ability and ability to perform Lease obligations, and
potential for succeeding in its business, (b) financial criteria relating to the
proposed transferee's financial responsibility, credit rating and
capitalization, (c) the identity and personal characteristics of the proposed
transferee and its invitees and guests, (d) whether the proposed use by the
transferee is a Permitted Use under this Lease, and (e) the density of the
proposed use such as the number of employees and visitors and the burden caused
thereby on the Building. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Landlord hereby reserves the right to condition any such consent upon
Landlord's determination that (i) the proposed transferee is at least as
financially and morally responsible as Tenant then is, or was upon the execution
hereof, whichever is greater, and (ii) the proposed transferee shall use the
Premises in compliance with the uses permitted in Section
6 above. Notwithstanding any provision in
this Lease to the contrary, Tenant shall not enter into any proposed assignment,
sublease or other transfer of any interest herein or in the Premises which would
result in (A) detraction from the first-class character or image of the Building
or diminution in the value thereof, (B) the Premises being occupied by more than
three (3) tenants, or (C) a breach by Landlord of any then existing exclusive
right in favor of any other tenant of the Building, any loan obligation or
agreement, any covenants, conditions and restrictions of record, or any
insurance policy. Hypothecation and encumbering of any of Tenant's
interest herein is prohibited. Tenant shall submit the following
information with a written request for Landlord's consent to any
assignment, sublease or transfer: (i) all transfer and related documents, (ii)
financial statements, (iii) business, credit and personal references and
history, and (iv) such other information as Landlord may reasonably request
relating to the proposed transfer and the parties involved
therein. Any assignment, sublease or transfer which does not comply
with the provisions of this Section 11.1
shall be voidable at the option of Landlord and shall constitute a breach of and
default under this Lease by Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Lease, if Tenant or any proposed transferee claims that
Landlord has unreasonably withheld or delayed its consent or otherwise has
breached or acted unreasonably under this Section 11, their sole remedies
shall be a suit for declaratory judgment and an injunction for the relief
sought, and Tenant hereby waives all other remedies, including, without
limitation, any right at law or equity to terminate this Lease, on its own
behalf and, to the extent permitted under all applicable laws, on behalf of the
proposed transferee.
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11.6 PERMITTED
ASSIGNMENTS. Notwithstanding anything in this Section
11 to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of
Section
11.7, Landlord's prior written consent shall not be required,
for any assignment (including without limitation a deemed assignment pursuant to
Section
11.5 hereof) resulting from any of the following:
(a) any
change in ownership of Tenant resulting from an initial public offering by
Tenant of its capital stock, or
(b) any
assignment or deemed assignment of this Lease to any of the following: (i) an
entity which prior to the transactions contemplated thereby controlled, was
controlled by or was under common control with Tenant; (ii) an entity which is
the successor by merger of Tenant, or (iii) an entity which purchases of all or
substantially all of Tenant's assets, or
(c) any
assignment of this Lease to any successor to substantially all of the Tenant's
business and assets, including any transfer by merger, consolidation, conversion
of Tenant to another entity, by operation of law, liquidation or otherwise, so
long as the financial capability of such successor is equal to or greater than
that of Tenant as of the date of this Lease,
provided
that after such assignment or transfer the operation of the business conducted
in the Premises shall be for the purposes permitted by this
Lease. Tenant shall provide Landlord written notice of such
assignment, sublease or transfer at least ten (10) days prior thereto together
with supporting documentation. For purposes of this Section 11.6, the
term "control" means owning directly or indirectly fifty percent (50%) or more
of the beneficial interest in such entity, or having the direct or indirect
power to control the management policies of such person or entity, whether through ownership, by contract or
otherwise. Tenant shall inform Landlord in writing within thirty (30)
days of any assignment or other transfer referred to in this Section
11.6.
11.8 [INTENTIONALLY
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12.2 INDEMNITY
BY TENANT. Except to the extent arising from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Landlord, Tenant shall indemnify, protect, and defend
Landlord and hold Landlord harmless from or against any and all claims, demands,
losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from the use or enjoyment of the Project,
from the conduct of its business, from any act or omission, work or thing done,
permitted or suffered by Tenant (or any officer, employee, agent, contractor,
representative, licensee, guest, invitee or visitor thereof) in or about the
Project, or from any default under this Lease by Tenant. If any
action or proceeding is brought against Landlord by reason of any such matter
for which Tenant is responsible, as described in the preceding sentence, Tenant
shall, upon Landlord's request, defend same at Tenant's expense by counsel
satisfactory to Landlord. Tenant, as a material part of the
consideration to Landlord, hereby assumes all risk of damage of property of
Tenant or injury to persons in or about the Premises from any cause, except to
the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord,
and Tenant hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against Landlord and
Landlord's Agents. The provisions of this Section
12 shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Lease with respect to any claims or liability arising from events occurring
prior to such expiration or termination.
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13.1.4 POLICY REQUIREMENTS. All of
the policies required to be obtained by Tenant pursuant to the provisions of
this Section
13.1 shall be issued by companies licensed to do business
in California and shall be in form and content reasonably acceptable to
Landlord. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
deductible amounts under said policies shall be subject to Landlord's approval;
provided, however, Landlord hereby approves a deductible of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) or less. Claims made insurance is not
acceptable for purposes of complying with this paragraph 13.1. In addition, all insurance policies requested
to be obtained by Tenant hereunder shall contain, an endorsement naming Landlord
as an additional insured (except for any workers compensation
policy). Tenant shall, prior to delivery of the Premises by Landlord
to Tenant, provide Landlord with copies of and certificates for all insurance
policies. All insurance policies shall contain an endorsement
providing that they may not be altered or canceled until after thirty (30) days'
written notice to Landlord and to any other additional insureds
thereunder. Tenant shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of any of such policies, furnish Landlord with a renewal or binder
therefor. Tenant may carry insurance under a so-called "blanket"
policy, provided that such policy provides that the amount of insurance required
hereunder shall not be prejudiced by other losses covered
thereby. All insurance policies carried by Tenant shall be primary
with respect to, and non-contributory with and in excess of, any other insurance
available to Landlord. Such policies shall provide that the interests
of Landlord and any other additional insureds designated by Landlord shall not
be invalidated due to any breach or violation of any warranties, representations
or declarations contained in such policies or the applications
therefor. If Tenant fails to carry any insurance policy required
hereunder or to furnish copies thereof and certificates therefore pursuant
hereto, Landlord may, but shall not be required to and without limiting Landlord
in the exercise of any other right or remedy, obtain such insurance, and Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord for the costs thereof with the next monthly rental
payments due hereunder.
13.2 LANDLORD
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. During the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall
keep and maintain property insurance for the Project in such amounts, and with
such coverages, and Landlord shall keep and maintain such other insurance,
including without limitation rental loss insurance covering rents and other
proceeds to be paid to Landlord hereunder for a period of up to one (1) year
(and Landlord represents and warrants that it will carry such rental loss
insurance in such amounts) as Landlord may reasonably determine or as any
lienholder may require. Tenant acknowledges that it shall not be a
named insured in such policies and that it has no right to receive any proceeds
from any such insurance policies carried by Landlord. Notwithstanding
any contrary provision herein, Landlord shall not be required to carry insurance
covering the property described in Section
13.1.2 above (except for Tenant Improvements) or covering
perils of flood, earthquake or terrorism.
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14.4 EXCESS
COSTS BORNE BY TENANT. If any heat-generating machine, excess
lighting or equipment in the Premises affect the temperature otherwise
maintained by the air conditioning system, Landlord may install supplementary
air conditioning units in the Premises, and the cost thereof (including, but not
limited to, the cost of installation, operation and maintenance thereof) shall
be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon demand by
Landlord. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Tenant shall not,
without the prior written consent of Landlord, use in the Premises any
apparatus, device, machine or equipment using excess lighting,
electricity or water; nor shall Tenant connect any apparatus or device to
sources of electrical current or water except through existing electrical
outlets or water pipes in the Premises. If Tenant shall require
excess electricity, or water or any other resource in excess of that customarily
supplied for use of similar premises as general office space, Tenant shall first
request the consent of Landlord and obtain, at Tenant's sole cost and expense,
any additional consent required from governmental authorities. In the
event that Landlord gives its consent, and any such additional consent is
obtained, Landlord may cause a separate metering device to be installed in the
Premises so as to measure the amount of the resource consumed within the
Premises. The cost of any such separate metering device including,
but not limited to, the cost of installation, maintenance and repair thereof
shall be paid by Tenant. Tenant shall promptly pay the cost of all
excess resources consumed within the Premises, together with any additional
administrative expense incurred by Landlord in connection
therewith.
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14.6 LANDLORD
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES. Landlord shall not be
in default hereunder or be liable for any damages directly or indirectly
resulting from any interruption of utilities or services caused by (i) the
installation or repair of any equipment in connection with the furnishing of
utilities or services, (ii) acts of God or the elements, labor disturbances of
any character, any other accidents or any other conditions beyond the reasonable
control of Landlord, or by the making of repairs or improvements to the Premises
or the Project, or (iii) the limitation, curtailment, rationing or restriction
imposed by any governmental agency or service or utility supplier on use of
water or electricity, gas or any other form of energy or any other service or
utility whatsoever serving the Premises or the Project. Furthermore,
Landlord shall be entitled, without any obligation or compensation to Tenant, to
cooperate voluntarily in a reasonable manner with the efforts of national, state
or local governmental agencies or service or utility suppliers in reducing the
consumption of energy or other resources; if Landlord shall so cooperate, Tenant
shall also reasonably cooperate therewith.
14.7 TENANT
PAYMENTS AS ADDITIONAL RENT. Any sums payable under this Section
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shall be considered additional rent and may be added to any installment of rent
thereafter becoming due, and Landlord shall have the same remedies for a default
in payment of such sums as for a default in the payment of rent.
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17.1 SUBORDINATION LANDLORD
HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO TENANT THAT THE PREMISES, BUILDING AND PROJECT
ARE NOT, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS LEASE, SUBJECT TO ANY DEED OF TRUST, MORTGAGE OR
OTHER INSTRUMENT SECURING THE PAYMENT OF MONEY OR A GROUND
LEASE. Without the necessity of any additional document being
executed by Tenant for the purpose of effecting a subordination, this Lease
shall be subject and subordinate at all times to (a) all ground leases or
underlying leases which may hereafter be executed affecting all or any portion
of the Project, and (b) the lien of any mortgage or deed of trust which may
hereafter be executed affecting all or any portion of the Project, provided that
such ground lease, underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust is approved by
the mortgagee under a first deed of trust, as the case may be, encumbering the
Building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall have the
right to subordinate or cause to be subordinated any such ground leases or
underlying leases or any such liens to this Lease. In the event that
any ground lease or underlying lease terminates for any reason or any mortgage
or deed of trust is foreclosed or a deed in lieu of foreclosure is made for any
reason, Tenant shall, notwithstanding the subordination, attorn to and become
the Tenant of the successor in interest to Landlord at the option of and on
terms acceptable to such successor in interest. Subject to delivery
to Tenant of a commercially reasonable form of nondisturbance agreement, Tenant
covenants and agrees to execute and deliver, upon demand by Landlord or any
lienholder or successor in interest, and in the form requested thereby, any
additional documents evidencing the priority of subordination of this Lease and
the attornment of Tenant with respect to any such ground leases or underlying
leases or the lien of any such mortgage or deed of trust. Tenant
hereby irrevocably appoints Landlord as attorney-in-fact of Tenant to execute,
deliver and record any such documents in the name and on behalf of Tenant if
Tenant fails to do same pursuant to the foregoing. If any ground
lease, underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust encumbers the Premises on the
Commencement Date, then Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain from the lessor, mortgagee or beneficiary thereof a non-disturbance
agreement in commercially reasonable form.
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20.1 FAILURE
TO PAY RENT. Failure by Tenant to pay any amount (including, without
limitation, monthly installments of Base Rent and Additional Rent) when and as
same becomes payable in accordance with the provisions of this Lease, and the
continuation of such failure for a period of five (5) days after receipt of
written notice from Landlord to Tenant specifying the nature of such
failure.
20.3 ABANDONMENT. Tenant's
vacating or abandoning of the Premises together with non-payment of
Rent.
The notices referred to in Section
20.1 or Section
20.2 above shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to,
any notice required under Section 1161 et seq.
of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
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21.1 TERMINATION
BY LANDLORD. In the event of Tenant's breach of or default under this
Lease as provided in Section
20 above, Landlord, at Landlord's option, and without
limiting Landlord in the exercise of any other right or remedy Landlord may have
on account of such default, and without any further demand or notice, may
terminate this Lease and/or, to the extent permitted by law, remove all persons
and property from the Premises, which property shall be stored by Landlord at a
warehouse or elsewhere at the risk, expense and for the account of
Tenant.
21.2 LANDLORD
RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease
as provided in Section
21.1 above, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from
Tenant the aggregate of:
21.2.6 TIME OF AWARD. For the purpose
of this Section, the "time of award" shall mean the date upon which the judgment
in any action brought by Landlord against Tenant by reason of such default is
entered or such earlier date as the court may determine; the "worth at the time
of award" of the amounts referred to in Section
21.2.1 and Section
21.2.2 shall be computed by allowing interest at the
Interest Rate, but not less than the legal rate; and the "worth at the time of
award" of the amount referred to in Section 21.2.3 shall be computed by discounting such amount at the
discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award
plus one percent (1%) per annum. Tenant agrees that such charges
shall be recoverable by Landlord under California Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1174(b) or any similar, successor or related provision or
law. Further, Tenant hereby waives the provisions of California Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1174(c) and California Civil Code Section 1951.7 or
any other similar, successor or related provision of law providing for Tenant's
right to satisfy any judgment in order to prevent a forfeiture of this Lease or
requiring Landlord to deliver written notice to Tenant of any reletting of the
Premises.
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21.3 INDEMNIFICATION. Nothing
in this Section
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this Lease, shall be deemed to affect Landlord's right to indemnification for
liability or liabilities arising prior to the termination of this Lease under
the indemnification clause or clauses contained in this
Lease.
21.5 RIGHT
TO XXX FOR RENT AS IT BECOMES DUE. In the event of any default by
Tenant as set forth above, then in addition to any other remedies available to
Landlord at law or in equity or under this Lease, Landlord shall have the right
to bring an action or actions from time to time against Tenant, in any court of
competent jurisdiction, for all rental and other sums due or becoming due under
this Lease, including all damages and costs proximately caused thereby,
notwithstanding Tenant's abandonment or vacation of the Premises or other acts
of Tenant, as permitted by Section 1951.4 of the California Civil Code or any
successor, related or similar provision of law. Such remedy may be
exercised by Landlord without prejudice to its right to thereafter terminate
this Lease in accordance with the other provisions contained in this Section
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21.6 RENT. The
terms "rent" and "rental," as used in this Section
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shall mean Base Rent, Additional Rent and any and all other amounts payable by
Tenant pursuant to the provisions of this Lease.
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23.2 RENT
TO CONTINUE. If Landlord repairs damage to the Premises pursuant to
the provisions of Section
23.1 above, Base Rent and Additional Rent payable
hereunder until such repairs are completed shall be abated in the proportion
that the rentable area of the portion, if any, of the Premises rendered unusable
by Tenant bears to the rentable area of the Premises. Except for such
rental abatement, Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord with respect to
any such damage or repairs. Landlord represents that it will purchase and
maintain rental loss insurance in such amount and with such limits as is common
in Class A buildings in the Brea, California market area.
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31. SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS. Subject to the provisions of Section
11 and Section
25 above, the terms, covenants and conditions contained
herein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns.
32. ATTORNEYS'
FEES. In any litigation or other action arising herefrom between any
of the parties hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred therein. The term
"prevailing party" means the party obtaining substantially the relief sought,
whether by compromise, settlement or judgment.
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34. SIGNS
AND IDENTITY.
34.1 NO
SIGNS WITHOUT LANDLORD CONSENT. Tenant shall not, without the prior
written consent of Landlord place, construct or maintain any sign,
advertisement, awning, banner or other decoration on or visible from, or
otherwise use, the exterior of the Premises (including, but not limited to, the
outer surfaces of the exterior walls and doors of the Premises, the terraces and
roof of the Building, and the public and common areas of the
Project.).
34.2 SIGNS
PROVIDED BY LANDLORD. Landlord shall maintain (1) a directory(ies) to
be located in the lobby of the Building and in such other locations, if any, as
Landlord, in its sole discretion, may determine, which directory(ies) shall be
for the display of the business names of tenants in the Building and their
respective suite numbers, (2) if the Premises are located on a multi-tenant
floor, a sign to be located in the common area hallway at the main entrance to
the Premises in such specific location as Landlord shall determine, which sign
shall be for the display of Tenant's business name and suite number, and (3) a
sign for the display of Tenant's business name on the monument for the Building;
provided, however, with respect to subparts (2) and (3) Tenant shall notify
Landlord of its business name and shall, upon demand by Landlord, pay the cost
of such entrance and monument signs. The cost of Tenant's Building
directory sign shall be an Operating Cost. Landlord shall have the
sole right to determine and change from time to time the type of such
directory(ies) and such sign and all common Project signage, and the contents
thereof including, but not limited to, size of letters, style, color and
placement.
Landlord
hereby grants to Tenant a license to install one (1) "eyebrow sign" on the
Building at a location and of a size approved by Landlord ("Eyebrow
Sign"). The Eyebrow Sign shall not be backlit nor otherwise require
electrical power. The cost of designing, governmental permitting,
installation and maintenance of such Eyebrow Sign shall be borne entirely by
Tenant. The Eyebrow Sign shall be in compliance with the design
criteria, specifications, material requirements, location requirements and such
other requirements and/or limitations imposed by Landlord in the exercise of its
reasonable discretion after taking into account the general appearance of the
Building and the Building's surroundings. The Eyebrow Sign shall be
constructed and maintained in compliance with all federal, state and local laws,
regulations, restrictions, codes and ordinances. Tenant shall, if
Landlord so requests at any time prior to the expiration or earlier termination
of this Lease, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, within thirty (30) after such
expiration or termination, remove any signage installed pursuant to this
Section 34.2 and return those portions of the Building to which such
signage was affixed to the condition immediately preceding installation of such
signage.
34.3 NAME
OF BUILDING PROTECTED. Tenant shall not use the name or logo of the
Building or the Project for any purposes other than to identify the address of
the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises. Landlord
reserves the right to change the name, number and designations by which the
Building and the Project are commonly known at any time, and Tenant waives all
claims for damages caused by any such change.
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37.1 TENANT
COMPLIANCE WITH TRASH REGULATIONS. Tenant covenants and agrees, at
its sole cost and expense, to comply with all present and future laws, orders,
and regulations of all state, federal, municipal, and local governments,
departments, commissions, and boards regarding the collection, sorting,
separation, and recycling of waste products, garbage, refuse, and
trash. Tenant shall sort and separate such waste products, garbage,
refuse, and trash into such categories as provided by law. Each
separately sorted category of waste products, garbage, refuse, and trash shall
be placed in separate receptacles reasonably approved by
Landlord. Such separate receptacles may, at Landlord's option, be
removed from the demised premises in accordance with a collection schedule
prescribed by law.
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42.7 COUNTERPARTS. This
Lease may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties
hereto had executed the same document. Both counterparts shall be
construed together and shall constitute a single lease.
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LANDLORD
EVANGELICAL
CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION,
a
California corporation
By:____________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________
TENANT
Ministry
Partners Investment Corporation, a California corporation
By:____________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________
Title:
__________________________________________
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