Assignment and Subletting Sample Clauses
The Assignment and Subletting clause governs whether and how a party, typically a tenant, may transfer their rights or obligations under a contract to another party. In practice, this clause often requires the original party to obtain the consent of the other contracting party, such as a landlord, before assigning the lease or subletting the premises to someone else. By setting clear rules for transfers, the clause helps maintain control over who is bound by the contract and protects the interests of the non-transferring party, thereby preventing unwanted or unapproved changes in contractual relationships.
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Assignment and Subletting. Tenant shall not assign, transfer, or hypothecate the leasehold estate under this Lease, or any interest therein, and shall hot sublet the Premises, or any part thereof, or any right or privilege appurtenant thereto, or suffer any other person or entity to occupy or use the Premises, or any portion thereof, without, in each case, the prior written consent of Landlord which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. As a condition for granting this consent to any assignment, transfer, or subletting, Landlord may require that Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, as additional rent, fifty percent (50%) of all rents or additional consideration provided, however, that for sharing such excess rent, Tenant shall first be entitled to recover from such excess rent the amount of any reasonable leasing commissions paid by Tenant to third parties not affiliated with Tenant received by Tenant from its assignees, transferees, or subtenants in excess of the rent payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder. Tenant shall, by thirty (30) ------- days written notice, advise Landlord of its intent to assign or transfer Tenant's interest in the Lease or sublet the Premises or any portion thereof for any portion of the term hereof. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of said written notice, Landlord may, in its sole discretion, elect to terminate this Lease as to the portion of the Premises described in Tenant's notice on the date specified in Tenant's notice by giving written notice of such election to terminate. If no such notice to terminate is given to Tenant within said thirty (30) day period, Tenant may proceed to locate an acceptable sublessee, assignee, or other transferee for presentment to Landlord for Landlord's approval, all in accordance with the terms, covenants, and conditions of this paragraph 19. If Tenant intends to sublet the entire Premises and Landlord elects to terminate this Lease, this Lease shall be terminated on the date specified in Tenant's notice. If, however, this Lease shall terminate pursuant to the foregoing with respect to less than all the Premises, the rent, as defined and reserved hereinabove shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis to the number of square feet retained by Tenant, and this Lease as so amended shall continue in full force and effect. In the event Tenant is allowed to assign, transfer or sublet the whole or any part of the Premises. with the prior written consent of Landlord, no assignee, transferee or subtenant shall assign or transf...
Assignment and Subletting. (a) Lessee shall not, without the prior written consent of Lessor (i) assign or in any manner transfer Lessee's interest in this Lease or any estate or interest therein, or (ii) permit any assignment or transfer of this Lease or any estate or interest therein by operation of law, merger or consolidation, or (iii) sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or (iv) grant any license, concession, or other right of occupancy of any portion of the Premises. Consent by Lessor to one or more assignments or sublettings shall not operate as a waiver of Lessor's rights as to any subsequent assignments and sublettings. Notwithstanding any approved assignment or subletting, Lessee shall at all times remain fully responsible and liable for the payment of the rent herein specified and for compliance with all of Lessee's other obligations under this Lease and in the event of any assignment, by operation of law, merger, consolidation or otherwise, any assignee shall assume and agree to perform all obligations of Lessee hereunder while an event of default, as hereinafter defined, should occur the Premises or any part thereof are then assigned or sublet, Lessor, in addition to any other remedies herein provided or provided by law, may at its option, collect directly from such assignee or sublessee all rents becoming due to Lessee under such assignment or sublease, and apply such rent against any sums due to Lessor by Lessee hereunder, and Lessee hereby authorizes and directs any such assignee or sublessee to make such payments of rent directly to Lessor upon receipt of notice from Lessor. No direct collection by Lessor from any such assignee or sublessee shall be construed to constitute a novation or a release of Lessee from the further performance of its obligations hereunder. Receipt by Lessor of rent from any assignee, sublessee, or occupant of the Premises shall not be deemed a waiver of the covenant contained in this Lease against assignment and subletting or a release of Lessee under this Lease. Lessee shall not mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber its interest in this Lease or in the Premises. Any attempted assignment or sublease by Lessee in violation of the terms and covenants of this paragraph shall be void. Tenant Initials ___________ Landlord Initials___________
(b) ln the event Lessee desires Lessor's consent to an assignment of the Lease or subletting of all or a part of the Premises and as a condition to the granting of such consent, Lessee shall submit to L...
Assignment and Subletting. (a) Tenant shall not (voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or encumber this Lease or any interest therein, and shall not sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or any right or privilege appurtenant thereto, or allow any other person (the employees, agents, servants and invitees of Tenant excepted) to occupy or use the Premises, or any portion thereof, without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and will not be withheld if the assignee, subtenant or transferee is reputable, has equal or better credit than Tenant and any guarantor of this Lease at the time of the subject transaction, and has substantial experience in the operation of the Permitted Use. Any assignment or subletting without such consent (whether actual or deemed) shall be void, and shall, at the option of Landlord, constitute a default under the terms of this Lease. Acceptance of Rent by Landlord from anyone other than Tenant shall not be construed as a consent or waiver by Landlord, nor as a release of Tenant, but the same shall be taken to be a payment on account of Tenant. A consent to one assignment, subletting, occupation or use by any other person shall not be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment, subletting, occupation or use by another person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 13, Tenant may assign or sublet the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord, to an entity which currently owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of Tenant or which Tenant owns greater than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of stock (or all classes of partnership or membership interest).
(b) Tenant shall provide Landlord with a copy of any proposed sublease or assignment that contains the name and address of the proposed subtenant or assignee, the anticipated effective date of the proposed sublease or assignment, the duration of the term of any proposed sublease, and the amount of space any proposed subtenant will occupy. In addition, Tenant shall provide detailed information regarding the proposed subtenant’s or assignee’s financial condition and credit history, relevant business history and experience, together with any other pertinent information which Landlord reasonably requires. Landlord may require an opportunity to meet and interview the proposed subtenant or assignee as well. For purposes of ...
Assignment and Subletting. (a) Tenant shall not have the right to assign, transfer, mortgage or otherwise encumber this Lease or sublease or permit anyone to use or occupy the Premises or any portion thereof, without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by Landlord. Except as expressly permitted under Section 15(d) below, no assignment or transfer of this Lease or the right of occupancy hereunder may be effectuated by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of Landlord. Any attempted assignment or transfer by Tenant of this Lease or its interest herein or sublease of the Premises or any portion thereof in violation of this Section 15 shall, at the option of Landlord, constitute an Event of Default under this Lease. Tenant agrees to give Landlord at least twenty (20) days’ advance written notice of Tenant’s intention to assign or transfer this Lease or to sublease the Premises or any portion thereof, along with reasonably sufficient information about the proposed assignee or transferee or sublessee to enable Landlord to make the determination called for above.
(b) The consent by Landlord to any assignment or subletting shall not be construed as a waiver or release of Tenant from any and all liability for the performance of all covenants and obligations to be performed by Tenant under this Lease, nor shall the collection or acceptance of rent from any assignee, transferee or subtenant constitute a waiver or release of Tenant from any of its liabilities or obligations under this Lease. Landlord’s consent to any assignment or subletting shall not be construed as relieving Tenant from the obligation of complying with the provisions of Section 15(a) above, as applicable, with respect to any subsequent assignment or subletting. Any such sublease or assignment shall be subject and subordinate to this Lease in all respects, and to any amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions or expansions hereof. Savvis Asset Holdings, Inc. (“Savvis”) shall remain primarily liable as Tenant hereunder and Savvis Communications Corporation shall remain the Guarantor hereunder. Any such assignee or sublessee shall conduct a business in the Premises which is a permitted use pursuant to Section 4 of this Lease and, in the case of an assignment such assignee is bound by the terms and conditions of this Lease and assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of Tenant hereunder thereafter arising. In the case ...
Assignment and Subletting. The Tenant shall not assign this Agreement or sublet any portion of the Premises without prior written consent of the Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Assignment and Subletting. 20.1 Subject to the terms of Section 20.4, Tenant shall not voluntarily, involuntarily, or by operation of law assign, transfer, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber this Lease or Tenant's interest therein, and shall not sublet nor permit the use by others of the Premises or any part thereof without first obtaining in each instance Landlord's written consent. If consent is once given by Landlord to any such assignment, transfer, hypothecation or subletting, such consent shall not operate as a waiver of the necessity for obtaining Landlord's consent to any subsequent assignment, transfer, hypothecation or sublease, and no assignment shall release Tenant from any liability hereunder. Any such assignment or transfer without Landlord's consent shall be void and shall, at Landlord's option, constitute an Event of Default of this Lease. This Lease shall not, nor shall any interest therein, be assignable as to Tenant's interest by operation of law, without Landlord's express prior written consent.
20.2 The consent of Landlord required under Section 20.1 above shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Should Landlord withhold its consent for any of the following reasons, the withholding shall be deemed to be reasonable:
(a) Conflict of the proposed use with other uses in the Building or Center;
(b) Financial inadequacy of the proposed subtenant or assignee;
(c) A proposed use which would diminish the reputation of the Center or the other businesses located therein;
(d) A proposed use which would have a detrimental impact on the common facilities or the other tenants in the Center.
20.3 Each assignee or transferee shall agree to assume and be deemed to have assumed this Lease and shall be and remain liable jointly and severally with Tenant for the payment of all rents due here under, and for the due performance during the term of all the covenants and conditions herein set forth by Tenant to be performed. No assignment or transfer shall be effective or binding on Landlord unless said assignee or transferee shall, concurrently, deliver to Landlord an assumption agreement by said assignee or transferee assuming all obligations of Tenant under this Lease.
20.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord's consent shall not be required for any assignment, transfer or sublease to any entity which controls, is controlled by or under common control with Tenant, or to any entity resulting from a reorganization, merger or sale of substantially all of the as...
Assignment and Subletting. The Tenant shall not, without the Landlord’s prior written consent, (a) assign, convey, mortgage, pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer (whether voluntarily or otherwise) this Lease or any interest under it; (b) allow any transfer thereof by operation of law; (c) sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or (d) permit the use or occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof by anyone other than the Tenant. If the assignment, transfer, or subletting is approved and rents under the sublease are greater than the rents provided for herein, then landlord shall have the further option either (a) to convert the sublease into a prime lease and receive all of the rents, in which case Tenant will be relieved of further liability hereunder and under the proposed sublease, or (b) to require Tenant to remain liable under this Lease, in which event Tenant shall be entitled to retain such excess rents. If this Lease is assigned or if the Premises or any part thereof are sublet or occupied by anybody other than the Tenant, Landlord may, after default by Tenant, collect rent from the assignee, subtenant or occupant, and apply the net amount collected to the Rent herein reserved, but no such assignment, subletting, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of any of the Tenant’s covenants contained in this Lease or the acceptance of such assignee, subtenant or occupant as Tenant, or a release of Tenant from further performance by tenant of covenants on the part of Tenant herein contained.
Assignment and Subletting. Except as provided in this Section 16, Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, assign this Lease or any part hereof, sublet the Premises or any part thereof or permit the use of the Premises by any party other than Tenant. Any such assignment, sublease, transfer or hypothecation without Landlord's prior written consent shall at Landlord's option, be void and shall, at Landlord's option, constitute a default under this Lease. No acceptance by Landlord of any Rent or any other sum of money from any assignee, sublessee or other category of transferee shall release Tenant from any of its obligations hereunder or be deemed to constitute Landlord's consent to any assignment, sublease, transfer or hypothecation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right, without Landlord's consent, to assign this Lease or any part hereof, sublet the Premises or any part thereof or permit the use of the Premises by any party other than Tenant to an entity that: (i) controls Tenant; (ii) is controlled by Tenant; (iii) is commonly controlled by Tenant's parent company; (iv) is the surviving entity after a merger with Tenant or acquisition of all or substantially all of Tenant's assetsprovided, however, in the event of a Permitted Transfer, the Permitted Transferee's use of the Premises shall not change from the Permitted Use hereunder, the Permitted Transferee shall have reasonably sufficient financial wherewithal to discharge its obligations under this Lease (including but not limited to a net worth of no less than Tenant’s net worth, as reasonably determined by Landlord), and such use by the Permitted Transferee shall not contravene any restrictive covenant (including any exclusive use) applicable to the Shopping Center. Tenant shall not be released from liability under the Lease unless Landlord expressly consents to the same or unless Tenant assigns or sublets the Lease to a Permitted Transferee. Tenant shall give Landlord written notice of any Permitted Transfer within thirty (30) days of the effective date thereof, which such notice shall specify
(i) the name and business of the Permitted Transferee, (ii) the amount and location of the Premises affected by such Permitted Transfer, (iii) the effective date and duration of the Permitted Transfer, (iv) confirmation of the Permitted Transferee's status as such, and (v) a copy of the applicable transfer document (i.e.,...
Assignment and Subletting. Section 18.01 If Tenant should desire to assign this Lease or sublet the Premises (or any part thereof), Tenant shall give Landlord written notice at least 60 days in advance thereof. Landlord shall then have a period of 30 days following receipt of such notice within which to notify Tenant in writing that Landlord elects either:
(a) to terminate this Lease as to the space so affected by Tenant in its notice, in which event Tenant, subject to the provisions of this Lease which expressly survive the termination hereof, shall be relieved of all further obligations hereunder as to such space;
(b) to permit Tenant to assign or sublet such space, subject, however, to the subsequent written approval of the proposed assignee or subtenant by Landlord, and provided that if the Rental rate agreed upon between Tenant and its proposed subtenant is greater than the Rental rate that Tenant must pay Landlord hereunder, then 100% of such excess Rental shall be considered additional Rental owed by Tenant to Landlord, and shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord in the same manner that Tenant pays Annual Base Rental; or
(c) to refuse to consent to Tenant’s assignment or subleasing of such space, provided such refusal notwithstanding anything contained in legislation, law or statute, as the same may be amended from time to time, the Landlord, shall not be deemed to be unreasonable in withholding its consent and may arbitrarily withhold its consent until and unless the proposed assignee or sub-lessee shall have agreed in writing with Landlord to assume and perform each of the covenants, obligations, and agreements of the Tenant in this Lease including, without limitation, the provision of the entry of judgment by confession for monetary damages and possession as set forth in Section 24.02. No assignment or subletting by Tenant shall relieve Tenant of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease. Any attempted assignment or sublease by Tenant in violation of the terms and provisions of this Section 18.01 shall be void. In no event shall Tenant solicit assignees or sub lessees in other Buildings owned by Landlord, or at less than a fair market rate. In the event of an assignment of this Lease, the assignee, for purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to have adopted the warrants of attorney and confession of judgment, set forth in Section 24.02 as if the assignee has executed the same.
Section 18.02 Landlord may sell, transfer, assign, and convey all or any part of the Building and any and a...
Assignment and Subletting. (a) Tenant shall not have the right to assign any of its rights, duties or obligations under this Lease without the prior consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that there is not then an Event of Default on the part of Tenant or an event with respect to which a notice of default has been given that remains uncured, then Tenant may, without Landlord’s consent but upon prior written notice to Landlord, in its sole discretion assign all of its rights, duties, or obligations under this Lease (i) to an entity which controls, is controlled by or under common control with Tenant (the “Affiliate Parties”), (ii) to a Financing Party as collateral security, (iii) to any person or entity purchasing or otherwise succeeding by reason of a reorganization, merger or consolidation to all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant, provided it includes the Improvements, including, without limitation, the Solar Facility, or (iv) to a purchaser of the Improvements, including, without limitation, the Solar Facility. Prior to any assignment: (i) Tenant and the entity to whom the assignment shall be made, shall contemporaneously with the assignment, execute and deliver to Landlord an original executed Assignment and Assumption Agreement in form and content satisfactory to Landlord; and (ii) Tenant shall provide Landlord with reasonable evidence that the assignee fits within one of (i) through (iv) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any collateral assignment to a Financing Party shall not require any such collateral assignee to assume the obligations of Tenant under this Lease unless and until a foreclosure on the collateral assignment. Landlord agrees that upon the written request of Tenant, and at no expense to Landlord, Landlord shall sign a separate written consent for any of the assignments listed in subsections (i) through (iv) of this Section 15(a), in form and content satisfactory to Landlord.
(b) Tenant shall not have a right to sublet all or any portions of the Leased Premises.