Operating Lease Without Lender’s prior written consent, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower or Property Owner to (a) surrender, terminate or cancel the Operating Lease; (b) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Operating Lease; (c) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Operating Lease; (d) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend the Operating Lease or waive or release any of Borrower’s or Property Owner’s rights and remedies under the Operating Lease, except as contemplated in connection with a Restructuring; or (e) waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge Operating Lessee of or from Operating Lessee’s material obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the Operating Lease, except to the extent such Operating Lessee’s obligations are assumed in connection with a Restructuring. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.2.12 to the contrary, Borrower may cause or permit Mortgage Borrower and Property Owner to amend the Operating Lease without Lender’s prior written consent as follows: (i) in connection with a Release Prepayment, the Operating Lease shall be amended (or deemed amended) to (x) terminate the Operating Lease with respect to the applicable Released Property and (y) reduce the amount of Minimum Rent (as defined in the Operating Lease) by the amount of Minimum Rent allocable to such Released Property as set forth in the Operating Lease; (ii) increase or reduce the amount of Percentage Rent (as defined in the Operating Lease) payable under the Operating Lease; and (iii) increase or reduce the amount of Minimum Rent payable under the Operating Lease; provided, that in the case of an increase in Minimum Rent, such Minimum Rent shall only be increased to the then fair market value, based on transfer pricing studies conducted by an Independent CPA reasonably acceptable to Lender (any “Big 4” Independent CPA being deemed acceptable).
Net Lease This Lease shall constitute a net lease and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, it is intended that Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent, the Lease Balance and all other amounts due and payable under the Operative Documents shall be paid without counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense of any kind and without abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction of any kind, and the Lessee’s obligation to pay all such amounts throughout the Lease Term is absolute and unconditional. The obligations and liabilities of the Lessee hereunder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment or performance in full of such liability or obligation) including: (a) any defect in the condition, merchantability, design, construction, quality or fitness for use of the Leased Property or any portion thereof, or any failure of the Leased Property or any portion thereof to comply with all Applicable Laws including any inability to occupy or use the Leased Property or any portion thereof by reason of such non-compliance; (b) any damage to, abandonment, loss, contamination of or Release from or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Leased Property or any portion thereof including eviction; (c) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Leased Property or any portion thereof, including eviction; (d) any defect in title to or rights to the Leased Property or any portion thereof or any Lien on such title or rights or on the Leased Property or any portion thereof; (e) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission or breach in respect of any obligation or liability of or by the Lessor; (f) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceedings relating to the Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Lease by any trustee or receiver of the Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or by any court, in any such proceeding; (g) any claim that the Lessee has or might have against any Person, including the Lessor or any Indemnitee arising from any of the circumstances set forth in this sentence (but will not constitute a waiver of such claim); (h) any failure on the part of the Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms of this Lease, any other Operative Document or of any other agreement whether or not related to the Overall Transaction; (i) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance against or by the Lessee of this Lease or any provision hereof or any of the other Operative Documents or any provision of any thereof; (j) the impossibility of performance by the Lessee, the Lessor or both; (k) any action by any court, administrative agency or other Authority; (l) the construction of any Alterations; (m) the failure of the Lessee to achieve any accounting or tax benefits or the characterization of the transaction intended by Section 2.12 of the Participation Agreement; or (n) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not the Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing. Except as specifically set forth in Article XIII or Section 20.1 of this Lease, this Lease shall be noncancellable by the Lessee for any reason whatsoever and the Lessee, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Lease, or to any diminution, abatement or reduction of Rent payable by the Lessee hereunder. If for any reason whatsoever this Lease shall be terminated or amended in whole or in part by operation of law or otherwise, except as expressly provided in Article XIII or Section 20.1 of this Lease, the Lessee shall, unless prohibited by Applicable Laws, pay to the Lessor (or, in the case of Supplemental Rent, to whomever shall be entitled thereto) a compensation in an amount equal to each Rent payment (including the Lease Balance and any other amount due and payable under any Operative Documents) at the time and in the manner that such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Lease if it had not been terminated or amended in whole or in part. Each payment of Rent including any payment of the Lease Balance and Break Even Price made by the Lessee hereunder shall be final and, absent manifest error in the computation of the amount thereof, the Lessee shall not seek or have any right to recover all or any part of such payment from the Lessor or any party to any agreements related thereto for any reason whatsoever. Lessee assumes the sole responsibility for the condition, use, operation, maintenance, and management of the Leased Property and the Lessor shall have no responsibility in respect thereof and shall have no liability for damage to the Leased Property or the property relating thereto of the Lessee or any subtenant of the Lessee on any account or for any reason whatsoever. Without affecting the Lessee’s obligation to pay Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent, the Lease Balance and all other amounts due and payable under the Operative Documents or to perform its obligations under the Operative Documents, the Lessee may, notwithstanding any other provision of the Operative Documents (other than Section 8.11 of the Participation Agreement), seek damages of any kind or any other remedy at law or equity against the Lessor for such willful misconduct or gross negligence or negligence in the handling of funds or for a breach by the Lessor of its obligations under this Lease or the other Operative Documents.
