Tenant’s Right to Contest Utility Charges, Contest Taxes and Seek Reduction of Assessed Valuation of the Premises Sample Clauses

Tenant’s Right to Contest Utility Charges, Contest Taxes and Seek Reduction of Assessed Valuation of the Premises. Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall have the right, at any time, to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the Premises or to contest any Taxes or utility charges that are to be paid by Tenant; provided, however, Tenant shall (i) give Landlord written notice of any such intention to contest at least thirty (30) days before any delinquency could occur; (ii) indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all liability on account of such contest; (iii) take such action as is necessary to remove the effect of any lien which attached to the Premises or the improvements thereon due to such contest, or in lieu thereof, at Landlord’s election, furnish Landlord with adequate security for the amount of the Taxes due plus interest and penalties; and (iv) in the event of a final determination adverse to Tenant, prior to enforcement, foreclosure or sale, pay the amount involved together with all penalties, fines, interest, costs, and expenses which may have accrued. Tenant may use any means allowed by statute to protest Taxes or utility charges as defined in this Section 9 as long as Tenant remains current as to all other terms and conditions of this Lease. If the protested Taxes have not been paid, then at Landlord’s request Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a surety bond issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in the state where the Premises are located. The amount of bond shall equal one hundred ten percent (110%) of the total amount of Taxes in dispute. The bond shall hold Landlord and the Premises harmless from any damage arising out of the proceeding or contest and shall insure the payment of any judgment that may be rendered. If Tenant seeks a reduction or contests any Taxes or utility charges, the failure on Tenant’s part to pay the Taxes or utility charges shall not constitute a default as long as Tenant complies with the provisions of this Section.
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Tenant’s Right to Contest Utility Charges, Contest Taxes and Seek Reduction of Assessed Valuation of the Premises. Tenant, at its sole cost, shall have the right, at any time, to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the Premises or to contest any taxes or utility charges that are to be paid by Tenant. If Tenant seeks a reduction or contests any taxes or utility charges, the failure on Tenant’s part to pay the taxes or utility charges shall not constitute a default as long as Tenant complies with the provisions of this Section 9. Tenant may use any means allowed by statute to protest property tax assessments or utility charges as defined in this Section 9 as long as Tenant remains current as to all other terms and conditions of this Lease. If, during the protest period, any Lease defaults occur and the protested taxes or assessments have not been paid, then Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a surety bond issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in the state where the Premises are located. The amount of bond shall equal one hundred ten percent (110%) of the total amount of taxes in dispute. The bond shall hold Landlord and the Premises harmless from any damage arising out of the proceeding or contest and shall insure the payment of any judgment that may be rendered.
Tenant’s Right to Contest Utility Charges, Contest Taxes and Seek Reduction of Assessed Valuation of the Premises. Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall have the right, at any time, to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the Premises or to contest any taxes or utility charges that are to be paid by Xxxxxx; provided, however, Tenant shall (i) give Landlord written notice of any such intention to contest at least thirty (30) days before any delinquency could occur; and (ii) indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all liability on account of such contest. Tenant may use any means allowed by statute to protest Taxes or utility charges as defined in this Article 6 as long as Tenant remains current as to all other terms and conditions of this Lease.
Tenant’s Right to Contest Utility Charges, Contest Taxes and Seek Reduction of Assessed Valuation of the Premises. Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall have the right, at any time, to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the Premises or to contest any taxes or utility charges that are to be paid by Tenant; provided however, Tenant shall (i) Indemnify Landlord from all Claims that may directly result from or arise out of such contest (including Landlord’s actions pursuant to Section 9.5); (ii) take such action as is necessary to remove the effect of any lien which attached to any of the Premises or the improvements thereon due to such contest; and (iii) in the event of a final determination adverse to Tenant, prior to enforcement, foreclosure or sale, pay the amount involved together with all penalties, fines, interest, costs, and expenses which may have accrued. Tenant may use any means allowed by statute to protest Taxes or utility charges as defined in this Article 9 as long as Tenant performs all other obligations under this Lease (including this Section 9.4). If Tenant seeks a reduction or contests any Taxes or utility charges, the failure on Tenant’s part to pay the Taxes or utility charges shall not constitute a default as long as Tenant complies with the provisions of this Section.

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  • TENANT'S TAXES Tenant's Taxes" shall mean (a) all taxes, assessments, license fees and other governmental charges or impositions levied or assessed against or with respect to Tenant's personal property or Trade Fixtures in the Premises, whether any such imposition is levied directly against Tenant or levied against Landlord or the Property, (b) all rental, excise, sales or transaction privilege taxes arising out of this Lease (excluding, however, state and federal personal or corporate income taxes measured by the income of Landlord from all sources) imposed by any taxing authority upon Landlord or upon Landlord's receipt of any rent payable by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease ("Rental Tax"), and (c) any increase in Taxes attributable to inclusion of a value placed on Tenant's personal property, Trade Fixtures or Alterations. Tenant shall pay any Rental Tax to Landlord in addition to and at the same time as Base Rent is payable under this Lease, and shall pay all other Tenant's Taxes before delinquency (and, at Landlord's request, shall furnish Landlord satisfactory evidence thereof). If Landlord pays Tenant's Taxes or any portion thereof, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for the amount of such payment, together with interest at the Interest Rate from the date of Landlord's payment to the date of Tenant's reimbursement.

  • Common Area Charges In addition to the rental and other charges herein provided to be paid by Lessee to Lessor, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as additional rent and as Lessee’s share of the cost of maintaining, operating, repairing and managing the Project, Lessee’s proportionate share (as defined in Section 12) of the Total Common Area Charges (as hereinafter defined) for any calendar year during the Term (the “CAM Amount”). Lessee shall pay Lessor in advance its monthly estimated proportionate share (as described in Section 12) of the CAM Amount, together with all applicable rental taxes due thereon, within ten (10) days after receipt of an invoice from Lessor setting forth Lessor’s estimate of such amount. Within ninety (90) days following the end of each calendar year during the Term or as soon thereafter as is Please Initial: Lessor ¨ Lessee ¨ reasonably possible, Lessor shall furnish Lessee with a statement of all Total Common Area Charges for the Project for the previous calendar year indicating the computation of Lessee’s proportionate share of the CAM Amount for such calendar year and the payments made by Lessee during such calendar year. If Lessee’s aggregate estimated monthly payments actually paid to Lessor for the calendar year are greater than Lessee’s proportionate share of the CAM Amount for such calendar year, Lessor shall promptly pay the excess to Lessee or shall apply the excess to any past due amounts owing from Lessee to Lessor; if the payments made are less than Lessee’s proportionate share, Lessee shall pay the difference to Lessor within ten (10) days of its receipt of such statement. Total Common Area Charges shall consist of all costs and expenses of every type associated with the management, repair, maintenance, and insuring of the Common Areas including, without limitation, costs and expenses for the following: gardening and landscaping; utilities, water and sewer charges; premiums for liability, property damage and casualty insurance and xxxxxxx’x compensation insurance; all personal property taxes levied on or attributable to personal property used in connection with the Common Areas; straight line depreciation on personal property owned by Lessor which is consumed in the operation or maintenance of the Common Areas; rental or lease payments paid by Lessor for rented or leased personal property used in the operation or maintenance of Common Areas; fees for required licenses and permits; refuse disposal charges; repairing, resurfacing, repaving, maintaining, painting, lighting, cleaning, refuse removal, security and similar items; repair and maintenance of exterior roofs and reserves for roof replacement and exterior painting of the Project and other appropriate reserves; and fees paid to property managers. Said Total Common Area Charges shall further include all charges for semi-annual preventive maintenance service of mechanical equipment including, without limitation, heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, which is attributable to the Project, and the cost of lighting, maintenance and repair of the Project identification signs.

  • Definition of Real Property Taxes “Real Property Taxes” shall be the sum of the following: all real property taxes; possessory interest taxes; business or license taxes or fees; present or future Xxxxx-Xxxx assessments; service payments in lieu of such taxes or fees; annual or periodic license or use fees; excise, transit and traffic charges; housing fund assessments, open space charges, childcare fees, school, sewer and parking fees or any other assessments, levies, fees, exactions or charges, general and special, ordinary and extraordinary, unforeseen as well as foreseen (including fees “in-lieu” of any such tax or assessment) which are assessed, levied, charged, conferred or imposed by any public authority upon the Project (or any real property comprising any portion thereof) or its operations, together with all taxes, assessments or other fees imposed by any public authority upon or measured by any rent or other charges payable hereunder, including any gross receipts tax or excise tax levied by any governmental authority with respect to receipt of rental income, or, with respect to or by reason of the development, possession, any tax or assessment levied in connection with the leasing, operation, management, maintenance, alteration, repair, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises or any portion thereof; any documentary transfer taxes upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring an interest in the Premises; together with any tax imposed in substitution, partially or totally, of any tax previously included within the aforesaid definition or any additional tax the nature of which was previously included within the aforesaid definition; together with any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’, administrative and expert witness fees and costs) of challenging any of the foregoing or seeking the reduction in or abatement, redemption or return of any of the foregoing, but only to the extent of any such reduction, abatement, redemption or return. All references to Real Property Taxes during a particular year shall be deemed to refer to taxes accrued during such year, including supplemental tax bills, regardless of when they are actually assessed and without regard to when such taxes are payable. The obligation of Tenant to pay for supplemental taxes effective during the Term shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Lease. Nothing contained in this Lease shall require Tenant to pay any franchise, corporate, estate or inheritance tax of Landlord, or any income, profits or revenue tax or charge upon the net income of Landlord or any documentary transfer tax.

  • Tax Expenses Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant's Share of all real property taxes applicable to the Project. Prior to delinquency, Tenant shall pay any and all taxes and assessments levied upon Tenant's Property (defined below in Section 10) located or installed in or about the Premises by, or on behalf of Tenant. To the extent any such taxes or assessments are not separately assessed or billed to Tenant, then Tenant shall pay the amount thereof as invoiced by Landlord. Tenant shall also reimburse and pay Landlord, as Additional Rent, within twenty (20) days after demand therefor, one hundred percent (100%) of (i) any increase in real property taxes attributable to any and all Alterations (defined below in Section 10), Tenant Improvements, fixtures, equipment or other improvements of any kind whatsoever placed in, on or about the Premises for the benefit of, at the request of, or by Tenant, and (ii) taxes and assessments levied or assessed upon or with respect to the possession, operation, use or occupancy by Tenant of the Premises or any other portion of the Project. The term "Tax Expenses" shall mean and include, without limitation, any form of tax and assessment (general, special, supplemental, ordinary or extraordinary), commercial rental tax, payments under any improvement bond or bonds, license fees, license tax, business license fee, rental tax, transaction tax or levy imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power of tax (including any city, county, state or federal government, or any school, agricultural, lighting, drainage or other improvement district thereof) as against any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises or any other portion of the Project or any other tax, fee, or excise, however described, including, but not limited to, any value added tax, or any tax imposed in substitution (partially or totally) of any tax previously included within the definition of real property taxes, or any additional tax the nature of which was previously included within the definition of real property taxes. The term "Tax Expenses" shall not include any franchise, estate, inheritance, net income, or excess profits tax imposed upon Landlord, or a penalty fee imposed as a result of Landlord's failure to pay Tax Expenses when due.

  • Common Area Operating Expenses Lessee shall pay to Lessor during the term hereof, in addition to the Base Rent, Lessee's Share (as specified in Paragraph 1.6(b)) of all Common Area Operating Expenses, as hereinafter defined, during each calendar year of the term of this Lease, in accordance with the following provisions:

  • Landlord's Costs Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice from Landlord, pay the reasonable costs, expenses, and fees of any architect or engineer employed by Landlord to review any plans and specifications and to supervise and approve any construction, or for any services rendered by such architect or engineer to Landlord as contemplated by any of the provisions of this Agreement, or for any services performed by Landlord's attorneys in connection therewith; provided, however, that Landlord will consult with Tenant and notify Tenant of the estimated amount of such expenses.

  • Taxes and Other Charges for Which Tenant Is Directly Responsible 4.5.1 Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay ten (10) days before delinquency, taxes levied against Tenant’s equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property located in or about the Premises. If any such taxes on Tenant’s equipment, furniture, fixtures and any other personal property are levied against Landlord or Landlord’s property or if the assessed value of Landlord’s property is increased by the inclusion therein of a value placed upon such equipment, furniture, fixtures or any other personal property and if Landlord pays the taxes based upon such increased assessment, which Landlord shall have the right to do regardless of the validity thereof but only under proper protest if requested by Tenant, Tenant shall upon demand repay to Landlord the taxes so levied against Landlord or the proportion of such taxes resulting from such increase in the assessment, as the case may be.

  • Tenant’s Reimbursement Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon delivery by Landlord to Tenant of statements therefor: (i) sums equal to expenditures reasonably made and obligations incurred by Landlord in connection with the remedying by Landlord of Tenant’s defaults pursuant to the provisions of Section 26.1; (ii) sums equal to all losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses referred to in Article 10 of this Lease; and (iii) sums equal to all expenditures made and obligations incurred by Landlord in collecting or attempting to collect the Rent or in enforcing or attempting to enforce any rights of Landlord under this Lease or pursuant to law, including, without limitation, all reasonable legal fees and other amounts so expended. Tenant’s obligations under this Section 26.2 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease Term.

  • Taxes, Charges and Liens Pay and discharge when due all of its indebtedness and obligations, including without limitation all assessments, taxes, governmental charges, levies and liens, of every kind and nature, imposed upon Borrower or its properties, income, or profits, prior to the date on which penalties would attach, and all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of Borrower’s properties, income, or profits. Provided however, Xxxxxxxx will not be required to pay and discharge any such assessment, tax, charge, xxxx, xxxx or claim so long as (1) the legality of the same shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and (2) Borrower shall have established on Borrower’s books adequate reserves with respect to such contested assessment, tax, charge, levy, lien, or claim in accordance with GAAP.

  • Common Area Expenses In the event the demised premises are situated in a shopping center or in a commercial building in which there are common areas, Lessee agrees to pay his pro-rata share of maintenance, taxes, and insurance for the common area.

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