Exhibit 10.12
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VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY
SHOPPING CENTER LEASE
BETWEEN
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
AS LANDLORD,
AND
M&L XXXX COMPANY, L.L.C.
AS TENANT
DATED JUNE 24, 1992
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VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS AND CERTAIN BASIC PROVISIONS................. 1
ARTICLE 2: GRANTING CLAUSE.......................................... 3
ARTICLE 3: CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES.................. 4
ARTICLE 4: RENT..................................................... 5
ARTICLE 5: SALES REPORTS AND RECORDS................................ 9
ARTICLE 6: COMMON AREAS............................................. 10
ARTICLE 7: USE AND CARE OF PREMISES................................. 15
ARTICLE 8: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PREMISES........................ 21
ARTICLE 9: ALTERATIONS.............................................. 23
ARTICLE 10: LANDLORD'S RIGHT OF ACCESS; RELOCATION................... 25
ARTICLE 11: SIGNS; STORE FRONTS...................................... 26
ARTICLE 12: UTILITIES................................................ 27
ARTICLE 13: INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE................. 27
ARTICLE 14: NON-LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES........................ 29
ARTICLE 15: DAMAGES BY CASUALTY...................................... 29
ARTICLE 16: EMINENT DOMAIN........................................... 32
ARTICLE 17: ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING................................ 33
ARTICLE 18: TAXES AND INSURANCE...................................... 35
ARTICLE 19: DEFAULT BY TENANT AND REMEDIES........................... 36
ARTICLE 20: LANDLORD'S CONTRACTUAL SECURITY INTEREST................. 41
ARTICLE 21: HOLDING OVER............................................. 42
ARTICLE 22: SUBORDINATION; ATTORNMENT; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES......... 42
ARTICLE 23: MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.................................... 44
ARTICLE 24: DIRECTION OF TENANT'S ENERGIES........................... 44
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ARTICLE 25: NOTICES.................................................. 45
ARTICLE 26: COMMISSIONS.............................................. 46
ARTICLE 27: MISCELLANEOUS............................................ 46
Attachments:
Exhibit "A" - Site Plan Depicting Demised Premises
Exhibit "B" - Legal Description
Exhibit "C" - Work Letter - None
Exhibit "D" - Rules and Regulations
Exhibit "E" - Lease Guaranty
Exhibit "F" - Renewal Option
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VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY
SHOPPING CENTER LEASE
This Shopping Center Lease (the "Lease") is entered into as of the
day of , 19 by and between the Landlord and the
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Tenant hereinafter named.
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS AND CERTAIN BASIC PROVISIONS
1.1 PRIMARY DEFINITIONS:
(a) "Landlord": Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York
corporation.
(b) "Landlord's Address": 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
(c) "Tenant": M&L Xxxx Company, L.L.C., a Texas Limited Liability
Company.
(d) Tenant's address: 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
(e) Tenant's trade name: "CD Warehouse".
(f) "Demised Premises": Being approximately 838 square feet in area
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.2); the approximate
configuration of the Demised Premises being shown and outlined on
the plan attached hereto as EXHIBIT A and being a part of the
Shopping Center, as hereinafter defined.
(g) "Shopping Center": The real property and certain multi-tenant
and single-tenant buildings and other improvements thereon known
as "Village on the Parkway," in the City of Addison, Dallas
County, Texas, being more particularly described in the legal
description attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, and including such real
property and improvements as Landlord may from time to time
designate as included within the Shopping Center, and excluding
such real property and improvements as Landlord may from time to
time designate as excluded from the Shopping Center.
(h) "Lease Term": Commencing on the earlier to occur of (i) the
date of this Lease, or (ii) the "Commencement Date", as defined
below, and continuing for three (3) years (unless sooner
terminated as hereinafter provided) following the Commencement
Date; plus any partial calendar month
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following the Commencement Date if the Commencement Date is a
date other than the first (1st) day of a calendar month. As used
herein, subject to Section 3.2, "Commencement Date" shall mean the
earlier to occur of (i) August 1, 1992, or (ii) the date upon
which Tenant opens the Demised Premises to the public for
business.
(i) "Minimum Guaranteed Rental": $15,084.00 per annum (being the
product of $18.00 per square foot multiplied by the 838 square
feet in the Demised Premises), payable in equal installments of
$1,257.00 monthly in advance.
(j) "Percentage Rental Rate": Five percent (5%).
(k) "Operating Costs Charge": $1,969.30 per annum (being the
product of $2.35 per square foot multiplied by the 838 square
feet in the Demised Premises), payable in equal installments of
$164.11, monthly in advance, subject to annual adjustment as
provided in Section 6.4 hereof.
(l) "Prepaid Rent": Minimum Guaranteed Rental and Operating Costs
Charge for the first month of the Lease Term totalling $1,421.11
shall be paid by the Tenant on or before the date Tenant executes
and delivers this Lease to Landlord.
(m) "Security Deposit": $1,257.00.
(n) "Permitted Use": Tenant shall use and occupy the Demised
Premises solely for the operation of a retail compact disc and
video game cartridge sales and rental store of the highest
quality and image offering in all respects the highest quality in
service, management and merchandise, which merchandise shall
consist solely of: New and used compact discs, video game
cartridges and related merchandise.
(o) "Gross Leasable Retail Area": The number of square feet of
covered floor space on all levels in all buildings and all
outdoor space in the Shopping Center designated by Landlord to
be occupied for the purpose of engaging in any retail business
and/or any office business associated with such retail business,
including basements, mezzanines, penthouses or other areas
housing mechanical equipment and storage areas, [but excluding,
without limitation, "Common Area", as defined hereafter,] such
square footage being calculated
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from measurements to the exterior surface of the exterior walls
of each building and to the center walls common to any premises
constituting a portion of the Gross Leasable Retail Area and any
other portion of the Shopping Center.
(p) "Rent": Collectively, Minimum Guaranteed Rental, Percentage
Rental, Operating Costs Charges and any other sums of money
becoming due and payable to Landlord hereunder.
(q) Other: None.
1.2 CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS. Each of the foregoing definitions and basic
provisions shall be construed in conjunction with and limited by the
references thereto in the other provisions of this Lease.
ARTICLE 2: GRANTING CLAUSE
2.1 DEMISE OF PREMISES. In consideration of the obligation of Tenant to
pay Rent as hereinafter provided and in consideration of the other terms,
covenants and conditions hereof, Landlord hereby demises and leases to
Tenant, and Tenant hereby takes from Landlord, the Demised Premises, TO HAVE
AND TO HOLD said Demised Premises for the Lease Term, all upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Lease. Landlord further agrees that if Tenant
shall perform all of the covenants and agreements herein required to be
performed by Tenant, Tenant shall, subject to the terms of this Lease, at all
times during the continuance of this Lease have peaceful and quiet possession
of the Demised Premises. If this Lease provides for construction prior to
occupancy, refer to the Work Letter attached hereto as EXHIBIT C.
2.2 AREA. The Demised Premises shall be conclusively deemed to contain
the number of square feet of area specified above in Section 1.1(f), unless
Landlord elects to have the area of the Demised Premises determined by
Landlord's architect, as hereinafter provided. After completion of
construction of the Demised Premises, and if Landlord so elects, in
Landlords's sole discretion, the "area" of the Demised Premises shall be
determined by the certificate of Landlord's architect or other authorized
representative of Landlord, which certificate shall be conclusive. Tenant
agrees, at the request of Landlord, to execute a formal amendment to this
Lease satisfactory to Landlord reflecting the revised square footage of the
area of the Demised Premises and any appropriate adjustments in the amount of
Minimum Guaranteed Rental and other charges hereunder based on the area of
the Demised Premises as so determined. Any measurements of the Demised
Premises pursuant to this Section shall be from the exterior of outside walls
of the building in which the Demised Premises is located and to the center of
walls common to the Demised Premises
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and any mail or other tenant's premises, and the "area" of the Demised
Premises shall include all space therein on all levels leased to Tenant,
without deduction for columns, conduits, or penetrations of the floor or
ceiling. There is specifically excepted from the Demised Premises, and
reserved to Landlord, the use of exterior walls (other than store fronts),
the roof, the space above the ceiling, the space below the floor, and the
right to install, maintain, use, repair and replace beams, columns and other
structural support elements for the building (and any addition thereto) in
which the Demised Premises is contained, pipes, ductwork, conduits, utility
lines, and wiring in the Demised Premises. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Landlord shall specifically have the right to install upon the
roof equipment, signs, antennae, displays and other objects.
ARTICLE 3: CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
3.1 INSPECTION. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has afforded Tenant
adequate access and opportunity to inspect the Demised Premises. Occupancy of
the Demised Premises by Tenant shall constitute the acknowledgment and
agreement of Tenant that Tenant is fully familiar with the physical condition
of the Demised Premises and that the Demised Premises complies in all
respects with the requirements of this Lease. Landlord hereby disclaims, and
Tenant hereby waives, any warranty or representation on the part of Landlord,
either express or implied, as to the fitness, condition or suitability of any
aspect of the Demised Premises, including, without limitation, any warranty
that the Demised Premises is suitable for a particular purpose, and Tenant
hereby agrees, as a material inducement to Landlord to enter into this Lease,
to accept the Demised Premises in "as is" condition.
3.2 IF PRIOR TENANT IS IN OCCUPANCY. If this Lease is executed before
the Demised Premises become vacant, or if any present tenant or occupant of
the Demised Premises or any portion thereof holds over, and Landlord cannot
acquire possession of the Demised Premises prior to the Commencement Date of
this Lease, Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default hereunder, and
Tenant agrees to accept possession of the Demised Premises at such time as
Landlord is able to tender the same. Landlord hereby waives the payment of
Rent covering any period prior to tender of possession to Tenant hereunder.
Upon request of either party following the occurrence of the Commencement
Date, both parties agree to execute and deliver to the other a memorandum
confirming the actual date of the Commencement Date. If Tenant fails to open
the Demised Premises to the public for business on the Commencement Date,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to other charges hereunder, an
amount equal to twice the amount of Minimum Guaranteed Rental until such time
as Tenant opens the Demised Premises to the public for business. If Tenant
fails to open the Demised Premises to the public for business within ninety
(90) days after the Commencement Date, such failure shall constitute an event
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of default hereunder and Landlord may, without any notice which may be
required in Article 19 or otherwise or demand whatsoever, exercise one or
more of the remedies set forth in Article 19. Any occupancy of the Demised
Premises by Tenant prior to the Commencement Date (including any construction
activities in the Demised Premises by Tenant) shall be subject to all of the
terms and provisions of this Lease (except the payment of Rent, but only if
this Lease expressly permits Tenant to occupy the Demised Premises early
without the payment of Rent).
3.3 FIRE PROTECTION. Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, install in the
Demised Premises such fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, heat sensors and
other fire detection or prevention equipment, and make any changes,
modifications, alterations or additions thereto, as may be required or
recommended by any law, regulation or order of any governmental authority, by
any national or local board of fire underwriters or insurance exchange
(or other bodies exercising similar functions thereto) or by any insurance
company providing insurance upon the Demised Premises, or required in order
to prevent the imposition of any penalty, additional charge or increase in
the fire insurance rate as fixed by said board or exchange from time to time.
Any sprinkler equipment, smoke detectors, heat sensors and other fire
prevention or detection equipment installed in the Demised Premises shall be
maintained in good order and repair by Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and
expense, shall be subject to all requirements of this Lease applicable to any
construction by Tenant in the Demised Premises, shall remain upon and be
surrendered with the Demised Premises and become the property of Landlord at
the termination of this Lease and shall be subject to Landlord's prior written
approval, which approval may be conditioned upon, without limitation, the
requirement that Tenant comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and
governmental regulations and all applicable requirements, orders and
regulations of any insurance company providing coverage on any part of the
Shopping Center and that any such equipment shall be compatible and/or
integrated with any sprinkler or fire protection or detection system
installed in, or planned for, the building in which the Demised Premises is
located.
3.4 TRUCK ACCESS. Any delivery or construction vehicles serving the
Demised Premises shall travel only on designated paths of travel approved
by Landlord. Delivery vehicles shall only deliver goods to the approved
loading areas of the Shopping Center.
ARTICLE 4: RENT
4.1 PAYMENT TERMS. Rent shall accrue hereunder from the Commencement
Date, and shall be payable to Landlord at Landlord's Address, or at such
other address as Landlord may specify in writing.
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4.2 MINIMUM GUARANTEED RENTAL. Tenant shall pay to Landlord Minimum
Guaranteed Rental in monthly installments in the amount specified in Section
1.1(i) above. The first (1st) such monthly installment shall be due and
payable, without notice or demand, on or before the date Tenant executes and
delivers to Landlord this Lease, and subsequent installments shall be due and
payable without notice or demand, on or before the first (1st) day of each
succeeding calendar month during the Lease Term; provided, however, that, if
the Commencement Date is a date other than the first (1st) day of a calendar
month, there shall be due and payable, without notice or demand, on or before
such date, as Minimum Guaranteed Rental for the balance of such calendar
month, a sum equal to that proportion of the Minimum Guaranteed Rental
specified for the first (1st) full calendar month as herein provided, which
the number of days from the Commencement Date to the end of the calendar
month during which the Commencement Date shall fall bears to the total number
of days in such month.
4.3 OPERATING COSTS CHARGE. Tenant shall pay to Landlord Operating Costs
Charge in monthly installments in the amount specified in Section 1.1(k)
above. The first (1st) such monthly installment shall be due and payable,
without notice or demand, on or before the date Tenant executes and delivers
to Landlord this Lease, and subsequent installments shall be due and payable,
without notice or demand, or or before the first (1st) day of each succeeding
calendar month during the Lease Term; provided, however, that, if the
Commencement Date is a date other than the first (1st) day of a calendar
month, there shall be due and payable, without notice or demand, on or before
such date, as Operating Costs Charge for the balance of such calendar month,
a sum equal to that proportion of the Operating Costs Charge specified for
the first (1st) full calendar month as herein provided, which the number of
days from the Commencement Date to the end of the calendar month during which
the Commencement Date shall fall bears to the total number of days in such
month.
4.4 PERCENTAGE RENTAL. In addition to the Minimum Guaranteed Rental,
Tenant shall also pay to Landlord for each year during the term of this
Lease, percentage rental ("Percentage Rental") determined by (i) multiplying
the total Gross Sales, as defined hereafter, made in or from the Demised
Premises during the particular calendar year by the Percentage Rental Rate
stated in Section 1.1(j) and then (ii) subtracting from the product thus
obtained the Minimum Guaranteed Rental paid by Tenant to Landlord for such
calendar year. The Percentage Rental shall be paid in monthly installments as
follows: On or before the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month during the
Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, after deducting therefrom the
Minimum Guaranteed Rental paid for the preceding calendar month, a sum of
money equal to the product of the Percentage Rental rate specified,
multiplied by the total Gross Sales made in or from the Demised Premises
during such month. In the event that the total of the monthly payments of
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Percentage Rental for any calendar year is not equal to the annual Percentage
Rental computed on the amount of Gross Sales for such calendar year in
accordance with the Percentage Rental Rate, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord
any deficiency within sixty (60) days after the end of such calendar year, or
Landlord shall refund to Tenant any overpayment within sixty (60) days after
receipt by Landlord of the certified annual report of sales required by
Section 5.1. In no event shall the Rent to be paid by Tenant and retained by
Landlord for any calendar year be less than the annual Minimum Guaranteed
Rental herein specified.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, if (a) Tenant fails to open
the Demised Premises to the public for business on the Commencement Date, or
(b) Tenant shall cease to keep its business in the Demised Premises open to
the public for any reason during any portion of the Lease Term, then the
amount of Minimum Guaranteed Rental paid by Tenant to Landlord during the
period from the Commencement Date to the date that Tenant opens the Demised
Premises to the public for business and during any such period when Tenant's
business in the Demised Premises shall not be open to the public for
business, shall not, for the purpose of computation of Percentage Rental for
the applicable calendar year or years during which the Demised Premises was
not open to the public for business in accordance with this Section 4.4 be
excluded from the Minimum Guaranteed Rental paid by Tenant to Landlord for
the applicable calendar year and shall not be subtracted from the product
obtained in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 4.4
4.5 PERCENTAGE RENTAL FOR PARTIAL CALENDAR YEARS. If this Lease should
commence on a date other than the first (1st) day of a calendar year or
terminate on a date other than the last day of a calendar year,
Percentage Rental for such fractional part of the calendar year following the
Commencement Date or preceding the termination date, as the case may be,
shall be paid at the Percentage Rental Rate for all Gross Sales made during
such fractional part of a calendar year, after deducting from such Percentage
Rental all payments of Minimum Guaranteed Rental for such fractional period,
such Percentage Rental to be paid in monthly installments as provided above
with respect to full calendar years.
4.6 GROSS SALES. The term "Gross Sales" as used herein shall be
construed to include the entire amount of the sales price, whether for cash,
credit, trade-ins, or otherwise, of all sales and leases of merchandise
(including gift and merchandise certificates), food, beverages, services, and
other receipts whatsoever of all business conducted at, in or from the
Demised Premises, including without limitation, mail or telephone orders
received or filled at the Demised Premises, deposits not refunded to
purchasers, orders taken, although said orders may be filled elsewhere,
catalog sales, sales to employees, sales through vending machines or other
devices, and sales by any sublessee,
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concessionaire or licensee or otherwise in said Demised Premises, sales made
at, in or from other premises more particularly described in Section 24.1, if
any, and insurance proceeds and/or condemnation awards received for loss of
sale, profits or business. Each sale upon installment or credit shall be
treated as a sale for the full price in the month during which such sale was
made irrespective of the time when Tenant receives payment from its customer.
Each lease of goods or services by Tenant shall be treated as a sale in the
month during which such lease is made in an amount equal to the total rent or
other consideration payable during the term thereof, irrespective of the time
when Tenant shall receive payment from its customer. No deduction shall be
allowed for uncollected or uncollectible credit accounts. Gross Sales shall
not include, however, any sums collected and paid out for any sales or excise
tax imposed by any duly constituted governmental authority where the amount
of such tax is separately charged to the customer, nor shall it include the
exchange of merchandise between the stores of Tenant, if any, where such
exchanges are made solely for the convenient operation of the business of
Tenant and not for the purpose of consummating a sale which has theretofore
been made at, in or from the Demised Premises and/or for the purpose of
depriving Landlord of the benefit of a sale which otherwise would be made at,
in or from the Demised Premises, nor the amount of returns to shippers or
manufacturers, nor the amount of any cash or credit refund made upon any sale
where the merchandise sold, or some part thereof, is thereafter returned by
purchaser and accepted by Tenant, nor sales of Tenant's fixtures.
4.7 DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF RENT. It is understood that the Minimum
Guaranteed Rental is payable on or before the first (1st) day of each
calendar month (in accordance with Section 4.2 above) and Percentage Rental,
if any, is payable on or before the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month,
without offset or deduction of any nature. In the event any Rent is not
received within five (5) days after its due date for any reason whatsoever,
it is agreed that the amount thus due shall bear interest at the maximum
contractual rate which could legally be charged in the event of a loan of
such amount to Tenant (but in no event to exceed 1 1/2% per month), such
interest to accrue continuously on any unpaid balance due to Landlord by
Tenant during the period commencing with the aforesaid due date and
terminating with the date on which Tenant makes full payment of all amounts
owning to Landlord at the time of said payment. Any such increase shall be
payable as additional Rent hereunder, shall not be considered as a deduction
from Percentage Rental, and shall be payable immediately on demand.
4.8 CONSECUTIVE LATE PAYMENTS. If Tenant fails in two (2) consecutive
months to make Rent payments within ten (10) days after the date due,
Landlord in order to reduce its administrative costs, may require, by giving
written notice to Tenant (and in addition to any interest accruing pursuant
to Section 4.7 above, as well as any other rights and remedies accruing
pursuant to Article 10 or 20
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below, or any other term, provision or covenant of this Lease), that Minimum
Guaranteed Rentals are to be paid quarterly in advance instead of monthly and
that all future Rent payments are to be made on or before the due date by
cash, cashier's check, or money order, and that the delivery of Tenant's
personal or corporate check will no longer constitute a payment of Rent as
provided in this Lease. Any acceptance of a monthly Rent payment or of a
personal or corporate check thereafter by Landlord shall not be construed as
a subsequent waiver of said rights.
ARTICLE 5: SALES REPORTS AND RECORDS
5.1 CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF GROSS SALES. On or before the tenth (10th)
day of each calendar month during the Lease term, Tenant shall prepare and
deliver to Landlord at the place where Rent is then payable a certified
statement of Gross Sales (including, without limitation, Gross Sales made at,
in or from the Demised Premises and Gross Sales made at, in or for other
premises more particularly described in Section 24.1, if any) made during the
preceding calendar month. In addition, within sixty (60) days after the
expiration of each calendar year and within sixty (60) days after the
termination of this Lease if this Lease should not terminate at the end of a
calendar year, Tenant shall prepare and deliver to Landlord at the place
where Rent is then payable, a statement of Gross Sales (including, without
limitation, Gross Sales made at, in or from the Demised Premises and Gross
Sales made at, in or from other premises more particularly described in
Section 24.1, if any) during the preceding calendar year (or partial calendar
year), certified to be correct by an independent certified public accountant.
Tenant shall furnish similar statements for its licensees, concessionaries,
and subtenants, if any. All such statements shall be in such form as the
Landlord may require. Without limiting the other remedies that Landlord may
have hereunder, at law or in equity, if Tenant fails to timely prepare and
deliver to Landlord any statement of Gross Sales, Landlord may require Tenant
to pay a fine equal to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day from the date such
statement of Gross Sales is due until the date it is received by Landlord to
reimburse Landlord for the extra expense involved in handling such delinquent
statement of Gross Sales. If Tenant fails to timely prepare and deliver to
Landlord any two (2) consecutive statements of Gross Sales, Landlord shall
have the right to have its auditors make a special audit of all books and
records, wherever located, pertaining to such Gross Sales, and regardless of
the correctness of such statements the expense of such audit shall be borne
by Tenant, and such audit shall, in all other respects, be governed by the
provisions of Section 5.3.
5.2 CASH REGISTERS, BOOKS AND RECORDS. Tenant and each subtenant,
licensee or concessionaire of Tenant shall in connection with all sales
utilize in a manner satisfactory to Landlord cash registers equipped with
sealed continuous totals and shall from
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time to time furnish to Landlord serial numbers of all cash registers at any
time utilized in the Demised Premises. Tenant and each subtenant, licensee or
concessionaire of Tenant shall keep in the Demised Premises or at some other
location in Dallas, Texas a permanent, accurate set of books and records of
all sales of merchandise and revenue derived from business conducted in the
Demised Premises (and other premises more particularly described in Section
24.1, if any), and all supporting records such as tax reports and banking
records. All such books and records shall be retained and preserved for at
least thirty-six (36) months after the end of the calendar year to which they
relate and shall be subject to inspection and audit by Landlord and its
agents at all reasonable times.
5.3 AUDITS. In the event Landlord is not satisfied with the statements
of Gross Sales submitted by Tenant, Landlord shall have the right to have its
auditors make a special audit of all books and records, wherever located,
pertaining to sales made at, in or from the Demised Premises. If such
statements are found to be incorrect to an extent of more than two percent
(2%) over the figures submitted by Tenant, Tenant shall pay for such audit.
Tenant shall promptly pay to Landlord any deficiency or Landlord shall
promptly pay to Tenant any overpayment, as the case may be, which is
established by such audit. In addition, without limiting the other remedies
that Landlord may have hereunder, at law or in equity, if such statements are
found to be incorrect to an extent of more than five percent (5%) from the
figures submitted by Tenant, Landlord may terminate this Lease upon ten (10)
days' prior written notice to Tenant.
ARTICLE 6: COMMON AREAS
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6.1 DESCRIPTION OF COMMON AREAS. The term "Common Area" is defined for
all purposes of this Lease as that part of the Shopping Center intended for
the common use of all tenants, including among other facilities (as such may
be applicable to the Shopping Center) parking areas, decks, private streets
and alleys, landscaping, curbs, loading areas, sidewalks, malls and
promenades (enclosed or otherwise), lighting facilities, drinking fountains,
meeting rooms, public toilets, and the like but excluding space in buildings
(now or hereafter existing) designed for rental for commercial purposes, as
the same may exist from time to time, and further excluding streets and alleys
maintained by a public authority. Landlord reserves the right to change from
time to time the dimensions, size and location of the Common Area, as well as
the dimensions, identity and type of any buildings in the Shopping Center and
to construct additional buildings or additional stories on existing buildings
(including, without limitation, the building in which the Demised Premises is
located) or other improvements in the Shopping Center, for any purpose
whatsoever at Landlord's sole discretion. Landlord reserves the right to add
additional land to the Shopping Center, to be used as remote or off-site
parking areas or for any
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other purpose suitable for the Shopping Center, and in such event, Landlord
may designate such additional land as "Common Area" or for any other purpose.
Landlord reserves the right from time to time to restripe portions of the
Common Area to provide for parking spaces as Landlord in its discretion
shall determine, including, without limitation, to provide for parking spaces
for small automobiles. Landlord also reserves the right to dedicate portions
of the Common Area and other portions of the Shopping Center (excepting only
the Demised Premises) for street, park, utility and other public purposes.
Tenant, and its employees and customers, and when duly authorized pursuant to
the provisions of this Lease, its subtenants, licensees and concessionaires,
shall have the non-exclusive right to use the Common Area as constituted from
time to time, such use to be in common with Landlord, other tenants to the
Shopping Center and other persons permitted by Landlord to use the same, and
subject to such reasonable rules and regulations governing use as Landlord
may from time to time prescribe, including the designation of specific areas
within the Shopping Center or in reasonable proximity thereto in which
automobiles owned by Tenant, its employees, subtenants, licensees and
concessionaires shall be parked. In this regard, Tenant shall furnish to
Landlord upon request a complete list of license numbers of all automobiles
operated by Tenant, its employees, subtenants, licensees or concessionaires,
and Tenant agrees that if any automobile or other vehicles owned by Tenant or
any of its employees, subtenants, licensees, or concessionaires shall at any
time be parked in any part of the Shopping Center other than the specified
areas designated for employee parking, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as
additional Rent, within ten (10) days of demand an amount equal to the daily
rate or charge for such parking as established by Landlord from time to time
for each day or part thereof, such automobile or other vehicle is so parked
and Landlord shall be, and is hereby, authorized to cause such automobile or
other vehicle to be removed to another location, either within or beyond the
Shopping Center, using such force or other means as may be necessary or
convenient to such purpose, and Tenant shall pay all costs of such removal
and shall indemnify Landlord, its employees and agents, and hold each of them
harmless from any and all claims of whatsoever sort which may arise by reason
of such removal. Without limiting the foregoing, Landlord shall have the
right to establish parking by permit or such other procedures or formats for
parking as Landlord shall deem appropriate to control use of the parking
facilities and shall have the right to operate, or permit to be operated,
valet parking. Landlord shall have the right to restrict parking for
particular users during particular hours of the day in such manner as
Landlord deems advisable for the benefit of the Shopping Center. Landlord
shall also have the right to establish and enforce fees for the right to use
the parking spaces within the Shopping Center by Tenant, or any of its
employees, subtenants, licensees or concessionaires or any of their
respective employees or invitees. Parking fees collected by Landlord for use
of the parking facilities by retail tenants of the
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Shopping Center, their employees and customers, shall be applied to reduce
Operating Costs, as defined in Section 6.4, generated by such parking
facilities; provided, however, that any parking fee, revenue or charge
collected by Landlord from the tenants or occupants, or their respective
employees or invitees, of any hotel, residential building, office space or
other non-retail building or premises shall not be applied to reduce
Operating Costs. Tenant shall not solicit business or display merchandise
within the Common Area or distribute handbills therein, or take any action
which would interfere with the rights of other persons to use the Common Area
for such periods of time as may be necessary to make repairs or alterations
or to prevent the public from obtaining prescriptive rights.
6.2 SUBSTITUTE PARKING. Landlord may from time to time substitute for
any parking area other areas reasonably accessible to the tenants of the
Shopping Center, which areas may be elevated, surface or underground.
6.3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. Landlord shall be responsible for the
operation, management, and maintenance of the Common Area, the manner of
maintenance and the expenditures therefor to be in the sole discretion of
Landlord.
6.4 TENANT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING COSTS. Tenant agrees to
pay as additional Rent, as hereinafter provided, the Operating Costs Charge
which represents Tenant's proportionate share of certain costs relating to
the operation and maintenance of the Shopping Center (such costs referred to
in this Lease as "Operating Costs") described as the aggregate of:
(a) the cost of operation and maintenance of the Common Area, including
specifically, without limitation, such maintenance and repair as Landlord in
its discretion shall determine; pedestrian traffic direction and control
(including, among other costs, maintenance and repair of any stairs,
elevators or escalators); costs and expenses of planting, maintaining,
replanting and replacing flowers, plants, shrubbery, trees and other
landscaping; water and sewerage charges; interior and exterior painting;
required licenses and permits; costs and expenses of supplies; illumination
of the buildings and the Common Area (including, among other costs,
maintenance of fixtures, the cost of light bulbs, and special holiday
lighting); maintenance, repair and replacement of heating, ventilating, air
conditioning and other equipment, if any, in the Common Area, and sanitary
control facilities; maintenance, repair and replacement of parking facilities
(including, among other costs, sweeping and restriping); removal of snow,
ice, trash, rubbish, garbage and other refuse; all costs and expenses of fire
protection and sprinkler installation and maintenance; security services
(both on and off site); traffic control and policing (including, among other
costs, traffic signs and markers, both on
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and off site); holiday and other decorations; depreciation of the capital
costs of, and rent for the leasing of, any machinery, equipment and vehicles
used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Common Area;
maintenance, repair and replacement of all utility mains, lines, conduits and
other facilities on, under or above the Common Area; all charges for utility
services to the extent not billed directly to tenants (including, in the
event of an enclosed mall or promenade in the Shopping Center, the cost of
energy consumed by heating, ventilating and air conditioning the enclosed
mall or promenade); premiums for hazard, public liability, rent loss, boiler
and such other insurance as Landlord shall deem appropriate; ad valorem
taxes, or taxes levied in lieu thereof, assessments and other governmental
charges (foreseen or unforeseen, general or special, ordinary or
extraordinary); any and all governmental impositions and surcharges; the
costs of obtaining, operating and maintaining any shuttle bus system or other
public transportation system, if the same are required by any law, rule,
regulation, guideline or order of any governmental authority or if the same
provide service to or from the Shopping Center available to the tenants of
the Shopping Center or their employees or customers; the costs of
acquisition, operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of any intercom
system, loud speaker system or other communication system; the costs of
shopping bags, tenant directories and indexes, tenant information kiosks and
other amenities for the benefit of customers of tenants of the Shopping
Center; the costs of operating, repairing, maintaining and insuring any works
of art or other decorative elements in the Common Area; and the costs of
acquisition, operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of any music
program services or other entertainment services provided in the Common Area
for the benefit of the tenants of the Shopping Center or their employees or
customers; and
(b) the following costs of operation and maintenance of the Shopping
Center (notwithstanding that any of the following costs may not be associated
with the Common Area): the costs of any capital improvements which (i) are made
for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs, or (ii) may be required by any
governmental authority under any governmental law, restriction, code or
regulation which was enacted or became effective with respect to the Shopping
Center after the initial date of completion of the Shopping Center, which such
costs in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be amortized over the useful
life or economic life of any such improvement as shall be determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting standards consistently applied,
together with interest on the unamortized balance thereof at the rate of twelve
percent (12%) per annum or such higher rate as may have been reasonably paid by
Landlord on funds borrowed for the purpose of construction or installation of
such capital improvements; salaries and wages (including, without limitation,
taxes, insurance, pension, retirement, fringe and other benefits) of all
employees and management personnel; management fees paid to any management
company for managing the Shopping Center (which
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management company may be affiliated with Landlord) or the costs of all general
and administrative expenses, plus a reasonable allowance for Landlord's
overhead costs, if Landlord directly manages the Shopping Center; the costs of
repair, maintenance and replacement (including, without limitation, the costs
of any inspection, testing and assessment in connection therewith) of all
portions of the improvements and buildings (both interior and exterior) of the
Shopping Center containing Common Area, premises leased to tenants, or both,
including, but not limited to, floors, foundations, floor coverings, ceilings,
walls, insulation, roofs and roof flashings, canopies, skylights, signs,
fountains, windows, doors and hardware; and a reasonable reserve for non-annual
major repairs and other expenses and costs otherwise includable in Operating
Costs.
(c) To the extent that any equipment, improvements, areas, services,
facilities or other amenities are shared by the Shopping Center and other
projects, a fair and reasonable allocation of the aggregate costs and expenses
attributable to such shared amenities shall be made between the Shopping Center
and such other projects. The proportionate share to be paid by Tenant of
Operating Costs shall be computed by multiplying the total Operating Costs by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the area of the Demised Premises, and
the denominator of which shall be the Grass Leasable Retail Area within the
Shopping Center, or, at the option of Landlord, the Gross Leasable Retail Area
within the Shopping Center which is occupied by tenants from time to time,
excluding the ground floor within any department store, office building (or
office premises within any building also containing premises for retail
tenants) or hotel now or hereafter within the Shopping Center. For any
calendar year or partial calendar year period, the Gross Leasable Retail Area
occupied shall be the average of the Gross Leasable Retail Area occupied on the
first day of each month falling within such calendar year or partial calendar
year period. If Tenant's share for any calendar year shall be more than the
aggregate of the Operating Costs Charge paid by Tenant for that calendar year,
as specified in Section 1.1(k) hereof, Tenant shall pay the additional amount
to Landlord within ten (10) days of demand. If Tenant's share for any calendar
year shall be less than the aggregate of such Operating Costs Charge payments,
Landlord shall refund the excess amount to Tenant within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of such year. Landlord shall assess monthly or other
periodic charges as the Operating Costs Charge as specified in Section 1.1(k)
based upon the estimated annual Operating Costs, payable in advance but subject
to adjustment after the end of the year on the basis of the actual cost for
such year. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each
calendar year or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable, Landlord will
furnish to Tenant a detailed statement of Operating Costs for such year, such
statement to be prepared in accordance with standard accounting practices and
to include an allocation of Tenant's shares of Operating Costs computed as
herein provided. Any
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necessary adjustments to the Operating Costs Charge shall be made promptly
after delivery of such statement.
ARTICLE 7: USE AND CARE OF PREMISES
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7.1 USE; HOURS; TRADENAMES. The Demised Premises may be used only for the
purpose or purposes specified as the "Permitted Use" in Section 1.1(n) above,
and no other purposes without the prior written consent of Landlord.
Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations established for the Shopping
Center by Landlord from time to time, including the rules and regulations
contained in EXHIBIT D attached to this Lease. Tenant shall use in the
transaction of business in the Demised Premises the trade name specified in
Section 1.1(e) above and no other trade name without the prior written consent
of the Landlord. Tenant shall not at any time leave the Demised Premises
vacant, but shall in good faith continuously throughout the Lease term conduct
and carry on in the entire Demised Premises the type of business for which the
Demised Premises are leased. Tenant shall operate its business in an
efficient, high class and reputable manner so as to produce the maximum amount
of Gross Sales from the Demised Premises, and shall, except during reasonable
periods for repairing, cleaning and decorating, keep the Demised Premises open
to the public for business properly equipped with fixtures, stocked with
adequate supply of seasonal merchandise and staffed with adequate personnel in
attendance on all days and during all hours (including evenings) during any
hours when the Shopping Center generally is open to the public for business,
except to the extent Tenant may be prohibited from being open for business by
applicable law, ordinance or governmental regulation. Tenant may, in Tenant's
discretion, and subject to any applicable law, ordinance or governmental
regulation, and subject further to any rules and regulations governing hours as
Landlord may from time to time prescribe in Landlord's sole discretion, keep
the Demised Premises open to the public for business on all days and during all
hours in excess of the minimum hours of operation imposed above; provided,
however, that Landlord shall not be obligated to provide security services,
heating, air conditioning or light in or access through the mall, if any, or
other portions of the Common Area or security services or light in the parking
areas, decks and other parking facilities, past the normal hours of operating
of such facilities or services as determined by Landlord in Landlord's sole
discretion; and, provided further, that Tenant shall pay to Landlord all costs
incurred by Landlord in connection therewith as additional Rent within ten (10)
days of demand. Tenant shall not take inventory during any period that Tenant
is obligated to be open to the public for business. Without limiting Tenant's
other obligations under this Section 7.1 or any other provision of this Lease,
as partial consideration for the grant of the non-exclusive license to Tenant
to use Landlord's tradename "Village on the Parkway" in Section 7.6, Tenant
agrees to operate its business in the Demised Premises at a standard which is
equal to or better than the standard it is
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currently maintaining at the most successful store operated by Tenant under
the trade name specified in Section 1.1(e) as of the date of this Lease, if
any, or, alternatively, comparable to the most successful store operated by
Tenant's competitors in the geographic markets in which Tenant operates, and
which Tenant has represented to Landlord, as a material inducement to
Landlord in making this Lease, that it shall maintain in the Demised Premises
at the above-described standard throughout the Lease term; which such
standard of operation of Tenant's business shall encompass, without
limitation, the quality of the merchandise it offers for sale, its methods of
doing business, the quality and quantity of its advertising, the quality of
its interior displays, the type and quality of its fixtures, the adequate
staffing of its personnel and the general conduct of its business. Landlord
and Tenant agree, without limiting the other remedies that Landlord may have
hereunder, at law or in equity, that because of the difficulty
or impossibility of determining Landlord's damages which would result from
Tenant's violation of this Section 7.1 or Section 7.6, including, without
limitation, damages from loss of Percentage Rental from Tenant and other
tenants, and diminished economic value, Landlord shall, if Landlord so
elects, be entitled to liquidated damages in an amount equal to Minimum
Guaranteed Rental, prorated on a daily basis and increased by fifty percent
(50%), for each day that Tenant shall fail to strictly and fully comply with
the provisions of this Section 7.1 or Section 7.6. In addition, Landlord
shall have the right to obtain specific performance by Tenant upon Tenant's
failure to strictly and fully comply with the provisions of this Section 7.1
or Section 7.6.
7.2 NO USES WHICH INCREASE OR INVALIDATE INSURANCE. Tenant shall not,
without Landlord's prior written consent, keep anything within the Demised
Premises or use of the Demised Premises for any purpose which increases the
insurance premium cost or invalidates any insurance policy carried on the
Demised Premises or other parts of the Shopping Center. If Landlord shall
consent to such use and occupancy by Tenant, Tenant shall pay on demand as
additional Rent the additional insurance premiums resulting from such use and
occupancy. Tenant shall not keep anything within the Demised Premises or use
the Demised Premises for any purpose which would require Landlord to make any
alteration to the Demised Premises or any other portion of the Shopping
Center. All property kept, stored or maintained within the Demised Premises
by Tenant shall be at Tenant's sole risk.
7.4 NO FIRM SALES, ETC. Tenant shall not conduct within the Demised
Premises any fire, auction, bankruptcy, moving, "going-out-of-business,"
"lost-our-lease," or similar sales or operate within the Demised Premises a
"wholesale" or "factory outlet" store, a cooperative store, a "second hand"
store, a "surplus" store or a store commonly referred to as a "discount
house". Tenant shall not advertise that it sells its products or services at
"discount", "cut-price", or "cut-rate" prices. Tenant
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shall not permit any objectionable or unpleasant odors or loud noises to
emanate from the Demised Premises; nor place or permit any radio, television,
loudspeaker or amplifier on the roof or outside the Demised Premises or where
the name can be seen or heard from outside the Demised Premises nor place any
antenna, awning or other projection on the exterior of the Demised Premises
nor place or display any merchandise, fixtures or other property or any signs
or other advertising media in the Shopping Center outside the perimeter of
the Demised Premises; nor take any other action which would constitute a
nuisance or would disturb or endanger other tenants or occupants of the
Shopping Center or unreasonably interfere with their use of their respective
premises; nor do anything which would tend to injure the reputation of the
Shopping Center. If Tenant shall place or display any such merchandise,
fixtures or other property or any signs or other advertising media in the
Shopping Center outside the perimeter of the Demised Premises, Landlord may,
without limiting the other remedies that Landlord may have hereunder, at law
or in equity, require Tenant to pay, as additional Rent, within ten (10) days
of demand, a fine equal to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day any such property,
signs or other advertising media remain in any portion of the Shopping Center
outside of the perimeter of the Demised Premises, and Landlord shall be, and
is hereby, authorized to move any such property, signs or other advertising
media into the Demised Premises or, at Landlord's election, to remove and
store, at Tenant's expense, the same at some other location either within or
outside the Shopping Center, using such means as Landlord deems necessary or
convenient to such purpose, without being liable to Tenant for protection or
any claim for damages therefor. In no event shall any portion of the Demised
Premises be used for the sale, service or consumption of any alcoholic
beverages.
7.4 NO WASTE. Tenant shall take good care of the Demised Premises and
keep the same free from waste at all times. Tenant shall keep the Demised
Premises and sidewalks, service-ways and loading areas adjacent to the
Demised Premises neat, clean and free from dirt or rubbish at all times, and
shall carefully store in an orderly manner all trash and garbage within the
Demised Premises, arranging for the regular pick-up of such trash and garbage
at Tenant's expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may elect, in
its sole discretion, to procure services for trash and garbage pick-up for
Tenant and other tenants in the Shopping Center, in which event the cost for
such Landlord-provided services will be included as an Operating Cost.
Receiving and delivery of goods and merchandise and removal or garbage and
trash shall be made only in the manner and areas prescribed by Landlord.
Tenant shall not operate an incinerator or burn trash or garbage within the
Shopping Center area.
7.5 DISPLAY WINDOWS. Tenant shall maintain all display windows in a
neat, attractive condition, and shall keep all display windows, exterior
electric signs and exterior lighting under any
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canopy in front of the Demised Premises lighted from dusk until 11:00 P.M.
every day, including Sundays and holidays. If Tenant shall fail to maintain
such display windows and exterior electric signs lighted from dusk until
11:00 P.M. every day, including Sundays and holidays, Landlord may require
Tenant to pay an additional Rent upon demand a fine equal to Fifty Dollars
($50.00) per day.
7.6 ADVERTISING; TRADENAME LICENSE. Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole
cost and expense, advertise the business activities of Tenant within the
Demised Premises only (and not the business activities of Tenant within any
of Tenant's other commercial establishments) in a single special "grand
opening" advertisement satisfactory to Landlord, promoting the opening of the
Demised Premises to the public for business. Tenant shall include the address
and identity of its business activities in the Demised Premises in all
advertisements made by Tenant in which the address and identity of any
similar local business activity of Tenant is mentioned and shall not divert
from the Demised Premises any business which normally would be transacted
there. Tenant acknowledges that the name of the Shopping Center "Village on
the Parkway" is a distinctive tradename of Landlord used to describe a
Class A multi-tenant retail shopping center located at the southeast corner
of the intersection of Beltline Road and the Dallas Parkway in the City of
Addison, Dallas County, Texas. Landlord hereby grants Tenant a non-exclusive
license to use the name of the Shopping Center "Village on the Parkway" in
Tenant's advertisements of its business activities in the Demised Premises,
provided that use by Tenant in advertising, letterheads or otherwise of the
name of the Shopping Center or pictures or drawings of the Shopping Center
and buildings contained therein, or any other distinctive trade name or
trademark used by Landlord shall be subject to such restrictions and
regulations as Landlord may from time to time prescribe.
7.7 PERMITS AND LICENSES. Tenant shall procure at its sole expense any
permits and licenses required for the transaction of business in the Demised
Premises and otherwise and otherwise comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, and governmental regulations and any order or regulation of any
insurance company providing coverage on any part of the Shopping Center.
Tenant shall also comply with all reasonable rules and regulations which
Landlord may from time to time prescribe governing the conduct of business
within the Shopping Center. Tenant will be responsible for causing its
employees, customers, subtenants, licensees and concessionaires to comply
with all such laws, ordinances and regulations.
7.8 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. Landlord makes no warranties regarding the
environmental condition of the Demised Premises and Shopping Center. Tenant
acknowledges it has been afforded an opportunity prior to the execution of
this Lease to conduct the investigations and inspections it deems necessary
to determine that
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the environmental condition of the Demised Premises and Shopping Center are
acceptable. The term "Hazardous Materials" as used herein shall mean (a) any
substance the presence of which requires special handling, investigation,
notification or remediation under any federal, state or local statute,
regulation, ordinance, order, action, policy or common law; (b) any substance
which is or becomes defined as a "hazardous waste," "hazardous substance,"
pollutant or contaminant under any federal, state or local statute, regulation,
rule or ordinance or amendments thereto, including, without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42
U.S.C. section 9601 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42
U.S.C section 6901 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
section 2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide
Control Act (7 U.S.C. section 136 et seq.), the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act
(Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Xxx. Art. 4477-7 et seq.), the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. section 651 et seq.), the Emergency Planning
and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. section 11001 et seq.),
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq.), the Texas Water Code
(Section 26.001 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. section 300f
et seq.), the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (Public Law
86-616, Nov. 9, 1984), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
section 1801 et seq.), the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et
seq.) and the Texas Clean Air Act (Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Xxx. Art. 4477-5 et
seq.); (c) any substance which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable,
infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or otherwise hazardous and
is or becomes regulated by any governmental authority, agency, department,
commission, board, agency or instrumentality of the United States, the State
of Texas or any political subdivision thereof; any substance the presence of
which on the Property causes or threatens to cause an erosion, contamination,
drainage or nuisance problem upon the Property or to adjacent properties
(including on nearby public roads and rights-of-way) or poses or threatens to
pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons on or about the Property):
any substance which contains gasoline, diesel fuel or other petroleum
hydrocarbons; and (d) any substance which contains polychlorinated biphenyls,
asbestos, or urea formaldehyde foam insulation. Tenant shall not use, and
shall not permit any subtenant, licensee, concessionaire, employee, agent or
invitee to use, any portion of the Demised Premises or the Shopping Center,
for the placement, storage, manufacture, disposal or handling of any
Hazardous Materials. Landlord shall have the right to conduct from time to
time such inspections of the Demised Premises as Landlord deems appropriate
in its sole discretion to determine the existence of any Hazardous Materials
therein. In the event Tenant places or discovers any Hazardous Materials in
the Demised Premises, Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord thereof.
Tenant shall not attempt any removal, abatement or remediation of any
Hazardous Materials in the Demised Premises, or any remodeling or
construction in the Demised Premises which might disturb or release
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any Hazardous Materials, without first obtaining the prior written consent of
Landlord. Landlord shall have the right to inspect, review and approve any
removal, abatement or remediation of any Hazardous Materials, including,
without limitation, the right to approve the scope, timing and techniques of
any such work and the appointment of all contractors, engineers, inspectors,
and consultants in connection with any such work. Upon obtaining the written
approval of Landlord therefor, Tenant shall proceed with reasonable diligence
to effect the removal, abatement or remediation of any Hazardous Materials in
the Demised Premises, or to proceed with remodeling or reconstruction which
might be disturbed or released as a result of any remodeling or construction
in the Demised Premises, in accordance with Landlord's requirements therefor.
Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of any removal, abatement or
remediation work of any Hazardous Materials placed, stored, manufactured,
disposed of or handled by Tenant or Tenant's subtenants, licensees, or
concessionaires, or any of their respective employees, agents, invitees, in
the Demised Premises or any other portion of the Shopping Center and for the
cost of any removal, abatement, or remediation of any Hazardous Materials
which might be disturbed or released as a result of any remodeling or
construction in the Demised Premises by Tenant, or Tenant's subtenants,
licensees or concessionaires, or any of their respective employees or agents.
Such costs shall include, without limitation, the cost of any consultant
retained by Landlord in connection with such work. Tenant shall indemnify
the Protected Parties, as defined in Section 13.1, and hold them harmless,
from and against any loss, cost, liability or expense (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses and court costs) arising out of the placement,
storage, manufacture, disposal, handling, removal, abatement or remediation
of any Hazardous Materials by Tenant, or any removal, abatement or
remediation of any Hazardous Materials required hereunder to be performed or
paid for by Tenant, with respect to any portion of the Shopping Center, or
arising out of any breach by Tenant of its obligations under this Section 7.8.
7.9 WASTE MANAGEMENT. Without limiting its obligations under this
Article 7 generally and under the Rules and Regulations in EXHIBIT D of the
Lease, Tenant covenants and agrees to comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and guidelines now or hereafter made applicable to the Demised
Premises respecting the disposal of waste, trash, garbage and other matter
(liquid or solid), generated by Tenant, the disposal of which is not
otherwise the express obligation of Landlord under this Lease (the provision
of janitorial services, if any, or trash collection, if any, by Landlord
under this Lease shall not be construed as an express obligation of Landlord
for the purposes of this Section), including, but not limited to, laws,
rules, regulations and guidelines respecting recycling and other forms of
reclamation (all of which are herein collectively referred to as "Waste
Management Requirements"). Tenant covenants and agrees to comply with all
rules and regulations established by Landlord to enable Landlord
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from time to time to comply with Waste Management Requirements applicable to
Landlord (i) as owner of the Demised Premises, and (ii) in performing
Landlord's obligations under this Lease, if any. Tenant further covenants
and agrees to comply with all rules and regulations established by Landlord
to enable Landlord from time to time to avail itself of the lowest rate
available for the disposal of waste, trash, garbage and other matter (liquid
or solid), generated by Tenant. Tenant covenants and agrees to indemnify,
defend, protect and hold Landlord harmless [in accordance with Article 13.1
of the Lease] from and against all liability (including costs, expenses and
attorneys' fees) that Landlord may sustain by reason of Tenant's breach of
its obligations under this paragraph. Tenant's obligations under this
paragraph shall survive the expiration of the Lease term and any renewal or
extension thereof.
7.10 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. Tenant agrees to comply with all
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336
(July, 26 1990)) applicable to the Demised Premises and the Common Area
associated with Tenant's use of the Demised Premises. Tenant agrees to
indemnify and hold Landlord harmless for any and all expenses, liabilities,
costs or damages suffered by Landlord as a result of additional obligations
which may be imposed on the Shopping Center under the Americans with
Disabilities Act by virtue of Tenant's operations. Tenant acknowledges that
it will be wholly responsible for any accommodations or alterations which
need to be made to the Demised Premises and/or Shopping Center to accommodate
disabled employees and customers of Tenant. No provision in this Lease
should be construed in any manner as permitting, consenting to or authorizing
Tenant to violate requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act and
any provision of the Lease which could arguably be construed as authorizing a
violation of the Act shall be interpreted in a manner which permits compliance
with the Act and is hereby amended to permit such compliance.
ARTICLE 8: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PREMISES
8.1 LANDLORD'S MAINTENANCE. Landlord shall keep the foundation
(excluding any special foundation poured at Tenant's insistence and the slab
floor and other elements), the exterior walls (except plate glass windows,
doors, door closure devices and other exterior openings; window and door
frames, molding, locks and hardware; special store fronts; lighting, heating,
air conditioning, plumbing and other electrical, mechanical and electromotive
installation, equipment and fixtures; signs, placards, decorations or
advertising media of any type; and interior painting or other treatment of
exterior walls) and roof of the Demised Premises (hereinafter collectively
called "Landlord's Repair Work") in good repair. Landlord, however, shall
not be required to make any repairs occasioned by the act or negligence of
Tenant its agents, employees, subtenants, licensees,
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concessionaires, contractors or subcontractors. In the event that the Demised
Premises should become in need of repairs required to be made by "Landlord
hereunder, Tenant shall give immediate written notice thereof to Landlord;
and Landlord shall not be responsible in any way for failure to make any
actual repairs which need to be made until a reasonable time shall have
elapsed after receipt by Landlord of such written notice.
8.2 TENANT'S MAINTENANCE. Tenant shall keep the Demised Premises in
good, clean and habitable condition and shall at its sole cost and expense
keep the Demised Premises free of insects, rodents, vermin and other pests
and make all needed repairs and replacements, including replacement of
cracked or broken glass and repairs, replacements and alterations required by
any governmental authority or any insurance company providing coverage on any
part of the Shopping Center, except for repairs and replacements required to
be made by Landlord under the provisions of Section 8.1, Article 15 and
Article 16. Without limiting the coverage of the previous sentence, it is
understood that Tenant's responsibilities therein include the repair and
replacement of all lighting, heating, air conditioning, plumbing and other
electrical, mechanical and electromotive installation, equipment and fixtures
and also include all utility repairs in ducts, conduits, pipes and wiring,
and any sewer stoppage located in, under or above the Demised Premises.
Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, maintain the Demised
Premises (including, without limitation, the furniture, furnishings, trade
fixtures, partitions, ceiling, floor coverings, equipment, signs, painting,
decorating and other items therein) in substantially the same condition and
appearance as at the date that Tenant opened the Demised Premises to the
public for business. Tenant shall construct, install, operate and maintain
its leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other property
in the Demised Premises in such a manner so as to not overload any portion of
the floor or foundation of the Demised Premises. Tenant shall throughout the
Lease term maintain at Tenant's sole cost and expense a maintenance contract
covering the heating, ventilating and air conditioning facilities within the
conditions as Landlord may reasonably request. If Tenant fails to do so,
Landlord may, but shall have no obligation to, retain a service company to do
so on behalf of and for the account of Tenant, and the cost thereof shall be
payable by Tenant to Landlord as additional Rent on demand. If any repairs
required to be made by Tenant hereunder are not made within ten (10) days after
written notice delivered to Tenant by Landlord, Landlord may at its option
make such repairs without liability to Tenant for any loss or damage which
may result to its Stock or business by reason of such repairs; and Tenant
shall pay to Landlord within ten (10) days of demand, as additional Rent
hereunder, the cost of such repairs plus interest at the maximum contractual
rate which could legally be charged in the event of a loan of such payment to
Tenant (but in no event to exceed 1-1/2 per month), such interest to accrue
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continuously from date of payment by Landlord on behalf of Tenant. At the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the
Demised Premises in good condition, excepting reasonable wear and tear and
losses required to be restored by Landlord in Section 8.1, Article 15 and
Article 16 of this Lease.
ARTICLE 9: ALTERATIONS
9.1 TENANT'S ALTERATIONS. Tenant shall not make any alterations,
additions or improvements to the Demised Premises without the prior written
consent of Landlord, except for the work described in EXHIBIT C, if any, and
the installation of unattached, movable trade fixtures which may be installed
without drilling, cutting or otherwise defacing the Demised Premises. All
alterations, additions, improvements and fixtures (other than Tenant's
unattached, readily movable furniture and office equipment) which may be made
or installed by either party upon the Demised Premises shall remain upon and
be surrendered with the Demised Premises and become the property of Landlord
at the termination of this Lease without credit or compensation; provided,
however, if Landlord requests their removal, Tenant shall remove the same and
restore the Demised Premises to their original condition at Tenant's expense.
Subject to the provisions of Section 20.1, upon the termination of this
Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, remove all of its unattached,
movable trade fixtures from the Demised Premises and repair any damage
occasioned by such removal. Any such trade fixtures or other property of
Tenant not so removed shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant, and Landlord, at
Landlord's option, shall have the right to retain all or any part of such
property, in such property, in which event title thereto shall thereupon vest
Landlord, or remove from the Demised Premises and dispose of in any manner
all or any part of such property, in which latter event Tenant shall pay to
Landlord as additional Rent within ten (10) days of demand the actual expense
of such removal and disposition and the actual expense of repair of any
damage to the Demised Premises resulting from or caused by such removal. The
obligations of this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Lease.
At the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove Tenant's signs and
shall restore the face brick to its original condition at Tenant's sole cost
and expense.
9.2 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. All construction work done by Tenant
within the Demised Premises shall be performed in a good and workmanlike
manner, in compliance with all governmental requirements, and in such manner
as to cause a minimum of interference with other construction in progress and
with the transaction of business in the Shopping Center. Without limitation
on the generality of the foregoing, Landlord shall have the right to require
that such work be performed during hours when the Shopping Center is not open
for business, and in accordance with the provisions of this Lease, including,
without limitation, Section 7.8 on hazardous materials, and any other rules
and
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regulations which Landlord may from time to time prescribe. During any period
of such work, Tenant shall have adequate fire extinguishers within the
Demised Premises. All costs of such work shall be paid promptly so as to
prevent the assertion of any liens for labor or materials. Tenant agrees to
indemnify the Protected Parties, as defined in Section 13.1 and hold
Protected Parties harmless against any loss, liability or damage resulting
from such work, even if any such loss, liability or damage arises from or is
attributable to the concurrent negligence of any of the Protected Parties
where such concurrent negligence is not the primary cause thereof, and Tenant
shall, if requested by Landlord, furnish bond or other security satisfactory
to Landlord against any such loss, liability or damage. Whenever Tenant
proposes to do any construction work within the Demised Premises, it shall
first furnish to Landlord plans and specifications in such detail as Landlord
may request covering all such work. Such plans and specifications shall
comply with such requirements as Landlord may from time to time prescribe for
construction within the Shopping Center. In no event shall any construction
work be commenced within the Demised Premises without Landlords's written
approval of such plans and specifications. Tenant shall employ workmen and
contractors approved in advance in writing by Landlord and in a manner and
upon terms and conditions and at times satisfactory to and approved in
advance in writing by Landlord. In any instance where Landlord grants such
approval, Landlord may grant such consent contingent and conditioned upon
Tenant's employees, contractors, laborers, materialmen and others furnishing
labor or materials for Tenant's job working in harmony and not interfering
with any labor utilized by Landlord, Landlord's contractors or mechanics or
by any other tenant or such other tenant's contractors or mechanics; and if
at any any time such entry by one or more persons furnishing labor or
materials for Tenant's work shall cause disharmony or interference for any
reason whatsoever without regard to fault, the approval granted by Landlord
to Tenant may be withdrawn at any time upon written notice to Tenant, and
Tenant expressly agrees to have such person immediately removed from the
Shopping Center. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed
in any way constituting the consent of or request by Landlord, express or
implied, to any contractor, subcontractor, laborer or materialman for the
performance of any labor or the furnishing or any materials for the
performance of any labor or the furnishing of any materials for any specific
improvement, alteration or repair of the Demised Premises, the Shopping
Center, or any part thereof, nor as giving Tenant any right, power or
authority to contract for or permit the rendering of any services or the
furnishing of any materials that would give rise to a lien against the
Demised Premises, the Shopping Center, or any part thereof, or against the
estate of Landlord or Tenant therein.
9.3 REFURBISHMENT. If the Lease term is four (4) years or more, then
upon the written request of Landlord, which may be given at any time and from
time to time after the earlier of the midpoint of the Lease term or the fifth
(5th) anniversary of the
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Commencement Date, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, refurbish
all or any portion of the interior or exterior of the Demised Premises
comprising any portion of Tenant's Work described in EXHIBIT C specified in
such written request of Landlord (which written request may be general or
specific) to the end that the furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures,
partitions, ceiling, floor coverings, equipment, signs, painting, decorating
and other items so specified shall be restored to substantially the same
condition and appearance as at the date that Tenant opened the Demised
Premises to the public for business. Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days
from the date of such written request, submit to Landlord plans and
specifications for such refurbishing in such detail as Landlord may request.
Such plans and specifications shall comply with such requirements as Landlord
may from time to time prescribe for refurbishing. Tenant shall commence any
such refurbishing promptly after receipt of Landlord's written approval of
such plans and specifications ( which written approval may require
modifications thereto) and shall complete the same in a good and workmanlike
manner and in accordance with such plans and specifications approved by
Landlord within ninety (90) days thereafter. In no event shall any
refurbishing be commenced within the Demised Premises without Landlord's
prior written approval of the plans and specifications therefor. Tenant shall
conduct any such refurbishing in an efficient manner so as to not interfere
with the operation of its business and in a manner not inconsistent with its
obligations pursuant to Section 7.1.
ARTICLE 10: LANDLORD'S RIGHT OF ACCESS; RELOCATION
10.1. ENTRY. Landlord shall have the right to enter upon the Demised
Premises at any time for the purpose of inspecting the same, or of making
repairs or additions to the Demised Premises, or of making repairs,
alterations or additions to other premises, or of exercising any right of
Landlord under Sections 2.4, 6.1 or 10.3 or any other provision of this
Lease, or of showing the Demised Premises to prospective purchasers, lessees
or lenders, without being liable to Tenant for any claim for damages or
indemnification from Landlord or abatement of Rent or other charges hereunder.
10.2 RELOCATION. Landlord hereby reserves the right at any time and from
time to time to relocate the Demised Premises to other premises within the
Shopping Center upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to Tenant. Such
relocation of the Demised Premises shall be at Landlord's sole cost and
expense, and shall in no way affect the obligations or duties of either
Landlord or Tenant hereunder. In the event that Tenant shall fail to promptly
occupy, and open for business to the public in accordance with this Lease in,
the new location within the Shopping Center designated by Landlord, Landlord
may, at its option and in addition to any other remedies that Landlord may
have hereunder, at law or in equity on
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account of such breach by Tenant of its obligations hereunder, terminate this
Lease upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Tenant.
10.3 BUILDING ALTERATIONS. Landlord hereby reserves the right at any
time and from time to time to remove, demolish, make alterations or additions
to the building in which the Demised Premises is located, the buildings
adjoining the same and any other buildings in the Shopping Center. Landlord
further reserves the right at any time and from time to time to construct, or
to permit others to construct, other buildings or improvements within the
Shopping Center. Such rights set forth in the two preceding sentences
include, without limitation, the right to construct additional stories on
any such building or buildings, the right to build adjoining the building or
buildings, the right to construct multi-level, elevated, underground and
other parking facilities within the Shopping Center and the right to erect in
connection with any such construction or building temporary scaffolds and
other aids to such construction or building. Landlord shall have the right at
any time and from time to time to change the street address of the Demised
Premises or the Shopping Center or to change the name of the Shopping Center
without incurring any liability to Tenant.
10.4 EXCAVATION. If an excavation shall be made upon land adjacent to
the Demised Premises, Tenant shall permit the person authorized to do such
excavation to enter the Demised Premises for the purpose of doing such work
as such person deems necessary to preserve the building of which the Demised
Premises is a part and to support the same by proper foundations without any
claim for damages or indemnification from Landlord or abatement of Rent or
other charges hereunder.
10.5 LANDLORD'S SIGNS. Tenant will permit Landlord to place and maintain
"For Rent" or "For Lease" signs on the Demised Premises during the last
forty-five (45) days of the Lease term, it being understood that such signs
shall in no way affect Tenant's obligations pursuant to Section 7.3, Section
11.1 or any other provision of this Lease.
ARTICLE 11: SIGNS; STORE FRONTS
11.1 TENANT'S SIGNS. Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written
consent (a) make any changes to the store front or (b) erect or install any
signs, banners, window or door lettering, placards, decorations or
advertising media of any type which can be viewed from the exterior of the
Demised Premises, excepting only dignified displays of customary type for its
display windows. All signs, banners, lettering, placards, decorations and
advertising media shall conform in all respects to the sign criteria
established by Landlord for the Shopping Center from time to time in the
exercise of its sole discretion, and shall be subject to the
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prior written approval of Landlord as to construction, method of attachment,
size, shape, height, lighting, color and general appearance. All signs shall
be kept in good condition and in proper operating order at all times.
ARTICLE 12: UTILITIES
12.1 FACILITIES. Landlord agrees within the Shopping Center to cause to
be provided and maintained the necessary mains, conduits and other facilities
necessary to supply water, gas, electricity, telephone service and sewerage
service to the Demised Premises.
12.2 PAYMENT. Tenant shall promptly pay all charges for electricity,
water, gas, telephone service, sewerage service and other utilities furnished
to the Demised Premises. Landlord may, if it so elects, furnish one or more
utility services to Tenant, and in such event Tenant shall purchase the use
of such services as are tendered by landlord, and shall pay on demand as
additional Rent the rates established therefor by Landlord. Landlord may at
any time discontinue furnishing any such service without obligation to Tenant
other than to connect the Demised Premises to the public utility, if any,
furnishing such service.
12.3 INTERRUPTIONS. Landlord shall not be liable for any interruption
whatsoever in utility service.
ARTICLE 13: INDEMNITY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
13.1 INDEMNITY. Landlord, Landlord's management company and their
respective directors, partners, officers, employees and agents (all of such
persons and entities herein collectively called the "Protected Parties")
shall not be liable to Tenant or to Tenant's subtenants, licensees or
concessionaires, or their respective employees, agents or visitors, or to any
other person whomsoever, for any death, injury to person or damage to
property caused by the negligence or misconduct of Tenant, Tenant's
subtenants, licensees or concessionaires, or their respective employees or
agents, or of any other person entering the Shopping Center under express or
implied invitation of Tenant or Tenant's subtenants, licensees or
concessionaires, or arising out of any act or occurrence in the Demised
Premises, or arising out of any use of, or the conduct of any business in,
the Demised Premises, or arising out of any use of, or conduct of any
business in, any other portion of the Shopping Center by Tenant, Tenant's
subtenants, licensees or concessionaires, or their respective employees,
agents or invitees, or arising out of any breach or default by Tenant in the
performance of its obligations hereunder; and Tenant hereby agrees to
indemnify the Protected Parties, and to hold them harmless, from and against
any liability, loss, cost, claim or expense (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and expenses, court costs and costs of investigation) arising
out of,
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or alleged to have arisen out of, any such death, damage or injury, even if
any such liability, loss, cost, claim or expense arises from or is attributed
to the concurrent negligence of any of the Protected Parties where such
concurrent negligence is not the primary cause therefor.
13.2 LIABILITY INSURANCE. Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and
expense, shall procure prior to the commencement of any occupancy or
construction in the Demised Premises and maintain throughout the Lease term a
policy or policies of: (a) comprehensive commercial general liability
insurance (with no limiting endorsements but including, without limitation,
protective liability coverage on operations of independent contractors
engaged in construction, products and completed operations liability
coverage, form 294 endorsement (or comparable coverage) removing the
exclusion of property "leased or occupied" by the insured, and broad form
liability endorsement, without exclusions) against claims for "personal
injury" liability (including, without limitation, bodily injury), death,
property damage and advertising liability, with a limit of not less than One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) arising out of any one occurrence and an
annual aggregate limit applicable to the Demised Premises only of at least
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or with such other limits as may be
required by Landlord, (b) workers' compensation insurance with a limit of not
less than the minimum limit prescribed by applicable law, (c) employer's
liability insurance with a limit of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00), and (d) automobile liability insurance with a limit of
not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). All such insurance
policies shall be written protecting Tenant as named insured and Landlord as
additional insured, and shall be written on an "occurrence" basis, with
deductibles satisfactory to Landlord, by an insurance company or companies of
recognized responsibility, licensed and in good standing in the State of
Texas, having a financial rating of not less than A+, XII as rated in the
most current "Best's Insurance Reports" and shall be otherwise satisfactory
to Landlord. All such insurance policies shall state that such insurance
maintained by Tenant is primary over any insurance carried by Landlord, and
each workers' compensation, employer's liability and automobile liability
policy shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of Landlord. Tenant
shall obtain a written obligation on the part of each insurance company to
notify Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to cancellation or material
modification of such insurance. Such policies or duly executed certificates
of insurance evidencing such insurance shall be promptly delivered to
Landlord prior to the commencement of any occupancy or construction in the
Demised Premises and renewals thereof as required shall be delivered to
Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the respective
policy terms. If Tenant should fail to comply with the foregoing requirements
relating to insurance, Landlord may obtain such insurance and Tenant shall
pay to Landlord within ten (10) days of demand as additional Rent the premium
cost thereof.
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Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Landlord may at any time
and from time to time require that the amount(s) of insurance to be
maintained by Tenant under this Section 13.2 be increased if Landlord shall
determine that such additional amounts are necessary to adequately protect
Landlord's interest.
ARTICLE 14: NON-LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES
14.1 INJURY OR DAMAGE. The Protected Parties, as defined in
Section 13.1, shall not be liable to Tenant for any injury to person or
damage to property sustained by Tenant or any person claiming through Tenant
resulting from any accident or occurrence in the Demised Premises or any
other portion of the Shopping Center, including but not limited to, injury
or damage caused by the Demised Premises or any other portion of the Shopping
Center becoming out of repair or by defect in or failure of equipment, pipes,
or wiring, or by broken glass, or by the backing up of drains, or by gas,
water, steam, electricity, or oil leaking, escaping or flowing into the
Demised Premises (except where due to Landlord's willful failure to make
repairs required to be made hereunder, after the expiration of a reasonable
time after written notice to Landlord of the need for such repairs), nor shall
Landlord be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage that may be occasioned by
or through the acts or omissions of other tenants of the Shopping Center or
of any other persons whomsoever.
14.2 SECURITY SERVICES. To the extent permitted by law,
Landlord shall in no event be liable for any loss, cost, expense or damage
suffered by Tenant as a result of any failure to supply security services, or
for any loss, cost, expense or damage of any nature whatsoever attributable
to such security services if furnished by Landlord. It is expressly
understood and agreed that any security services furnished by Landlord shall
not release, or in any way diminish, and shall not be deemed to release, or in
any way diminish, Tenant's obligation to maintain security within and with
respect to the Demised Premises. It is further expressly understood that the
supply of any security services by Landlord is intended only to provide
courtesy patrols of the Shopping Center and that if Tenant believes that in
order to perform its obligations hereunder and its business operations that
additional security services are required, Tenant may, at Tenant's sole cost,
provide such additional security services Tenant believes necessary, provided
that such additional security services shall be provided in such a manner as
to cause the least amount of interference with the performance of Landlord's
obligations under this Lease.
ARTICLE 15: DAMAGES BY CASUALTY
15.1 NOTICE OF CASUALTY. Tenant shall give immediate written
notice to Landlord of any damage caused to the Demised Premises by fire or
other casualty.
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15.2 REBUILDING OR REPAIRS. In the event that the Demised
Premises shall be damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty insured
under standard fire and extended coverage insurance and Landlord does not
elect to terminate this Lease as hereinafter provided, Landlord shall proceed
with reasonable diligence and at its sole cost and expense to rebuild and
repair the Demised Premises, but Landlord shall not be required to spend for
such rebuilding and repair an amount in excess of the insurance proceeds
actually received by Landlord for the building and improvements as a result
of such loss. In the event (a) the Demised Premises or the building in which
the Demised Premises is located shall be destroyed or damaged by a casualty
not covered by Landlord's insurance or (b) the Shopping Center, the Anchor
Building, the Demised Premises or the building in which the Demised Premises
is located shall be damaged or destroyed by a casualty covered by Landlord's
insurance such that substantial alteration or reconstruction of the Shopping
Center, Anchor Building, Demised Premises or the building in which the
Demised Premises is located, in Landlord's sole opinion, is required (whether
or not the Demised Premises shall have been damaged by such casualty), or (c)
the holder of a mortgage, deed of trust or other lien on the Demised Premises
at the time of the casualty elects, pursuant to such mortgage, deed of trust
or other lien; to require the use of all or part of Landlord's insurance
proceeds in satisfaction of all or part of the indebtedness secured by the
mortgage, deed of trust or other lien, then Landlord may elect either to
terminate this Lease or to proceed to rebuild and repair the Demised
Premises. Landlord shall give written notice to Tenant of such election
within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such casualty and if it
elects to rebuild and repair shall proceed to do so with reasonable diligence.
15.3 EXTENT OF REPAIR. Landlord's obligation to rebuild and
repair under this Article 15 shall in any event be limited to restoring
Landlord's Repair Work, as defined in Section 8.1, to substantially the same
condition in which the same existed prior to the casualty, and Tenant agrees
that promptly after completion of such work by Landlord, Tenant will proceed
with reasonable diligence and at Tenant's sole cost and expense to restore,
repair and replace all alterations, additions, improvements, fixtures, signs
and equipment installed by or on behalf of Tenant, and, if an EXHIBIT C is
attached hereto, all items of Tenant's Work as described in EXHIBIT C.
15.4 CONTINUATION OF TENANT'S BUSINESS. Tenant agrees that
during any period of reconstruction or repair of the Demised Premises it will
continue the operation of its business within the Demised Premises to the
extent practicable. During the period from the occurrence of the casualty not
caused, in whole or in part, by Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees,
subtenants, licensees, concessionaires or contractors until restoration of
Landlord's Repair Work is completed, the Minimums Guaranteed Rental shall be
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reduced to such extent as may be fair and reasonable under the circumstances;
however, there shall be no abatement of the Percentage-Rental and other
charges provided for herein.
15.5 TENANT'S CASUALTY INSURANCE. Tenant agrees at all times at its
expense to keep its merchandise, fixtures and other property situated within
the Demised Premises which Tenant is obligated to rebuild, repair and restore
pursuant to Section 15.3 insured against fire, with extended coverage, to the
extent of the full replacement cost thereof. Such insurance shall be carried
with companies satisfactory to Landlord and shall be in form satisfactory to
Landlord. Tenant shall obtain a written obligation of each insurance company
to notify Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to cancellation or material
modification of such insurance. Such policies or duly executed certificates
of insurance evidencing such insurance shall be delivered to Landlord prior
to the commencement of Tenant's occupancy hereunder and renewals thereof as
required shall be delivered to Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to
the expiration of the respective policy terms. The proceeds to Tenant of such
insurance shall not be used, except with the consent of Landlord, for any
purpose other than the repair or replacement of merchandise, fixtures and
other property situated within the Demised Premises. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Lease or otherwise, in the event of any damage to any
merchandise, equipment, furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements or other
property of Tenant situated within the Demised Premises, including without
limitation, any damage caused, in whole or in part, by the acts or omissions
of Landlord, Landlord's management company or their respective agents or
employees, then Tenant agrees to look solely to the proceeds, if any,
accruing from Tenant's own insurance, and Tenant shall have no right or
action against Landlord, Landlord's management company or their respective
agents or employees on account of any such damage, and no third party shall
have any such right by way of assignment, subrogation or otherwise.
15.6 SUBROGATION. Subject to the conditions hereinafter specified in
this Section 15.6 and only to the extent that and so long as the same is
permitted under the laws and regulations governing the writing of insurance
within the State of Texas with respect to the respective insurance that is to
be carried by either Landlord or Tenant covering losses arising out of the
destruction or damage to the Demised Premises or its contents or to other
portions of the Shopping Center or to Tenant's occupancy and operation of the
Demised Premises without invalidating or nullifying any such policy, or
providing a defense to the applicable insurance carrier with respect to the
coverage of any such policy, all such insurance carried by either Landlord
or Tenant shall provide for a waiver of rights of subrogation against
Landlord and Tenant on the part of the insurance carrier. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing contained herein shall require either party to obtain the
inclusion of such a waiver of
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rights of subrogation in the event that, because of the cost or premium
attributable to such waiver, the obtaining of such waiver is not feasible and
reasonable. Unless such waivers contemplated by this sentence will
invalidate, nullify, or provide a defense to coverage under any such
insurance policy or are not obtainable for the reasons described in this
Section 15.6, Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any and all rights of
recovery, claims, actions or causes of action against the other, its agents,
officers, or employees, for any loss or damage that may occur to the Demised
Premises or the Shopping Center, or any improvements thereto, which loss or
damage is covered by valid and collectible insurance policies, to the extent
that such loss and damage is actually recovered under such insurance policy.
Nothwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of Tenant to take out or maintain
any insurance policy required under Section 15.5 hereof shall be a defense to
any claim asserted by Tenant against Landlord by reason of any loss sustained
by Tenant that would have been covered by any such required policy. The
waivers set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be in addition
to, and not substitution for, any other waivers, indemnities, or exclusions
of liabilities as set forth in this Lease.
ARTICLE 16: EMINENT DOMAIN
16.1 SUBSTANTIAL. If more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the
Demised Premises should be taken for any public or quasi-public use under any
governmental law, ordinance or regulation or by right of eminent domain or by
private purchase in lieu thereof, then, at Landlord's option, this Lease
shall terminate and the Rent shall be abated during the unexpired portion of
this Lease, effective on the date physical possession is taken by the
condemning authority.
16.2 PARTIAL. If less than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the
Demised Premises should be taken as aforesaid, this Lease shall not
terminate; however, the Minimum Guaranteed Rental (but not Percentage Rental)
payable hereunder during the unexpired portion of this Lease shall be reduced
in proportion to the area taken, effective on the date physical possession is
taken by the condemning authority. Following such partial taking, Landlord
shall make all necessary repairs or alterations within the scope of
Landlord's Repair Work, as defined in Section 8.1, to the remaining premises,
exclusive of any alterations, additions, improvements, fixtures and equipment
installed by Tenant, required to make the remaining portions of the Demised
Premises an architectural whole. Tenant agrees that promptly after completion
of such work by Landlord, Tenant will proceed with reasonable diligence and
at Tenant's sole cost and expense to restore, repair and replace all
alterations, additions, improvements, fixtures, signs and equipment installed
by Tenant's, and, if an EXHIBIT C is attached hereto, all items of Tenant's
Work as described in EXHIBIT C.
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16.3 CONDEMNATION OF COMMON AREA. If any part of the Common Area should
be taken as aforesaid, this Lease shall not terminate, nor shall the Rent
payable hereunder be reduced, except that either Landlord or Tenant may
terminate this Lease if the area of the Common Area remaining following such
taking plus any additional parking area provided by Landlord in reasonable
proximity to the Shopping Center shall be less than seventy percent (70%) of
the area of the Common Area immediately prior to the taking. Any election to
terminate this Lease in accordance with this provision shall be evidenced by
written notice of termination delivered to the other party within sixty (60)
days after the date physical possession is taken by the condemning authority.
16.4 CONDEMNATION AWARDS. All compensation awarded for any taking (or
the proceeds of private sale in lieu thereof) of the Shopping Center, Demised
Premises and/or Common Area shall be the property of Landlord and Tenant
hereby assigns its interest in any such award to Landlord; provided, however,
Landlord shall have no interest in any award made to Tenant for Tenant's
moving and relocation expenses or for the loss of Tenant's fixtures and other
tangible personal property if a separate award for such items are made to
Tenant and such award does not diminish Landlord's award.
ARTICLE 17: ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
17.1 DIRECT TRANSFERS. Tenant shall not assign or in any manner transfer
this Lease or any estate or interest therein, or sublet the Demised Premises
or any part thereof, or create any leased departments, or grant any license,
concession or other right of occupancy of any portion of the Demised Premises
without the prior written consent of Landlord. Consent by Landlord to one or
more assignments or sublettings shall not operate as a waiver of Landlord's
rights as to any subsequent assignments and sublettings.
17.2 INDIRECT TRANSFERS. If Tenant is a corporation and if at any time
during the Lease term, the person or persons who own a majority of either the
outstanding voting shares or all outstanding shares of capital stock of
Tenant at the time of execution of this Lease cease to own a majority of such
shares (except as the result of transfers by devise or descent), the loss of
a majority of such shares for any reason, including without limitation,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving another corporation
or entity, the loss shall be deemed an assignment of this Lease by Tenant and
therefore subject in all respects to the provisions of Section 17.1 above.
The previous sentence shall not apply, however, if at the time of the
execution of this Lease the outstanding voting shares of capital stock of
Tenant are listed on a recognized security exchange or over-the-counter
market. If Tenant is a partnership and if at any time during the Lease term,
the person or persons who own a majority partnership interest (general and/or
limited) at the time of this Lease cease to own such majority interest
(except as the result of transfers by devise
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or descent), the loss of such majority interest shall be deemed an assignment
of this Lease by Tenant and therefore subject in all respects to the
provisions of Section 17.1 above. If Tenant is a trust and if at any time
during the Lease term, the person or persons who own a majority beneficial
interest at the time of this Lease cease to own such majority interest
(except as the result of transfers by devise or descent), the loss of such
majority interest shall be deemed an assignment of this Lease by Tenant and
therefore subject in all respects to the provisions of Section 17.1 above.
17.3 CONTINUING LIABILITY. Notwithstanding any assignment or subletting,
Tenant and any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease shall at
all times remain fully responsible and liable for the payment of Rent herein
specified and for compliance with all of its other obligations under this
Lease (even if future assignments and sublettings occur subsequent to the
assignment or subletting by Tenant, and regardless of whether or not
Landlord's approval has been obtained for such future assignments and
sublettings). Moreover, in the event that the rental due and payable by a
sublessee (or a combination of the rental payable under such sublease plus
any bonus or other consideration therefor or incident thereto)
exceeds the Rent payable under this Lease, or if with respect to a permitted
assignment, permitted license or other transfer by Tenant permitted by
Landlord, the consideration payable to Tenant by the assignee, licensee,
leased departments, or other transferee exceeds the Rent payable
under this Lease, then Tenant shall be obligated to pay Landlord all such
excess rental and other excess consideration within ten (10) days following
receipt thereof by Tenant from such sublessee, assignee, licensee or other
transferee, as the case may be. Finally, in any event of assignment or
subletting it is understood and agreed that all rentals paid to Tenant by an
assignee or sublessee shall be received by Tenant in trust for Landlord, to
be forwarded immediately to Landlord without offset or reduction of any kind;
or upon election by Landlord, such rentals shall be paid directly to Landlord
as specified in Section 4.1 of this Lease (to be applied as a credit and
offset to Tenant's Rent obligations).
17.4 ENCUMBRANCES. Tenant shall not mortgage, pledge or otherwise
encumber its interest in this Lease or in the Demised Premises.
17.5 LANDLORD'S TRANSFER. In the event of the transfer and assignment by
Landlord if its interest in this Lease and in the building containing the
Demised Premises to a person expressly assuming Landlord's obligations under
this Lease, Landlord shall thereby be released from any further obligations
hereunder, and Tenant agrees to look solely to such successor in interest of
the Landlord for performance of such obligations. Any security given by
Tenant to secure performance of Tenant's obligations hereunder
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may be assigned and transferred by Landlord to such successor in interest,
and Landlord shall thereby be discharged of any further obligation relating
thereto.
ARTICLE 18: TAXES AND INSURANCE
18.1 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES. Tenant shall be liable for all taxes
levied against personal property and trade fixtures placed by Tenant in the
Demised Premises. If any such taxes are levied against Landlord or Landlord's
property and if Landlord elects to pay the same or if the assessed value of
Landlord's property is increased by inclusion of personal property and trade
fixtures placed by Tenant in the Demised Premises and Landlord elects to pay
the taxes based on such increase, Tenant shall pay to Landlord within ten
(10) days of demand that part of such taxes for which Tenant is primarily
liable hereunder.
18.2 AD VALOREM TAXES. Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional Rent
within ten (10) days of demand a proportionate share of the ad valorem taxes,
or taxes levied in lieu thereof, taxes on real estate rental receipts, taxes
on Landlord's gross receipts, assessments and other governmental charges
(foreseen or unforeseen, general or special, ordinary or extraordinary) paid
with respect to the Shopping Center during the Lease term after the
Commencement Date (without duplication of taxes included in Operating Costs
under Section 6.4), and a proportionate share of any cost or expense incurred
by Landlord in an effort to effect a reduction in any such taxes, assessments
and/or other governmental charges paid with respect to the Shopping Center
during the Lease term (including, without limitation, attorneys' and
appraisers' fees), computed on the same ratio that Tenant's proportionate
share of Operating Costs is computed in accordance with Section 6.4, except
as hereinafter provided. For any tax year or partial tax year period, the
Gross Leasable Retail Area of the Shopping Center occupied shall be
determined on the first day of January of each such tax year or partial tax
year period. Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly or other periodic charges
based upon the estimated amount of such taxes, assessments and/or other
governmental charges with respect to the Shopping Center for the next ensuing
calendar year, payable in advance but subject to adjustment after the end of
the calendar year on the basis of the actual cost for such year. Within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each calendar year, or as soon
thereafter as reasonably practicable, Landlord will furnish to Tenant a
detailed statement of such taxes, assessments and/or other governmental
charges for such year, such statement to be prepared in accordance with
standard accounting practices and to include an allocation of Tenant's share
thereof computed as herein provided. Any necessary adjustments shall be made
promptly after delivery of such statement. The payment to be made by Tenant
for the tax year, in which the Commencement Date falls and in which this
Lease terminates shall bear the same ratio to the payment which would be
required to be made for the full tax
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year as the number of days falling within such partial tax year bears to a
full tax year. Landlord shall have the exclusive right (but not the
obligation) to contest or appeal any such taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges assessed or levied with respect to the Shopping Center.
18.3 INCREASES IN AD VALOREM TAXES. If at any time during the Lease term,
any alteration, addition or improvement shall be made by Tenant, and such
alteration, addition or improvement shall cause an increase in ad valorem
taxes, or taxes levied in lieu thereof, assessments or other governmental
charges, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional Rent within ten (10) days
of demand the amount of any such increase in addition to the payment of its
proportionate share as provided in Section 18.2.
18.4 TAXES ON RENT. If at any time during the Lease term, a tax or
excise on Rent, or other tax however described (except any franchise, estate,
inheritance, capital stock, income or excess profits tax imposed upon
Landlord) is levied or assessed against Landlord by any lawful taxing
authority on account of Landlord's interest in this Lease or the rent or
other charges reserved hereunder, as a substitute in whole or in part, or in
addition to the general taxes described in this Article 18. Tenant agrees to
pay to Landlord as additional Rent within ten (10) days of demand the amount
of such tax or excise. In the event any such tax or excise is levied or
assessed directly against Tenant, then Tenant shall be responsible for and
shall pay the same at such times and in such manner as the taxing authority
shall require.
18.5 INSURANCE PREMIUMS. The premiums for any fire and extended coverage
insurance maintained by Landlord; covering the Shopping Center shall be paid
by Landlord; provided, however, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional
Rent monthly in advance a proportionate share of the cost of such insurance
(without duplication of insurance reimbursed under Section 6.4) computed on
the same ratio that Tenant's proportionate share of Operating Costs is
computed under Section 6.4.
ARTICLE 19: DEFAULT BY TENANT AND REMEDIES
19.1 DEFAULTS. The following events shall be deemed to be events of
default by Tenant under this Lease:
(a) Tenant shall fail to pay any installment of Rent or any other sum of
money required hereunder and such failure shall continue for a period of five
(5) days after the date due.
(b) Tenant shall fail to comply with any term, provision or covenant of
this Lease, other than as described in subsection (a) above, and shall not
cure such failure within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof to
Tenant.
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(c) Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease
shall become insolvent, or shall make a transfer in fraud of creditors, or
shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
(d) Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease
shall file a petition for relief (or such petition for relief shall be filed
against Tenant or such guarantor) under any section or chapter or the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any similar law or statute of the
United States or any state thereof; or Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's
obligations under this Lease shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent in
proceedings filed against Tenant or such guarantor thereunder; or an order
for relief shall be entered with respect to Tenant or such guarantor under
any section or chapter of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under
any similar law or statute of the United States or any state thereof; or an
order shall be entered by any governmental authority for the dissolution or
liquidation of Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this
Lease.
(e) A receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for the
Demised Premises or for all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant or
any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease.
(f) Tenant shall desert or vacate or shall commence to desert or vacate
the Demised Premises or any substantial portion of the Demised Premises or
shall remove or attempt to remove, without the prior written consent of
Landlord, all or a substantial portion or value of Tenant's goods, wares,
equipment, fixtures, furniture, or other personal property.
(g) Tenant shall do or permit to be done anything which creates a lien
upon the Demised Premises or Shopping Center.
(h) Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Lease
shall default under any other lease or agreement with Landlord, now existing
or hereafter entered into.
19.2 REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any such events of default,
Landlord shall have the option to pursue any one or more of the following
remedies without any notice or demand whatsoever:
(i) Terminate this Lease, in which event Tenant shall immediately
surrender the Demised Premises to Landlord, and if Tenant fails to do so,
Landlord may, without prejudice to any other remedy which he may have for
possession or arrearages in Rent, enter upon and take possession of the
Demised Premises by picking or changing locks or any other means deemed
necessary or convenient by Landlord and lock-out, expel or remove Tenant and
any other person who may be occupying the Demised Premises or any part
thereof, by force if necessary, without being liable for
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prosecution or any claim for damages therefor; and Tenant agrees to pay to
Landlord on demand the amount of all loss and damage which Landlord may
suffer by reason of such termination, whether through inability to relet the
Demised Premises on terms satisfactory to Landlord or otherwise.
(ii) Enter upon and take possession of the Demised Premises by
picking or changing locks or any other means deemed necessary or convenient
by Landlord and lock-out, expel or remove Tenant and any other person who may
be occupying the Demised Premises or any part thereof, by force if necessary,
without being liable for prosecution or any claim for damages therefor and
without terminating this Lease, and Tenant shall remain liable to Landlord
for the payment of the Rent herein specified (both accrued and unaccrued) and
for the amount of all loss and damage which Landlord may suffer by reason of
Tenant's default, and, if Landlord so elects, Landlord may relet the Demised
Premises on such terms as Landlord may deem advisable and receive the rent
therefor; and Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord on demand the Rent
(both accrued and unaccrued) herein specified (or any deficiency which may
arise by reason of such reletting) together with all other loss and damage
which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenant's default. Tenant hereby
expressly waives all rights under Section 93.002 of the Texas Property Code
(Commercial Lockout Statute).
(iii) Enter upon the Demised Premises, by force if necessary,
without being liable for prosecution or any claim for damages therefor and
without terminating this Lease, and do whatever Tenant is obligated to do
under the terms of this Lease; and Tenant agrees tp reimburse Landlord on
demand for any expenses which Landlord may incur in thus effecting
compliance with Tenant's obligations under this Lease, and Tenant further
agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for any damage resulting to Tenant
from such action, whether caused by the negligence of Landlord or otherwise.
Pursuit of any of the foregoing remedies shall not preclude pursuit of
any of the other remedies herein provided or any other remedies provided by
law or in equity, nor shall pursuit of any remedy herein provided constitute
a forfeiture or waiver of any Rent due Landlord hereunder or of any damages
accruing to Landlord by reason of the violation of any of the terms,
provisions and covenants herein contained. Forbearance by Landlord to
enforce once or more of the remedies herein provided upon an event of default
shall not be deemed or construed to constitute a waiver of such default. In
determining the amount of loss and damage which Landlord may suffer by reason
of termination of this Lease or by reason of Tenant's default in the event of
repossession of the Demised Premises by Landlord without termination of this
Lease or the deficiency arising by reason of any reletting of the Demised
Premises by Landlord as above provided, there shall be added to such loss or
damage or such deficiency all expenses of repossession
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and any reletting of the Demised Premises (including, without limitation,
costs of repairs, remodeling and decoration following repossession or in
order to relet, costs of removing and storing Tenant's property, costs of
advertising, costs of concessions granted to any replacement tenant in
connection with any reletting, brokerage fees, attorneys' fees and expenses
and similar expenses) and there shall be added to Minimum Guaranteed Rental
herein provided for the period from the date of the event of default by
Tenant until the end of the Lease term a sum equal to the average annual
Percentage Rental and the annual average amount of other charges required to
be paid hereunder by Tenant during the two (2) full calendar years (January 1
through December 31) immediately preceding the date of such termination or
repossession (or if two (2) full calendar years have not then elapsed then
the period between the Commencement Date of this Lease and the date of such
termination or repossession with proportionate adjustment for partial years)
multiplied by the number of calendar years or portions thereof falling within
such period. Without limiting or precluding any other remedies provided
herein, at law or in equity, Landlord shall have the right at any time to
demand, in Landlord's sole discretion, and collect from Tenant, payment of
all such Rent and other loss and damage due Landlord in connection with any
such event of default by Tenant and/or termination of this Lease in (x) such
installments, as Landlord may elect or (y) a single payment equal to the
outstanding aggregate of all such Rent and other loss and damage, provided
that Landlord's election to demand payment in installments pursuant to
subsection (x) above shall not prejudice Landlord's right at any time
thereafter to elect a single payment pursuant to subsection (y) above.
Landlord shall have the right to bring an action to collect one or more
installments of the amount due by Tenant to Landlord hereunder without
prejudicing Landlord's right to later bring a similar action to collect any
subsequent installment of such amount due Landlord. In no event shall Tenant
be entitled to the excess of any monthly rentals and other payments collected
by Landlord as a result of any reletting of the Demised Premises over the
monthly Rent and other payments provided for in this Lease. Landlord shall
not be obligated to mitigate damages, to relet, or attempt to relet, the
Demised Premises or to collect rental from any replacement tenant in the
event of any reletting. To the extent Landlord is nonetheless obligated by
law to mitigate its damages, mitigation for these purposes shall only mean
that Landlord agrees to list or advertise the Demised Premises for rent in
accordance with Landlord's standard advertising and rental policies, and to
rent the Demised Premises to prospective tenants only if there are no other
comparable available leasehold premises in the Shopping Center or in other
projects of Landlord or its affiliates in the vicinity of the Shopping
Center. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Tenant agrees that the
provisions of this Lease shall supersede any conflicting provisions of any
applicable statute or law with respect to the rights of Tenant in the event
of a breach of this Lease by Tenant; and, without limiting the foregoing,
Tenant hereby agrees that if Landlord
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changes the door lock of the Demised Premises following an event of default
by Tenant, in no event shall Landlord have any obligation to provide Tenant a
key to the Demised Premises, notwithstanding any payment by Tenant to
Landlord of any delinquent Rent or any other attempt by Tenant to cure such
event of default; and Tenant also hereby waives notice of any breach,
termination or forfeiture of this Lease or of any reentry or repossession of
the Demised Premises, except as expressly provided for in this Lease.
19.3 REPEATED DEFAULTS. Notwithstanding anything contained in this lease
to the contrary, if Tenant commits any event of default hereunder for or with
respect to which written notice is herein expressly provided and at any time
within the twelve (12) month period thereafter commits the same or similar
event of default, no notice after the first such notice shall be required to
be given by Landlord for or with respect to any such subsequent event of
default (Tenant hereby expressly waiving the same) before the pursuit of any
one or more of the remedies provided herein.
19.4 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If it shall become necessary for either party to
employ counsel to enforce any term, covenant or provision of this Lease, or
to defend any action brought by the other party in connection with this Lease
or otherwise, or to recover possession of the Demised Premises, then, in any
such event, the non-prevailing party agrees to pay any attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by the prevailing party. In addition, in the event it
should be necessary or proper for Landlord to consult an attorney concerning
the review of instruments evidencing a proposed assignment, subletting or
other transfer by Tenant submitted to Landlord for consent, then Tenant
agrees in each such event to pay Landlord as additional Rent within ten (10)
days of demand any attorneys' fees and expenses reasonably incurred by
Landlord.
19.5 PREPAID RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT. On the execution and delivery of
this Lease by Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the sum stated in
Section 1.1(l), to be applied to the first accruing monthly installments of
Rent. On the date of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Security
Deposit sum stated in Section 1.1(m) to be held by Landlord without interest as
security for the performance by Tenant of Tenant's covenants and obligations
under this Lease, it being expressly understood that such Security Deposit is
not an advance payment of Rent or a measure of Landlord's damages in case of
default by Tenant. Landlord may commingle any such Security Deposit with such
other funds as Landlord in its sole discretion may determine. Upon the
occurrence of any event of default by Tenant, Landlord may, from time to time,
without prejudice to any other remedy provided herein or provided by law, use
such fund to the extent necessary to make good any arrearages of Rent and any
other damage, injury, expense or liability caused to Landlord by such event
of default. Following any such application of the Security Deposit, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord on demand the amount so applied in order to restore the
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Security Deposit to its original amount. Upon expiration of the Lease term,
if Tenant is not then in default hereunder, and if it is not necessary to
repair any damage or injury to the Demised Premises caused by Tenant or any
subtenant, concessionaire or licenses of Tenant (excepting reasonable wear
and tear), any remaining balance of such Security Deposit shall be returned by
Landlord to Tenant.
ARTICLE 20: LANDLORD'S CONTRACTUAL SECURITY INTEREST
20.1 LANDLORD'S LIEN. In addition to the statutory Landlord's lien,
Landlord shall have at all times a valid security interest to secure payment
of all Rent and other sums of money becoming due hereunder to Landlord, and
to secure payment of any damages or loss which Landlord may suffer by reason
of the breach by Tenant of any covenant, agreement or condition contained
herein, upon all goods, wares, equipment, fixtures, furniture, improvements
and other personal property of Tenant presently, or which may hereafter be,
situated on the Demised Premises, and all proceeds therefrom, and such
property shall not be removed without the consent of Landlord until all
arrearages in Rent as well as any and all other sums of money then due to
Landlord or to become due to Landlord hereunder shall first have been paid
and discharged and all the covenants, agreements and conditions hereof have
been fully complied with and performed by Tenant. Upon the occurrence of an
event of default by Tenant, Landlord may, in addition to any other remedies
provided herein, enter upon the Demised Premises and take possession of any
and all goods, wares, equipment, fixtures, furniture, improvements and other
personal property of Tenant situated on the Demised Premises, without
liability for trespass or conversion, and sell the same at public or private
sale, with or without having such property at the sale, after giving Tenant
reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time
after which any private sale is to be made, at which sale the Landlord or its
assigns may purchase unless otherwise prohibited by law. Unless otherwise
provided by law, and without intending to exclude any other manner of giving
Tenant reasonable notice, the requirement of reasonable notice shall be met
if such notice is given in the manner prescribed in this Lease at least ten
(10) days before the time of sale. Any sale made pursuant to the provision of
this Section shall be deemed to have been a public sale conducted in
commercially reasonable manner if held in the Demised Premises or where the
property is located after the time, place and method of sale and a general
description of the types of property to be sold have been advertised in a
daily newspaper published in the county in which the property is located, for
five (5) consecutive days before the date of the sale. The proceeds from any
such disposition, less any and all expenses connected with the taking of
possession, holding and selling of the property (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and legal expenses), shall be applied as a credit against the
indebtedness secured by the security interest granted in this Section. Any
surplus shall be
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paid to Tenant or as otherwise required by law; Tenant shall pay any
deficiencies forthwith. Upon request by Landlord, Tenant agrees to execute
and deliver to Landlord a financing statement in form sufficient to perfect
the security interest of Landlord in the aforementioned property and proceeds
thereof under the provision of the Uniform Commercial Code (or corresponding
state statute or statutes) in force in the State of Texas, as well as any
other state the laws of which Landlord may at any time consider to be
applicable, or at Landlord's option, Landlord shall have the right to file of
record a photocopy of this Lease in order to perfect the security interest of
Landlord created herein. The statutory lien for Rent is not hereby waived,
the security interest herein granted being in addition to and supplementary
thereto. Tenant hereby waives its lien rights under Section 91.004 of the
Texas Property Code.
ARTICLE 21: HOLDING OVER
21.1 TENANT HOLDOVER. In the event Tenant remains in possession of the
Demised Premises after the expiration of this Lease and without the execution
of a new lease, it shall be deemed to be occupying the Demised Premises as a
tenant at will at a daily rental equal to twice the Rent (including any
Percentage Rental and other charges) payable by Tenant on the day immediately
prior to the expiration of this Lease prorated on a daily basis and otherwise
subject to all the conditions, provisions and obligations of this Lease
insofar as the same are applicable to a tenancy at will; provided, however,
that nothing herein shall be construed as the consent of Landlord to any such
holding over or a waiver by Landlord of any rights or remedies against Tenant
which landlord may have on account of such occupancy or possession of the
Demised Premises after the expiration or termination of the Lease term.
ARTICLE 22: SUBORDINATION; ATTORNMENT; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES
22.1 SUBORDINATION. Tenant accepts this Lease subject and subordinate to
any Financing Interest, as hereafter defined, presently existing upon the
Shopping Center, or any part thereof, including, without limitation, the
Demised Premises, and to any increases, renewals, modifications,
consolidations, replacements or extensions thereof. Tenant agrees that the
holder of any Financing Interest, whether presently existing or hereafter
placed upon any portion of the Shopping Center, shall have the right at any
time to subordinate such Financing Interest to this Lease. Landlord and/or
the holder of any Financing Interest presently existing or hereafter placed
upon any portion of the Shopping Center shall also have the right to
subordinate this Lease and the rights and interests of Tenant thereunder to
such Financing Interests. The foregoing rights and options reserved to
Landlord and the holder of a Financing Interest shall be self-operative, and
no further instrument of subordination shall be required, unless Landlord or
the holder of such Financing Interest requests the same, in which
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case Tenant, within ten (10) days after delivery to Tenant of such written
request, will execute and deliver without charge such instruments acceptable
to Landlord and the holder of such Financing Interest appropriate to confirm
the provisions of this Article 22. In the event that Tenant shall fail to
execute any such instruments within such ten (10) day period, Tenant hereby
irrevocably constitutes Landlord its attorney-in-fact to execute such
instruments in Tenant's name, place and stead. If the holder of any Financing
Interest becomes the owner of the Shopping Center or any portion thereof
which includes the Demised Premises, by reason of foreclosure, acceptance of
a deed in lieu of foreclosure, termination of a ground lease, or otherwise,
then, at the election of the holder of such Financing Interest, Tenant will
be bound to such holders of such Financing Interest, or its designee, upon
all of the terms and conditions of this Lease, and Tenant shall be deemed to
have attorned to and recognized and hereby attorns to and recognizes such
holder, or its designee, as Landlord's successor-in-interest for the
remainder of the Lease term. The term "Financing Interest" as used herein
shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, lien or ground
lease, or any other similar interest, together with any modification,
consolidation, replacement, renewal and extension thereof, covering the
Shopping Center or any part thereof.
22.2 NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE. At any time when the holder of an
outstanding mortgage, deed of trust or other lien covering Landlord's
interest in the Demised Premises has given Tenant written notice of its
interest in this Lease, Tenant may not exercise any remedies for default by
Landlord hereunder unless and until the holder of the indebtedness secured by
such mortgage, deed of trust or other lien shall have received written notice
of such default and a reasonable time for curing such default shall
thereafter have elapsed.
22.3 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES. Tenant agrees that it will from time to
time upon request by Landlord execute and deliver to such persons as Landlord
shall request a statement in recordable form certifying that this Lease is
unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications,
that the same is in full force and effect as so modified), stating the dates
to which Rent and other charges payable under this Lease have been paid,
stating that the Landlord is not in default hereunder (or if Tenant alleges a
default stating the nature of such alleged default in particularity) and
further stating such other matters as Landlord shall reasonably require.
Tenant agrees to deliver such statement within ten (10) days after written
request from Landlord. Failure to timely deliver such estoppel certificate
shall be a default under this Lease and shall entitle Landlord to pursue any
and all remedies it deems appropriate, including the levying of a $1,000.00
per day fine for each day that such estoppel certificate is not furnished
after the tenth (10th) day. The parties acknowledge that such a fine is
reasonable under the circumstances, represents a
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reasonable estimate of Landlord's probable loss, based upon the anticipated
harm to Landlord from a delay in Tenant's furnishing such an estoppel
certificate; such fine amount is also reasonable in light of the difficulties
of proof of loss and the inconvenience and/or nonfeasibility of Landlord
obtaining other appropriate relief upon such default.
ARTICLE 23: MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
23.1 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION. In the event that Landlord shall organize
a merchants association composed of tenants in the Shopping Center, Tenant
agrees that it will join and maintain membership in such association, will
pay such dues and assessments as may be fixed and determined from time to
time by the association and will comply with such other bylaws, rules and
regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the association. Tenant
shall take such actions as may be necessary to remain in good standing in
said association and shall participate and cooperate in all of the activities
of said association. Landlord shall have the right, on behalf of said
association, to collect from Tenant, and to enforce payment by Tenant, of any
such dues, assessments and other charges due said association.
ARTICLE 24: DIRECTION OF TENANT'S ENERGIES
24.1 TENANT'S OTHER BUSINESSES. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant's
monetary contribution to Landlord (in the form of Rent) and Tenant's general
contribution to commerce within the Shopping Center (also important in
Landlord's determination to execute this Lease with Tenant) will be
substantially reduced if during the Lease term, either Tenant or any person,
firm or corporation, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or
under common control with Tenant shall directly or indirectly operate,
manage, conduct or have any interest in any establishment within commercial
proximity of the Shopping Center. Accordingly, Tenant agrees that during the
Lease term neither Tenant nor any person, firm or corporation, directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with Tenant
(and also, in the event Tenant is a corporation, if any officer or director
thereof or shareholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding
stock thereof, or parent, subsidiary or related or affiliated corporation)
shall directly or indirectly operate, manage, conduct or have any interest in
any commercial establishment within three (3) miles of the Shopping Center,
except that any such commercial establishment existing at the date of this
Lease may continue to be operated, managed, conducted and owned in the same
manner as on the date of this Lease, provided there is no change in the size
or trade name of such commercial establishment. If during the Lease term
either Tenant or any person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with Tenant shall directly
or indirectly operate, manage, conduct or have any interest in any commercial
establishment within three (3)
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miles of the Shopping Center, then, in any such event, for the purpose of
computing Percentage Rental, all Gross Sales made at, in or from any such
other commercial establishment shall be included in the computation of
Percentage Rental as though such Gross Sales had actually been made at, in or
from the Demised Premises, and Tenant agrees to pay such Percentage Rental to
Landlord computed on the basis of such combined Gross Sales.
ARTICLE 25: NOTICES
25.1 DELIVERY OF NOTICE. Wherever any notice is required or permitted
hereunder such notice shall be in writing. Any notice or document required or
permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed to be delivered when
actually received by the designated addresses or, if earlier and regardless
of whether actually received or not, when deposited in the United States
Mail, postage prepaid, Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, addressed to
the parties hereto at the respective addresses set out in Section 1.1 above
(or at Landlord's option, to Tenant at the Demised Premises), or at such
other addresses as they have theretofore specified by written notice. Any
notices to be sent to Landlord shall also be sent to:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
0000 XXX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Territorial Vice President
Real Estate Investments
and
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
0000 XXX Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Regional Manager
25.2 PARTIES BOUND BY NOTICE. If and when included within the term
"Tenant," used in this Lease, there is more than one person, firm or
corporation, all shall jointly arrange among themselves for their joint
execution of such a notice specifying some individual at some specific
address for the receipt of notices and payments to Tenant. If such persons,
firms or corporations included within the term "Tenant" fail to so jointly
arrange for such a notice specifying such individual at such specific address
for the receipt of notices and payments to Tenant, then all parties included
within the term "Tenant" shall be bound by notices and payments given in
accordance with the provisions of this Article to any party included within
the term "Tenant". All parties included within the term "Tenant" shall be
bound by notices and payments
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given in accordance with the provisions of this Article to the same effect as if
each had received such notice or payment. Tenant agrees that any notice to be
given by Landlord to Tenant may be given on behalf of Landlord by Landlord's
attorney, property management company or other agent.
ARTICLE 26: COMMISSIONS
26.1 BROKERS. Tenant warrants that it has had no dealings with any broker
or agent in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Lease other
than Landlord's broker (that is, Xxxxx & Xxxxx Company), if any, and Tenant
agrees to indemnify the Protected Parties and hold the Protected Parties
harmless from and against any and all claims, loss, cost or expense (including
attorneys' fees and expenses) for commissions or other compensation and charges
claimed by any other broker or agent with respect to this Lease.
ARTICLE 27: MISCELLANEOUS
27.1 RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT. Nothing herein contained shall
be deemed or construed by the parties hereto, nor by any third party, as
creating the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or of joint
venture between the parties hereto, it being understood and agreed that neither
the method of computation of Rent, nor any other provision contained herein, nor
any acts of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any relationship
between the parties hereto other than the relationship of landlord and tenant.
27.2 INDEPENDENT OBLIGATIONS; COUNTERCLAIMS. Tenant shall not for any
reason withhold or reduce Tenant's required payments of Rent and other charges
provided in this Lease, it being agreed that the obligations of Landlord
hereunder are independent of Tenant's obligations except as may be otherwise
expressly provided. In this regard it is specifically understood and agreed
that in the event Landlord commences any proceedings against Tenant for
non-payment of Rent or any other sum due and payable by Tenant hereunder, Tenant
will not interpose any counterclaim or other claim against Landlord for whatever
nature or description in any such proceedings; and in the event that Tenant
interposes any such counterclaim or other claim against Landlord in such
proceedings, Landlord and Tenant stipulate and agree that, in addition to any
other lawful remedy of Landlord, upon notion of Landlord, such counterclaim or
other claim asserted by Tenant shall be severed out of the proceedings
instituted by Landlord and the proceedings instituted by Landlord may proceed to
final judgment separately and apart from and without consolidation with or
reference to the status of such counterclaim or any other claim asserted by
Tenant. Under no circumstances whatsoever shall Landlord ever be liable
hereunder for consequential damages or special damages.
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27.3 NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. The liability of Landlord to Tenant for any
default by Landlord under the terms of this Lease shall be limited to the
interest of Landlord in the Shopping Center and Tenant agrees to look solely to
Landlord's interest in the Shopping Center for the recovery of any judgment from
Landlord, it being intended that neither Landlord, nor any party comprising
Landlord, shall be personally liable for any judgment or deficiency, except that
Landlord shall, subject to the provisions of Section 17.5 and 19.4, remain
personally liable to account to Tenant for any security given by Tenant to
Landlord to secure performance of Tenant's obligations hereunder. This clause
shall not be deemed to limit or deny any remedies which Tenant may have in the
event of default by Landlord hereunder which do not involve the personal
liability of Landlord.
27.4 CONSENT. Except as may be otherwise herein provided, in all
circumstances under this Lease where prior consent or permission of one party
("first party"), whether it be Landlord or Tenant, is required before the other
party ("second party") is authorized to take any particular type of action, the
matter of whether to grant such consent or permission shall be within the sole
and exclusive judgment and discretion of the first party; and it shall not
constitute any nature of breach by the first party hereunder or any defense to
the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation of the second party
hereunder that the first party delayed or withheld the granting of such consent
or permission, whether or not the delay or withholding of such consent or
permission was, in the opinion of the second party, prudent or reasonable or
based on good cause. The consent or approval by either party to or of any act
by the other party requiring such consent or approval shall not be deemed to
waive or render unnecessary consent to or approval of any subsequent similar
act.
27.5 FORCE MAJEURE. Whenever a period of time is herein prescribed for
action to be taken by Landlord, Landlord shall not be liable or responsible for,
and there shall be excluded from the computation of any such period of time, any
delays due to strikes, riots, acts of God, shortages of labor or materials, war,
governmental laws, regulations or restrictions, litigation brought by third
parties to enjoin Landlord's activities at the Project, or any other causes of
any kind whatsoever which are beyond the reasonable control of Landlord.
27.6 NO MODIFICATION STATEMENT. Tenant agrees that it will from time to
time upon request by Landlord execute and deliver to Landlord a statement in
recordable form certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and
effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and
effect as so modified).
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27.7 NON-WAIVER. Receipt of Rent by Landlord with knowledge of any breach
of this Lease by Tenant shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach, and no
provision of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived by Landlord unless
such waiver be in writing and signed by Landlord. Receipt by Landlord of Rent
from any assignee, subleases, or occupant of the Demised Premises shall not be
deemed the consent of Landlord to any such assignment, subletting or occupancy,
nor a waiver of the covenant in this Lease prohibiting assignment and subletting
without the consent of Landlord nor a release of Tenant or any guarantor of
Tenant's obligations under this Lease.
27.8 NO QUALIFYING ENDORSEMENTS ON CHECKS. Any charges or other sums
payable by Tenant to Landlord under the terms of this Lease shall be considered
as additional Rent. No payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser
amount than the total Rent herein stipulated shall be deemed to be other than on
account of the earliest Rent required to be paid hereunder, nor shall any
endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying the check or
payment as Rent be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept
such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the
balance of such Rent or pursue any other remedy available under this Lease, at
law or in equity. Tenant agrees that time is of the essence with respect to all
obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder.
27.9 EFFECTIVE ONLY UPON EXECUTION. The submission of this Lease to
Tenant for examination does not constitute a reservation of or offer or option
for the Demised Premises, and this Lease shall become effective only upon
execution by Landlord and Tenant.
27.10 RENT CONTROL. If by reason of any federal, state, county or
municipal law, order, rule, directive or regulation (collectively referred to
hereinafter as the "Regulations"), the payment to, or collection by, Landlord of
any Rent or other charge (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Lease
Payments") payable by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the provisions of this
Lease is in excess of the amount (the "Maximum Charge") permitted therefor by
the Regulations, then Tenant, during the period (the "Freeze Period") when the
Regulations shall be in force and effect shall not be required to pay, nor shall
Landlord be permitted to collect, any sum in excess of the Maximum Charge. Upon
the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Freeze Period, or (ii) the issuance of
a final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring the
Regulations to be invalid or not applicable to the provisions of this Lease,
Tenant, to the extent not then proscribed by law, and commencing with the first
(1st) day of the month immediately following, shall pay to Landlord as
additional Rent, in equal monthly installments during the balance of the Lease
term, a sum equal to the cumulative difference between the Maximum Charges and
the Lease Payments during the Freeze Period. If any provisions of this section,
or the application thereof, shall to any extent be
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declared to be invalid and unenforceable, the same shall not be deemed to
affect any of the other provisions of this section or of this Lease, all of
which shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
27.11 NO USURY. Notwithstanding anything contained herein seemingly to
the contrary, in no event shall any rate of interest contracted for, charged
or received hereunder exceed the highest rate of interest permitted by
applicable law.
27.12 GOVERNING LAW. The laws of the State of Texas shall govern the
interpretation, validity, performance and enforcement of this Lease. If any
provision of this Lease should be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the
validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Lease shall
not be affected thereby. Venue for any action under this lease shall be the
county in which Rent is due pursuant to Sections 1.1 and 4.1 of this Lease.
27.13 ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. When used in this Lease the term "will" is
a mandatory word denoting an obligation to pay or perform. "May" is a
permissive word denoting an option. The term "including" when following any
general statement, will not be construed to limit the statement to the
specific item or items described, or to limit the statement to similar items,
whether or not non-limiting language is used (such as "without limitation,"
or "but not limited to" or words of similar import), but rather "including"
will be deemed to refer to all other items which could reasonably fall within
the broadest possible scope of the referenced general statement.
27.14 CAPTIONS. The captions used herein are for convenience only and do
not limit or amplify the provisions hereof.
27.15 GENDER. Whenever herein the singular number is used, the same shall
include the plural, and words of any gender shall include each other gender.
27.16 RECORDATION. Tenant agrees not to record this Lease of any
memorandum thereof.
27.17 BINDING EFFECT. The terms, provisions and covenants contained in
this Lease shall apply to, inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors in interest and legal
representatives except as otherwise herein expressly provided.
27.18 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease contains the entire agreement between
the parties, and no agreement shall be effective to change, modify or
terminate this Lease in whole or in part unless such is in writing and only
signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change, modification or
termination is sought. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has made no
representations
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concerning any other tenant in the Shopping Center regarding such other
tenant's financial stability, term of lease or any other material matter.
Tenant specifically acknowledges that Landlord has made no representations
regarding any anchor tenant, potential or otherwise. Tenant further makes
known to Landlord that it enters into this Lease agreement without relying on
any statements made by Landlord not specifically within this Lease.
EXECUTED as of the date hereinabove stated.
LANDLORD:
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
a New York corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Regional Manager
TENANT
M&L XXXX COMPANY, L.L.C.
a Texas Limited Liability Company
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Manager
Attachments
Exhibit A - Site Plan Depicting Demised Premises
Exhibit B - Legal Description
Exhibit C - Work Letter - None
Exhibit D - Rules and Regulations
Exhibit E - Lease Guaranty
Exhibit F - Renewal Option
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO SHOPPING CENTER LEASE
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This First Amendment to Village on the Parkway Shopping Center Lease
("First Amendment"), by and between METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a
New York corporation ("Landlord"), and M&L XXXX COMPANY, L.L.C., a Texas
Limited Liability Company ("Tenant"), is entered into as of the last day and
year written below.
W I T N E S S T H:
- - - - - - - - -
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant heretofore entered into that certain
Shopping Center Lease dated June 24, 1992 ("Lease"), under and pursuant to
the terms of which Tenant has leased from Landlord certain retail space
containing approximately 838 square feet in area ("Demised Premises") in that
certain shopping center commonly known as "Village on the Parkway" ("Shopping
Center"), which is located in the City of Addison, Dallas County, Texas, as
more particularly described in the Lease; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire that the Lease Term be extended as
and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter specified;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and in the Lease, the parties hereto do hereby
covenant and agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Terms defined in the Lease and delineated herein by
initial capital letters shall have the same meaning ascribed thereto in the
Lease, except to the extent that the meaning of such term is specifically
modified by the provisions hereof. In addition, other terms not defined in
the Lease but defined herein will, when delineated with initial capital
letters, have the meanings ascribed thereto in this First Amendment. Terms
and phrases which are not delineated by initial capital letters shall have
the meanings commonly ascribed thereto.
2. LEASE TERM. The Lease Term is hereby extended by a period (the
"Second Lease Term") of thirty-six (36) full calendar months from the August
1, 1995, through and including July 31, 1998. The defined term "Lease Term"
shall be deemed to include the Second Lease Term.
3. BROKERAGE FEES AND COMMISSIONS. Tenant represents that it has
dealt with no broker, agent or other person in connection with this First
Amendment and that no broker, agent or other person brought about this First
Amendment, and Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and
against any and all claims, losses, costs or expenses (including attorney's
fees and expenses) by any broker, agent, or other person claiming a
commission or other form of compensation by virtue of having dealt with
Tenant with regard to the transaction contemplated by this Lease. The
provisions of this Paragraph 3 shall survive the expiration of the Lease Term
or any renewal or extension thereof.
4. EFFECT OF FIRST AMENDMENT. Except as expressly amended by the
provisions hereof, the terms and provisions contained in the Lease shall
continue to govern the rights and obligations of the parties; and all
provisions and covenants in the Lease shall remain in full force and effect
as stated therein, except to the extent specifically modified by the
provisions of this First Amendment. This First Amendment and the Lease shall
be construed as one instrument.
NOTICE OF INDEMNIFICATION: THE PARTIES TO THIS FIRST AMENDMENT HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT CONTAINS CERTAIN
INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this First
Amendment in multiple counterparts as of the last day and year written below.
LANDLORD:
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
a New York corporation
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Assistant Vice-President
Date: 8-10-95
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TENANT:
M&L XXXX COMPANY, L.L.C.
dba CD WAREHOUSE,
a Texas Limited Liability company
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: BDMAC, L.C.
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Title: Gen. Mgr.
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Date: 8-9-95
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