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• Environmental Defects For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Environmental Defect” means, with respect to any given Asset, an individual environmental condition identified with specificity in Buyer’s Environmental Review that constitutes a material violation of Environmental Laws in effect as of the date of this Agreement in the jurisdiction in which the affected Asset is located, excluding, however any environmental conditions deemed not to be Environmental Defects by application of Section 5.04(c).

• Environmental Remediation Failure to remediate (or pursue the remediation process with due diligence and good faith) within the time period required by law or governmental order, (or within a reasonable time in light of the nature of the problem if no specific time period is so established), environmental problems in violation of Applicable Law related to Properties of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries where the estimated cost of remediation is in the aggregate in excess of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000), in each case after all administrative hearings and appeals have been concluded.

• Notice of Environmental Defects Promptly upon discovery, but in any event prior to the Environmental Defect Notice Deadline, Buyer shall deliver to Seller written notices (each, a “Notice of Environmental Defect”) setting forth each Environmental Defect (other than those environmental matters described in Section 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Disclosed Environmental Defects”)) affecting the Assets that Buyer’s Environmental Assessment identifies and that Buyer believes to be a Non-De Minimus Environmental Defect, together with a description in reasonable detail of the Environmental Defect (and, to the extent reasonably necessary to support such description, reports, assessments and other documentation in Buyer’s possession relating to such Environmental Defect) and Buyer’s good faith estimate of the cost to Remediate such Environmental Defect (the “Environmental Defect Value”). Without limitation of Buyer’s remedies for any breach by Seller of its representations and warranties in Article VI pertaining to environmental matters, Buyer shall be deemed to have conclusively waived (a) any Environmental Defect about which it fails to notify Seller in writing pursuant to a Notice of Environmental Defect prior to the Environmental Defect Notice Deadline and (b) the Disclosed Environmental Defects. Buyer shall have the right to exclude an Asset from this Agreement if Buyer’s good faith estimate of the Environmental Defect Value, as set forth in the Notice of Environmental Defect relating to such Environmental Defect exceeds 50% of the Allocated Value of the Asset affected thereby, in which event the Base Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Value of such Asset and such Asset shall thereafter be treated as an Excluded Asset; provided, that Buyer’s right to exclude any such Asset shall not apply to an Asset with an Allocated Value of less than $100,000 unless Buyer’s good faith estimate of the Environmental Defect Value relating to the Environmental Defect affecting such Asset exceeds $200,000.

• Remedies for Environmental Defects Subject to Seller’s continuing right to dispute the existence of a Environmental Defect and/or the Remediation Amount asserted with respect thereto, in the event that any Environmental Defect timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 12.1(a) is not waived in writing by Buyer or cured on or before Closing, Seller shall, at its sole option, elect to:

• Lessee Remediation Lessee shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Substance to be spilled or released in, on, under, or about the Premises (including through the plumbing or sanitary sewer system) and shall promptly, at Lessee's expense, take all investigatory and/or remedial action reasonably recommended, whether or not formally ordered or required, for the cleanup of any contamination of, and for the maintenance, security and/or monitoring of the Premises or neighboring properties, that was caused or materially contributed to by Lessee, or pertaining to or involving any Hazardous Substance brought onto the Premises during the term of this Lease, by or for Lessee, or any third party.

• Seller’s Remedies If Purchaser fails to perform its obligations pursuant to this Contract at or prior to Closing for any reason except failure by Seller to perform hereunder, or if prior to Closing any one or more of Purchaser's representations or warranties are breached in any material respect, and this failure or breach is not cured within three (3) Business Days after written notice from Seller to Purchaser (other than failure to close for any reason unrelated to a default by Seller, for which there shall be no notice or cure period), then Seller, as its SOLE and EXCLUSIVE remedy (except as provided in Sections 6(c) and 9), may (i) terminate this Contract and receive the Xxxxxxx Money as liquidated damages and not as penalty, in full satisfaction of claims against Purchaser hereunder, or (ii) waive Purchaser’s failure or breach and proceed to Closing. Seller and Purchaser agree that Seller's damages resulting from Purchaser's default are difficult, if not impossible, to determine, and the Xxxxxxx Money is a fair estimate of those damages and has been agreed to in an effort to cause the amount of damages to be certain. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11(a) to the contrary, in the event of Purchaser's default or termination of this Contract, Seller shall have all remedies available at law or in equity if Purchaser or any party related to or affiliated with Purchaser is asserting any claims or right to the Property that would otherwise delay or prevent Seller from having clear, indefeasible and marketable title to the Property other than as a result of Purchaser’s exercise of its remedies under subsection (b) hereof. If Closing is consummated, then Seller shall have all remedies available at law or in equity if Purchaser fails to perform any post-closing obligation of Purchaser under this Contract.

• Title Defects If on the Closing Date the Sellers shall be unable to cause title to the Property to be free and clear of all exceptions to title other than Permitted Encumbrances, then the Sellers shall be entitled, but shall not be obligated, to adjourn the Closing for one or more periods not to exceed ninety (90) days in the aggregate for the purpose of causing title to be placed in the condition called for by this Agreement. If on the Closing Date, as the same may be adjourned as above provided, title to the Property is not free and clear of all exceptions to title other than Permitted Encumbrances, Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by notice to the Sellers delivered on or prior to the Closing Date, as the same may have been extended, in which event this Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force or effect, and neither party shall have any obligations of any nature to the other hereunder or by reason hereof, except as to those obligations hereunder that are specifically stated to survive such termination, and the Deposit shall be distributed by Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 3.2.2 (and the Sellers shall join with Purchaser in executing a written instruction to Escrow Agent to do so); provided, however, that in the event that title to the Property is not free and clear of all exceptions to title other than Permitted Encumbrances due to a breach of the proviso clause of the next sentence, Purchaser shall have the rights set forth in Section 16.2. Neither the Sellers nor Owner shall be under any obligation to take any steps or to institute or prosecute any action or proceedings, or expend any sums of money, to remove from title to the Property any defect, encumbrance or objection to title; provided, however, that the Sellers shall be responsible for discharging (and at or prior to the Closing shall discharge) any liens, encumbrances or other title defects which do not constitute Permitted Encumbrances, which can be discharged solely by the payment of a sum of money and which arise solely on account of actions or failures to act by Owner or VCR. The Sellers may use any part of the Purchase Price to discharge the same, provided that the Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser at the Closing instruments in recordable form sufficient to discharge such liens and encumbrances of record. Except for the Sellers' failure to discharge such monetary liens or encumbrances as aforesaid, the Sellers shall not be deemed in default of this Agreement, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to damages of any kind, if the Sellers shall fail or be unable to cause title to the Property to be in the condition called for by this Agreement, nor shall Purchaser, in such circumstances, be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement (unless the same is due to a default by the Sellers under this Agreement). In no event shall the Sellers or Owner be obligated to discharge any mechanic's or similar lien created by a Tenant in occupancy at the Closing whose Lease is in full force and effect, but the Sellers shall cause Owner (or VCR, as applicable) to use reasonable efforts to cause such Tenant to do so. For purposes of this Section 14.2, the Sellers shall be deemed to have cured or removed any title exception if the Title Company or any other reputable title insurance company shall be prepared to issue to Owner an owner's policy of title insurance for the Property (at standard rates or with the Sellers paying any additional premium in connection with such exception) dated as of the Closing Date insuring over such exception, or providing affirmative coverage or an endorsement with respect thereto that is reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser.

• Buyer’s Remedies If the Closing has not occurred due to a breach by Seller in any material respect any of its obligations or representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, or if Seller fails to consummate this Agreement for any reason other than Buyer's default or the permitted termination of this Agreement by Seller or Buyer as herein expressly provided, Buyer shall be entitled, as its sole remedy, either (a) to terminate this Agreement and receive the return of the entire Deposit (including both the First Deposit and Second Deposit, and whether or not the Inspection Period was extended), which return shall operate to terminate this Agreement and release Seller from any and all liability hereunder, or (b) to enforce specific performance of Seller's obligation to execute the documents required to convey the Property to Buyer, it being understood and agreed that the remedy of specific performance shall not be available to enforce any other obligation of Seller hereunder. Buyer shall be deemed to have elected to terminate this Agreement (as provided in subsection (a) above) if Buyer fails to file a cause of action for specific performance against Seller on or before ninety (90) days after written notice of termination from Seller or ninety (90) days after the originally scheduled Closing Date, whichever shall occur first. If specific performance is not available due to the fact that Seller has conveyed the Property to a third party, then upon termination of this Agreement by Buyer, in addition to receiving the immediate return of the Deposit, anything in the Agreement contained to the contrary notwithstanding, Buyer shall also receive from Seller, upon demand, Buyer’s actual, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with conducting its due diligence related to the Property; provided, however, Seller’s maximum reimbursement liability with respect to the foregoing shall not exceed $300,000.00. The rights and remedies of this Article VI shall survive Closing or any termination of this Agreement. THE FOREGOING REMEDIES ARE IN ADDITION TO AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO LIMIT SELLER'S OR BUYER’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER OTHER SECTIONS HEREOF.

• Environmental Conditions A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

• Investigations and Remediations Lessor shall retain the responsibility and pay for any investigations or remediation measures required by governmental entities having jurisdiction with respect to the existence of Hazardous Substances on the Premises prior to the Start Date, unless such remediation measure is required as a result of Lessee's use (including "Alterations", as defined in Paragraph 7.3(a) below) of the Premises, in which event Lessee shall be responsible for such payment. Lessee shall cooperate fully in any such activities at the request of Lessor, including allowing Lessor and Lessor's agents to have reasonable access to the Premises at reasonable times in order to carry out Lessor's investigative and remedial responsibilities.