Market Rental Rate means the rate of Base Rent, calculated on a triple net basis, being charged for a new lease for comparable space (including all relevant factors such as size, age, location and condition of the premises and improvements in place therein) within buildings (including, but not limited to, the Building) within the Northwest Quadrant of Austin, Texas during the previous six (6) months. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant’s renewal notice (and any required supporting information), Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of the Market Rental Rate. Within fifteen (15) days thereafter, Tenant shall notify Landlord that Tenant either (a) accepts Landlord’s renewal terms, in which event the parties shall promptly enter into an amendment to this Lease incorporating such terms or (b) rejects Landlord’s renewal terms. Failure of Tenant to respond within such fifteen (15) day period shall be deemed a rejection of Landlord’s terms. If Tenant rejects Landlord’s renewal terms, then within ten (10) days of such rejection, Landlord will (i) select a M.A.I. appraiser; (ii) Tenant will select a M.A.I. appraiser; and (iii) the two appraisers so selected shall agree upon a third M.A.I. appraiser (the “Third Appraiser”). Within thirty (30) days after the date the Third Appraiser is appointed: (x) the M.A.I. appraiser selected by Landlord shall submit a recommendation of the Market Rental Rate to the Third Appraiser; (y) the M.A.I. appraiser selected by Tenant shall submit a recommendation of the Market Rental Rate to the Third Appraiser; and (z) the Third Appraiser shall decide between the two recommendations so submitted, and the Market Rental Rate selected by the Third Appraiser shall be binding upon the parties. Each party will pay the cost of its own appraiser and one-half of the cost of the Third Appraiser. The failure of Tenant to exercise the Renewal Option within the time period set forth herein shall constitute a waiver and termination of such Renewal Option. This Renewal Option is personal to Tenant and is not assignable to any third parties, other than an affiliate of Tenant.
Base Rent As defined in Section 3.1.
Additional Rent means all amounts payable by the Tenant under this Lease except Base Rent, whether or not specifically designated as Additional Rent elsewhere in this Lease;
Basic Rent means Basic Rent as defined in Paragraph 6.
Gross Rent means the rent for a set-aside unit, including any applicable utility allowances, in compliance with the rent limits applicable to the property for 2020. Gross rent does include optional fees included in the household’s lease, including but not limited to, washer/dryer, cable, parking, etc., as long as they are included in the lease or addendums to the lease. In addition, when a utility that is purchased from or through a local utility company by the Development, who in turn bills residents for actual consumption of the utility will also be eligible when the applicable utility allowance for the Development includes a deduction for the utility and the household’s lease specifies that the resident is responsible for the utility.
Lease Year means each consecutive twelve-month period beginning with the Commencement Date, except that if the Commencement Date is not the first day of a calendar month, then the first Lease Year shall be the period from the Commencement Date through the final day of the twelve months after the first day of the following month, and each subsequent Lease Year shall be the twelve months following the prior Lease Year.
Rent as used in this Section 21 shall be deemed to be and to mean all sums of every nature required to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, whether to Landlord or to others. As used in Sections 21(c)(ii)(A) and (B), above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by allowing interest at the Default Rate. As used in Section 21(c)(ii)(C) above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus 1%.
Fair Market Rent for the Subject Leased Property means for any Renewal Term shall mean an amount determined as follows: Landlord shall designate an independent MAI appraiser to determine the Fair Market Rent of the Subject Leased Property for the applicable Renewal Term within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s notice of its exercise of the applicable renewal option. Within thirty (30) days after selection of Landlord’s appraiser, Landlord shall notify Tenant of the determination made by Landlord’s appraiser with respect to the Fair Market Rent. Tenant shall then have ten (10) days to dispute such determination and to select its own independent MAI appraiser. In the event that Tenant fails to select its appraiser within such ten (10) day period, the determination of Landlord’s appraiser shall constitute such Fair Market Rent. Within ten (10) days after selection of Tenant’s appraiser, the two appraisers shall meet and attempt to agree as to the Fair Market Rent for the Subject Leased Property for the Renewal Term in question. In the event that such appraisers are unable to agree as to such Fair Market Rent then: (i) if the difference between the two determinations is less than five percent (5%) of the lower determination, then the average of the two determinations shall be deemed to constitute such Fair Market Rent; or (ii) if the difference between the two determinations is equal to or greater than five percent (5%) of the lower determination, then the two appraisers shall jointly select a third independent MAI appraiser, which appraiser shall select which of the determinations of the first two appraisers shall constitute such Fair Market Rent. Such third appraiser shall not have the right to vary or modify the determinations of the appraisers selected by Landlord and Tenant. Any appraiser selected pursuant to this paragraph must have at least ten (10) years experience in appraising commercial real estate in the area in which the Subject Leased Property is located. The appraisers shall not have the right to amend, modify or vary any of the terms of this Lease and the determination of the appraisers in accordance with this paragraph shall be final, binding and conclusive upon Landlord and Tenant. ]