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<br />good order, repair, and condition, and replace interior light bulbs or fluorescent lights as needed.
<br />The Tenant shall be responsible for notifying the Landlord of any visible, known damage to,
<br />malfunctioning of, or apparent repairs necessary to be made to the Utility Systems s used by Tenant
<br />in the Property. Said improvements shall be agreed to without amending this Lease and performed
<br />by Landlord with Tenant reimbursing Landlord after completion and approval of the
<br />improvements. Tenant’s improvements under this clause and Tenant’s responsibility shall not
<br />exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Tenant shall not make any alterations, additions,
<br />repairs, or improvements to the Leased Premises unless agreed to by Landlord.
<br />8.Hazardous Substances. The Tenant shall not knowingly cause or permit the use,
<br />generation, release, manufacture, refining, production, processing, storage, or disposal of any
<br />hazardous substances, as that term is defined under any present or future federal, state, or municipal
<br />law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the environmental condition of the Property
<br />(“Hazardous Substances”). Should the Landlord knowingly require the use or storage of any
<br />Hazardous Substances for any purpose allowed herein, Landlord shall provide notice to Tenant of
<br />Landlord’s use or storage of such Hazardous Substance and the purpose thereof.
<br />9.Utility Services. The Parties acknowledge that Landlord acquired the Property
<br />directly from Tenant immediately prior to entering into this Lease. Tenant acknowledges that the
<br />Property previously contained the necessary mains, meters, connections, and conduits for gas,
<br />water, and sewer facilities and electric service to the Property, as well as equipment, products,
<br />goods, services, materials, and supplies needed for proper operation of the heating ventilating and
<br />cooling system (“HVAC System”) located in the Property. Tenant shall: (a) maintain accounts for
<br />all sewer, water, gas, electricity, telephone, and other utility services (“Utilities”) used by Tenant
<br />at the Property solely in its name; (b) promptly pay all charges for Utilities in Tenant’s name; and
<br />(c) deliver to Landlord, upon demand, receipts or other satisfactory evidence of payment of the
<br />charges for Utilities. Landlord shall provide the equipment, products, goods, services, materials,
<br />and supplies needed for proper operation of the HVAC System as of the Effective Date and through
<br />the term of the Lease.
<br />10.Loss of Use. In the event the Leased Premises are made untenable or are partially
<br />destroyed by weather, Act of God, act of nature, water, gas, fire, explosion, or other casualty,
<br />provided such total or partial destruction is not caused by Tenant, (a) the Lease Premises shall be
<br />repaired as speedily as possible, at Landlord’s sole discretion and expense; and (b) either party
<br />may elect to terminate this Lease by notifying the other party in writing within thirty (30) days of
<br />the casualty.
<br />11. Tenant Abandonment. Tenant understands and agrees if it abandons the Leased
<br />Premises during the term of this tenancy, Tenant shall not be relieved of its duties and obligations
<br />under this Lease before the date of abandonment. Exercise of Tenant’s rights under the Compliance
<br />or Termination provisions shall not constitute abandonment.
<br />12.Force Majeure. With the exception of the payment of Rent, in the event that either
<br />party is unable to perform any of its obligations under this Lease, or to enjoy any of its benefits,
<br />because of pandemic; epidemic; water, gas, fire, explosion, or other casualty; natural disaster; or
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