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<br />Premises to be used or occupied in any manner that would cause structural injury to the Premises
<br />or cause the value or usefulness of the Premises or any part thereof to substantially diminish
<br />(reasonable wear and tear excepted) or that would constitute a public or private nuisance or
<br />waste. Tenant shall promptly, upon discovery of any such use or violation, take all necessary
<br />steps to compel the discontinuance of such use and/or violation.
<br />14.) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
<br />(a) General. Tenant, at its sole expense, shall promptly comply with all laws,
<br />ordinances, and requirements of federal, state, county, and municipal authorities relating
<br />to Tenant’s use and occupation of the Premises, and with any lawful order or direction of
<br />any public officer relating to Tenant’s use and occupation of the Premises during the
<br />Term. Nothing herein contained, however, shall prohibit Tenant from appealing from or
<br />contesting the validity or legality of such laws, ordinances, requirements, orders, or
<br />directions and, notwithstanding the foregoing provisi.-t '' «:-5 ihis section. Tenant shall not
<br />be deemed to be in default hereunder so long as Tenant diligently prosecutes such appeal
<br />or contest.
<br />(b) Permits. Tenant shall maintain in force and effect, and shall comply with all
<br />permits, licenses, and similar authorizations to use the Premises for the aforesaid
<br />purposes required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the use thereof
<br />Tenant’s failure to maintain such permits, licenses, and similar authorizations shall not
<br />relieve Tenant from the performance of its obligations and covenants hereunder (except
<br />obligations and covenants as may be prohibited by law), nor from the obligations to pay
<br />Base Rent or Additional Rent, as set forth herein. Tenant shall, at Landlord’s request,
<br />join with Landlord in executing, acknowledging, and delivering any and all petitions,
<br />consents, subordinations, plats, or easement deeds that may be required for the
<br />installation of any utilities, public improvements, roads, water lines, sewer lines, storm
<br />drainage facilities, subdivision, rezoning, special use, platting, or other similar
<br />development of the Premises, that do not affect Tenant’s use of the Premises during the
<br />Term.
<br />(c) Environmental Laws. Tenant represents, warrants and covenants to Landlord that:
<br />Tenant and the Premises shall remain in compliance with all applicable
<br />federal, state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations and rules
<br />(including consent decrees and administrative orders) presently in force or
<br />hereinafter enacted relating to environmental quality, contamination and
<br />clean-up of hazardous material, public health and safety, and protection of
<br />the enviroiunent, all as amended and modified from time to time
<br />(collectively, the “Environmental Laws’’). All govenunental permits
<br />relating to the use or operation of the Premises required by the applicable
<br />Environmental Laws are and will remain in effect, and Tenant will comply
<br />with the same.
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