14. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.
Tenant shall not either voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or encumber this Lease or any interest therein, and shall not sublet the said Premises or any part thereof, or any right or privilege appurtenant thereto, or allow any other person (the employees, agents, servants and invitees of Tenant excepted) or entity to occupy or use the said Premises or any portion thereof, without the written consent of Landlord first had and obtained. A consent to one assignment, subletting, occupation or use by any other person or entity shall not be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment, subletting, occupation or use by another person or entity. Consent to any such assignment or subletting shall in no way relieve Tenant of any liability under this Lease. Any such assignment or subletting without such consent shall be void, and shall, at the option of the Landlord, constitute a default under the terms of this Lease. Landlord consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
In the event that Landlord shall consent to a sublease or assignment hereunder, Tenant shall pay Landlord reasonable fees, not to exceed Three Hundred and no/100 ($300.00) Dollars, incurred in preparation and the processing of documents necessary to giving of such consent.
15. HOLD HARMLESS.
Except to the extent caused by Landlord’s negligence or willful misconduct, Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and Landlord’s individual or corporate partners against and from any and all claims arising from Tenant’s use of the Premises or from the conduct of its business or from any activity, work, or other things done, permitted or suffered by the Tenant in or about the Premises, and shall further indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and Landlord’s individual or corporate partners against and from any and all claims arising from any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on Tenant’s part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, or arising from any act or negligence of the Tenant, or any officer, agent, employee, guest, or invitee of Tenant, and from all costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and liabilities incurred in or about the defense of any such claim or any action or proceeding brought thereon and in case any action or proceeding to be brought against Landlord, and/or its individual or corporate partners, by reason of such claim. Tenant, upon notice from Landlord, shall defend the same at Tenant’s expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Tenant as a material part of the consideration to Landlord hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons in, upon or about the Premises, from any cause other than Landlord’s negligence or willful misconduct, and Tenant hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against Landlord and/or its individual or corporate partners.
Landlord and Landlord’s individual or corporate partners and Landlord’s agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage to persons or property resulting from fire, explosion, earthquake, landslide, flood, mudflow, earth sinking or shift or rising, insects, vermin or rodents, pollution from any source or location, contamination (including, but not limited to, toxic waste and hazardous waste) from any source or location, poison, windstorm, tidal wave, wind or water carried objects, hail, aircraft, vehicles, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or malicious mischief, sprinklers (both fire and landscape), public handicap provisions or lack thereof, falling objects, including, but not limited to, walls, structure, ceiling or roof systems, broken or damaged utility services, including, but not limited to, steam lines, gas lines, electric lines and panels, and water lines, or any type of appliances or tanks, including, but not limited to, water storage tanks, propane or gas tanks, water heaters, boilers, air-conditioning equipment; seepage or flooding from sea water, ground water, lagoon water, rain water, run-off from or discharge of any type of liquid or gas, or any type of loss or damage from the subsurface of the earth, ground surface (including, but not limited to, bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs, ditches), atmosphere, or any other cause whatsoever or from any other place whatsoever which may cause loss or damage to any part of the Project, Premises, persons or property, unless caused by or due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any of its agents, servants, or employees. Landlord or its agents shall not be liable for interference with the light, air, or for any latent defects in the Premises. Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord in case of casualty or accidents in the Premises.
16. SUBROGATION.
As long as their respective insurers so permit, Landlord and Tenant hereby mutually waive their respective rights of recovery against each other for any loss insured by fire, extended coverage and other property insurance policies existing for the benefit of the respective parties. Each party shall apply to their insurers to obtain said waivers. Each party shall obtain any special endorsements, if required by their insurer to evidence compliance with the aforementioned waiver.
17. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, obtain and keep in force during the term of this Lease a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance insuring Landlord and Tenant against any liability arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of the Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto. Such insurance shall be in the amount of not less than $1,000,000.00 for injury or death of one person in any one accident or occurrence and in the amount of not less than $2,000,000.00 for injury or death of more than one person in any one accident or occurrence. Such insurance shall further insure Landlord and Tenant against liability for property damage of at least $300,000.00. The limit of any such insurance shall not, however, limit the liability of the Tenant hereunder. Tenant may provide this insurance under a blanket policy, provided that said insurance shall have a Landlord’s protective liability endorsement attached thereto. If Tenant shall fail to procure and maintain said insurance, Landlord may, but shall not be required to, procure and maintain same, but at the expense of Tenant. Insurance required hereunder shall be in companies rated A+ or better in “A.M. Best’s Insurance Guide”. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, prior to right of entry, copies of policies of liability insurance required herein or certificates evidencing the existence and amounts of such insurance with loss payable clauses satisfactory to Landlord. No policy shall be cancelable or subject to reduction of coverage. All such policies shall be written as primary policies not contributing with and not in excess of coverage which Landlord may carry.