(cc) Compliance with Environmental Laws.
(i) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Issuers, MPT and their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Issuers and MPT, each tenant of the Properties, are in compliance with, and the Issuers, MPT and each of their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Issuers and MPT, each tenant of the Properties, hold all permits, authorizations and approvals required under Environmental Laws (as defined below), except to the extent that failure to so comply or to hold such permits, authorizations or approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; there are no past or present conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, or actions or omissions on the part of the Issuers, MPT or their respective subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material costs or liabilities to the Issuers, MPT or any of their respective subsidiaries under, or to interfere with or prevent material compliance by the Issuers, MPT or any of their respective subsidiaries with, Environmental Laws, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Issuers, MPT or any of their respective subsidiaries (i) is the subject of any investigation, (ii) has received any notice or written claim, (iii) is a party to or affected by any pending or, to either of the Issuers’ or MPT’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding, (iv) is bound by any judgment, decree or order or (v) has entered into any agreement, in each case relating to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law or any actual or alleged release or threatened release or cleanup at any location of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) (as used herein, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, injunction, permit, license, authorization or other binding requirement, or common law, relating to the protection, cleanup or restoration of the environment or natural resources, including those relating to the distribution, processing, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, other handling or release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials, and “Hazardous Materials” means any material (including, without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes) that is regulated by or may give rise to liability under any Environmental Law).
(ii) To the knowledge of either of the Issuers and MPT, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no costs or liabilities associated with any Environmental Law (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with any Environmental Law or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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