(w) Licenses and Permits. The Issuer and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification or non-renewal would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, is contemplated or threatened and the Issuers and the Guarantor are not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Issuer’s or any of the Issuer’s subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries (x) are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety as such relates to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, the environment, natural resources, or the release, discharge, storage, treatment, generation, use, transportation, recycling or disposal of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Issuer or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability (whether accrued, contingent, fixed, determinable, determined or otherwise), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party and (y) the Issuer and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants.
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