Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act); and asbestos, radon and substances determined to be hazardous under the Occupational Safety and Health Act or regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be in breach of this provision as a result of the presence in the Premises of minor amounts of Hazardous Materials which are in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations and are customarily present in a general office use (e.g., copying machine chemicals and kitchen cleansers).
(ii) Without limiting in any way Tenant’s obligations under any other provision of this Lease, but subject to the provisions of Section 23(e) below, Tenant and its successors and assigns shall indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel approved by Landlord) and hold Landlord, its partners, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, lenders, contractors and each of their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, litigation, arbitration and administrative proceedings costs, expert and consultant fees and laboratory costs, as well as damages arising out of the diminution in the value of the Premises, the Property or any portion thereof, damages for the loss of the Premises or the Property or any portion thereof, damages arising from any adverse impact on the marketing of space in the Premises, and sums paid in settlement of claims), which arise during or after the Term in whole or in part as a result of the presence or suspected presence of any Hazardous Materials, in, on, under, from or about the Premises due to Tenant’s acts or omissions, except to the extent such claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses arise out of or are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of any of the indemnified patties. Landlord and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold Tenant and its successors and assigns harmless against all such claims or damages to the extent arising out of or caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents or employees and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, litigation, arbitration and administrative proceedings costs, expert and consultant fees and laboratory costs, damages for the loss of the Premises or any portion thereof, and sums paid in settlement of claims), but subject to the provisions of Section 23(e) and Article 25 below, regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials in the Premises in concentrations or quantities which violate applicable laws and which presence is attributable to the acts or omissions of Landlord. Additionally, if it determined that the Premises (or any portion thereof) contains Hazardous Materials as of the Delivery Date in amounts or concentrations which violate applicable law in effect as of the Delivery Date, Landlord, not Tenant, shall be responsible for the appropriate remediation of same in accordance with applicable law. The indemnities contained herein shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
10. Compliance with Laws.
(a) By Tenant. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly comply with all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations of any municipal or governmental entity which are now in force or which may hereafter be enacted or promulgated, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (collectively, “Law(s)”), regarding the operation of Tenant’s business and the use, condition, configuration and occupancy of the Premises. In addition, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly comply with any Laws that relate to the Base Building and/or any areas of the Building or the Property outside the Premises, but only to the extent such obligations are triggered by Tenant’s particular use of the Premises (as opposed to office use in general), alterations or improvements in the Premises performed by or on behalf of Tenant, or Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises or any portion of the Premises at a density which is in excess of the Standard Density. Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord with copies of any notices it receives regarding an alleged violation of Law.
(b) By Landlord. Landlord shall comply with all laws relating to the Base Building (exclusive of any Building Systems that were constructed by or for the benefit of Tenant) and the common areas, provided that such compliance with laws is not the responsibility of Tenant under this Lease, and
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