(B) “Insurance Expenses” means the total costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in connection with obtaining insurance on the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof or interest therein, including, but not limited to, premiums for “Causes of Loss – Special Form” property insurance, commercial general liability insurance, rent loss or abatement insurance, earthquake insurance, flood or surface water coverage, and other insurance as Landlord deems necessary in its reasonable discretion, and any deductibles paid under policies of any such insurance; provided, however, that with respect to any particular casualty event affecting the Project, in no event shall Tenant’s Proportionate Share any individual insurance deductible under Landlord’s casualty policy exceed an amount equal to Two Dollars ($2.00) for each rentable square foot of the Premises. Without limiting the generality of the above, such Insurance Expenses may include the cost of “green building” endorsements to its property insurance policies to ensure that the property insurance proceeds are sufficient to restore the Building to the condition that may be required to meet the applicable Green Building Standards, if any. The foregoing shall not be deemed an agreement by Landlord to carry any particular insurance relating to the Premises, the Building, or the Project.
(C) “Utility Expenses” means the cost of all electricity (for Common Areas only), water, gas, sewers, oil and other utilities (individually, “Utility” and collectively, “Utilities”), including any surcharges that are not separately metered to Tenant or any other tenant, and any amounts, taxes, charges, surcharges, assessments or impositions levied, assessed or imposed upon the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, or upon Tenant’s use and occupancy thereof, as a result of any rationing of Utility services or restriction on Utility use affecting the Premises, the Building and/or the Project, as provided in Paragraph 5 below.
(D) “Taxes” means all real estate taxes and assessments, which shall include any form of tax, assessment (including any special or general assessments and any assessments or charges for Utilities or similar purposes included in any tax bill for the Building or the Project or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, entitlement fees, allocation unit fees and/or any similar fees or charges), fee, levy, penalty, sales tax on rents or rental receipts, rent tax or gross receipts tax, occupancy tax, or other tax (other than net income, estate, succession, inheritance, transfer or franchise taxes), imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, or by any city, county, state or federal government or any improvement or other district or division thereof, whether such tax is determined by the area of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, or the Rent and other sums payable hereunder by Tenant or by other tenants, including, but not limited to, (i) any gross income, gross receipts or excise tax levied by any of the foregoing authorities with respect to receipt of Rent and/or other sums due under this Lease; (ii) upon any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, (iii) upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring any interest in the Premises, the Building and/or the Project; (iv) levied or assessed in lieu of, in substitution for, or in addition to, existing or additional taxes against the Premises, the Building and/or the Project, whether or not now customary or within the contemplation of the parties; or surcharged against the Parking Areas. “Taxes” shall also include legal and consultants’ fees, costs and disbursements incurred in connection with proceedings to contest, determine or reduce Taxes, Landlord specifically reserving the right, but not the obligation, to contest by appropriate legal proceedings the amount or validity of any Taxes. Tenant and Landlord acknowledge that Proposition 13 was adopted by the voters of the State of California in the June, 1978 election and that assessments, taxes, fees, levies and charges may be imposed by governmental agencies for such purposes as fire protection, street, sidewalk, road, utility construction and maintenance, refuse removal and for other governmental services which may formerly have been provided without charge to property
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