13.1Hazardous Materials. For purposes of this Lease, the term “Hazardous Materials” shall mean and include any and all hazardous, special, medical, toxic or dangerous waste substance or material defined in, or regulated by, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 USC Section 9601, et. seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC Section 1802, et. seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 USC Section 6901, et. seq.) or any other federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, guideline, order or decree regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning the environment or any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, as now or at any time hereafter in effect, and shall also include mold in concentrations that would pose a threat to human health (collectively, “Environmental Laws”). Tenant shall protect, indemnify and save harmless Landlord, Landlord’s beneficiaries, mortgagees, and their agents, employees, officers and directors, from and against all liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred, arising or asserted by reason of Hazardous Materials released, deposited, discharged, stored, moved onto, created upon, or removed from the Premises by Tenant, its successors and assigns or their respective agents, employees, licensees and invitees, including, without limitation, (i) claims of third parties, including governmental entities, for damages, penalties, remediation and response costs,clean-up costs, injunctive or other relief; and (ii) costs and expenses relating to remediation, restoration, removal and disposal of Hazardous Materials, including fees and costs of environmental engineers, attorneys and experts, audit costs and costs of reporting the existence of Hazardous Materials to any governmental agency. Tenant’s indemnification obligations set forth in this Lease shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease .
13.2Compliance with Environmental Laws. Tenant agrees, at its sole expense, to comply with all Environmental Laws affecting the Premises, and Tenant shall provide Landlord with any notices received by any governmental authority with respect to the same. Tenant shall not install any underground or surface storage tanks on the Premises. Tenant shall not discharge, release, store, create, use, move onto or remove from the Premises any Hazardous Materials, without Landlord’s prior written approval, which Landlord may in its sole discretion withhold.
13.3Waiver of Claims. Except with respect to damage or injury caused by Landlord’s willful acts or gross negligence, Tenant waives all claims it may have against Landlord for damage or injury to property sustained by Tenant or any persons claiming through Tenant or by any occupant of the Premises, or by any other person, resulting from any part of the Premises or any of its improvements, equipment or appurtenances becoming out of repair, or resulting from any accident on or about the Premises or any other cause or resulting directly or indirectly from any act of neglect of any person, including Landlord, to the extent permitted by law. Such waiver shall include, but not by way of limitation, damage caused by water, snow, frost, steam, excessive heat or cold, interruptions in utilities, sewage, gas, odors or noise, theft, or caused by bursting or leaking of pipes or plumbing fixtures, and shall apply equally whether any such damage results from the act or neglect of Tenant or any other person, including Landlord, to the extent permitted by law, and whether such damage be caused by, or result from, any thing or circumstance above mentioned or referred to, or to any other thing or circumstance whether of a like nature or of wholly different nature. In no event shall Rent abate as the result of any such occurrence. All personal property belonging to Tenant or any occupant of the Premises that is in or on any part of the Premises shall be at the risk of Tenant or of such other person only, and Landlord shall not be liable for any damage thereto or theft or misappropriation thereof.
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