EXHIBIT 2.3
LEASE AGREEMENT,
dated as of October 25, 2002,
by and among
SNH CHS PROPERTIES TRUST,
AS LANDLORD,
AND
FVE-CHS LLC,
AS TENANT
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS.........................................................1
1.1 "Additional Charges"...........................................1
1.2 "Additional Rent"..............................................1
1.3 "Affiliated Person"............................................1
1.4 "Agreement"....................................................2
1.5 "Applicable Laws"..............................................2
1.6 "Award"........................................................2
1.7 "Base Net Patient Revenues"....................................2
1.8 "Base Year"....................................................3
1.9 "Business Day".................................................3
1.10 "Capital Addition"............................................3
1.11 "Capital Expenditure".........................................3
1.12 "Change in Control"...........................................3
1.13 "Claim".......................................................4
1.14 "Code"........................................................4
1.15 "Commencement Date"...........................................4
1.16 "Condemnation"................................................4
1.17 "Condemnor"...................................................4
1.18 "Consolidated Financials".....................................4
1.19 "Date of Taking"..............................................4
1.20 "Default".....................................................4
1.21 "Disbursement Rate"...........................................4
1.22 "Distribution"................................................5
1.23 "Easement Agreement"..........................................5
1.24 "Encumbrance".................................................5
1.25 "Entity"......................................................5
1.26 "Environment".................................................5
1.27 "Environmental Obligation"....................................5
1.28 "Environmental Notice"........................................5
1.29 "Event of Default"............................................5
1.30 "Excess Net Patient Revenues".................................5
1.31 "Extended Term"...............................................5
1.32 "Facility"....................................................6
1.33 "Facility Mortgage"...........................................6
1.34 "Facility Mortgagee"..........................................6
1.35 "Financial Officer's Certificate".............................6
1.36 "Fiscal Year".................................................6
1.37 "Five Star"...................................................6
1.38 "Fixed Term"..................................................6
1.39 "Fixtures"....................................................6
1.40 "FSQ".........................................................6
1.41 "GAAP"........................................................6
1.42 "Government Agencies".........................................6
1.43 "Guarantor"...................................................7
1.44 "Guaranty"....................................................7
1.45 "Hazardous Substances"........................................7
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1.46 "Immediate Family"............................................8
1.47 "Impositions".................................................8
1.48 "Incidental Documents"........................................9
1.49 "Indebtedness"................................................9
1.50 "Insurance Requirements"......................................9
1.51 "Interest Rate"...............................................9
1.52 "Land"........................................................9
1.53 "Landlord"....................................................9
1.54 "Landlord Default"............................................9
1.55 "Landlord Liens"..............................................9
1.56 "Lease Year".................................................10
1.57 "Leased Improvements"........................................10
1.58 "Leased Intangible Property".................................10
1.59 "Leased Personal Property"...................................10
1.60 "Leased Property"............................................10
1.61 "Legal Requirements".........................................10
1.62 "Lien".......................................................11
1.63 "Manager"....................................................11
1.64 "Management Agreement".......................................11
1.65 "Minimum Rent"...............................................11
1.66 "Net Patient Revenues".......................................11
1.67 "Notice".....................................................12
1.68 "Officer's Certificate"......................................12
1.69 "Overdue Rate"...............................................12
1.70 "Overland Park Property".....................................12
1.71 "Parent".....................................................12
1.72 "Permitted Encumbrances".....................................12
1.73 "Permitted Liens"............................................13
1.74 "Permitted Use"..............................................13
1.75 "Person".....................................................13
1.76 "Pledge of Membership Interests Agreement"...................13
1.77 "Property"...................................................13
1.78 "Provider Agreements"........................................13
1.79 "Records"....................................................13
1.80 "Regulated Medical Wastes"...................................13
1.81 "Relevant Environmental Laws"................................13
1.82 "Rent".......................................................13
1.83 "SEC"........................................................13
1.84 "Security Agreement".........................................13
1.85 "State"......................................................13
1.86 "Subordinated Creditor"......................................14
1.87 "Subordination Agreement"....................................14
1.88 "Subsidiary".................................................14
1.89 "Successor Landlord".........................................14
1.90 "Tenant".....................................................14
1.91 "Tenant's Personal Property".................................14
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1.92 "Term".......................................................14
1.93 "Third Party Payor Programs".................................14
1.94 "Third Party Payors".........................................14
1.95 "Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use"...........................15
1.96 "Work".......................................................15
ARTICLE 2 LEASED PROPERTY AND TERM...........................................15
2.1 Leased Property...............................................15
2.2 Condition of Leased Property..................................16
2.3 Fixed Term....................................................17
2.4 Extended Term.................................................17
ARTICLE 3 RENT...............................................................17
3.1 Rent..........................................................17
3.2 Late Payment of Rent, Etc.....................................22
3.3 Net Lease.....................................................23
3.4 No Termination, Abatement, Etc................................23
ARTICLE 4 USE OF THE LEASED PROPERTY.........................................24
4.1 Permitted Use.................................................24
4.2 Compliance with Legal/Insurance Requirements and Ground
Leases, Etc. ....................25
4.3 Compliance with Medicaid and Medicare Requirements............26
4.4 Environmental Matters.........................................26
ARTICLE 5 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS............................................28
5.1 Maintenance and Repair........................................28
5.2 Tenant's Personal Property....................................29
5.3 Yield Up......................................................30
5.4 Management Agreement..........................................30
ARTICLE 6 IMPROVEMENTS, ETC..................................................31
6.1 Improvements to the Leased Property...........................31
6.2 Salvage.......................................................31
ARTICLE 7 LIENS..............................................................32
7.1 Liens.........................................................32
7.2 Landlord's Lien...............................................32
ARTICLE 8 PERMITTED CONTESTS.................................................33
ARTICLE 9 INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION......................................34
9.1 General Insurance Requirements................................34
9.2 Waiver of Subrogation.........................................34
9.3 Form Satisfactory, Etc........................................34
9.4 No Separate Insurance; Self-Insurance.........................35
9.5 Indemnification of Landlord...................................35
ARTICLE 10 CASUALTY...........................................................36
10.1 Insurance Proceeds...........................................36
10.2 Damage or Destruction........................................36
10.3 Damage Near End of Term......................................38
10.4 Tenant's Property............................................38
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10.5 Restoration of Tenant's Property.............................38
10.6 No Abatement of Rent.........................................39
10.7 Waiver.......................................................39
ARTICLE 11 CONDEMNATION.......................................................39
11.1 Total Condemnation, Etc......................................39
11.2 Partial Condemnation.........................................39
11.3 Abatement of Rent............................................40
11.4 Temporary Condemnation.......................................41
11.5 Allocation of Award..........................................41
ARTICLE 12 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES..............................................41
12.1 Events of Default............................................41
12.2 Remedies.....................................................44
12.3 Tenant's Waiver..............................................45
12.4 Application of Funds.........................................45
12.5 Landlord's Right to Cure Tenant's Default....................45
ARTICLE 13 HOLDING OVER.......................................................46
ARTICLE 14 LANDLORD DEFAULT...................................................46
ARTICLE 15 PURCHASE RIGHTS....................................................47
ARTICLE 16 SUBLETTING AND ASSIGNMENT..........................................47
16.1 Subletting and Assignment....................................47
16.2 Required Sublease Provisions.................................49
16.3 Permitted Sublease...........................................50
16.4 Sublease Limitation..........................................50
ARTICLE 17 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.....................51
17.1 Estoppel Certificates........................................51
17.2 Financial Statements.........................................51
17.3 General Operations...........................................52
ARTICLE 18 LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO INSPECT........................................53
ARTICLE 19 EASEMENTS..........................................................53
19.1 Grant of Easements...........................................53
19.2 Exercise of Rights by Tenant.................................53
19.3 Permitted Encumbrances.......................................54
ARTICLE 20 FACILITY MORTGAGES.................................................54
20.1 Landlord May Grant Liens.....................................54
20.2 Subordination of Lease.......................................54
20.3 Notice to Mortgagee and Superior Landlord....................56
ARTICLE 21 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF TENANT.....................................56
21.1 Prompt Payment of Indebtedness...............................56
21.2 Conduct of Business..........................................56
21.3 Maintenance of Accounts and Records..........................56
21.4 Notice of Litigation, Etc....................................57
21.5 Indebtedness of Tenant.......................................57
21.6 Distributions, Payments to Affiliated Persons, Etc...........58
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21.7 Prohibited Transactions......................................58
21.8 Liens and Encumbrances.......................................58
21.9 Merger; Sale of Assets; Etc..................................59
21.10 Bankruptcy Remote Entities..................................59
21.11 Net Worth...................................................59
ARTICLE 22 ARBITRATION........................................................59
ARTICLE 23 MISCELLANEOUS......................................................60
23.1 Limitation on Payment of Rent................................60
23.2 No Waiver....................................................61
23.3 Remedies Cumulative..........................................61
23.4 Severability.................................................61
23.5 Acceptance of Surrender......................................61
23.6 No Merger of Title...........................................61
23.7 Conveyance by Landlord.......................................62
23.8 Quiet Enjoyment..............................................62
23.9 No Recordation...............................................62
23.10 Notices.....................................................62
23.11 Construction................................................63
23.12 Counterparts; Headings......................................64
23.13 Applicable Law, Etc.........................................64
23.14 Right to Make Agreement.....................................64
23.15 Attorneys' Fees.............................................64
23.16 Nonliability of Trustees....................................65
23.17 Overland Park Representations and Warranties................65
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LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 25, 2002, by and
between (i) SNH CHS Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust,
as landlord ("Landlord"), and (ii) FVE-CHS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as tenant ("Tenant").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Landlord owns the nine (9) Properties (this and other
capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein having the meanings
ascribed to such terms in Article 1) described on Exhibits A-1 - A-9 attached
hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, Landlord wishes to lease the Properties to Tenant and Tenant
wishes to lease the Properties from Landlord, all subject to and upon the terms
and conditions herein set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and
legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the terms defined in this
Article shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the
plural as well as the singular, (b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP, (c) all
references in this Agreement to designated "Articles," "Sections" and other
subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of
this Agreement, and (d) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
1.1 "Additional Charges" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 3.1.3.
1.2 "Additional Rent" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
3.1.2(a).
1.3 "Affiliated Person" shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) in
the case of any such Person which is a partnership, any partner in such
partnership, (b) in the case of any such Person which is a limited liability
company, any member of such company, (c) any other Person which is a Parent, a
Subsidiary, or a Subsidiary of a Parent with respect to such Person or to one or
more of the Persons referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b), (d) any
other Person who is an officer, director, trustee or employee of, or partner in
or member of, such Person or any Person referred to in the preceding clauses
(a), (b) and (c), and (e) any other Person who is a member of the Immediate
Family of such Person or of any Person referred to in the preceding clauses (a)
through (d).
1.4 "Agreement" shall mean this Lease Agreement, including Exhibits A-1
through A-9 hereto, as it and they may be amended from time to time as herein
provided.
1.5 "Applicable Laws" shall mean all applicable laws, statutes,
regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, licenses, permits and orders, from time
to time in existence, of all courts of competent jurisdiction and Government
Agencies, and all applicable judicial and administrative and regulatory decrees,
judgments and orders, including common law rulings and determinations, relating
to injury to, or the protection of, real or personal property or human health or
the Environment, including, without limitation, all valid and lawful
requirements of courts and other Government Agencies pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, investigation, remediation and removal of underground
improvements (including, without limitation, treatment or storage tanks, or
water, gas or oil wells), or emissions, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of Hazardous Substances, chemical substances, pesticides, petroleum or
petroleum products, pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances,
materials or wastes whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the
Environment, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or
Regulated Medical Wastes, underground improvements (including, without
limitation, treatment or storage tanks, or water, gas or oil wells), or
pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes,
whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature.
1.6 "Award" shall mean all compensation, sums or other value awarded,
paid or received by virtue of a total or partial Condemnation of any of the
Leased Property (after deduction of all reasonable legal fees and other
reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, expert witness
fees, incurred by Landlord, in connection with obtaining any such award).
1.7 "Base Net Patient Revenues" shall mean, with respect to any
Property, Net Patient Revenues at such Property for the Base Year, provided,
however, that in the event that, with respect to any Lease Year, or portion
thereof, for any reason (including, without limitation, a casualty or
Condemnation) there shall be a reduction in the number of units available at the
Facility located at such Property or in the services provided at such Facility
from the number of such units or the services provided during the Base Year, in
determining Additional Rent payable with respect to such Property for such Lease
Year, Base Net Patient Revenues with respect to the affected Property
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shall be reduced as follows: (a) in the event of the termination of this
Agreement with respect to any Property pursuant to Article 10, 11 or 12, all Net
Patient Revenues for such Property for the period during the Base Year
equivalent to the period after the termination of this Agreement with respect to
such Property shall be subtracted from Base Net Patient Revenues; (b) in the
event of a partial closing of such Facility affecting the number of units, or
the services provided, at such Facility, Net Patient Revenues attributable to
units or services at such Facility shall be ratably allocated among all units in
service at such Facility during the Base Year and all such Net Patient Revenues
attributable to units no longer in service shall be subtracted from Base Net
Patient Revenues throughout the period of such closing; and (c) in the event of
any other change in circumstances affecting any Facility, Base Net Patient
Revenues shall be equitably adjusted in such manner as Landlord and Tenant shall
reasonably agree. It is understood and agreed that Base Net Patient Revenues
shall be calculated separately for each Property and shall not be determined on
an aggregate basis for the Leased Property.
1.8 "Base Year" shall mean the 2004 calendar year.
1.9 "Business Day" shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or
any other day on which banking institutions in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
are authorized by law or executive action to close.
1.10 "Capital Addition" shall mean, with respect to any Property, any
renovation, repair or improvement to such Property, the cost of which
constitutes a Capital Expenditure.
1.11 "Capital Expenditure" shall mean any expenditure treated as
capital in nature in accordance with GAAP.
1.12 "Change in Control" shall mean (a) the acquisition by any Person,
or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC) of 9.8% or more, or rights, options or
warrants to acquire 9.8% or more, of the outstanding shares of voting stock or
other voting interests of Tenant or any Guarantor, as the case may be, or the
power to direct the management and policies of Tenant or any Guarantor, directly
or indirectly, (b) the merger or consolidation of Tenant or any Guarantor with
or into any other Person (other than the merger or consolidation of any Person
into Tenant or any Guarantor that does not result in a Change in Control of
Tenant or such Guarantor under clauses (a), (c) or (d) of this definition), (c)
any one or more sales or conveyances to any Person of all or any material
portion of its assets (including capital stock or other equity interests) or
business of Tenant or any Guarantor, as the case may be, or (d) the cessation,
for any reason, of the individuals who at the beginning of any twenty-four (24)
consecutive month period (commencing on the date hereof) constituted the board
of directors of Tenant or any Guarantor (together with any
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new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by
the shareholders of Tenant or such Guarantor, as the case may be, was approved
by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either
directors at the beginning of any such period or whose election or nomination
for election was previously so approved) to constitute a majority of the board
of directors of Tenant or any Guarantor then in office.
1.13 "Claim" shall have the meaning given such term in Article 8.
1.14 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and, to the
extent applicable, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, each as from
time to time amended.
1.15 "Commencement Date" shall mean the date of this Agreement.
1.16 "Condemnation" shall mean, with respect to any Property, (a) the
exercise of any governmental power with respect to such Property, whether by
legal proceedings or otherwise, by a Condemnor of its power of condemnation, (b)
a voluntary sale or transfer of such Property by Landlord to any Condemnor,
either under threat of condemnation or while legal proceedings for condemnation
are pending, or (c) a taking or voluntary conveyance of all or part of such
Property, or any interest therein, or right accruing thereto or use thereof, as
the result or in settlement of any condemnation or other eminent domain
proceeding affecting such Property, whether or not the same shall have actually
been commenced.
1.17 "Condemnor" shall mean any public or quasi-public Person, having
the power of Condemnation.
1.18 "Consolidated Financials" shall mean, for any Fiscal Year or other
accounting period of Five Star, annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial
statements of Five Star prepared on a consolidated basis, including Five Star's
consolidated balance sheet and the related statements of income and cash flows,
all in reasonable detail, and setting forth in comparative form the
corresponding figures for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year,
and prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods reflected.
1.19 "Date of Taking" shall mean, with respect to any Property, the
date the Condemnor has the right to possession of such Property, or any portion
thereof, in connection with a Condemnation.
1.20 "Default" shall mean any event or condition which with the giving
of notice and/or lapse of time would ripen into an Event of Default.
1.21 "Disbursement Rate" shall mean an annual rate of interest, as of the date
of determination, equal to the greater of (i) the
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Interest Rate and (ii) the per annum rate for ten (10) year U.S. Treasury
Obligations as published in The Wall Street Journal plus four hundred (400)
basis points.
1.22 "Distribution" shall mean (a) any declaration or payment of any
dividend (except ordinary cash dividends payable in common stock of Tenant) on
or in respect of any shares of any class of capital stock of Tenant, (b) any
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of any shares of any class
of capital stock of a corporation, (c) any other distribution on or in respect
of any shares of any class of capital stock of a corporation or (d) any return
of capital to shareholders.
1.23 "Easement Agreement" shall mean any conditions, covenants and
restrictions, easements, declarations, licenses and other agreements which are
Permitted Encumbrances and such other agreements as may be granted in accordance
with Section 19.1.
1.24 "Encumbrance" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
20.1.
1.25 "Entity" shall mean any corporation, general or limited
partnership, limited liability company or partnership, stock company or
association, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company,
land trust, business trust, cooperative, any government or agency, authority or
political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
1.26 "Environment" shall mean soil, surface waters, ground waters,
land, stream, sediments, surface or subsurface strata and ambient air.
1.27 "Environmental Obligation" shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 4.4.1.
1.28 "Environmental Notice" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 4.4.1.
1.29 "Event of Default" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 12.1.
1.30 "Excess Net Patient Revenues" shall mean, with respect to any
Property, with respect to any Lease Year, or portion thereof, the amount of Net
Patient Revenues for such Property for such Lease Year, or portion thereof, in
excess of Base Net Patient Revenues for such Property for the equivalent period
during the Base Year.
1.31 "Extended Term" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
2.4.
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1.32 "Facility" shall mean, with respect to any Property, the skilled
nursing/intermediate care/independent living/assisted living/special care/group
home facility being operated or proposed to be operated on such Property.
1.33 "Facility Mortgage" shall mean any Encumbrance placed upon the
Leased Property, or any portion thereof, in accordance with Article 20.
1.34 "Facility Mortgagee" shall mean the holder of any Facility
Mortgage.
1.35 "Financial Officer's Certificate" shall mean, as to any Person, a
certificate of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief
accounting officer (or such officers' authorized designee) of such Person, duly
authorized, accompanying the financial statements required to be delivered by
such Person pursuant to Section 17.2, in which such officer shall certify (a)
that such statements have been properly prepared in accordance with GAAP and are
true, correct and complete in all material respects and fairly present the
consolidated financial condition of such Person at and as of the dates thereof
and the results of its and their operations for the periods covered thereby, and
(b), in the event that the certifying party is an officer of Tenant and the
certificate is being given in such capacity, certify that no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing hereunder.
1.36 "Fiscal Year" shall mean the calendar year or such other annual
period designated by Tenant and approved by Landlord.
1.37 "Five Star" shall mean Five Star Quality Care, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, and its permitted successors and assigns.
1.38 "Fixed Term" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
2.3.
1.39 "Fixtures" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
2.1(d).
1.40 "FSQ" shall mean FSQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
permitted successors and assigns.
1.41 "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
1.42 "Government Agencies" shall mean any court, agency, authority,
board (including, without limitation, environmental protection, planning and
zoning), bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature
whatsoever of any governmental or quasi-governmental unit of the United States
or any State or any county or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing,
whether
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now or hereafter in existence, having jurisdiction over Tenant or the Leased
Property or any portion thereof or any Facility operated thereon.
1.43 "Guarantor" shall mean Five Star and each and every other
guarantor of Tenant's obligations under this Agreement, and each such
guarantor's successors and assigns.
1.44 "Guaranty" shall mean any guaranty agreement executed by a
Guarantor in favor of Landlord pursuant to which the payment or performance of
Tenant's obligations under this Agreement are guaranteed, together with all
modifications, amendments and supplements thereto.
1.45 "Hazardous Substances" shall mean any substance:
(a) the presence of which requires or may hereafter require
notification, investigation or remediation under any federal, state or
local statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, action or policy; or
(b) which is or becomes defined as a "hazardous waste",
"hazardous material" or "hazardous substance" or "pollutant" or
"contaminant" under any present or future federal, state or local
statute, regulation, rule or ordinance or amendments thereto including,
without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.) and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. section 6901 et seq.) and the
regulations promulgated thereunder; or
(c) which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable,
infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise hazardous
and is or becomes regulated by any governmental authority, agency,
department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality of the United
States, any state of the United States, or any political subdivision
thereof; or
(d) the presence of which on the Leased Property, or any
portion thereof, causes or materially threatens to cause an unlawful
nuisance upon the Leased Property, or any portion thereof, or to
adjacent properties or poses or materially threatens to pose a hazard
to the Leased Property, or any portion thereof, or to the health or
safety of persons on or about the Leased Property, or any portion
thereof; or
(e) without limitation, which contains gasoline, diesel fuel
or other petroleum hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds; or
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(f) without limitation, which contains polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) or asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam insulation; or
(g) without limitation, which contains or emits radioactive
particles, waves or material; or
(h) without limitation, constitutes Regulated Medical Wastes.
1.46 "Immediate Family" shall mean, with respect to any individual,
such individual's spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, children (natural or
adopted), stepchildren, grandchildren, grandparents, parents-in-law,
brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces.
1.47 "Impositions" shall mean, collectively, all taxes (including,
without limitation, all taxes imposed under the laws of any State, as such laws
may be amended from time to time, and all ad valorem, sales and use, or similar
taxes as the same relate to or are imposed upon Landlord, Tenant or the business
conducted upon the Leased Property), assessments (including, without limitation,
all assessments for public improvements or benefit, whether or not commenced or
completed prior to the date hereof), ground rents (including any minimum rent
under any ground lease, and any additional rent or charges thereunder), water,
sewer or other rents and charges, excises, tax levies, fees (including, without
limitation, license, permit, inspection, authorization and similar fees), and
all other governmental charges, in each case whether general or special,
ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, of every character in respect
of the Leased Property or the business conducted thereon by Tenant (including
all interest and penalties thereon due to any failure in payment by Tenant),
which at any time prior to, during or in respect of the Term hereof may be
assessed or imposed on or in respect of or be a lien upon (a) Landlord's
interest in the Leased Property, (b) the Leased Property or any part thereof or
any rent therefrom or any estate, right, title or interest therein, or (c) any
occupancy, operation, use or possession of, or sales from, or activity conducted
on, or in connection with the Leased Property or the leasing or use of the
Leased Property or any part thereof by Tenant; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall be construed to require Tenant to pay and the term
"Impositions" shall not include (i) any tax based on net income imposed on
Landlord, (ii) any net revenue tax of Landlord, (iii) any transfer fee (but
excluding any mortgage or similar tax payable in connection with a Facility
Mortgage) or other tax imposed with respect to the sale, exchange or other
disposition by Landlord of the Leased Property or the proceeds thereof, (iv) any
single business, gross receipts tax, transaction privilege, rent or similar
taxes as the same relate to or are imposed upon Landlord, (v) any interest or
penalties imposed on Landlord as a result of the failure of Landlord to file any
return or report timely and in the
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form prescribed by law or to pay any tax or imposition, except to the extent
such failure is a result of a breach by Tenant of its obligations pursuant to
Section 3.1.3, (vi) any impositions imposed on Landlord that are a result of
Landlord not being considered a "United States person" as defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code, (vii) any impositions that are enacted or adopted by
their express terms as a substitute for any tax that would not have been payable
by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (viii) any impositions
imposed as a result of a breach of covenant or representation by Landlord in any
agreement governing Landlord's conduct or operation or as a result of the
negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.
1.48 "Incidental Documents" shall mean any Guaranty, the Security
Agreement, the Pledge of Membership Interests Agreement, any pledge issued by an
assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 16.1 and any other security agreement
executed by an assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 16.1.
1.49 "Indebtedness" shall mean all obligations, contingent or
otherwise, which in accordance with GAAP should be reflected on the obligor's
balance sheet as liabilities.
1.50 "Insurance Requirements" shall mean all terms of any insurance
policy required by this Agreement and all requirements of the issuer of any such
policy and all orders, rules and regulations and any other requirements of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters (or any other body exercising similar
functions) binding upon Landlord, Tenant, any Manager or the Leased Property.
1.51 "Interest Rate" shall mean ten percent (10%) per annum.
1.52 "Land" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.1(a).
1.53 "Landlord" shall have the meaning given such term in the preambles
to this Agreement and shall also include its permitted successors and assigns.
1.54 "Landlord Default" shall have the meaning given such term in
Article 14.
1.55 "Landlord Liens" shall mean liens on or against the Leased
Property or any payment of Rent (a) which result from any act of, or any claim
against, Landlord or any owner of a direct or indirect interest in the Leased
Property (other than the lessor under any ground lease affecting any portion of
the Leased Property), or which result from any violation by Landlord of any
terms of this Agreement, or (b) which result from liens in favor of any taxing
authority by reason of any tax owed by Landlord or any fee owner of a direct or
indirect interest in the Leased Property (other than the lessor under
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any ground lease affecting any portion of the Leased Property); provided,
however, that "Landlord Lien" shall not include any lien resulting from any tax
for which Tenant is obligated to pay or indemnify Landlord against until such
time as Tenant shall have already paid to or on behalf of Landlord the tax or
the required indemnity with respect to the same.
1.56 "Lease Year" shall mean any Fiscal Year or portion thereof during
the Term.
1.57 "Leased Improvements" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 2.1(b).
1.58 "Leased Intangible Property" shall mean all agreements, service
contracts, equipment leases, booking agreements and other arrangements or
agreements affecting the ownership, repair, maintenance, management, leasing or
operation of the Leased Property, or any portion thereof, to which Landlord is a
party; all books, records and files relating to the leasing, maintenance,
management or operation of the Leased Property, or any portion thereof,
belonging to Landlord; all transferable or assignable permits, certificates of
occupancy, operating permits, sign permits, development rights and approvals,
certificates, licenses, warranties and guarantees, rights to deposits, trade
names, service marks, telephone exchange numbers identified with the Leased
Property, and all other transferable intangible property, miscellaneous rights,
benefits and privileges of any kind or character belonging to Landlord with
respect to the Leased Property.
1.59 "Leased Personal Property" shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 2.1(e).
1.60 "Leased Property" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 2.1.
1.61 "Legal Requirements" shall mean all federal, state, county,
municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations,
ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions affecting the Leased Property or
the maintenance, construction, alteration or operation thereof, whether now or
hereafter enacted or in existence, including, without limitation, (a) all
permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates of need, authorizations and
regulations necessary to operate any Property for its Permitted Use, and (b) all
covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any
instruments at any time in force affecting any Property, including those which
may (i) require material repairs, modifications or alterations in or to any
Property or (ii) in any way materially and adversely affect the use and
enjoyment thereof, but excluding any requirements arising as a result of
Landlord's status as a real estate investment trust.
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1.62 "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge,
collateral assignment, or other encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, or any
transfer of property or assets for the purpose of subjecting the same to the
payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to
payment of its general creditors.
1.63 "Manager" shall mean, with respect to any Property, the operator
or manager under any Management Agreement from time to time in effect with
respect to such Property, and its permitted successors and assigns.
1.64 "Management Agreement" shall mean, with respect to any Property,
any operating or management agreement from time to time entered into by Tenant
with respect to such Property in accordance with the applicable provisions of
this Agreement, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements
thereto.
1.65 "Minimum Rent" shall mean an amount equal to Six Million Two
Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($6,285,000) per annum.
1.66 "Net Patient Revenues" shall mean, with respect to any Property,
for each Fiscal Year during the Term, all revenues and receipts (determined on
an accrual basis and in all material respects in accordance with GAAP) of every
kind derived from renting, using and/or operating such Property and parts
thereof, including, but not limited to: all patient, client or resident rents
and revenues received or receivable for the use of or otherwise by reason of all
units, beds and other facilities provided, meals served, services performed,
space or facilities subleased or goods sold on such Property, or any portion
thereof, including, without limitation, any other arrangements with third
parties relating to the possession or use of any portion of such Property; and
proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance;
provided, however, that Net Patient Revenues shall not include the following:
revenue from professional fees or charges by physicians and unaffiliated
providers of services, when and to the extent such charges are paid over to such
physicians and unaffiliated providers of services, or are separately billed and
not included in comprehensive fees; contractual allowances (relating to any
period during the Term) for billings not paid by or received from the
appropriate governmental agencies or third party providers; allowances according
to GAAP for uncollectible accounts, including credit card accounts and charity
care or other administrative discounts; all proper patient billing credits and
adjustments according to GAAP relating to health care accounting; provider
discounts for hospital or other medical facility utilization contracts and
credit card discounts; any amounts actually paid by Tenant for the cost of any
federal, state or local governmental programs imposed specially to provide or
finance indigent patient care; federal, state or municipal excise, sales, use,
occupancy or similar taxes collected directly from patients, clients
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or residents or included as part of the sales price of any goods or services;
insurance proceeds (other than proceeds from business interruption or other loss
of income insurance); Award proceeds (other than for a temporary Condemnation);
revenues attributable to services actually provided off-site or otherwise away
from such Property, such as home health care, to persons that are not patients,
clients or residents at such Property; revenues attributable to child care
services provided primarily to employees of such Property; any proceeds from any
sale of such Property or from the refinancing of any debt encumbering such
Property; proceeds from the disposition of furnishings, fixture and equipment no
longer necessary for the operation of the Facility located thereon; any security
deposits and other advance deposits, until and unless the same are forfeited to
Tenant or applied for the purpose for which they were collected; and interest
income from any bank account or investment of Tenant. It is understood and
agreed that Net Patient Revenues shall be calculated separately for each
Property and shall not be determined on an aggregate basis for the Leased
Property.
1.67 "Notice" shall mean a notice given in accordance with Section
23.10.
1.68 "Officer's Certificate" shall mean a certificate signed by an
officer or other duly authorized individual of the certifying Entity duly
authorized by the board of directors or other governing body of the certifying
Entity.
1.69 "Overdue Rate" shall mean, on any date, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) and the maximum rate then
permitted under applicable law.
1.70 "Overland Park Property" shall mean that Property known as
Overland Park Place and located at 6555 West 75th Street, Overland Park, KS
66204, as more particularly described in Exhibit A-9 attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
1.71 "Parent" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person which
owns directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliated
Persons, twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting or beneficial interest in,
or otherwise has the right or power (whether by contract, through ownership of
securities or otherwise) to control, such Person.
1.72 "Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean, with respect to any Property,
all rights, restrictions, and easements of record set forth on Schedule B to the
applicable owner's or leasehold title insurance policy issued to Landlord with
respect to such Property, plus any other encumbrances as may have been granted
or caused by Landlord or otherwise consented to in writing by Landlord from time
to time.
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1.73 "Permitted Liens" shall mean any Liens granted in accordance with
Section 21.8(a).
1.74 "Permitted Use" shall mean, with respect to any Property, any use
of such Property permitted pursuant to Section 4.1.1.
1.75 "Person" shall mean any individual or Entity, and the heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such
Person where the context so admits.
1.76 "Pledge of Membership Interests Agreement" shall mean the Pledge
of Membership Interests Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, made by FSQ in
favor of Landlord with respect to the stock or other equity interests of Tenant,
as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
1.77 "Property" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
1.78 "Provider Agreements" shall mean all participation, provider and
reimbursement agreements or arrangements now or hereafter in effect for the
benefit of Tenant or any Manager in connection with the operation of any
Facility relating to any right of payment or other claim arising out of or in
connection with Tenant's participation in any Third Party Payor Program.
1.79 "Records" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 7.2.
1.80 "Regulated Medical Wastes" shall mean all materials generated by
Tenant, subtenants, patients, occupants or the operators of the Leased
Properties which are now or may hereafter be subject to regulation pursuant to
the Material Waste Tracking Act of 1988, or any Applicable Laws promulgated by
any Government Agencies.
1.81 "Relevant Environmental Laws" shall have the meaning given such
term in Section 23.17.
1.82 "Rent" shall mean, collectively, the Minimum Rent, Additional Rent
and Additional Charges.
1.83 "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.84 "Security Agreement" shall mean the Security Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, made by Tenant for the benefit of Landlord, as it may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
1.85 "State" shall mean, with respect to any Property, the state,
commonwealth or district in which such Property is located.
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1.86 "Subordinated Creditor" shall mean any creditor of Tenant which is
a party to a Subordination Agreement in favor of Landlord.
1.87 "Subordination Agreement" shall mean any agreement (and any
amendments thereto) executed by a Subordinated Creditor pursuant to which the
payment and performance of Tenant's obligations to such Subordinated Creditor
are subordinated to the payment and performance of Tenant's obligations to
Landlord under this Agreement.
1.88 "Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Entity
(a) in which such Person owns directly, or indirectly through one or more
Subsidiaries, twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting or beneficial interest
or (b) which such Person otherwise has the right or power to control (whether by
contract, through ownership of securities or otherwise).
1.89 "Successor Landlord" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 20.2.
1.90 "Tenant" shall have the meaning given such term in the preambles
to this Agreement and shall also include its permitted successors and assigns.
1.91 "Tenant's Personal Property" shall mean all motor vehicles and
consumable inventory and supplies, furniture, furnishings, equipment, movable
walls and partitions, equipment and machinery and all other tangible personal
property of Tenant, if any, acquired by Tenant on and after the date hereof and
located at the Leased Property or used in Tenant's business at the Leased
Property and all modifications, replacements, alterations and additions to such
personal property installed at the expense of Tenant, other than any items
included within the definition of Fixtures or Leased Personal Property.
1.92 "Term" shall mean, collectively, the Fixed Term and the Extended
Term, to the extent properly exercised pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.4, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
1.93 "Third Party Payor Programs" shall mean all third party payor
programs in which Tenant presently or in the future may participate, including,
without limitation, Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield,
Managed Care Plans, other private insurance programs and employee assistance
programs.
1.94 "Third Party Payors" shall mean Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, Blue
Cross and/or Blue Shield, private insurers and any other Person which presently
or in the future maintains Third Party Payor Programs.
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1.95 "Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use" shall mean, with respect to any
Facility, a state or condition of such Facility such that (a) following any
damage or destruction involving a Facility, (i) such Facility cannot be operated
on a commercially practicable basis for its Permitted Use and it cannot
reasonably be expected to be restored to substantially the same condition as
existed immediately before such damage or destruction, and as otherwise required
by Section 10.2.4, within twelve (12) months following such damage or
destruction or such longer period of time as to which business interruption
insurance is available to cover Rent and other costs related to the applicable
Property following such damage or destruction, (ii) the damage or destruction,
if uninsured, exceeds $1,000,000 or (iii) the cost of such restoration exceeds
ten percent (10%) of the fair market value of such Property immediately prior to
such damage or destruction, or (b) as the result of a partial taking by
Condemnation, such Facility cannot be operated, in the good faith judgment of
Tenant, on a commercially practicable basis for its Permitted Use.
1.96 "Work" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.2.4.
ARTICLE 2
LEASED PROPERTY AND TERM
2.1 Leased Property. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord
all of Landlord's right, title and interest in and to all of the following (each
of items (a) through (g) below which, as of the Commencement Date, relates to
any single Facility, a "Property" and, collectively, the "Leased Property"):
(a) those certain tracts, pieces and parcels of land, as more
particularly described in Exhibits A-1 through A-9, attached hereto and
made a part hereof (the "Land");
(b) all buildings, structures and other improvements of every
kind including, but not limited to, alleyways and connecting tunnels,
sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits and lines (on-site and off-site),
parking areas and roadways appurtenant to such buildings and structures
presently situated upon the Land (collectively, the "Leased
Improvements");
(c) all easements, rights and appurtenances relating to the
Land and the Leased Improvements;
(d) all equipment, machinery, fixtures, and other items of
property, now or hereafter permanently affixed to or incorporated into
the Leased Improvements, including, without limitation, all furnaces,
boilers, heaters, electrical equipment, heating,
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plumbing, lighting, ventilating, refrigerating, incineration, air and
water pollution control, waste disposal, air-cooling and
air-conditioning systems and apparatus, sprinkler systems and fire and
theft protection equipment, all of which, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, are hereby deemed by the parties hereto to constitute
real estate, together with all replacements, modifications, alterations
and additions thereto, but specifically excluding all items included
within the category of Tenant's Personal Property (collectively, the
"Fixtures");
(e) all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, moveable
walls or partitions, computers or trade fixtures or other personal
property of any kind or description used or useful in Tenant's business
on or in the Leased Improvements, and located on or in the Leased
Improvements, and all modifications, replacements, alterations and
additions to such personal property, except items, if any, included
within the category of Fixtures, but specifically excluding all items
included within the category of Tenant's Personal Property
(collectively, the "Leased Personal Property");
(f) all of the Leased Intangible Property; and
(g) any and all leases of space in the Leased Improvements.
2.2 Condition of Leased Property. Tenant acknowledges receipt and
delivery of possession of the Leased Property and Tenant accepts the Leased
Property in its "as is" condition, subject to the rights of parties in
possession, the existing state of title, including all covenants, conditions,
restrictions, reservations, mineral leases, easements and other matters of
record or that are visible or apparent on the Leased Property, all applicable
Legal Requirements, the lien of any financing instruments, mortgages and deeds
of trust existing prior to the Commencement Date or permitted by the terms of
this Agreement, and such other matters which would be disclosed by an inspection
of the Leased Property and the record title thereto or by an accurate survey
thereof. TENANT REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS INSPECTED THE LEASED PROPERTY AND ALL OF
THE FOREGOING AND HAS FOUND THE CONDITION THEREOF SATISFACTORY AND IS NOT
RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF LANDLORD OR LANDLORD'S AGENTS OR
EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT THERETO AND TENANT WAIVES ANY CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST
LANDLORD IN RESPECT OF THE CONDITION OF THE LEASED PROPERTY. LANDLORD MAKES NO
WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN RESPECT OF THE LEASED
PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF, EITHER AS TO ITS FITNESS FOR USE, DESIGN OR
CONDITION FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF
THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREIN, LATENT OR PATENT, IT BEING AGREED THAT ALL
SUCH RISKS ARE TO BE BORNE BY TENANT. To the maximum extent permitted by law,
however, Landlord hereby assigns to Tenant all of Landlord's rights to proceed
against any predecessor in interest or insurer for breaches of warranties or
representations or
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for latent defects in the Leased Property. Landlord shall fully cooperate with
Tenant in the prosecution of any such claims, in Landlord's or Tenant's name,
all at Tenant's sole cost and expense. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Landlord from and against any loss, cost, damage or liability
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by Landlord in connection with
such cooperation.
2.3 Fixed Term. The initial term of this Agreement (the "Fixed Term")
shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall expire on December 31, 2019.
2.4 Extended Term. Provided that no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Tenant shall have the right to extend the Term for
one (1) renewal term of fifteen (15) years (the "Extended Term").
The Extended Term shall commence on the day succeeding the expiration
of the Fixed Term. All of the terms, covenants and provisions of this Agreement
shall apply to the Extended Term, except that Tenant shall have no right to
extend the Term beyond the expiration of the Extended Term. If Tenant shall
elect to exercise the aforesaid option, it shall do so by giving Landlord Notice
thereof, not later than December 31, 2017, it being understood and agreed that
time shall be of the essence with respect to the giving of such Notice. If
Tenant shall fail to give such Notice, this Agreement shall automatically
terminate at the end of the Fixed Term, and Tenant shall have no further option
to extend the Term of this Agreement. If Tenant shall give such Notice, the
extension of this Agreement shall be automatically effected without the
execution of any additional documents; it being understood and agreed, however,
that Tenant and Landlord shall execute such documents and agreements as either
party shall reasonably require to evidence the same. Notwithstanding the
provisions of the foregoing sentence, if, subsequent to the giving of such
Notice, an Event of Default shall occur, at Landlord's option, the extension of
this Agreement shall cease to take effect and this Agreement shall automatically
terminate at the end of the Fixed Term, and Tenant shall have no further option
to extend the Term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
RENT
3.1 Rent. Tenant shall pay, in lawful money of the United States of
America which shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts,
without offset, abatement, demand or
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deduction (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement), Minimum Rent
and Additional Rent to Landlord and Additional Charges to the party to whom such
Additional Charges are payable, during the Term. All payments to Landlord shall
be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds or by other
means acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion. Rent for any partial month
shall be prorated on a per diem basis.
3.1.1 Minimum Rent.
(a) Payments. Minimum Rent shall be paid in equal monthly
installments in advance on or before the first day of each calendar
month.
(b) Adjustments of Minimum Rent Following Disbursements Under
Sections 5.1.2(b), 10.2.3 and 11.2. Effective on the date of each
disbursement to pay for the cost of any repairs, maintenance,
renovations or replacements pursuant to Sections 5.1.2(b), 10.2.3 or
11.2, the annual Minimum Rent shall be increased by a per annum amount
equal to the Disbursement Rate times the amount so disbursed. If any
such disbursement is made during any month on a day other than the
first day of such month, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the first day
of the immediately following month (in addition to the amount of
Minimum Rent payable with respect to such month, as adjusted pursuant
to this paragraph (b)) the amount by which Minimum Rent for the
preceding month, as adjusted for such disbursement on a per diem basis,
exceeded the amount of Minimum Rent paid by Tenant for such preceding
month.
(c) Adjustments of Minimum Rent Following Partial Lease
Termination. Subject to Section 4.1.1(b), if this Agreement shall
terminate with respect to any Property but less than all of the Leased
Property, Minimum Rent shall be reduced by the affected Property's
allocable share of Minimum Rent as reasonably determined by Landlord
and Tenant.
3.1.2 Additional Rent.
(a) Amount. Commencing on January 1, 2005, Tenant shall pay
additional rent ("Additional Rent") with respect to each Lease Year
during the Term subsequent to the Base Year, with respect to each
Property, in an amount, not less than zero, equal to four percent (4%)
of Excess Net Patient Revenues with respect to such Property. Monthly
payments of Additional Rent for each Property shall be calculated based
on Net Patient Revenues for such Property for such calendar month
during the preceding year and shall be due and payable and delivered to
Landlord no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of such
month, together with an Officer's Certificate setting forth the
calculation of Additional Rent due and payable for such month.
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(b) Monthly Installments. Installments of Additional Rent for
each Lease Year during the Term, or portion thereof, shall be
calculated and paid monthly in arrears, together with an Officer's
Certificate setting forth the calculation of Additional Rent due and
payable for such month.
(c) Reconciliation of Additional Rent. In addition, within
seventy-five (75) days after the end of the Base Year and each Lease
Year thereafter (or any portion thereof occurring during the Term),
Tenant shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Landlord (i) a
financial report setting forth the Net Patient Revenues for each
Property for such preceding Lease Year, or portion thereof, together
with an Officer's Certificate from Tenant's chief financial or
accounting officer certifying that such report is true and correct,
(ii) an audit of Net Patient Revenues prepared by a firm of independent
certified public accountants proposed by Tenant and approved by
Landlord (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned), and (iii) a statement showing Tenant's calculation of
Additional Rent due for such preceding Lease Year based on the Net
Patient Revenues set forth in such financial report, together with an
Officer's Certificate from Tenant's chief financial or accounting
officer certifying that such statement is true and correct.
If the annual Additional Rent for such preceding Lease Year as
set forth in Tenant's statement thereof exceeds the amount previously
paid with respect thereto by Tenant, Tenant shall pay such excess to
Landlord at such time as the statement is delivered, together with
interest at the Interest Rate, which interest shall accrue from the
close of such preceding Lease Year until the date that such statement
is required to be delivered and, thereafter, such interest shall accrue
at the Overdue Rate, until the amount of such difference shall be paid
or otherwise discharged. If the annual Additional Rent for such
preceding Lease Year as shown in such statement is less than the amount
previously paid with respect thereto by Tenant, provided that no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Landlord shall grant
Tenant a credit against the Additional Rent next coming due in the
amount of such difference, together with interest at the Interest Rate,
which interest shall accrue from the date of payment by Tenant until
the date such credit is applied or paid, as the case may be. If such
credit cannot be made because the Term has expired prior to application
in full thereof, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Landlord shall pay the unapplied balance of such credit to
Tenant, together with interest at the Interest Rate, which interest
shall accrue from the date of payment by Tenant until the date of
payment by Landlord.
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(d) Confirmation of Additional Rent. Tenant shall utilize, or
cause to be utilized, an accounting system for the Leased Property in
accordance with its usual and customary practices and in all material
respects in accordance with GAAP, which will accurately record all Net
Patient Revenues and Tenant shall retain, for at least three (3) years
after the expiration of each Lease Year, reasonably adequate records
conforming to such accounting system showing all Net Patient Revenues
for such Lease Year. Landlord, at its own expense, except as provided
hereinbelow, shall have the right, exercisable by Notice to Tenant, by
its accountants or representatives, to audit the information set forth
in the Officer's Certificate referred to in subparagraph (c) above and,
in connection with such audits, to examine Tenant's books and records
with respect thereto (including supporting data and sales and excise
tax returns). Landlord shall begin such audit as soon as reasonably
possible following its receipt of the applicable Officer's Certificate
and shall complete such audit as soon as reasonably possible
thereafter. If any such audit discloses a deficiency in the payment of
Additional Rent and, either Tenant agrees with the result of such audit
or the matter is otherwise compromised with Landlord, Tenant shall
forthwith pay to Landlord the amount of the deficiency, as finally
agreed or determined, together with interest at the Interest Rate, from
the date such payment should have been made to the date of payment
thereof. If any such audit discloses that Tenant paid more Additional
Rent for any Lease Year than was due hereunder, and either Landlord
agrees with the result of such audit or the matter is otherwise
determined, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Landlord shall, at Landlord's option, either grant Tenant a
credit or pay to Tenant an amount equal to the amount of such
overpayment against Additional Rent next coming due in the amount of
such difference, as finally agreed or determined, together with
interest at the Interest Rate, which interest shall accrue from the
time of payment by Tenant until the date such credit is applied or
paid, as the case may be; provided, however, that, upon the expiration
or sooner termination of the Term, provided no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Landlord shall pay the unapplied balance of
such credit to Tenant, together with interest at the Interest Rate,
which interest shall accrue from the date of payment by Tenant until
the date of payment from Landlord. Any dispute concerning the
correctness of an audit shall be settled by arbitration pursuant to the
provisions of Article 22.
Any proprietary information obtained by Landlord with respect to Tenant
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be treated as confidential,
except that such information may be used, subject to appropriate confidentiality
safeguards, in any litigation between the parties and except further that
Landlord may disclose such information to its prospective lenders, provided that
Landlord shall direct such
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lenders to maintain such information as confidential. The obligations of Tenant
and Landlord contained in this Section 3.1.2 shall survive the expiration or
earlier termination of this Agreement.
3.1.3 Additional Charges. In addition to the Minimum Rent and
Additional Rent payable hereunder, Tenant shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the
appropriate parties and discharge (or cause to be discharged) as and when due
and payable the following (collectively, "Additional Charges"):
(a) Impositions. Subject to Article 8 relating to permitted
contests, Tenant shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Impositions before
any fine, penalty, interest or cost (other than any opportunity cost as
a result of a failure to take advantage of any discount for early
payment) may be added for non-payment, such payments to be made
directly to the taxing authorities where feasible, and shall promptly,
upon request, furnish to Landlord copies of official receipts or other
reasonably satisfactory proof evidencing such payments. If any such
Imposition may, at the option of the taxpayer, lawfully be paid in
installments (whether or not interest shall accrue on the unpaid
balance of such Imposition), Tenant may exercise the option to pay the
same (and any accrued interest on the unpaid balance of such
Imposition) in installments and, in such event, shall pay, or cause to
pay, such installments during the Term as the same become due and
before any fine, penalty, premium, further interest or cost may be
added thereto. Landlord, at its expense, shall, to the extent required
or permitted by Applicable Law, prepare and file, or cause to be
prepared and filed, all tax returns and pay all taxes due in respect of
Landlord's net income, gross receipts, sales and use, single business,
transaction privilege, rent, ad valorem, franchise taxes and taxes on
its capital stock or other equity interests, and Tenant, at its
expense, shall, to the extent required or permitted by Applicable Laws
and regulations, prepare and file all other tax returns and reports in
respect of any Imposition as may be required by Government Agencies.
Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if
any refund shall be due from any taxing authority in respect of any
Imposition paid by or on behalf of Tenant, the same shall be paid over
to or retained by Tenant. Landlord and Tenant shall, upon request of
the other, provide such data as is maintained by the party to whom the
request is made with respect to the Leased Property as may be necessary
to prepare any required returns and reports. In the event Government
Agencies classify any property covered by this Agreement as personal
property, Tenant shall file, or cause to be filed, all personal
property tax returns in such jurisdictions where it may legally so
file. Each party shall, to the extent it possesses the same, provide
the other, upon request, with cost and depreciation records necessary
for filing returns for any property so classified as personal property.
Where Landlord is
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legally required to file personal property tax returns for property
covered by this Agreement, Landlord shall provide Tenant with copies of
assessment notices in sufficient time for Tenant to file a protest. All
Impositions assessed against such personal property shall be
(irrespective of whether Landlord or Tenant shall file the relevant
return) paid by Tenant not later than the last date on which the same
may be made without interest or penalty, subject to the provisions of
Article 8.
Landlord shall give prompt Notice to Tenant of all Impositions payable
by Tenant hereunder of which Landlord at any time has knowledge; provided,
however, that Landlord's failure to give any such notice shall in no way
diminish Tenant's obligation hereunder to pay such Impositions.
(b) Utility Charges. Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid all
charges for electricity, power, gas, oil, water and other utilities
used in connection with the Leased Property.
(c) Insurance Premiums. Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid
all premiums for the insurance coverage required to be maintained
pursuant to Article 9.
(d) Other Charges. Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid all
other amounts, liabilities and obligations, including, without
limitation, ground rents, if any, and all amounts payable under any
equipment leases and all agreements to indemnify Landlord under
Sections 4.4.2 and 9.5.
(e) Reimbursement for Additional Charges. If Tenant pays or
causes to be paid property taxes or similar or other Additional Charges
attributable to periods after the end of the Term, whether upon
expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement (other than
termination by reason of an Event of Default), Tenant may, within a
reasonable time after the end of the Term, provide Notice to Landlord
of its estimate of such amounts. Landlord shall promptly reimburse
Tenant for all payments of such taxes and other similar Additional
Charges that are attributable to any period after the Term of this
Agreement.
3.2 Late Payment of Rent, Etc. If any installment of Minimum Rent,
Additional Rent or Additional Charges (but only as to those Additional Charges
which are payable directly to Landlord) shall not be paid within ten (10) days
after its due date, Tenant shall pay Landlord, on demand, as Additional Charges,
a late charge (to the extent permitted by law) computed at the Overdue Rate on
the amount of such installment, from the due date of such installment to the
date of payment thereof. To the extent that Tenant pays any Additional Charges
directly to Landlord or any Facility Mortgagee pursuant to any requirement of
this Agreement, Tenant shall be relieved of its obligation to pay such
Additional Charges to the Entity to which they
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would otherwise be due. If any payments due from Landlord to Tenant shall not be
paid within ten (10) days after its due date, Landlord shall pay to Tenant, on
demand, a late charge (to the extent permitted by law) computed at the Overdue
Rate on the amount of such installment from the due date of such installment to
the date of payment thereof.
In the event of any failure by Tenant to pay any Additional Charges
when due, Tenant shall promptly pay and discharge, as Additional Charges, every
fine, penalty, interest and cost which is added for non-payment or late payment
of such items. Landlord shall have all legal, equitable and contractual rights,
powers and remedies provided either in this Agreement or by statute or otherwise
in the case of non-payment of the Additional Charges as in the case of
non-payment of the Minimum Rent and Additional Rent.
3.3 Net Lease. The Rent shall be absolutely net to Landlord so that
this Agreement shall yield to Landlord the full amount of the installments or
amounts of the Rent throughout the Term, subject to any other provisions of this
Agreement which expressly provide otherwise, including those provisions for
adjustment or abatement of such Rent.
3.4 No Termination, Abatement, Etc. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, each of Landlord and Tenant, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, shall remain bound by this Agreement in accordance with its
terms and shall not take any action without the consent of the other to modify,
surrender or terminate this Agreement. In addition, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, Tenant shall not seek, or be entitled to,
any abatement, deduction, deferment or reduction of the Rent, or set-off against
the Rent, nor shall the respective obligations of Landlord and Tenant be
otherwise affected by reason of (a) any damage to or destruction of the Leased
Property or any portion thereof from whatever cause or any Condemnation, (b) the
lawful or unlawful prohibition of, or restriction upon, Tenant's use of the
Leased Property, or any portion thereof, or the interference with such use by
any Person or by reason of eviction by paramount title; (c) any claim which
Tenant may have against Landlord by reason of any default (other than a monetary
default) or breach of any warranty by Landlord under this Agreement or any other
agreement between Landlord and Tenant, or to which Landlord and Tenant are
parties; (d) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or other proceedings
affecting Landlord or any assignee or transferee of Landlord; or (e) for any
other cause whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing (other than a
monetary default by Landlord). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, Tenant hereby waives all rights arising from any occurrence
whatsoever, which may now or hereafter be conferred upon it by law (a) to
modify, surrender or terminate this Agreement or quit or surrender the Leased
Property or any portion thereof, or (b) which would entitle Tenant to any
abatement, reduction, suspension or
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deferment of the Rent or other sums payable or other obligations to be performed
by Tenant hereunder. The obligations of Tenant hereunder shall be separate and
independent covenants and agreements, and the Rent and all other sums payable by
Tenant hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events unless the
obligations to pay the same shall be terminated pursuant to the express
provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
USE OF THE LEASED PROPERTY
4.1 Permitted Use.
4.1.1 Permitted Use.
(a) Tenant shall, at all times during the Term, and at any
other time that Tenant shall be in possession of the Leased Property,
continuously use and operate, or cause to be used and operated, each
Property as a skilled nursing/intermediate care/independent
living/assisted living/special care/group home facility as currently
operated, and any uses incidental thereto. Tenant shall not use (and
shall not permit any Person to use) any Property or any portion thereof
for any other use without the prior written consent of Landlord, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. No
use shall be made or permitted to be made of any Property and no acts
shall be done thereon which will cause the cancellation of any
insurance policy covering such Property or any part thereof (unless
another adequate policy is available) or which would constitute a
default under any ground lease affecting such Property, nor shall
Tenant sell or otherwise provide to residents or patients therein, or
permit to be kept, used or sold in or about any Property any article
which may be prohibited by law or by the standard form of fire
insurance policies, or any other insurance policies required to be
carried hereunder, or fire underwriter's regulations. Tenant shall, at
its sole cost (except as expressly provided in Section 5.1.2(b)),
comply or cause to be complied with all Insurance Requirements. Tenant
shall not take or omit to take, or permit to be taken or omitted to be
taken, any action, the taking or omission of which materially impairs
the value or the usefulness of any Property or any part thereof for its
Permitted Use.
(b) In the event that, in the reasonable determination of
Tenant, it shall no longer be economically practical to operate any
Property as currently operated, Tenant shall give Landlord Notice
thereof, which Notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the reasons
therefor. Thereafter, (i) Landlord and Tenant shall negotiate in good
faith to agree on an alternative use for such Property, appropriate
adjustments to the Additional Rent and other related matters; provided,
however, in no event shall the
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Minimum Rent be reduced or abated as a result thereof, and (ii) Tenant
may market such Property for sale to a third party. If Tenant receives
a bona fide offer (an "Offer") to purchase such Property from a Person
having the financial capacity to implement the terms of such Offer,
Tenant shall give Landlord Notice thereof, which Notice shall include a
copy of the Offer executed by such third party. In the event that
Landlord shall fail to accept or reject such Offer within thirty (30)
days after receipt of such Notice, such Offer shall be deemed to be
rejected by Landlord. If Landlord shall either sell the Property
pursuant to such Offer or reject such Offer, as the case may be,
effective as of the date or proposed date of such sale, this Agreement
shall terminate with respect to such Property, and the Minimum Rent
shall be reduced by an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the net
proceeds of sale received by Landlord or, in the case of rejection, the
projected net proceeds determined by reference to such Offer.
4.1.2 Necessary Approvals. Tenant shall proceed with all due
diligence and exercise reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain, or cause to be
obtained and maintained, all approvals necessary to use and operate, for its
Permitted Use, each Property and the Facility located thereon under applicable
law and, without limiting the foregoing, shall exercise reasonable efforts to
maintain (or cause to be maintained) appropriate certifications for
reimbursement and licensure.
4.1.3 Lawful Use, Etc. Tenant shall not, and shall not permit
any Person to use or suffer or permit the use of any Property or Tenant's
Personal Property, if any, for any unlawful purpose. Tenant shall not, and shall
not permit any Person to, commit or suffer to be committed any waste on any
Property, or in any Facility, nor shall Tenant cause or permit any unlawful
nuisance thereon or therein. Tenant shall not, and shall not permit any Person
to, suffer nor permit any Property, or any portion thereof, to be used in such a
manner as (i) may materially and adversely impair Landlord's title thereto or to
any portion thereof, or (ii) may reasonably allow a claim or claims for adverse
usage or adverse possession by the public, as such, or of implied dedication of
such Property or any portion thereof.
4.2 Compliance with Legal/Insurance Requirements and Ground Leases,
Etc. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1.2(b) and Article 8, Tenant, at its
sole expense, shall (i) comply with (or cause to be complied with) all material
Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements in respect of the use, operation,
maintenance, repair, alteration and restoration of the Leased Property and with
the terms and conditions of any ground lease affecting any Property, (ii)
perform (or cause to be performed) in a timely fashion all of Landlord's
obligations under any ground lease affecting any Property and (iii) procure,
maintain and comply with (or cause to be procured,
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maintained and complied with) all material licenses, certificates of need,
permits, provider agreements and other authorizations and agreements required
for any use of the Leased Property and Tenant's Personal Property, if any, then
being made, and for the proper erection, installation, operation and maintenance
of the Leased Property or any part thereof.
4.3 Compliance with Medicaid and Medicare Requirements. Tenant, at its
sole cost and expense, shall make (or shall cause to be made), whatever
improvements (capital or ordinary) as are required to conform the Leased
Property to such standards as may, from time to time, be required by Federal
Medicare (Title 18) or Medicaid (Title 19) for skilled and/or intermediate care
nursing programs, to the extent Tenant is a participant in such programs, or any
other applicable programs or legislation, or capital improvements required by
any other governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Leased Property as a
condition of the continued operation of each Property for its Primary Intended
Use.
4.4 Environmental Matters.
4.4.1 Restriction on Use, Etc. During the Term and any other
time that Tenant shall be in possession of any Property, Tenant shall not, and
shall not permit any Person to, store, spill upon, dispose of or transfer to or
from such Property any Hazardous Substance, except in compliance with all
Applicable Laws. During the Term and any other time that Tenant shall be in
possession of any Property, Tenant shall maintain (or shall cause to be
maintained) such Property at all times free of any Hazardous Substance (except
in compliance with all Applicable Laws). Tenant shall promptly: (a) upon receipt
of notice or knowledge, notify Landlord in writing of any material change in the
nature or extent of Hazardous Substances at any Property, (b) transmit to
Landlord a copy of any report which is required to be filed by Tenant or any
Manager with respect to any Property pursuant to SARA Title III or any other
Applicable Law, (c) transmit to Landlord copies of any citations, orders,
notices or other governmental communications received by Tenant or any Manager
or their respective agents or representatives with respect thereto
(collectively, "Environmental Notice"), which Environmental Notice requires a
written response or any action to be taken and/or if such Environmental Notice
gives notice of and/or presents a material risk of any material violation of any
Applicable Law and/or presents a material risk of any material cost, expense,
loss or damage (an "Environmental Obligation"), (d) observe and comply with (and
cause to be observed and complied with) all Applicable Laws relating to the use,
maintenance and disposal of Hazardous Substances and all orders or directives
from any official, court or agency of competent jurisdiction relating to the use
or maintenance or requiring the removal, treatment, containment or other
disposition thereof, and (e) pay or otherwise dispose (or cause to be paid or
otherwise disposed) of any fine, charge or Imposition related thereto, unless
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Tenant or any Manager shall contest the same in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings and the right to use and the value of any of the Leased Property is
not materially and adversely affected thereby.
If, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, Hazardous
Substances (other than those maintained in accordance with Applicable Laws) are
discovered on any Property, subject to Tenant's right to contest the same in
accordance with Article 8, Tenant shall take (and shall cause to be taken) all
actions and incur any and all expenses, as are required by any Government Agency
and by Applicable Law, (i) to clean up and remove from and about such Property
all Hazardous Substances thereon, (ii) to contain and prevent any further
release or threat of release of Hazardous Substances on or about such Property
and (iii) to use good faith efforts to eliminate any further release or threat
of release of Hazardous Substances on or about such Property.
4.4.2 Indemnification of Landlord. Tenant shall protect,
indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and each Facility Mortgagee, their
trustees, officers, agents, employees and beneficiaries, and any of their
respective successors or assigns with respect to this Agreement (collectively,
the "Indemnitees" and, individually, an "Indemnitee") for, from and against any
and all debts, liens, claims, causes of action, administrative orders or
notices, costs, fines, penalties or expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney's fees and expenses) imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against any Indemnitee resulting from, either directly or indirectly, the
presence in, upon or under the soil or ground water of any Property or any
properties surrounding such Property of any Hazardous Substances in violation of
any Applicable Law, except to the extent the same arise from the acts or
omissions of Landlord or any other Indemnitee or during any period that Landlord
or a Person designated by Landlord (other than Tenant) is in possession of such
Property from and after the date hereof. Tenant's duty herein includes, but is
not limited to, costs associated with personal injury or property damage claims
as a result of the presence prior to the expiration or sooner termination of the
Term and the surrender of such Property to Landlord in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement of Hazardous Substances in, upon or under the soil or ground
water of such Property in violation of any Applicable Law. Upon Notice from
Landlord and any other of the Indemnitees, Tenant shall undertake the defense,
at Tenant's sole cost and expense, of any indemnification duties set forth
herein, in which event, Tenant shall not be liable for payment of any
duplicative attorneys' fees incurred by any Indemnitee.
Tenant shall, upon demand, pay (or cause to be paid) to Landlord, as an
Additional Charge, any cost, expense, loss or damage (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Landlord and
arising from a failure of Tenant to observe and perform (or to cause to be
observed and performed) the requirements of this Section 4.4, which amounts
shall bear interest from the date ten (10)
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Business Days after written demand therefor is given to Tenant until paid by
Tenant to Landlord at the Overdue Rate.
4.4.3 Survival. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall
survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
5.1 Maintenance and Repair.
5.1.1 Tenant's General Obligations. Tenant shall keep (or
cause to be kept), at Tenant's sole cost and expense, the Leased Property and
all private roadways, sidewalks and curbs appurtenant thereto (and Tenant's
Personal Property) in good order and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted
(whether or not the need for such repairs occurs as a result of Tenant's or any
Manager's use, any prior use, the elements or the age of the Leased Property or
Tenant's Personal Property or any portion thereof), and shall promptly make or
cause to be made all necessary and appropriate repairs and replacements thereto
of every kind and nature, whether interior or exterior, structural or
nonstructural, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen or arising by
reason of a condition existing prior to the commencement of the Term (concealed
or otherwise). All repairs shall be made in a good, workmanlike manner,
consistent with industry standards for comparable Facilities in like locales, in
accordance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances,
codes, rules and regulations relating to any such work. Tenant shall not take or
omit to take (or permit any Person to take or omit to take) any action, the
taking or omission of which would materially and adversely impair the value or
the usefulness of the Leased Property or any material part thereof for its
Permitted Use. Tenant's obligations under this Section 5.1.1 shall be limited in
the event of any casualty or Condemnation as set forth in Article 10 and Article
11 and Tenant's obligations with respect to Hazardous Substances are as set
forth in Section 4.4.
5.1.2 Landlord's Obligations.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
Landlord shall not, under any circumstances, be required to build or
rebuild any improvement on the Leased Property, or to make any repairs,
replacements, alterations, restorations or renewals of any nature or
description to the Leased Property, whether ordinary or extraordinary,
structural or nonstructural, foreseen or unforeseen, or to make any
expenditure whatsoever with respect thereto, or to maintain the Leased
Property in any way. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, Tenant hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, the right to make repairs at the expense of
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Landlord pursuant to any law in effect on the date hereof or hereafter
enacted. Landlord shall have the right to give, record and post, as
appropriate, notices of nonresponsibility under any mechanic's lien
laws now or hereafter existing.
(b) If, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Tenant is
required to make any expenditures in connection with any repair,
maintenance or renovation with respect to any Property, Tenant may, at
its election, advance such funds or give Landlord Notice thereof, which
Notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the nature of the
required repair, renovation or replacement, the estimated cost thereof
and such other information with respect thereto as Landlord may
reasonably require. Provided that no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and Tenant shall otherwise comply with the
applicable provisions of Article 6, Landlord shall, within ten (10)
Business Days after such Notice, subject to and in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Article 6, disburse such required funds to
Tenant (or, if Tenant shall so elect, directly to the Manager or any
other Person performing the required work) and, upon such disbursement,
the Minimum Rent shall be adjusted as provided in Section 3.1.1(b).
5.1.3 Nonresponsibility of Landlord, Etc. All materialmen,
contractors, artisans, mechanics and laborers and other persons contracting with
Tenant with respect to the Leased Property, or any part thereof, are hereby
charged with notice that liens on the Leased Property or on Landlord's interest
therein are expressly prohibited and that they must look solely to Tenant to
secure payment for any work done or material furnished to Tenant or any Manager
or for any other purpose during the term of this Agreement.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed in any
way as constituting the consent or request of Landlord, express or implied, by
inference or otherwise, to any contractor, subcontractor, laborer or materialmen
for the performance of any labor or the furnishing of any materials for any
alteration, addition, improvement or repair to the Leased Property or any part
thereof or as giving Tenant any right, power or authority to contract for or
permit the rendering of any services or the furnishing of any materials that
would give rise to the filing of any lien against the Leased Property or any
part thereof nor to subject Landlord's estate in the Leased Property or any part
thereof to liability under any mechanic's lien law of any State in any way, it
being expressly understood Landlord's estate shall not be subject to any such
liability.
5.2 Tenant's Personal Property. Tenant shall provide and maintain (or
cause to be provided and maintained) throughout the Term all such Tenant's
Personal Property as shall be necessary in order to operate in compliance with
applicable material Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements and otherwise
in accordance with customary
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practice in the industry for the Permitted Use, and all of such Tenant's
Personal Property shall, upon the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement, become the property of Landlord. If, from and after the Commencement
Date, Tenant acquires an interest in any item of tangible personal property
(other than motor vehicles) on, or in connection with, the Leased Property, or
any portion thereof, which belongs to anyone other than Tenant, Tenant shall
require the agreements permitting such use to provide that Landlord or its
designee may assume Tenant's rights and obligations under such agreement upon
the termination of this Agreement and the assumption of management or operation
of the Facility by Landlord or its designee.
5.3 Yield Up. Upon the expiration or sooner termination of this
Agreement, Tenant shall vacate and surrender the Leased Property to Landlord in
substantially the same condition in which the Leased Property was in on the
Commencement Date, except as repaired, rebuilt, restored, altered or added to as
permitted or required by the provisions of this Agreement, reasonable wear and
tear excepted (and casualty damage and Condemnation, in the event that this
Agreement is terminated following a casualty or Condemnation in accordance with
Article 10 or Article 11 excepted).
In addition, upon the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement, Tenant shall, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, use its good faith
efforts to transfer (or cause to be transferred) to and cooperate with Landlord
or Landlord's nominee in connection with the processing of all applications for
licenses, operating permits and other governmental authorizations and all
contracts, including contracts with governmental or quasi-governmental Entities
which may be necessary for the use and operation of the Facility as then
operated. If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall continue to manage one or more
of the Facilities after the expiration of the Term for up to one hundred eighty
(180) days, on such reasonable terms (which shall include an agreement to
reimburse Tenant for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, and
reasonable administrative costs), as Landlord shall reasonably request.
5.4 Management Agreement. Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned), enter into, amend or modify the provisions of any Management
Agreement with respect to any Property. Any Management Agreement entered into
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.4 shall be subordinate to this
Agreement and shall provide, inter alia, that all amounts due from Tenant to
Manager thereunder shall be subordinate to all amounts due from Tenant to
Landlord (provided that, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Tenant may pay all amounts due to Manager thereunder pursuant to
such Management Agreement) and for termination thereof, at Landlord's option,
upon the termination of this Agreement. Tenant shall not take any action, grant
any consent or permit any action under any such Management Agreement which might
have a material
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adverse effect on Landlord, without the prior written consent of Landlord, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
ARTICLE 6
IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
6.1 Improvements to the Leased Property. Tenant shall not make,
construct or install (or permit to be made, constructed or installed) any
Capital Additions without, in each instance, obtaining Landlord's prior written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned provided that (a) construction or installation of the same would not
adversely affect or violate any material Legal Requirement or Insurance
Requirement applicable to the Leased Property and (b) Landlord shall have
received an Officer's Certificate certifying as to the satisfaction of the
conditions set out in clause (a) above; provided, however, that no such consent
shall be required in the event immediate action is required to prevent imminent
harm to person or property. Prior to commencing construction of any Capital
Addition, Tenant shall submit to Landlord, in writing, a proposal setting forth,
in reasonable detail, any such proposed improvement and shall provide to
Landlord such plans and specifications, and such permits, licenses, contracts
and such other information concerning the same as Landlord may reasonably
request. Landlord shall have thirty (30) days to review all materials submitted
to Landlord in connection with any such proposal. Failure of Landlord to respond
to Tenant's proposal within thirty (30) days after receipt of all information
and materials requested by Landlord in connection with the proposed improvement
shall be deemed to constitute approval of the same. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, such proposal shall indicate the approximate
projected cost of constructing such proposed improvement and the use or uses to
which it will be put. No Capital Addition shall be made which would tie in or
connect any Leased Improvements with any other improvements on property adjacent
to the Leased Property (and not part of the Land) including, without limitation,
tie-ins of buildings or other structures or utilities. Except as permitted
herein, Tenant shall not finance the cost of any construction of such
improvement by the granting of a lien on or security interest in the Leased
Property or such improvement, or Tenant's interest therein, without the prior
written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld by Landlord in
Landlord's sole discretion. Any such improvements shall, upon the expiration or
sooner termination of this Agreement, remain or pass to and become the property
of Landlord, free and clear of all encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
6.2 Salvage. All materials which are scrapped or removed in connection
with the making of either Capital Additions or non-Capital
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Additions or repairs required by Article 5 shall be or become the property of
the party that paid for such work.
ARTICLE 7
LIENS
7.1 Liens. Subject to Article 8, Tenant shall use its best efforts not,
directly or indirectly, to create or allow to remain and shall promptly
discharge (or cause to be discharged), at its expense, any lien, encumbrance,
attachment, title retention agreement or claim upon the Leased Property, or any
portion thereof, or Tenant's leasehold interest therein or any attachment, levy,
claim or encumbrance in respect of the Rent, other than (a) Permitted
Encumbrances, (b) restrictions, liens and other encumbrances which are consented
to in writing by Landlord, (c) liens for those taxes of Landlord which Tenant is
not required to pay hereunder, (d) subleases permitted by Article 16, (e) liens
for Impositions or for sums resulting from noncompliance with Legal Requirements
so long as (i) the same are not yet due and payable, or (ii) are being contested
in accordance with Article 8, (f) liens of mechanics, laborers, materialmen,
suppliers or vendors incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not
yet due and payable or are for sums that are being contested in accordance with
Article 8, (g) any Facility Mortgages or other liens which are the
responsibility of Landlord pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 and (h)
Landlord Liens and any other voluntary liens created by Landlord.
7.2 Landlord's Lien. In addition to any statutory landlord's lien and
in order to secure payment of the Rent and all other sums payable hereunder by
Tenant, and to secure payment of any loss, cost or damage which Landlord may
suffer by reason of Tenant's breach of this Agreement, Tenant hereby grants unto
Landlord, to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, a security interest
in and an express contractual lien upon Tenant's Personal Property (except motor
vehicles), and Tenant's interest in all ledger sheets, files, records, documents
and instruments (including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes and
related electronic data processing) relating to the operation of the Facilities
(the "Records") and all proceeds therefrom, subject to any Permitted
Encumbrances; and such Tenant's Personal Property shall not be removed from the
Leased Property at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
Upon Landlord's request, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord
financing statements in form sufficient to perfect the security interest of
Landlord in Tenant's Personal Property and the proceeds thereof in accordance
with the provisions of the applicable laws of the State. During the continuance
of an Event of Default, Tenant hereby grants Landlord an irrevocable limited
power of attorney, coupled with an interest, to execute all such financing
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statements in Tenant's name, place and stead. The security interest herein
granted is in addition to any statutory lien for the Rent.
ARTICLE 8
PERMITTED CONTESTS
Tenant shall have the right to contest the amount or validity of any
Imposition, Legal Requirement, Insurance Requirement, Environmental Obligation,
lien, attachment, levy, encumbrance, charge or claim (collectively, "Claims") as
to the Leased Property, by appropriate legal proceedings, conducted in good
faith and with due diligence, provided that (a) the foregoing shall in no way be
construed as relieving, modifying or extending Tenant's obligation to pay (or
cause to be paid) any Claims as finally determined, (b) such contest shall not
cause Landlord or Tenant to be in default under any mortgage or deed of trust
encumbering the Leased Property or any portion thereof (Landlord agreeing that
any such mortgage or deed of trust shall permit Tenant to exercise the rights
granted pursuant to this Article 8) or any interest therein or result in or
reasonably be expected to result in a lien attaching to the Leased Property or
any portion thereof, (c) no part of the Leased Property nor any Rent therefrom
shall be in any immediate danger of sale, forfeiture, attachment or loss, and
(d) Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any cost,
claim, damage, penalty or reasonable expense, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, incurred by Landlord in connection therewith or as a result thereof.
Landlord agrees to join in any such proceedings if required legally to prosecute
such contest, provided that Landlord shall not thereby be subjected to any
liability therefor (including, without limitation, for the payment of any costs
or expenses in connection therewith) unless Tenant agrees by agreement in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, to assume and indemnify
Landlord with respect to the same. Tenant shall be entitled to any refund of any
Claims and such charges and penalties or interest thereon which have been paid
by Tenant or paid by Landlord to the extent that Landlord has been fully
reimbursed by Tenant. If Tenant shall fail (x) to pay or cause to be paid any
Claims when finally determined, (y) to provide reasonable security therefor or
(z) to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any such contest diligently and in
good faith, Landlord may, upon reasonable notice to Tenant (which notice shall
not be required if Landlord shall reasonably determine that the same is not
practicable), pay such charges, together with interest and penalties due with
respect thereto, and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord therefor, upon demand, as
Additional Charges.
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ARTICLE 9
INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 General Insurance Requirements. Tenant shall, at all times during
the Term and at any other time Tenant shall be in possession of any Property,
keep (or cause to be kept) such Property and all property located therein or
thereon, insured against the risks and in such amounts as is against such risks
and in such amounts as Landlord shall reasonably require and may be commercially
reasonable. Tenant shall prepare a proposal setting forth the insurance Tenant
proposes to be maintained with respect to each Property during the ensuing
Fiscal Year, and shall submit such proposal to Landlord on or before December 1
of the preceding Lease Year, for Landlord's review and approval, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. In the event that
Landlord shall fail to respond within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
proposal, such proposal shall be deemed approved.
9.2 Waiver of Subrogation. Landlord and Tenant agree that (insofar as
and to the extent that such agreement may be effective without invalidating or
making it impossible to secure insurance coverage from responsible insurance
companies doing business in any State) with respect to any property loss which
is covered by insurance then being carried by Landlord or Tenant, the party
carrying such insurance and suffering said loss releases the others of and from
any and all claims with respect to such loss; and they further agree that their
respective insurance companies (and, if Landlord or Tenant shall self insure in
accordance with the terms hereof, Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be) shall
have no right of subrogation against the other on account thereof, even though
extra premium may result therefrom. In the event that any extra premium is
payable by Tenant as a result of this provision, Landlord shall not be liable
for reimbursement to Tenant for such extra premium.
9.3 Form Satisfactory, Etc. All insurance policies and endorsements
required pursuant to this Article 9 shall be fully paid for, nonassessable, be
issued by insurance carriers authorized to do business in the State, and shall
be issued by reputable insurance companies, and, otherwise, be issued by
insurance carriers having a general policy holder's rating of no less than A in
Best's latest rating guide. All property, business interruption, liability and
flood insurance policies with respect to each Property shall include no
deductible in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000). At all
times, all property, business interruption, liability and flood insurance
policies, with the exception of worker's compensation insurance coverage, shall
name Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee as additional insureds, as their
interests may appear. All loss adjustments shall be payable as provided in
Article 10, except that losses under liability and worker's compensation
insurance policies shall be payable directly to the party entitled thereto.
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Tenant shall cause all insurance premiums to be paid and shall deliver (or cause
to be delivered) policies or certificates thereof to Landlord prior to their
effective date (and, with respect to any renewal policy, prior to the expiration
of the existing policy). All such policies shall provide Landlord (and any
Facility Mortgagee if required by the same) thirty (30) days prior written
notice of any material change or cancellation of such policy. In the event
Tenant shall fail to effect (or cause to be effected) such insurance as herein
required, to pay (or cause to be paid) the premiums therefor or to deliver (or
cause to be delivered) such policies or certificates to Landlord or any Facility
Mortgagee at the times required, Landlord shall have the right, upon Notice to
Tenant, but not the obligation, to acquire such insurance and pay the premiums
therefor, which amounts shall be payable to Landlord, upon demand, as Additional
Charges, together with interest accrued thereon at the Overdue Rate from the
date such payment is made until (but excluding) the date repaid.
9.4 No Separate Insurance; Self-Insurance. Tenant shall not take (or
permit any Person to take) out separate insurance, concurrent in form or
contributing in the event of loss with that required by this Article 9, or
increase the amount of any existing insurance by securing an additional policy
or additional policies, unless all parties having an insurable interest in the
subject matter of such insurance, including Landlord and all Facility
Mortgagees, are included therein as additional insureds and the loss is payable
under such insurance in the same manner as losses are payable under this
Agreement. In the event Tenant shall take out any such separate insurance or
increase any of the amounts of the then existing insurance, Tenant shall give
Landlord prompt Notice thereof. Tenant shall not self-insure (or permit any
Person to self-insure).
9.5 Indemnification of Landlord. Notwithstanding the existence of any
insurance provided for herein and without regard to the policy limits of any
such insurance, Tenant shall protect, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord for,
from and against all liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties,
causes of action, costs and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees), to the maximum extent permitted by law, imposed
upon or incurred by or asserted against Landlord by reason of the following,
except to the extent caused by Landlord's gross negligence or willful
misconduct: (a) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage
to property occurring on or about any Property or adjoining sidewalks or rights
of way, (b) any past, present or future use, misuse, non-use, condition,
management, maintenance or repair by Tenant, any Manager or anyone claiming
under any of them or Tenant's Personal Property or any litigation, proceeding or
claim by governmental entities or other third parties to which Landlord is made
a party or participant relating to any Property or Tenant's Personal Property or
such use, misuse, non-use, condition, management, maintenance, or repair thereof
including, failure to perform obligations (other than Condemnation proceedings)
to which Landlord is made a party, (c) any
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Impositions that are the obligations of Tenant to pay pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, and (d) any failure on the part of Tenant or
anyone claiming under Tenant to perform or comply with any of the terms of this
Agreement. Tenant, at its expense, shall contest, resist and defend any such
claim, action or proceeding asserted or instituted against Landlord (and shall
not be responsible for any duplicative attorneys' fees incurred by Landlord) or
may compromise or otherwise dispose of the same, with Landlord's prior written
consent (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned). The obligations of Tenant under this Section 9.5 are in addition
to the obligations set forth in Section 4.4 and shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
CASUALTY
10.1 Insurance Proceeds. Except as provided in the last clause of this
sentence, all proceeds payable by reason of any loss or damage to any Property,
or any portion thereof, and insured under any policy of insurance required by
Article 9 (other than the proceeds of any business interruption insurance),
shall be paid directly to Landlord (subject to the provisions of Section 10.2)
and all loss adjustments with respect to losses payable to Landlord shall
require the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that, so long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all such proceeds
less than or equal to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) shall be
paid directly to Tenant and such losses may be adjusted without Landlord's
consent. If Tenant is required to reconstruct or repair any Property as provided
herein, such proceeds shall be paid out by Landlord from time to time for the
reasonable costs of reconstruction or repair of such Property necessitated by
such damage or destruction, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.2.4. Provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, any excess proceeds of insurance remaining after the completion of
the restoration shall be paid to Tenant. In the event that the provisions of
Section 10.2.1 are applicable, the insurance proceeds shall be retained by the
party entitled thereto pursuant to Section 10.2.1.
10.2 Damage or Destruction.
10.2.1 Damage or Destruction of Leased Property. If, during
the Term, any Property shall be totally or partially destroyed and the Facility
located thereon is thereby rendered Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use, either
Landlord or Tenant may, by the giving of Notice thereof to the other, terminate
this Agreement with respect to such affected Property, whereupon, this Agreement
shall terminate with respect to such affected Property and Landlord shall be
entitled to retain the insurance proceeds payable on account of such damage. In
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such event, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of any deductible under the
insurance policies covering such Facility, the amount of any uninsured loss and
any difference between the replacement cost of the affected Property and the
casualty insurance proceeds therefor.
10.2.2 Partial Damage or Destruction. If, during the Term, any
Property shall be totally or partially destroyed but the Facility is not
rendered Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use, Tenant shall, subject to Section
10.2.3, promptly restore such Facility as provided in Section 10.2.4.
10.2.3 Insufficient Insurance Proceeds. If the cost of the
repair or restoration of the applicable Facility exceeds the amount of insurance
proceeds received by Landlord and Tenant pursuant to Section 9.1, Tenant shall
give Landlord Notice thereof which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail
the nature of such deficiency and whether Tenant shall pay and assume the amount
of such deficiency (Tenant having no obligation to do so, except that, if Tenant
shall elect to make such funds available, the same shall become an irrevocable
obligation of Tenant pursuant to this Agreement). In the event Tenant shall
elect not to pay and assume the amount of such deficiency, Landlord shall have
the right (but not the obligation), exercisable at Landlord's sole election by
Notice to Tenant, given within sixty (60) days after Tenant's notice of the
deficiency, to elect to make available for application to the cost of repair or
restoration the amount of such deficiency; provided, however, in such event,
upon any disbursement by Landlord thereof, the Minimum Rent shall be adjusted as
provided in Section 3.1.1(b). In the event that neither Landlord nor Tenant
shall elect to make such deficiency available for restoration, either Landlord
or Tenant may terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected Property by
Notice to the other, whereupon, this Agreement shall so terminate and insurance
proceeds shall be distributed as provided in Section 10.2.1. It is expressly
understood and agreed, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, Tenant shall be strictly liable and solely responsible for the
amount of any deductible and shall, upon any insurable loss, pay over the amount
of such deductible to Landlord at the time and in the manner herein provided for
payment of the applicable proceeds to Landlord.
10.2.4 Disbursement of Proceeds. In the event Tenant is
required to restore any Facility pursuant to Section 10.2 and this Agreement is
not terminated as to the applicable Property pursuant to this Article 10, Tenant
shall commence (or cause to be commenced) promptly and continue diligently to
perform (or cause to be performed) the repair and restoration of such Facility
(hereinafter called the "Work"), so as to restore (or cause to be restored) the
applicable Property in material compliance with all Legal Requirements and so
that such Property shall be, to the extent practicable, substantially equivalent
in value and general utility to its general utility and value immediately prior
to such damage or destruction. Subject to the
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terms hereof, Landlord shall advance the insurance proceeds and any additional
amounts payable by Landlord pursuant to Section 10.2.3 or otherwise deposited
with Landlord to Tenant regularly during the repair and restoration period so as
to permit payment for the cost of any such restoration and repair. Any such
advances shall be made not more than monthly within ten (10) Business Days after
Tenant submits to Landlord a written requisition and substantiation therefor on
AIA Forms G702 and G703 (or on such other form or forms as may be reasonably
acceptable to Landlord). Landlord may, at its option, condition advancement of
such insurance proceeds and other amounts on (i) the absence of any Event of
Default, (ii) its approval of plans and specifications of an architect
satisfactory to Landlord (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned), (iii) general contractors' estimates, (iv) architect's
certificates, (v) conditional lien waivers of general contractors, if available,
(vi) evidence of approval by all governmental authorities and other regulatory
bodies whose approval is required, (vii), if Tenant has elected to advance
deficiency funds pursuant to Section 10.2.3, Tenant depositing the amount
thereof with Landlord and (viii) such other certificates as Landlord may, from
time to time, reasonably require.
Landlord's obligation to disburse insurance proceeds under this Article
10 shall be subject to the release of such proceeds by any Facility Mortgagee to
Landlord.
Tenant's obligation to restore the applicable Facility pursuant to this
Article 10 shall be subject to the release of available insurance proceeds by
the applicable Facility Mortgagee to Landlord or directly to Tenant and, in the
event such proceeds are insufficient, Landlord electing to make such deficiency
available therefor (and disbursement of such deficiency).
10.3 Damage Near End of Term. Notwithstanding any provisions of Section
10.1 or 10.2 to the contrary, if damage to or destruction of any Property occurs
during the last twelve (12) months of the Term and if such damage or destruction
cannot reasonably be expected to be fully repaired and restored prior to the
date that is six (6) months prior to the end of the Term, the provisions of
Section 10.2.1 shall apply as if such Property had been totally or partially
destroyed and the Facility thereon rendered Unsuitable for its Permitted Use.
10.4 Tenant's Property. All insurance proceeds payable by reason of any
loss of or damage to any of Tenant's Personal Property shall be paid to Tenant
and, to the extent necessary to repair or replace Tenant's Personal Property in
accordance with Section 10.5, Tenant shall hold such proceeds in trust to pay
the cost of repairing or replacing damaged Tenant's Personal Property.
10.5 Restoration of Tenant's Property. If Tenant is required to restore
any Property as hereinabove provided, Tenant shall either (a) restore all
alterations and improvements made by Tenant and
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Tenant's Personal Property, or (b) replace such alterations and improvements and
Tenant's Personal Property with improvements or items of the same or better
quality and utility in the operation of such Property.
10.6 No Abatement of Rent. This Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect and Tenant's obligation to make all payments of Rent and to pay all
other charges as and when required under this Agreement shall remain unabated
during the Term notwithstanding any damage involving the Leased Property or any
portion thereof (provided that Landlord shall credit against such payments any
amounts paid to Landlord as a consequence of such damage under any business
interruption insurance obtained by Tenant hereunder). The provisions of this
Article 10 shall be considered an express agreement governing any cause of
damage or destruction to the Leased Property or any portion thereof and, to the
maximum extent permitted by law, no local or State statute, laws, rules,
regulation or ordinance in effect during the Term which provide for such a
contingency shall have any application in such case.
10.7 Waiver. Tenant hereby waives any statutory rights of termination
which may arise by reason of any damage or destruction of the Leased Property,
or any portion thereof.
ARTICLE 11
CONDEMNATION
11.1 Total Condemnation, Etc. If either (i) the whole of any Property
shall be taken by Condemnation or (ii) a Condemnation of less than the whole of
any Property renders any Property Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use, this
Agreement shall terminate with respect to such Property, Tenant and Landlord
shall seek the Award for their interests in the applicable Property as provided
in Section 11.5.
11.2 Partial Condemnation. In the event of a Condemnation of less than
the whole of any Property such that such Property is still suitable for its
Permitted Use, Tenant shall, to the extent of the Award and any additional
amounts disbursed by Landlord as hereinafter provided, commence (or cause to be
commenced) promptly and continue diligently to restore (or cause to be restored)
the untaken portion of the applicable Leased Improvements so that such Leased
Improvements shall constitute a complete architectural unit of the same general
character and condition (as nearly as may be possible under the circumstances)
as such Leased Improvements existing immediately prior to such Condemnation, in
material compliance with all Legal Requirements, subject to the provisions of
this Section 11.2. If the cost of the repair or restoration of the affected
Property exceeds the amount of the Award, Tenant shall give Landlord Notice
thereof which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the nature of such
deficiency and whether Tenant shall pay and assume the amount of such
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deficiency (Tenant having no obligation to do so, except that if Tenant shall
elect to make such funds available, the same shall become an irrevocable
obligation of Tenant pursuant to this Agreement). In the event Tenant shall
elect not to pay and assume the amount of such deficiency, Landlord shall have
the right (but not the obligation), exercisable at Landlord's sole election by
Notice to Tenant given within sixty (60) days after Tenant's Notice of the
deficiency, to elect to make available for application to the cost of repair or
restoration the amount of such deficiency; provided, however, in such event,
upon any disbursement by Landlord thereof, the Minimum Rent shall be adjusted as
provided in Section 3.1.1(b). In the event that neither Landlord nor Tenant
shall elect to make such deficiency available for restoration, either Landlord
or Tenant may terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected Property and
the entire Award shall be allocated as set forth in Section 11.5.
Subject to the terms hereof, Landlord shall contribute to the cost of
restoration that part of the Award necessary to complete such repair or
restoration, together with severance and other damages awarded for the taken
Leased Improvements and any deficiency Landlord has agreed to disburse, to
Tenant regularly during the restoration period so as to permit payment for the
cost of such repair or restoration. Landlord may, at its option, condition
advancement of such Award and other amounts on (i) the absence of any Event of
Default, (ii) its approval of plans and specifications of an architect
satisfactory to Landlord (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned), (iii) general contractors' estimates, (iv) architect's
certificates, (v) conditional lien waivers of general contractors, if available,
(vi) evidence of approval by all governmental authorities and other regulatory
bodies whose approval is required, (vii), if Tenant has elected to advance
deficiency funds pursuant to the preceding paragraph, Tenant depositing the
amount thereof with Landlord and (viii) such other certificates as Landlord may,
from time to time, reasonably require. Landlord's obligation under this Section
11.2 to disburse the Award and such other amounts shall be subject to (x) the
collection thereof by Landlord and (y) the satisfaction of any applicable
requirements of any Facility Mortgage, and the release of such Award by the
applicable Facility Mortgagee. Tenant's obligation to restore the applicable
Leased Improvements shall be subject to the release of the Award by the
applicable Facility Mortgagee to Landlord.
11.3 Abatement of Rent. Other than as specifically provided in this
Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and Tenant's
obligation to make all payments of Rent and to pay all other charges as and when
required under this Agreement shall remain unabated during the Term
notwithstanding any Condemnation involving the Leased Property, or any portion
thereof. The provisions of this Article 11 shall be considered an express
agreement governing any Condemnation involving the Leased Property and, to the
maximum extent permitted by law, no local or State statute, law, rule,
regulation or
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ordinance in effect during the Term which provides for such a contingency shall
have any application in such case.
11.4 Temporary Condemnation. In the event of any temporary Condemnation
of any Property or Tenant's interest therein, this Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect and Tenant shall continue to pay (or cause to be paid), in
the manner and on the terms herein specified, the full amount of the Rent.
Tenant shall continue to perform and observe (or cause to be performed and
observed) all of the other terms and conditions of this Agreement on the part of
the Tenant to be performed and observed. Provided no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the entire amount of any Award made for such
temporary Condemnation allocable to the Term, whether paid by way of damages,
rent or otherwise, shall be paid to Tenant. Tenant shall, promptly upon the
termination of any such period of temporary Condemnation, at its sole cost and
expense, restore the affected Property to the condition that existed immediately
prior to such Condemnation, in material compliance with all applicable Legal
Requirements, unless such period of temporary Condemnation shall extend beyond
the expiration of the Term, in which event Tenant shall not be required to make
such restoration.
11.5 Allocation of Award. Except as provided in Section 11.4 and the
second sentence of this Section 11.5, the total Award shall be solely the
property of and payable to Landlord. Any portion of the Award made for the
taking of Tenant's leasehold interest in the Leased Property, loss of business
during the remainder of the Term, the taking of Tenant's Personal Property, the
taking of Capital Additions paid for by Tenant and Tenant's removal and
relocation expenses shall be the sole property of and payable to Tenant (subject
to the provisions of Section 11.2). In any Condemnation proceedings, Landlord
and Tenant shall each seek its own Award in conformity herewith, at its own
expense.
ARTICLE 12
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
12.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the
following events shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
(a) should Tenant fail to make any payment of the Rent or any
other sum payable hereunder when due; or
(b) should Tenant fail to maintain the insurance coverages
required under Article 9; or
(c) should Tenant default in the due observance or performance
of any of the terms, covenants or agreements contained herein to be
performed or observed by it (other than as specified in clauses (a) and
(b) above) and should such default
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continue for a period of thirty (30) days after Notice thereof from
Landlord to Tenant; provided, however, that if such default is
susceptible of cure but such cure cannot be accomplished with due
diligence within such period of time and if, in addition, Tenant
commences to cure or cause to be cured such default within thirty (30)
days after Notice thereof from Landlord and thereafter prosecutes the
curing of such default with all due diligence, such period of time
shall be extended to such period of time (not to exceed an additional
ninety (90) days in the aggregate) as may be necessary to cure such
default with all due diligence; or
(d) should any obligation of Tenant in respect of any
Indebtedness for money borrowed or for any material property or
services, or any guaranty relating thereto, be declared to be or become
due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof, or should there
occur and be continuing with respect to any such Indebtedness any event
of default under any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing the
same, the effect of which is to permit the holder or holders of such
instrument or agreement or a trustee, agent or other representative on
behalf of such holder or holders, to cause any such obligations to
become due prior to its stated maturity; or
(e) should an event of default by Tenant, any Guarantor or any
Affiliated Person as to Tenant or any Guarantor occur and be continuing
beyond the expiration of any applicable cure period under any of the
Incidental Documents; or
(f) should Tenant or any Guarantor generally not be paying its
debts as they become due or should Tenant or any Guarantor make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(g) should any petition be filed by or against Tenant or any
Guarantor under the Federal bankruptcy laws, or should any other
proceeding be instituted by or against Tenant or any Guarantor seeking
to adjudicate Tenant or any Guarantor a bankrupt or insolvent, or
seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of Tenant's debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry
of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for Tenant or any Guarantor or for
any substantial part of the property of Tenant or any Guarantor and
such proceeding is not dismissed within one hundred eighty (180) days
after institution thereof; or
(h) should Tenant or any Guarantor cause or institute any
proceeding for its dissolution or termination; or
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(i) should the estate or interest of Tenant in the Leased
Property or any part thereof be levied upon or attached in any
proceeding and the same shall not be vacated or discharged within the
later of (x) ninety (90) days after commencement thereof, unless the
amount in dispute is less than $250,000, in which case Tenant shall
give notice to Landlord of the dispute but Tenant may defend in any
suitable way, and (y) two hundred seventy (270) days after receipt by
Tenant of Notice thereof from Landlord (unless Tenant shall be
contesting such lien or attachment in good faith in accordance with
Article 8); or
(j) should there occur any direct or indirect Change in
Control of Tenant or any Guarantor, except as otherwise permitted by
Article 16; or
(k) should a final unappealable determination be made by the
applicable Government Agency that Tenant shall have failed to comply
with applicable Medicare and/or Medicaid regulations in the operation
of any Facility, as a result of which failure Tenant is declared
ineligible to receive reimbursements under the Medicare and/or Medicaid
programs for such Facility;
then, and in any such event, Landlord, in addition to all other remedies
available to it, may terminate this Agreement with respect to any or all of the
Leased Property by giving Notice thereof to Tenant and upon the expiration of
the time, if any, fixed in such Notice, this Agreement shall terminate with
respect to all or the designated portion of the Leased Property and all rights
of Tenant under this Agreement with respect thereto shall cease. Landlord shall
have and may exercise all rights and remedies available at law and in equity to
Landlord as a result of Tenant's breach of this Agreement.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord may, in addition
to any other remedies provided herein, enter upon the Leased Property or any
portion thereof and take possession of any and all of Tenant's Personal
Property, if any, and the Records, without liability for trespass or conversion
(Tenant hereby waiving any right to notice or hearing prior to such taking of
possession by Landlord) and sell the same at public or private sale, after
giving Tenant reasonable Notice of the time and place of any public or private
sale, at which sale Landlord or its assigns may purchase all or any portion of
Tenant's Personal Property, if any, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Unless
otherwise provided by law and without intending to exclude any other manner of
giving Tenant reasonable notice, the requirement of reasonable Notice shall be
met if such Notice is given at least ten (10) days before the date of sale. The
proceeds from any such disposition, less all expenses incurred in connection
with the taking of possession, holding and selling of such property (including,
reasonable attorneys' fees) shall be applied as a credit against the
indebtedness which is secured by the security interest granted in Section 7.2.
Any surplus shall be paid to Tenant or as otherwise
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required by law and Tenant shall pay any deficiency to Landlord, as Additional
Charges, upon demand.
12.2 Remedies. None of (a) the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 12.1, (b) the repossession of the Leased Property or any portion
thereof, (c) the failure of Landlord to relet the Leased Property or any portion
thereof, nor (d) the reletting of all or any of portion of the Leased Property,
shall relieve Tenant of its liability and obligations hereunder, all of which
shall survive any such termination, repossession or reletting. In the event of
any such termination, Tenant shall forthwith pay to Landlord all Rent due and
payable with respect to the Leased Property, or terminated portion thereof,
through and including the date of such termination. Thereafter, Tenant, until
the end of what would have been the Term of this Agreement in the absence of
such termination, and whether or not the Leased Property or any portion thereof
shall have been relet, shall be liable to Landlord for, and shall pay to
Landlord, as current damages, the Rent (Additional Rent to be reasonably
calculated by Landlord based on historical Net Patient Revenues) and other
charges which would be payable hereunder for the remainder of the Term had such
termination not occurred, less the net proceeds, if any, of any reletting of the
Leased Property, or any portion thereof, after deducting all reasonable expenses
in connection with such reletting, including, without limitation, all
repossession costs, brokerage commissions, legal expenses, attorneys' fees,
advertising, expenses of employees, alteration costs and expenses of preparation
for such reletting. Tenant shall pay such current damages to Landlord monthly on
the days on which the Minimum Rent would have been payable hereunder if this
Agreement had not been so terminated with respect to such of the Leased
Property.
At any time after such termination, whether or not Landlord shall have
collected any such current damages, as liquidated final damages beyond the date
of such termination, at Landlord's election, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an
amount equal to the present value (as reasonably determined by Landlord) of the
excess, if any, of the Rent and other charges which would be payable hereunder
from the date of such termination (assuming that, for the purposes of this
paragraph, annual payments by Tenant on account of Impositions and Additional
Rent would be the same as payments required for the immediately preceding twelve
calendar months, or if less than twelve calendar months have expired since the
Commencement Date, the payments required for such lesser period projected to an
annual amount) for what would be the then unexpired term of this Agreement if
the same remained in effect, over the fair market rental for the same period.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall, however, limit or prejudice the right
of Landlord to prove and obtain in proceedings for bankruptcy or insolvency an
amount equal to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect at
the time when, and governing the proceedings in which, the damages are to be
proved, whether or not the amount be
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greater than, equal to, or less than the amount of the loss or damages referred
to above.
In case of any Event of Default, re-entry, expiration and dispossession
by summary proceedings or otherwise, Landlord may, (a) relet the Leased Property
or any part or parts thereof, either in the name of Landlord or otherwise, for a
term or terms which may at Landlord's option, be equal to, less than or exceed
the period which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the Term and
may grant concessions or free rent to the extent that Landlord considers
advisable and necessary to relet the same, and (b) may make such reasonable
alterations, repairs and decorations in the Leased Property or any portion
thereof as Landlord, in its sole and absolute discretion, considers advisable
and necessary for the purpose of reletting the Leased Property; and the making
of such alterations, repairs and decorations shall not operate or be construed
to release Tenant from liability hereunder as aforesaid. Landlord shall in no
event be liable in any way whatsoever for any failure to relet all or any
portion of the Leased Property, or, in the event that the Leased Property is
relet, for failure to collect the rent under such reletting. To the maximum
extent permitted by law, Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights of
redemption granted under any present or future laws in the event of Tenant being
evicted or dispossessed, or in the event of Landlord obtaining possession of the
Leased Property, by reason of the occurrence and continuation of an Event of
Default hereunder.
12.3 Tenant's Waiver. IF THIS AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12.1 OR 12.2, TENANT WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE THE REMEDIES
SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 12, AND THE BENEFIT OF ANY LAWS NOW OR HEREAFTER IN
FORCE EXEMPTING PROPERTY FROM LIABILITY FOR RENT OR FOR DEBT.
12.4 Application of Funds. Any payments received by Landlord under any
of the provisions of this Agreement during the existence or continuance of any
Event of Default (and any payment made to Landlord rather than Tenant due to the
existence of any Event of Default) shall be applied to Tenant's current and past
due obligations under this Agreement in such order as Landlord may determine or
as may be prescribed by the laws of the State. Any balance shall be paid to
Tenant.
12.5 Landlord's Right to Cure Tenant's Default. If an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, Landlord, after Notice to Tenant (which
Notice shall not be required if Landlord shall reasonably determine immediate
action is necessary to protect person or property), without waiving or releasing
any obligation of Tenant and without waiving or releasing any Event of Default,
may (but shall not be obligated to), at any time thereafter, make such payment
or perform such act for the account and at the expense of Tenant, and
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may, to the maximum extent permitted by law, enter upon the Leased Property or
any portion thereof for such purpose and take all such action thereon as, in
Landlord's sole and absolute discretion, may be necessary or appropriate
therefor. No such entry shall be deemed an eviction of Tenant. All reasonable
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred by Landlord in connection therewith, together with interest thereon (to
the extent permitted by law) at the Overdue Rate from the date such sums are
paid by Landlord until repaid, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord, on demand.
ARTICLE 13
HOLDING OVER
Any holding over by Tenant after the expiration or sooner termination
of this Agreement shall be treated as a daily tenancy at sufferance at a rate
equal to two (2) times the Minimum Rent and other charges herein provided
(prorated on a daily basis). Tenant shall also pay to Landlord all damages
(direct or indirect) sustained by reason of any such holding over. Otherwise,
such holding over shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, to the extent applicable. Nothing contained herein shall constitute
the consent, express or implied, of Landlord to the holding over of Tenant after
the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 14
LANDLORD DEFAULT
If Landlord shall default in the performance or observance of any of
its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement or any obligation of
Landlord, if any, under any agreement affecting any Property, the performance of
which is not Tenant's obligation pursuant to this Agreement, and any such
default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after Notice thereof
from Tenant to Landlord and any applicable Facility Mortgagee, or such
additional period as may be reasonably required to correct the same, Tenant may
declare the occurrence of a "Landlord Default" by a second Notice to Landlord
and to such Facility Mortgagee. Thereafter, Tenant may forthwith cure the same
and, subject to the provisions of the following paragraph, invoice Landlord for
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs)
incurred by Tenant in curing the same, together with interest thereon (to the
extent permitted by law) from the date Landlord receives Tenant's invoice until
paid, at the Overdue Rate. Tenant shall have no right to terminate this
Agreement for any default by Landlord hereunder and no right, for any such
default, to offset or counterclaim against any Rent or other charges due
hereunder.
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If Landlord shall in good faith dispute the occurrence of any Landlord
Default and Landlord, before the expiration of the applicable cure period, shall
give Notice thereof to Tenant, setting forth, in reasonable detail, the basis
therefor, no Landlord Default shall be deemed to have occurred and Landlord
shall have no obligation with respect thereto until final adverse determination
thereof. If Tenant and Landlord shall fail, in good faith, to resolve any such
dispute within ten (10) days after Landlord's Notice of dispute, either may
submit the matter for resolution in accordance with Article 22.
ARTICLE 15
PURCHASE RIGHTS
Landlord shall have the option to purchase Tenant's Personal Property,
at the expiration or termination of this Agreement, for an amount equal to the
then fair market value thereof (current replacement cost as determined by
agreement of the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, appraisal),
subject to, and with appropriate price adjustments for, all equipment leases,
conditional sale contracts, UCC-1 financing statements and other encumbrances to
which such Personal Property is subject. Upon the expiration or sooner
termination of this Agreement, Tenant shall use its reasonable efforts to
transfer and assign, or cause to be transferred and assigned, to Landlord or its
designee, or assist Landlord or its designee in obtaining, any contracts,
licenses, and certificates required for the then operation of the Leased
Property.
ARTICLE 16
SUBLETTING AND ASSIGNMENT
16.1 Subletting and Assignment. Except as provided in Section 16.3,
Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent (which consent may be
given or withheld in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion), assign, mortgage,
pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise transfer this Agreement or sublease
or permit the sublease (which term shall be deemed to include the granting of
concessions, licenses and the like), of all or any part of the Leased Property
or suffer or permit this Agreement or the leasehold estate created hereby or any
other rights arising under this Agreement to be assigned, transferred,
mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or encumbered, in whole or in part, whether
voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, or permit the use or
operation of all or any part of the Leased Property by anyone other than Tenant,
any Manager approved by Landlord pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Agreement or residents and patients of Tenant, or the Leased Property or any
part thereof to be offered or advertised for assignment or subletting.
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For purposes of this Section 16.1, an assignment of this Agreement
shall be deemed to include, without limitation, any direct or indirect Change in
Control of Tenant.
If this Agreement is assigned or if all or any part of the Leased
Property is sublet (or occupied by anybody other than Tenant or any Manager,
their respective employees or residents or patients of Tenant), Landlord may
collect the rents from such assignee, subtenant or occupant, as the case may be,
and apply the net amount collected to the Rent herein reserved, but no such
collection shall be deemed a waiver of the provisions set forth in the first
paragraph of this Section 16.1, the acceptance by Landlord of such assignee,
subtenant or occupant, as the case may be, as a tenant, or a release of Tenant
from the future performance by Tenant of its covenants, agreements or
obligations contained in this Agreement.
Any assignment or transfer of Tenant's interest under this Agreement
(including any sublease which is permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 16.3
below) shall be subject to such assignee's or transferee's delivery to Landlord
of (i) a Guaranty, which Guaranty shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
Landlord in its sole discretion and which Guaranty shall constitute an
Incidental Document hereunder; (ii) a pledge of the stock, partnership,
membership or other ownership interests of such assignee or other transferee to
secure Tenant's obligations under this Agreement and the Incidental Documents,
which pledge shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord in its sole
discretion and which pledge shall constitute an Incidental Document hereunder;
(iii) a security agreement granting Landlord a security interest in all of such
assignee's or transferee's right, title and interest in and to any personal
property, intangibles and fixtures (other than accounts receivable) with respect
to any Property which is subject to any such assignment or transfer to secure
Tenant's obligations under this Agreement and the Incidental Documents, which
security agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord in
its sole discretion and which security agreement shall constitute an Incidental
Document hereunder; and (iv) in the case of a sublease, an assignment which
assigns all of such subtenant's right, title and interest in such sublease to
Landlord to secure Tenant's obligations under this Agreement and the Incidental
Documents, which assignment shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
Landlord in its sole discretion and which assignment shall constitute an
Incidental Document hereunder.
No subletting or assignment shall in any way impair the continuing
primary liability of Tenant hereunder (unless Landlord and Tenant expressly
otherwise agree that Tenant shall be released from all obligations hereunder),
and no consent to any subletting or assignment in a particular instance shall be
deemed to be a waiver of the prohibition set forth in this Section 16.1. No
assignment, subletting or occupancy shall affect any Permitted Use. Any
subletting, assignment or other transfer of Tenant's interest under
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this Agreement in contravention of this Section 16.1 shall be voidable at
Landlord's option.
16.2 Required Sublease Provisions. Any sublease of all or any portion
of the Leased Property entered into on or after the date hereof shall provide
(a) that it is subject and subordinate to this Agreement and to the matters to
which this Agreement is or shall be subject or subordinate; (b) that in the
event of termination of this Agreement or reentry or dispossession of Tenant by
Landlord under this Agreement, Landlord may, at its option, terminate such
sublease or take over all of the right, title and interest of Tenant, as
sublessor under such sublease, and such subtenant shall, at Landlord's option,
attorn to Landlord pursuant to the then executory provisions of such sublease,
except that neither Landlord nor any Facility Mortgagee, as holder of a mortgage
or as Landlord under this Agreement, if such mortgagee succeeds to that
position, shall (i) be liable for any act or omission of Tenant under such
sublease, (ii) be subject to any credit, counterclaim, offset or defense which
theretofore accrued to such subtenant against Tenant, (iii) be bound by any
previous modification of such sublease not consented to in writing by Landlord
or by any previous prepayment of more than one (1) month's rent, (iv) be bound
by any covenant of Tenant to undertake or complete any construction of the
Leased Property or any applicable portion thereof, (v) be required to account
for any security deposit of the subtenant other than any security deposit
actually delivered to Landlord by Tenant, (vi) be bound by any obligation to
make any payment to such subtenant or grant any credits, except for services,
repairs, maintenance and restoration provided for under the sublease that are
performed after the date of such attornment, (vii) be responsible for any monies
owing by Tenant to the credit of such subtenant unless actually delivered to
Landlord by Tenant, or (viii) be required to remove any Person occupying any
applicable portion of the Leased Property; and (c), in the event that such
subtenant receives a written Notice from Landlord or any Facility Mortgagee
stating that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such subtenant
shall thereafter be obligated to pay all rentals accruing under such sublease
directly to the party giving such Notice or as such party may direct. All
rentals received from such subtenant by Landlord or the Facility Mortgagee, as
the case may be, shall be credited against the amounts owing by Tenant under
this Agreement and such sublease shall provide that the subtenant thereunder
shall, at the request of Landlord, execute a suitable instrument in confirmation
of such agreement to attorn. An original counterpart of each such sublease and
assignment and assumption, duly executed by Tenant and such subtenant or
assignee, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord, shall be delivered promptly to Landlord and (a) in the case of an
assignment, the assignee shall assume in writing and agree to keep and perform
all of the terms of this Agreement on the part of Tenant to be kept and
performed and shall be, and become, jointly and severally liable with Tenant for
the performance thereof and (b) in case of either an assignment or
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subletting, Tenant shall remain primarily liable, as principal rather than as
surety, for the prompt payment of the Rent and for the performance and
observance of all of the covenants and conditions to be performed by Tenant
hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 16.2 shall not be deemed a waiver of the
provisions set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16.1.
16.3 Permitted Sublease Notwithstanding the foregoing, including,
without limitation, Section 16.2, but subject to the provisions of Section 16.4
and any other express conditions or limitations set forth herein, Tenant may, in
each instance after Notice to Landlord, (a) enter into third party residency
agreements with respect to the units located at the Facilities, (b) sublease
space at any Property for laundry, commissary or child care purposes or other
concessions in furtherance of the Permitted Use, so long as such subleases will
not reduce the number of units at any Facility, will not violate or affect any
Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement, and Tenant shall provide such
additional insurance coverage applicable to the activities to be conducted in
such subleased space as Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee may reasonably
require, and (c) enter into one or more subleases with Affiliated Persons of
Tenant with respect to the Leased Property or any portion thereof, provided
Tenant gives Landlord Notice of the material terms and conditions thereof.
Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that if Tenant enters into one (1) or
more subleases with Affiliated Persons of Tenant with respect to the Leased
Property or any portion thereof in accordance with the preceding clause (c),
Tenant may allocate the rent and other charges with respect to the affected
Leased Property in any reasonable manner; provided, however, such allocation
shall not affect Tenant's (nor any Guarantor's) liability for the Rent and other
obligations of Tenant under this Agreement; and, provided, further, Tenant shall
give Landlord prompt written notice of any allocation or reallocation of the
rent and other charges with respect to the affected Lease Property and, in any
event, Tenant shall give Landlord written notice of the amount of such
allocations at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date that Landlord or
Senior Housing Properties Trust is required to file any tax returns in any State
where such affected Lease Property is located.
16.4 Sublease Limitation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall not sublet all or any portion of the
Leased Property on any basis such that the rental to be paid by any sublessee
thereunder would be based, in whole or in part, on the net income or profits
derived by the business activities of such sublessee, any other formula such
that any portion of such sublease rental would fail to qualify as "rents from
real property" within the meaning of Section 856(d) of the Code, or any similar
or successor provision thereto or would otherwise disqualify Landlord for
treatment as a real estate investment trust.
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ARTICLE 17
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
17.1 Estoppel Certificates. At any time and from time to time, but not
more than a reasonable number of times per year, upon not less than ten (10)
Business Days prior Notice by either party, the party receiving such Notice
shall furnish to the other an Officer's Certificate certifying that this
Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or that this Agreement is
in full force and effect as modified and setting forth the modifications), the
date to which the Rent has been paid, that no Default or an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or, if a Default or an Event of Default shall exist,
specifying in reasonable detail the nature thereof, and the steps being taken to
remedy the same, and such additional information as the requesting party may
reasonably request. Any such certificate furnished pursuant to this Section 17.1
may be relied upon by the requesting party, its lenders and any prospective
purchaser or mortgagee of all or any portion of the Leased Property or the
leasehold estate created hereby.
17.2 Financial Statements. Tenant shall furnish or cause Five Star to
furnish, as applicable, the following statements to Landlord:
(a) within forty-five (45) days after each of the first three
fiscal quarters of any Fiscal Year, the most recent Consolidated
Financials, accompanied by the Financial Officer's Certificate;
(b) within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year,
the most recent Consolidated Financials and financials of Tenant for
such year, certified by an independent certified public accountant
reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and accompanied by a Financial
Officer's Certificate;
(c) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each month,
an unaudited operating statement and statement of capital expenditures
prepared on a Facility by Facility basis and a combined basis,
including occupancy percentages and average rate, accompanied by a
Financial Officer's Certificate;
(d) at any time and from time to time upon not less than
twenty (20) days Notice from Landlord or such additional period as may
be reasonable under the circumstances, any Consolidated Financials,
Tenant financials or any other audited or unaudited financial reporting
information required to be filed by Landlord with any securities and
exchange commission, the SEC or any successor agency, or any other
governmental authority, or required pursuant to any order issued by any
court, governmental authority or arbitrator in any litigation to which
Landlord is a party, for purposes of compliance therewith; provided,
however,
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that, except as to calculations pertaining to Net Patient Revenues,
Tenant shall not be required to provide audited financials with respect
to any individual Facility unless Landlord shall agree to pay for the
cost thereof;
(e) promptly, after receipt or sending thereof, copies of all
notices given or received by Tenant under any Management Agreement; and
(f) promptly, upon Notice from Landlord, such other
information concerning the business, financial condition and affairs of
Tenant and any Guarantor as Landlord reasonably may request from time
to time.
Landlord may at any time, and from time to time, provide any Facility
Mortgagee with copies of any of the foregoing statements, subject to Landlord
obtaining the agreement of such Facility Mortgagee to maintain such statements
and the information therein as confidential.
17.3 General Operations. Tenant covenants and agrees to furnish to
Landlord, within thirty (30) days after receipt or modification thereof, copies
of:
(a) all licenses authorizing Tenant or any Manager to operate
any Facility for its Primary Intended Use;
(b) all Medicare and Medicaid certifications, together with
provider agreements and all material correspondence relating thereto
with respect to any Facility (excluding, however, correspondence which
may be subject to any attorney client privilege);
(c) if required under Applicable Law with respect to any
Facility, a license for each individual employed as administrator with
respect to such Facility;
(d) all reports of surveys, statements of deficiencies, plans
of correction, and all material correspondence relating thereto,
including, without limitation, all reports and material correspondence
concerning compliance with or enforcement of licensure,
Medicare/Medicaid, and accreditation requirements, including physical
environment and Life Safety Code survey reports (excluding, however,
correspondence which may be subject to any attorney client privilege);
and
(e) with reasonable promptness, such other confirmation as to
the licensure and Medicare and Medicaid participation of Tenant as
Landlord may reasonably request from time to time.
ARTICLE 18
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LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO INSPECT
Tenant shall permit Landlord and its authorized representatives to
inspect all or any portion of the Leased Property during usual business hours
upon not less than forty-eight (48) hours' notice and to make such repairs as
Landlord is permitted or required to make pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, provided that any inspection or repair by Landlord or its
representatives will not unreasonably interfere with Tenant's use and operation
of the same and further provided that in the event of an emergency, as
determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion, prior Notice shall not be
necessary.
ARTICLE 19
EASEMENTS
19.1 Grant of Easements. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, Landlord will join in granting and, if necessary, modifying or
abandoning such rights-of-way, easements and other interests as may be
reasonably requested by Tenant for ingress and egress, and electric, telephone,
gas, water, sewer and other utilities so long as:
(a) the instrument creating, modifying or abandoning any such
easement, right-of-way or other interest is satisfactory to and
approved by Landlord (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned);
(b) Landlord receives an Officer's Certificate from Tenant
stating (i) that such grant, modification or abandonment is not
detrimental to the proper conduct of business on such Property, (ii)
the consideration, if any, being paid for such grant, modification or
abandonment (which consideration shall be paid by Tenant), (iii) that
such grant, modification or abandonment does not impair the use or
value of such Property for the Permitted Use, and (iv) that, for as
long as this Agreement shall be in effect, Tenant will perform all
obligations, if any, of Landlord under any such instrument; and
(c) Landlord receives evidence satisfactory to Landlord that
the Manager has granted its consent to such grant, modification or
abandonment in accordance with the requirements of such Manager's
Management Agreement or that such consent is not required.
19.2 Exercise of Rights by Tenant. So long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Tenant shall have the right to exercise all rights
of Landlord under the Easement Agreements and, in connection therewith, Landlord
shall execute and promptly return to Tenant such documents as Tenant shall
reasonably request. Tenant
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shall perform all obligations of Landlord under the Easement Agreements.
19.3 Permitted Encumbrances. Any agreements entered into in accordance
with this Article 19 shall be deemed a Permitted Encumbrance.
ARTICLE 20
FACILITY MORTGAGES
20.1 Landlord May Grant Liens. Without the consent of Tenant, Landlord
may, from time to time, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to
exist any lien, encumbrance or title retention agreement ("Encumbrance") upon
the Leased Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, whether to
secure any borrowing or other means of financing or refinancing.
20.2 Subordination of Lease. This Agreement and any and all rights of
Tenant hereunder are and shall be subject and subordinate (as applicable) to any
ground or master lease, and all renewals, extensions, modifications and
replacements thereof, and to all mortgages and deeds of trust, which may now or
hereafter affect the Leased Property or any portion thereof or any improvements
thereon and/or any of such leases, whether or not such mortgages or deeds of
trust shall also cover other lands and/or buildings and/or leases, to each and
every advance made or hereafter to be made under such mortgages and deeds of
trust, and to all renewals, modifications, replacements and extensions of such
leases and such mortgages and deeds of trust and all consolidations of such
mortgages and deeds of trust. This section shall be self-operative and no
further instrument of subordination shall be required. In confirmation of such
subordination, Tenant shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver any
instrument that Landlord, the lessor under any such lease or the holder of any
such mortgage or the trustee or beneficiary of any deed of trust or any of their
respective successors in interest may reasonably request to evidence such
subordination. Any lease to which this Agreement is, at the time referred to,
subject and subordinate is herein called "Superior Lease" and the lessor of a
Superior Lease or its successor in interest at the time referred to is herein
called "Superior Landlord" and any mortgage or deed of trust to which this
Agreement is, at the time referred to, subject and subordinate is herein called
"Superior Mortgage" and the holder, trustee or beneficiary of a Superior
Mortgage is herein called "Superior Mortgagee". Tenant shall have no obligations
under any Superior Lease or Superior Mortgage other than those expressly set
forth in this Section 20.2.
If any Superior Landlord or Superior Mortgagee or the nominee or
designee of any Superior Landlord or Superior Mortgagee shall succeed to the
rights of Landlord under this Agreement (any such person,
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"Successor Landlord"), whether through possession or foreclosure action or
delivery of a new lease or deed, or otherwise, at such Successor Landlord's
request, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize the Successor Landlord as Tenant's
landlord under this Agreement and Tenant shall promptly execute and deliver any
instrument that such Successor Landlord may reasonably request to evidence such
attornment (provided that such instrument does not alter the terms of this
Agreement), whereupon, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as
a direct lease between the Successor Landlord and Tenant upon all of the terms,
conditions and covenants as are set forth in this Agreement, except that the
Successor Landlord (unless formerly the landlord under this Agreement or its
nominee or designee) shall not be (a) liable in any way to Tenant for any act or
omission, neglect or default on the part of any prior Landlord under this
Agreement, (b) responsible for any monies owing by or on deposit with any prior
Landlord to the credit of Tenant (except to the extent actually paid or
delivered to the Successor Landlord), (c) subject to any counterclaim or setoff
which theretofore accrued to Tenant against any prior Landlord, (d) bound by any
modification of this Agreement subsequent to such Superior Lease or Mortgage, or
by any previous prepayment of Rent for more than one (1) month in advance of the
date due hereunder, which was not approved in writing by the Superior Landlord
or the Superior Mortgagee thereto, (e) liable to Tenant beyond the Successor
Landlord's interest in the Leased Property and the rents, income, receipts,
revenues, issues and profits issuing from the Leased Property, (f) responsible
for the performance of any work to be done by the Landlord under this Agreement
to render the Leased Property ready for occupancy by Tenant (subject to
Landlord's obligations under Section 5.1.2(b) or with respect to any insurance
or Condemnation proceeds), or (g) required to remove any Person occupying the
Leased Property or any part thereof, except if such person claims by, through or
under the Successor Landlord. Tenant agrees at any time and from time to time to
execute a suitable instrument in confirmation of Tenant's agreement to attorn,
as aforesaid and Landlord agrees to provide Tenant with an instrument of
nondisturbance and attornment from each such Superior Mortgagee and Superior
Landlord (other than the lessors under any ground leases with respect to the
Leased Property, or any portion thereof) in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Successor Landlord
shall be liable (a) to pay to Tenant any amounts owed under Section 5.1.2(b),
and (b) to pay to Tenant any portions of insurance proceeds or Awards received
by Landlord or the Successor Landlord required to be paid to Tenant pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, and, as a condition to any mortgage, lien or lease
in respect of the Leased Property, or any portion thereof, and the subordination
of this Agreement thereto, the mortgagee, lienholder or lessor, as applicable,
shall expressly agree, for the benefit of Tenant, to make such payments, which
agreement shall be embodied in an instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to
Tenant.
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20.3 Notice to Mortgagee and Superior Landlord. Subsequent to the
receipt by Tenant of Notice from Landlord as to the identity of any Facility
Mortgagee or Superior Landlord under a lease with Landlord, as ground lessee,
which includes the Leased Property or any portion thereof as part of the demised
premises and which complies with Section 20.1 (which Notice shall be accompanied
by a copy of the applicable mortgage or lease), no Notice from Tenant to
Landlord as to a default by Landlord under this Agreement shall be effective
with respect to a Facility Mortgagee or Superior Landlord unless and until a
copy of the same is given to such Facility Mortgagee or Superior Landlord at the
address set forth in the above described Notice, and the curing of any of
Landlord's defaults within the applicable notice and cure periods set forth in
Article 14 by such Facility Mortgagee or Superior Landlord shall be treated as
performance by Landlord.
ARTICLE 21
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF TENANT
21.1 Prompt Payment of Indebtedness. Tenant shall (a) pay or cause to
be paid when due all payments of principal of and premium and interest on
Tenant's Indebtedness for money borrowed and shall not permit or suffer any such
Indebtedness to become or remain in default beyond any applicable grace or cure
period, (b) pay or cause to be paid when due all lawful claims for labor and
rents with respect to the Leased Property, (c) pay or cause to be paid when due
all trade payables and (d) pay or cause to be paid when due all other of
Tenant's Indebtedness upon which it is or becomes obligated, except, in each
case, other than that referred to in clause (a), to the extent payment is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Article 8
and if Tenant shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP, if appropriate, or unless and until
foreclosure, distraint sale or other similar proceedings shall have been
commenced.
21.2 Conduct of Business. Tenant shall not engage in any business other
than the leasing and operation of the Leased Property (including any incidental
or ancillary business relating thereto) and shall do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect and in
good standing its corporate existence and its rights and licenses necessary to
conduct such business.
21.3 Maintenance of Accounts and Records. Tenant shall keep true
records and books of account of Tenant in which full, true and correct entries
will be made of dealings and transactions in relation to the business and
affairs of Tenant in accordance with GAAP. Tenant shall apply accounting
principles in the preparation of the financial statements of Tenant which, in
the judgment of and the opinion of its independent public accountants, are in
accordance with GAAP, where applicable, except for changes approved by such
independent public
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accountants. Tenant shall provide to Landlord either in a footnote to the
financial statements delivered under Section 17.2 which relate to the period in
which such change occurs, or in separate schedules to such financial statements,
information sufficient to show the effect of any such changes on such financial
statements.
21.4 Notice of Litigation, Etc. Tenant shall give prompt Notice to
Landlord of any litigation or any administrative proceeding to which it may
hereafter become a party of which Tenant has notice or actual knowledge which
involves a potential liability equal to or greater than Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or which may otherwise result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, property, prospects, results of
operation or condition, financial or other, of Tenant. Forthwith upon Tenant
obtaining knowledge of any Default, Event of Default or any default or event of
default under any agreement relating to Indebtedness for money borrowed in an
aggregate amount exceeding, at any one time, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000), or any event or condition that would be required to be disclosed in
a current report filed by Tenant on Form 8-K or in Part II of a quarterly report
on Form 10-Q if Tenant were required to file such reports under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Tenant shall furnish Notice thereof to
Landlord specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action
Tenant has taken or is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
21.5 Indebtedness of Tenant. Tenant shall not create, incur, assume or
guarantee, or permit to exist, or become or remain liable directly or indirectly
upon, any Indebtedness except the following:
(a) Indebtedness of Tenant to Landlord;
(b) Indebtedness of Tenant for Impositions, to the extent that
payment thereof shall not at the time be required to be made in
accordance with the provisions of Article 8;
(c) Indebtedness of Tenant in respect of judgments or awards
(i) which have been in force for less than the applicable appeal period
and in respect of which execution thereof shall have been stayed
pending such appeal or review, or (ii) which are fully covered by
insurance payable to Tenant, or (iii) which are for an amount not in
excess of $250,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding and (x)
which have been in force for not longer than the applicable appeal
period, so long as execution is not levied thereunder or (y) in respect
of which an appeal or proceedings for review shall at the time be
prosecuted in good faith in accordance with the provisions of Article
8, and in respect of which execution thereof shall have been stayed
pending such appeal or review;
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(d) unsecured borrowings of Tenant from its Affiliated Persons
which are by their terms expressly subordinate pursuant to a
Subordination Agreement to the payment and performance of Tenant's
obligations under this Agreement; or
(e) Indebtedness for purchase money financing in accordance
with Section 21.8 (a) and other operating liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of Tenant's business; or
(f) Indebtedness of Tenant as guarantor or borrower secured by
Liens permitted under Section 21.8(c).
21.6 Distributions, Payments to Affiliated Persons, Etc. Tenant shall
not declare, order, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Distributions or
any payment to any Affiliated Person of Tenant (including payments in the
ordinary course of business) or set apart any sum or property therefor, or agree
to do so, if, at the time of such proposed action, or immediately after giving
effect thereto, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Otherwise, as long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Tenant may make Distributions and payments to Affiliated Persons; provided,
however, that any such payments shall at all times be subordinate to Tenant's
obligations under this Agreement.
21.7 Prohibited Transactions. Tenant shall not permit to exist or enter
into any agreement or arrangement whereby it engages in a transaction of any
kind with any Affiliated Person as to Tenant or any Guarantor, except on terms
and conditions which are commercially reasonable.
21.8 Liens and Encumbrances. Except as permitted by Section 7.1 and
Section 21.5, Tenant shall not create or incur or suffer to be created or
incurred or to exist any Lien on this Agreement or any of Tenant's assets,
properties, rights or income, or any of its interest therein, now or at any time
hereafter owned, other than:
(a) Security interests securing the purchase price of
equipment or personal property whether acquired before or after the
Commencement Date; provided, however, that (i) such Lien shall at all
times be confined solely to the asset in question and (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien
shall not exceed the cost of acquisition or construction of the
property subject thereto;
(b) Permitted Encumbrances;
(c) Security interests in Accounts or Chattel Paper, in
Support Obligations, General Intangibles or Deposit Accounts relating
to such Accounts or Chattel Paper, in any Instruments or Investment
Property evidencing or arising from such Accounts or Chattel Paper, in
any documents, books, records or other
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information (including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes,
discs, punch cards, data processing software and related property and
rights) maintained with respect to any property described in this
Section 21.8(c) or in any Proceeds of any of the foregoing (capitalized
terms used in this Section 21.8(c) without definition being used as
defined in or for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts); and
(d) As permitted pursuant to Section 21.5.
21.9 Merger; Sale of Assets; Etc. Without Landlord's prior written
consent (which consent may be given or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion),
Tenant shall not (i) sell, lease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise
dispose of, or abandon, all or any material portion of its assets (including
capital stock or other equity interests) or business to any Person, (ii) merge
into or with or consolidate with any other Entity, or (iii) sell, lease (as
lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, or abandon, any personal
property or fixtures or any real property; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the provisions of clause (iii) preceding, Tenant may dispose of
equipment or fixtures which have become inadequate, obsolete, worn-out,
unsuitable, undesirable or unnecessary, provided substitute equipment or
fixtures having equal or greater value and utility (but not necessarily having
the same function) have been provided.
21.10 Bankruptcy Remote Entities. Tenant shall take such actions, as
may from time to time be necessary to qualify Tenant as a "bankruptcy remote
entity."
21.11 Net Worth. Tenant shall maintain a positive net worth (in
accordance with GAAP), throughout the Term of this Lease.
ARTICLE 22
ARBITRATION
Landlord or Tenant may elect to submit any dispute hereunder that has
an amount in controversy in excess of $250,000 to arbitration hereunder. Any
such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Association then pertaining and the decision of the
arbitrators with respect to such dispute shall be binding, final and conclusive
on the parties.
In the event Landlord or Tenant shall elect to submit any such dispute
to arbitration hereunder, Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint and pay all
fees of a fit and impartial person as arbitrator with at least ten (10) years'
recent professional experience in the general subject matter of the dispute.
Notice of such appointment shall be sent in writing by each party to the other,
and the
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arbitrators so appointed, in the event of their failure to agree within thirty
(30) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator upon the matter so
submitted, shall appoint a third arbitrator. If either Landlord or Tenant shall
fail to appoint an arbitrator, as aforesaid, for a period of twenty (20) days
after written notice from the other party to make such appointment, then the
arbitrator appointed by the party having made such appointment shall appoint a
second arbitrator and the two (2) so appointed shall, in the event of their
failure to agree upon any decision within thirty (30) days thereafter, appoint a
third arbitrator. If such arbitrators fail to agree upon a third arbitrator
within forty five (45) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, then
such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association
from its qualified panel of arbitrators, and shall be a person having at least
ten (10) years' recent professional experience as to the subject matter in
question. The fees of the third arbitrator and the expenses incident to the
proceedings shall be borne equally between Landlord and Tenant, unless the
arbitrators decide otherwise. The fees of respective counsel engaged by the
parties, and the fees of expert witnesses and other witnesses called for the
parties, shall be paid by the respective party engaging such counsel or calling
or engaging such witnesses.
The decision of the arbitrators shall be rendered within thirty (30)
days after appointment of the third arbitrator. Such decision shall be in
writing and in duplicate, one counterpart thereof to be delivered to Landlord
and one to Tenant. A judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be
entered upon the award of the arbitrators in accordance with the rules and
statutes applicable thereto then obtaining.
Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that, to the extent any such
dispute shall involve any Manager and be subject to arbitration pursuant to such
Manager's Management Agreement, Landlord and Tenant shall cooperate to
consolidate any such arbitration hereunder and under such Management Agreement
into a single proceeding.
ARTICLE 23
MISCELLANEOUS
23.1 Limitation on Payment of Rent. All agreements between Landlord and
Tenant herein are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event
whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of Rent, or otherwise, shall the
Rent or any other amounts payable to Landlord under this Agreement exceed the
maximum permissible under applicable law, the benefit of which may be asserted
by Tenant as a defense, and if, from any circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of
any provision of this Agreement, at the time performance of such provision shall
be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by law, or
if from any circumstances Landlord should ever
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receive as fulfillment of such provision such an excessive amount, then, ipso
facto, the amount which would be excessive shall be applied to the reduction of
the installment(s) of Minimum Rent next due and not to the payment of such
excessive amount. This provision shall control every other provision of this
Agreement and any other agreements between Landlord and Tenant.
23.2 No Waiver. No failure by Landlord or Tenant to insist upon the
strict performance of any term hereof or to exercise any right, power or remedy
consequent upon a breach thereof, and no acceptance of full or partial payment
of Rent during the continuance of any such breach, shall constitute a waiver of
any such breach or of any such term. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no
waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this Agreement, which shall continue
in full force and effect with respect to any other then existing or subsequent
breach.
23.3 Remedies Cumulative. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each
legal, equitable or contractual right, power and remedy of Landlord or Tenant,
now or hereafter provided either in this Agreement or by statute or otherwise,
shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other
right, power and remedy and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by
Landlord or Tenant (as applicable) of any one or more of such rights, powers and
remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or subsequent exercise by Landlord
of any or all of such other rights, powers and remedies.
23.4 Severability. Any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
provision of this Agreement held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal or ineffective shall not impair, invalidate or nullify the
remainder of this Agreement, but rather the effect thereof shall be confined to
the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or provision so held to be invalid,
illegal or ineffective, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such
invalid, illegal or ineffective provisions had never been contained therein.
23.5 Acceptance of Surrender. No surrender to Landlord of this
Agreement or of the Leased Property or any part thereof, or of any interest
therein, shall be valid or effective unless agreed to and accepted in writing by
Landlord and no act by Landlord or any representative or agent of Landlord,
other than such a written acceptance by Landlord, shall constitute an acceptance
of any such surrender.
23.6 No Merger of Title. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that
it is the intent of the parties that there shall be no merger of this Agreement
or of the leasehold estate created hereby by reason of the fact that the same
Person may acquire, own or hold, directly or indirectly this Agreement or the
leasehold estate created hereby and the fee estate or ground landlord's interest
in the Leased Property.
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23.7 Conveyance by Landlord. If Landlord or any successor owner of all
or any portion of the Leased Property shall convey all or any portion of the
Leased Property in accordance with the terms hereof other than as security for a
debt, and the grantee or transferee of such of the Leased Property shall
expressly assume all obligations of Landlord hereunder arising or accruing from
and after the date of such conveyance or transfer, Landlord or such successor
owner, as the case may be, shall thereupon be released from all future
liabilities and obligations of Landlord under this Agreement with respect to
such of the Leased Property arising or accruing from and after the date of such
conveyance or other transfer and all such future liabilities and obligations
shall thereupon be binding upon the new owner.
23.8 Quiet Enjoyment. Tenant shall peaceably and quietly have, hold and
enjoy the Leased Property for the Term, free of hindrance or molestation by
Landlord or anyone claiming by, through or under Landlord, but subject to (a)
any Encumbrance permitted under Article 20 or otherwise permitted to be created
by Landlord hereunder, (b) all Permitted Encumbrances, (c) liens as to
obligations of Landlord that are either not yet due or which are being contested
in good faith and by proper proceedings, provided the same do not materially
interfere with Tenant's ability to operate any Facility and (d) liens that have
been consented to in writing by Tenant. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no failure by Landlord to comply with the foregoing covenant shall
give Tenant any right to cancel or terminate this Agreement or abate, reduce or
make a deduction from or offset against the Rent or any other sum payable under
this Agreement, or to fail to perform any other obligation of Tenant hereunder.
23.9 No Recordation. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall record this
Agreement.
23.10 Notices.
(a) Any and all notices, demands, consents, approvals, offers,
elections and other communications required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be deemed adequately given if in writing and the same
shall be delivered either in hand, by telecopier with written
acknowledgment of receipt, or by mail or Federal Express or similar
expedited commercial carrier, addressed to the recipient of the notice,
postpaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested (if
by mail), or with all freight charges prepaid (if by Federal Express or
similar carrier).
(b) All notices required or permitted to be sent hereunder
shall be deemed to have been given for all purposes of this Agreement
upon the date of acknowledged receipt, in the case of a notice by
telecopier, and, in all other cases, upon the date of receipt or
refusal, except that whenever under this Agreement a notice is either
received on a day which is not a Business Day or
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is required to be delivered on or before a specific day which is not a
Business Day, the day of receipt or required delivery shall
automatically be extended to the next Business Day.
(c) All such notices shall be addressed,
if to Landlord:
c/o Senior Housing Properties Trust
400 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Attn: Mr. David J. Hegarty
[Telecopier No. (617) 796-8349]
if to Tenant to:
c/o Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
400 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Attn: Evrett W. Benton
[Telecopier No. (617) 796-8385]
(d) By notice given as herein provided, the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns shall have the right from time
to time and at any time during the term of this Agreement to change
their respective addresses effective upon receipt by the other parties
of such notice and each shall have the right to specify as its address
any other address within the United States of America.
23.11 Construction. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, all claims against, and liabilities of, Tenant or
Landlord arising prior to any date of termination or expiration of this
Agreement with respect to the Leased Property shall survive such termination or
expiration. In no event shall Landlord be liable for any consequential damages
suffered by Tenant as the result of a breach of this Agreement by Landlord.
Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party
to be charged. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Each term or provision of this Agreement to be performed
by Tenant shall be construed as an independent covenant and condition. Time is
of the essence with respect to the provisions of this Agreement. Except as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any obligations of Tenant (including
without limitation, any monetary, repair and indemnification obligations) and
Landlord shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement.
Whenever it is provided in this Agreement that Tenant shall direct any Manager
to take any action, Tenant shall not be deemed to have satisfied such obligation
unless Tenant shall have exhausted all applicable rights
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and remedies of Tenant as "Owner" under such Manager's Management Agreement.
23.12 Counterparts; Headings. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but which, when
taken together, shall constitute but one instrument and shall become effective
as of the date hereof when copies hereof, which, when taken together, bear the
signatures of each of the parties hereto shall have been signed. Headings in
this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or affect
the meaning of the provisions hereof.
23.13 Applicable Law, Etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted,
construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts applicable to contracts between residents of Massachusetts
which are to be performed entirely within Massachusetts, regardless of (i) where
this Agreement is executed or delivered; or (ii) where any payment or other
performance required by this Agreement is made or required to be made; or (iii)
where any breach of any provision of this Agreement occurs, or any cause of
action otherwise accrues; or (iv) where any action or other proceeding is
instituted or pending; or (v) the nationality, citizenship, domicile, principal
place of business, or jurisdiction of organization or domestication of any
party; or (vi) whether the laws of the forum jurisdiction otherwise would apply
the laws of a jurisdiction other than Massachusetts; or (vii) any combination of
the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the laws of the State shall apply
to the perfection and priority of liens upon and the disposition of any
Property.
23.14 Right to Make Agreement. Each party warrants, with respect to
itself, that neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of
any transaction contemplated hereby, shall violate any provision of any law, or
any judgment, writ, injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental
authority having jurisdiction over it; nor result in or constitute a breach or
default under any indenture, contract, other commitment or restriction to which
it is a party or by which it is bound; nor require any consent, vote or approval
which has not been given or taken, or at the time of the transaction involved
shall not have been given or taken. Each party covenants that it has and will
continue to have throughout the term of this Agreement and any extensions
thereof, the full right to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations
hereunder.
23.15 Attorneys' Fees. If any lawsuit or arbitration or other legal
proceeding arises in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this
Agreement, the prevailing party therein shall be entitled to receive from the
other party the prevailing party's costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith, in preparation therefor and on
appeal therefrom, which amounts shall be included in any judgment therein.
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23.16 Nonliability of Trustees. THE DECLARATION OF TRUST ESTABLISHING
LANDLORD, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO (COLLECTIVELY,
THE "DECLARATION"), IS DULY FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND
TAXATION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT THE NAME "SNH CHS PROPERTIES
TRUST" REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES,
BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER,
EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF LANDLORD SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY
OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, LANDLORD. ALL PERSONS
DEALING WITH LANDLORD, IN ANY WAY, SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF LANDLORD FOR
THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.
23.17 Overland Park Representations and Warranties. Tenant represents
and warrants to Landlord, with respect to the Overland Park Property, that as of
the date hereof:
(a) All (if any) leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, and
similar agreements granting an interest to any other person or entity
for the use and occupancy of any portion of the Overland Park Property,
and all (if any) agreements in place whereby residents are in occupancy
at the Overland Park Property, are legal, valid, binding, enforceable
and in full force and effect, and to the best of Tenant's knowledge, no
party is in breach or default, and no event has occurred which with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach of default,
or permit termination, modification, or acceleration under such
agreements, and no party has repudiated any provision of such
agreements;
(b) Tenant has not received written notice of any pending or
threatened condemnation actions with respect to the Overland Park
Property or any part thereof;
(c) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending against
the Overland Park Property in any court of law, or in equity or before
any court, administrative agency, commission or other public
governmental authority;
(d) To Tenant's knowledge, the Overland Park Property is duly
licensed and currently complies with licensing under applicable state
and local laws to operate the Overland Park Property in the manner it
is presently being operated, and Tenant has not received any notices of
violations of any laws or regulations, other than those violations of
law, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders or requirements noted in or
issued by any Federal, state, county, municipal or other department or
governmental agency having jurisdiction against or affecting the
Overland Park Property whenever noted or issued;
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(e) To Tenant's knowledge, Tenant has not violated any
requirements of law currently applicable to the Overland Park Property
or any part thereof with respect to: (i) the installation, existence or
removal of or exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing materials;
(ii) the existence, discharge or removal of or exposure to hazardous
materials; (iii) air emissions, water discharges, noise emissions and
any other environmental, health or safety matter; and (iv) effects on
the environment of the Overland Park Property or any part thereof or of
any activity heretofore, now or hereafter conducted on the Overland
Park Property (collectively, the "Relevant Environmental Laws");
(f) Tenant has not received any notice of any claim or
citation of noncompliance with respect to any violation of Relevant
Environmental Laws and, to Tenant's knowledge, there are no facts,
circumstances, conditions or occurrences on the Overland Park Property
that could reasonably be expected to result in the violation of any
such Relevant Environmental Laws or cause to be subject to any
restrictions on the existing or contemplated development, use or
transferability thereof under any Relevant Environmental Laws.
(g) To Tenant's knowledge, the Overland Park Property and the
uses thereof comply in all material respects with all applicable
building and zoning ordinances and codes;
(h) No governmental authority having jurisdiction over the
Overland Park Property has issued any citations with respect to any
material deficiencies or other matters that fail to conform to
applicable statutes, regulations or ordinances that have not been
corrected as of the date hereof; Tenant has not received written or
oral notice from any agency supervising or having authority over the
Overland Park Property requiring such property or any service, staff,
or practice provided at the Overland Park Property to be modified,
restricted or conditioned as to service or eligibility or be reworked
or redesigned or additional furniture, fixtures, equipment or inventory
to be provided at the Overland Park Property so as to conform or comply
with any existing in any applicable law, code or standard; and
(i) There has been no material adverse change with respect to
the physical condition of the Overland Park Property or the operations
at the Overland Park Property since April 1, 2002.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as a
sealed instrument as of the date above first written.
LANDLORD:
SNH CHS PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ John R. Hoadley
John R. Hoadley
Treasurer
TENANT:
FVE-CHS LLC
By: /s/ Bruce J. Mackey Jr.
Bruce J. Mackey Jr.
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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OMITTED EXHIBITS
The following exhibits to the Lease Agreement have been omitted:
Exhibit Letter Exhibit Title
A-1 through A-9 Property
The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the foregoing omitted
exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.