HomeMy WebLinkAbout0822 ~~I:c i,;:ssor as a su;~s~itut-ion i.i ~ahole or ir. Par~ for ;:u::~~s
ass~:ss.~cl or inposecl by sucil S::atc or politicai su:~divi:~ioa
tlicreof on lana and builuinas ancl/or personalty, t;ze ~amc
shall b~ deemzd to be included caithin tli~ t~r~n "~ax~s ar.c:
assessr~,ents" , and tl:e Lessee sha~l pay ar.d c:ischarge sucn
ta~: or c::cise on rent. Any ob~igation i;~ the nature o~
a"sales tax" or "use tax" tha~ si:all become d~.ze or
payable by reason oE the ren~:als payable by the Lesse~
under the terms arid provions hereof shall be the obZigation -
of and sha11 be paid the Lessee.
c. The Lessee shali have t'r.e rir,..zt to co.ztest ~`r.e
a.:.ount or vali3ity of any tax or assessment a~d no`_: ir.g
::erein shaZl imply any rig;~ ~ o~ the part of tize Lessee to
aefer or postpone such pay;r~en~ for any such purnose unless
such proceedings shall operate to prevent or stay the
collec~ion of the tax or assessment so contested and :he
Lessee shall have deposited with the iessor tne amount so
cantested and unpaid, toget;zer with all interest an~ ne;~alties
in connection tiierewitr. and all cha~ges that may or r.,ignt
be assessed against or becon?e a charge or lien on ~he
De~~ised Premises, or any part thereof, by r2ason of such cor.test
or by reason o~ the deZay in tl:~ gayi;ient of the ta:~ or
ussess:~eat which may result from such contest. Lnon term-
ination of such proceedi:gs, tY:e Lessor snall pay tre ~
a~zount of any such tax or assessr.lent or a~y part ;
hereof
as shall be finally determinea by such nroceedings to be
3ue ar.d payable, together with a: y costs, fees, in~erest,
penalties or liabilities in connectior. tha_rewith, irom the
monies deposited by the i,essee, as aforesaid, and sha~l
retu~n a~ly renaining sums to t;~e Lessee without inter~st.
If at any tirtte during the course of such contest proceeciir,gs
it sizall app~ar to t~`~e Lessor that the amuunt deposi;:ed by
tne Lessee is or may be insufficient to pay in fuZl ~=:e
ariount of tize tax and assessment, toget;ier with all i~:terest,
penalties and other charges wr,ich may be incurred by reason
of tne contest proceedings, or if at the termina~io~: of
sucn ~roceedings ii. shall or ~:ay appear that the aron:~t
neposited by the Lessee is insufiicient to pay in ~u1Z t:ze
amount found to be due, the Lessor sha1Z have the riq:-~t
to require the Lessee to deposit such additior.al su.^is
as the ~essor may reasonably request, ar.d upon failure of
:'rie i.assee to do so wi~hin t'.lirty (30) days of ae~-:la:~d t:.are-
for t:e air~ount theretofore deposited with tiie Lessor :aay be
aoplied to the pavment, rernoval and discharge of ai~y ~hen
oending ar.d contested tax or assessment, and any d~lin~uency
s'r.all be treated as unpaid rent. T:~e Lessor, at the Lessee's
sole expense, shail join in a.~y such proceedings if any
law snall so require.
d. ~:ze Lessee may, if it shal.l so desire, EnneGvor ~
at any ti~-ne t~ contest t,~Ze validity of any assess.~.e. or
to obtain a lowering ox the assessed valuation upo:. t:e
Ler.tised P-re~-nises for the purpose of reducing any assess~
te:.t.
In sucin event the Lessor will of fer no obj ec ~ion a: at ::...~;e
request of the Lessee, wit;~oat ~xnease to the ~,essor; wii?
cooc~era~e wit;~ the Lessee. If requested by the Less~~, a::d
~rovided he wi1l not in ti:e reasonable juGgrien` of ~~~c ~~ssor
incur any expense or Ziability thereby, t~ie Lessor t:z3~
execute any docur;?ents ;a~icn may be r.ecessary ar.d pro~er
for any suci: proceeciings . Any refu:~ds shall be t~e proper ~y
of tize Lessee to the er.tent to wnich it raay be Dasea on
a pay.nent of an assessr~er.~ i:~ace by the Lessee.
e. The Lessor may a: any t~me require the Lessee
to cie~osi~ fur.ds for the pa~:ne:~t of eurren~ tares a:~c: assess-
raents on tr.e D,~,-nised Premises in a ban~ or trus ~ ca:~.r~ny
selec~e~ by the Lessor. S~:ch funas shali be hela ir. ri-~e
na~,e of tne Lcssee, with ar.y interest paya:~le to th~ Lessce,
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