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• j. No Joint Venture or Agency. The County and OCHLT each agree and <br />acknowledge that nothing contained herein or otherwise, including, without- limitation, any act <br />of the County or OCHLT under this Agreement, shall be deemed or construed to create any <br />relationship of joint venture, partnership or agency between the parties. <br />k. Effect of Waiver or Forbearance. No failure by the County to insist upon the <br />strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy <br />upon the breach by OCHLT of any of its obligations, agreements, or covenants hereunder, shall <br />be a waiver of such affected term or condition or of such breach; nor shall any forbearance by <br />the County to seek a remedy for any breach by OCHLT be a waiver by the County of its rights <br />and remedies with respect to that or any other breach. <br />1. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and <br />governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Any litigation arising out of this <br />Agreement shall be brought in courts sitting in North Carolina, with venue in Orange County. <br />m. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and <br />separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or <br />unenforceable by the fact that for any reason any other provision may be invalid or <br />unenforceable in whole or in part. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof <br />to any person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be or become invalid or unenforceable, the <br />• remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances <br />other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and <br />each provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted <br />by law. The County and OCHLT agree to substitute for such provision of this Agreement or the <br />application thereof determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such other provision as most <br />closely approximates, in a lawful manner, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. If <br />the County and OCHLT cannot agree, they shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to <br />substitute such provision as the court deems reasonable and judicially valid, legal and <br />enforceable. Such provision determined by the court shall automatically be deemed part of this <br />Agreement ab initio. <br />n. Equal Opportunity. OCHLT shall not discriminate against any employee or <br />applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political <br />affiliation or belief, age, handicap, or familial status in the implementation of the Project. <br />o. Headings. Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret <br />or construe its provision. <br />p. Gender; Singular and Plural. As used herein, the neuter gender includes the <br />feminine and masculine. The masculine includes the feminine and neuter, and the feminine <br />includes the masculine and neuter ,and each includes a corporation, partnership or other legal <br />entity when the context so requires. The singular number includes the plural and vice versa, <br />whenever the context so requires. <br />7 <br />