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13 <br />right to demand exact compliance with the material terms hereof. All rights, powers and privileges conferred hereunder upon parties <br />hereto shall be cumulative and not restrictive of those given by law. <br />(c) Time is of the essence in this Lease. <br />(d) This Lease constitutes the sole and entire agreement among the parties hereto and no modification of this Lease shall be binding <br />unless in writing and signed by all parties hereto. <br />(e) Each signatory to this Lease represents and warrants that he or she has full authority to sign this Lease and such instruments as may <br />be necessary to effectuate any transaction contemplated by this Lease on behalf of the party for whom he or she signs and that his or <br />her signature binds such party. <br />(f) Upon request by either Landlord or Tenant, the parties hereto shall execute a short form lease (memorandum of lease) in recordable <br />form, setting forth such provisions hereof (other than the amount of annual rental and other sums due) as either party may wish to <br />incorporate. The cost of recording such memorandum of lease shall be borne by the party requesting execution of same. <br />CONDTTIONS PRECEDENT <br />30. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Lease shall be valid and enforceable only ifi <br />(a) This Lease is formally approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Local Government <br />Commission, assuming such approvals are required by law. If either body refuses, for any reason, to formally approve <br />this Lease, it shall be null and void and without legal effect, and Tenant shall have no obligation to make rent payments <br />hereunder, and <br />(b) Landlord obtains a certificate of occupancy for the Premises (excluding any Tenant upfits) by August 1, 2013, at the <br />latest; and <br />(c) Landlord provides Tenant with the final terms and specifications for the construction project and either (i) Tenant <br />determines that the Premises will, if built in accordance with said plans and specifications, adequately meet its needs or <br />(ii) Tenant provides written notice to Landlord, within thirty (30) days of its receipt of the final plans and specifications, <br />that the Premises, if built in accordance with said plans and plans and specifications, will not adequately meets it needs, <br />and Landlord corrects any deficiencies in said plans and specifications before the Lease Commencement Date. <br />Provided, however, that this Lease shall not be contingent upon Landlord's alteration of any aspects of.its final plans and <br />specifications if (i)Tenant previously notified Landlord in writing that the same plans and specifications, before being <br />finalized, would adequately meet its needs or (ii) Tenant previously notified Landlord in writing that the non-finalized <br />plans and specifications would adequately meet its needs and any changes reflected in the final plans and specifications <br />aze non-material. The parties agree that as of October 26, 2011, Tenant has not yet given written notice that the finalized <br />ornon-finalized plans and specifications will adequately meet its need; and <br />(d) Landlord gives Tenant the opportunity to inspect the Premises within fifteen (15) days after final completion of the <br />construction prof ect and either (i) Tenant determines that the Premises (excluding Tenant's upfits) were constructed in <br />substantial compliance with the final terms and specifications or (ii) Tenant provides written notice to Landlord, within <br />five (5) days after the inspection, that the Premises (excluding Tenant's upfits) were not constructed in substantial <br />performance with the final terms and specifications and Landlord cures any substantial defects identified in said written <br />notice before the Lease Commencement Date; and <br />(e) Tenant has been given the opporttwity to inspect the Premises within fifteen (15) business days after substantial <br />completion of the Shell Space of the Property and to provide Landlord, within five (5) business days after the inspection, <br />with written notice of any construction or design defects in the Shell Space that would render the Premises unsafe for the <br />Permitted Uses, and Landlord has cured any such defects before the Lease Commencement Date. <br />TERD'IIl~TATION <br />31. In addition to and without limiting any other rights or remedies described herein, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this <br />Lease without incurring any liability to Landlord (for rent or otherwise) upon an event ofnon-appropriation. For purposes of this <br />Lease, an event ofnon-appropriation means that Tenant has not been appropriated funds to fulfill its lease obligations in a subsequent <br />fiscal year. If an event ofnon-appropriation occurs, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing, and this Lease shall terminate effective <br />the last day of the then-current fiscal yeaz. For purposes of this Lease, the relevant fiscal year shall begin on July 1 and end on June <br />30 of each calendar yeaz. If Tenant terminates because of an event ofnon-appropriation, Tenant shall be liable for any rent otherwise <br />