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BOOK 1936 Pm M <br /> 10. Amendment. If circumstances arise under which an amendment to or modification of this <br /> agreement would be appropriate, Grantor and Grantee are free to jointly amend this <br /> Agreement. Any such amendment shall be recorded in the Orange County Register of <br /> Deeds. <br /> 11. Transfers. Grantor agrees to give written notice to Grantee of the transfer of any interest <br /> at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such transfer. The failure of Grantor to perform <br /> any act required by this paragraph shall not impair the validity of this Agreement. <br /> 12. Notices. Any notice, request or communication that either party desires or is required to <br /> give to the other shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by first class <br /> mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: <br /> To Grantor: Robert E. Strayhorn <br /> 2103 New Hope Church Road <br /> Chapel Hill,North Carolina 27514 <br /> To Grantee: Orange County <br /> c/o Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board <br /> of County Commissioners <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough,North Carolina 27278 <br /> or to such other address as either party from time to time shall designate by written notice <br /> to the other. <br /> 13. Recordation. Grantee shall record this instrument in timely fashion in the Orange County <br /> Register of Deeds and may re-record it at any time as may be required to preserve its <br /> rights in this Agreement. <br /> 14. General Provisions. <br /> (a) Controlling_Law. The interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be <br /> governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina and, in particular, by the <br /> Farmland Preservation Enabling Act (Chapter 106, Article 61) and by the Historic <br /> Preservation and Conservation Agreements Act (Chapter 121, Article 4) of the <br /> North Carolina General Statutes, and by the Orange County Voluntary Farmland <br /> Preservation Program Ordinance. <br /> (b) Liberal Construction. Any general rule of construction to the contrary <br /> notwithstanding, this Agreement shall be liberally construed in favor of the grant <br /> to effect the purpose of this Agreement. If any provision in this instrument is <br /> found to be ambiguous, an interpretation consistent with the purpose of this <br /> Agreement that would render the provision valid shall be favored over any <br /> interpretation that would render it invalid. <br />