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Shopping Center, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, <br /> understandings and agreements, written or oral, between the partles hereto. <br /> 14. Assignment. County shall have no right to assign the Option without the prior <br /> express written approval of Landlord, which approval may be grantee or denied by <br /> Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. <br /> 15.Time of the Essence. The parties agree that time is of the essence with respect to <br /> the performance of all obligations, the exercise of the Option and all other time or <br /> deadline related matters herein. <br /> 16. Memorandum of Agreement. Landlord agrees that, at the request of County, <br /> Landlord will promptly execute and deliver a memorandum of the Option in recordable <br /> form sufficient to provide record notice of the Option, and County shall be entitled to <br /> record such memorandum in the Orange County Register of Deeds, at County's sole <br /> cost and expense. If County makes such a request to Landlord, County will, at that <br /> time, deliver to Landlord's counsel, to be held in escrow by such counsel, an <br /> executed Release, in form satisfactory for recordation in the Orange County Register <br /> of Deeds, releasing such memorandum from record in the event that County <br /> fails to timely exercise the Option or the Option otherwise terminates. Landlord's <br /> counsel may release the escrowed Release document, or record it in the Orange <br /> County Register of Deeds, in the event of such termination or non-exercise. <br /> 17. Easements. At Closing, Landlord may, subject to the review and approval of the <br /> County which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, reserve easements for <br /> ingress and egress over the Shopping Center . to provide access by pedestrian <br /> and vehicular traffic over all drive aisles, entrances, exits, and curb cuts, and for <br /> installation and operation of utilities over the Shopping Center at locations reasonably <br /> acceptable to the owner of the Shopping Center, for the benefit of Landlord's one acre <br /> retained parcel, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto. <br /> 18. Disclaimer. County acknowledges and agrees that Landlord has not made, does <br /> not make, and will not make, and specifically negates and disclaims, any <br /> representations, warranties (other than the warranty of title as set out in the Deed), <br /> promises, covenants, agreements or guaranties of any kind or character whatsoever, <br /> whether express or implied, oral or written, past, present, or future, of, as to, <br /> concerning or with respect to (a) the value, nature, quality or condition of the <br /> Shopping Center, including, without limitation, the water, soil and geology, (b) the <br /> income to be derived from the Shopping Center, (c) the suitability of the Shopping <br /> Center for any and all activities and uses which County may conduct thereon, (d) the <br /> compliance of or by the Shopping Center or its operation with any laws, rules, <br /> ordinances or regulations of any applicable governmental authority or body, <br /> (e) the habitability, merchantability, marketability, profitability or fitness for a <br /> particular purpose of the Shopping Center, (f) the manner or quality of the <br /> construction or materials, if any, incorporated Into the Shopping Center, (g) the manner, <br /> quality, state of repair or lack of repair of the Shopping Center, or (h) any other <br /> matter with respect to the Shopping Center, and specifically, that Landlord has <br /> not made, does not make and specifically disclaims any representations regarding <br /> compliance with any environmental protection, pollution or •land use laws, <br /> rules, regulations, orders or requirements, Including the existence in or on the <br /> property of hazardous materials (as defined below). County further acknowledges <br /> and agrees that having been given the opportunity to inspect the Shopping Center, <br /> County is and will be relying solely on its own investigation of the Shopping Center <br /> and not on any information provided or to be provided by Landlord and at the Closing <br /> agrees to accept the Shopping Center and waive all objections or claims against <br /> Landlord (including, but not limited to, any right or claim of contribution) <br /> arising from or related to the property or to any hazardous materials on the Shopping <br /> Center. Landlord is not liable or bound in any manner by any verbal or written <br /> statements, representations or information pertaining to the property, or the <br /> operation thereof, furnished by any real estate broker, agent, employee, servant or <br /> other person. County further acknowledges and agrees that to the maximum extent <br /> permitted by law, the sale of the Shopping Center as provided for herein is made on an <br /> "as is" condition and basis with all faults. <br /> 19. Landlord represents and warrants, as of the date of this Lease Agreement, that it <br /> has not granted any other entity an option to purchase the Shopping Center other <br /> than County, nor has Landlord entered into a purchase agreement or any other <br /> agreement or arrangement whatsoever that would prohibit Landlord from selling the <br /> Shopping Center to County. <br /> 20. If County exercise the Option, then Landlord shall obtain any and all required <br /> regulatory approvals and permits (including but not limited to special use permits, <br /> modifications of existing special use permits, subdivision approval and zoning <br /> approval) from the applicable authority prior to the Closing in order to <br /> effectuate the sale contemplated by the Option and in order to legally subdivide <br /> LEASE MODIFICATION-HILLSBOROUGH COMMONS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 4 <br />