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set out in this Paragraph No. 14 elect to terminate this lease and may termi- <br /> nate it by giving written notice to that effect to the Lessee. <br /> If the Lessor shall at any time terminate this lease on account of <br /> • any default set out in this paragraph, .in addition to other remedies it may <br /> have, it may recover from the Lessee all damages that•it may suffer by rea- <br /> son of the"termination of the lease, including, but not limited to, the cost <br /> of recovering possession of the Leased Premises, and the excess, if any, of <br /> the amount of rent and other amounts to be paid by the Lessee under the <br /> terms of the lease for the remainder of the stated term, over the then rea- <br /> sonable rental value of the premises for the.remainder of the stated term. <br /> • In addition to the foregoing, if after a default by Lessee an • <br /> attorney is employed to enforce the monetary obligations evidenced by this <br /> Agreement or to assist the Lessor in connection with its exercise of any <br /> right, power, privilege or remedy referred to herein, Lessee agrees to pay <br /> promptly all costs incurred by Lessor with respect to collection of enforce- <br /> meat including reasonable attorney'•s ,fees and court costs.. <br /> The Lessee acknowledges that all accounts are due and payable as <br /> required in the lease and a finance charge of 1 1/2% per month, which is an <br /> annual percentage rate of 18% will be charged by Lessor on all past due <br /> . accounts. <br /> 15. Constructive Default. (1) If, before or during the term of this <br /> lease, the Lessee shall be adjudged as bankrupt, or if any proceeding under <br /> the federal bankruptcy laws shall be filed by or against the Lessee, then <br /> such occurrence shall be deemed a breach of this lease and, upon the happen- <br /> ing of such event, this lease, IPSO FACTO. shall terminate, and the Lessee <br /> shall be liable for all damages sustained by the Lessor as provided by law. <br /> (2) If, before or during the term of this lease or any renewal <br /> thereof (a) the Lessee shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors <br /> or (b) a receiver shall be appointed for the property of the Lessee by order <br /> of a court of competent jurisdiction by reason of the insolvency or alleged <br /> insolvency or otherwise of the Lessee, or (c) any department of the state or <br /> federal government, or any officer thereof authorized by order of court <br /> • shall take possession of the business property of the Lessee by reason of <br /> the insolvency or alleged insolvency of the Lessee, or (d) should execution <br /> issue on any judgement and be levied against Lessee's interests in•said <br /> Leased Premises under this lease, then, upon the happening of any one or <br /> more of such event, at the option of the Lessor, this lease may be termi- ' <br /> nated by the Lessor by written notice to that effect to the Lessee, and the <br /> Lessor shall, in addition to any other remedies provided by law in case of <br /> default by the Lessee, be entitled to the damages set out in the last sen- <br /> tence of 14 above. <br /> Paragraph <br /> 16. Assignment and Sublettiing. Lessee shall not sell, assign, pledge <br /> or hypothecate this lease, or sublet the Leased Premises or any part thereof <br /> without the prior written consent of Lessor, which consent shall not be un- <br /> reasonably withheld. Consent by Lessor to one assignment qr subletting <br /> shall not destroy or operate as a waiver of' the'prFihibitions contained in <br /> this paragraph as to future assignments or subleases and all such later <br /> assignments or subleases shall be made only with Lessor's proper written <br /> . consent. In the event any assignment of the lease or subletting of the <br /> Leased Premises is consented to by the Lessor, Lessee shall remain liable to . <br /> Lessor for payment of all rent herein provided for and for the faithful per- <br /> , formance of all the covenants and conditions of this lease by any assignee <br /> or. sublessees to the same extent as if the lease had not been assigned or <br /> the Leased Premises sublet. If this lease shall be assigned or the premises <br /> sublet by Lessee at a rental that exceeds all rental to be paid to Lessor <br /> hereunder, then and in such event any such excess shall be paid over to <br /> Lessor by Lessee. <br /> -7- <br /> • <br />