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L <br />Shopping Center, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, <br />understandings and agreements, written or oral, between the part ies 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 <br />exercise the Option, <br />then Landlord <br />shall obtain any and all required <br />regulatory approvals and permits (including <br />but not limited to special use permits, <br />modifications <br />of existing special <br />use permits, <br />subdivision approval and zoning <br />approval) from <br />the applicable <br />authority prior <br />to the Closing in order to <br />effectuate the <br />sale contemplated <br />by the Option <br />and in order to legally subdivide <br />LEASE MODIFICATION - <br />HILLSBOROUGH COMMONS <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />4 <br />