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14 <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 />i <br />