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to <br />DR P-1°s <br />promulgated thereunder; (iv) and any material or substance regulated by the Federal Insecticide, <br />Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated <br />thereunder; (v) any oil, petroleum products, and their by-products; and (vi) any other hazardous, <br />toxic or dangerous material or substance that is or becomes regulated by any federal, state or local <br />law or regulation, including but not limited to radioactive materials. <br />8.1.6 Tenant hereby agrees that it shall be fully liable for all costs and expenses related, to the use, <br />storage, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Material on the Leased Premises by the <br />Tenant, and the Tenant shall give immediate notice to the Landlord of any known violation or <br />potential violation of the provisions of subparagraph (8.1.2) hereof. <br />8.1.7 Prior to the commencement of construction of any Improvements, an environmental audit <br />regarding the Leased Premises shall be conducted by a qualified environmental auditor selected by <br />Tenant consisting at a minimum of a Phase I audit and at such additional levels as is reasonably <br />sufficient to determined the environmental condition of the Leased Premises at the commencement <br />of the Lease. The cost of the environment audit shall be bome by the Tenant. <br />8.2 Notices and Payments. Any notice or payment which may or shall be made under the terms of this Lease <br />shall be in writing (in the case of a notice) shall be either delivered by hand or sent by United States <br />Registered or Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, or by any overnight mail service (e.g. Federal <br />Express, United Parcel Services), postage prepaid, to the address set out in Article I hereof or to such <br />Address as may be contained in a notice given as provided above. <br />8.3 Short Form. Upon request by either party, the parties shall execute and record a memorandum or <br />Short form of this Lease setting forth such provisions hereof as either party may wish to incorporate. <br />8.4. Entire Agreement. This Lease and any written addenda referred to herein and all exhibits hereto expressly <br />referred to herein (which are expressly incorporated herein by this reference) shall constitute the entire <br />agreement between Landlord and Tenant and no prior written or prior or contemporaneous oral promises or <br />representations shall be binding. This Lease shall not be amended, changed or extended except by written <br />instrument signed by both parties hereto. <br />8.5 Interpretation: Governing _Law. Pronouns, where used herein, of whatever gender, shall include natural <br />persons, corporations, and associations of every kind and character, and the singular shall include the plural . <br />and vice versa where and as often as may be appropriate. Article and section headings under this Lease are <br />for convenience of reference and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Lease. Whenever <br />the terms "hereof," "hereby," "herein," or words of similar import are used in this Lease, they shall be <br />construed as referring to this Lease in its entirety rather than to a particular section or provision, unless the <br />context specifically indicates to the contrary. Any reference to a particular "Article" or "Section" shall be <br />construed as referring to the indicated Article or Section of this Lease. Statements herein in respect to <br />compliance with applicable law or text of similar import shall be construed to require compliance with <br />applicable law as now or hereafter in effect. The laws of the State of North Carolina shall govern the <br />validity, performance and enforcement of this Lease and this Lease shall be construed pursuant to such law. <br />8.6 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, <br />executors, administrators, successors and assigns, or the parties, but this provision shall in no way alter the <br />restrictions on assignment and subletting applicable to Tenant hereunder. <br />8.7 Relationship of the Parties. This Lease shall not act to create the relationship of partner or joint venturer <br />between Landlord and Tenant. <br />8.8 Severabilit . In the event any term, covenant or condition of this Lease or the application thereof to any <br />Person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the <br />application of such term, covenant or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it <br />is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term, covenant or condition of this <br />Lease shall be valid and enforceable to full extend permitted by law.