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13. Utilities. The Tenant shall pay charges for gas, electricity, light and power used, <br />rendered or supplied upon or in connection with the leased property. The County shall be responsible <br />for the payment of all charges related to the supply of water to the leased property. <br />14. Condition of Premises. The Tenant shall, during the term of this lease and any renewal <br />or extension hereof, at its sole expense, cause the leased property to by kept clean and in a manner <br />satisfactory to the County. <br />15. Surrender in Same Good Order and Condition. The Tenant shall vacate the leased <br />property in the good order and repair in which such property now is, ordinary wear and excepted, and <br />shall remove all its property therefrom so that the County can repossess the leased property no later <br />than Noon on the day upon which this lease ends, whether upon notice or by holdover or otherwise. <br />The County shall have the same rights to enforce this covenant by ejectment and for damages or <br />otherwise as for the breach of any other condition or covenant of this lease. Tenant may at any time <br />prior to or upon the termination of this lease or any renewal or extension thereof remove from the leased <br />property all materials, equipment, and property of every other sort or nature installed by the Tenant <br />thereon, provided that such property is removed without substantial injury to the leased property. No <br />injury shall be considered substantial if it is promptly corrected by restoration to the condition prior to the <br />installation of such property, if so requested by the County. Any such property not removed shall <br />become the property of the County. <br />16. Prohibition Against Unlawful or Extrahazardous Use-Enforcement Against Subtenants. <br />The Tenant may use and occupy the leased property for general office uses and for no other purpose <br />without the prior written consent of County. Tenant shall not use or occupy nor permit the leased <br />property or any part thereof to be used or occupied for any unlawful business, use or purpose, nor for <br />any business, use, or purpose deemed extrahazardous, nor for any purpose or in any manner which is <br />in violation of any present or future governmental laws or regulations. The Tenant shall promptly after <br />the discovery of any such unlawful or extrahazardous use take all necessary steps, legal and equitable, <br />to compel the discontinuance of such use and to oust and remove any subtenants, occupants, or other <br />persons guilty of such unlawful or extrahazardous use. The Tenant shall indemnify the County against <br />all costs, expenses, liabilities, losses, damages, injunctions, suits, fines, penalties, claims and demands, <br />including reasonable counsel fees, arising out of any violation of or default in these covenants. <br />17. County's Right to Cause Expiration upon Listed Defaults <br />A. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an event of default: <br />1. Delinquency in the due and punctual payment of any rent or additional rent payable under <br />this lease when such rent shall become payable, for a period of five days after the due date. <br />2. Delinquency by the Tenant in the performance of or compliance with any of the conditions <br />contained in this lease other than those referred to in the foregoing subparagraph 1, for a period of 30 <br />days after written notice thereof from the County to the Tenant, except for any default not susceptible of <br />being cured within such 30-day period, in which event the time permitted to the Tenant to cure such <br />default shall be extended for as long as shall be necessary to cure such default, provided the Tenant <br />commences promptly and proceeds diligently to cure such default, and provided further that such period <br />of time shall not be so extended as to jeopardize the interest of the County in this lease or so as to <br />subject the County to any civil or criminal liabilities. <br />3. Filing by the Tenant in any court pursuant to any statute, either of the United States or any <br />state, or a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization, or for the appointment of a receiver <br />or trustee of all or a portion of the Tenant's property, or an assignment by the Tenant for the benefit of <br />creditors. <br />4. Filing against the Tenant in any court pursuant to any statute, either of the United States or <br />of any state, of a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization, or for appointment of a <br />receiver or trustee of all or a portion of the Tenant's property, if within 180 days after the commencement <br />of any such proceeding against the Tenant such petition shall not have been dismissed. <br />