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STANDARD FORM OF OFFICE LEASE
The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc.
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AGREEMENT OF LEASE, made as of this __th day of September 2000, between
175-20 HILLSIDE AVENUE ASSOCIATES, (a limited partnership c/o LEONARD ADLER, 853
Broadway, New York, New York 10003, party of the first part, hereinafter
referred to as OWNER, and ALLEN HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC., 175-20 Hillside
Avenue, Jamaica, New York, party of the second part, hereinafter referred to as
TENANT.
WITNESSETH: Owner hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from
Owner Entire third floor, Entire second floor and all of the first floor not
occupied by the Dentist. Also, included is 18 Parking Spaces in the building
known as 175-20 Hillside Avenue, in the Borough of Queens, City of New York, for
the term of five years (or until such term shall sooner cease and expire as
hereinafter provided) to commence on the 1st day of August, 2000, and to end on
the 31st day of July, 2005, both dates inclusive, at an annual rental rate of,
See Rider Paragraph #39, which Tenant agrees to pay in lawful money of the
United States which shall be legal tender in payment of all debts and dues,
public and private, at the time of payment, in equal monthly installments in
advance on the first day of each month during said term, at the office of Owner
or such other place as Owner may designate, without any set off or deduction
whatsoever, except that Tenant shall pay the first_______ monthly
installments(s) on the execution hereof (unless this lease be a renewal).
In the event that, at the commencement of the term of this lease, or
thereafter, Tenant shall be in default in the payment of rent to Owner pursuant
to the terms of another lease with Owner or with Owner's predecessor in
interest, Owner may at Owner's option and without notice to Tenant add the
amount of such arrears to any monthly installment of rent payable hereunder and
the same shall be payable to Owner as additional rent.
The parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, distributees,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby
covenant as follows:
Rent: 1. Tenant shall pay the rent as above and as hereinafter provided.
Occupancy: 2. Tenant shall use and occupy demised premises for Home health aide
training center and principle administrative office and for no other
purpose.
Tenant Alterations: 3. Tenant shall make no changes in or to the demised
premises of any nature without Owner's prior written consent. Subject to the
prior written consent of Owner, and to the provisions of this article, Tenant,
at Tenant's expense, may make alterations, installations, additions or
improvements which are non-structural and which do not affect utility services
or plumbing and electrical lines, in or to the interior of the demised premises
by using contractors or mechanics first approved in each instance by Owner.
Tenant shall, before making any alterations, additions, installations or
improvements, at its expense, obtain all permits, approvals and certificates
required by any governmental or quasi-governmental bodies and (upon completion),
certificates of final approval thereof and shall deliver promptly duplicates of
all such permits, approvals and certificates to Owner and Tenant agrees to carry
and will cause Tenant's contractors and sub-contractors to carry such workman's
compensation, general liability, personal and property damage insurance as Owner
may require. If any mechanic's lien is filed against the demised premises, or
the building of which the same forms a part, for work claimed to have been done
for, or materials furnished to, Tenant, whether or not done pursuant to this
article, the same shall be discharged by Tenant within thirty days thereafter,
at Tenant's expense, by payment or filing the bond required by law. All fixtures
and all paneling, partitions, railings and like installations, installed in the
premises at any time, either by Tenant or by Owner on Tenant's behalf, shall,
upon installation, become the property of the Owner and shall remain upon and be
surrendered with the demised premises unless Owner, by notice to Tenant no later
than twenty days prior to the date fixed as the termination of this lease,
elects to relinquish Owner's right thereto and to have them removed by Tenant,
in which event the same shall be removed from the premises by Tenant prior to
the expiration of the lease, at Tenant's expense. Nothing in this Article shall
be construed to give Owner title to or to prevent Tenant's removal of trade
fixtures, moveable office furniture and equipment, but upon removal of any such
from the premises or upon removal of other installations as may be required by
Owner, Tenant shall immediately and at its expense, repair and restore the
premises to the condition existing prior to installation and repair any damage
to the demised premises or the building due to such removal. All property
permitted or required to be removed by Tenant at the end of the term remaining
in the premises after Tenant's removal shall be deemed abandoned and may, at the
election of Owner, either be retained as Owner's property or may be removed from
the premises by Owner, at Tenant's expense.
Maintenance and Repairs: 4. Tenant shall, throughout the term of this lease,
take good care of the demised premises and the fixtures and appurtenances
therein. Tenant shall be responsible for all damage or injury to the demised
premises or any other part of the building and the systems and equipment
thereof, whether requiring structural or nonstructural repairs caused by or
resulting from carelessness, omission, neglect or improper conduct of Tenant,
Tenant's subtenants, agents, employees, invitees or licensees, or which arise
out of any work, labor, service or equipment done for or supplied to Tenant or
any subtenant or arising out of the installation, use or operation of the
property or equipment of Tenant or any subtenant. Tenant shall also repair all
damage to the building and the demised premises caused by the moving of Tenant's
fixtures, furniture and equipment. Tenant shall promptly make, at Tenant's
expense, all repairs in and to the demised premises for which Tenant is
responsible, using only the contractor for the trade or trades in question,
selected from a list of at least two contractors per trade submitted by Owner.
Any other repairs in or to the building or the facilities and systems thereof
for which Tenant is responsible shall be performed by Owner at the Tenant's
expense. Tenant agrees to give prompt notice of any defective condition in the
premises for which Owner may be responsible hereunder. There shall be no
allowance to Tenant for diminution of rental value and no liability on the part
of Owner by reason of inconvenience, annoyance or injury to business arising
from Owner or others making repairs, alterations, additions or improvements or
to any portion of the building or the
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demised premises or in and to the fixtures, appurtenances or equipment thereof.
It is specifically agreed that Tenant shall not be entitled to any setoff or
reduction of rent by reason of any failure of Owner to comply with the covenants
of this or any other article of this Lease. Tenant agrees that Tenant's sole
remedy at law in such instance will be by way of an action for damages for
breach of contract. The provisions of this Article 4 shall not apply in the case
of fire or other casualty which are dealt with in Article 9 hereof.
Window Cleaning: 5. Tenant will not clean nor require, permit, suffer or allow
any window in the demised premises to be cleaned from the outside in violation
of Section 202 of the Labor Law or any other applicable law or of the Rules of
the Board of Standards and Appeals, or any other Board or body having or
asserting jurisdiction.
Requirements of Law, Fire Insurance, Floor Loads: 6. Prior to the commencement
of the lease term, if Tenant is then in possession, and at all times thereafter,
Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall promptly comply with all
present and future laws, orders and regulations of all state, federal, municipal
and local governments, departments, commissions and boards and any direction of
any public officer pursuant to law, and all orders, rules and regulations of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters, Insurance Services Office, or any similar
body which shall impose any violation, order or duty upon Owner or Tenant with
respect to the demised premises, whether or not arising out of Tenant's use or
manner of use thereof, (including Tenant's permitted use) or, with respect to
the building if arising out of Tenant's use or manner of use of the premises or
the building (including the use permitted under the lease). Nothing herein shall
require Tenant to make structural repairs or alterations unless Tenant has, by
its manner of use of the demised premises or method of operation therein,
violated any such laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations or requirements
with respect thereto. Tenant may, after securing Owner to Owner's satisfaction
against all damages, interest, penalties and expenses, including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, by cash deposit or by surety bond in an
amount and in a company satisfactory to Owner, contest and appeal any such laws,
ordinances, orders, rules regulations or requirements provided same is done with
all reasonable promptness and provided such appeal shall not subject Owner to
prosecution for a criminal offense or constitute a default under any lease or
mortgage under which Owner may be obligated, or cause the demised premises or
any part thereof to be condemned or vacated. Tenant shall not do or permit any
act or thing to be done in or to the demised premises which is contrary to law,
or which will invalidate or be in conflict with public liability, fire or other
policies of insurance at any time carried by or for the benefit of Owner with
respect to the demised premises or the building of which the demised premises
form a part, or which shall or might subject Owner to any liability or
responsibility to any person or for property damage. Tenant shall not keep
anything in the demised premises except as now or hereafter permitted by the
Fire Department, Board of Fire Underwriters, Fire Insurance Rating Organization
or other authority having jurisdiction, and then only in such manner and such
quantity so as not to increase the rate for fire insurance applicable to the
building, nor use the premises in a manner which will increase the insurance
rate for the building or any property located therein over that in effect prior
to the commencement of Tenant's occupancy. Tenant shall pay all costs, expenses,
fines, penalties, or damages, which may be imposed upon Owner by reason of
Tenant's failure to comply with the provisions of this article and if by reason
of such failure the fire insurance rate shall, at the beginning of this lease or
at any time thereafter, be higher than it otherwise would be, then Tenant shall
reimburse Owner, as additional rent hereunder, for that portion of all fire
insurance premiums thereafter paid by Owner which shall have been charged
because of such failure by Tenant. In any action or proceeding wherein Owner and
Tenant are parties, a schedule or "make-up" of rate for the building or demised
premises issued by the New York Fire Insurance Exchange, or other body making
fire insurance rates applicable to said premises shall be conclusive evidence of
the facts therein stated and of the several items and charges in the fire
insurance rates then applicable to said premises. Tenant shall not place a load
upon any floor of the demised premises exceeding the floor load per square foot
area which it was designed to carry and which is allowed by law. Owner reserves
the right to prescribe the weight and position of all safes, business machines
and mechanical equipment. Such installations shall be placed and maintained by
Tenant, at Tenant's expense, in settings sufficient, in Owner's judgment, to
absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance.
Subordination: 7. This lease is subject and subordinate to all ground or
underlying leases and to all mortgages which may now or hereafter affect such
leases or the real property of which demised premises are a part and to all
renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions of any such
underlying leases and mortgages. This clause shall be self-operative and no
further instrument of subordination shall be required by any ground or
underlying lessor or by any mortgagee, affecting any lease or the real property
of which the demised premises are a part. In confirmation of such subordination,
Tenant shall, from time to time, execute promptly any certificate that Owner may
request.
Property Loss, Damage Reimbursement Indemnity: 8. Owner or its agents shall not
be liable for any damage to property of Tenant or of others entrusted to
employees of the building, nor for loss of or damage to any property of Tenant
by theft or otherwise, nor for any injury or damage to persons or property
resulting from any cause of whatsoever nature, unless caused by or due to the
negligence of Owner, its agents, servants or employees. Owner or its agents will
not be liable for any such damage caused by other tenants or persons in, upon or
about said building or caused by operations in construction of any private,
public or quasi public work. If at any time any windows of the demised premises
are temporarily closed, darkened or bricked up (or permanently closed, darkened
or bricked up, if required by law) for any reason whatsoever including, but not
limited to, Owner's own acts, Owner shall not be liable for any damage Tenant
may sustain thereby and Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation
therefor nor abatement or diminution of rent nor shall the same release Tenant
from its obligations hereunder nor constitute an eviction. Tenant shall
indemnify and save harmless Owner against and from all liabilities, obligations,
damages, penalties, claims, costs and expenses for which Owner shall not be
reimbursed by insurance, including reasonable attorneys fees, paid, suffered or
incurred as a result of any breach by Tenant, Tenant's agents, contractors,
employees, invitees, or licensees, of any covenant or condition of this lease,
or the carelessness, negligence or improper conduct of the Tenant, Tenant's
agents, contractors, employees, invitees or licensees. Tenant's liability under
this lease extends to the acts and omissions of any sub-tenant, and any agent,
contractor, employee, invitee or licensee of any sub-tenant. In case any action
or proceeding is brought against Owner by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon
written notice from Owner, will, at Tenant's expense, resist or defend such
action or proceeding by counsel approved by Owner in writing, such approval not
to be unreasonably withheld.
Destruction Fire and Other Casualty: 9. (a) If the demised premises or any part
thereof shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, Tenant shall give immediate
notice thereof to Owner and this lease shall continue in full force and effect
except as hereinafter set forth (b) If the demised premises are partially
damaged or rendered partially unusable by fire or other casualty, the damages
thereto shall be repaired by and at the expense of Owner and the rent and other
items of additional rent, until such repair shall be substantially completed,
shall be apportioned from the day following the casualty according to the part
of the premises which is usable, (c) If the demised premises are totally damaged
or rendered wholly unusable by fire or other
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casualty, then the rent and other items of additional rent as hereinafter
expressly provided shall be proportionately paid up to the time of the casualty
and thenceforth shall cease until the date when the premises shall have been
repaired and restored by Owner (or sooner reoccupied in part by Tenant, then
rent shall be apportioned as provided in subsection (b) above), subject to
Owner's right to elect not to restore the same as hereinafter provided, (d) If
the demised premises are rendered wholly unusable or (whether or not the demised
premises are damaged in whole or in part) if the building shall be so damaged
that Owner shall decide to demolish it or to rebuild it, then, in any of such
events, Owner may elect to terminate this lease by written notice to Tenant,
given within 90 days after such fire or casualty, or 30 days after adjustment of
the insurance claim for such fire or casualty, whichever is sooner, specifying a
date for the expiration of the lease, which date shall not be more than 60 days
after the giving of such notice, and upon the date specified in such notice the
term of this lease shall expire as fully and completely as if such date were the
date set forth above for the termination of this lease and Tenant shall
forthwith quit, surrender and vacate the premises without prejudice however, to
Landlord's right and remedies against Tenant under the lease provisions in
effect prior to such termination, and any rent owing shall be paid up to such
date and any payments of rent made by Tenant which were on account of any period
subsequent to such date shall be returned to Tenant. Unless Owner shall serve a
termination notice as provided for herein, Owner shall make the repairs and
restorations under the conditions of (b) and (c) hereof, with all reasonable
expedition, subject to delays due to adjustment of insurance claims, labor
troubles and causes beyond Owner's control. After any such casualty, Tenant
shall cooperate with Owner's restoration by removing from the premises as
promptly as reasonably possible, all of Tenant's salvageable inventory and
moveable equipment, furniture, and other property. Tenant's liability for rent
shall resume five (5) days after written notice from Owner that the premises are
substantially ready for Tenant's occupancy, (e) Nothing contained hereinabove
shall relieve Tenant from liability that may exist as a result of damage from
fire or other casualty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, including Owner's
obligation to restore under subparagraph (b) above, each party shall look first
to any insurance in its favor before making any claim against the other party
for recovery for loss or damage resulting from fire or other casualty, and to
the extent that such insurance is in force and collectible and to the extent
permitted by law, Owner and Tenant each hereby releases and waives all right or
recovery with respect to subparagraphs (b), (d), and (e) above, against the
other or any one claiming through or under each of them by way of subrogation or
otherwise. The release and waiver herein referred to shall be deemed to include
any loss or damage to the demised premises and/or to any personal property,
equipment, trade fixtures, goods and merchandise located therein. The foregoing
release and waiver shall be in force only if both releasors' insurance policies
contain a clause providing that such a release or waiver shall not invalidate
the insurance. If, and to the extent, that such waiver can be obtained only by
the payment of additional premiums, then the party benefiting from the waiver
shall pay such premium within ten days after written demand or shall be deemed
to have agreed that the party obtaining insurance coverage shall be free of any
further obligation under the provisions hereof with respect to waiver of
subrogation. Tenant acknowledges that Owner will not carry insurance on Tenant's
furniture and/or furnishings or any fixtures or equipment, improvements, or
appurtenances removable by Tenant and agrees that Owner will not be obligated to
repair any damage thereto or replace the same, (f) Tenant hereby waives the
provisions of Section 227 of the Real Property Law and agrees that the
provisions of this article shall govern and control in lieu thereof.
Eminent Domain: 10. If the whole or any part of the demised premises shall be
acquired or condemned by Eminent Domain for any public or quasi public use or
purpose, then and in that event, the term of this lease shall cease and
terminate from the date of title vesting in such proceeding and Tenant shall
have no claim for the value of any unexpired term of said lease and assigns to
Owner, Tenant's entire interest in any such award. Tenant shall have the right
to make an independent claim to the condemning authority for the value of
Tenant's moving expenses and personal property, trade fixtures and equipment,
provided Tenant is entitled pursuant to the terms of the lease to remove such
property, trade fixture and equipment at the end of the term and provided
further such claim does not reduce Owner's award.
Assignment, Mortgage, Etc.: 11. Tenant, for itself, its heirs, distributees,
executors, administrators, legal representative, successor and assigns,
expressly covenants that it shall not assign, mortgage or encumber this
agreement, nor underlet, or suffer or permit the demised premises or any part
thereof to be used by others, without the prior written consent of Owner in each
instance. Transfer of the majority of the stock of a corporate Tenant or the
majority partnership interest of a partnership Tenant shall be deemed an
assignment. If this lease be assigned, or if the demised premises or any part
thereof be underlet or occupied by anybody other than Tenant, Owner may, after
default by Tenant, collect rent from the assignee, under tenant or occupant, and
apply the net amount collected to the rent herein reserved, but no such
assignment, underletting, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of
this covenant, or the acceptance of the assignee, undertenant or occupant as
tenant, or a release of Tenant from the further performance by Tenant of
covenants on the part of Tenant herein contained. The consent by Owner to an
assignment or underletting shall not in any wise be construed to relieve Tenant
from obtaining the express consent in writing of Owner to any further assignment
or underletting.
Electric Current: 12. Rates and conditions in respect to submetering or rent
inclusion, as the case may be, to be added in RIDER attached hereto. Tenant
covenants and agrees that at all times its use of electric current shall not
exceed the capacity of existing feeders to the building or the risers or wiring
installation and Tenant may not use any electrical equipment which, in Owner's
opinion, reasonably exercised, will overload such installations or interfere
with the use thereof by other tenants of the building. The change at any time of
the character of electric service shall in no wise make Owner liable or
responsible to Tenant, for any loss, damages or expenses which Tenant may
sustain.
Access to Premises: 13. Owner or Owner's agents shall have the right (but shall
not be obligated) to enter the demised premises in any emergency at any time,
and, at other reasonable times, to examine the same and to make such repairs,
replacements and improvements as Owner may deem necessary and reasonably
desirable to the demised premises or to any other portion of the building or
which Owner may elect to perform. Tenant shall permit Owner to use and maintain
and replace pipes and conduits in and through the demised premises and to erect
new pipes and conduits therein provided they are concealed within the walls,
floor, or ceiling. Owner may, during the progress of any work in the demised
premises, take all necessary materials and equipment into said premises without
the same constituting an eviction nor shall the Tenant be entitled to any
abatement of rent while such work is in progress nor to any damages by reason of
loss or interruption of business or otherwise. Throughout the term hereof Owner
shall have the right to enter the demised premises at reasonable hours for the
purpose of showing the same to prospective purchasers or mortgagees of the
building, and during the last six months of the term for the purpose of showing
the same to prospective tenants. If Tenant is not present to open and permit an
entry into the demised premises, Owner or Owner's agents may enter the same
whenever such entry may be necessary or permissible by master key or forcibly
and provided reasonable care is exercised to safeguard Tenant's property, such
entry shall not render Owner or its agents liable therefor, nor in any event
shall the obligations of Tenant hereunder be affected. If during the last month
of the term Tenant shall have removed all or substantially
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all of Tenant's property therefrom Owner may immediately enter, alter, renovate
or redecorate the demised premises without limitation or abatement of rent, or
incurring liability to Tenant for any compensation and such act shall have no
effect on this lease or Tenant's obligations hereunder.
Vault, Vault Space, Area: 14. No Vaults, vault space or area, whether or not
enclosed or covered, not within the property line of the building is leased
hereunder, anything contained in or indicated on any sketch, blue print or plan,
or anything contained elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding.
Owner makes no representation as to the location of the property line of the
building. All vaults and vault space and all such areas not within the property
line of the building, which Tenant may be permitted to use and/or occupy, is to
be used and/or occupied under a revocable license, and if any such license be
revoked, or if the amount of such space or area be diminished or required by any
federal, state or municipal authority or public utility, Owner shall not be
subject to any liability nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or
diminution or abatement of rent, nor shall such revocation, diminution or
requisition be deemed constructive or actual eviction. Any tax, fee or charge of
municipal authorities for such vault or area shall be paid by Tenant.
Occupancy: 15. Tenant will not at any time use or occupy the demised premises in
violation of the certificate of occupancy issued for the building of which the
demised premises are a part. Tenant has inspected the premises and accepts them
as is, subject to the riders annexed hereto with respect to Owner's work, if
any. In any event, Owner makes no representation as to the condition of the
premises and Tenant agrees to accept the same subject to violations, whether or
not of record.
Bankruptcy: 16. (a) Anything elsewhere in this lease to the contrary
notwithstanding, this lease may be canceled by Owner by the sending of a written
notice to Tenant within a reasonable time after the happening of any one or more
of the following events: (1) the commencement of a case in bankruptcy or under
the laws of any state naming Tenant as the debtor; or (2) the making by Tenant
of an assignment or any other arrangement for the benefit of creditors under any
state statute. Neither Tenant nor any person claiming through or under Tenant,
or by reason of any statute or order of court, shall thereafter be entitled to
possession of the premises demised but shall forthwith quit and surrender the
premises. If this lease shall be assigned in accordance with its terms, the
provisions of this Article 16 shall be applicable only to the party then owning
Tenant's interest in this lease. (b) it is stipulated and agreed that in the
event of the termination of this lease pursuant to (a) hereof, Owner shall
forthwith, notwithstanding any other provisions of this lease to the contrary,
be entitled to recover from Tenant as and for liquidated damages an amount equal
to the difference between the rent reserved hereunder for the unexpired portion
of the term demised and the fair and reasonable rental value of the demised
premises for the same period. In the computation of such damages the difference
between any installment of rent becoming due hereunder after the date of
termination and the fair and reasonable rental value of the demised premises for
the period for which such installment was payable shall be discounted to the
date of termination at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum. If such premises
or any part thereof be re-let by the Owner for the unexpired term of said lease,
or any part thereof, before presentation of proof of such liquidated damages to
any court, commission or tribunal, the amount of rent reserved upon such
re-letting shall be deemed to be the fair and reasonable rental value for the
part or the whole of the premises so re-let during the term of the re-letting.
Nothing herein contained shall limit or prejudice the right of the Owner to
prove for and obtain as liquidated damages by reason of such termination, an
amount equal to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect, at
the time when, and governing the proceedings in which, such damages are to be
proved, whether or not such amount be greater, equal to, or less than the amount
of the difference referred to above.
Default: 17. (1) If Tenant defaults in fulfilling any of the covenants of this
lease other than the covenants for the payment of rent or additional rent; or if
the demised premises become vacant or deserted; or if any execution or
attachment shall be issued against Tenant or any of Tenant's property whereupon
the demised premises shall be taken or occupied by someone other than Tenant; or
if this lease be rejected under ss. 235 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code (bankruptcy
code); or if Tenant shall fail to move in or to take possession of the premises
within thirty (30) days after the commencement of the term of this lease, then,
in any one or more of such events, upon Owner serving a written fifteen (15)
days notice upon Tenant specifying the nature of said default and upon the
expiration of said fifteen (15) days, if Tenant shall have failed to comply with
or remedy such default, or if the said default or omission complained of shall
be of a nature that the same cannot be completely cured or remedied within said
fifteen (15) day period, and if Tenant shall not have diligently commenced
curing such default within such fifteen (15) day period, and shall not
thereafter with reasonable diligence and in good faith, proceed to remedy or
cure such default, then Owner may serve a written five (5) days' notice of
cancellation of this lease upon Tenant, and upon the expiration of said five (5)
days this lease and the term thereunder shall end and expire as fully and
completely as if the expiration of such five (5) day period were the day herein
definitely fixed for the end and expiration of this lease and the term thereof
and Tenant shall then quit and surrender the demised premises to Owner but
Tenant shall remain liable as hereinafter provided.
(2) If the notice provided for in (1) hereof shall have been given, and
the term shall expire as aforesaid; or if Tenant shall make default in the
payment of the rent reserved herein or any item of additional rent herein
mentioned or any part of either or in making any other payment herein required;
then and in any of such events Owner may without notice, re-enter the demised
premises either by force or otherwise, and dispossess Tenant by summary
proceedings or otherwise, and the legal representative of Tenant or other
occupant of demised premises and remove their effects and hold the premises as
if this lease had not been made, and Tenant hereby waives the service of notice
of intention to re-enter or to institute legal proceedings to that end. If
Tenant shall make default hereunder prior to the date fixed as the commencement
of any renewal or extension of this lease, Owner may cancel and terminate such
renewal or extension agreement by written notice.
Remedies of Owner and Waiver of Redemption: 18. In case of any such default,
re-entry, expiration and/or dispossess by summary proceedings or otherwise (a)
the rent shall become due thereupon and be paid up to the time of such re-entry,
dispossess and/or expiration, (b) Owner may re-let the premises or any part or
parts thereof, either in the name of Owner or otherwise, for a term or terms,
which may at Owner's option be less than or exceed the period which would
otherwise have constituted the balance of the term of this lease and may grant
concessions or free rent or charge a higher rental than that in this lease,
and/or (c) Tenant or the legal representatives of Tenant shall also pay Owner as
liquidated damages for the failure of Tenant to observe and perform said
Tenant's covenants herein contained, any deficiency between the rent hereby
reserved and/or covenanted to be paid and the net amount, if any, of the rents
collected on account of the lease or leases of the demised premises for each
month of the period which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the
term of this lease. The failure of Owner to re-let the premises or any part or
parts thereof shall not release or affect Tenant's liability for damages. In
computing such liquidated damages there shall be added to the said deficiency
such expenses as Owner may incur in connection with re-letting, such as legal
expenses, reasonable attorneys' fees, brokerage, advertising and for keeping the
demised premises in good order or for preparing the same for re-
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letting. Any such liquidated damages shall be paid in monthly installments by
Tenant on the rent day specified in this lease and any suit brought to collect
the amount of the deficiency for any month shall not prejudice in any way the
rights of Owner to collect the deficiency for any subsequent month by a similar
proceeding. Owner, in putting the demised premises in good order or preparing
the same for re-rental may, at Owner's option, make such alterations, repairs,
replacements, and/or decorations in the demised premises as Owner, in Owner's
sole judgment, considers advisable and necessary for the purpose of re-letting
the demised premises, and the making of such alterations, repairs, replacements,
and/or decorations shall not operate or be construed to release Tenant from
liability hereunder as aforesaid. Owner shall in no event be liable in any way
whatsoever for failure to re-let the demised premises, or in the event that the
demised premises are re-let, for failure to collect the rent thereof under such
re-letting, and in no event shall Tenant be entitled to receive any excess, if
any, of such net rents collected over the sums payable by Tenant to Owner
hereunder. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Tenant of any of the
covenants or provisions hereof, Owner shall have the right of injunction and the
right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity as if re-entry, summary
proceedings and other remedies were not herein provided for. Mention in this
lease of any particular remedy, shall not preclude Owner from any other remedy,
in law or in equity. Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights of
redemption granted by or under any present or future laws in the event of Tenant
being evicted or dispossessed for any cause, or in the event of Owner obtaining
possession of demised premises, by reason of the violation by Tenant of any of
the covenants and conditions of this lease, or otherwise.
Fees and Expenses: 19. If Tenant shall default in the observance or performance
of any term or covenant on Tenant's part to be observed or performed under or by
virtue of any of the terms or provisions in any article of this lease, after
notice if required and upon expiration of any applicable grace period if any,
(except in an emergency), then, unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this
lease, Owner may immediately or at any time thereafter and without notice
perform the obligation of Tenant thereunder. If Owner, in connection with the
foregoing or in connection with any default by Tenant in the covenant to pay
rent hereunder, makes any expenditures or incurs any obligations for the payment
of money, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees, in
instituting, prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding, and prevails in
any such action or proceeding then Tenant will reimburse Owner for such sums so
paid or obligations incurred with interest and costs. The foregoing expenses
incurred by reason of Tenant's default shall be deemed to be additional rent
hereunder and shall be paid by Tenant to Owner within ten (10) days of rendition
of any bill or statement to Tenant therefor. If Tenant's lease term shall have
expired at the time of making of such expenditures or incurring of such
obligations, such sums shall be recoverable by Owner, as damages.
Building Alterations and Management: 20. Owner shall have the right at any time
without the same constituting an eviction and without incurring liability to
Tenant therefor to change the arrangement and/or location of public entrances,
passageways, doors, doorways, corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets or other
public parts of the building and to change the name, number or designation by
which the building may be known. There shall be no allowance to Tenant for
diminution of rental value and no liability on the part of Owner by reason of
inconvenience, annoyance or injury to business arising from Owner or other
Tenants making any repairs in the building or any such alterations, additions
and improvements. Furthermore, Tenant shall not have any claim against Owner by
reason of Owner's imposition of such controls of the manner of access to the
building by Tenant's social or business visitors as the Owner may deem necessary
for the security of the building and its occupants.
No Representations by Owner: 21. Neither Owner nor Owner's agents have made any
representations or promises with respect to the physical condition of the
building, the land upon which it is erected or the demised premises, the rents,
leases, expenses of operation or any other matter or thing affecting or related
to the premises except as herein expressly set forth and no rights, easements or
licenses are acquired by Tenant by implication or otherwise except as expressly
set forth in the provisions of this lease. Tenant has inspected the building and
the demised premises and is thoroughly acquainted with their condition and
agrees to take the same "as is" and acknowledges that the taking of possession
of the demised premises by Tenant shall be conclusive evidence that the said
premises and the building of which the same form a part were in good and
satisfactory condition at the time such possession was so taken, except as to
latent defects. All understandings and agreements heretofore made between the
parties hereto are merged in this contract, which alone fully and completely
expresses the agreement between Owner and Tenant and any executory agreement
hereafter made shall be ineffective to change, modify, discharge or effect an
abandonment of it in whole or in part, unless such executory agreement is in
writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
modification, discharge or abandonment is sought.
End of Term: 22. Upon the expiration or other termination of the term of this
lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender to Owner the demised premises, broom
clean, in good order and condition, ordinary wear and damages which Tenant is
not required to repair as provided elsewhere in this lease excepted, and Tenant
shall remove all its property. Tenant's obligation to observe or perform this
covenant shall survive the expiration or other termination of this lease. If the
last day of the term of this Lease or any renewal thereof, falls on Sunday, this
lease shall expire at noon on the preceding Saturday unless it be a legal
holiday in which case it shall expire at noon on the preceding business day.
Quiet Enjoyment: 23. Owner covenants and agrees with Tenant that upon Tenant
paying the rent and additional rent and observing and performing all the terms,
covenants and conditions, on Tenant's part to be observed and performed, Tenant
may peaceably and quietly enjoy the premises hereby demised, subject,
nevertheless, to the terms and conditions of this lease including, but not
limited to, Article 31 hereof and to the ground leases, underlying leases and
mortgages hereinbefore mentioned.
Failure to Give Possession: 24. If Owner is unable to give possession of the
demised premises on the date of the commencement of the term hereof, because of
the holding-over or retention of possession of any tenant, undertenant or
occupants or if the demised premises are located in a building being
constructed, because such building has not been sufficiently completed to make
the premises ready for occupancy or because of the fact that a certificate of
occupancy has not been procured or for any other reason, Owner shall not be
subject to any liability for failure to give possession on said date and the
validity of the lease shall not be impaired under such circumstances, nor shall
the same be construed in any wise to extend the term of this lease, but the rent
payable hereunder shall be abated (provided Tenant is not responsible for
Owner's inability to obtain possession or complete construction) until after
Owner shall have given Tenant written notice that the Owner is able to deliver
possession in condition required by this lease. If permission is given to Tenant
to enter into the possession of the demised premises or to occupy premises other
than the demised premises prior to the date specified as the commencement of the
term of this lease, Tenant covenants and agrees that such possession and/or
occupancy shall be deemed to be under all the terms, covenants, conditions and
provisions of this lease except the obligation to pay the fixed annual rent set
forth in the preamble to this lease. The provisions of this article are intended
to constitute "an express provision to the contrary"
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within the meaning of Section 223-a of the New York Real Property Law.
No Waiver: 25. The failure of Owner to seek redress for violation of, or to
insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or condition of this lease or
of any of the Rules or Regulations, set forth or hereafter adopted by Owner,
shall not prevent a subsequent act which would have originally constituted a
violation from having all the force and effect of an original violation. The
receipt by Owner of rent and/or additional rent with knowledge of the breach of
any covenant of this lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach and no
provision of this lease shall be deemed to have been waived by Owner unless such
waiver be in writing signed by Owner. No payment by Tenant or receipt by Owner
of a lesser amount than the monthly rent herein stipulated shall be deemed to be
other than on account of the earliest stipulated rent, nor shall any endorsement
or statement of any check or any letter accompanying any check or payment as
rent be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Owner may accept such check or
payment without prejudice to Owner's right to recover the balance of such rent
or pursue any other remedy in this lease provided. No act or thing done by Owner
or Owner's agents during the term hereby demised shall be deemed an acceptance
of a surrender of said premises, and no agreement to accept such surrender shall
be valid unless in writing signed by Owner. No employee of Owner or Owner's
agent shall have any power to accept the keys of said premises prior to the
termination of the lease and the delivery of keys to any such agent or employee
shall not operate as a termination of the lease or a surrender of the premises.
Waiver of Trial by Jury: 26. It is mutually agreed by and between Owner and
Tenant that the respective parties hereto shall and they hereby do waive trial
by jury in any action proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the
parties hereto against the other (except for personal injury or property damage)
on any matters whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this
lease, the relationship of Owner and Tenant, Tenant's use of or occupancy of
said premises, and any emergency statutory or any other statutory remedy. It is
further mutually agreed that in the event Owner commences any proceeding or
action for possession including a summary proceeding for possession of the
premises, Tenant will not interpose any counterclaim of whatever nature or
description in any such proceeding including a counterclaim under Article 4
except for statutory mandatory counterclaims.
Inability to Perform: 27. This Lease and the obligation of Tenant to pay rent
hereunder and perform all of the other covenants and agreements hereunder on
part of Tenant to be performed shall in no wise be affected, impaired or excused
because Owner is unable to fulfill any of its obligations under this lease or to
supply or is delayed in supplying any service expressly or impliedly to be
supplied or is unable to make, or is delayed in making any repair, additions,
alterations or decorations or is unable to supply or is delayed in supplying any
equipment, fixtures, or other materials if Owner is prevented or delayed from so
doing by reason of strike or labor troubles or any cause whatsoever including,
but not limited to, government preemption or restrictions or by reason of any
rule, order or regulation of any department or subdivision thereof of any
government agency or by reason of the conditions which have been or are
affected, either directly or indirectly, by war or other emergency.
Bills and Notices: 28. Except as otherwise in this lease provided, a bill,
statement, notice or communication which Owner may desire or be required to give
to Tenant, shall be deemed sufficiently given or rendered if, in writing,
delivered to Tenant personally or sent by registered or certified mail addressed
to Tenant at the building of which the demised premises form a part or at the
last known residence address or business address of Tenant or left at any of the
aforesaid premises addressed to Tenant, and the time of the rendition of such
bill or statement and of the giving of such notice or communication shall be
deemed to be the time when the same is delivered to Tenant, mailed, or left at
the premises as herein provided. Any notice by Tenant to Owner must be served by
registered or certified mail addressed to Owner at the address first hereinabove
given or at such other address as Owner shall designate by written notice.
Services Provided by Owners: 29. As long as Tenant is not in default under any
of the covenants of this lease beyond the applicable grace period provided in
this lease for the curing of such defaults, Owner shall provide: (a) necessary
elevator facilities on business days from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and have one elevator
subject to call at all other times; (b) heat to the demised premises when and as
required by law, on business days from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; (c) water for ordinary
lavatory purposes, but if Tenant uses or consumes water for any other purposes
or in unusual quantities (of which fact Owner shall be the sole judge), Owner
may install a water meter at Tenant's expense which Tenant shall thereafter
maintain at Tenant's expense in good working order and repair to register such
water consumption and Tenant shall pay for water consumed as shown on said meter
as additional rent as and when bills are rendered; (d) cleaning service for the
demised premises on business days at Owner's expense provided that the same are
kept in order by Tenant. If, however, said premises are to be kept clean by
Tenant, it shall be done at Tenant's sole expense, in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Owner and no one other than persons approved by Owner shall be
permitted to enter said premises or the building of which they are a part for
such purpose. Tenant shall pay Owner the cost of removal of any of Tenant's
refuse and rubbish from the building; (e) If the demised premises are serviced
by Owner's air conditioning/cooling and ventilating system, air
conditioning/cooling will be furnished to Tenant from May 15th through September
30h on business days (Mondays through Fridays, holidays excepted) from 8:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. and ventilation will be furnished on business days during the
aforesaid hours except when air conditioning/cooling is being furnished as
aforesaid. If Tenant requires air conditioning/cooling or ventilation for more
extended hours or on Saturdays, Sundays or on holidays, as defined under Owner's
contract with Operating Engineers Local 94-94A, Owner will furnish the same at
Tenant's expense. RIDER to be added in respect to rates and conditions for such
additional service; (f) Owner reserves the right to stop services of the
heating, elevators, plumbing, air-conditioning, electric, power systems or
cleaning or other services, if any, when necessary by reason of accident or for
repairs, alterations, replacements or improvements necessary or desirable in the
judgment of Owner for as long as may be reasonably required by reason thereof.
If the building of which the demised premises are a part supplies manually
operated elevator service, Owner at any time may substitute automatic control
elevator service and proceed diligently with alterations necessary therefor
without in any wise affecting this lease or the obligation of Tenant hereunder.
Captions: 30. The Captions are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this lease nor
the intent of any provisions thereof.
Definitions: 31. The term "office", or "offices", wherever used in this lease,
shall not be construed to mean premises used as a store or stores, for the sale
or display, at any time, of goods, wares or merchandise, of any kind, or as a
restaurant, shop, booth, bootblack or other stand, barber shop, or for other
similar purposes or for manufacturing. The term "Owner" means a landlord or
lessor, and as used in this lease means only the owner, or the mortgagee in
possession, for the time being of the land and building (or the owner of a lease
of the building or of the land and building) of which the demised premises form
a part, so that in the event of any sale or sales of said land and building or
of said lease, or in the event of a lease of said building, or of the land and
building, the said Owner shall be and hereby is entirely freed and relieved of
all covenants and obligations of
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Owner hereunder, and it shall be deemed and construed without further agreement
between the parties or their successors in interest, or between the parties and
the purchaser, at any such sale, or the said lessee of the building, or of the
land and building, that the purchaser or the lessee of the building has assumed
and agreed to carry out any and all covenants and obligations of Owner,
hereunder. The words "re-enter" and "re-entry" as used in this lease are not
restricted to their technical legal meaning. The term "business days" as used in
this lease shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays and all days as observed by the
State or Federal Government as legal holidays and those designated as holidays
by the applicable building service union employees service contract or by the
applicable Operating Engineers contract with respect to HVAC service. Wherever
it is expressly provided in this lease that consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, such consent shall not be unreasonably delayed.
Adjacent Excavation-Shoring: 32. If an excavation shall be made upon land
adjacent to the demised premises, or shall be authorized to be made, Tenant
shall afford to the person causing or authorized to cause such excavation,
license to enter upon the demised premises for the purpose of doing such work as
said person shall deem necessary to preserve the wall of the building of which
demised premises form a part from injury or damage and to support the same by
proper foundations without any claim for damages or indemnity against Owner, or
diminution of abatement of rent.
Rules and Regulations: 33. Tenant and Tenant's servants, employees, agents,
visitors, and licensees shall observe faithfully, and comply strictly with, the
Rules and Regulations and such other and further reasonable Rules and
Regulations as Owner or Owner's agents may from time to time adopt. Notice of
any additional rules or regulations shall be given in such manner as Owner may
elect. In case Tenant disputes the reasonableness of any additional Rule or
Regulation hereafter made or adopted by Owner or Owner's agents, the parties
hereto agree to submit the question of the reasonableness of such Rule or
Regulation for decision to the New York office of the American Arbitration
Association, whose determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties
hereto. The right to dispute the reasonableness of any additional Rule or
Regulation upon Tenant's part shall be deemed waived unless the same shall be
asserted by service of a notice, in writing upon Owner within fifteen (15) days
after the giving of notice thereof. Nothing in this lease contained shall be
construed to impose upon Owner any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and
Regulations or terms, covenants or conditions in any other lease, as against any
other tenant and Owner shall not be liable to Tenant for violation of the same
by any other tenant, its servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees.
Security: 34. Tenant has deposited with Owner the sum of $ NONE as security for
the faithful performance and observance by Tenant of the terms, provisions and
conditions of this lease; it is agreed that in the event Tenant defaults in
respect of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this lease, including,
but not limited to, the payment of rent and additional rent, Owner may use,
apply or retain the whole or any part of the security so deposited to the extent
required for the payment of any rent and additional rent or any other sum as to
which Tenant is in default or for any sum which Owner may expend or may be
required to expend by reason of Tenant's default in respect of any of the terms,
covenants and conditions of this lease, including but not limited to, any
damages or deficiency in the re-letting of the premises, whether such damages or
deficiency accrued before or after summary proceedings or other re-entry by
Owner. In the event that Tenant shall fully and faithfully comply with all of
the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this lease, the security
shall be returned to Tenant after the date fixed as the end of the Lease and
after delivery of entire possession of the demised premises to Owner. In the
event of a sale of the land and building or leasing of the building, of which
the demised premises form a part, Owner shall have the right to transfer the
security to the vendee or lessee and Owner shall thereupon be released by Tenant
from all liability for the return of such security; and Tenant agrees to look to
the new Owner solely for the return of said security, and it is agreed that the
provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer or assignment made of the
security to a new Owner. Tenant further covenants that it will not assign or
encumber or attempt to assign or encumber the monies deposited herein as
security and that neither Owner nor its successors or assigns shall be bound by
any such assignment, encumbrance, attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance.
Estoppel Certificate: 35. Tenant, at any time, and from time to time, upon at
least 10 days' prior notice by Owner, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
Owner, and/or to any other person, firm or corporation specified by Owner, a
statement certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect
(or, if there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect
as modified and stating the modifications), stating the dates to which the rent
and additional rent have been paid, and stating whether or not there exists any
default by Owner under this Lease, and, if so, specifying each such default.
Successors and Assigns: 36. The covenants, conditions and agreements contained
in this lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of Owner and Tenant and their
respective heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, successors, and
except as otherwise provided in this lease, their assigns. Tenant shall look
only to Owner's estate and interest in the land and building, for the
satisfaction of Tenant's remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other
judicial process) against Owner in the event of any default by Owner hereunder,
and no other property or assets of such Owner (or any partner, member, officer
or director thereof, disclosed or undisclosed), shall be subject to levy,
execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant's
remedies under or with respect to this lease, the relationship of Owner and
Tenant hereunder, or Tenant's use and occupancy of the demised premises.
In Witness Whereof, Owner and Tenant have respectively signed and
sealed this lease as of the day and year first above written.
Witness for Owner: 175-20 HILLSIDE AVENUE ASSOCIATES
By: /s/ Leonard Adler
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Witness for Tenant: ALLEN HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Richard Garofalo
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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CORPORATE OWNER CORPORATE TENANT
STATE OF NEW YORK ss.: STATE OF NEW YORK ss.:
County of County of
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On this day of , 20__, before me personally On this day of , 20__, before me personally
came ________________to me known, who being by me came ____________to me known, who being by me
duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in
__________________________ that he is the ________ __________________________ that he is the________
_______________________________of_________________ _______________________________ of_______________
the corporation described the corporation described
in and which executed the foregoing instrument, as in and which executed the foregoing instrument, as
OWNER; that he knows the seal of said corporation; TENANT; that he knows the seal of said corporation;
the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate
seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of
Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his
name thereto by like order. name thereto by like order.
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INDIVIDUAL OWNER INDIVIDUAL TENANT
STATE OF NEW YORK ss.: STATE OF NEW YORK ss.:
County of County of
On this______ day of _____, 20__, before me personally On this______ day of _____, 20__, before me personally
came ________________to me known, and known to me to came ________________to me known, and known to me to
be the individual described in and who, as OWNER, executed be the individual described in and who, as TENANT, executed
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me
that___________he executed the same. he executed the same. that___________he executed the same. he executed the same.
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GUARANTY
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, and in consideration for, and -----------------------------------
as an inducement to Owner making the within lease with Guarantor's Residence
Tenant, the undersigned guarantees to Owner, Owner's
successors and assigns the full performance and observance -----------------------------------
of all the covenants, conditions and agreements, therein Business Address
provided to be performed and observed by Tenant, including
the "Rules and Regulations" as therein provided, without -----------------------------------
requiring any notice of non-payment, non-performance, or Firm Name
non-observance, or proof, or notice, or demand, whereby to
charge the undersigned therefor, all of which the
undersigned hereby expressly waives and expressly agrees
that the validity of this agreement and the obligations of STATE OF NEW YORK ) ss.:
the guarantor hereunder shall in no wise be terminated,
affected or impaired by reason of the assertion by Owner COUNTY OF )
against Tenant of any of the rights or remedies reserved
to Owner pursuant to the provisions of the within lease.
The undersigned further covenants and agrees that this On this day of , 20__,before me personally came
guaranty shall remain and continue in full force and __________________to me known, and known to me to be the
effect as to any renewal, modification or extension of this individual described in, and who executed the foregoing
lease and during any period when Tenant is occupying the Guaranty and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
premises as a "statutory tenant." As a further inducement
to Owner to make this lease and in consideration thereof, Owner
and the undersigned covenant and agree that in any action or
proceeding brought by either Owner of the undersigned against _____________________________
the other on any matters whatsoever arising out of, under, Notary
or by virtue of the terms of this lease or of this guarantee
that Owner and the undersigned shall and do hereby waive trial
by jury.
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Dated: 20
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Witness
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
RULES AND REGULATIONS ATTACHED TO AND MADE APART OF THIS LEASE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE 33.
1. The sidewalks, entrances, driveways, passages, courts, elevators, vestibules,
stairways, corridors or halls shall not be obstructed or encumbered by any
Tenant or used for any purpose other than for ingress or egress from the demised
premises and for delivery of merchandise and equipment in a prompt and efficient
manner using elevators and passageways designated for such delivery by Owner.
There shall not be used in any space, or in the public hall of the building,
either by any Tenant or by jobbers or others in the delivery or receipt of
merchandise, any hand trucks, except those equipped with rubber tires and
sideguards. If said premises are situated on the ground floor of the building,
Tenant thereof shall further, at Tenant's expense, keep the sidewalk and curb in
front of said premises clean and free from ice, snow, dirt and rubbish.
2. The water and wash closets and plumbing fixtures shall not be used for any
purposes other than those for which they were designed or constructed and no
sweepings, rubbish, rags, acids or other substances shall be deposited therein,
and the expense of any breakage, stoppage, or damage resulting from the
violation of this rule shall be borne by the Tenant who, or whose clerks,
agents, employees or visitors, shall have caused it.
3. No carpet, rag or other article shall be hung or shaken out of any window of
the building and no Tenant shall sweep or throw or permit to be swept or thrown
from the demised premises any dirt or other substances into any of the
(corridors or halls, elevators, or out of the door or windows or stairways of
the building and Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any
foul or noxious gas or substance in the demised premises, or permit or suffer
the demised premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or
objectionable to Owner or other occupants of the building by reason of noise,
odors, and/or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other Tenants or those
having business therein, nor shall any bicycles, vehicles, animals, fish or
birds be kept in or about the building. Smoking or carrying lighted cigars or
cigarettes in the elevators of the building is prohibited.
4. No awnings or other projections shall be attached to the outside walls of the
building without the prior written consent of Owner.
5. No sign, advertisement, notice or other lettering shall be exhibited,
inscribed, painted or affixed by any Tenant on any part of the outside of the
demised premises or the building or on the inside of the demised premise if the
same is visible from the outside of the premises without the prior written
consent of Owner, except that the name of Tenant may appear on the entrance door
of the premises. In the event of the violation of the foregoing by any Tenant,
Owner may remove same without any liability, and may charge the expense incurred
by such removal to Tenant or Tenants violating this rule. Interior signs on
doors and directory tablet shall be inscribed, painted or affixed for each
Tenant by Owner at the expense of such Tenant, and shall be of a size, color and
style acceptable to Owner.
6. No Tenant shall mark, paint, drill into, or in any way deface any part of the
demised premises or the building of which they form a part. No boring, cutting
or stringing of wires shall be permitted, except with the prior written consent
of Owner, and as Owner may direct. No Tenant shall lay linoleum, or other
similar floor covering, so that the same shall come in direct contact with the
floor of the demised premises, and, if linoleum or other similar floor covering
is desired to be used an interlining of builder's deadening felt shall be first
affixed to the floor by a paste or other material, soluble in water, the use of
cement or other similar adhesive material being expressly prohibited.
7. No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any of the
doors or windows by any Tenant, nor shall any changes be made in existing locks
or mechanism thereof. Each Tenant must, upon the termination of his Tenancy,
restore to owner all keys of stores, offices and toilet rooms, either furnished
to or otherwise procured by, such Tenant, and in the event of the loss of any
keys, so furnished, such Tenant shall pay to Owner the cost thereof.
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8. Freight, furniture, business equipment, merchandise and bulky matter of any
description shall be delivered to and removed from the premises only on the
freight elevators and through the service entrances and corridors, and only
during hours and in a manner approved by Owner. Owner reserves the right to
inspect all freight to be brought into the building and to exclude from the
building all freight which violates any of the Rules and Regulations of the
lease of which these Rules and Regulations are a part.
9. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the building is prohibited and each
Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.
10. Owner reserves the right to exclude from the building all persons who do not
present a pass to the building signed by Owner. Owner will furnish passes to
persons for whom any Tenant requests same in writing. Each Tenant shall be
responsible for all persons for whom he requests such pass and shall be liable
to Owner for all acts of such persons. Tenants shall not have a claim against
Owner by reason of Owner excluding from the building any person who does not
present such pass.
11. Owner shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any Tenant which
in Owner's opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the building or its
desirability as a building for offices, and upon written notice from Owner,
Tenant shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising.
12. Tenant shall not bring or permit to be brought or kept in or on the demised
premises, any inflammable, combustible, explosive, or hazardous fluid, material,
chemical or substance, or cause or permit any odors of cooking or other
processes or any unusual or other objectionable odors to permeate in or emanate
from the demised premises.
13. If the building contains central air conditioning and ventilation, Tenant
agrees to keep all windows closed at all times and to abide by all rules and
regulations issued by Owner with respect to such services. If Tenant requires
air conditioning or ventilation after the usual hours, Tenant shall give notice
in writing to the building superintendent prior to 3:00 p.m. in the case of
services required on weekdays, and prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day prior in case
of after hours service required on weekends or on holidays. Tenant shall
cooperate with Owner in obtaining maximum effectiveness of the cooling system by
lowering and closing venetian blinds and/or drapes and curtains when the sun's
rays fall directly on the windows of the demised premises.
14. Tenant shall not move any safe, heavy machinery, heavy equipment, bulky
matter, or fixtures into or out of the building without Owner's prior written
consent. If such safe, machinery, equipment, bulky matter or fixture requires
special handling, all work in connection therewith shall comply with the
Administrative Code of the City of New York and all other laws and regulations
applicable thereto and shall be done during such hours as Owner may designate.
15. Refuse and Trash. (1) Compliance by Tenant. Tenant covenants and agrees, at
its sole cost and expense, to comply with all present and future laws, orders,
and regulations of all state, federal, municipal, and local governments,
departments, commissions and boards regarding the collection, sorting separation
and recycling of waste products, garbage, refuse and trash. Tenant shall sort
and separate such waste products, garbage, refuse and trash into such categories
as provided by law. Each separately stored category of waste products, garbage,
refuse and trash shall be placed in separate receptacles reasonably approved by
Owner. Such separate receptacles may, at Owner's option, be removed from the
demised premises in accordance with a collection schedule prescribed by law.
Tenant shall remove, or cause to be removed by a contractor acceptable to Owner,
at Owner's sole discretion, such items as Owner may expressly designate. (2)
Owner's Rights in Event of Noncompliance. Owner has the option to refuse to
collect or accept from Tenant waste products, garbage, refuse or trash (a) that
is not separated and sorted as required by law or (b) which consists of such
items as Owner may expressly designate for Tenant's removal, and to require
Tenant to arrange for such collection at Tenant's sole cost and expense,
utilizing a contractor satisfactory to Owner. Tenant shall pay all costs,
expenses, fines, penalties, or damages that may be imposed on Owner or Tenant by
reason of Tenant's failure to comply with the provisions of this Building Rule
15, and, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall indemnify, defend and hold
Owner harmless (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) from and against
any actions, claims and suits arising from such noncompliance, utilizing counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Owner.
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RIDER ATTACHED TO AND FORMING
PART OF LEASE DATED SEPTEMBER ____, 2000
BY AND BETWEEN 175-20 HILLSIDE AVENUE
ASSOCIATES, AS LANDLORD AND ALLEN HEALTH
CARE SERVICES, INC., as TENANT
37. This rider is hereby made part of the lease above
described to which it is attached and in each instance in which the provisions,
or any part thereof, of this rider shall contradict or be inconsistent with the
provisions, or any part thereof, of said lease as constituted without this
rider, the provisions of this rider shall prevail and govern and the
contradicted or inconsistent provisions of said lease shall be deemed amended
accordingly.
38. Whenever in this lease any sum, amount, item or charge
shall be designated or considered as additional rent, the Landlord shall have
the same rights and remedies for the nonpayment thereof as the Landlord would
have for the nonpayment of the fixed or minimum rent therein stipulated and
provided for to be paid by the Tenant. In the event that any payment of rent,
additional rent, etc., to be made by Tenant hereunder shall become overdue for a
period in excess of five days, a "late charge" equal to 5% of the overdue
payment may be charged by Landlord, and shall be payable by Tenant as additional
rent on the 1st day of the month following Landlord's demand therefore. The
phrase "rent" as used in this lease shall mean the fixed or minimum rent
reserved hereunder together with the other charges hereunder which are
identified as, or deemed to be, additional rent.
39. In consideration of the tenants doing its own renovation,
the base rent for the first two years commencing on August 1, 2000 and ending on
July 31, 2002 shall be $225,996.00 yearly payable at the rate of $18,833.00
monthly.
Yearly thereafter, commencing on August 1, 2002 the base rent
shall increase by the CPI but in no event shall the increase be less than 5% nor
exceed 10% yearly. The lease terminates on July 31, 2005.
40. As additional rent, the tenant shall pay 87.6% of all of
the operating costs and expenses of the building including utilities (electric,
gas, water) maintenance, repairs, garbage removal, etc. It is intended that the
landlord's sole responsibility shall be to pay the real estate taxes on the
building in an amount not to exceed the amount which is payable for the tax year
commencing July 1, 2000 and ending on June 30, 2001, and the hazard insurance
covering the building.
41. The Tenant has thoroughly examined the herein demised
premises and is fully familiar with the condition thereof. Tenant agrees to
accept the said premises "as is" and in such condition as the same may be in at
the date of commencement of the term of this lease. Landlord shall not be
obligated or required to do any work or to make any alterations or install any
fixtures, equipment or improvements, or make any repairs or replacements to or
in the demised premises in order to fit the same for Tenant's use.
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42. Supplementing that provisions of Article "8" of this
lease, Tenant agrees that during the term of this lease, Tenant, at its sole
cost and expense, shall carry and maintain the following types of insurance:
(1) Fire and extended coverage insurance covering any
improvements and betterments which may be made by Tenant (including, but not
limited to, painting, light fixtures, floor covering and partitions, if
installed by Tenant) in or to the demised premises against loss or damage by
fire and against loss or damage by other risks now or hereafter embraced by
"extended coverage" so-called in an amount not less than ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
($100,000.00) DOLLARS.
(2) Comprehensive public liability insurance,
including property damage, insuring Landlord and Tenant against liability for
injury to persons or property occurring in or about the demised premises or
arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, or occupancy thereof. The limits
of coverage under such insurance shall not be less than ONE MILLION
($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS for any one person injured or killed and not less than
THREE MILLION ($3,000,000.00) DOLLARS for one accident and ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
($100,000.00) DOLLARS for property damage per accident.
43. The Tenant, at its own cost and expense, shall take good
care of the demised premises, make all repairs ordinary, extraordinary,
unforeseen, and shall maintain and keep the said demised premises in first-class
order, repair and condition. The Tenant shall also keep the sidewalks in front
of the demised premises and all public portions free and clear from rubbish,
trash, ice and snow and shall not encumber or obstruct the same or allow the
same to be encumbered or obstructed in any manner. The Tenant shall indemnify
and hold the Owner harmless of and from any and all claims or demands, upon or
raising out of any accident, injury or damage to any person or property which
shall or may happen in or upon the demised premises or any part thereof, or upon
the sidewalks about said premises, caused by Tenant, and shall keep the demised
premises free and clear of any and all mechanics liens or other similar liens or
charges incidental to work done or material supplied in or about the premises.
44. Owner shall not be held responsible for any damage to the
demised premises or its contents resulting from any party attempting to gain
entrance to the demised premises either legally, illegally or otherwise. In
addition, Owner shall not be held responsible for any water, drainage, snow or
ice damage of any kind to the demised premises or its contents.
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It is specifically understood and agreed that Landlord is not
responsible for any damage to the demised premises, including the exterior
thereof, as the result of vandalism, malicious mischief, criminal trespassing or
criminal act, and that any such damages are to be repaired and/or restored by
Tenant at Tenant's own cost and expense.
175-20 HILLSIDE AVENUE ASSOCIATES
By: /s/ Leonard Adler
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Landlord
ALLEN HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Richard Garofalo
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Tenant
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