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Additions and Alterations
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Additions and Alterations. Landlord reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to make such changes, alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or replacements in or to the Property (including the Premises but, with respect to the Premises, only for purposes of repairs, maintenance, replacements and the exercise of any other rights expressly reserved to Landlord herein) and the fixtures and equipment therein, as well as in or to the street entrances and/or the Common Areas, as it may deem necessary or desirable, provided, however, that there be no obstruction of permanent access to, or material interference with the use and enjoyment of, the Premises by Tenant. Subject to the foregoing, Landlord expressly reserves the right to temporarily close all, or any portion, of the Common Areas for the purpose of making repairs or changes thereto.

Additions and Alterations. Landlord reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to make such changes, alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or replacements in or to the Property (including the Premises but, with respect to the Premises, only for purposes of repairs, maintenance, replacements and the exercise of any other rights expressly reserved to Landlord herein, provided that Landlord shall give Tenant at least five (5) business days’ prior notice thereof) and the fixtures and equipment therein, as well as in or to the street entrances and/or the Common Areas, as it may deem necessary or desirable, provided, however, that there be no material obstruction of permanent access to, or material interference with the use and enjoyment of, the Premises by Tenant. Subject to the foregoing, Landlord expressly reserves the right to temporarily close all, or any portion, of the Common Areas for the purpose of making repairs or changes thereto.

Additions and Alterations. Landlord reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to make such changes, alterations, additions, improvements, repairs, replacements or testing in or to the Property (including the Premises but, with respect to the Premises, only for purposes of repairs, maintenance, replacements and the exercise of any other rights reserved to Landlord herein) and the fixtures and equipment therein, as well as in or to the street entrances and/or the Common Areas and/or the Parking Areas, as it may deem necessary or desirable. Landlord expressly reserves the right to temporarily close all, or any portion, of the Common Areas or the Parking Areas for the purpose of testing or making repairs or changes thereto. Notwithstanding the immediately foregoing sentence, Landlord further expressly reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to alter, modify or close (temporarily or permanently) those Common Areas that consist of any conference, fitness or kitchenette facilities, including converting any such Common Areas to rentable premises. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to minimize interference with Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises in connection with any such temporary closure of the Common Areas or Parking Areas by Landlord.

No Alterations without Consent

Tenant may, in its sole discretion and without the prior consent of Landlord, make any alterations, additions or improvements (collectively, “Alterations”) in or to the Premises. All such Alterations shall be performed by Tenant in a good and workmanlike manner and comply with all Requirements. Tenant’s contractor shall obtain all applicable building and occupancy permits required by law. Tenant agrees to indemnify Landlord and hold it harmless against any loss, liability or damage resulting from such work. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, Landlord will not make any Alterations in or to the Premises without the prior written consent of Tenant.

No Alterations without Consent

IMPROVEMENTS, ALTERATIONS AND OR ADDITIONS. Tenant shall not make or allow to be made any improvements, alterations or additions to or of the Premises or any part thereof without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord and MAW. In the event Landlord and MAW consent to the making of any improvements, alterations or additions to the Premises by Tenant, the same shall be made by Tenant at Tenant's sole cost and expense and those items shall at once become a part of the realty and belong to MAW and shall be surrendered with the Premises upon the expiration or sooner termination of the Term hereof.

Additions and Alterations. Landlord reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to make such changes, alterations, additions, improvements, repairs or replacements in or to the Property (including the Premises but, with respect to the Premises, only for purposes of repairs, maintenance, replacements and the exercise of any other rights expressly reserved to Landlord herein) and the fixtures and equipment therein, as well as in or to the street entrances and/or the Common Areas, as it may deem necessary or desirable, provided, however, that there be no material obstruction of permanent access to, or material interference with the use and enjoyment of, the Premises by Tenant. Subject to the foregoing, Landlord expressly reserves the right to temporarily close all, or any portion, of the Common Areas for the purpose of making repairs or changes thereto, provided that Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the work in a timely manner, subject to causes beyond Landlord’s reasonable control.

Installation, Alterations or Additions. Tenant shall not make any installations, alterations, or improvements (collectively and individually referred to in this paragraph as “work”) in, to or on the Premises without on each occasion obtaining the prior consent of Landlord, and then only pursuant to plans and specifications approved by Landlord in advance in each instance. Landlord’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed with respect to work that does not affect the structural elements of the Building, equals or exceeds Building standards in quality, does not directly affect or require any modifications to the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC or life-safety systems of the Building, is not visible from outside of the Premises and shall not require Landlord to perform any work to the Property. All work to be performed to the Premises by Tenant shall # be performed in a good and workmanlike manner by contractors reasonably approved in advance by Landlord and in compliance with the provisions of Exhibit C and Exhibit E and all applicable zoning, building, fire, health and other codes, regulations, ordinances and laws and in compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star tenant space criteria, # be made at Tenant’s sole cost and expense except for work for which Landlord’s Contribution shall be applied, and # be free of liens and encumbrances and become part of the Premises and the property of Landlord (other than personal property, including equipment and fixtures) without being deemed additional rent for tax purposes, Landlord and Tenant agreeing that Tenant shall be treated as the owner of the work for tax purposes until the expiration or earlier termination of the term hereof, subject to Landlord’s rights pursuant to [Section 6.1.9] to require Tenant to remove the same at or prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the term hereof and, to the extent Landlord shall make such election, title thereto shall remain vested in Tenant at all times. Tenant shall pay promptly when due the entire cost of any work to the Premises so that the Premises, Building and Property shall at all times be free of liens, and, at Landlord’s request (which Landlord may only make if the cost of such work together with any related project shall cost in excess of $1,000,000 and shall be undertaken after the completion of Tenant’s Work, i.e. this requirement shall not apply to Tenant’s Work), Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a bond or other security reasonably acceptable to Landlord assuring that any such work will be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications theretofore approved by Landlord and assuring that the Premises will remain free of any mechanics’ lien or other encumbrances that may arise out of such work. Prior to the commencement of any such work, Tenant shall cause its general contractor to deliver to Landlord evidence that it and such subcontractors as Landlord may reasonably request shall maintain insurance as shall be reasonably required by Landlord. Whenever and as often as any mechanic’s or materialmen’s lien shall have been filed against the Property based upon any act of Tenant or of anyone claiming through Tenant, Tenant shall within ten (10) days after notice from Landlord to Tenant take such action by bonding, deposit or payment as will remove or satisfy the lien. Tenant shall, upon request of Landlord, execute and deliver to Landlord a bill of sale covering any work Tenant shall be required to surrender hereunder. Without limiting the terms in this [Section 6.2.5], upon Landlord’s obtaining knowledge of the commencement of any work in or to the Premises, Landlord shall be permitted to post a timely Notice of Non-Responsibility at the Premises, which shall also be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County in which the Property is located, all in accordance with the terms of Sections 8444 and 8060 of the California Civil Code. Upon the completion of any work in or to the Premises which together with any related project shall cost in excess of $100,000, Tenant shall cause a timely Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County in which the Property is located in accordance with the terms of Section 8182 of the California Civil Code, and Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a conformed copy of such Notice of Completion.

Installation, Alterations or Additions. Tenant shall not make any installations, alterations, additions or improvements (collectively and individually referred to in this paragraph as “work”) in, to or on the Premises nor permit the making of any holes in the walls, partitions, ceilings or floors without on each occasion obtaining the prior consent of Landlord, and then only pursuant to plans and specifications approved by Landlord in advance in each instance. Landlord’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed with respect to alterations, additions or improvements which # do not affect the structural elements of the Building, # equal or exceed Building standards in quality, # do not adversely affect the plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, electrical or life-safety systems of the Building or require any modifications to the plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, electrical or life-safety systems of the Building (or if any such modifications are required, Landlord’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed provided that Tenant shall agree to reimburse Landlord for such modifications), # will not increase Taxes or Operating Costs unless Tenant agrees to reimburse Landlord for all such increases, and # will not require Landlord to perform any work to the Property (collectively, the “Approval Standards”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant need not obtain Landlord’s consent to perform work that meets the Approval Standards and which # does not require a building permit, and # costs not more than $150,000.00 with respect to any single project or series of related projects, provided Tenant shall give Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior notice thereof (which shall reasonably describe the work) and any such work shall be scheduled at a time reasonably acceptable to Landlord so as not to disturb other tenants or Building operations. All work to be performed to the Premises by Tenant shall # be performed in a good and workmanlike manner by contractors approved in advance by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (provided that Landlord may require Tenant to use subcontractors designated by Landlord for any work affecting the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, life-safety or other base building systems or equipment provided the rates of such subcontractors are commercially reasonable) and in compliance with the provisions of [Exhibit C] and [Exhibit G] and all applicable zoning, building, fire, health and other codes, regulations, ordinances and laws, # be made at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and at such times and in such a manner as Landlord may from time to time reasonably designate, and # be free of liens and encumbrances and become part of the Premises and the property of Landlord without being deemed additional rent for tax purposes, Landlord and Tenant agreeing that Tenant shall be treated as the owner of the work for tax purposes until the expiration or earlier termination of the term hereof, subject to Landlord’s rights pursuant to [Section 6.1.9] to require Tenant to remove such work at or prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the term of this Lease and, to the extent Landlord shall make such election, title thereto shall remain vested in Tenant at all times. Tenant shall pay promptly when due the entire cost of any work to the Premises so that the Premises, Building and Property shall at all times be free of liens, and, at Landlord’s request, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a bond or other security acceptable to Landlord assuring that any such work will be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications theretofore approved by Landlord and assuring that the Premises will remain free of any mechanics’ lien or other encumbrances that may arise out of such work. Prior to the commencement of any such work, Tenant shall cause its general contractor to execute and deliver an agreement in the form attached hereto as [Exhibit D], and Tenant shall, throughout any such work, maintain, or cause to be maintained, the insurance required by [Exhibit D]. In addition, Tenant shall save Landlord harmless and indemnified from all injury, loss, claims or damage to any person or property occasioned by or arising out of such work. Whenever and as often as any mechanic’s or materialmen’s lien shall have been filed against the Property based upon any act of Tenant or of anyone claiming through Tenant, Tenant shall within fifteen (15) days of notice from Landlord to Tenant take such action by bonding, deposit or payment as will remove or satisfy the lien. Tenant shall, upon request of Landlord (which may be made only if the cost of work, together with any related project, shall exceed $1,000,000.00), execute and deliver to Landlord a bill of sale covering any work Tenant shall be required to surrender hereunder. Without limiting the terms in this [Section 6.2.5], upon Landlord’s obtaining knowledge of the commencement of any work in or to the Premises, Landlord shall be permitted to post a timely Notice of Non-Responsibility at the Premises, which shall also be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County in which the Property is located, all in accordance with the terms of Sections 8444 and 8060 of the California Civil Code. Upon the completion of any work in or to the Premises, Tenant shall cause a timely Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County in which the Property is located in accordance with the terms of Section 8182 of the California Civil Code, and Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a conformed copy of such Notice of Completion.

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