
General Rules & Regulations
Tenant shall faithfully observe and comply with the following Rules and Regulations.
The following rules and regulations shall apply, where applicable, to the Premises, the Building, the parking facilities (if any), the Property and the appurtenances. In the event of a conflict between the following rules and regulations and the remainder of the terms of the Lease, the remainder of the terms of the Lease shall control.
Sidewalks, doorways, vestibules, halls, stairways and other similar areas shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by Tenant for any purpose other than ingress and egress to and from the Premises. No rubbish, litter, trash, or material shall be placed, emptied, or thrown in those areas. At no time shall Tenant permit Tenant's employees to loiter in Common Areas or elsewhere about the Building or Property.
Plumbing fixtures and appliances shall be used only for the purposes for which designed and no sweepings, rubbish, rags or other unsuitable material shall be thrown or placed in the fixtures or appliances.
No signs, advertisements or notices shall be painted or affixed to windows, doors or other parts of the Building. No decorations, posters, banners, decorative lights or other items shall be placed in or affixed to or painted on the windows or adjacent to the windows in a location visible from the exterior of the Premises. All tenant identification and suite numbers at the entrance to the Premises shall be installed by Landlord, at Tenant's cost and expense, using the standard graphics for the Building. Except in connection with the hanging of lightweight pictures and wall decorations, no nails, hooks or screws shall be inserted into any part of the Premises or Building except by the Building maintenance personnel without Landlord's prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant may install a sign bearing Tenant's logo in the entryway of the Premises or on the glass entry door to the Premises, subject to Landlord's prior reasonable approval.
Landlord may, at its option, provide and maintain in the first floor (main lobby) of the Building an alphabetical directory board or other directory device listing tenants and no other directory shall be permitted to be installed.
Tenant shall not place any lock(s) on any door in the Premises or Building without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and Landlord shall have the right at all times to retain and, subject to Article 10 of the Lease, use keys, key cards or other access codes or devices (as applicable, "Keys") to all locks within and into the Premises. A reasonable number of Keys to the locks on the entry doors in the Premises shall be furnished by Landlord to Tenant at Tenant's cost and Tenant shall not make any duplicate Keys. All Keys shall be returned to Landlord at the expiration or early termination of the Lease.
All contractors, contractor's representatives, vendors and installation technicians performing work in the Building shall be subject to Landlord's prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall be required to comply with Landlord's standard rules, regulations, policies and procedures, which may be revised from time to time (including, without limitation, Landlord's rules regarding the days and times when such parties may enter the Building and perform work).
Movement in or out of the Building of furniture or office equipment, or dispatch or receipt by Tenant of merchandise or materials requiring the use of elevators, stairways, lobby areas or loading dock areas, shall be performed in compliance with applicable Laws (including by persons holding all necessary licenses) and in a manner and restricted to hours reasonably designated by Landlord. Tenant shall obtain Landlord's prior approval, a reasonable number of days in advance, by providing a detailed listing of the activity, including the names of any contractors, vendors or delivery companies, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Tenant shall assume all risk for damage, injury or loss in connection with the activity.
Tenant shall not overload the floors of the Premises beyond their designed weight bearing capacity. Landlord shall have the right to approve the weight, size, or location of heavy equipment or articles in and about the Premises, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that approval by Landlord shall not relieve Tenant from liability for any damage in connection with such heavy equipment or articles
Doors from the Premises into corridors, when not in use, shall be kept closed.
Tenant shall not: (a) make or permit any improper, objectionable or unpleasant noises, vibrations or odors in the Building, or otherwise interfere in any way with other tenants or persons having business with them; (b) solicit business or distribute or cause to be distributed, in any portion of the Building, handbills, promotional materials or other advertising; or (c) conduct or permit other activities in the Building that might, in Landlord's sole opinion, constitute a nuisance.
No animals, except dogs and those assisting handicapped persons, shall be brought into the Building or kept in or about the Premises.
No inflammable, explosive or dangerous fluids or substances shall be used or kept by Tenant in the Premises, Building or about the Property, except for those substances as are typically found in similar premises used for general office purposes and are being used by Tenant in a safe manner and in accordance with all applicable Laws. Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent, use, store, install, spill, remove, release or dispose of, within or about the Premises or any other portion of the Property, any asbestos-containing materials or any solid, liquid or gaseous material now or subsequently considered toxic or hazardous under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. or any other applicable environmental Law which may now or later be in effect. Tenant shall comply with all Laws pertaining to and governing the use of these materials by Tenant and shall remain solely liable for the costs of abatement and removal.
Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises in any manner or for any purpose which might injure the reputation or impair the present or future value of the Premises or the Building. Tenant shall not use, or permit any part of the Premises to be used for lodging, sleeping or for any illegal purpose. Tenant shall not permit any alcohol to be served or consumed at the Premises, other than on an incidental basis for the occasional use of its employees and guests and then only if Tenant obtains any necessary permits and the Liquor Insurance specified in Article 14 of the Lease. Tenant shall not allow any cooking at the Premises without Landlord's prior written consent, except heating up food in a microwave. Tenant shall not use the Premises for photographic, multilith or multigraph reproductions, an employment bureau, a labor union office, a medical or dental office or other service oriented office use or an educational facility, except to the extent expressly permitted in the Permitted Use set forth in Section 1.11 of the Lease.
Tenant shall not knowingly take any action which would violate Landlord's labor contracts, or any labor contracts with respect to the Building, or which would cause a work stoppage, picketing, labor disruption or dispute, or interfere with Landlord's or any other tenant's or occupant's business or with the rights and privileges of any person lawfully in the Building ("Labor Disruption"). Tenant shall promptly, and in all events within twenty-four (24) hours after the start of the Labor Disruption, take the actions necessary to resolve the Labor Disruption, and shall have pickets removed and, at the request of Landlord, immediately terminate any work, or the provision of any service, in the Premises that gave rise to the Labor Disruption, until Landlord gives its written consent for the work or service to resume. If Tenant fails to resolve the Labor Disruption within twenty-four (24) hours after the start of such Labor Disruption, such failure shall be deemed a Default without any further notice required from Landlord and Landlord may, in addition to all other rights and remedies arising from the Default, refuse entry to the Building, including the Premises, by any contractors or others working at the Premises on behalf of Tenant. Tenant shall have no claim for damages against Landlord, any of the Landlord Related Parties or any Mortgagee, nor shall the Commencement Date be extended as a result of the above actions. Tenant represents and warrants that it shall use only union labor for deliveries, janitorial services, repair, maintenance and other work to, from or within the Premises. Tenant's breach of the representation and warranty in the preceding sentence shall be a Default hereunder without any further notice or opportunity to cure.
Tenant shall not install, operate or maintain in the Premises or in any other area of the Building, electrical equipment that would overload the electrical system beyond its capacity for proper, efficient and safe operation as determined solely by Landlord. Tenant shall not furnish cooling or heating to the Premises, including, without limitation, the use of electric or gas heating devices, without Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant shall not use more than its proportionate share of telephone lines and other telecommunication facilities available to service the Building.
Tenant shall not operate or permit to be operated a coin or token operated vending machine or similar device (including, without limitation, telephones, lockers, toilets, scales, amusement devices and machines for sale of beverages, foods, candy, cigarettes and other goods), except for food and beverage machines for the exclusive use of Tenant's employees and invitees.
Bicycles and other vehicles are not permitted inside the Building or on the walkways outside the Building, except in areas, if any, designated by Landlord.
Landlord may from time to time adopt systems and procedures for the security and safety of the Building and Property, its occupants, entry, use and contents. Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, guests and invitees shall comply with Landlord's systems and procedures.
Neither Tenant nor its agents, employees, contractors, guests or invitees shall smoke or permit smoking in the Building or the Common Areas, unless a portion of the Common Areas have been declared a designated smoking area by Landlord, nor shall the above parties allow smoke from the Premises to emanate into the Common Areas or any other part of the Building. Landlord shall have the right to designate the Building (including the Premises) as a non-smoking building.
Landlord shall have the right to designate and approve standard window coverings for the Premises and to establish rules to assure that the Building presents a uniform exterior appearance. Tenant shall ensure, to the extent reasonably practicable, that window coverings are closed on windows in the Premises while they are exposed to the direct rays of the sun.
Deliveries to and from the Premises shall be made only at the times in the areas and through the entrances and exits reasonably designated by Landlord. Tenant shall not make Premises in a manner that might interfere with the use by any other tenant of its premises or of the Common Areas, any pedestrian use, or any use which is inconsistent with good business practice.
The work of cleaning personnel shall not be hindered by Tenant after 5:30 p.m., and cleaning work may be done at any time when the offices are vacant. Windows, doors and fixtures may be cleaned at any time. Tenant shall provide adequate waste and rubbish receptacles to prevent unreasonable hardship to the cleaning service.
No firearms or other devices that could cause grievous bodily harm shall be used, possessed or carried by any of Tenant's security services, or any of Tenant or the Tenant Related Parties, unless Landlord shall have agreed to the same in writing (which consent Landlord may grant or withhold in its sole discretion) and Tenant shall have provided Landlord with such instruments as Landlord shall require to protect Landlord and the Landlord Related Parties from any and all liability in connection with the use of such firearms or devices.