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<br />ARTICLE XXV. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS
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<br />25.1 landlord and Tenant acknowledge that there are in effect federal, state,
<br />county and municipal laws, orders, rules, directives and regulations along with deed
<br />restrictions, restrictive covenants and other matters filed of record In the County
<br />Clerk's office (collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Regulations"), and that
<br />additional Regulations may hereafter be enacted or go into effect, relating to or
<br />affecting the Demised Premises or the Shopping Center, and concerning the impact
<br />on the environment of construction, land use, maintenance, and operation of
<br />structures, and conduct of business. Tenant will not cause, or permit to be caused,
<br />any act or practice, by negligence, omission, or otherwise, that would adversely
<br />affect the environment, or do anything to permit anything to be done that would
<br />violate any of said laws, or regulations, guidelines, restrictive covenants, or other
<br />matters filed of record. Moreover, Tenant shall have no claim against landlord by
<br />reason of any changes landlord may make In the Shopping Center of the Demised
<br />Premises pursuant to said Regulations or any charges Imposed upon customers or
<br />other Invltees pursuant to same.
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<br />25.2 If by reason of any federal, state, county or municipal law, order, rule, directive
<br />or regulation (collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Regulations"), the payment
<br />to, or collection by, landlord of any rental or other charge (collectively referred to
<br />hereinafter as "lease Payments") payable by Tenant to landlord pursuant to the
<br />provisions of this lease is in excess of the amount (the "Maximum Charge")
<br />permitted therefor by the Regulations, then Tenant, during the period (the "Freeze
<br />Period") when the Regulations shall be in force and effect shall not be required to
<br />pay, nor shall landlord be permitted to collect, any sum in excess of the Maximum
<br />Charge. Upon the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Freeze Period, or (ii) the
<br />Issuance of a final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring
<br />the Regulations to be invalid or not applicable to the provisions of this lease.
<br />Tenant, to the extent not then proscribed by law, and commencing with the first day
<br />of the month immediately following, shall pay to landlord as additional rental, in
<br />equal monthly installments during the balance of the term of this lease, a sum equal
<br />to the cumulative difference between the Maximum Charges and the lease
<br />Payments during the Freeze Period. If any provisions of this section, or the
<br />application thereof, shall to any extent be declared to be invalid and unenforceable,
<br />the same shall not be deemed to affect any of the other provisions of this section or
<br />of this lease, all of which shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
<br />permitted by law.
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<br />XXVI. MISCELLANEOUS
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<br />26.1 Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto,
<br />nor by any third party, as creating the relationship of principal and agent 'or of
<br />partnership or of joint venture between the parties hereto, it being understood and
<br />agreed that neither the method of computation of rent, nor any other provision
<br />contained herein, nor any acts of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any
<br />relationship between the parties hereto other than the relationship of landlord and
<br />tenant.
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<br />26.2 Tenant shall not for any reason withhold or reduce Tenant's required payments
<br />of rentals and other charges provided in this lease, it being agreed that the
<br />obligations of landlord hereunder are independent of Tenant's obligations except
<br />as may be otherwise expressly provided. In this regard it is specifically understood
<br />and agreed that in the event landlord commences any proceedings against Tenant
<br />for non-payment of rentals or any other sum due and payable by Tenant hereunder,
<br />Tenant will . not interpose any counter-claim or other claim against landlord of
<br />whatever nature or description in any such proceedings, and in the event that
<br />Tenant interposes any such counter-claim or other claims against landlord in such
<br />proceedings, landlord and Tenant stipulate and agree that, in addition to any other
<br />lawful remedy of landlord, upon motion of landlord, such counter-claim or other
<br />claim asserted by Tenant shall be severed out of the proceedings instituted by
<br />landlord and the proceedings instituted by landlord may proceed to final judgment
<br />separately and apart from and without consolidation with or reference to the status
<br />of such counter-claim or any other claim asserted by Tenant.
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<br />26.3 .The liability of l~n~lord to Tenant for any default by Land.lord under the terms INITIAL
<br />of thIs lease shall be limIted to the proceeds of sale on execution of the interest of
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