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taking possession of Leased Premises or removing and storing the property of Tenant as
<br /> provided in this Lease, and will save Landlord harmless from loss, costs or damages occasioned
<br /> Landlord thereby, and no such re-entry shall be considered or construed to be forcible entry.
<br /> 21. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
<br /> (a) No Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall not cause or permit any storage,
<br /> use, sale, release, generation or disposal of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) in, on or
<br /> about the Leased Premises or the Building; provided, however,Tenant shall be permitted without
<br /> notice or Landlord's written consent to handle, store, use or dispose of products containing small
<br /> quantities of Hazardous Materials, such as ordinary cleaning and ordinary maintenance products
<br /> used by Tenant for cleaning and maintenance in the reasonable and prudent conduct of the
<br /> Approved Use on the Leased Premises. Tenant further covenants and agrees that at all times
<br /> during the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall comply with all applicable Environmental Laws (as
<br /> defined below), now or hereafter in effect, regulating Tenant's occupation and/or operation
<br /> and/or use of the Leased Premises or any other portion of the Building. Prior to the expiration
<br /> or termination of this Lease or such earlier time as may be required by Landlord or applicable
<br /> law, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense and in accordance with all Environmental
<br /> Laws and after obtaining Landlord's written consent which may be subject to such conditions as
<br /> Landlord deems necessary, (i) remove from the Leased Premises and the Building any and all
<br /> Hazardous Materials which Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors and/or sublessees, or
<br /> invitees have used, sold, released, generated or disposed of in, on or about the Leased Premises
<br /> or the Building and (ii) restore the Leased Premises and the Building to their condition existing
<br /> prior to the appearance of such use, sale, release, generation or disposal of Hazardous Materials.
<br /> (b) Indemnification. In addition to Tenant's indemnity, defense, and hold
<br /> harmless obligations elsewhere in this Lease, if Tenant breaches this Section 21, or if the use,
<br /> sale, release, generation or disposal of Hazardous Materials caused or permitted by Tenant
<br /> causes contamination or other damage of the Leased Premises or the Building or any property in
<br /> the vicinity of the Building, or if contamination or other damage to the Leased Premises by
<br /> Hazardous Materials otherwise occurs for which Tenant is responsible or otherwise legally liable
<br /> to Landlord for damage resulting therefrom, then Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold
<br /> Landlord harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, charges, losses, damages, penalties,
<br /> claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments, costs, expenses and disbursements (including,
<br /> without limitation, diminution in value of the Leased Premises or the Building, damages arising
<br /> from any adverse impact on marketing of space, and sums paid in settlement of claims,attorneys'
<br /> fees, consultant fees, and expert fees) which arise during or after the Term as a result of such
<br /> contamination or damage. This indemnification of Landlord by Tenant includes, without
<br /> limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any clean-up,
<br /> remedial, removal, or restoration work required by any federal, state, or local governmental
<br /> agency or political subdivision because of Hazardous Materials present in the soil or groundwater
<br /> on or under the Leased Premises or the Building.
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