General Rules and Regulations
- Except as otherwise provided in the Lease or any exhibits thereto, no sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name or notice shall be inscribed, displayed or printed or affixed on or to any part of the outside or inside of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord. Landlord shall have the right to remove any such sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name or notice, unless Landlord has given written consent, without notice to and at the expense of Tenant. Landlord shall not be liable in damages for such removal unless the written consent of Landlord had been obtained. All approved signs or lettering on doors and walls to the Premises shall be printed, painted, affixed or inscribed at the expense of Tenant by Landlord or by a person approved by Landlord in a manner and style acceptable to Landlord. Tenant shall not use any blinds, shades, awnings or screens in connection with any window or door of the Premises unless approved in writing by Landlord. Tenant shall use the building standard window covering specified by Landlord and Landlord reserves the right to disapprove interior improvements visible from the ground level outside the Building on wholly esthetic grounds. Such improvements must be submitted for Landlord’s written approval prior to installation, or Landlord may remove or replace such items at Tenant’s expense.
- Smoking is prohibited anywhere in the Building.
- Except as otherwise provided in the Lease or any exhibits thereto, Tenant shall not obtain for use upon the premises, food, milk, soft drinks, bottled water, plant maintenance or any other services, except from persons authorized by Landlord and at the hours and under regulations fixed by Landlord. No vending machines shall be installed, maintained or operated upon the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord.
- The directory of the Building shall be provided exclusively for the display of the name and location of tenants only and Landlord reserves the right to exclude any other names therefrom.
- The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and stairways shall not be obstructed by any tenants nor used by them for any purpose other than for ingress to and egress from their respective premises. The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators, stairways, balconies and roof are not for the use of the general public and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building and its tenants, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent such access to persons with whom Tenant normally deals in the ordinary course of Tenant’s business unless such persons are engaged in illegal activities. No tenant and no employees or invitees of any tenant shall go upon the roof of the Building.
- Tenant, upon the termination of its tenancy, shall deliver to Landlord the parking and Security Access Cards issued to Tenant and all keys of offices, rooms and toilet rooms which shall have been furnished to Tenant or which Tenant shall have made, and in the event of loss of any Access Cards or keys so furnished, shall pay Landlord therefor. Tenant shall not alter any lock or install any new or additional locks or any bolts on any door of the Premises without the written consent of Landlord.
- The toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein and the expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by Tenant who, or whose employees or invitees, shall have caused it.
- Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which exceeds the floor load capacity of the floor on which the Premises are located or mark, drive nails, screw or drill into the partitions, woodwork or plaster or in any way deface the Premises or any part thereof.
- No furniture, packages, supplies, merchandise, freight or equipment which cannot be hand carried shall be brought into the Building without the consent of Landlord. All moving of the same into or out of the Building shall be via the Building’s freight-handling facilities, unless otherwise directed by Landlord, at such time and in such manner as Landlord shall prescribe. No hand trucks or vehicles (other than a wheelchair for an individual) shall be used in passenger elevators. Any hand trucks permitted in the Building must be equipped with soft rubber tires and side guards.
- Landlord shall have the right to prescribe the weight, size and position of all safes and other heavy equipment brought into the Building and also the times and manner of moving the same in and out of the Building. Safes or other heavy objects shall, if considered necessary by Landlord, stand on a platform of such thickness as is necessary to properly distribute the weight. Landlord will not be responsible for loss of or damage to any such safe or property from any cause, and all damage done to the Building by moving or maintaining any such safe or other property shall be repaired at the expense of Tenant. Tenant’s business machines and mechanical equipment shall be installed, maintained and used so as to minimize vibration and noise that may be transmitted to the Building structure or beyond the Premises.
- Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which would injure or annoy, or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Building.
- Tenant shall not employ any person or persons other than the janitor of Landlord for the purpose of cleaning the Premises unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord. Except with the written consent of Landlord no person or persons other than those approved by Landlord shall be permitted to enter the Building for the purpose of cleaning the same. Tenant shall not cause any unnecessary labor by reason of Tenant’s carelessness or indifference in the preservation of good order and cleanliness. Landlord shall not be responsible to any tenant for any loss of property on the Premises, however occurring, or for any damage done to the effects of any tenant by the janitor or any other employee or other person. Janitor service shall include ordinary dusting and cleaning by the janitor assigned to such work and shall not include shampooing of carpets or rugs or moving of furniture or other special services. Window cleaning shall be done only by Landlord.
- Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance in the Premises, or permit or suffer the Premises to be occupied or used in any manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord 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 animals (other than as required for handicapped persons) or birds be brought in or kept in or about the Premises or the Building.
- Other than heating and reheating in areas designed for such use, no cooking shall be done or permitted by Tenant on the Premises, nor shall the Premises be used for the manufacture or storage of merchandise, for washing clothes, for lodging, or for any improper, objectionable or immoral purpose.
- Tenant shall not use or keep in the Premises or the Building any kerosene, gasoline or flammable, explosive or combustible fluid or material, or use any method of heating or air-conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord. Space heaters and lit candles are strictly prohibited. Live trees, such as Christmas trees, are also prohibited.
- Landlord will direct electricians as to where and how telephone and telegraph wires are to be introduced. No boring or cutting for wires or stringing of wires will be allowed without written consent of Landlord. The location of telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall be subject to the approval of Landlord.
- Tenant shall not lay linoleum, tile, carpet or other similar floor covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord. The expenses of repairing any damage resulting from a violation of this rule or removal of any floor covering shall be borne by Tenant.
- Landlord reserves the right to close and keep locked all entrance and exit doors and otherwise regulate access of all persons to the halls, corridors, elevators and stairways in the Building on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays and on other days between the hours of 6:30 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., and at such other times as Landlord may deem advisable for the adequate protection and safety of the Building, its tenants and property in the Building. Access to the Premises may be refused unless the person seeking access is known to the employee of the Building in charge and has a pass or is otherwise properly identified. Landlord shall in no case be liable for damages for any error with regard to the admission or exclusion from the Building of any person.
- Tenant shall see that the doors of the Premises are closed and securely locked before leaving the Building and must observe strict care and caution that all water apparatus are entirely shut off before Tenant or Tenant’s employees leave the Building, and that all electricity, gas or air shall likewise be carefully shut off, so as to prevent waste or damage.
- Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which would increase the amount of water typically furnished for office use, nor connect any appliance directly to the water pipes.
- Landlord may refuse admission to the Building outside of ordinary business hours to any person not known to the watchman in charge or not having a pass issued by Landlord or not properly identified, and may require all persons admitted to or leaving the Building outside of ordinary business hours to register. Any person whose presence in the Building at any time shall, in the sole judgment of Landlord, be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building or its tenants may be denied access to the Building or may be ejected therefrom. Landlord may require any person leaving the Building with any package or other object to exhibit a pass from the tenant from whose premises the package or object is being removed, but the establishment and enforcement of such requirement shall not impose any responsibility on Landlord for the protection of any tenant against the removal of property from the premises of any tenant.
- The requirements of Tenant shall be attended to only upon application at the office of the Building. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work or do anything outside of their regular duties unless under special instructions from the Landlord.
- No person shall be allowed to transport or carry (except for individual, personal consumption) beverages, food, food containers, etc., on any passenger elevators. The transportation of such items shall be via the service elevators in such manner as prescribed by Landlord.
- Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord in obtaining maximum effectiveness of the cooling system by closing the window coverings when the sun’s rays fall directly on windows of the Premises. Tenant shall not obstruct, alter or in any way impair the efficient operation of Landlord’s heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system and shall not place bottles, machines, parcels or other articles on the induction unit enclosure, intake or other vents so as to interfere with air flow. Tenant shall not tamper with or change the setting of any thermostats or temperature control valves.
- Landlord shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any tenant which, in Landlord’s opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the Building or its desirability as a location for offices, and upon written notice from Landlord, any tenant shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising.
- Canvassing, soliciting and peddling within the entire Property is prohibited unless specifically approved by Landlord and each tenant shall cooperate to prevent such activity.
- All parking ramps and areas plus other public areas forming a part of the Property shall be under the sole and absolute control of Landlord with the exclusive right to regulate and control these areas. Tenant agrees to conform to the reasonable rules and regulations that may be established by Landlord for these areas from time to time.
- The Premises shall not be used for manufacturing or the storage of merchandise except as such storage may be incidental to the use of the Premises for general office purposes. No tenant shall occupy nor permit any portion of its premises to be occupied for the manufacture or sale of narcotics, liquor, or tobacco in any form, or as a barber or manicure shop. No tenant shall engage or pay any employees on its premises except those actually working for such tenant on the Premises nor advertise for laborers giving an address at the Premises or Property. The Premises shall not be used for lodging or sleeping or for any immoral or illegal purposes.
- Tenant shall not conduct any auction, fire, bankruptcy, going out of business, liquidation or similar sales at the Property.
- Tenant shall not place any radio or television antennae on the roof of the Property or on any exterior part of the Premises or the Property