Draft lease for 7 World Trade Center, March 1998

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Notwithstanding the preceding, Tenant shall have the option, exercisable upon not less than ninety (90) days' prior, irrevocable written notice to Landlord, effective as of the expiration date of Landlord's then current contract with its cleaning contractor for the Building, to contract directly with any independent, reputable, first-class contractor Tenant may otherwise select (or such services may be performed by Tenant's own employees) for the cleaning of the Demised Premises, whereupon, from and after the effective date of such notice. Landlord shall have no further obligation to cause the Demised Premises to be cleaned and Tenant shall receive a credit against rents in the amount received by Landlord from Landlord's cleaning contractor due to such discontinuance of cleaning in the Demised Premises.

If Tenant shall contract with an independent reputable, first-class contractor for the cleaning of the Demised premises, (x) such contract shall contain a provision (1) that the contractor involved will not knowingly employ or permit the use of any labor or otherwise take any action which would result in a strike, work stoppage or other labor disruption involving personnel providing cleaning, janitorial and rubbish removal services elsewhere in the Building pursuant to arrangements made by Landlord, (2) that the contractor involved will comply with Landlord's reasonable Building security requirements and (3) providing that if any such strike, work stoppage or labor disruption shall occur or such contractor shall fail to comply with Landlord's reasonable Building security requirements. Tenant may terminate such contract, (y) Tenant shall use reasonable efforts to cause that such provisions be observed by such contractor and (z) in the event that any such strike, work stoppage or other labor disruption shall occur by reason of the labor employed or used by such contractor or by reason of any action taken by such contractor or such contractor shall fail to comply with Landlord's reasonable Building security requirements. Tenant, upon the request of Landlord, shall either resolve such strike or other labor disruption or terminate its contract with such contractor.

(F) Landlord, at its expense, shall furnish adequate water to the Demised Premises for drinking, lavatory and cleaning purposes. If Tenant uses water for any other purpose Landlord, at Tenant's expense, shall install meters to measure Tenant's consumption of water for such other purposes. Tenant shall pay for the quantities of water shown on such meters, at Landlord's cost thereof, on the rendition of Landlord's bills therefor. Heating of water for lavatory and cleaning purposes shall be performed by equipment located on each floor of the Demised Premises. Said equipment on the 23rd floor shall be maintained and repaired by Landlord, at Tenant's expense, by the contractor designated by Landlord. The electricity used to operate said equipment on the 23rd floor shall be connected at Tenant's expense to Tenant's electric meter and shall be paid by Tenant as provided in Article 10.

(G) Landlord, at its expense, and on Tenant's request, shall maintain the original listings on the Building directory of the names of Tenant, and the names of any of their officers and employees, provided that the names so listed shall not take up more than Tenant's Proportionate Share of the lines on the Building directory. In the event Tenant shall require additional or substitute listings on the Building directory. Landlord shall, to the extent space for such additional or substitute listing is available, maintain such listings and Tenant shall pay to

F:\CR\LHC\ 4219.1016\NEWLSE 7 25

NYC-WTC_000169865