04/01/1975
LEASE
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 1st day of APRIL, 1975, between
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS,
a corporation existing under the laws of the United states of America, 510 Southard
Street, Key West, Florida (33040), hereinafter called the Lessor, party of the
first part, and THE MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, of the County of Monroe,
hereinafter called the Lessee or tenant, party of the second part:
WITNESSETH: That the said Lessor does this day lease unto said Lessee,
and said Lessee does hereby hire and take as tenant under said Lessor, the North-
easterly section of the second floor consisting of approximately 2, 032 square feet,
of the First Federal Building located in Port Largo Plaza, situate in Key Largo,
Monroe County, Florida, to be used and occupied by the Lessee as a PUBLIC
LIBRARY, and for no other purpose or use whatsoever, for the term of six (6)
months beginning A rill 1975, and endi the 3oth-da of-S mber 1 at
and for the agreed total renta 0 FOUR THOUSAND<~Y!Vr>l , -'DOLLARS
($4,500.00) payable SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY OOLLARS ($750.00)monthly on the
1st day of each aDd every calendar month during the term of this lease, all payments
to be made to the Lessor without demand': By mutu. eons e Lessor
and Lessee the term of this lease ma be ext
bas. rom year to ear such e ressionof co
a su.ch will suffice as sufficient evidence of the extensi ; however,
it s u era 00 a agree 0 y a parties to this lease that such extention may
be cancelled upon sixty (60) days notice, in writing, from either Lessor or Lessee.
The following express stipulations andq'eonditions are made a part of this
lease and are hereby assented to by the Lessee:
1. The Lessor's agreement to lease to the particular Lessee named herein,
and the use of the premises above defined are material consideration for the
execution hereof. Consequently, the Lessee shall not assign this lease, nor sub-let
the same, or any part thereof, nor use the same, or any part thereof, nor permit
the same, or any part thereof, to be used for any other puI\)ese than as above
stipulated, nor make any alterations therein or additions thereto, without the written
consent of the Lessor, It beiDfJ expressly underStood and agreed that Lessor shall
furnish all utilities (except garbage) including air conditioning and elevator service
and will use due diligence in maintaiBing the same in good working~ condition. The
Lessor will, however, not unreasonably refuse to consent to an assignment of this
lease.
2. All personal property placed or moved in the premises above described
shall,be at the risk of the Lessee or owner thereof, and Lessor shall not be liable
for any damage to ,said personal property, or to the Lessee arising from the burst-
ing o~ leaking of water pipes, or from any act of negligence of any co-tenant or
occupants of the bullding or of..any other person whomsoever.
3 . That the tenant shall promptly execute and comply with all statutes, rules,
ordinance, orders, regulations and requirements of the Federal, State or County
Government and of any and all their departments and bureaus applicable to said
premises, for the correction, prevention and abatement of nuisances or other
grievances, in, upon or connected with said premises during said terms; and shall
also promptly comply with and execute all rules, orders, and regulations of the
Southeastern Underwriters Association for the prevention of fires, at their own
cost and expense, but the tenant shall not be required to make or pay for any
structural changes in the building itself.
4. In the event the premises shall be destroyed or so damaged or in-
jured by fire or other casualty during the life of this agreement, whereby the
same shall be rendered untenantable, then the Lessor shall have the right to
render said premises tenantable by repairs within ninety (90) days therefrom.
If said premises are not rendered tenantable within the said time, it shall be
optional with either party hereto to cancel this lease, and in the event of such
cancellation the rent shall be paid only to the date of such fire or casualty. The
cancellation herein mentioned shall be evidenced in writing.
5. The prompt payment of the rent for the said premises as stated, and
the faithful observance of the rules and regulations printed upon this lease or
separately furnished to the Lessee by the Lessor, and which are hereby made a part
of this covenant, and of such other and further rules or regulations as may be
hereinafter made by the Lessor and agreed to by the Lessee, are the conditions upon
which the lease is made and accepted, and any failure on the part of the Lessee to
comply with the terms of said lease, or any of said rules and regulations now in
existence, or which may be hereinafter prescribed by the Lessor and agreed to by
the Lessee ,shall at the option of the Lessor work a forefeiture of this contract,
and all of the rights of the Lessee hereunder, and thereupon the Lessor, his age.nts
or attorneys, shall have the right to enter said premises and remove all persons
therefrom forcibly or otherwise, and the Lessee thereby expretsly waives any and
all notice required by law to terminate tenancy, and also waives any and all legal
proceedings to recover possession of said premises, and expressly agrees that in
the event of violation of any of the terms of this lease, or of said rules and regulations,
now in existence, or which may hereafter be made and ag.reed to by the Lessee, said
Lessor, his agent or attorneys, may immediately re-enter the said premises and
dispo~sess Lessee.
6. If the Lessee shall abandon or vacate said premises before the end of the
term of this lease, or shall suffer the rent to be in arrears, the Lessor may at his
option, forthwith cancel this lease or he may enter said premises as the agent of the
Lessee, by force or otherwise, without being liable in any way thereof, and re-Iet
the premises, as the agent of the Lessee, at such price and upon such terms and for
such duration of time as the Lessor may determine , and receive the rent therefor,
applying the same to the payment of the rent due by these presents, and if the full
rental herein provided shall not be realized by the Lessor over and above the
expenses to Lessor in such re-Ietting, the said Lessee shall pay any deficiency, and
if more than the full rental is realized, Lessor will pay over to said Lessee the
excess of demand .
7. The Lessor, or any of its agents, shall have the right to enter said
premises during all reasonable hours, to examine the same, to make such repairs,
additions or alterations as may be deemed necessary for the saf~ty, comfort or
preservation thereof, or of said building, or to exhibit said prenilses, and to put
or keep up<?n the doors or windows thereof a notice "FOR RENT" at any time within
thirty (30) days before the expiration of this lease. The right of entry shall likewise
exist for the purpose of removing placards, signs, fixtures, alterations, or additions,
which do not conform to this agreement or to the rules and regulations of the building.
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8. Lessee hereby accepts the premises in the condition that they are in
at the beginning of this lease, and agrees to maintain said premises in the same
condition, order and repair as they are at the commencement of said term, ex-
cepting only reasonable wear and tear arising from the use thereof under this
agreement, and to make good to said Lessor immediately upon demand any damage
to electric lights or any fixtures, appliances or appurtenances of said premises, or
to the building, caused by any act or neglect of Lessee, or of any persons or employees
under the control of the Lessee. Lessee agrees to keep said premises in a neat,
attractive condition at all times.
9. It is expressly agreed and understood by and between the parties of this
agreement, that the landlord shall not be liable for any damage or injury by water,
which may be sustained by the said tenant or other pers~ns or for any other such
damage or injury resulting from the carelessness,. negligence, or imprope'r conduct
on the part of any other tenant or agents, or employees, or by reason of the breakage,
leakage, or obstruction of the water, sewer or ether leakage, or rising or wind-blown
water in or about the said building.
10. It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that time is of the
essence of this contract and this applies to all terms and conditions contained herein.
11. It is understood and agreed between the parties,thereto that the written
notice mailed or delivered to the premises leased hereunder ,shall constitute sufficient
notice to the Lessee and written notice mailed or delivered to the office of the
Lessor shall constitute sufficient notice to the Lessor, to comply with the terms of
this contract.
12. The rights of the Lessor under the foregoing shall be cumulative, and
failure on the part of the Lessor to execute promptly any rights given hereunder
shall not operate to forfeit any of the said rights.
13. It is hereby understood and agreed that any signs or advertising to be
used, including awnings, in connection with the premises leased hereunder shall be
first submitted to the Lessor for approval before installation of the same.
14. The Lessor has provided a common parking area adjacent to the demised
premises for use of customers and visitors of the Lessee and other tenants of other
stores or properties of the Lessor. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, no
vested interest is granted to the Lessee or its customers or visitors in said parking
area or to any specific portion thereof. The Lessee agrees to abide by such reasonable
rules and regulations as the Lessor has made or may hereafter make governing the use
of such parking area.
15. That the Lessee hereby agrees to i~em.nify and save harmless the Lessor
against any and all detlts, claims, demands, suits or obligations which may be asserted,
claimed or filed or brought against the Lessor, arising out of or in connection with
the Lessee's operation of the demised premises including the parking area.
IN wITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have he;reunto executed this
instrllment for the purpose herein expressed, the day and year above written.
ATTEST:
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(LESSOR) FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF THE
FLO. .R.JDA ~~YS
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Robert A. Dion, President.
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LESSEE OR TENANT
MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC
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FOR T,HE LESSOR:
STATE OF FLORIDA, )
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COlTNTY OF MONROE, . )
I, an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of instruments according
to the laws of tp.e State of Florida, duly qualified and acting, HEREBY CERTIFY
that ROBERT A. DION an4~poROTHY A. BUSH, respectively ,as President and
Secretary of FIRST FEDEIfA(~ SA VINCE AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS, to me personally known, this day acknowle9ged before me that they executed
the foregoing lease as such officers of said corPFtion, and that they affixed thereto
the official seal of said corporation. j
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto sri my ha and official seal at Key West,
Monroe County, in the State of Florida, thi~st day April, A.D. 1975.
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Notary Public, State of Florida.
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NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF FlOIIDA AT tARO!
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STATE OF FLORIDA,
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COUNTY OF MONROE,
Before me personally appeared 0((\1 \ ~ k. \J~ '" \>
to me well known and known to me to be the person deseribed as authorized, by
(his) (her) signature thereupon, to execute the foregoing Lease, has acknowledged
that (he) (she) executed the same for the purpose therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this
1st day of April, A. D. 1975.
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Notary ~, State of Florlda .
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