Common use of Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions Clause in Contracts

Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions. (a) With respect to any and all Pre-existing Environmental Conditions (as hereinafter defined), Landlord, at its sole expense, shall conduct and complete all investigations, studies, samplings, and testing, and all remedial, removal, and other response actions necessary to clean up, remove and/or ▇▇▇▇▇ all Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined), on, from, or affecting the Demised Premises (i) in accordance with all then applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and policies, and (ii) in accordance with the orders and directives of all federal, state, and local governmental authorities. Alternatively, Landlord may elect to request Tenant, at Landlord’s sole expense, to directly oversee the response contractor’s work. “Pre-existing Environmental Conditions” means the presence of any Hazardous Materials existing as of the Commencement Date in the air, soil, surface water or groundwater, and in, on and under any structure on the Demised Premises.