THIS LEASE made the 1st day of MAY , 2008. IN PURSUANCE OF THE SHORT FORMS OF LEASES ACT. BETWEEN:
Exhibit 10.1
THIS LEASE made the 1st day of MAY , 2008.
IN PURSUANCE OF THE SHORT FORMS OF LEASES ACT.
BETWEEN:
RICHMOND WALNUT BUSINESS CENTRE INC.
a Corporation Incorporated under the laws
of the Province of Ontario
(hereinafter called the “Landlord”)
OF THE FIRST PART
-and-
CANNASAT THERAPEUTICS INC.
a Corporation Incorporated under the laws
of the Province of Ontario.
(hereinafter called the “Tenant”)
OF THE SECOND PART
WITNESSETH that in consideration of the rents hereby reserved and the covenants herein contained on the part of the Tenant, the Landlord hereby leases to the Tenant a portion of the land and building municipally known as ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ West, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario (the “Premises”) established at 3200 square feet of useable area together with use of the common area, being the ground level, as outlined in red on the floor plan attached as Schedule “A”.
TERM
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Premises for a term of THREE (3) YEARS from the 1st day of May, 2008, to and including the 30th day of April 2011 (the“Term”).
RENT
The Tenant paying therefore as the basic rent during the Term, an annual rental, exclusive of GST, of lawful money of Canada, payable in advance in equal monthly installments, on the lst day of each month commencing May 1st, 2008, as follows:
| TERM | RENT P.S.F. | MONTHLY | ANNUALLY |
| Year 1 to 3 | $23.00 | $6,133.33 | $73,600.00 |
| 1. | TENANT’S COVENANTS TO PAY RENT AND ADDITIONAL RENT |
The Tenant covenants with the Landlord as follows:
Rent
To pay the rent in the manner herein provided without any abatement, deductions or set-off.
ADDITIONAL RENT
| a) | Goods and Services Tax |
To pay Goods and Services Tax payable with respect to such rent and additional rent due under this Lease.
| b) | Tax Escalation |
To pay its proportionate share of realty taxes escalation over the 2007 base year.
| c) | Additional Services |
To pay cost of such other additional services as may be requested by Tenant.
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| d) | Other Taxes |
In every year of the Term, to pay when due, any new business taxes or other taxes and assessments levied in respect of the occupancy of the Premises. Provided that should any of said taxes or additional levies, new taxes or assessment be added to realty taxes and/or charged to Landlord, the Tenant shall reimburse to Landlord and/or cause to be paid promptly to the extent and amount which shall proportionately be determined by Landlord acting reasonably to be the Tenant’s share.
| e) | Maintenance and Upkeep |
The Tenant at its own expense will keep in good order and condition throughout the Term, the interior of the Premises and all fixtures and appurtenances located in the Premises. The Tenant will not commit or allow waste or injury to the Premises and will not use or occupy or permit to be used or occupied the Premises for an unlawful purpose, or in a manner that result sin the cancellation of insurance, or in the refusal of an insurer or issue insurance as requested. The Tenant, at all times, at its own expenses, will keep the hallways, stairs, areaways, and rights-of-way over or adjacent to the premises reasonably free from rubbish and will not encumber or obstruct them or allow them to be encumbered or obstructed in any manner; and will not injure or disfigure the land or the building or allow them to be injured or disfigured in any way and at the expiration or other termination of this Lease, the Tenant, accept as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, will surrender and deliver up the Premises in good order and condition.
| f) | Insurance |
Without in any way limiting the liability of the Tenant under this Lease, the Tenant covenants and agrees to obtain and keep in force:
i) Comprehensive general liability insurance covering Tenant’s liability for bodily injury and property damage arising from its use and occupation of the Premises, including liability assumed under this Lease, with limits of not less than $2M inclusive of any one occurrence, or such other amount as the Landlord may from time to time reasonably require.
ii) The above insurance shall be written by insurers licensed to do business in Canada and shall be in a form satisfactory to Landlord. The Landlord is to be included as a named Insured. The Tenant shall provide certified copies of the policies to the Landlord. The policies are to be endorsed to provide that in the event of any change in them which could affect the Landlord, or in the event of any change in their which could affect the Landlord, or in the event of their cancellation, the insurer will give notice by registered mail to the Landlord 30 days prior to the effective date of such change or cancellation. If the Tenant shall fail to purchase and maintain the insurance required herein, the Landlord shall be free to place such insurance and the cost shall be payable to the Landlord as additional rent payable on demand. However, this right shall not impose upon the Landlord an obligation to obtain such insurance.
| g) | Compliance with Laws |
To comply promptly with and conform to the requirements of all applicable statutes, laws, by-laws, regulations, ordinances and orders at any time in force during the Term which affect the condition, equipment, maintenance, use or occupation of the Premises, and with every applicable regulation, order and requirement of the Canadian Fire Underwriters Association or any body having similar functions or of any liability or fire insurance company by which either the Landlord or the Tenant may be insured any time during the Term; PROVIDED that if the Tenant defaults under the provisions of this clause, the Landlord may itself comply with the requirements of this clause and the Tenant shall forthwith pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord in so doing and all such costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord in so doing and all such cost and expenses shall be recoverable by the Landlord as additional rent.
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| h) | Notice of Damage |
In the event of any substantial damage to the Premises by any cause, to give notice in writing thereof to the Landlord forthwith upon becoming aware of it.
| i) | Viewing Premises |
To permit the Landlord at all reasonable times to enter upon view the state of repair of the Premises and to comply with all reasonable requirements of the Landlord with regard to the care, maintenance and repair thereon, to the extent that the Tenant is responsible under this Lease of such care, maintenance and repair. The Tenant further covenants and agrees that the Tenant will allow or permit the Landlord or its agents to show the Premises to prospective Mortgagees, Purchasers or Tenants, at all reasonable times upon twenty-four (24) hours notice being given to the Tenant.
| j) | Utilities |
To pay in every year during the term hereof any excess of charges for water, gas, electric lights and power and other public utilities or services supplied to or used on the Premises caused due to wasteful or exaggerated usage over and above normal usage, and to indemnify the Landlord and the building and the Premises against all cost sand charges in respect thereof.
| k) | Heat |
To Assure Premises are kept at such temperature as may be necessary to prevent damage thereto by frost.
| l) | Surrender of Premises at Termination of Lease |
The Tenant will, at the expiration or sooner determination of the said term, peaceably surrender and yield up to the Landlord the Premises with the appurtenances, together with all leasehold improvements or erections which at any time during the said Term shall be made therein or thereon in good and substantial repair and condition, save and except for reasonable wear and tear. The Tenant shall leave the Premises neat, tidy, free and clear of all refuse, waste or other loose or objectionable materials, all of said work to be done to the reasonable satisfaction of the Landlord. If the Premises are not left neat, tidy and free and clear by the Tenant, then the Landlord may carry out such work as agent of and at the expense of the Tenant and the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord all costs and expenses incurred in so doing.
| m) | Use of Premises |
The leased Premises shall be used by the Tenant for the purpose of an office
or studio and the Tenant shall not carry on or permit to be carried on any business or activity which shall be deemed by the Landlord upon reasonable grounds, to be illegal or a nuisance.
| n) | Payments Recoverable as Arrears of Rent |
That whenever any amount by the terms of this Lease is payable by the Tenant to the Landlord, whether as additional rent or otherwise, such amount shall be recoverable by the Landlord in the same manner as if such amounts were rent in arrears under this Lease, and that the landlord shall be entitled to take any action therefor which it may be entitled to take in respect of rent in arrears under this Lease, and that if the Tenant fails to pay any sum required to be paid by it under the provisions of this Lease to any person, firm or corporation other than the landlord, the Landlord shall have the right to pay any such sum and to recover it as if it were rent in arrears under this Lease and the Landlord shall be entitled to take any action therefor which it may be entitled to take with respect to rent in arrears under this Lease.
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| o) | Assignment |
That the Tenant shall not assign, sublet, share or part with the possession of the whole or any part of the Premises without the written leave of the Landlord, which leave may not be unreasonably withheld. In all cases, the Tenant shall remain jointly and severally liable under all covenants of this Lease.
| p) | Tenant’s Goods Free from Encumbrance |
That the Tenant is the sole owner of all goods and chattels that are to be brought upon the Premises and that such goods and chattels are free from any mortgage, lien or other charge or encumbrance.
| q) | Waiver of Exemptions |
That notwithstanding anything contained in The Landlord and Tenant Act, or any amendments thereto, none of the goods or chattels of the Tenant at any time on the Premises shall be exempt from levy by distress for rent in arrears as provided for by any section of the Act above named, and that upon any claim being made for such exemption by the Tenant or on distress made by the Landlord or in any action brought to test the rights to the levy of distress upon goods exempt by that Act, this covenant may be pleaded as an estoppel against the Tenant and the Tenant waives every benefit that might have accrued to it by virtue of that Act but for this covenant.
| r) | Tenant Responsible for Condition of Premises |
That the Tenant will assume the sole responsibility of the operation and maintenance of the Premises, and that the Landlord shall be under no liability for injury to any servant, agent or employee of the Tenant or any sub-lessee, licensee or invitee of the Tenant or for loss of or damage to the property of the Tenant or of any of the aforementioned persons, save and except for gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Landlord.
| s) | Indemnity |
To indemnify the Landlord against all liabilities, costs, fines, suits, claims, demands and actions and causes of action of any kind for which the Landlord may become liable by reason of any breach, violation or non-performance by the Tenant of any covenant, term or provision of this Lease, or any injury, death, or damage to property, occasioned to our suffered by any person or any property by reason of any act, neglect or default by the Tenant or is servants, employees, agents, sub-lessees, or licensees or invitees on the Premises.
| t) | No Liability on Landlord |
That the Landlord shall not, in any event be liable or responsible in any way for any personal injury or death that may be suffered or sustained by, or for any loss of or damage or injury to any property, including cars and contents thereof, belonging to any employee, servant, agent, sub-lessee, licensee or invitee of the Tenant on the Premises no matter how caused, and in particular, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, which may be caused or occasioned by steam, electricity, gas, fumes, vapour, water works water, rain water, other water, sleet, snow, ice, melted sleet, snow or ice, which may leak, issue or flow from the Premises or from any water, steam, sprinkler or drainage pipe or plumbing works situate in the Premises or which may be caused or occasioned or attributable to the condition or arrangement of any electrical or other wiring or caused or occasioned by snow or ice or other substances or obstructions on the sidewalks, driveways, roads, streets and grounds or caused or occasioned by the defective condition or lack of repair or disrepair thereof or by any defect in any machinery or equipment in the Premises or in the operation thereof by the Tenant or by any defects in
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or the disrepair or non-repair of the Premises and the Tenant shall indemnify the Landlord from and against all liabilities, claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or any expense for such injury, death, loss or damage as aforesaid, and maintain proper policies of insurance indemnifying the Landlord against damage or loss occasioned by the maintenance or operation of any steam or hot water boiler in the Premises in a reasonable amount; PROVIDED however that nothing herein contained shall require the Tenant to indemnify the Landlord against any claims, demands or actions for damages arising out the willful acts or misconduct of the Landlord, its officer, employees, servants or agents.
| u) | Signs |
That the Tenant shall not erect on or affix to the Premises any sings other than those currently existing, except with the approval of the Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and provided that all such signs comply with all local and municipal by-laws and regulations.
| v) | Post-Dated Cheques |
The Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord at the beginning of each new Lease year, a series of six (6) postdated cheques in payment of Rent and Additional Rent.
| 2. | LANDLORD’S WORK |
The Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Tenant is in possession of premises and shall continue to occupy same as existing.
| 3. | POSSESSION AND OCCUPANCY |
| a) | The Tenant has possession of the premises and is herein extending the Term of its Tenancy Agreement. |
| b) | The Landlord will provide to the Tenant access and use of a concrete enclosed storage area (approximately 3ft x 6ft) located in the basement back area of ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ West, for the duration of this Lease, at no additional charge. |
| 4. | LANDLORD’S COVENANTS |
The Landlord hereby covenants with the Tenant as follows:
| a) | Quiet Enjoyment |
For quiet enjoyment.
| b) | Gross Lease |
The Landlord shall pay for regular charges for hydro, gas, and water consumption as required for the Premises and furthermore to pay realty taxes that are levied against the Premises, and premiums for standard fire insurance required to keep insured the Premises against fire and other perils, subject to provisions contained in this Lease.
| c) | Repair, Maintain & Replace |
The Landlord covenants and agrees to maintain and keep the Premises, including structure, plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioner, roof and entranceway in good order and condition both inside and out, as they would be kept by a reasonable owner and to make all needed repairs and replacements, reasonable wear and tear only excepted.
If however the Landlord is required to maintain, repair or replace any part or element of the Premises by reason of negligent acts or omissions of the Tenant, or of those for whom the Tenant is at law responsible, the Landlord may add the costs of such repair, replacement and maintenance to the Rent, which Rent shall thereafter immediately become due.
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| d) | Parking |
The Tenant shall have the exclusive use of Four (4) designated and marked parking spaces in the Landlord’s above grade lot at the rate of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per car per month, or One Thousand Two Hundred ($1,200.00) Dollars per car per annum, to be paid in advance on the first day of each month. It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that the Landlord shall have no obligation to police the aforesaid parking spaces and further that the Landlord shall not be liable for any damages, losses or injuries sustained by the Tenant or any property owned by the Tenant if the same is damaged, lost or injured in one of the parking spaces and the Tenant hereby indemnifies the Landlord against any claims which may be brought against the Landlord arising out of the Tenant’s use of the parking spaces. The Tenant shall furnish to the Landlord, upon request, the current license plate numbers of all vehicles used by the Tenant and its employees which will be parked in the said parking spaces. No. 2, 3, 4, 5, plus 1 and 22 as permitted by City authorities.
| 5. | PROVISOS |
Provided always and it is hereby agreed as follows:
| a) | Lease Subordinate to Mortgages |
This Lease and everything herein contained shall be deemed to be subordinate to any charge or charges from time to time created by the Landlord by mortgage or charge on the Premises and the Tenant shall promptly at any time as required by the Landlord execute all documents and give such further assurance as may be reasonably required to postpone its rights and privileges to the holder of any charge or mortgage. Landlord will use best efforts to obtain a non-disturbance agreement from mortgagee, if requested.
| b) | Removal of Fixtures |
The Tenant may remove its fixtures; PROVIDED that any erection, addition, structure or improvement erected upon the Premises shall become a part thereof, shall not be removed and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Lease. AND FURTHER PROVIDED that no such erection, addition, structure or improvement shall be erected upon the Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord.
| c) | Insolvency of Tenant |
If the term of any of the goods or chattels of the Tenant shall be at any time seized or taken in execution or in attachment by any creditor of the Tenant, or if a writ of execution shall be issued against the goods and chattels of the Tenant and remain unsatisfied for ten days, or if the Tenant shall execute any chattel, mortgage or ▇▇▇▇ of sale of any of its goods or chattels, other than a ▇▇▇▇ of sale of goods in the ordinary course of the Tenant’s business, or if the Tenant shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of any bulk sale or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by any court of competent jurisdiction under any legislation then in force of shall take the benefit of any Act that may be in force for bankrupt or insolvent debtors or shall attempt to abandon the Premises, or to sell or dispose of its goods and chattels so that there would not remain after such sale or disposal a sufficient distress on the Premises in the opinion of the Landlord for the then accruing rent, then the current month’s rent, together with the rent for the three months next ensuing and all additional rent and other sums payable
hereunder for the said three months next ensuing shall immediately become due and payable, and the term shall, at the option of the Landlord forthwith be determined and in each of the above cases such accelerated rent, additional rent and other amounts shall be recoverable by the Landlord as if it were rent in arrears.
| d) | Following of Tenant’s Goods |
If the Tenant removes its goods and chattels from the Premises except in the ordinary course of business, the Landlord may follow then for thirty (30) days in the manner provided for in the Landlord and Tenant Act or other applicable legislation.
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| e) | Re-Entry for Non-Payment of Rent |
The Landlord may re-enter the Premises for non-payment of rent.
| f) | Re-Entry for Non-Performance of Covenants |
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if the Tenant shall fail to comply with any of its covenants hereunder, except the covenant to pay rent, the Landlord may give to the Tenant notice in writing stating the default with reasonably sufficient particulars and requiring it to be remedied, and if such default is not remedied by the Tenant within Ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice, or such longer period as may be reasonably necessary in view o the nature of the default, the Landlord at is option may either enter the Premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole and repossess them or take such steps as may be necessary to remedy and correct such default and recover its costs and expenses incurred in so doing from the Tenant as additional rent.
| g) | Further Rights of Re-Entry |
If the Term should be seized or forfeited for any of the causes set forth in proviso (d) above, the Landlord shall have the right of re-entry given by proviso (f).
| h) | Holding Over |
Should the Tenant remain in occupation of the Premises after the determination of the Term with the consent of the Landlord and without other special agreement, it shall be as a monthly tenant at a rental of Seven Thousand ($7,000.00) Dollars per month, payable in advance on the 1st day of each and every month and subject in other respects to the terms of this Lease.
| i) | Condonation no Waiver of Subsequent Default |
Any condoning, excusing or overlooking by the Landlord of any default, breach or non-performance by the Tenant at any time of any covenant, proviso or condition herein contained, shall not operate to waive the Landlord’s rights under this Lease in respect of any later default, breach or non-observance so as to defeat in any way the rights of the Landlord under this Lease on any such later default, breach or non-observance, and all rights and remedies of the Landlord shall be deemed to be cumulative, not alternative.
| 6. | RENEWAL |
Provided the Tenant has duly and regularly performed all of the covenants on its part to be performed in the Lease, and is not in default thereunder, the Tenant shall be entitled to renew the Lease for a further term of THREE (3) years under the same terms and conditions, provided it has given at least THREE (3) months written notice to the Landlord, but not more than SIX (6) months, save and except that there shall be no further right of renewal and save and except the rental rate which shall be agreed upon by both parties herein, failing which the rental shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act of Ontario.
| 7. | RIGHT TO CANCEL LEASE |
The Tenant shall have the option, at its election, to terminate this Lease at any time without penalty, provided that the Tenant shall give the Landlord written notice ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180) days prior to the effective date of such termination.
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| 8. | SUCCESSORS AND COVENANTS |
This Lease and anything herein contained shall extend to, bind and enure to the benefit of successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto subject tot he consent of the Landlord being obtained, as hreinbefore provided, to any assignment of sub-lease by the Tenant, and, where there is more than one Landlord or Tenant or where the Landlord or Tenant is a male, female or a corporation, the provisions herein shall be read with all grammatical changes thereby rendered necessary. All covenants herein contained thereby rendered necessary. All covenants herein contained shall be deemed joint and several and all right s and powers reserved to the Landlord may be exercised by either the Landlord or its agents or representatives.
This Lease and all provisions herein shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto affixed their respective hands and corporate seals under the hands of their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
W I T N E S S:
| CANNASAT THERAPEUTICS INC. | |||||
| Per: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| a.s.o. | (Tenant) | ||||
| RICHMOND WALNUT BUSINESS CENTRE INC. | |||||
| Per: | /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| a.s.o. | (Landlord) | ||||
| Per: | |||||
| a.s.o. | (Landlord) | ||||