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consent decree or compromise might, in Beneficiary's reasonable judgment, impair the value of the <br />Beneficiary's security hereunder; provided, however, that Beneficiary's prior consent shall not be <br />necessary in the event that the presence of Hazardous Materials on, under, or about the Property <br />either poses an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of any individual or is of such a <br />nature that an immediate remedial response is necessary and it is not reasonably possible to obtain <br />Beneficiary's consent before taking such action, provided that in such event Trustor shall notify <br />Beneficiary as soon as practicable of any action so taken. Beneficiary agrees not to withhold its <br />consent, where such consent is required hereunder, if either: (i) a particular remedial action is <br />ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) Trustor will or may be subjected to civil or criminal <br />sanctions or penalties if it fails to take a required action; (iii) Trustor establishes to the reasonable <br />satisfaction of Beneficiary that there is no reasonable alternative to such remedial action which <br />would result in less impairment of Beneficiary's security hereunder; or (iv) the action has been <br />agreed to by Beneficiary. <br />The Trustor hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (i) this Article is intended as the <br />Beneficiary's written request for information (and the Trustor's response) concerning the <br />environmental condition of the Property as required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section <br />726.5; and (ii) each representation and warranty in this Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan <br />Documents (together with any indemnity applicable to a breach of any such representation and <br />warranty) with respect to the environmental condition of the property is intended by the Beneficiary <br />and the Trustor to be an "environmental provision" for purposes of California Code of Civil <br />Procedure Section 736. <br />In the event that any portion of the Property is determined to be "environmentally impaired" <br />(as that term is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(3)) or to be an <br />"affected parcel" (as that term is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(1)), <br />then, without otherwise limiting or in any way affecting the Beneficiary's or the Trustee's rights and <br />remedies under this Deed of Trust, the Beneficiary may elect to exercise its rights under California <br />Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a) to (1) waive its lien on such environmentally impaired or <br />affected portion of the Property and (2) exercise (a) the rights and remedies of an unsecured creditor, <br />including reduction of its claim against the Trustor to judgment, and (b) any other rights and <br />remedies permitted by law. For purposes of determining the Beneficiary's right to proceed as an <br />unsecured creditor under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a), the Trustor shall be <br />deemed to have willfully permitted or acquiesced in a release or threatened release of hazardous <br />materials, within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(d)(1), if the <br />release or threatened release of hazardous materials was knowingly or negligently caused or <br />contributed to by any lessee, occupant, or user of any portion of the Property and the Trustor knew <br />or should have known of the activity by such lessee, occupant, or user which caused or contributed <br />to the release or threatened release. All costs and expenses, including (but not limited to) attorneys' <br />fees, incurred by the Beneficiary in connection with any action commenced under this paragraph, <br />including any action required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(b) to determine <br />the degree to which the Property is environmentally impaired, plus interest thereon at the lesser of <br />ten percent (10%) or the maximum rate permitted by law, until paid, shall be added to the <br />indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust and shall be due and payable to the Beneficiary upon its <br />demand made at any time following the conclusion of such action. <br />2220130.1 Page 31 <br />