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DSCC-57520\2494968.2 30 September 17, 2021 <br />Prior to the commencement of any action by the Association, the Declarant or Owner to enforce <br />the Governing Documents or the Commercial and Industrial Act, the Association, the Declarant or <br />the Owner shall comply with the applicable requirements the dispute resolution procedures described in <br />Article 11. <br />12.9 Term. The term of this Declaration shall be for a period of fifty (50) years from the date on <br />which this Declaration is recorded in the records of Alameda County, California. After that time, this <br />Declaration and each of its restrictions and covenants and other provisions automatically shall be extended <br />for successive ten (10) year periods unless this Declaration is rescinded by the written consent of Owners <br />holding a majority of the total voting power of the Association. The rescission shall be effective on <br />recordation of a notice of rescission in the records of Alameda County, California. <br />12.10 Reserved Rights of Declarant. Declarant is recording this Declaration as part of the <br />operation of a commercial development. No covenant or restriction contained herein shall be applied in <br />any manner that would unreasonably interfere with Declarant’s rights to complete the construction or <br />renovation of the Improvements and to sell the Improvements. The rights retained by Declarant during the <br />construction and sales period include, but are not limited to, the right to: <br />(i) maintain construction equipment, personnel and materials within the <br />Development; <br />(ii) use such portions within the Development as may be necessary or advisable to <br />complete the construction, renovation or sales; <br />(iii) maintain construction and/or sales offices within the Development and appropriate <br />parking to accommodate the foregoing; <br />(iv) maintain sale signs or other appropriate advertisements within the Development; <br />and <br />(v) allow prospective purchasers access to the Development. <br />12.11 Assignment by Declarant. Declarant may assign all or any portion of its rights and delegate <br />all or any portion of its duties to any other Person and, from and after the date of such assignment and/or <br />delegation, the Declarant shall have no further rights and/or duties hereunder with respect to the rights <br />assigned and duties delegated. Any successor or assignee of rights and duties of the Declarant shall <br />execute an instrument assuming the rights and duties of the Declarant assigned and delegated hereunder <br />and thereafter shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of Declarant so assigned and shall be obligated to <br />perform all the Declarant’s duties so delegated, provided such successor or assignee shall not be liable in <br />any manner for any act or omission committed or omitted by the Declarant before the date the successor <br />or assignee succeeded to the rights of the Declarant hereunder. <br />12.12 Attorneys’ Fees. Except as provided in Article 11, in the event of any litigation or <br />alternative dispute resolution procedure regarding the rights or duties under the Governing Documents of <br />the Association or any Member, the prevailing party in such proceeding, in the discretion of the judge or <br />decision-maker, shall be entitled to recover costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. <br />12.13 Notices. Any notice permitted or required by the Governing Documents shall be <br />considered received on the date the notice is personally delivered to the recipient or forty-eight (48) hours <br />after the notice is deposited in the United States mail, first-class, registered or certified, postage fee prepaid <br />and addressed to the recipient at the address that the recipient has provided the Association for receipt of <br />notice or, if no such address was provided, at the recipient’s Condominium address in the Development. <br />12.14 No Enforcement Waiver. Failure to enforce a restriction in the past in and of itself shall not <br />constitute a defense to any action brought against any Owner for violation of any restriction contained