1. The sidewalks, entrances, passages, courts, elevators, vestibules, stairways, corridors or halls or other parts of the Building not occupied by any tenant shall not be obstructed or encumbered by any tenant or used for any purpose other than ingress and egress to and from the premises and if the premises are situated on the ground floor of the Building, the tenant thereof shall, at said tenant's own expense, keep the sidewalks and curb directly in front of premises clean and free from ice and snow. Landlord shall have the right to control and operate the public portions of the Building, and the facilities furnished for common use of the tenants, in such manner as Landlord deems best for the benefit of the tenants generally. No tenant shall permit the visit to its premises by persons in such numbers or under such conditions as to obstruct or interfere with the use and enjoyment by other tenants of the entrances, corridors, elevators and other common or public areas or facilities of the Building. No tenant shall conduct (nor permit its staff, employees, invitees, visitors or clients to conduct) any business, meetings or queuing or congregating of persons in public or common facilities, including but not limited to corridors, lavatories, lobbies, stairways, elevators or on the grounds for serving the Building, but excluding any portion of the Premises.
   
2. No awning or other projections shall be attached to the outside walls of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord. No drapes, blinds, shades, or screens shall be attached to or hung in or used in connection with any window or door of the premises (other than drapes, blinds or screens attached to the interior surface of the alley side windows, or otherwise placed within the interior of the Premises in the case of the alley side windows), without the prior written consent of Landlord. Such awnings, projections, curtains, blinds, shades, screens or other fixtures must be of a quality, type, design and color, and attached in a manner approved in writing by Landlord before installation thereof. No bright, colored, flashing, blinking, neon nor strobe lights, nor any signs of any kind, shall be placed or operated in or near the windows of the tenant's leased premises or be visible outside of its premises.
   
3. No showcases or other articles shall be put in front of or affixed to any part of the exterior of the Building, nor placed in the halls, corridors or vestibules without the prior written consent of Landlord.
   
4. The water and wash closets and other plumbing fixtures shall not be used for any purposes other than those for which they were constructed, and no sweepings, rubbish, rags, or other substances shall be thrown therein. All damage resulting from any misuse of the fixtures shall be borne by the tenant who, or whose servants, employees, agents, invitees or licensees shall have caused the same.
   
5. There shall be no marking, painting, drilling into or in any way defacing the Building or any part of the premises (recognizing that Tenant shall be entitled to hang pictures or other works of art within the Premises in a manner similar to other modern office tenants). Tenant shall not construct, maintain, use or operate within the premises any electrical device, wiring or apparatus in connection with a loud speaker system or other sound system, except as reasonably required for its communication system and approved prior to the installation thereof in writing by Landlord. No such loud speaker or sound system shall be constructed, maintained, used or operated outside of, nor be audible outside of, the tenant's leased premises.
   
6. No vehicles or animals, birds or pets of any kind shall be brought into or kept in or about the premises, and no cooking (except for cooking by or for Tenant's employees for their own consumption, the location and equipment of which is first approved by Landlord) shall be done or permitted by any tenant on the premises. No tenant shall cause or permit any unusual or ejectionable odors, vapors, or other substances to be produced upon or permeate from the premises. No bicycles shall be brought into or kept in or about the Premises.
   
7. No space in the Building shall be used for manufacturing of goods for sale in the ordinary course of business, for the storage of merchandise for sale in the ordinary course of business, or for the sale at auction of merchandise, goods or property of any kind.
   
8. No tenant shall make any unseemly or disturbing noises or disturb or interfere with occupants of this or neighboring buildings or premises or those having business with them whether by the use of any musical instrument, radio, talking machine, unmusical noise, whistling, music, dancing, singing, or in any other way. No tenant shall throw anything out of the doors or windows or down the corridors or stairs.
   
9. No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any of the doors or windows by any tenant, nor shall any changes be made in existing locks or the mechanism thereof, unless a duplicate key is provided to Landlord in advance. The doors leading to the corridors or main halls shall be kept closed during business hours except as they may be used for ingress or egress. Each tenant shall, upon the termination of his tenancy, return to the Landlord all keys of stores, offices, storage and toilet rooms either furnished to, or otherwise procured by, such tenant, and in the event of the loss of any keys so furnished, such tenant shall pay to Landlord the loss thereof. Tenant's key system shall be separate from that for the rest of the Building.
   
10. Landlord reserves the right to inspect all freight to be brought into the Building and to exclude from the Building all freight which violates any of these Rules and Regulations or the Lease.
    
11. No tenants shall pay any employees on the premises, except those actually working for such tenant on the premises.
    
12. Landlord reserves the right to exclude from the Building at all times any person who is not known or does not properly identity himself to the Building management or watchman on duty. Landlord may, at its option, require all persons admitted to or leaving the Building between the hours of6:00 PM and 8:00 AM, Monday through Friday, and at any hour, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, to register. Each tenant shall be responsible for all persons for whom he authorizes entry into or exit out of the Building, and shall be liable to Landlord for all acts or omissions of such persons.
    
13. The premises shall not, at any time, be used for lodging or sleeping or for any immoral or illegal purpose.
    
14. Each tenant, before closing and leaving the premises at any time, shall see that all windows are closed.
    
15. Landlord's employees shall not perform any work or do anything outside of their regular duties, unless under special instruction from the management of the Building. The requirements of the tenants will be attended to only upon application to Landlord and any such special requirements shall be billed to Tenant (and paid with the next installment of rent due) at the written schedule of charges maintained by Landlord from time to time or at such charge as is agreed upon in advance by Landlord and Tenant.
    
16. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Building is prohibited and each tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.
    
17. There shall not be used in any space, or in the public halls of the Building, either by any tenant or by jobbers or others, in the delivery or receipt of merchandise, any hand trucks, except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards and Tenant shall be responsible to Landlord for any loss or damage resulting from any deliveries of Tenant's to the Building.
    
18. Mats, trash or other objects shall not be placed in the public corridors or stairways.
    
19. Landlord does not maintain suite finishes which are non-standard, such as bathrooms, wallpaper, special lights, etc. However, should the need for repairs of items not maintained by Landlord arise, Landlord may elect to arrange for the work to be done at Tenant's expense.
    
20. Drapes and blinds installed by Landlord or Tenant, which are visible from the exterior of the Building, must be cleaned by Tenant at least once a year, without notice, at Tenant's own expense.
    
21. All office machines shall be installed upon proper insulation or pads, to prevent vibration from such machines damaging the Building or annoying other occupants.
    
22. Landlord shall have the right to prescribe the weight, and method of installation and position of safes and other heavy fixtures or equipment, and Tenant will not install in the demised premises any fixtures, equipment or machinery or other items that will place a load upon any floor exceeding the floor load weight limit per square foot of floor area which such floor was designed to carry (which shall be not less than 80 lbs per square foot, unless Tenant agrees to pay the cost of any additional support or other modifications to the Building that shall be recommended by Landlord's engineer or architect in order to reinforce or otherwise modify the Building's structure to accommodate such fixtures, equipment, machinery or other items and installation of such items can be performed. In addition, any such additional supports or other modifications can be considered as a Required Removable under the Lease. All damage done to the Building by taking in or removing a safe or any other article of Tenant’s office equipment or other property, or due to its being in the demised premises, shall be repaired at the expense of the Tenant. No freight, furniture or other bulky matter of any description will be received into the building or carried in the elevators except when and as approved by the Landlord. All moving of furniture, materials and equipment shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Landlord or its agents, who shall, however, not be responsible for any damage to or charges for moving same. Tenant agrees promptly to remove from the public area adjacent to said building any of Tenant's merchandise there delivered or deposited.
    
23. Tenant will refer all contractor's representatives and installation technicians rendering any service for Tenant at the demised premises affecting any of the building's systems or requiring access to the roof to Landlord or its agent, before performance of any such contractual service. Tenant's contractors and installation technicians shall comply with Landlord's Rules and Regulations pertaining to construction and installation.
    
24. Landlord will not be responsible for lost or stolen personal property, equipment, money or jewelry from the demised premises or the storage areas or from any other part of the Property, regardless of whether or not such loss occurs when the area is locked against entry.
    
25. Employees of Landlord shall not receive or carry messages for or to any Tenant or other person, nor shall they render free or paid services to any Tenant, its agents, employees or invitees.
    
26. Tenant assumes, and shall indemnify Landlord against all risks and claims of damage to persons or property arising in connection with any movement of furniture or office supplies and equipment in or out of the building.
    
27. Landlord shall not be liable for any damage from the stoppage of elevators for necessary or desirable repairs or improvements or delays of any sort in connection with the elevator service. However, Landlord will make reasonable efforts to restore full elevator service as quickly as possible.

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