Neither Borrower nor Leasehold Pledgor shall create, incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or any Operating Lease, except for the Permitted Encumbrances (Mortgage Loan), nor any portion of the Collateral, except for the Permitted Encumbrances, nor any Lien on any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or Leasehold Pledgor, except for (i) the pledges of the direct or indirect equity interests in Borrower and the general partner of the Borrower by Mezzanine B Borrower in favor of Mezzanine B Lender and in Leasehold Pledgor by Mezzanine B Leasehold Pledgor pursuant to the Mezzanine B Loan Documents as security for the Mezzanine B Loan and (ii) Permitted Transfers, if any. Subject to the following, Borrower and Leasehold Pledgor shall promptly discharge any Lien or charge against any of the Collateral or Individual Properties which is not a Permitted Encumbrance nor a Permitted Encumbrance (Mortgage Loan) nor otherwise expressly permitted hereunder. After prior notice to Lender, Borrower or Leasehold Pledgor, at Owner’s or Operating Lessee’s expense, may cause Owner or Operating Lessee to contest by appropriate legal proceeding, conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity of any Liens, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (iii) no Individual Property nor the Collateral, nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost; (iv) Borrower and Leasehold Pledgor shall cause Owner or Operating Lessee promptly upon final determination thereof to pay the amount of any such Liens, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) to insure the payment of such Liens exceeding $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time, Borrower and Leasehold Pledgor shall cause Owner to deliver to Lender either (A) cash, or other security as may be approved by Lender, in an amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the contested amount, or (B) a payment and performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contested amount from a surety acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion, (vi) failure to pay such Liens will not subject Mortgage Lender or Lender to any civil or criminal liability, (vii) such contest shall not affect the ownership, use or occupancy of the Collateral or any Individual Property, and (viii) Borrower and Leasehold Pledgor shall, upon request by Lender, cause Owner or Operating Lessee to give Lender prompt notice of the status of such proceedings and/or confirmation of the continuing satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 4.3 . Lender may pay over any such cash or other security held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or the Collateral or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the applicable Mortgage or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any related Lien.