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Seller, nor a waiver by the City of any rights of action for damages or any other rights which may <br />accrue to City by reason of the failure of Seller to convey title or to provide title insurance as <br />required in this Agreement. <br />4. Escrow. City agrees to open an escrow at the office of Commonwealth Land Title <br />Company, 4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 120, Newport Beach, California, (the Escrow Agent) <br />within five (5) days from and after the date on which the City has approved this Agreement. This <br />Agreement constitutes the joint escrow instructions of the City and the Seller and a duplicate <br />original of this Agreement shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent upon the opening of the escrow. <br />Escrow to close within sixty (60) days of the City's execution of this Agreement. If escrow is not <br />in a condition to close by the Close of Escrow, and failure to close is due to unforeseen conditions <br />of title or interest of third parties in the Property that cannot be resolved in Escrow, then buyer <br />may, at its option, request cancellation of escrow and this Agreement and return of any funds it <br />has deposited into escrow. Thereupon, all obligations and liabilities of the Parties under this <br />Agreement shall cease and terminate. If no such request is made, Escrow shall be closed as soon <br />as possible thereafter. Buyer shall be entitled to possession of the Property immediately upon <br />close of Escrow. <br />The Escrow Agent hereby is empowered to act under this Agreement, and upon indicating its <br />acceptance of this Section 4 and of the General Provisions described in Exhibit "B" attached <br />hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, in writing, delivered to the City and to the Seller <br />within five (5) days after delivery of this Agreement, shall carry out its duties as Escrow Agent <br />hereunder. <br />City agrees to bear and Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to charge to the City the cost of any <br />transfer taxes, recording fees, cost of title insurance, re -conveyance fees, document preparation <br />fees, escrow fees and any other closing costs incidental to the conveying of said real property to <br />City. Penalties for prepayment of bona fide obligations secured by any existing deed of trust or <br />mortgage shall be waived pursuant to Civil Code Procedures Section 1265.240. <br />The liability to the Escrow Agent under this Agreement is limited to performance of the obligations <br />imposed upon it under Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Exhibit "B" of the General Provisions <br />of this Agreement. <br />5. Property Taxes. Such real property taxes, if any, on said real property for the fiscal year <br />within which said real property is conveyed to City as are unpaid at the time of said conveyance <br />shall be cleared and paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 4986 of the Revenue and <br />Taxation Code of the State of California. Seller shall be eligible for a refund under Section 5096.7 <br />of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California for that portion of property taxes on <br />said real property for said fiscal year which have been paid prior to the date the deed conveying <br />said real property to City is recorded which is allocable to that portion of the fiscal year which <br />begins on the date the deed conveying said real property to City is recorded and made <br />uncollectible if unpaid by reason of Section 5086 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State <br />of California. To the extent that Seller has prepaid any taxes or assessments attributable to the <br />Property; Seller shall be solely responsible for obtaining any refund due thereon from the taxing <br />authority. Upon written request, Buyer shall assist Seller, at Seller's sole cost, in obtaining said <br />refund, if any; however, in no case shall Buyer credit or otherwise pay Seller for that refund, if <br />any, through or outside of Escrow. <br />All unpaid taxes on said real property for any and all years prior to the fiscal year within which <br />said conveyance is made shall be paid by Seller before conveyance of said real property to City. <br />