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as the "Released Parties"), from any and all past, present, or future rights, claims, demands, obligations,
<br />losses, debts, liabilities, offsets, promises, acts, omissions, agreements, costs and expenses, damages,
<br />injuries, suits, allegations, appeals, actions and causes of action for damages, equitable relief, and
<br />compensation of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or
<br />unsuspected, contingent or fixed, whether past, present, or future, whether based in contract, tort, statute,
<br />or other legal or equitable theory of recovery, which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Releasing
<br />Parties have, or had, or which may later accrue to or be acquired by the Releasing Parties against any of
<br />the Released Parties, arising out of, concerning, pertaining to, or in any way connected to the Settling
<br />Defendants' ownership and use of property in the City of Santa Ana. These released claims are collectively
<br />referenced herein as the "Claims."
<br />6. California Civil Code Section 1542 Waiver. With respect to the released Claims set forth
<br />herein, the Settling Defendants acknowledge that they have been advised by legal counsel and are familiar
<br />with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows:
<br />"A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE
<br />CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO
<br />EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE
<br />RELEASE, AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE
<br />MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE
<br />DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY."
<br />THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS, BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, HEREBY
<br />EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER
<br />ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT PERTAINING
<br />TO THE RELEASED CLAIMS.
<br />The Parties, and each of them, represent and warrant to the other that they execute this Agreement
<br />with full knowledge of any and all rights which they may have by reason of any of the matters described
<br />herein and they have received herein. Each Party hereby further assumes the risk of mistake of fact in
<br />connection with the true facts involved in connection with the matters described herein, and with respect to
<br />any facts which are now unknown to them relating thereto, and agrees that this Agreement shall be in all
<br />respects enforceable and not subject to termination or rescission by any such difference in facts.
<br />7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all terms, conditions, and obligations
<br />contained herein, including, but not limited to, the release of Claims set forth herein, are binding upon all
<br />persons having or acquiring any right or title in the Property, including any leasehold interest, or any part
<br />thereof, and any assigns and successors -in -interest of the Parties.
<br />8. Warranty. Each of the Parties represents and warrants that none of the Claims or causes of
<br />action being released herein has been transferred, assigned, or otherwise conveyed to any other person or
<br />entity, and each of the Parties is the holder of the Claims being released.
<br />9. Representations. Each Party further represents and warrants, as to itself, but not as to any
<br />other Party, as follows:
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