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8. Alterations by Tenant. Tenant shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, at any time and from time to time, to request Lessor's prior written permission to make alterations to and within the Premises. All additions, alterations, improvements and fixtures (except Tenant's removable trade fixtures) shall remain upon the Premises at the termination of this Lease without compensation or allowance or credit to Tenant, except in the event Lessor requests in writing prior to the termination of the Lease that Tenant must remove any Tenant installed improvements. In such case, Tenant must remove the specified improvements promptly upon termination of this Lease and restore the Premises to its original condition, normal wear and tear excepted. However, in the event the Lessor should terminate this Lease without cause, the contributions by the State of North Carolina on behalf of Tenant and in accordance with Lessor approved construction, renovation and restoration ofthe Premises, if any, will be recognized on a five percent (5%) yearly depreciation schedule and Lessor shall pay Tenant the value of any useful life attributable to such improvements, based upon such depreciation schedule. In no event shall Tenant have the right or authority to create, or permit there to be established, any contractor's, mechanic's, materialman's or other lien or encumbrance of any nature against the Premises 'for improvements made or caused to be performed at the request of Tenant. Tenant shall, within 5 business days after Tenantreceives notice of the filing of any lien for such work, duly discharge the lien or contest such lien by posting a bond equal to the amount ofthe disputed claim with companies reasonably satisfactory to Lessor. In the event that such lien is not released and removed or bonded within ten (10) business days after Tenant has received notice thereof, Lessor, in its sole option, may take all action necessary to release and remove or bond such lien (without any duty to investigate the validity thereof) and Tenant shall promptly, upon notice, reimburse Lessor for all reasonable sums, costs and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with such lien. 9. Provision of Certain ServiceslUtilities/Additional Rent/Taxes. Lessor will furnish to the Premises all connections for electricity, water, sewer, gas (if currently used in the Premises). Tenant shall be solely responsible for providing such 'services to the Premises in addition to telephone service, cable television and/or computer line service to the Premises. Tenant shall contract directly for and pay directly to the company providing all such services. Tenant agrees to pay on a timely basis for the use of all utilities for the Premises, including without limitation, all electricity, gas (if currently available) and water and sewer at the Premises. To the extent Tenant's occupancy of the Premises for any reason results in payment oftaxes on the Premises, such taxes shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of Tenant. 10. Sublease and Assi2nment. Tenant shall not, without prior written consent of Lessor, assign or otherwise transfer this Lease or any interest hereunder or sublet the Premises or any part thereof. Lessor may lease to third parties only those portions ofthe Premises not used or abandoned by the Tenant, if any. In the event Tenant does not use any portion of the Premises for a minimum period of six months, such portion of the Premises shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant. On-going construction occurring in any portion of the Premises shall not be considered abandonment of use by Tenant. All provisions contained in this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any ç- 13