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11/14/03 Unit to a holder of a rental voucher under 24 CFR part 887 (Rental Voucher Program) or to a holder of a comparable document evidencing participation in a IqOME tenant - based assistance program because of the status of the prospective tenant as a holder of such certificate of fGunily participation, rental voucher, or comparable HOME tenant - based assistance document. G. Any lease of any of the Restricted Units must be for not less than one year, unless by mutual agreement between the tenant and the DEVELOPER. The lease rlla.ay not contain any of the following provisions (in which references to "owner" shall mean the DEVELOPER, its successors or assigns): (a) Agreement by the tenant to be sued, to admit guilt, or to a ,judgment in favor of the owner in a lawsuit brought in connection with the lease; (b) Agreement by the tenant that the owner may take, hold, or sell personal property of household members without notice to the tenant and a court decision on the rights of the parties. This prohibition, however, does not apply to an agreement by the tenant concerning disposition of personal property remaining in the housing unit after the tenant has moved out of the unit. The owner may dispose of this personal property in accordance with state law; (c) Agreement by the tenant not to hold the owner or the owner's agent legally responsible for any action or failure to act, whether intentional or negligent; (d) Agreement of the tenant that the owner may institute a lawsuit without notice to the tenant; (e) Agreement by the tenant that the owner may evict the tenant or household members without instituting a civil court proceeding in which the tenant has the opportunity to present a defense, or before a court decision on the rights of the parties; ( Agreement by the tenant to waive any right to a trial by jury; (g) Agreement by the tenant to waive the tenant's right to appeal, or to otherwise challcage. in court, a court decision in connection with the lease; and (h) Agreement by the tenant to pay attomey's fees or other legal costs even if the tenant wins in a court proceeding by the owner against the tenant. The tenant, however, may be obligated to pay costs if the tenant loses. 7. DEVELOPER, its successors or assigns, may not terminate the tenmoy or refuse to renew the lease of a tenant of any of the Restricted Units, except for serious or repeated violation of the terms and conditions of the lease; for violation of applicable federal, state, or local law; or for other good cause. Any termination or refusal to renew 6 of 14