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or purchaser of the Development Property (or part thereof), whether voluntary or involuntary, and such Assessment Agreement shall be binding and enforceable in its entirety against any such subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer, including the holder of or mortgagee under any mortgage. (d) Throughout the term of the Assessment Agreement, the Developer shall take no action, and suffer no circumstances to exist or action to be taken by others (to the extent the Developer may prevent the same), the effect of which would be to render the Development Property or any portion thereof to be no longer generally subject to real property taxation. The Developer agrees that prior to the termination of the Assessment Agreement: (1) It will not seek administrative review or judicial review of the applicability of any tax statute relating to the taxation of the Development Property determined by any tax official to be applicable or raise the inapplicability of any such tax statute as a defense in any proceedings, including delinquent tax proceedings; (ii) It will not seek administrative review or judicial review of the constitutionality of any tax statute relating to the taxation of the Development Property determined by any tax official or raise the unconstitutionality of any such tax statute as a defense in any proceedings, including delinquent tax proceedings; and (iii) It will not seek any tax deferral or abatement, either presently or prospectively authorized under any State or federal law, of the taxation of the Development Property. Section 4.3 Right to Collect Delinquent Taxes. The Developer acknowledges that the City is providing substantial aid and assistance to the Project through the Purchase Price Note and the Energy Rebate, the Developer agrees for itself, its successors, and assigns, that in addition to the obligation pursuant to statute to pay real estate taxes, it is also obligated by reason of this Agreement to pay before delinquency all real estate taxes assessed against the Development Property and the Project. The Developer acknowledges that this obligation creates a contractual right on behalf of the City through the Termination Date to sue the Developer or its successors and assigns to collect delinquent real estate taxes and any penalty or interest thereon and to pay over the same as a tax payment to the county auditor. In any such suit in which the City is the prevailing party, the City shall also be entitled to recover its costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney fees. 18 EL185\77\951254.v6 Page 314 of 372