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Item 8 - Exhibits RECIPROCAL EASEMENT THIS RECIPROCAL EASEMENT ("Agreement") made as of this day of r- -, 2026 by and between THE OPUS GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Texas li tef d partnership (as the condominium regime declarant) and NEXT CENTURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Texas non- profit corporation (as the condominium owners association) (collectively "Grantor"). RECITALS: WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of certain real property in Southlakc, Tarrant County, Texas, more particularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof("Next Century Tract'). WHEREAS, the Grantor desire to create certain reciprocal easements over and across the walk ways, entry way, driveways, and parking areas situated on the Next Century Tract. WHEREAS, Grantor intends to re-plat the Next Century Tract dividing it into separate smaller platted lots (collectively the "Lots"and individually a"Lot'). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals which are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Grantor, the Grantor agrees as follows: i. Access Easement. Grantor hereby creates a non-exclusive, perpetual access easement ("Access Easement') for pedestrian and vehicular ingress, and egress upon, over and across the parking areas, driveways, aisles, curb cuts, sidewalks, and landscaped areas (provided, however, that vehicular ingress and egress shall be permitted solely over, upon and across marked and paved driveways situated on the Next Century Tract) for the benefit of Grantor and any subsequent or successor owners of a Lot, their successors, assigns, mortgagees, lessees, sublessees, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees. 2. Parking Easement. Grantor hereby creates a non-exclusive, perpetual parking easement ("Parking Easement') for vehicular parking upon, over and across the parking areas (provided, however, that parking shall be permitted solely in the designated and marked parking spaces situated on the Next Century Tract) for the benefit of Grantor and any subsequent or successor owners of a Lot, their successors, assigns, mortgagees, lessees, sublessees, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, commercial trucks shall be temporarily parked only in areas designated for such purpose from time to time, and no commercial trucks or trailers shall be parked overnight on the Next Century Tract. 3. Drainage Easement. Grantor hereby creates a non-exclusive, perpetual easement ("Drainage Easement') in, on, over, under, and across that portion of the Next Century Tract described and depicted as the "Detention Pond" on Exhibit B attached hereto, for the purpose of draining surface water and stonnwater runoff into and through the detention pond located on the Next Century Tract for the benefit of Grantor and any subsequent or successor owners of a Lot, their successors, assigns, mortgagees, lessees, sublessees, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees. 4. Mailbox Easement. Grantor hereby creates a non-exclusive, perpetual easement ("Mailbox Easement") in, on, over, and across that portion of the Next Century Tract described and depicted as the "Mailbox Easement Area" on Exhibit B attached hereto, for the purpose of pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress to, and the use of, the centralized mailbox structure located thereon ("Common Mailbox'), together with the right to use the individual mail receptacle(s) assigned to an owner of a portion of the Next Century Tract by the United States Postal Service, subject in each case to the following: (a) Owner's and its successors' use of the Common Mailbox and the Mailbox Easement Area is limited to lawful mail retrieval and related pedestrian and vehicular access, and shall not obstruct access by any other person entitled to use the Common Mailbox; and (b) the assignment, relocation, or replacement of individual mail receptacles is governed exclusively by the United States Postal Service, and Grantor makes no representation or warranty regarding continued mail delivery to any particular receptacle. This Mailbox Easement is for the benefit of Grantor and any subsequent or successor owners of a Lot, their successors, assigns, mortgagees, lessees, sublessees, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees. 5. Dumpster Easement. Grantor hereby creates a non-exclusive, perpetual easement ("Dumpster Easement") for the use of, and pedestrian and vehicular access to, each of the trash, recycling, and solid waste collection areas described and depicted as the "Common Dumpster Areas" on Exhibit B attached hereto, together with the right to use the dumpsters, compactors, enclosures, and related equipment situated within the Common Dumpster Areas for the deposit and collection of trash and recyclable materials generated in the ordinary course of business. This Dumpster Easement is for the benefit of Grantor and any subsequent or successor owners of a Lot, their successors, assigns, mortgagees, lessees, sublessees, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees. 6. Maintenance Allocation Among Platted Lots. Each owner of a Lot (each, a "Lot Owner") shall maintain, repair, and replace, at its sole cost and expense, its respective Lot, including but not limited to all access drives, driveways, lighting, and parking areas located thereon, in good condition and repair. If any Lot Owner fails to maintain its Lot, including but not limited to its parking areas, access drives, and lighting, in the condition required under this Agreement, any other Lot Owner may deliver written notice of such failure to the defaulting Lot Owner. If the defaulting Lot Owner does not cure the failure within thirty (30) days after such notice, any other Lot Owner may (but shall not be obligated to) enter upon the defaulting Lot Owner's Lot and perform the necessary maintenance or repairs. The defaulting Lot Owner shall reimburse the performing Lot Owner for the reasonable cost of such maintenance or repairs within thirty (30) days after written demand, together with interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on any unpaid amount from the date of demand until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) the owners of Lots 5 and 6 shall be solely responsible, at their sole cost and expense, for maintaining, repairing, and replacing the detention pond and related drainage facilities located on Lots 5 and 6; 2 (b) the owners of Lots 5 and 6 shall be solely responsible for maintaining, repairing, and replacing the common mailbox facility, and may invoice each other Lot Owner, no more frequently than quarterly, for such other Lot Owner's pro rata share of the costs reasonably incurred in connection therewith, with such costs to be divided equally among all platted Lots; and (c) the owners of Lots 5 and 6 shall be solely responsible for maintaining, repairing, and cleaning the common dumpster area(s), including procuring and paying for trash and recycling collection service, and may invoice each other Lot Owner, no more frequently than quarterly, for such other Lot Owner's pro rata share of the costs reasonably incurred in connection therewith, with such costs to be divided equally among all platted Lots. (d) Any Lot Owner invoiced as set forth above shall pay its share within fourteen (14) days after receipt of invoice. If any Lot Owner fails to timely pay any amount due under this Section 6, such Lot Owner shall be responsible for all a late fee equal to five percent (5%) of the amount due plus all reasonable costs of collection incurred in connection with such unpaid amount, including attorneys' fees, court costs, and other costs and expenses of enforcement. 7. Private Easements Appurtenant. The Easements created hereby arc for the sole benefit of the Next Century Tract and the Lots, and their respective successors, heirs, assigns, tenants, agents, employees, contactors, suppliers, invitees and guests. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to grant any rights to the general public or to any private or public utility company or governmental authority or agency to use or enter upon the Next Century Tract. 8. Covenants Running with the Land. The Easements, covenants and restrictions set forth in this Agreement shall run with the Next Century Tract and the Lots and shall be binding upon Grantor and Lot Owners and their respective tenants, successors and assigns and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be unaffected by any change in ownership of the Next Century Tract or Lots or by any change in use, demolition, reconstruction, expansion or other circumstances, except as specified herein. 9. Declaration. The Next Century Tract is currently structured as a condominium regime and subject to that certain Condominium Declaration recorded in the Real Property Records of Tarrant County, Texas ("Declaration") and upon recording of this Agreement the Declaration shall control the Next Century Tract over this Agreement until such time as the condominium regime is dissolved and record title to the Lots are conveyed. 10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or portion hereof, or the application hereof to any person or circumstances, shall to any extent be held invalid, inoperative or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision or portion hereof to any other person or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 11. Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended, modified, or terminated by an agreement in writing, executed and acknowledged by the then current owners of the Next Century Tract or Lots. 3 12. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. 13. Enforceability. Upon default by any party in the performance of its obligations under the terns of this Agreement, and failure of such party to cure such default within ten (10) days after the delivery of written notice from any non-defaulting party (or, in the case of a default which cannot be cured within a ten-day period, to commence actions to cure such default within said ten-day period and work diligently thereafter to cure such default), then for as long as the default continues any other party shall have the right at its sole election to obtain specific performance by injunction or to pursue any other remedy available at law or in equity. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, if either party fails to perform its obligations after the aforesaid notice and opportunity to cure, the other party may perform such obligations and shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual costs from the non-performing party. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above. GRANTOR: THE OPUS GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Texas limited partnership I By: Kristen D e Bonola,tencral Partner NEXT CENTURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a::Texas non-profit corporation By: l� risten Duwe I onola, Presi ent 4 STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF TARRANT ) Before me, the undersigned notary public, on this day personally appeared KRISTEN DUWE BONOLA, the General Partner of THE OPUS GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Texas limited partnership, known to the to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same on behalf of said limited partnership for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this aQ!�day of , 2026. p•"ri/", ASHLEY DALE JEREZ S N`�= Notary Publi otary Public,State of Texas �' Comm.Expires 08-13.2029 °''q°;,•'o`�` Notary ID135528083 STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF TARRANT ) Before me, the undersigned notary public, on this day personally appeared KRISTEN DUWE BONOLA, the President of NEXT CENTURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Texas non-profit corporation, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same on behalf of said non-profit corporation for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of ogee thisojc(�-- ay of , 2026. 1Q1A AA ASHLEY DALE JEREZ 4NotaryPublic O:' 6 exr _Notary Public,State of Texa s es ypj... Comm.Expires 08.13-2029 Notary ID 135528083 5 EXHIBIT "A" Next Century Tract TRACT 1 All of Lot 1R21R, Block 1, Bonola Family Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, recorded in Document Number D223067362 in the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas. TRACT 2 All of Lot 2R, Block 1, Bonolct Family Addition, on addition to the City of Southlake, recorded in Document Number D223067362 in the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas. EXHIBIT"B" Next Century Tract Drawing [See attached drawing] Page is too large to OCR.