(a)          Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Section 29, Tenant shall not sell, assign, transfer, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber, grant concessions or licenses, sublet, or otherwise dispose of any interest in this Lease or the Premises, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Landlord., which consent shall not be unreasonable withheld, delayed or conditioned. Any consent granted by Landlord in any instance shall not be construed to constitute a consent with respect to any other instance or request. If the Premises or any part thereof should be sublet, used, or occupied by anyone other than Tenant, or if this Lease should be assigned by Tenant, Landlord shall have the right to collect rent from the assignee, subtenant, user or occupant, but no such assignment, subletting, use, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of any of Landlord’s rights under the provisions of this Section, a waiver of any of Tenant’s covenants contained in this Section, the acceptance of the assignee, subtenant, user or occupant as tenant, or a release of Tenant from further performance by Tenant of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease.