WHAT SHOULD THE LANDLORD MAINTENANCE OBLIGATION/SERVICES BE?
A. Maintenance The Lease should clearly define out the repairs or maintenance items Tenant will be responsible for under the terms of the Lease. The Lease should usually provide that the Landlord is responsible for repairs to the structural and exterior portions of the building, the roof, the building’s mechanical systems (e.g, plumbing, electrical and HVAC). The Tenant should only be responsible for interior, nonstructural repairs and should also not be responsible for the direct costs of repairs to the items in the preceding sentence, unless caused by the negligence of the Tenant (the Tenant’s argument is that the repairs to such areas are not within Tenant’s “sphere” of control, and that the costs for these repairs are getting passed through to all tenants in the form of operating expense escalations in any case). B. Occupancy Related Services The Landlord should generally be responsible to provide such basic services as lighting (including changing light bulbs, etc.), electrical, j
