Maintenance Responsibility Allocation in Industrial Leases

Industrial leases vary significantly in how they allocate maintenance responsibilities for roofs, HVAC systems, structural components, and parking surfaces. When maintenance obligation boundaries are not clearly tracked, landlords absorb costs they were entitled to pass through, or tenants are billed for work the lease assigned to the landlord. The exposure compounds in long-term leases where deferred maintenance disputes are difficult to unwind retroactively.