Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance Clause Samples

The "Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance" clause defines the responsibilities and procedures for maintaining and managing shared spaces within a property, such as lobbies, hallways, parking lots, and landscaped areas. Typically, this clause outlines which areas are considered common, who is responsible for their upkeep (often the landlord or property manager), and how the costs of maintenance are allocated among tenants, often through additional charges or fees. Its core function is to ensure that shared spaces are properly maintained for the benefit and safety of all occupants, while clearly assigning financial and operational responsibilities to prevent disputes.
Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance. A.1. Landlord shall be responsible only for major repairs that may be required to the roof of the building and exterior painting if required. Landlord to provide lawn maintenance, landscaping and maintenance of the parking lot area.
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Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance. A. The term "Common Areas" means the portions of the Building and/or Project as herein described which have been designated and improved for common use by or for the benefit of more than one occupant of same including, without limitation (if and to the extent facilities therefore are provided by the Landlord at the time in question): the land and facilities utilized for or as parking lots; access roads; service corridors; landscaped and grass areas; exterior lawn sprinklers, walks, stairways, ramps; exterior corridors: interior vestibules; elevator and stairs; directory equipment; storm and sanitary sewers; utility lines and the like installed at the cost of the Landlord; and the structure of Building 2 and all component and structural parts and systems of same including but not limited to the roof, mechanical systems, load bearing walls, floors and all other structural components. Costs associated with the structure or component systems of Building 1 are excluded from Common Area Maintenance. B. The term "Common Area Maintenance" charges (sometimes referred to by Landlord as "CAM" charges) shall mean an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the actual cost of operating, managing, lighting, snow and ice removal from, equipping, cleaning, repairing, replacing, remodeling and otherwise maintaining the Common Areas, including, but not limited to: (1) salaries, wages, and benefits of employees directly engaged in the operation and maintenance of the Common Areas, specifically excluding any management and/or ownership level employees; (2) payroll taxes, worker's compensation, and related expenses for employees; (3) the cost of all charges for gas, if any, electricity, water, sewer, trash and garbage collection, and other utilities furnished to the Common Areas; (4) cost of painting, caulking, waterproofing, and weatherproofing, Building 2, together with the cost of repairing, replacing and restriping the parking areas; (5) the cost of all supplies (including, without limitation, cleaning supplies), tools, materials and equipment; (6) the cost of all charges for window and other cleaning and janitorial services, and security systems and services; (7) amounts incurred by Landlord and amounts charged to Landlord by contractors for labor, services, maintenance, repair and replacement of any part of Building 2 (other than portions of the Building occupied by tenants for which tenants are responsible under their leases, specifically excluding capital improvements and cost ...
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Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance. (a) Definition of Common Areas. The term "Common Areas" shall mean and -------------------------- include the parking areas, lanes, drives, entrances, automobile and truck passageways, loading platforms, sidewalks, elevators, escalators, ramps, stairways, landscaped and other unpaved areas, parking lot lighting, facilities and equipment, Landlord's pylon sign(s), directional, traffic and monument sign structure(s) and shared utility facilities servicing the Shopping Center (including any such areas and facilities contained within outparcels and adjacent tracts but reserved to the benefit of the Shopping Center occupants) and intended and available for the common use of all of the tenants within the Shopping Center (including any outparcel and other adjacent occupants which contribute toward "CAM Charges" (as defined below) and which are not responsible for separate maintenance of such outparcels or tracts), their subtenants, licensees, and business invitees. Landlord shall be responsible for operating, maintaining and repairing the Common Areas in a manner consistent with the highest quality and excellence of similarly well maintained shopping centers in the metropolitan area in which the Shopping Center is located and as is reasonably necessary and appropriate, including, but not limited to, cleaning, maintenance of Landlord's pylon and other sign structure(s), snow removal and ice treatment, removal of Common Area trash and garbage, lighting, repairing, repaving and restriping the parking area, and maintaining, replanting and replacing landscaping, and all insurance applicable to Landlord's Premises as required under this Lease, all such work to be referred to collectively as "Common Area Maintenance."
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Common Areas and Common Area Maintenance a. Landlord hereby grants to Tenant, and Tenant’s employees, representatives, customers, invitees, subtenants, licensees, and concessionaires, in common with others, the non-exclusive right and license to use the Common Areas as constituted from time to time for their intended use including, but not limited to vehicular and pedestrian ingress and egress, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease, the Covenants, and such reasonable rules and regulations governing use which Landlord may from time to time uniformly prescribe for all tenants in writing. The term “Common Areas” shall include all parking areas, driveways, ramps, entrances, truck passageways, sidewalks, stairs, landscaped areas, retaining walls, parking and lighting facilities and equipment, common drainage facilities, common area safety railings, pylon or monument signs (excluding signs separately allocated and billed to users thereof), and other areas intended for and available for the common use of tenants and occupants of the Shopping Center. b. Commencing on the Rent Commencement Date and continuing throughout the Term, Landlord shall keep and maintain the Common Areas in good condition and repair, and Tenant shall pay Landlord, as monthly Additional Rent hereunder, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Pro-Rata Share of the Common Area Costs incurred by Landlord to operate, maintain, repair, and replace the Common Areas. The term “Common Area Costs” shall mean all reasonable costs incurred for operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement, as necessary, of the Common Areas, including but not limited to:
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  • Common Area Maintenance Landlord will maintain or cause to be maintained the Common Areas and Tenant will reimburse Landlord for Tenant’s prorata share of the cost of such maintenance as hereinafter provided. (a) Common area maintenance costs and expenses shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and allocated to any particular calendar year on the accrual method of accounting. Such costs and expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to upkeep, exterior painting, repairs, replacements and improvements in the Common Areas, snow removal, sweeping and cleanup, depreciation allowance on any machinery and equipment owned by Landlord and used in connection therewith, utility services including fire line water service charges, premiums for public liability, property damage and fire insurance including the Common Areas, any real estate tax and/or tax consultant expense incurred for the purpose of maintaining equitable tax assessments on the Development, all property taxes or assessments levied or assessed against all Common Areas, which, if not separately assessed, shall be determined, for land, by the ratio of land area designated for Common Area use to the total land area in the Development and, for improvements, on a fair and equitable allocation among the various improvements in the Development, giving weight to the factors which determine the amount of the real property tax or assessment in question. In addition, such costs shall include administrative costs equal to ten percent (10%) of the total cost paid or incurred by Landlord under this paragraph. (b) Tenant shall pay as additional rent to Landlord, Tenant’s prorata share of such Common Area expenses in the following manner: (1) From and after the date the minimum rental provided for herein has commenced, but subject to adjustment as hereinafter in this subparagraph (1) provided, Tenant shall pay Landlord in advance on the first day of each calendar month during the term of this Lease an estimated and adjustable amount covering Tenant’s proportionate share of common area services and expenses, which amount may be adjusted by Landlord by notice to Tenant at the end of any calendar month on the basis of Landlord’s experience and reasonably anticipated costs. (See Lease Rider “A” Building Expenses attached hereto and incorporated herein.) (2) Within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar year, Landlord shall furnish Tenant a statement covering the calendar year just expired, showing the total operating costs, the amount of Tenant’s prorata share of such Common Area expenses for such calendar year and the payments made by Tenant with respect to such calendar year as set forth in subparagraph (b) I. If Tenant’s prorata share of such Common Area expenses exceeds Tenant’s payments so made, Tenant shall pay Landlord the deficiency within ten (10) days after receipt of such statement. If said payments exceed Tenant’s prorata share of such Common Area expenses, Tenant shall be entitled to offset the excess against payments next thereafter to become due Landlord as set forth in said subparagraph (b) I. Tenant’s pro-rata share of the total Common Area expenses for the previous calendar year shall be that portion of all such expenses which is equal to the proportion which the number of square feet of gross leasable area in the Demised Premises bears to the total number of square feet of gross leasable area of buildings in the entire Development which are from time to time completed and occupied as of the commencement of each calendar year.

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  • Common Areas Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to use in common with other tenants in the Project, and subject to the Rules and Regulations referred to in Article 5 of this Lease, those portions of the Project which are provided, from time to time, for use in common by Landlord, Tenant and any other tenants of the Project (such areas, together with such other portions of the Project designated by Landlord, in its discretion, including certain areas designated for the exclusive use of certain tenants, or to be shared by Landlord and certain tenants, are collectively referred to herein as the “Common Areas”). The Common Areas shall consist of the “Project Common Areas” and the “Building Common Areas.” The term “Project Common Areas,” as used in this Lease, shall mean the portion of the Project designated as such by Landlord or areas within the Project that the occupants of the Building are permitted to utilize pursuant to a recorded declaration and which areas shall be maintained in accordance with the declaration. The term “Building Common Areas,” as used in this Lease, shall mean the portions of the Common Areas located within the Building reasonably designated as such by Landlord. The manner in which the Common Areas are maintained and operated shall be at the reasonable discretion of Landlord and the use thereof shall be subject to the Rules and Regulations as Landlord may make from time to time. Landlord reserves the right to close temporarily, make alterations or additions to, or change the location of elements of the Project and the Common Areas, provided that, in connection therewith, Landlord shall perform such closures, alterations, additions or changes in a commercially reasonable manner and, in connection therewith, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any material interference with Tenant’s use of and access to the Premises.

  • Premises Parking and Common Areas 2.1 Letting Lessor hereby leases to Lessee, and Lessee hereby leases from Lessor, the Premises, for the term, at the rental, and upon all of the terms covenants and conditions set forth in this Lease. Unless otherwise provided herein, any statement of square footage set forth in this Lease, or that may have been used in calculating rental and/or Common Area Operating Expenses, is an approximation which Lessor and Lessee agree is reasonable and the rental and Lessee's Share (as defined in Paragraph 1.6(b)) based thereon is not subject to revision whether or not the actual square footage is more or less.

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