Damages to Common Areas Clause Samples

The "Damages to Common Areas" clause defines the responsibilities and procedures for addressing harm or destruction to shared spaces within a property, such as lobbies, hallways, or recreational facilities. Typically, this clause outlines who is liable for repairing or paying for damages—whether it is the tenants, owners, or a homeowners' association—and may specify how costs are assessed and collected. Its core function is to ensure that common areas are maintained in good condition and to allocate financial responsibility fairly, thereby preventing disputes and clarifying obligations among all parties involved.
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Damages to Common Areas. Residents are responsible for taking all actions associated with good citizenship, including reporting information about damages and vandalism, and those allegedly responsible for causing the damage. The Resident may be held financially responsible for damage to any part of the Residence (interior/exterior common areas) if the resident, or guest of the Resident is found to be directly or indirectly involved in said damage. Common areas include and are not limited to; the corridors, lounges, laundry rooms, stairwells, the exterior of Room doors, parking lots and any other public areas of the Residence. All charges for damages to common areas in residence that cannot be traced to those directly responsible will be split equally among the occupants of the building, wing, floor, or section of the residence deemed fair and appropriate by the Manager.
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Damages to Common Areas. The Resident hereby covenants and agrees to take all actions associated with good citizenship including, without limitation, promptly reporting information about damages to and vandalism of any part of the common areas of the Suite, Building and/or Lands, and those allegedly responsible for causing such damage and vandalism, to the Manager. Common areas include but are not limited to the following: kitchen, bathrooms, shared living spaces, corridors, lounges, laundry rooms, stairwells, the exterior of Premises doors, parking lots and any other public areas of the Suite and/or the Building. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all costs for any damage or loss to any common areas of the Suite, Building and/or Lands that cannot be traced to those directly responsible for such damage or loss shall be split equally among those occupants of the Building or any part thereof as deemed reasonable and appropriate by the Manager in their sole and unfettered discretion.
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Damages to Common Areas. Residents are responsible for taking all actions associated with good citizenship, including reporting information about damages and vandalism, and those allegedly responsible for causing the damage. The Resident may be held financially responsible for damage to any part of the Residence (interior/exterior common areas) if the
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Related to Damages to Common Areas

  • 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.