Common use of EXPENSES OF OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMON AREAS OF THE COMPLEX Clause in Contracts

EXPENSES OF OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMON AREAS OF THE COMPLEX. Landlord shall operate, manage and maintain the Common Area. Expenses of operation, management, maintenance and repair of the Common Areas which are Direct Expenses include, but are not limited to; (1) license, permit, and inspection fees; (2) security (if provided); (3) utility charges including, but not limited to, water, gas, electricity, sewer service and waste pickup; (4) all charges incurred in the maintenance of landscaped areas, ponds, fountains, waterways, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways; (5) the cost of operation, maintenance, and repair of the interior of the Common Area (including lobbies, restrooms, janitor's closets, hallways, elevators, mechanical and telephone rooms, stairwells, entrances, spaces above the ceilings, ceilings, building exterior doors, skylights (if any), fire extinguishing systems) including janitorial service for said Common Area; (6) the cost of operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the Common Area windows, window frames, plate glass, glazing, truck doors, main plumbing systems (such as water and drain lines, sinks, toilets, faucets, drains, showers and water fountains), main electrical systems (such as panels, conduits, outlets, lighting fixtures, lamps, bulbs, tubes and ballasts), main heating and air conditioning systems (such as compressors, fans, air handlers, ducts, mixing boxes, thermostats, time clocks, boilers, heaters, supply and return grills), store fronts, roofs, downspouts; mechanical and structural elements, including structural roofing and exterior surfaces to the buildings; (7) repairing and replacing non-structural roofing; (8) the cost of repairing or replacing window coverings provided by Landlord, carpeting, flooring materials, wall coverings, partitioning and other furnishings in Common Areas which, as a result of normal use, require periodic replacement; (9) supplies; (10) materials; (11) equipment and tools; (12) sales, use and excise taxes on goods and services purchased by Landlord; (13) the cost of capital expenditures which have the effect of reducing operating expenses, provided, however, that in the event Landlord makes such capital improvements, and if the capital improvement is less than One Dollar ($1.00) per rentable square foot of the Complex, the cost will be allocated per Paragraph 4D, and that in the event the cost is in excess of One Dollar ($1.00) per rentable square foot of the Complex, Landlord shall amortize its investment in said improvements (together with interest at the Prime Rate on the date the costs are incurred plus three percent (3%)) as an operating expense in accordance with standard accounting practices, provided, that such amortization is not at a rate greater than the anticipated savings in the operating expenses; and (14) any other expense or charge, whether or not hereinbefore described which in accordance with generally accepted accounting and management practices would be considered an expense of managing, operating, maintaining and repairing the Complex. In the event any of the above maintenance responsibilities cannot be segregated from any other tenant(s) of Landlord where there is common usage with other tenant(s), such maintenance responsibilities and charges shall be allocated to the leased Premises by square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord. The manner in which the Common Area is maintained shall be at the sole reasonable discretion of Landlord. In the event Landlord contracts with or hires a third party to perform Common Area maintenance, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the amount paid to the third party is a proper and reasonable amount to be charged for that item or service.