Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maryland

The office space we leased came with a rooftop lighted sign. Whose responsibility is it to pay for a replacement fluorescent bulb (10 foot bulb)?


Asked on 1/06/10, 4:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

That depends on the language of your lease. If the lease is silent, and the sign is for the building in general, as opposed to your specific business, it seems that either the landlord should be responsible as a "common area" expense, with the cost being then allocated among the tenants if their are CAM provisions in the lease (pass-throughs).

Read more
Answered on 1/12/10, 6:53 am


Related Questions & Answers

More Real Estate and Real Property questions and answers in Maryland