A Business Was Charged for Repairs It Disputed. How a Nevada Tenant Challenged the Bill
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The questionCan a commercial landlord charge a tenant for replacing major equipment?
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RENO, Nev. — A Reno fitness studio has had a $54,000 repair bill withdrawn after showing its landlord charged it for replacing a rooftop heating and cooling unit that the lease made the landlord's responsibility.
The landlord said the tenant's heavy use wore the unit out.
The charge was more than three months' rent, and the landlord threatened to default the lease if it was not paid.
Ostrevane Law pointed to the lease's split between routine maintenance, owed by the tenant, and capital replacement, owed by the landlord, and produced the studio's maintenance records.
The landlord withdrew the $54,000 charge, and the studio paid $3,800 for a filter service it had missed.
The studio paid its own legal fees.
Commercial leases often divide repairs and replacements differently, and the wording decides who pays.
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