Tenant Repair Obligation Under Lease Agreement Upheld Despite Fire Damage
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA lease agreement stipulated that the tenant was responsible for all repairs, including those arising from *force majeure*, with the landlord only being liable for major structural repairs, yet the tenant, upon vacating, sought reimbursement for expenses incurred in restoring the premises after a fire, claiming the landlord was responsible for all non-ordinary repairs; the court held that the contractual clause requiring the tenant to cover all repairs, even those resulting from *force majeure*, was not void as against public policy, as such provisions merely regulated the distribution of costs between the contracting parties, and therefore, the tenant could not claim reimbursement from the landlord for the fire damage repairs.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IATenant Repair Obligation Under Lease Agreement Upheld Despite Fire Damage: A lease agreement stipulated that the tenant was responsible for all repairs, including those arising from *force majeure*, with the landlord only being liable for major structural repairs, yet the tenant, upon vacating, sought reimbursement for expenses incurred in restoring the premises after a fire, claiming the landlord was responsible for all non-ordinary repairs; the court held that the contractual clause requiring the tenant to cover all repairs, even those resulting from *force majeure*, was not void as against public policy, as such provisions merely regulated the distribution of costs between the contracting parties, and therefore, the tenant could not claim reimbursement from the landlord for the fire damage repairs.