USE & OPERATIONS · CRITICAL REVIEW PRIORITY
Utilities, building services and interruption
Defines available building services, metering and allocation, interruption rights, service standards and remedies.
This is not model language.
The actual meaning depends on the complete lease, amendments, facts and governing law. Use the prompts below to extract and brief the issue; do not paste this page into a lease as a substitute for drafting and legal review.
Questions to answer before the legal call
- What capacity and service standard is actually committed?
- How are shared utilities measured and marked up?
- When does prolonged interruption trigger abatement or termination?
What to capture from the document
Committed services and capacity
Record systems, hours, capacity and evidence.
Metering and charges
Capture direct meter, allocation, administration and demand-charge rules.
Interruption relief
Record excluded causes, abatement threshold, restoration and termination rights.
Patterns that deserve a closer read
- Required capacity stated only in a brochure or email
- Utility allocation without access to underlying data
- No rent relief regardless of duration or business impact
A focused instruction for legal review
Match the service covenant, capacity evidence, charge method, interruption allocation and remedies to the operating requirement and insurance program.