ARTICLE · 29 JULY 2026
Most fire safety disputes don’t start with a fire. They start with an invoice no one wants to pay. Although the legal obligation for fire safety compliance usually sits with the building owner, commercial and retail leases often reallocate the cost and practical responsibility of compliance to tenants - particularly where works are said to arise from a tenant’s use, fitout or configuration of the premises.
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