Statutory Obligations Under Commercial Leases

Fire Risk Assessments and Asbestos Surveys

Legal requirements, known as statutory obligations, are often imposed within commercial leases. Such obligations include the non-exhaustive list of:

• Smoke-free premises
• Bribery Act 2010
• Asbestos Surveys
• Fire Risk Assessments
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
• Disability Discrimination
• Gas Safety

The question of whose responsibility these obligations fall to, either the landlord or the tenant, will be determined by the terms of the lease or that which has been laid down in legislation. It is therefore important to understand who is responsible for these provisions so that certain health and safety standards are satisfactory. This article will focus on the common statutory obligations of Asbestos Surveys and Fire Risk Assessments.