Building Maintenance Increases Defined Sample Clauses

Building Maintenance Increases Defined. Building Maintenance Increases' shall be defined as all direct costs of operation, maintenance, repair and management of the buildings or project as determined by generally accepted accounting practices. Said expenses as used herein shall include, but not be limited to, all sums expended in connection with all general maintenance and repairs, service and repair of the mechanical system, cleaning, janitorial and sweeping services; maintenance and repair of sprinkler systems, service agreements on equipment maintenance and repair of parking area and parking structures, if any; the costs of complying with rules, regulations and orders of governmental authorities (provided that any such costs which must be considered capita improvements under standard accounting practices will be amortized as Building Maintenance Expenses over five years); the cost of contesting the validity or applicability of any governmental enactments which may affect Building Maintenance Expenses; public liability, property damage and fire extended coverage insurance, (in such amounts and providing such coverage as determined in Lessor's sole discretion and which may include without limitation, liability, all risk property, Lessor's risk liability, war risk, vandalism, malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, boiler and machinery, rental income, earthquake, flood and worker's compensation insurance). Lessor may cause any or all of said services to be provided by an independent contractor or contractors, or they may be rendered by Lessor. In the event Lessor makes capital improvements which have the effect of reducing Building Maintenance Increases, Lessor may amortize its investment in said improvements as an Building Maintenance Expense in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices provide that such amortization is not at a rate greater than the actual savings in Building Maintenance Increases. It is the intent of the parties hereto that Building Maintenance Increases shall include every cost paid or incurred by Lessor in connection with the operation, maintenance, repair and management of the Buildings and the specific examples of Building Maintenance Increases stated in this paragraph are in way intended to, and shall not limit the costs comprising Building Maintenance Increases, nor shall such examples be deemed to obligate Lessor to incur costs or to provide such services or to take such actions except as Lessor may be express required in other portions of this Lease, or e...