Definition - Operating Costs Sample Clauses

Definition - Operating Costs. The term "Operating Costs" means ---------------------------- all expenses and disbursements (subject to the limitations set forth below) that Landlord incurs in connection with the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of the Building, determined in accordance with sound accounting principles consistently applied, including, but not limited to, the following costs: (1) wages and salaries (including management fees and reimbursements of expenses incurred by Landlord's management agent) of all employees engaged in the operation, maintenance, and security of the Building, including taxes, insurance and benefits relating to such costs; (2) all uniforms, supplies, tools and materials used in the operation, supervision, maintenance, repair, replacement and security of the Building; (3) costs for improvements made to the Building which, although capital in nature, are reasonably expected to reduce the normal operating costs of the Building, as well as capital improvements made in order to comply with any law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation or insurance requirement(s) promulgated by any governmental authority and which is enacted or amended after the date of this Lease, as amortized over the useful economic life of such improvements as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion; (4) cost of all utilities, except the cost of utilities reimbursable to Landlord by the Building's tenants; (5) insurance expenses; (6) repairs, replacements, and general maintenance of the Building, including costs of inspecting and depreciation of machinery and equipment; (7) service or maintenance contracts and/or agreements for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or security of the Building (including, without limitation, alarm service, window washing, landscaping, elevator maintenance, HVAC system maintenance, security, cleaning, trash removal, sweeping and snow removal); (8) legal, accounting, engineering and other professional fees and expenses relating to managing and maintaining the Building; (9) costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in contesting, protesting, attempting to reduce and/or attempting to restrict increases in taxes; and (10) all other costs properly constituting operating costs according to sound accounting principles consistently applied.
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Definition - Operating Costs. As used in this Article or elsewhere in this Lease “
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Definition - Operating Costs. The term "Operating Costs" means all expenses and disbursements (subject to the limitations set forth below) that Landlord incurs in connection with the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of the Building, determined in accordance with sound accounting principles consistently applied, including, but not limited to, the following costs: (1) wages and salaries [including management fees (not exceeding $1.00 per rentable square foot for the total Building) and reimbursements of expenses incurred by Landlord's management agent] of all employees below the level of General Manager or similar title engaged in the operation, maintenance, and security of the Building, including taxes, insurance and benefits relating to such costs; (2) all uniforms, supplies, tools and materials used in the operation, supervision, maintenance, repair, replacement and security of the Building; (3) costs for improvements made to the Building which, although capital in nature, are expected to reduce the normal operating costs of the Building (but limited to the amount of annual savings generated by such improvements) as well as capital improvements made in order to comply with any law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation or insurance requirement(s) promulgated by any governmental authority after the Commencement Date, in either case as amortized over the useful economic life of such improvements using generally accepted accounting principles; (4) cost of all utilities, except the cost of utilities reimbursable to Landlord by the Building's tenants; (5) insurance expenses; (6) repairs, replacements, and general maintenance of the Building, including costs of inspecting and depreciation of machinery and equipment; (7) service or maintenance contracts and/or agreements for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or security of the Building (including, without limitation, alarm service, window washing, landscaping, elevator maintenance, HVAC system maintenance, security, cleaning, trash removal, sweeping and snow removal); (8) legal, accounting, engineering and other professional fees and expenses relating to managing and maintaining the Building; (9) costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in contesting, protesting, attempting to reduce and/or attempting to restrict increases in Taxes; and (10) all other costs properly constituting operating costs according to sound accounting principles consistently applied.
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Definition - Operating Costs. The term “Operating Costs” means all necessary expenses and disbursements (subject to the limitations set forth below) that Landlord incurs in connection with the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of the Building, determined in accordance with sound accounting principles consistently applied, including, but not limited to, the following costs: (1) wages and salaries (including management fees not to exceed 4% of gross receipts of the Building, and reimbursements of expenses incurred by Landlord’s management agent) of all employees engaged exclusively in the operation, maintenance, and security of the Building, including taxes, insurance and benefits relating to such costs; (2) all uniforms, supplies, tools and materials used in the operation, supervision, maintenance, repair, replacement and security of the Building; (3) costs for improvements made to the Building which, although capital in nature, are expected to reduce the normal operating costs of the Building, as well as capital improvements made in order to comply with any law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation or insurance requirement(s) promulgated by any governmental authority, as amortized over the useful economic life of such improvements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (4) cost of all utilities, except the cost of utilities reimbursable to Landlord by the Building’s tenants; (5) insurance expenses; (6) repairs, replacements, and general maintenance of the Building, including costs of inspecting and depreciation of machinery and equipment; (7) service or maintenance contracts and/or agreements for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or security of the Building (including, without limitation, alarm service, window washing, landscaping, elevator maintenance, HVAC system maintenance, security, cleaning, trash removal, sweeping and snow removal); (8) legal, accounting, engineering and other professional fees and expenses relating to managing and maintaining the Building; (9) costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in contesting, protesting, attempting to reduce and/or attempting to restrict increases in Taxes; and (10) all other costs properly constituting operating costs according to sound accounting principles consistently applied.
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