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Thanks for your detailed response. It's a pretty big learning curve for me regarding commercial leases. I'll see what the landlord comes back with, although my solicitor believes we would have a good case based on what I described to him, but I don't want to take it there. I don't go...

Ok, it probably comes down to interpretation. I don't believe a box gutter and it's connective downpipe is classified as a: waste pipe drain greasetrap sewer I'll see how we go. Landlord accepted responsibility last time, as he said it was a strata issue. Will see what his proposal...

Ok, I just looked through our lease. Closest thing I could find to our issue is: Drains and Wastes The tenant shall keep and maintain all waste pipes, drains, greasetraps, sewers and conduits originating within the property in a clean, clear and free flowing condition and shall at the...

Thanks. I did pay a solicitor 2 or 3 k to review our lease prior to signing. There were a few discrepancies we ironed out. However, I'd expect box gutters to be part of the roofing, which would almost certainly be the landlords responsibility to maintain in good condition. I'll check it...

Need some legal advice here please. We are have been leasing a commercial property for 5 years. Over this time, we've had numerous issues with windows leaking into our office area causing damage and inconvenience. This has been advised to the landlord, who is self managing, rent is 100k PA...