Office Building Water Damage: Multi-Tenant Complexity
Water damage in multi-tenant office buildings creates unique challenges. A burst pipe on the 5th floor cascades through multiple tenant suites, each with different lease terms, insurance carriers, and business operations. Property managers must coordinate restoration while managing tenant relationships and maintaining building operations.
Key Considerations
- Whose insurance covers what? Building structural damage is typically the landlord’s policy. Tenant improvements, contents, and business income fall under each tenant’s policy.
- Lease obligations : most commercial leases require the landlord to maintain structural and building systems, while tenants maintain their improvements
- Concurrent operations : restoration must work around operating tenants in unaffected suites
- Building systems : HVAC, fire suppression, and elevator systems may all be affected
WrightWay’s large loss division handles multi-tenant commercial restoration with dedicated project management for each affected tenant while maintaining centralized building coordination. Call (941) 379-8669.
