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Structural repairs

In construction, structural repairs is a technical term describing maintenance of a property structure in order to bring it up to local health and safety standards. It is contrasted to renovations or non-structural repairs. Unlike renovations, structural repairs add relatively little value to a property.

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In construction, structural repairs is a technical term describing maintenance of a property structure in order to bring it up to local health and safety standards. It is contrasted to renovations or non-structural repairs. Unlike renovations, structural repairs add relatively little value to a property.123

Leases often include provisions that define what types of changes amount to structural repairs and assign responsibility to either the tenant or the landlord.4

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  1. Smith, P. F. (2001). West and Smith's Law of Dilapidations. Estates Gazette. ISBN 9780728203525.
  2. Tyson, Eric; Brown, Ray (2009-04-15). Home Buying For Dummies. Wiley. p. 178. ISBN 9780470500644. fixed uppers.
  3. "Structural Repairs | Olympic Construction". Olympic Construction. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. "When Is a Repair Structural or Nonstructural Under a Commercial Lease? | Commercial Real Estate Property Attorneys | Westchester, NY". www.sbjlaw.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.