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TTIS - Legal division, or anyone who'd like to weigh in....

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Nov 5 '10, 12:10

Our society sub-leases a building from the foundation that leases it from a local school district. The district facilities manager has asked for a key. The master lessee has told him to deal with us directly. Our lease does not name the owner of the building, and has the standard clause to allow the landlord access with advanced notice.
We have told the district we're willing to meet them and escort them into the building at any time convenient to them, but due to the sensitive nature of our collections we cannot release a key. They have not stated why they need access.

They are demanding - via email - that we provide a key by next Tuesday.

Can we win?

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i imagine a building's owner is allowed keys in case of any emergency. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 12:16 4
- Perhaps. I think part of our concern is that they're appraising this building with a view to alternate use. We're on a month-to-month lease. - MojaveMeg Nov 5, 12:22 3
  - the rent is too high! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 12:25 1
    - We get a deal because it's a designated historical building, and supposedly can only be used by an - MojaveMeg Nov 5, 12:29 [flickr]
  - ah, that totally sucks, but i don't know that you have legal recourse. :( -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 12:23
Shouildn't the owner of the building have keys to enable their authorized representative access? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 12:13 2
- That's the question. If you lease a building and put your own lock on it are you obligated to provide a key to the owner? - MojaveMeg Nov 5, 12:17 1
  - if you change lock you must provide keys however you have no obligation to provide keys if your owner lost them - zeitgeist Nov 5, 21:44

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