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CFR /  Title 32  /  Part 644  /  Sec. 644.450 Items excluded from usual restoration obligation.

Damage to the following items will not ordinarily be restored as under the standard provisions of the lease it will be attributable to reasonable and ordinary wear and tear, damage by the elements, or damages by circumstances over which the Government has no control. (However, where the lease requires the Government to maintain the interior or exterior, or both, such of the items as the Government is obligated to repair during the term of the lease should be included in the restoration if they have not been maintained adequately by the Government and are not in the required condition upon the termination of the lease.)

(a) Foundation work.

(b) Waterproofing or membraning.

(c) Exterior tuck pointing.

(d) Cleaning or repair of catch basins, cesspools, or manholes.

(e) Repair of: (1) Interior unfinished walls.

(2) Unfinished hollow tile, concrete block, or gypsum block walls.

(3) Floor joints, roof trusses (including roof boards and roofing), and framing timbers (including studs, sheathings, and exterior surface).

(4) Insulating materials in walls necessitated by leakage in walls or roofs.

(5) Damage to plaster caused by leakage in wall or roof.

(6) Windows and floors, where the damage is caused by elements or inadequate hinging, counterweighting, caulking or sealing.

(7) Sheet metal such as eaves, gutters, downspouts, flashings, hips, valleys, skylights, ventilators, and metal ceilings.

(8) Structural steel or iron.

(9) Fire escapes.

(10) Heating systems.

(11) Plumbing systems.

(12) Ventilating systems and air conditioning systems.

(13) Power plants.

(14) Electric wiring.

(15) Lighting fixtures (or replacement).

(16) Sprinkler systems.

(f) Settling or subsidence.

(g) Other structural repairs to buildings or equipment.