Rules & Regulations


Rules and regulations are important for the safety, appearance, and integrity of any property. SKB enforces rules and regulations with the interests of the Property and its Tenants in mind. Please ensure that your company’s employees abide by these rules and regulations accordingly.

  1. If Landlord objects in writing to any curtains, blinds, shades or screens attached to or hung in or used in connection with any window or door of the Premises, Tenant shall immediately discontinue such use. Tenant shall not place anything or allow anything to be placed against or near any glass partitions or doors or windows which may appear unsightly, in the opinion of Landlord, from outside the Premises.
  2. Tenant shall not alter any lock or other access device or install a new or additional lock or access device or bolt on any door of its Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant, upon the termination of its tenancy, shall deliver to Landlord the keys or other means of access to all doors.
  3. Tenant shall not place a load upon any floor of its Premises, including mezzanine area, if any, which exceeds the load per square foot that such floor was designed to carry and that is allowed by law. Heavy objects shall stand on such platforms as determined by Landlord to be necessary to properly distribute the weight. Landlord will not be responsible for loss of or damage to any such equipment or other Property from any cause, and all damage done to the Project by maintaining or moving such equipment or other Property shall be repaired at the expense of Tenant.
  4. Tenant shall not install any radio or television antenna, satellite dish, loudspeaker or other device on the roof or exterior walls of the Building.
  5. Tenant shall not mark, drive nails, screw or drill into the partitions, woodwork, plaster, brick, or drywall (except for pictures and general office uses) or in any way deface the Premises or any part thereof. Tenant shall not affix any floor covering to the floor of the Premises or paint or seal any floors in any manner except as approved by Landlord. Tenant shall repair any damage resulting from noncompliance with this rule.
  6. No cooking shall be done or permitted on the Premises, except that Underwriters’ Laboratory approved microwave ovens or equipment for brewing coffee, tea, hot chocolate and similar beverages shall be permitted, provided that such equipment and use is in accordance with all applicable federal, state and city laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations.
  7. Tenant shall use only hand trucks and forklifts equipped with rubber tires and side guards, and may use such other material-handling equipment as Landlord may approve. Tenant shall not bring any other vehicles of any kind into the Premises.
  8. Tenant shall not use the name of the Building or Project or any photograph or other likeness of the Building or Project in connection with or in promoting or advertising Tenant’s business without Landlord’s prior written consent. Landlord shall have the right, without notice or liability, to change the name and address of the Building or Project.
  9. All cardboard items shall be broken down before being placed in the Building recycling container. Tenant shall not place in the trash receptacles any personal trash or material that cannot be disposed of in the ordinary and customary manner of removing such trash without violation of any law or ordinance governing such disposal. Tenant’s trash and refuse containers shall be stored inside the Premises.
  10. Tenant shall comply with all safety, fire protection and evacuation procedures and regulations established by Landlord or any governing authority.
  11. Tenant assumes all responsibility for securing and protecting its Premises and its contents including keeping doors locked and other means of entry to the Premises closed.
  12. Tenant shall not use any method of heating or air conditioning other than standard HVAC equipment without Landlord’s prior written consent.
  13. No person shall go on the roof without Landlord’s permission.
  14. Tenant shall not permit any birds or animals, other than trained, certified assistance dogs for those with disabilities to be brought or kept in or about the Premises or any common area of the Project. However, Tenant may allow its employees to bring into the Project fully domesticated and trained dogs owned by Tenant’s employees in compliance with the following:

    Dogs shall be kept on leashes at all times in the common areas, including indoor and outdoor common areas such as hallways, walkways, parking lot, pad site, stairs, and loading docks.
    Dogs shall be walked outside and all sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, and other adjacent areas shall be kept clean. (i.e. please pick up after your dog).
    No dog with a known history of biting or fighting is allowed.
    Landlord prohibits dogs of certain breeds known to be dangerous or which cause material apprehension to other tenants, including Wolf-Hybrids, German Shepherds, Pit Bull Terriers, Cane Corsos, Rottweilers, Staffordshire Terriers, Akitas, Mastiffs, Great Danes, and Doberman Pinschers. Basically, if the dog scares people, please leave the dog at home.
    Tenant shall ensure that no fleas, objectionable odor or objectionable noise results from bringing dogs to the Project.
    Tenant will provide all janitorial services, in the Premises and elsewhere, necessitated by Tenant bringing dogs to the Project.
    Dogs shall be current on all vaccinations; Landlord reserves the right to require proof of vaccinations.

  15. Any toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown into them. The expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by the Tenant who, or whose employees or invitees, shall have caused it.
  16. Smoking is prohibited in all parts of the Project and within twenty (20) feet of any point of entry. Smoking is limited to outdoor areas designated by Landlord.
  17. Any equipment belonging to Tenant which causes noise or vibration that may be transmitted to the structure of the Building or to any space therein to such a degree as to be objectionable to Landlord or to any tenants in the Project shall be placed and maintained by Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, on vibration eliminators or other devices sufficient to eliminate the noise or vibration.
  18. Sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances and stairways shall not be obstructed by tenants or used by tenants for any purpose other than for ingress to and egress from their respective premises. Access areas are not for the use of the general public and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence, in the judgment of Landlord, shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Project or its tenants.
  19. During periods of loading and unloading, Tenant shall not unreasonably interfere with loading and unloading by other tenants. All products, materials or goods must be stored within the Tenant’s Premises and not in any exterior areas.
  20. Landlord reserves the right to prescribe the date, time and method that personal Property, equipment or trade fixtures are delivered to or removed from the Project.
  21. All doors opening onto the public corridors shall be kept closed, except when in use for ingress and egress.
  22. Tenant shall give Landlord prompt notice of all damage to or defects in the equipment, plumbing, electrical or HVAC system or in any other part of the Premises.
  23. Landlord will not be responsible for lost or stolen personal property, equipment, money or any articles taken from the Premises or Project.
  24. The following parking rules apply:

    Tenant shall not use more parking than stated in the Lease. Excess vehicles and vehicles improperly parked shall be subject to a fine and shall be subject to towing at the vehicle owner’s expense.
    Tenant will not park or permit its employees or visitors to park in any areas designated by Landlord for the exclusive or nonexclusive use of others. Only passenger vehicles may be parked in the parking areas.
    Parking stickers or any other device or form of identification supplied by Landlord as a condition of use of the parking facilities shall remain the Property of Landlord. Such parking identification device must be displayed as requested and may not be mutilated or obstructed in any manner. Such devices are not transferable and any device in the possession of an unauthorized holder will be void. Landlord may charge a fee for parking stickers, cards or other parking control devices supplied by Landlord.
    No overnight or extended term parking or storage of vehicles is permitted, except to the extent, if any, expressly stated in the Lease.
    Parking is prohibited (a) in areas not striped for parking; (b) in aisles; (c) where “No Parking” signs are posted; (d) on ramps; (e) in cross-hatched areas (if any); (f) in loading areas; and (g) in such other areas as may be designated by Landlord from time to time.
    All responsibility for damage, loss or theft to vehicles and the contents thereof is assumed by the person parking their vehicle.
    Tenant and/or each user of the parking area may be required to sign a parking agreement, as a condition to parking, which agreement may provide for the manner of payment of any parking charges and other matters not inconsistent with this Lease and these rules.
    Landlord reserves the right to refuse parking identification devices and parking rights to Tenant or any other person who fails to comply with the rules applicable to the parking areas. Any violation of such rules shall subject the vehicle to removal, at such person’s expense.
    A third party may own, operate or control the parking areas, and such party may enforce these rules relating to parking. Tenant will obey any additional rules and regulations governing parking which may be imposed by the parking operator or any other person controlling the parking areas serving the Project.

  25. Landlord may waive any one or more of these Rules and Regulations for the benefit of Tenant or any other tenant, but no such waiver by Landlord shall be construed as a waiver of such Rules and Regulations in favor of Tenant or any other tenant, nor prevent Landlord from thereafter enforcing any such Rules and Regulations against any or all of the tenants of the Project.
  26. These Rules and Regulations are in addition to, and shall not be construed to in any way diminish, in whole or in part, the rights of Landlord under the Lease.
  27. Landlord reserves the right to adopt other reasonable Rules and Regulations from time to time. Tenant agrees to abide by all such Rules and Regulations hereinabove stated and any additional Rules and Regulations adopted by Landlord.
  28. Tenant shall be responsible for the observance of all of the foregoing Rules and Regulations by Tenant and all other Tenant Parties.