World431_amk_02

MGR Real Estate Inc. (the "Lessor") and "AI Automation Group, LLC" (the "Lessee") entered into the final lease agreement on December 5, 2025 (the “Lease”) for 2020 Main Street, Irvine, CA (the "Premises").   

On January 8, 2027, Lessee demanded that Lessor replace the Premise's flooring, which had cracked and splintered in many locations. Under the Lease, can Lessor require Lessee to install new flooring at Lessee's expense?  Provide me with a yes or no answer right here, and your explanation

No, the Lessor cannot require the Lessee to replace the flooring because the Lease only explicitly requires the Lessee to "maintain" the floor coverings (Section 6.C). Although Section 6.C of the Lease does obligate the Lessee to make "required repairs or replacements," there is no explicit language in the Lease which "requires" Lessee to do so. Furthermore, the ASP Properties Group v. Fard case prohibits the Lessor from implying such a requirement into the language of the Lease and there are no facts stated which would otherwise create such a requirement.