Dilapidations

Items of disrepair. The term might be used for any such items that are covered by repairing covenants given by a tenant (or, much more rarely, by a landlord) under a lease. A more narrow definition is items in need of repair to comply with a tenant's obligations both to repair the premises and to return them to the landlord in repair at the end of the lease. Dilapidations may therefore be distinct from items requiring repair during the course of the lease. See also Schedule of dilapidations.