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Operating Costs

The building's ongoing costs, passed on to tenants.

Operating costs are the ongoing costs of the property and building (for example heating, water, waste, and building cleaning). Only the types listed in the Operating Costs Ordinance (Betriebskostenverordnung) may be passed on; administrative and repair costs are not among them.

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