{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/dilapidations",
  "title": "Dilapidations",
  "description": "The tenant's contractual obligation to return the premises to the lease-specified condition.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "The tenant's contractual obligation to return the premises to the lease-specified condition.",
  "tldr": [
    "The tenant's contractual obligation to return the premises to the lease-specified condition.",
    "On lease end, the landlord serves a Schedule of Dilapidations claiming the cost of returning the premises to the standard required by the lease."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "category": "Lease economics",
    "regionScope": "UK"
  },
  "pageType": "glossary",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/dilapidations), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}