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services, whereas the cleaning of public areas and the collection
of trash are not considered to be services rendered primarily for
the convenience of the tenant. Id.
Typically, a complex such as FGA is built with parking areas
surrounding the structure. Any lease of the building necessarily
contemplates that the lessee will be able to use the surrounding
parking spaces. Here, the Museum was required to undertake
unique measures in order to provide the parking necessary for MCA
to use FGA. These arrangements were necessary to put FGA on
equal footing with similar complexes and do not represent
impermissible services under the regulation. The evidence at
trial indicates that, once the spaces were made available, MCA
took on the primary responsibility of managing the parking spaces
during the concerts, although the Museum retained some respon-
sibility for security and cleanup. In effect, instead of
building a parking garage, the Museum created parking spaces
through these license arrangements. Once the arrangements were
complete, however, the Museum turned over the primary operating
duties to MCA for the duration of the concerts. These arrange-
ments do not constitute impermissible services.
Respondent also argues that the maintenance and security
services furnished by the Museum are impermissible services
provided to the tenant. The Second Lease requires the Museum to
maintain or provide for the maintenance of all existing struc-
tures at the outset of the Second Lease and to arrange for
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