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Unoccupied units & MUCA

Susan Tang: Studio in Labour; June 16, 2014

Hi,
I am working on an office building that is new, and only a few units are being rented out. Do I assign MUCA to the unoccupied units or not? Since there is no tenant in the space, so they will not be using any service or common area? Also, it is a large empty space that will be further subdivided when future tenants come, so the current IGA would fluctuate, so would the MUCA...

David Fingret: Extreme Measures Inc.; June 16, 2014

It does not matter if Occupant Areas are occupied or not, they are calculated the same. Therefore, the IGA should not fluctuate and neither should the MUCA.