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Spring is approaching, but owners should still stay on top of ice removal responsibilities in common areas of commercial properties. It’s important to spell out who’s responsible for ice removal in front of tenant’s stores—you or the tenant. You might wonder whether if your leases make you responsible for plowing and shoveling common areas of the center, does that mean tenants won’t have any liability for accidents that occur right outside their doors? And how can you assign some responsibility for common area snow removal to those tenants?