City sending Landlord citations related to tenants lack of permits
We have a commercial retail space in Southern California. One of our tenants put up a happy hour sign on the building (without our approval, but what the heck it’s on their side of the wall and it wasn’t an eye sore at all) but the city requires permits to put up signs. They sent landlord the citation.  Shouldn’t citations go to the tenant (business)? 

Also landlord received another notice/citation from the city about a foot massage tenant that didn’t have permits for a laundry machine hookup.  Do citations fall on LL? Shouldn’t this be directed to tenants?
[{"id": "ivekvhh", "text": "The notices will go to the landlord as owner of the building, and how you wrote your lease will dictate if and how the tenant takes responsibility for the citations.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ivfepid", "text": "Landlords have more $ to lose and are easier to fine than some random llc. Everything is the landlords responsibility but some of that responsibility can be off loaded with a well documented legally binding contract ie your lease. \n\nSo if your lease does not protect you, you are liable for everything that happens in your building.", "replies": [{"id": "ivgwwe2", "text": "So in the case of the happy hour banner; my lease agreement states \"tenant shall not put up any signs or banners on property building without landlord approval\". We did not receive any request or give approvals.    \n\n\nHowever, is it standard procedure that the city sends the citations/fine to landlord and not just go to the business putting up the sign?", "replies": [{"id": "ivgxxyf", "text": "Check the sign code. I am not your lawyer. \n\nhttps://www.ladbs.org/docs/default-source/publications/information-bulletins/building-code/sign-manual-(excluding-off-site-signs).pdf?sfvrsn=5", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "ivh2zz5", "text": "Sounds pretty clear to me. You should rebill that citation to the tenant and cite that section of the lease. \n\nGovernments are typically lazy and cite the owner of record and not figure out the true offender similar to what they do with red light cameras.", "replies": [{"id": "ivihf96", "text": "Got it. Thanks that puts it into perspective", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ivgtxv6", "text": "What do your leases say?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ivhmoft", "text": "Citations go to LL. You\u2019re ultimately responsible for T actions. (To a degree)", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]