Commercial Lease Agreement
Lease agreement for office, retail, or industrial spaces — covers CAM charges, build-out allowances, and permitted-use restrictions.
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Identifies the leased commercial premises, commencement date, initial term, delivery condition, and any possession contingencies.
Sets the base rent, payment timing, late charges, common area maintenance obligations, expense reconciliations, audit rights, and annual rent increases.
Defines any tenant improvement allowance, plans and approvals, permitting responsibilities, construction standards, lien waivers, and ownership of improvements.
Limits the tenant's use of the premises, requires compliance with laws and building rules, and states any exclusive-use rights or prohibited activities.
Restricts transfers of the lease, subleases, or ownership changes without required landlord consent and preserves landlord approval rights.
Allocates responsibility for commercial liability insurance, property insurance, waivers of subrogation, indemnity obligations, casualty, and damage to the premises.
Requires the parties to keep sensitive financial, concession, and business terms confidential except for advisors, lenders, investors, or legally required disclosures.
Describes events of default, notice and cure periods, landlord remedies, tenant remedies, surrender obligations, governing law, venue, and dispute resolution procedures.
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