Commercial Lease Agreement
Lease retail, office or industrial space: gross, modified gross or triple-net with pro-rata pass-throughs, rent escalation, renewal options, TI allowance, insurance, default and holdover terms, plus your state's deposit rule, statutory disclosures, landlord's lien, cure periods, rent taxes and signing formalities.
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Sample first page of the Commercial Lease Agreement. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in your state are added automatically.
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| Alabama | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
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| Alaska | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Arizona | Varies | 5 days' notice for nonpayment (lease may vary) | Statutory landlord's lien on the tenant's property on the premises; may be waived in… | Local tax | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Arkansas | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| California | Return within 30 days after the tenant surrenders possession; no cap on the amount | 3 business days' notice for nonpayment; 3 days to cure other breaches (statutory;… | Varies | Varies | Varies | Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Disclosure; Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures… |
| Colorado | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Connecticut | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | 2 witnesses + notary to record; leases over 1 year(s) should be recorded | None specific to commercial leases |
| Delaware | Varies | Varies | Distress for rent available on the tenant's goods on the premises; may be waived in… | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| District of Columbia | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Florida | No statute | 3 days' notice for nonpayment; 15 days to cure other breaches (lease may vary) | Statutory landlord's lien on the tenant's property on the premises; may be waived in… | None | No notary or witnesses; acknowledgment only to record | Radon Gas |
| Georgia | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | No notary or witnesses; acknowledgment only to record | None specific to commercial leases |
| Hawaii | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Idaho | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Illinois | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Indiana | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Iowa | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Kansas | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Kentucky | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Louisiana | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Maine | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Maryland | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Massachusetts | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Michigan | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Minnesota | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Mississippi | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Missouri | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Montana | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Nebraska | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Nevada | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| New Hampshire | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| New Jersey | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| New Mexico | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| New York | must be held in trust, not commingled; no cap on the amount | 14 days' notice for nonpayment (statutory; cannot be shortened) | Varies | Local tax | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| North Carolina | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | No notary for validity; record leases over 3 years (memorandum permitted) | None specific to commercial leases |
| North Dakota | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Ohio | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Notary required for leases over 3 years | None specific to commercial leases |
| Oklahoma | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Oregon | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Pennsylvania | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Rhode Island | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| South Carolina | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| South Dakota | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Tennessee | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Texas | Return within 60 days after the tenant surrenders possession; no cap on the amount | 3 days' notice for nonpayment (lease may vary) | Statutory landlord's lien on the tenant's property on the premises; may be waived in… | None | Varies | Notice of Landlord's Lockout Rights (customary) |
| Utah | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Vermont | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Virginia | No statute | 5 days' notice for nonpayment (lease may vary) | Distress for rent available on the tenant's goods on the premises; may be waived in… | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Washington | Varies | 3 days' notice for nonpayment; 10 days to cure other breaches (lease may vary) | Varies | Varies | No notary or witnesses; acknowledgment only to record | None specific to commercial leases |
| West Virginia | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Wisconsin | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
| Wyoming | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | None specific to commercial leases |
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What this document covers
- Landlord, tenant and optional personal guarantor
- Retail, office or industrial premises with rentable area and pro-rata share
- Term, rent commencement and renewal options
- Base rent with fixed or CPI escalation
- Gross, modified gross or triple-net (NNN) pass-throughs
- Security deposit under the state rule
- Permitted and exclusive use, hours, ADA compliance
- Tenant improvements and maintenance split
- Assignment, subletting, insurance and indemnity
- Default, remedies, landlord's lien and holdover
- SNDA, estoppel, relocation and broker disclosure
- State disclosures, exhibits and guaranty
How to use this Commercial Lease Agreement in US
Start with the exact legal names of both entities and decide on a personal guaranty. Enter the rentable area of the premises and the building — that ratio becomes the tenant's share of taxes, insurance and CAM in a modified gross or NNN lease — then set the term, rent commencement, renewal options and escalation. Choose the maintenance split and insurance limits deliberately: they are the clauses that cost money later.
Answer the state-disclosure questions, review the cure periods (pre-filled with your state's statutory figures where they exist) and decide whether to waive the landlord's lien for the tenant's equipment lender. Both parties sign with name and title; attach the floor plan, work letter, guaranty and rules.
Other names
- commercial lease
- business lease agreement
- retail lease
- office lease
- industrial lease
- warehouse lease
- triple net lease
- NNN lease
- gross lease
- storefront lease
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