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Commercial Lease Agreement

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Landlord / lessor

Full legal name of the person or business that owns or manages the property.
Use the address where rent payments and legal notices should be sent.
US numbers format automatically; international numbers stay as entered.

Tenant / business

Full legal name of the primary adult tenant who will sign.
Optional — use when mail should go somewhere other than the rental.
Be specific — this becomes the permitted use clause.

Commercial premises

Street address of the rental unit (not a P.O. box).
City name as it should appear on the document.
Primary property state. Governing law usually matches this.
5-digit ZIP (or ZIP+4) for the address above.
Rentable area used for rent and CAM allocation.
Be specific — vague uses can lead to disputes about what business is allowed.
A TI allowance is landlord funding toward build-out or finish-out.

Rent & cost structure

Gross: landlord pays most building costs. NNN: tenant pays taxes, insurance, and maintenance on top of base rent.
Enter the full monthly rent in dollars.
Common Area Maintenance (CAM) covers shared building costs such as landscaping and lobby utilities.
On NNN and many modified-gross deals, tenants share property tax increases.
Refundable deposit held for unpaid rent or damage beyond normal wear.
Commercial late fees should be reasonable and match the lease economics.

Operations, insurance & sublease

Most commercial landlords require CGL coverage naming the landlord as additional insured.
Exterior signs are often limited by landlord and municipal rules.
This choice appears in your document for: maintenance responsibility.
Assignment and subletting are usually restricted even when allowed with approval.
A personal guarantee makes an owner personally liable if the entity defaults.

Term & governing law

The date the lease obligations begin.
Required for fixed-term leases. Leave blank for month-to-month.
This choice appears in your document for: auto renewal.
Most commercial leases use the property state. Change only if governing law differs.

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