Commercial Lease Agreements : Austin Office Space Lease Contracts

Austin Tx Commercial Office Lease Agreements : ContractsAfter finding the perfect office space to lease for your business and both you and the landlord have agreed to how much monthly rent you will pay and how long the lease term will be, the next logical step is to have a formal commercial office lease contract drafted.

The office lease will cover all the things that you and the landlord want to happen, want to prevent from happening, or that might happen, based on your experience of what has already happened.

Office Lease documents typically contain hundreds of clauses that can be difficult for just any person to interpret. The drafter of the lease (usually the landlord) typically has control and does not have the other party’s (usually the Tenant) best interests in mind making the lease a one sided document. All lease contracts can be negotiated, however to what extent depends on the size and financial strength of the Tenant, current market conditions, etc..

While it’s always a great idea to have a real estate attorney review your lease, It’s important for you to have a good understanding of the common lease clauses and the current and future needs of your business to determine which lease deal points are worth fighting for and how they affect your tenancy given a particular situation.

Over the next few weeks I will interpret (from my experience) some of these basic lease clauses. Some of those include but are not limited to:

Parties to the Lease

Demised Premises

Rent

Additional Rent

Term

Use

Taxes

Landlord Obligations

Utilities

Security Deposit

Alteration

Repairs & Maintenance

Common Areas

Insurance

Assignment & Subletting

Default

Destruction of Building

Condemnation

Sale or Financing

General Provisions

Holding Over

Substitution Space

If you have any questions about commercial lease agreements in general or more specifically about your Austin Office Space lease don’t hesitate to contact us with questions.

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