Gross Commercial Leases

Gross Leases: Measuring Space

Commercial space may be rented by the square foot only, like a residential apartment (known as a gross lease); or by the square foot plus a portion of the landlord’s operating costs (a net, or triple net lease). Net leases are popular in multi-tenant situations. Gross leases are often seen in single-tenant situations, and they can include tricky variations

Paying for Space in a Gross Commercial Lease

If you’re sure that you’ll be paying a fixed rate for the space and that you’ll owe the landlord no additional charges, the rent clause in the landlord’s lease ought to be fairly simple.

Gross Leases: Paying for Common Areas

Applying a “loss factor” or “load factor” are ways that landlords foist the costs of maintaining common areas onto tenants with gross leases. Learning how these methods work means you won’t be surprised at the eventual true size of your rented space, or its true cost.

Commercial Gross Lease - eForm

Our attorneys have put together a fair and balanced gross lease agreement that you can use as a starting point for negotiations, or even as is.

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