Open-a-Center Checklist What to Know Before Signing a Lease

Before you sign a lease, verify that the space is legally usable for your business by checking zoning and licensing requirements, occupancy limits, and any permits or landlord consents you’ll need. Itemize and review all expenses — base rent, CAM/maintenance charges, utilities, security deposit, scheduled rent increases, and tenant improvement allowances — and estimate build-out and insurance costs so you know the true monthly and startup outlays. Negotiate term length, renewal and termination clauses, the right to sublease, signage and operating hours, and the landlord’s repair and scope-of-work obligations, and have a real estate attorney examine the lease before you sign. #landlord #tenant #rules #hours #costs