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Constructing and Improving Space Protect Against Cost Surprises and Hidden Lease Issues

Many commercial office leases fail to identify or delineate all costs a tenant may incur in the initial build-out or subsequent alteration of its office space. Such costs, if not understood, negotiated upfront and documented in the lease agreement, will substantially reduce the actual dollars a tenant has available for its initial leasehold improvements from the landlord-provided tenant allowance and will increase the cost of alterations during the lease term. While not expressed in purely face-value economics, there are also many other issues which, if not addressed appropriately in the lease, will cost the tenant additional time and money. This article details some of these costs and issues and suggests ways to address them in your lease.

30 minute readDecember 30, 2004 at 09:06 AM
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Elizabeth L. Cooper
Andrew G. Jones
Constructing and Improving Space Protect Against Cost Surprises and Hidden Lease Issues

Many commercial office leases fail to identify or delineate all costs a tenant may incur in the initial build-out or subsequent alteration of its office space.

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