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Topic: Feature

Use Flexible Appraisal Process to Set Fair Lease Extension/Renewal Rent

February 26, 2026 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_0326_Model-Lease-Clause.pdf
We outline a five-step hybrid process that combines negotiation with arbitration.
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Get 5 Protections If You Have to Accept a Decreasing Dollar Cap Guaranty

January 29, 2026 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_0226_Guaranty-Clause.pdf
Don’t risk ending up with a dollar cap that burns off too fast.
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Get 16 Protections When Granting Tenants an Option to Renew

December 30, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Our checklist covers: setting the conditions for renewal, the process for exercising the renewal, and setting the renewal terms.
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Managing Vacancies: Collect Rent from Small Tenant While Searching for Big Tenant

November 25, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_1225_MLC_Term-Option.pdf
Put 10 protections in your landlord termination option.
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Get Flexibility to Decide on Removing Tenant Installations When Lease Ends

October 30, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: MLC_1125_Installations.pdf
An extended deadline is a classic win-win. 
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Set Ground Rules on Tenant’s Use of Patios & Outdoor Dining Spaces

September 23, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_1025_MLC.pdf
Put 18 protections in leases allowing restaurant tenants to use outdoor space.
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Help Tenant’s Cash Flow by Calculating Percentage Rent on a Cumulative Basis

August 27, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_0925_MLC_Cumulative.pdf
The cumulative percentage rent alternative is especially attractive when dealing with seasonal businesses and other tenants whose sales revenues fluctuate throughout the year. Here’s a briefing on the cumulative rent method and how to implement it, including a Model Lease Clause that you can adapt for your own use. 
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Get 12 Protections When Letting Tenant Get Telecom Services from Outside Provider

July 26, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: Model-Lease-Clause_Telecom.pdf
Denying a request to use an outside telecom provider may cause an attractive tenant not to sign or renew the lease. But granting the request may mean having to allow an outsider that you don’t know or trust enter and perform potentially extensive wiring and installation work on the building both within and outside the tenant’s premises. Here's how to use the lease to resolve this dilemma.
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Keep Tenant’s “Good Guy” Guarantor on the Hook Until You Get Leased Space Back

June 26, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_0725-Model-Guaranty-Clause-Good-Guy.pdf, CLLI_0725-Model-Surrender-Declaration-Space-is-Vacant.pdf
Here’s how to guard against three common scenarios that can leave you in the lurch.
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How to Avoid Costly Estoppel Certificate Disputes

May 28, 2025 | Glenn S. Demby
Download: CLLI_0625-MLC-Estoppel-Certificate-(1).pdf
The key is getting the tenant’s pre-agreement to representations. We explain how, and give you a Model Lease Clause that you can adapt for your own circumstances.
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