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    Get 5 Protections If You Have to Accept a Decreasing Dollar Cap Guaranty

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    Jan 29, 2026
    Feature
    By Glenn S. Demby

    Don’t risk ending up with a dollar cap that burns off too fast.

  • Drafting Tips

    Establish Clear Ground Rules for Mitigating Damages After a Tenant Defaults

    Jan 27, 2026
    Drafting Tips
    By Glenn S. Demby

    If you have a duty to mitigate, insert lease language that sets limits on your mitigation duties.

  • Plugging Loopholes

    Don’t Let Anchor Replacement Ambiguity Lead to Co-Tenancy Termination

    Jan 26, 2026
    Plugging Loopholes
    By Glenn S. Demby

    A clause that gives you time to secure a replacement must address what that actually entails.

  • Owner Wins

    Holdover Tenant Can’t Exercise Purchase Option Contained in Original Lease

    Jan 25, 2026
    Owner Wins
    By Glenn S. Demby

    A law firm didn’t provide the landlord with timely notice of intent to exercise its renewal option when the lease expired. But it continued to occupy the space and pay rent ...

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    Landlord Didn’t Orally Agree to Abate Tenant’s Rent

    Jan 24, 2026
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    A gym that had to temporarily cease business operations due to state COVID-19 shutdown orders asked its landlord for a rent abatement ...

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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Get 16 Protections When Granting Tenants an Option to Renew

    Our checklist covers: setting the conditions for renewal, the process for exercising the renewal, and setting the renewal terms.

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    Nov 25, 2025
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Managing Vacancies: Collect Rent from Small Tenant While Searching for Big Tenant

    Put 10 protections in your landlord termination option.

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    Oct 29, 2025
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Get Flexibility to Decide on Removing Tenant Installations When Lease Ends

    An extended deadline is a classic win-win. 


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    Sep 23, 2025
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Set Ground Rules on Tenant’s Use of Patios & Outdoor Dining Spaces

    Put 18 protections in leases allowing restaurant tenants to use outdoor space.

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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Help Tenant’s Cash Flow by Calculating Percentage Rent on a Cumulative Basis

    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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  • Nov 24, 2025
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Get 5 Lease Protections When Granting Free Rent to Tenants

    State in a clear and precise way exactly what the concession does and doesn’t cover.

  • Aug 25, 2025
    CLLI_0925_MLC_Holdover.pdf
    By Glenn S. Demby

    Require Tenants to Pay Maximum Premium Rent for Long Holdovers

    Don’t let vague language compromise the effectiveness of holdover step-ups.

  • Jun 26, 2025
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    By Glenn S. Demby

    Protect Your Right to a Share of Tenant’s Sublease or Assignment Profits

    Tenants may try to hide the real profits they make from a subtenant or assignee.

  • May 28, 2025
    CLLI_0625-MLC-Rooftop-Equipment-(1).pdf
    By Glenn S. Demby

    Make Tenant Conceal Unsightly Rooftop Equipment

    Tenants may insist on the right to install special equipment on the roof of the building so they can operate their business within the space they lease from you. Among other things, reserve the right to make the tenant physically shield or screen the equipment so that it doesn’t create a public eyesore that mars your building’s image and appearance.  

  • Mar 25, 2025
    CLLI_0425-Model-Lease-Clause.pdf
    By Glenn S. Demby

    Get 5 Protections When Letting Tenants Install Special HVAC Equipment

    Standard HVAC provisions aren’t enough to protect you when tenants want to use split A/C units. We explain, and give you a Model Lease Clause you can adapt to your own circumstances.

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