Every lease hides its real cost below the rent: the guaranty, the pass-throughs, the restoration clause, the exit terms. Each checklist below walks the specific terms that matter for that property or business type, in observational form — what to find in your lease and why it matters, not what to decide. Pick the one that fits your space, or start with the general commercial lease checklist.
General commercial
- Commercial Lease Checklist — The money, personal-liability, exit, and dispute terms that drive commercial tenant exposure.
- Office Lease Checklist — An office lease checklist covering usable vs rentable square footage, operating-expense base years, sublease rights, and the exit terms that drive office tenant exposure.
- Retail Lease Checklist — The co-tenancy, exclusivity, percentage-rent, signage, and operating terms unique to retail leases.
Food & hospitality
- Restaurant Lease Checklist — The build-out, equipment, food-service operating, and liability terms unique to restaurant leases.
- Bar & Nightclub Lease Checklist — A bar and nightclub lease checklist covering liquor and entertainment licensing, occupancy, security, late-hours noise, and the exit terms that drive bar tenant exposure.
- Event Venue Lease Checklist — An event venue lease checklist covering occupancy and capacity, entertainment and liquor licensing, noise and hours, parking, and the exit terms that drive venue exposure.
- Food Production & Manufacturing Lease Checklist — A food production and manufacturing lease checklist covering zoning and food-safety code, drains and cold storage, heavy power and wastewater, and the exit terms that drive exposure.
Health & wellness
- Medical & Dental Office Lease Checklist — A medical and dental office lease checklist covering the specialized build-out, plumbing and power, compliance, and exit terms that drive healthcare-practice exposure.
- Urgent Care Lease Checklist — An urgent care lease checklist covering licensing, imaging and exam build-out, extended-hours access, visibility, and the exit terms that drive urgent-care tenant exposure.
- Veterinary Clinic Lease Checklist — A veterinary clinic lease checklist covering the surgery and kennel build-out, noise and odor control, controlled-substances compliance, and the exit terms that drive vet-clinic exposure.
- Pharmacy Lease Checklist — A pharmacy lease checklist covering controlled-substance security, compounding clean rooms, licensing, refrigeration, and the exit terms that drive pharmacy tenant exposure.
- Medical Spa Lease Checklist — A medical spa (med spa) lease checklist covering medical oversight and licensing, treatment-room build-out, laser and plumbing needs, and the exit terms that drive med-spa exposure.
- Salon & Spa Lease Checklist — A salon and spa lease checklist covering the plumbing-heavy build-out, ventilation, booth-rental, and exit terms that drive salon and spa tenant exposure.
Service & specialty
- Gym & Fitness Studio Lease Checklist — A gym and fitness studio lease checklist covering floor load, plumbing, noise, build-out, and the exit terms that drive fitness tenant exposure.
- Auto Repair Shop Lease Checklist — An auto repair shop lease checklist covering environmental liability, lifts and ventilation, hazardous-materials handling, and the exit terms that drive auto-shop exposure.
- Printing & Copy Shop Lease Checklist — A printing and copy shop lease checklist covering heavy power, floor load for presses, ventilation and chemical handling, and the exit terms that drive print-shop exposure.
- Cannabis Dispensary Lease Checklist — A cannabis dispensary lease checklist covering licensing and zoning buffers, security, the federal-state conflict, banking, and the exit terms that drive dispensary exposure.
Operations & organizations
- Childcare & Daycare Lease Checklist — A childcare and daycare lease checklist covering licensing contingencies, zoning, outdoor space, code requirements, and the exit terms that drive daycare tenant exposure.
- Coworking Space Lease Checklist — A coworking space lease checklist covering the sublicense operating model, the term-vs-membership mismatch, build-out, and the exit terms that drive coworking tenant exposure.
- Franchise Lease Checklist — A franchise lease checklist covering franchisor build-out specs, lease-term alignment, collateral assignment to the franchisor, and the exit terms that drive franchisee exposure.
- Nonprofit Lease Checklist — A nonprofit lease checklist covering signing authority, funding-contingent rent, donated and below-market terms, program use, and the exit terms that drive nonprofit exposure.