4 Responses to “Commercial net leases – is it normal practice for tenants to make all improvements to their leased space?”

1. John M says:

   November 27, 2009 at 11:03 am

   yes, for a triple net lease it’s common, but not always the case. it will be spelled out in the lease and you should explore arrangements of mutual advantage when you negotiate the lease. An example might be if the owner of the property has a large maintenance staff for other reasons and can accomplish the necessary updates at a lower cost than you are likely to find in the marketplace. you may find it to your mutual advantage to have paint and re-carpet at specified intervals included in the rent. But the typical arrangement would be that you pay for that stuff in a triple net lease
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2. Kiltman K says:

   November 27, 2009 at 11:32 am

   Yes, in nearly all cases it’s normal for the tenant to pay any upgrade or interior maintenance costs. It’s also quite normal to pay for maintaining heating & air conditioning equipment if it’s specific to the leased unit.

   If you’re just moving to a new leased space you can sometimes get leasehold improvements paid for by the leaseholder if they want you terribly enough, but once in the lease these usually become the lessee’s expense.
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3. kemperk says:

   November 27, 2009 at 12:21 pm

   no

   and with LL needing tenants more than tenants need them…
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4. gafpromise says:

   November 27, 2009 at 12:41 pm

   Yes, that is rarely the landlord’s responsibility. It is nearly always the tenant’s responsibility. Check your lease, it should specify whose responsibility it is.
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