A commercial lease will describe the property that is being rented usually defined as “the premises.” It can refer to an entire building (by street address) and any outbuildings and lots. or it needs to specify in more detail what portion of the building is being rented as the premises. Some methods of describing the premises are the number of square feet, there can be diagram attached to the lease, the common areas that the tenant can access, especially if multiple tenants can have competing claims for the space (may need to designate when and for how long it can be used). The landlord may also exclude certain areas explicitly. Sometimes leases provide that landlords can change common areas at will (ideally tenant will be compensated). Sometimes a lease will specify that a landlord can substitute a new space (relocation clause). This hurts the tenant even if it is reimbursed for moving costs (see if you can restrict this clause)
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