Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business
This practical handbook explains how to analyze space needs, find the ideal location and then get the best possible terms. Learn how to: determine the real cost of renting; keep future rent at manageable levels; get the most out of your broker and attorney; suggest alternatives to hefty security deposits;allocate responsibility and cost of fixing up your space; negotiate flexibility to expand, renew or leave early; ensure costs are shared fairly among tenants; avoid dealing with costly code...
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Need space for your business? This book shows you the ins and outs of finding a space, negotiating a lease, solving problems and much more. Sacramento Business Journal A fine book on leasing... Portman and Steingold have crafted a dandy book for the aspiring entrepreneur as well as a valuable reference book for the seasoned businessperson.
IntroductionPart I: Finding and Evaluating Space and Developing a Negotiation Strategy1. What Kind of Space Do You Need?2. Looking for Space and Using Brokers3. Evaluating the Space and the Landlord4. Understanding the True Size and Cost of the Rental5. Setting the Stage to Negotiate6. Your Negotiation Strategy Part II: Common Lease Terms7. Lease Basics8. The Length of Your Lease9. Rent10. Security Deposits11. Improvements and Alterations12. Maintenance, Utilities, and Code Compliance13. Parking, Signs, Landlord's Entry, and Security14. Option to Renew or Sublet and Other Flexibility Clause15. Insurance Clauses16. Breaking the Lease, Disputes, and Attorney Fees17. Foreclosures, Condemnations, Guarantors, and Other ClausesIndex
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