lease agreement

[themoch]

for any of you out there who lease space, what does your lease agreement look like?

I need to get one for this upcoming year because i need to go legit with leases.

so i'd be interested to see what your contracts look like, i'm not concerned with prices, just what the paperwork says.

[HomegrownGlassStudio]

Mine says... Pay your damn rent or you have to leave... in a nutshell

[themoch]

i was looking for more of the paperwork you have them sign so that i might use it as a template.

[HumanLathe]

I think you could go to your local rental management place and pic up a simple lease agreement. there are probably places you can print out lease agreement templates online as well.

[Greymatter Glass]

edit: never mind, I think you're looking for station rental agreements or something like that?

To that end, I would be very careful. Make sure your current lease allows for subleases and assignment of liability and all that crap. Ask a lawyer if you should have a written agreement and what it should include, exclude, and avoid entirely.

I was advised to NOT get anything in writing, which carries its own liabilities for sure, but they're less than I'd have if a "tenant" went to my landlords and claimed I was subletting on a lease that doesn't allow subletting. In my shop I don't have any written agreement with the renters, and where I'm at I can kick them out on any notice. That's not always legal depending on where you're at, but commercial leases are not at all the same as residential when it comes to tenant rights.

All I do is give all the people who rent space at my shop a receipt for rent, so they can claim it on their taxes if they owe enough to start making those deductions. There is a verbal agreement and understanding that they're there at my discretion, and I can revoke it at any time.


You might consider going to a local hair salon that rents seats/stations and see what they do, it's essentially the same situation. You might find some very basic "at will" agreement that says either party can quit the agreement at any time for any reason, with a very brief comment on how to handle personal property on site and it's removal or storage... but basically, learn your local law (I'm sure your state and municipal law/code/constitution/statutes are available online somewhere for free) and follow it...

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[elad65]

Possibly do online search for "virtual document". IF you are creating one for a lessee you could custom tailor it for any specific need.

Once had a dofus of landlord try to present me with a family/home lease agreement for shop space I was leasing for a car restoration. HE was to dumb to customize it to fit situation and I could have violated it a dozen time and he would have been powerless. Basically it needs to have specifics that are related to whatever work/rules you expect to be followed.

Elad

[themoch]

Thanks doug.

In my lease with the management company I am allowed to sublease my space. Most everything I have with people is a verbal agreement. It's just that I have some special cases where they are paying for a year at a time and I would really like to grab that money in one lump sum.

we've just had some communication issues in the past and I want something in writing so that conversations cannot be "forgotten".

As for a standard lease agreement, I know how to use the internet. I was just hoping that somebody with experience had something they wouldn't mind sharing.

[barefoot stash]

Andrew,

I didn't see how to attach a file via the PM system. Send me your email and I shoot you a copy of our sub lease agreement. I disagree with what Doug said. I have found it's always best to get everything in writing. We have two contracts that we use. One is fairly simple for the studio renters. Just lists terms, shop rules, and the requisite State statutory stuff. The other is more in depth since we sub leased whole sections of our last studio to other art businesses. I found the only people who are adverse to signing a lease agreement are the ones who are trying to pull a fast one.