Appendix 3 Flashcards
Absolute Net Lease
A lease in which the tenant pays all expenses including structural maintenance and repairs; usually a long-term lease to a high-quality tenant.
Assignment and Subletting
The transfer by one party of their interest under a contract to another party. A sublease is created where the tenant transfers less than the full interest in all or a portion of the premises to a third party. If all the rights are transferred, an assignment has occurred; if less than all rights are transferred, it is considered a sublease.
Base Rent
The amount of rent to be paid before the inclusion of additional expenses or other factors that increase the amount of rent to be paid; typically specified in dollars per square foot per year.
Blend and Extend
A lease that is modified to reflect space that is added during the term of the lease.
Contract Rent
The actual rent specified in a lease
Covenants
Clauses in a lease that delineate the rights and obligations of the landlord and tenant
Escalator or Escalation Clauses
Lease covenants that, over the term of the lease, provide for periodic increases in contract rent and annual increases in re-chargeable operating expenses and property taxes above a base year.
Escape Clause
Permits the landlord and/or tenant to cancel a lease due to specific circumstances such as expropriation of the property or damage
Estoppel Certificate
A document signed by the tenant concerning the status of an agreement, usually a lease, and the performance of obligations under the agreement; commonly requested as part of a transfer of ownership or refinancing
Excess Rent
The amount by which contract rent exceeds market rent at the date of the appraisal
Exclusivity
Most common in retail leases, this clause provides the tenant with an exclusive right to sell their product or service on the property, thus obligating the landlord to prevent other tenants from selling those same goods or services
Flat Rental Lease
Specifies a level of rent that continues throughout the duration of the lease.
Going Dark
A go dark provision in a lease is a tenant-driven term where the tenant may elect to cease operations in its leased space, but continue to pay rent to the landlord.
Graduated Rental Lease
Provides for specified changes in the rent at one or more points during the lease term.
Gross Lease
A lease in which the owner/landlord or lessor pays taxes, insurance, maintenance, services, operating costs, etc.
Ground Lease
A lease that grants the right to use and occupy land. Improvements made by the ground lessee typically revert to the ground lessor
Index Lease
Usually a long-term lease and provides for periodic adjustments based on a change in a specific economic index such as the Consumer Price Index
Landlord Improvements
A detailed list of the work to be performed to the leased premises by the lessor at the lessor’s expense, often as an inducement to the tenant to enter into the lease.
Lease
A written document or contract conveying or transferring the right to the possession and enjoyment of real estate for a specified period of time in exchange for consideration, usually rent
Lease Interest
One of the real property interests that results from the division of the bundle of rights by a lease, i.e. the leased fee estate or the leasehold estate
Lease Rollover
The expiration of a lease and the subsequent re-leasing of the space
Leaseback
An arrangement in which the seller of a property is obligated to lease the property from the buyer under terms and conditions that are not negotiable
Leased Fee Interest
An ownership interest held by a landlord with the rights of use and occupancy conveyed by lease to others.
Leasehold and Leasehold Estate
The lessee’s interest in the property created by the lease. The proper term is leasehold estate, but it is often referred to as leasehold interest or leasehold.
Leasehold Interest
The interest held by the lessee (tenant or renter) through a lease transferring the rights of use and occupancy for a stated term under certain conditions.
Lessee (Tenant)
The one who possesses the right of possession and enjoyment of the property of another. Also called the leaseholder.