Amendment to Office Lease Agreement

Summary

This template is an amendment to an office lease agreement that is used to document any amendments or modifications to the original lease agreement that have been agreed to by landlord and tenant. This template contains practical guidance, drafting notes, optional clauses, and an alternate clause. Lease amendments are used to address any changes in the terms of the lease or circumstances between the parties that arise after the original lease has been fully executed. For example, an amendment to lease is frequently used to memorialize a tenant's election to exercise options from the lease (e.g. renewal options, expansion options, termination options, etc.). Most office leases require that any amendments to the lease need to be in writing, and it is helpful if each amendment is numbered (i.e. "First Amendment to Lease Agreement," "Second Amendment to Lease Agreement," etc.) and includes a recital listing all prior amendments to the lease. This template may be tailored to suit each transaction. For more information about amendments to office lease agreements, see Office Lease Agreements. For a full listing of key content covering mechanic's liens, see Mechanic's Lien Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering commercial real estate, see First Year Associate Resource Kit: Real Estate. For a full listing of key content covering commercial leasing, see Junior Associate Real Estate Resource Kit (Commercial Leasing). For more information about office lease agreements in general, see Office Lease Agreements, Office Leasing Resource Kit, and Attorney's Role in the Office Leasing Process.