Office Lease Agreement
(Short Form) (TX)

Summary

This template lease can be used for the rental of office space in the state of Texas. It includes provisions covering the subjects this type of lease normally covers and is intended to give an idea of what a typical office lease looks like. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. This template provides for a fixed basic rent with increases in the basic rent during extensions of the lease term, plus additional rent based on the landlord's operating costs. The square footage of the premises is included in the description of the premises to facilitate computing the additional rent. This template is drafted with the assumption that the leased premises constitute a suite of offices within a multi-tenant building on a multi-tenant floor. It includes provisions for the tenant's use of common areas, the tenant's consideration of the other tenants, the tenant's compliance with building rules and regulations, and a variety of services and maintenance to be provided by them, all of which are common to such leases. Counsel should change, add, or delete individual provisions of this lease, depending on the client's particular circumstances and needs. Because most landlords plan to mortgage the property, the requirements of any potential lenders must be taken into account. For more on office leases in Texas, see Office Leasing Resource Kit (TX). For a general discussion of commercial leasing in Texas, see Commercial Real Estate Leasing (TX). For further information on commercial leasing in general, see Industrial Leasing Resource Kit, Office Leasing Resource Kit, Restaurant Leasing Resource Kit, and Retail Leasing Resource Kit. See also Junior Associate Real Estate Resource Kit (Commercial Leasing). For guidance on drafting and negotiating commercial leases, see Industrial Lease Agreements, Office Lease Agreements, Restaurant Lease Agreements, and Retail Lease Agreements. For information on mechanic's liens in Texas, see Mechanic's Lien Resource Kit (TX). For a full listing of key content covering mechanic's liens, see Mechanic's Lien Resource Kit.