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Questions to ask a lawyer before signing a commercial lease

Dealing with a commercial lease? Describe it in your own words, and Tellbrief turns your answers into a short brief with the questions worth asking and the records to have ready, so your first call with a lawyer starts further ahead.

For example: Opening a first location, with the landlord’s lease on the table. A brief for this founder suggests the lists below.

Questions worth asking

  1. What should we check in the lease before we sign?
  2. Do we need a license or approval for what we do, and where?

Records to have ready

  • Any draft agreement, term sheet or letter from the other sideSomeone else is on the other side of this deal.
  • Your lease and any permits for the locationCustomers come to a physical location.
  • Business licenses, permits or letters from regulatorsYour industry may need a license.

Your brief builds its own lists from your answers.

Build your own brief

About 30 questions, most of them one tap. No account and no card during early access. Tellbrief isn’t a law firm and doesn’t give legal advice.

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Questions founders ask

What questions should I ask a lawyer about a commercial lease?

For the founder in this example, the brief suggests: What should we check in the lease before we sign? Do we need a license or approval for what we do, and where? Your own brief builds its list from your answers.

What should I have ready before the first call?

For this example: Any draft agreement, term sheet or letter from the other side; Your lease and any permits for the location; Business licenses, permits or letters from regulators. Your own brief lists what fits your answers.

Is this legal advice?

No. Tellbrief organizes your information so the first conversation with your lawyer starts further ahead. It isn’t a law firm, and using it doesn’t make anyone your lawyer. Legal advice comes from a licensed lawyer, once they agree to take on your matter.

What does it cost?

Your brief is free during early access, with no card and no account. If you’d like Jordan to take on the work, he reads your answers first, then talks through the scope and his fee with you before any work starts. Tellbrief takes no share of it.

How long does it take?

About 30 questions once the names are cleared, and most take one tap. Plan on 10 to 15 minutes.

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