Commercial Lease Forms

Lease office, retail or other business space to a tenant under the terms of this Short Form Commercial Lease Agreement for Ontario.

• The three parties to the lease are the landlord, the tenant, and an indemnifier (typically, a principal of a corporate tenant) who covenants to perform all of the tenant's obligations and will pay any amounts due under the lease if the tenant defaults.
• In addition to Rent, Tenant will pay as Additional Rent:
  • pro-rated share of utilities, municipal taxes, insurance and other expenses related to the property,
  • full cost of services supplied to the premises, repairs and maintenance, and other expenses related to the leased premises.
• Tenant has the right to have the Additional Rent costs audited by an independent CPA.
• Tenant is responsible for repairs to and maintenance of the leased premises.
• Tenant will ensure that all activities in the premises comply with applicable environmental laws.
• Tenant is required to carry business interruption insurance, public liability, and property damage insurance in stated amounts.
• Other lease provisions include:
  • damage or destruction of the premises and/or the building,
  • Landlord's remedies on default by Tenant,
  • Tenant's signage,
  • subordination,
  • force majeure,
  • construction liens,
  • renewal option.
• This template is a fully customizable MS Word document.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Rental managers, create a Tenant Manual for occupants of a highrise commercial office building with this customizable template.

The Tenant Manual includes the following sections:

1. Overview of the building management and contact names and numbers for essential personnel.
2. A description of the heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems.
3. Proper use of the building elevators.
4. Procedures to be followed for receiving deliveries and freight.
5. Move-in and move-out procedures.
6. How tenants will be billed for rent and other expenses, and how payment of invoices is to be made.
7. An overview of the building security systems, and security procedures to be followed by all tenants.
8. Parking and other building amenities.
9. A description of the cleaning and maintenance services available to all tenants.
10. A set of building rules and regulations.

This Tenant Manual for Commercial Highrise Building template is downloadable and completely editable to fit your needs.