Shared Office (Coworking) Lease Agreement

Rent shared office space to start-up businesses in a business centre or incubator in Canada with this License to Occupy Agreement.

• The Agreement can be used for monthly or weekly rentals.
• The renter (licensee) is provided with temporary office space and shares meeting and conference rooms with other occupants.
• The business centre provides receptionist, telephone, photocopier, fax, Internet and wireless connections.
• The licensee pays a proportionate share of the utility costs for the space occupied.
• Occupants are responsible for insuring their own property.
• The licensee indemnifies the business centre against claims or damages arising from its use of the space or from any breach of the Agreement.
• The laws of landlord and tenant do not apply to this Agreement.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

The tenants of a strip mall or shopping center agree to share the common customer parking area under the terms of this Shared Parking Agreement.

• Each tenant will allow the customers of the other tenants access to the parking area.
• Each tenant is responsible for payment of taxes, repairs and maintenance, and other costs for parking stalls on their leased premises.
• Any signs in the parking areas must indicate that parking is for customers of any business in the building.
• This is a generic legal form which can be used almost anywhere.
• The Shared Parking Agreement is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word document.

Business centers and incubators can use this License to Occupy template to rent shared office space to small businesses and start-ups.

• The Agreement can be used for monthly or weekly rentals.
• The renter (licensee) is provided with temporary office space and shares meeting ⁄ conference rooms with other occupants.
• The business center provides receptionist, telephone, photocopier, fax, and wireless access.
• The licensee pays a proportionate share of the utility costs for the space occupied.
• Occupants are responsible for insuring their own property.
• The licensee indemnifies the business center against claims or damages arising from its use of the space or from any breach of the Agreement.
• The license agreement is not governed by landlord and tenant laws.
• You can use this digital template across the United States.

The USA License to Occupy is a downloadable and customizable file that you can re-use for each new licensee. Get yours now.