Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business » (REV)

Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook. His monthly column, "The Legal Advisor," is carried by trade publications across the country.

As Nolo's managing editor, Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, landlords and tenants, and neighbor disputes. She is the author or co-author of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.

Need space for your business? This book shows you the ins and outs of finding a space, negotiating a lease, solving problems and much more.

Sacramento Business Journal

A fine book on leasing... Portman and Steingold have crafted a dandy book for the aspiring entrepreneur as well as a valuable reference book for the seasoned businessperson.

Introduction
Part I: Finding and Evaluating Space and Developing a Negotiation Strategy
1. What Kind of Space Do You Need?
2. Looking for Space and Using Brokers
3. Evaluating the Space and the Landlord
4. Understanding the True Size and Cost of the Rental
5. Setting the Stage to Negotiate
6. Your Negotiation Strategy

Part II: Common Lease Terms
7. Lease Basics
8. The Length of Your Lease
9. Rent
10. Security Deposits
11. Improvements and Alterations
12. Maintenance, Utilities, and Code Compliance
13. Parking, Signs, Landlord's Entry, and Security
14. Option to Renew or Sublet and Other Flexibility Clause
15. Insurance Clauses
16. Breaking the Lease, Disputes, and Attorney Fees
17. Foreclosures, Condemnations, Guarantors, and Other Clauses
Index