Common Amendments
There are several reasons for a commercial lease to be amended including:
- Lease extensions, to allow the tenant to terminate the lease early.
- Changing the rental price or payment terms.
- Increasing or decreasing the rental space or adding an adjacent property to the lease.
- Updating the landlord’s address or change of ownership.
- Allowing the tenant to make improvements to the property.
Sample
Download: Adobe PDF, MS Word, OpenDocument
COMMERCIAL LEASE AMENDMENT
1. THE PARTIES. This Commercial Lease Amendment (“Amendment”) made this [DATE], is by and between:
Landlord: [LANDLORD’S NAME] (“Landlord”) and
Tenant: [TENANT’S NAME] (“Tenant”).
The Landlord and Tenant are each referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
2. EXISTING LEASE. The Parties agree to amend a lease signed by both the Landlord and Tenant on [ORIGINAL LEASE DATE], for the property located at [RENTAL PROPERTY ADDRESS] (“Existing Lease”).
3. AMENDMENTS. The following terms of the Existing Lease are amended as follows:
[INSERT THE LEASE AMENDMENTS]
All other portions of the terms and conditions of the Existing Lease shall remain in full force and effect.
4. EXECUTION. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
Landlord’s Signature: ___________________ Date: ___________
Print Name: ___________________
Tenant’s Signature: ___________________ Date: ___________
Print Name: ___________________