The relocation clause your landlord delivers is not the one you should sign.
An eight-page negotiation tool for Ontario business owners reviewing a commercial lease. Three negotiable terms, sample clause language for each, walk-away math, and five questions to ask before you sign.
What is inside
- 01A signed note from Damaris.Why DRG built this checklist and how to use it before your next negotiation.
- 02The standard clause annotated.Five short phrases that decide your exposure, marked and explained.
- 03The negotiated alternative annotated.The same clause rewritten for the tenant, with five fixes called out.
- 04Three negotiable terms with sample clause language.Substitute-space parameters, cost coverage, right to refuse. Each with a checklist and the exact phrasing to ask for.
- 05Walk-away math and five questions.Put a number on the exposure, then five questions to ask any lawyer reviewing the lease.
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Most relocation clauses are written so the landlord controls the build-out you paid for.
The relocation clause is in almost every standard-form commercial lease in Ontario. Most owners sign without negotiating it. The clause decides what happens after you have paid for the build-out, when leverage has shifted to the landlord.
This checklist puts real clause language in front of you. Not bullet points. The exact phrasing your lawyer can hand to the landlord at the negotiating table.
The relocation clause is in almost every standard-form Ontario commercial lease. Most owners sign without negotiating it. The clause decides what happens after you have paid for the build-out, and it is meant to be negotiated. This checklist is built to put real language in front of you, not just bullet points, so you can ask for what matters before you sign.
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