Title: How to Get Out of a Commercial Lease, Pain-Free - SquareFoot Blog
Headings: How to Get Out of a Commercial Lease, Pain-Free
How to Get Out of a Commercial Lease, Pain-Free
Why you might break a commercial lease
How to minimize costs while breaking a commercial lease
Option to sublease
Office lease buy-out
Termination or exit clause
1. Consider flexible office space instead of traditional office space.
2. Avoid long leases during high-growth periods.
3. License part of your office
4. Read the lease!

Content: Landlords often include a written sublet clause in a commercial tenant lease that stipulates whether subleasing is or isn’t an option. If you are looking through your lease and don’t see any terms related to subleasing, it doesn’t hurt to ask your landlord to renegotiate those terms (and it helps if you can suggest another tenant). Subleasing means you are still responsible for the lease and you’ll be liable for any damages or lease violations that occur during the sublease. It’s also possible that the landlord will charge fees associated with the sublease, so be sure to factor those into your budget. Landlords can be more favorable to a sublease if you’re nearing the end of your lease and the market is in high demand. In that situation, they may even consider a lease assignment, which means the remaining interest of your lease is transferred entirely to a new tenant. If you are looking to sublease your office space working with a tenant broker may help. A tenant broker can find you a new location in addition to securing a new tenant to take over the remaining months left on your lease. For example, SquareFoot has the functionality to post your sublease on their office listings platform so prospective tenants can view your space. Office lease buy-out
You can also negotiate with your landlord to buy-out your remaining lease.