Not all real property leases are created the same.  We have seen contracts for leasing a property that has been as little as one page and some as lengthy as 75 or more pages.  Many times buried within the verbiage of those contracts will be ample protection for the landlord/lessor and very little protection for the tenant/lessee.  There are several clauses that we have seen in leases that can be extremely damaging to the tenant.  For example, one clause might allow the landlord/lessor to relocate the tenant/lessee without the tenant’s consent.  We usually see this clause in cases of a shopping center commercial lease where there are multiple spaces that could be available but, after relocation, could put a health care practitioner in a location that is not nearly as desirable or as visible to traffic as the space originally selected.  Another clause might provide very few responsibilities for the landlord/lessor and also not define what constitutes breach by the landlord/lessor, but at the same time provide for significant obligations on the part of the tenant/lessee and a lengthy definition of actions by the tenant/lessee that could result in breach of the contract.  We see many leases that fail to adequately explain and define the terms of any renewal provision including how rent will be charged for the renewal period, and also include “non-complete” provisions against the tenant/lessee restricting the tenant/lessee’s from operating the tenant/lessee’s business in another location with a restricted distance from the leased space.  Thomas Law Group’s attorneys review leases for not only what they do include, but also for what they do not include, making appropriate changes, additions, and deletions as necessary.