An option clause is a term in a commercial lease that allows a tenant to renew their lease at the end of the original lease period, if they meet certain conditions. Landlords are not obliged to offer a renewal option.
The 90% rule is one of the criteria used to classify leases as operating or finance. If the present value of future lease payment is substantially all, or 90% of the fair value of the leased asset, then the lease is not an operating lease.
Generally 48 months is the ``sweet spot'' for leasing, but if you want a newer car - sooner - then go for the 36 month lease instead.
Related Definitions Annual Lease Payments means, for each 12-month period ending on August 1, the total Lease Payments due in such period.
For example, a tenant and landlord may agree to a five-year lease with a five-year option to renew. At the end of the first five years, the tenant is given the chance to continue the lease for another five years. If you think you may renew, be sure to bring up extension provisions with your landlord.
A car's residual value is the value of the car at the end of the lease term. The residual value is also the amount you can buy a car at the end of the lease. A residual percentage will be provided when signing the car lease agreement to help you calculate your car's value at lease end.
For Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) purposes, the lease liability is not considered debt.
Disadvantages of operating leases The lessee has limited control over the leased asset, restricting modifications, subleasing, or other alterations to the asset. In the long term, there is a possibility the cumulative payments made by the lessee will be more than the market value of the asset.