Commercial Lease Extension

Commercial tenants usually remain in a property when a lease has expired because they are still negotiating the terms of a new, renewed lease with the landlord or they have an informal agreement to stay on.

Can the contractual term of a commercial lease be extended? Yes. Subject to satisfying certain criteria, business tenants have a statutory right under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to extend the contractual term of their lease. At the end of the lease, the tenant can ask the landlord for a new lease.

Contract extension: an existing contract is continued for a period of time.Contract renewal: an existing contract endsby, for example, expiringand the parties agree to enter into a new contract (usually for the same or very similar services).

A renewal option allows for a lease to apply to a specified time period, but the lease can be extended for another term if agreed upon by the participating parties. Renewal options may have specifications or conditions, such as when the lessee must let the landlord know if they will be renewing.

By definition, a lease renewal is a new lease agreement, whereas a lease extension is a continuation of the original lease agreement. Generally speaking, the practical effect of either is that the parties to the lease continue the landlord-tenant relationship beyond the expiration of the original term of the lease.

The letter should state the name, address and contact details of the tenant and the landlord. It should be dated according to any agreement for extension. For example, leases are usually extended or discontinued one or two months before the expiry date.

As already mentioned, business tenants will generally have the right to continue their tenancy agreement when it expires, but under certain extreme cases landlords do have the power to refuse to renew a lease.

Yes, a lease can automatically renew in California. If neither the tenant or the landlord give notice that they want to terminate the tenancy when the lease expires, the lease can be renewed.