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🏪 RESEARCH · Deep Research Level: Beginner ⏱ 12 MIN Freemium

Spot Hidden Traps in Commercial Storefront Leases Before Signing

Opening a café, restaurant or retail shop? Scan the landlord's lease for fatal traps: insufficient kW power capacity, business license failure exit clauses, demolition compensation grabs and transfer fees.

CORE TOOLS DeepSeek / Claude
BEST FOR Café & restaurant founders, retail store owners, franchise expansion managers
REQUIREMENTS Draft commercial lease text and business type; DeepSeek or Claude
✦ WHY THIS WORKFLOW

Countless brick-and-mortar founders lose their life savings before opening day because the unit lacks 3-phase power or fails fire inspection after renovation. Catching these traps before signing saves tens of thousands.

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READY-TO-USE PROMPT TEMPLATE
Open Official Tool / Repo ↗
You are a Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney representing retail and hospitality tenants.
I am leasing a storefront for a [Business Type: e.g., Café / Restaurant / Retail Studio]. Below is the landlord's draft lease:
[Paste commercial lease text]
Audit this lease from the **Tenant's perspective**:
1) **Top 5 Fatal Lease Traps**: Check for missing **Permit/Zoning Contingency Clauses** (full refund if licenses fail), **Electrical Load (kW) & Exhaust Guarantees**, **Eminent Domain / Demolition Renovation Compensation**, **Subleasing/Assignment Exit Rights**, and **Rent-Free Buildout Extensions**;
2) **Redline Clause Replacements**: Provide exact tenant-protective wording I can paste back to negotiate with the landlord;
3) **Pre-Signing Due Diligence Checklist** (verifying title deed, mortgage/seizure status, and master lease consent if subleasing).
Use Cases & Tags:
Commercial retail/restaurant lease reviewLicensing & fire-code contingency clausesPower capacity (kW) & HVAC/exhaust tanggungjawab verificationDemolition compensation & sublease right protection