What Lease Agreements Typically Require
Most commercial leases require a space be returned to its “original condition.” This means the tenant company is responsible for removing all contents, including, but not limited to, systems furniture and workstations, freestanding furniture, shelving, and IT equipment. Your lease contract may spell out precise decommissioning requirements. The most common decommissioning requirements included in lease agreements:
Most commercial leases require a space be returned to its “original condition.” This means the tenant company is responsible for removing all contents, including, but not limited to, systems furniture and workstations, freestanding furniture, shelving, and IT equipment. Your lease contract may spell out precise decommissioning requirements. The most common decommissioning requirements included in lease agreements:
- Removal of FFE (furniture, fixtures, and equipment). This includes workstations, lighting, partitions, etc.
- Removal of MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) installed after lease was signed
- Removal of data and voice cabling
- Walls and floors in original configuration
- Kitchens clear except for attached fixtures; may or may not include trade fixtures
- Restrooms clear except for attached fixtures
- Repairs to contract terms, including patching or replacing areas of walls, floors, ceilings, or windows in order to restore to original condition
- Sign removal
- Collection and removal of all e-waste, including computing equipment, copiers, electronic medical equipment, etc.
- Removal and disposal of any and all trash
- Disposal of hazardous waste
- “Broom clean” – clear of any debris
- Cancelation of vendor services (janitorial, water, plant maintenance, coffee, etc.)