By Yasmine EDDAM
15 April 2025
Signing a commercial lease is just the beginning of a contractual relationship that will shape the life of your business for many years to come. Far from being a fixed document, the commercial lease is the framework for ongoing interaction between the tenant (lessee) and the owner (lessor). Understanding the rights and duties of each party during the term of the lease is essential if you are to maintain calm relations and ensure the long-term future of your business. What's more, the needs of a business can change over time: expansion, reorientation, transfer, etc. Under certain conditions, commercial leases can be adapted, particularly in the light of recent changes in the law. What are the maintenance obligations? Can I sublet part of my premises? How do you transfer your lease if you sell your business? Is it possible to change the business activity? And how do you manage the renewal or end of the lease? This article explores these practical aspects of...
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