Pets are part of daily life for millions of American renters, and landlords know it. Whether to allow animals in a rental property, and under what conditions, is one of the most negotiated parts of a lease agreement. A pet policy sets the ground rules: which animals are welcome, what they cost, and who pays … Read more

When you need to leave a leased space before the lease term ends, you have more options than simply breaking the lease. Two of the most common are assigning the lease to someone else and subletting the space. Both let another person take over your space, but they work very differently in law, in liability, … Read more

Life rarely follows a lease term. A job moves you across the country, a relationship changes your plans, or a roommate leaves mid-lease. In all these cases, a sublease agreement can be the bridge between the contract you signed and the life you are actually living. A sublease lets the original tenant rent the property, … Read more

A ground lease and a land lease are terms that are often used to describe an arrangement where someone leases land instead of buying it. In many situations, the two terms mean essentially the same thing. The main difference is usually not the land itself, but how the terms are used. A land lease is … Read more