Overview
Purpose
- Identify applicable lease clauses for interruption or force majeure.
- Explain operational impacts and rent abatements or offsets.
- Capture communications between landlord and tenant.
Quality checklist
Ready-to-send
- Include rent schedule, escalation clauses, and amounts claimed.
- Note mitigation or temporary space arrangements.
- Follow notice requirements and delivery methods in the lease.
What to include
Use these pieces to keep the commercial tenant lease interruption packet complete.
Core documents
Build the file
- Executed lease and amendments.
- Notice letters about interruption and access limitations.
- Rent ledger before and after the loss.
Supporting proof
Evidence to attach
- Photos showing inaccessible or damaged areas.
- City closure orders, inspection tags, or safety notices.
- Invoices for temporary space or alternative arrangements.
Delivery notes
Keep it moving
- Send notices by the method required in the lease and keep proof.
- Track acknowledgment from counterparties.
- Align timelines with lease cure or response periods.