Additional questions to ask
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What are the hours of HVAC’s operation?
(heating and air conditioning)
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What is the after-hours HVAC charge?
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What are the rent escalations, if any, after the first year?
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How much tenant improvement dollars do I get?
(paint + carpet = $3-5 per square foot, private offices cost $5,000 each.) -
How do you handle operating expense pass-throughs?
(increases in the cost of utilities, janitorial, property taxes, etc., over the lease term) -
Is this a fully-serviced lease?
(5-day/week janitorial, 5 day utilities, property taxes, property insurance, sewer, water, garbage, building maintenance and landscaping) -
When do my next-door neighbor’s leases expire and how large are their spaces?
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What are the rules and regulations of the building?
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How much parking do I get?
