Clauses

In the United Kingdom a Good Practice Guide1 was published by CRiBE in Cardiff University.  The Guide gives example clauses which could be incorporated in a lease or schedule.  The aim of this work is to encourage landlords and tenants to discuss the various clauses and pick those most appropriate for their circumstances.  The following topics are covered:

• New tenancy
• Renting premises
• Obtaining professional advice
• Financial matters
• Duration of lease
• Rent and VAT
• Service charge
• Repairs and service
• Assigning and sub letting
• Alterations and changes of use
• Ongoing tenancy
• General communication
• Request for consents
• Release of landlord on sale of property
• Repairs
• Business rates
• Service charges

This guide was written to accommodate multi-occupancy buildings. 

The California Sustainability Alliance has also followed this approach by providing a Green Lease Provision Database as part of their Green Leases Toolkit 2. 

1. Langley, A. and V. Stevenson, Incorporating Environmental Best Practice into Commercial Tenant Lease Agreements: Good Practice Guide - Part 1. 2007, Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. 13.
   
2. California Sustainability Alliance. Green Leases Toolkit.