---
title: "Table use and term without calling the lease a retail lease"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/advise-whether-a-lease-is-covered-by-retail-leases-legislation/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A10-S20261018-13-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Property & Leasing"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Table use and term without calling the lease a retail lease

> Columns are the use printed in the lease, the term, and any statute the file itself cites. Do not say the lease is covered by a retail-leases act.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Property & Leasing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Columns are the use printed in the lease, the term, and any statute the file itself cites. Do not say the lease is covered by a retail-leases act. |
| What the lawyer must review | No retail-leases act was opened. California Civil Code § 1624(a)(3) requires a subscribed writing for a lease of real property longer than one year. Texas Property Code Chapter 93 is a commercial-tenancy statute. It does not define a retail lease or require a disclosure statement. You decide which statute, if any, applies. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise whether a lease is covered by retail leases legislation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/advise-whether-a-lease-is-covered-by-retail-leases-legislation.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Columns are the use printed in the lease, the term, and any statute the file itself cites. Do not say the lease is covered by a retail-leases act.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not import a retail-leases disclosure regime.
- Chapter 93 does not govern a dwelling.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 1624, statute of frauds](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1624) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Texas Property Code Chapter 93, Commercial Tenancies](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.93.htm) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Checklist: are these Victorian premises a retail premises lease?](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/vic-retail-premises-coverage-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Working checklist for whether premises in Victoria are retail premises under section 4 of the Retail Leases Act 2003, and whether sections 11 and 12 bring the Act in. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*