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title: "Build a commercial make-good schedule from the lease and the reports"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/build-a-make-good-and-dilapidations-schedule-from-the-lease-and-reports/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A10-T1-R11-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Property & Leasing"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a commercial make-good schedule from the lease and the reports

> List each item in the condition report beside the lease clause that mentions that item, the words of the clause, and any amount or computation method printed in the lease. Do not say the tenant owes the item.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/build-a-make-good-and-dilapidations-schedule-from-the-lease-and-reports/united-states  
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 | List each item in the condition report beside the lease clause that mentions that item, the words of the clause, and any amount or computation method printed in the lease. Do not say the tenant owes the item. |
| What the lawyer must review | Texas Property Code § 93.012 forbids a charge other than rent or physical damage unless the amount or the method of computation is in the lease, an exhibit or attachment, or an amendment. Section 93.006 allows a deposit deduction for damages and charges the tenant is legally liable for under the lease, or that result from a breach. You decide legal liability. The schedule is an aid. It is not the demand. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a make-good and dilapidations schedule from the lease and reports](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/build-a-make-good-and-dilapidations-schedule-from-the-lease-and-reports.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each item in the condition report beside the lease clause that mentions that item, the words of the clause, and any amount or computation method printed in the lease. Do not say the tenant owes the item.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A deposit refund runs to the 60th day after surrender only once the tenant gives the written forwarding address in § 93.009. Failing to give it does not forfeit the deposit.
- Open the commercial-tenancy statute of the state that governs. Chapter 93 is Texas, and it is not a residential code.

## Sources

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

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deed of surrender of lease, with mutual release, make-good settlement and registration steps (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/deed-of-surrender-of-lease-nsw.md) | Deed | Yellow | A deed ending a lease early by agreement: surrender date, vacant possession, make-good settlement or works, rent to the surrender date, return of security, mutual releases, and the NSW Land Registry… |
| [End-of-lease make-good: checklist, schedule of works, settlement letter and return of security (NSW notes)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/end-of-lease-make-good-checklist-and-letter.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A checklist and letter set for the end of a commercial or retail lease: reading the make-good obligations, building the schedule of works from condition reports, a cash-settlement letter, the NSW… |
| [Surrender and restoration terms (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-surrender-and-restoration-terms.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A list of surrender and restoration points to negotiate in a commercial lease, with a flag when the work to be undone was an accessibility alteration or barrier removal. |

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.*