---
title: "Turn heads of terms into a clause list for a commercial lease"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/draft-a-commercial-retail-or-industrial-lease-from-the-heads-of-terms/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A10-T1-R1-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Property & Leasing"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Turn heads of terms into a clause list for a commercial lease

> Make a table of each agreed point: parties, premises, term, rent, and any charge. Leave a blank where the heads of terms are silent. Write no sentence of the lease.

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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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Make a table of each agreed point: parties, premises, term, rent, and any charge. Leave a blank where the heads of terms are silent. Write no sentence of the lease. |
| What the lawyer must review | A lease of real property for longer than one year is invalid under California Civil Code § 1624(a)(3) unless it, or a memorandum, is in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged. Texas Property Code § 93.012 requires the amount or the method of a charge other than rent or physical damage to be in the lease or an amendment. You write the lease. The table is not a draft. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a commercial, retail or industrial lease from the heads of terms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/draft-a-commercial-retail-or-industrial-lease-from-the-heads-of-terms.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Make a table of each agreed point: parties, premises, term, rent, and any charge. Leave a blank where the heads of terms are silent. Write no sentence of the lease.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Chapter 93 does not apply to a residential tenancy. Retail-lease statutes were not opened.
- An email chain is not treated here as a subscribed writing. You decide whether § 1624 is satisfied.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Commercial lease letter of intent (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-commercial-lease-letter-of-intent.md) | Letter | Yellow | A letter that records proposed commercial-lease terms, and that offers as binding only the rows both parties initial, with an ADA access allocation left for the parties to write. |

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.*