---
title: "Commercial lease review checklist"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-commercial-lease-review-checklist"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a10-us-commercial-lease-review-checklist"
area_id: "A10"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A10-T1-R7", "A10-B7-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Commercial lease review checklist

> A table for reviewing a commercial lease. One federal rule is filled in: how 28 CFR § 36.201 treats a landlord and a tenant of a place of public accommodation. Every other row is taken from the lease.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-commercial-lease-review-checklist  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Commercial Property & Leasing](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use when a lease has arrived and counsel needs one table of what it says and of the public-accommodation question. It does not replace the lease. It does not decide that the premises are a place of public accommodation.

## Used for these tasks

- [Review a received lease and produce a tenant or landlord advice table](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/review-a-received-lease-and-produce-a-tenant-or-landlord-advice-table.md)
- [Compare a tenant's proposed lease amendments against the landlord's standard lease](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/compare-a-tenant-s-proposed-lease-amendments-against-the-landlord-s-stan.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may extract dates, rent, and the use clause from the lease the lawyer provides, and place the public-accommodation sentences under section 36.201. The lawyer decides whether that section applies.

**AI may:**

- Copy rent, term, and notice addresses from the lease
- Quote any clause that allocates maintenance or alterations
- Flag a conclusion that the premises are a place of public accommodation

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that the premises are a place of public accommodation
- Must not state a local rent, tax, or registration rule that was not opened
- Must not send advice or a markup from this table alone

**The lawyer checks:**

- Figures in the table match the lease pages cited
- Section 36.201 is applied only if the lawyer decides the premises are covered, and the definition was checked
- An estoppel, if the lease requires one, is the separate request letter

## Authorities

- [28 CFR § 36.201(a) and (b) (public accommodations include a landlord and a tenant; allocation between them may be by lease or other contract)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/36.201)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-commercial-lease-review-checklist and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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