---
title: "Request for a lease estoppel certificate"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-estoppel-certificate-request"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a10-us-estoppel-certificate-request"
area_id: "A10"
kind: "letter"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A10-T1-R7", "A10-T1-R12"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Request for a lease estoppel certificate

> A request that a tenant confirm the current facts of a commercial lease for a buyer or a lender. It is not a sworn statement.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-estoppel-certificate-request  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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A request that a tenant confirm the current facts of a commercial lease for a buyer or a lender. It is not a sworn statement. House of Representatives guidance for district-office leases is identified and is not copied into a private lease.

## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- 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 sale or a financing needs the tenant's statement of the lease, and the lease, or the deal, asks for an estoppel. Do not use the House of Representatives instructions unless the lease is a House district-office lease.

## 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)
- [Draft the commercial due-diligence report for an acquisition](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/draft-the-commercial-due-diligence-report-for-an-acquisition.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may insert the parties, the premises, and the figures the lawyer has taken from the rent ledger. The lawyer decides what the tenant is asked to confirm and whether any statement is sworn.

**AI may:**

- Insert the lease date and the rent figure from the ledger the lawyer marks
- Leave a fact blank if the ledger does not show it
- Remove any notary or oath block

**AI must not:**

- Must not mark the certificate as sworn or under penalty of perjury
- Must not copy House district-office instructions into a private lease
- Must not send the letter

**The lawyer checks:**

- Every figure matches the lease or the ledger
- The return date is the date in the lease or the date the lawyer sets
- The page contains no jurat

## Authorities

- [U.S. House of Representatives, Estoppel Certificate (guidance for House leases, including district offices; not a national commercial form)](https://www.house.gov/doing-business-with-the-house/leases/estoppel-certificate)

## 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-estoppel-certificate-request 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.*