---
title: "Surrender and restoration terms (United States)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-surrender-and-restoration-terms"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a10-us-surrender-and-restoration-terms"
area_id: "A10"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A10-T1-R11", "A10-T1-R6", "A10-B7-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Surrender and restoration terms (United States)

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/us-surrender-and-restoration-terms  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## 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 commercial lease draft or letter of intent deals with the condition of the premises at the end of the term. Do not use it as a building code or as a statutory dilapidations claim.

## Used for these tasks

- [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)
- [Draft or redline the contract for sale or heads of agreement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/draft-or-redline-the-contract-for-sale-or-heads-of-agreement.md)
- [Summarise make-good and reinstatement obligations at lease end](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/summarise-make-good-and-reinstatement-obligations-at-lease-end.md)

## How AI may be used

A tool may quote the surrender clause and list alterations the lease file already records.

**AI may:**

- Quote the surrender and restoration sentences with their clause numbers
- List alterations named in consents or plans in the file
- Mark an alteration the lawyer has already tagged as barrier removal or as work under the 2010 Standards

**AI must not:**

- Must not invent a repair standard
- Must not convert the list into a demand or a pleading
- Must not decide that a restoration clause is unenforceable
- Must not require removal of an access improvement

**The lawyer checks:**

- Each restoration item is either in the draft or marked as not yet negotiated
- Any item that undoes an access alteration is flagged for the lawyer to read against the primer
- No building code or statutory repair scheme is cited
- The client's instruction on condition at the end of the term is quoted beside the clause

## Authorities

- [U.S. Department of Justice, ADA Title III primer for small businesses (public accommodations, commercial facilities, and barrier removal)](https://www.ada.gov/resources/title-iii-primer/)

## 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-surrender-and-restoration-terms 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.*