Question 1:
This program will create the document indicated.  Please be sure 
that this is what you want to write before starting.  You can 
return to the main menu and select another module by pressing the 
"escape" (Esc) key. 
The document you have selected, a Commercial Lease, is a
standard lease for an office or similar commercial location.  It
can be used to rent office space in a building or used to rent the
building itself.
Question 2:
Here, you should enter the name of the Landlord or Lessor.  This is
the person or company that owns the building or portion to be
rented.
Question 3:
Here, you should enter the name of the Lessee or person (company)
that is renting the premises.
Question 4:
The program can create a lease for an office or part of a larger
building, or a lease for a complete building.  If the lease does
not cover an entire building, only part of one, then answer this
question, "Yes."
Question 5:
You can enter the full address of the premises by an exhibit or by
putting the full address in the document. 
Question 6:
Please enter the street address for the premises.
Question 7:
Please enter the Town or City where the premises are located.  If
the premises are not in a Town or City then you can enter the
mailing address in answer to this question.
Question 8:
Please answer this question "yes" if the premises are located in a
County or Parish.  The program will then allow you to specify the
name of the County or Parish.
Question 9:
Please enter the name of the County or Parish.
Question 10:
Please enter the name of the State or Territory where the premises
are located.  In this way the address of the premises or building
will be complete.
Question 11:
Please enter the number of years that the lease will be for. 
Question 12:
You should enter the day of the month on which the lease will
begin.
Question 13:
The month and year that the lease will begin need to be entered in
answer to this question. 
Question 14:
The proper amount of the rent is very important.  The lease allows
you to identify a monthly or a yearly rent.  
Question 15:
Please enter the full amount of the rent for each month.  
Question 16:
It is important that monthly rent be paid on the same day of each
month.  This question will allow you to identify the day of the
month that the rent will be paid.
Question 17:
Please enter the amount of the annual rent here.  
Question 18:
You need to specify the day each year when the rent will be due.
Question 19:
Please identify the first year that the rent will be due. 
Question 20:
The program will allow you to extend the term of the lease if the
Lessee wishes to do so and is not in default of any of the
provisions of the lease.
Question 21:
You need to specify the number of years that the lease may be
extended by the Lessee in answer to this question.
Question 22:
Please enter the number of days' notice that the Lessee should give
to the Lessor in order to extend the lease.
Question 23:
Answering this question in the affirmative will allow the Lessee to
extend the lease beyond the original term and the years referred to
above.  Thus, this provides the Lessee with a second right to
continue the lease.
Question 24:
Please enter the number of years that the lease might continue
after the expiration of the first extension to the lease referred
to in question 20.
Question 25:
You can specify that the rent will increase during the extension of
the lease by answering this question affirmatively.  You will then
have the opportunity to identify the amount of increase of rent in
several ways:  by allowing it to increase as the "consumer price
index" increases; by having the rent increase to a fixed amount per
month or year; or by having the rent increase in a specified amount
for each year that the lease is extended. 
Question 26:
This will increase the rent only if the "consumer price index" is
increased.  The lease will provide for increases in rent based on
any change in the "consumer price index" as determined by the
Federal Reserve Bank in Washington, D.C.
Question 27:
For the extension period, you can have the rent increase by an
amount each month or by an amount each year.  If you wish to
increase the rent every year during the extension period, then
answer this question "no."
Question 28:
Please enter the amount of increase for the monthly rent.  This
should be just the amount of adjustment for the month.  You needn't
enter a "$" since one will automatically be provided by the
program.
Question 29:
You can have the rent increase to one fixed amount for all of the
years of the extension period.  If you choose that, answer "Yes" to
this question.  Answering "No" will allow you to increase the rent
each year during the extension.
Question 30:
Please enter the amount of increase for the yearly rent.  This
should be just the amount of adjustment for the year.  You needn't
enter a "$" since one will automatically be provided by the
program.
Question 31:
This question allows you to increase the rent each year of the
extension.  If you have specified that the rent is to be paid
monthly, then the amount of annual increase will be divided by
twelve and spread out over each month.
Question 32:
A month-to-month tenancy will allow the Lessee to stay in the
premises after the term of the lease expires, providing he or she
pays the rent each month.  Then, if the Lessor wishes the Lessee to
leave a notice of termination of the month-to-month tenancy must be
provided.  Answering "no" to this question will allow the lease to
end automatically at the end of the period of the lease.
Question 33:
Answering this question in the affirmative will allow a paragraph
in the lease that continues the lease even if the Lessor cannot
deliver the premises to the Lessee on the day the lease is supposed
to begin.  Such a provision specifies that the Lessor will not be
liable to the Lessee for any loss to the Lessee if the premises
aren't delivered on time. (Note, of course, that no rent will be
due until the Lessee takes possession of the premises.)
Question 34:
This question allows you to identify the use of the premises.  For
example, "dentist's office," "lawyer's office," or "general
clerical office."
Question 35:
Answering this question in the affirmative will allow the Lessor to
inspect the premises on appropriate notice to the Lessee.
Question 36:
Answering this question in the affirmative will make the Lessor
responsible for the walls, windows, etc. of the premises.
Question 37:
Answering this question in the affirmative will make the Lessor
responsible to provide janitorial services for the building.
Question 38:
Please answer this question in the affirmative if the Lessor is to
pay for any utilities including garbage or water.
Question 39:
Please answer this question in the affirmative if the Lessee is to
provide all the utilities to the premises except water and garbage.
Question 40:
This question will specify that the Lessee will pay for all of the
utilities except garbage.
Question 41:
If part of the premises is damaged or destroyed, the Lessor will
have the option of terminating the lease or repairing the damage. 
That option is based on the anticipated cost for the repair of the
damage.  If the cost of the repair exceeds a certain percentage of
the total value of the premises, then it will not make sense for
the Lessor to spend the money, and he or she can therefore
terminate the lease.  This question calls for you to enter the
percentage. Note, that during the time when the Lessee cannot use
the premises there will be an appropriate reduction in rent.  (You
can answer "0" to this question in which case the Lessor will
always terminate the lease if the premises are damaged.)
Question 42:
Please enter the number of days' notice that the Lessor will give
the Lessee that the Lessor is terminating the lease because of the
damage to the premises.
Question 43:
When there has been a partial or complete condemnation of the
premises, either party to this lease has the right to terminate it.
Notice of the exercise of that right should be given to the other
party.  This question allows you to specify the number of days'
notice required.
Question 44:
Answering this question in the affirmative gives the Lessee the
right to assign, encumber or sublet the premises.  He or she must
notify the Lessor of the assignment, etc.
Question 45:
Answering this question "Yes" forces the Lessee to maintain
liability insurance to protect the Lessor from any damage on the
premises.
Question 46:
This identifies the amount of insurance necessary.  Typically,
policies will have a maximum amount for injury to one person, and
another amount for injury to more than one person.  
Question 47:
This identifies the amount of insurance necessary.  Typically,
policies will have a maximum amount for injury to one person, and
another amount for injury to more than one person.  
Question 48:
This identifies the amount of insurance necessary for damage or
destruction of the property of others on the premises.
Question 49:
Answering this question in the affirmative will allow the Lessor to
attach and get the trade fixtures and equipment belonging to the
Lessee if the rent or other obligation under this lease is not 
paid.  The Lessor would be restricted to following the requirements
of the Uniform Commercial Code which would allow him or her to get
the fixtures or equipment and sell them to pay for what the Lessee
owes.
Question 50:
Answering this question in the affirmative will give the Lessor a
right to get the fixtures of the Lessee if he or she should leave
them after the end of the lease.  The next question will allow you
to designate a certain number of days during which the fixtures
must be left before they become the property of the Lessor.
Question 51:
Please specify the number of days that the Lessee has in which to
remove his or her fixtures from the premises before they become the
property of the Lessor.
Question 52:
This question allows you to designate a "grace" period for the
Lessee in which he or she can be late in the payment of the rent. 
Answering "0" here means that if the Lessee is one day late, he or
she is in violation of the lease.
Question 53:
In many states it is necessary to have a clause like this in a 
contract to enable the prevailing party in a dispute to be 
reimbursed for attorneys' fees.  The cost of legal help is becoming
such that if you can't get fees from the other side if they breach
the agreement, then it could be too expensive to proceed against 
them to enforce your rights.  Thus, this kind of clause is often a
very good idea.  If you are not sure that you can get fees in your
state or territory without this clause, then it is recommended. 
Question 54:
It is often cheaper to arbitrate a dispute than to go to court to 
resolve it.  This clause allows you to specify that any problem 
must be arbitrated rather than litigated in court.  Arbitration is
available in all of the major cities in the United States and in 
many rural areas, although before using this clause you might check
with an attorney in your area to make sure that some form of 
arbitration is available. 
Question 55:
Please specify where the Lessee is to receive notices.
Question 56:
Please specify where the Lessor is to receive notices.
Question 57:
Please identify if the Lessor is a company so the appropriate
provisions for signing this lease can be used.
Question 58:
Please enter the name of the person who will be signing the lease
on behalf of the Lessor.
Question 59:
Please identify if the Lessee is a company so the appropriate
provisions for signing this lease can be used.
Question 60
Please enter the name of the person who will be signing the lease
on behalf of the Lessee.
Question 61: 
If you wish to record this lease, it needs to be notarized.
Question 62:
The questions are now complete.  You can go back to any question if
you wish by pressing "escape", or you can continue with the 
program.  Now that the questions are completed, the program will 
allow you to preview the document, write it to a disk file for 
editing further or print it.  Note that it will be automatically 
saved so you can review or print it later.