Forty pages, read into two
Every date, dollar and option in your lease, on two pages.
- Length
- 3 business days for up to 5 leases
- Price, indicative
- From $275 per lease
A lease is a forty-page contract that most owners read once, at signing. The amendments, side letters and renewal notices pile up after. An abstract puts the current deal on two pages, so the next decision starts from what the lease actually says.
From document pile to abstract
- Day 0
Send the stack
Upload the lease, every amendment, side letter and notice. We confirm the set is complete.
- Day 1
First read
A lead advisor reads every page and fills the abstract, citing the section for each term.
- Day 2
Second read
A second reader checks every date and dollar against the source page and flags conflicts.
- Day 3
Abstract delivered
Two-page abstract, a spreadsheet row per lease and a short list of risk flags.
What lands on your desk
- Who it is for
- Landlords, tenants, buyers and lenders
- Format
- Remote, from scanned or original documents
- A two-page abstract per lease, each term cited to its section and page
- A spreadsheet with one row per lease for rent roll and calendar use
- A critical dates list: expirations, option notice windows, escalations and CAM deadlines
- Risk flags: conflicting amendments, missing exhibits, unusual assignment or CAM terms
- A 20-minute call to walk through the flags
Who it suits, and who not
Right for you if
- Owners who inherited or bought leases they did not negotiate
- Tenants with a renewal or option notice coming in the next year
- Buyers checking a seller’s rent roll against the actual leases
- Anyone with more amendments than they can keep in their head
Look elsewhere if
- Drafting or negotiating new lease language (that is your attorney’s work)
- Leases you need interpreted for a dispute or lawsuit
Example: a medical office landlord’s six leases
A landlord owns a 9,000 square foot medical office building in Laramie with six tenants, two of them on their third amendment. The abstracts show one tenant’s renewal option notice window closes in 40 days, and one amendment caps CAM increases at 5% a year while the original lease does not. The landlord sends the right notices and corrects next year’s reconciliation before billing.
Lease abstract questions, answered
What does an abstract include?
Parties, premises, term and dates, base rent and escalations, CAM and expense terms, renewal and termination options, assignment and sublease rules, insurance, maintenance duties and any unusual clauses. Every item cites the section and page it came from, so you can check it in seconds.
Can you abstract scanned or old leases?
Yes. Scans, photos of signed originals and faxed amendments all work if they are legible. Where a page is missing or unreadable, the abstract says so and lists the gap instead of guessing. Older leases often reference exhibits that never made it into the file; we flag those too.
Is this legal advice?
No. An abstract records what the lease says, in plain terms, with risk flags where the language is unusual or conflicting. Deciding what a disputed clause means, or what to do in a dispute, is your attorney’s work. We are glad to send your attorney the abstract.
Is there a volume price?
Yes. Above 20 leases in one order, abstracts are from $225 per lease. Larger orders get a written timeline in the quote, usually five to ten business days depending on the stack. Every abstract still gets a second read.
What happens after the abstract?
Most owners use it on its own. When the flags point to money, the next step is usually a CAM reconciliation review or a market rent benchmark. The abstract fee is not credited against those, but the work is not repeated, which keeps their fixed fees lower.
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A free 30-minute call to see whether the lease abstract fits your property, your dates and your budget.