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Offer to Lease

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Introduction

Unless a letter of intent to such purpose has been sent, the Offer to Lease is the first document or written exchange between the parties regarding the rental of premises. Consequently, this is the document which launches the contractual relationship and establishes the essential terms of the lease to be entered into by the parties.

The parties may also decide that the Offer to Lease becomes, upon acceptance, the actual lease. In such case, it is preferable to prepare a very thorough offer, and to ensure that it contains all components of a lease, to ensure that the relationship between the parties is governed by a complete document. For this purpose, it is best to refer to documents E02.200 and E03.200 of the Business Precedents.

Note that it is also possible to attach to the Offer to Lease a pro-forma copy of the lease usually used by the lessor, which states that the lease to be entered into will be substantially identical to such pro-forma lease.

Description

The Offer to Lease is the legal instrument by which a person, called the offeror, enters into an unilateral promise to a second person, called the LESSOR, to rent office space owned by the latter for a certain period of time and in consideration of a sum of money (rent).

Use

We recommend the use of this document when a person wishes to lay a solid foundation for negotiations regarding a commercial lease with a lessor. Furthermore, the Offer to Lease may become, depending on the intent of the parties, the lease itself.

Table of Contents

0.00 INTERPRETATION
0.01 Definitions
0.01.01 Activities
0.01.02 Breach
0.01.03 Building
0.01.04 Change in Control
0.01.05 Common Areas
0.01.06 Confidential Information
0.01.07 Encumber or Encumbrance
0.01.08 Event of Default
0.01.09 Financial Year
0.01.10 Floor Area of the Leased Premises
0.01.11 Force Majeure
0.01.12 Fundamental Provisions
0.01.13 Offer
0.01.14 Immoveable
0.01.15 Land
0.01.16 Land Taxes
0.01.17 Law
0.01.18 Lease
0.01.19 Leased Premises
0.01.20 Leasehold Improvements
0.01.21 Legal Representatives
0.01.22 Offer
0.01.23 Operating Expenses
0.01.24 PARTY
0.01.25 Person
0.01.26 Prime Rate
0.01.27 Proportional Part
0.01.28 Term
0.01.29 Total Rental Floor Area
0.02 Precedence
0.03 Jurisdiction
0.03.01 Governing Law
0.03.02 Non-compliance
0.04 Miscellaneous
0.04.01 Cumulative Rights
0.04.02 Time and Dates
0.04.03 Financial References
0.04.04 References within Offer
0.04.05 Gender and Number
0.04.06 Headings
0.04.07 Presumptions
0.04.08 Knowledge
0.04.09 Approval
0.04.10 GAAP
1.00 OFFER TO LEASE
1.01 Proposition
1.02 Conditions
1.03 Renewal
2.00 RENT
2.01 Base Rent
2.02 Additional Rent
2.02.01 Computation
2.02.02 Adjustment
2.03 Renewal
3.00 TERMS OF PAYMENT
3.01 Base Rent
3.01.01 Deposit
3.01.02 Monthly Payments
3.02 Additional Rent
3.02.01 Estimate
3.02.02 Adjustment
3.02.03 Modalities of the Annual Reports
3.03 Interest
3.04 Loss of Term
4.00 SECURITY
4.01 In favour of OFFEROR
4.02 In favour of LESSOR
4.03 Movable Hypothec Without Delivery
4.04 SURETYSHIP
5.00 MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.01 Status
5.02 Authority
5.03 Binding Agreement
5.04 Canadian Resident
5.05 Commission
5.06 Insurance
5.07 Nominee
5.08 Fundamental Provisions
5.09 Disclosure
6.00 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRATIES OF OFFEROR
7.00 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LESSOR
8.00 MUTUAL DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS
8.01 Confidential Information
8.01.01 Undertaking
8.01.02 End of the Lease
8.02 Indemnification
8.02.01 “Loss”
8.02.02 Scope
8.02.03 Procedure
8.02.04 Deductible
8.02.05 Limitation on Claims
8.03 Disclosure of the Offer
9.00 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF OFFEROR
9.01 Acceptance of the Leased Premises
9.02 Signing of the Lease
9.03 Complementary Work
9.04 Insurance
9.04.01 Recognizance
9.04.02 Insured Risks
9.04.03 Insurance Policies
9.04.04 Increased Risks
9.04.05 Copies of Insurance Policies
9.04.06 Default
10.00 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF LESSOR
10.01 Quiet Enjoyment
10.02 Services
10.03 Complementary Work
10.04 Insurances
11.00 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
11.01 Personal Information
11.01.01 LESSOR’s Rights
11.01.02 Obtention
11.01.03 Communication
11.01.04 Recognizance
11.01.05 Conservation
11.01.06 Consultation
11.02 Pre-incorporation Contract
11.02.01 Substitution
11.02.02 Surety
11.03 Registration
11.04 Assignment
11.04.01 Prohibition
11.04.02 Effect of Breach
11.04.03 Exception
11.05 Force Majeure
11.05.01 No Default
11.05.02 Duty
11.05.03 Rights of Other PARTY
11.06 Relationship
11.06.01 Independent Contractors
11.06.02 No Control over Performance
11.06.03 No Authority to Bind
11.07 Further Assurances
11.08 Other Remedies
11.08.01 Choices
11.08.02 No Limitations
11.09 Prescription
12.00 GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.01 Notice
12.02 Dispute Resolution
12.02.01 Good Faith Negotiations
12.02.02 Mediation
12.02.03 Arbitration
12.03 Election
12.04 Counterparts
12.05 Amendment
12.06 Waiver of Rights
12.07 Electronic Transmission
12.08 Language
13.00 DURATION OF THE OFFER

SCHEDULE 0.01.18 – LEASE
SCHEDULE 0.01.19 – DESCRIPTION OF THE LEASED PREMISES
SCHEDULE 4.03 – MOVABLE HYPOTHEC WITHOUT DELIVERY
SCHEDULE 4.04 – SURETYSHIP
SCHEDULE 9.03 – COMPLEMENTARATY WORK TO BE EXECUTED BY OFFEROR
SCHEDULE 10.03 – COMPLEMENTARY WORK TO BE EXECUTED BY LESSOR
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