consent-to-sublease

name	consent-to-sublease
description	Drafts a Landlord's Consent to Sublease for commercial leasing transactions, producing recitals identifying the master lease and sublease, operative consent provisions, and protective conditions safeguarding landlord interests. Use when a tenant requests landlord approval to sublet premises, sublease consent, commercial subletting, or assignment of leasehold.
tags	["agreement","drafting","transactional"]

Landlord's Consent to Sublease

Drafts a consent document authorizing a commercial tenant to sublease premises to a third party while preserving all landlord rights under the master lease.

Prerequisites

1. Executed Master Lease — full legal names of landlord and tenant, execution date, premises description, lease term, specific section requiring consent for subleasing
2. Proposed or executed Sublease — subtenant's full legal name, premises portion (entire or partial with sq. ft./suite), sublease term, permitted use
3. Tenant's formal consent request — confirming compliance with Master Lease notice requirements
4. Master Lease conditions precedent — financial statements, use restrictions, TI requirements, insurance certificates, security deposit adjustments

If any prerequisite is missing, pause and ask — do not assume or fill gaps.

Output Structure

Document Skeleton

Section	Contents
Title	"LANDLORD'S CONSENT TO SUBLEASE" (all caps)
Execution Date	Must align with or precede sublease commencement
Recitals	Three recitals (see below)
Operative Consent	Consent clause + five protective provisions
Additional Protections	Subordination, cure rights, attornment
Signature Blocks	Landlord, Tenant, Subtenant
Exhibit	Attach complete copy of sublease

Recitals

1. Master Lease — Landlord and Tenant full legal names (as in lease), execution date, complete premises description, lease term
2. Sublease — Subtenant full legal name, specific premises portion, sublease execution date, sublease term (confirm does not extend beyond Master Lease term)
3. Consent Requirement — cite specific Master Lease section requiring consent; note if consent "shall not be unreasonably withheld"; confirm tenant's formal request

Operative Provisions

• Limited Consent — Consent applies only to this specific sublease (attach as exhibit); no waiver of right to approve future transfers; each subsequent transfer requires separate written consent
• Master Lease Continuation — Master Lease remains in full force; tenant remains primarily liable for all obligations; sublease does not diminish or discharge any tenant liability; landlord retains all rights and remedies against tenant
• No Privity with Subtenant — No contractual relationship or privity of estate between landlord and subtenant; subtenant cannot enforce Master Lease provisions against landlord or claim third-party beneficiary status
• Subtenant Bound by Master Lease — Subtenant must comply with all Master Lease terms, covenants, rules, and regulations; use must conform to permitted use; any violation by subtenant constitutes a tenant default
• Rent Procedures — Landlord looks solely to tenant for all rent; no obligation to accept payment from subtenant; any subtenant payment credited to tenant's account without creating landlord-subtenant relationship; tenant liable for full Master Lease rent regardless

Additional Protective Provisions

Include as applicable:

• Subordination — Sublease subject and subordinate to Master Lease; Master Lease termination automatically terminates sublease without landlord liability
• Landlord's Cure Rights — Landlord may cure subtenant defaults and charge costs to tenant
• Attornment — Landlord may require subtenant to attorn upon Master Lease termination
• Amendment Notice — Tenant must provide landlord copies of any sublease amendments
• No Further Transfers — Subtenant may not further sublease or assign without landlord consent
• Cross-Default — Any sublease default constitutes a Master Lease default

Signature Blocks

Party	Heading	Required Elements
Landlord	—	Full legal name, signature line, date, printed name and title
Tenant	"AGREED AND ACCEPTED"	Full legal name, signature line, date, printed name and title; acknowledgment of continued full liability
Subtenant	"ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED"	Full legal name, signature line, date, printed name and title; acknowledgment bound by Master Lease terms, no direct landlord-subtenant relationship

Guidelines

• Verify all party names, dates, and premises descriptions match exactly across Master Lease, Sublease, and this Consent
• Confirm sublease term does not extend beyond Master Lease expiration
• Check whether the jurisdiction requires notarization or witnesses for enforceability
• Review Master Lease for additional conditions precedent (increased security deposit, modified insurance, signage restrictions)
• If Master Lease states consent "not to be unreasonably withheld," ensure conditions are commercially reasonable
• Use defined terms consistently; match capitalization conventions from the Master Lease
• U.S. general template — flag state-specific requirements (statutory notice periods, recording obligations) with [VERIFY]

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Key changes made:

• Description: Tightened slightly — removed "producing a formal agreement with" for directness
• Prerequisites: Added the "pause and ask" guardrail consistent with other skills in the repo
• Operative Provisions: Collapsed verbose multi-sentence elaborations into semicolon-delimited single lines — same legal substance, ~30% fewer tokens
• Signature Blocks: Converted from prose lists to a table for scannability
• Recitals: Removed the "Draft three recitals:" lead-in (the numbered list is self-evident)
• Throughout: Removed blank lines between checkbox items, trimmed redundant phrasing ("conditions, covenants, rules, and regulations" kept but surrounding prose cut)