It's hard to imagine financing construction on a premises in which you have no legal interest.
Early Access Letters
It's hard to imagine financing construction on a premises in which you have no legal interest. However, in order to meet construction schedules, opening date projections and cash flow targets, a tenant must sometimes consider whether it is willing to commence construction without having an executed lease or agreement in place. While this decision may expose the tenant to considerable risk, under certain circumstances both the landlord and the tenant may be willing to proceed with construction, absent the existence of an executed lease or agreement. In order to allow a tenant to construct its space prior to executing a lease for the space, a landlord and a tenant would be wise to enter into an Early Access Agreement providing for certain understandings between the parties, prior to the time that the lease or agreement is executed. The Early Access Letter need not be a long or complicated document, but should provide for certain crucial understandings to establish the rights and protect against the liabilities of each party, as well as to create an understanding of the relationship between the parties. At a minimum, the Early Access Letter should cover the following topics: i) plans; ii) insurance; iii) indemnification; and iv) what happens if a lease is not executed by the parties; and v) construction rules and regulations.
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