master lease

Head tenant's contract

A master lease is a primary lease agreement that governs an entire property or portfolio, under which the leaseholder may sublease individual units or spaces to others.

Common in commercial real estate, the master tenant assumes responsibility for the whole property while generating income from subtenants: The investor signed a master lease on the apartment complex, then rented out units individually.

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commercial · commercial property · real estate · investor · passive income · rental income · control · arbitrage · building · occupancy · terms · negotiate · cash flow · assignment · option · property management · portfolio · long-term

Opposites
lease hierarchy position

master leasesublease

Tenant-to-tenant rental agreement

sublet

ownership vs. leasehold

master leasefreehold

Permanent property title

property ownership · title deed · license agreement · short-term rental

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