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Medical Office Due Diligence Checklist

Use the key points below to make the real-estate decision easier to evaluate, then turn the requirement into a live search.

Read → Compare → SearchPractical guidance for an active medical or dental requirement.
Reviewed: August 14, 2026South Florida medical/dental tenant-representation relevanceJoseph M. Lacy, CSE, CLA · Realty 100 LLC

A practical review of the business, physical and operational issues to verify before committing to medical or dental space.

Verify before you commit

  • Confirm the proposed use is permitted or approvable for the practice.
  • Verify quoted rent, CAM/OPEX, utilities and other recurring occupancy costs.
  • Confirm parking quantity, patient access, ADA route, drop-off and elevator/ground-floor needs.
  • Document existing medical improvements, plumbing, electrical capacity, HVAC, sinks, millwork and specialty infrastructure.
  • Identify landlord work, tenant work, TI allowance, delivery condition and responsibility for permits.
  • Confirm signage rights, directory rights and any exclusivity or restricted-use issues that matter to the practice.
  • Review lease term, options, guarantees, assignment/subletting, relocation rights and restoration obligations with counsel.
  • Verify the actual availability date and realistic construction/permitting timeline.
  • Compare the candidate against at least one credible alternative before final commitment.
  • Keep a written record of open items, who must verify them and the deadline for resolution.

Important: Property-specific conditions should be independently verified by the appropriate legal, architectural, engineering, zoning, permitting, insurance and other professionals before reliance.

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Editorial standard. Guidance is written for medical/dental real-estate decisions in Southeast Florida. Property-specific facts, economics, availability and regulatory matters must be verified for the actual transaction; unsupported market claims are not published as fact.

Questions that usually matter before the next step

When does due diligence begin?

Before lease execution and, in practice, before the LOI is finalized. Material assumptions about use, infrastructure, delivery condition and economics should be surfaced as early as possible.

Who verifies technical issues?

The appropriate licensed professionals—such as attorneys, architects, engineers, contractors and other specialists—should verify matters within their disciplines. Brokerage screening helps identify what requires verification.

What is the objective?

To convert assumptions into verified facts before the tenant becomes economically or contractually committed.

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