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What Should a Medical Tenant Negotiate in a Lease?

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

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Reviewed: August 14, 2026South Florida medical/dental tenant-representation relevanceJoseph M. Lacy, CSE, CLA · Realty 100 LLC

Medical tenants should negotiate beyond face rent. Buildout responsibilities, timing, use rights, assignment/sublease, options, signage, parking and operating-expense language can materially affect the deal.

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Use the guide to define what matters, then tell ClinicaMOB the practice requirements once. We can search the four-county market around those priorities.

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ClinicaMOB answer: The LOI should surface the business terms that could change project feasibility before the parties spend time on a full lease.

What to evaluate

  • Rent and escalations
  • TI allowance
  • Free rent / commencement
  • Delivery condition
  • Use / exclusivity where appropriate
  • Options
  • Parking/signage
  • Assignment/sublease
  • HVAC and operating expenses

How this affects a property search

ClinicaMOB records these requirements in the tenant's search profile so properties can be screened before the client wastes time touring unsuitable space.

Next Best Step

Use this guide to sharpen the requirement, then let ClinicaMOB turn it into an actual market search. We search, filter and verify so you do not have to work through multiple CRE sites yourself.

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Use this during an active transaction

Use the Medical Office LOI Checklist →

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.

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