In this article, you'll learn:

• Why a Self-Help Clause is crucial for tenants amid landlord defaults.
• Current commercial real estate challenges and property devaluations.
• How a Self-Help Clause helps tenants manage maintenance if landlords fail.
• Tips for negotiating this clause and the potential pushback from landlords.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
With landlords defaulting left and right, commercial tenants are taking on more substantial risk with each leasing transaction. Rather than have the peace of mind that landlords can carry out the promises they make, tenants are dealing with an unpleasant reality that their finances are at stake if they get involved with a landlord who goes belly-up.
And with such big risk at stake, you have to bring out the big guns. Enter: The Self-Help Clause. The landlord- hated, tenant representative-favorite term is a must-have in this new leasing environment characterized by post Office Apocalyptic economic uncertainty.
It just may be the best way to ensure that you’re protected regardless of your landlord’s status. So let’s talk about why it’s so necessary and how it will help you dodge any fallout from a prospective landlord default.