In this article, you'll learn:

• Why your lease expiration date may not be as final as it seems
• Options for leaving your space before the lease ends
• Strategies for staying beyond your lease expiration date
• How to balance your lease expiration with your business needs

If you read your lease, you'll see that it usually has a very clear expiration or "lease termination" date spelled out. Usually, it's one of the easiest things to understand in your lease.  However, for many tenants, it is also effectively meaningless. Your lease expiration date is your lease expiration date only if you can't work something out with your landlord, you can't sublease the space, and you don't have an option that allows you stay longer than you want. Ultimately, in the real world, everything is negotiable as long as you have a good strategy, good help, and you start far enough in advance.