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A sublease grants a subtenant partial or full rights to commercial space while the original tenant retains lease obligations as sublandlord, whereas an assignment transfers the entire lease interest completely, fully releasing the original tenant from ongoing liability under the commercial lease agreement.

To secure landlord consent for a commercial sublease, you must submit a formal request detailing the subtenant's financials and business use, then negotiate a consent-to-sublease agreement addressing landlord concerns like recapture rights and profit sharing.

Common sublease consent provisions to negotiate include landlord recapture rights, subtenant SNDA requirements, direct versus indirect rent payment structures, and profit sharing clauses that dictate how excess sublease revenue splits between tenant and landlord.

Yes, a landlord can exercise recapture rights during the sublease consent process, allowing them to terminate the original lease and take back the commercial space directly instead of permitting the tenant to sublet to a proposed subtenant.

As a sublandlord in a commercial sublease, the tenant remains fully obligated to the landlord for rent and compliance, must enforce lease terms against the subtenant, and manages rent collection, whether structured as direct or indirect payment.

If a subtenant defaults on a commercial sublease, the original tenant remains strictly liable to the landlord for the full rent and lease compliance, meaning the tenant must cover the shortfall and cannot simply walk away from obligations.