A Tenant’s Pre-Lease Checklist

Don't let hidden lease constraints stall your business launch.

Download the free Ventura Tenant Pre-Lease Checklist to run a quick diagnostic on your proposed site. This 7-point framework walks you through the exact compliance, approval, and building hurdles that catch many commercial tenants off guard:

  • The Land Use Trap: How a simple change in business type can suddenly trigger a grueling council approval process

  • The Stricter Parking Controls: Why your business could be legally required to provide more parking spaces than the previous tenant

  • Mandatory Accessibility Upgrades: The specific structural triggers that legally force you to fund expensive building alterations during a fit-out.

  • Hidden BCA Compliance Costs: How to identify costly, unbudgeted obligations like fire safety and structural works

  • The Timeline Bottleneck: Realistically map out your launch schedule by understanding why some approvals take 10 days, while others stall businesses for 3 to 6 months.