Red Flags
Contract terms that cost small business owners money, and how to spot them before signing.
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What Are CAM Charges? (Common Area Maintenance)
CAM charges are your share of maintaining a building’s shared areas, billed on top of rent. What they cover, how they are calculated, and how to cap them.
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Indemnification Clauses Explained for Small Businesses
An indemnification clause makes you pay someone else’s losses. Why it sits outside the liability cap, what mutual indemnity looks like, and the three limits worth asking for.
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Commercial Lease Negotiation: 7 Red Flags to Fix First
Personal guarantees, uncapped CAM charges, and demolition clauses. The seven red flags that make commercial lease negotiation worth doing properly, before you sign.
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What Is a Limitation of Liability Clause?
A limitation of liability clause caps what a contract can cost you. Where the cap fails, how consequential damages fit in, and what a fair limitation looks like.
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Auto-Renewal Clauses: How to Spot Them Before You Sign
An auto-renewal clause rolls your contract into a new term unless you cancel in a narrow window. Here’s how to find one, what makes it aggressive, and how to get out.