TERM & TIMING · CRITICAL REVIEW PRIORITY
Possession, commencement and delivery delays
Distinguishes delivery, fixturing, term commencement and rent commencement, and allocates risk if the premises or landlord work are late or incomplete.
This is not model language.
The actual meaning depends on the complete lease, amendments, facts and governing law. Use the prompts below to extract and brief the issue; do not paste this page into a lease as a substitute for drafting and legal review.
Questions to answer before the legal call
- What must be complete before possession or rent starts?
- Who certifies substantial completion?
- What relief or termination right applies after the outside date?
What to capture from the document
Possession trigger
Capture the exact delivery condition and evidence.
Term and rent commencement
Record each date or formula separately.
Outside date and delay remedy
Capture abatement, self-help, termination and excluded-delay language.
Patterns that deserve a closer read
- Rent starting despite incomplete access or essential systems
- Open-ended landlord delay without an outside date
- A commencement certificate that can override disputed facts
A focused instruction for legal review
Build a chronology of every delivery and commencement trigger, completion standard, excluded delay, notice step, remedy and confirmation document.
Jurisdiction and statutory context
These sources support limited context only. They do not decide how the actual lease operates.
Ontario — Renting commercial property ↗Provincial overview explaining that commercial leases are negotiated contracts and identifying selected Ontario statutory rules and remedies.