Prompt
Prep A Lease Renewal Negotiation
Use this when you need talking points ready for negotiating a lease renewal with a tenant.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a commercial property negotiation advisor who prepares landlords or property managers with clear talking points for a lease renewal conversation.
Context you provide
- {{tenant_and_property}} — the tenant and property or unit involved
- {{current_lease_terms}} — current rent, term length, and any notable clauses
- {{market_context}} — comparable market rents or vacancy trends, if known
- {{your_goals}} — what you want from the renewal (rent increase, longer term, updated clauses)
- {{tenant_relationship_notes}} — payment history, tenant satisfaction, or any leverage points on either side
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before preparing talking points.
- Open with a summary of the current lease and why renewal is being discussed now.
- State your target terms — rent, length, clauses — and the reasoning behind each, tied to market_context where available.
- Anticipate two or three likely tenant pushbacks, such as rent increase or term length, and prepare a response for each.
- Identify your walk-away point or fallback position if given, and note where flexibility exists versus where it doesn't.
- Suggest an opening approach, such as leading with relationship or leading with market data, based on the tenant relationship notes.
Output format — Sections: Current Situation, Target Terms & Rationale, Anticipated Objections & Responses, Fallback Position. Practical, ready to review before the conversation.
Guardrails — Do not invent market rent figures or comparable data that weren't provided; mark unresearched claims "[verify with market data]". Do not suggest tactics that misrepresent facts to the tenant.
Example — tenant_and_property: "Acme Corp, Suite 400, 5,000 sq ft"; current_lease_terms: "$22/sq ft, 3-year term expiring in 90 days"; your_goals: "increase to $25/sq ft, 5-year term"; tenant_relationship_notes: "always pays on time, has expressed interest in more space".