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Triple-Net Lease

A lease where the tenant pays rent plus property taxes, insurance, and maintenance. Learn how triple-net lease affects property performance, owner.

Direct answer

What Triple-Net Lease means

A lease where the tenant pays rent plus property taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

A triple-net lease, often called an NNN lease, shifts many property expense obligations to the tenant in addition to base rent. Owners use it most often in commercial real estate to clarify responsibility and reduce direct operating exposure.

How this connects

From the book to the operating plan

Triple-Net Lease connects to Chapter 6: Owner Mindset in Property Management Excellence. The operating takeaway for owners is: Owners make better decisions when the operating picture is clear.

Book section

Chapter 6: Owner Mindset

Operating principle

Owners make better decisions when the operating picture is clear.

Owner question

How does Triple-Net Lease affect occupancy, rent readiness, or renewal performance?

Owner path

Commercial

Canonical Coastline resource

Understanding the NNN Structure

Also known as

  • NNN lease
  • net lease

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