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title: "What Is Gross Lease? | Calibre Glossary"
description: "A gross lease is a commercial lease in which the tenant pays a set rent and the landlord covers maintenance, taxes and other property expenses within that rent."
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publisher: Calibre Commercial Inspections
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Leases and transactions

# Gross Lease

A gross lease is a commercial lease in which the tenant pays a set rent and the landlord covers maintenance, taxes and other property expenses within that rent.

## Why it matters

The landlord keeps the risk of cost increases and building repairs. Rent is often higher than under a net lease to cover those costs. Owners should plan capital reserves because repairs come out of rent.

Source: [law.cornell.edu](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/gross_lease)

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