before you go signing on the dotted line, there are some important things to consider when you’re signing a coffee shop lease. you have the right to know about the space you could be opening your coffee shop business in. if there is a better time of the month that will work for you to make your monthly lease payments, you should mention that to your potential landlord. you need to know that you’ll have the time you need to get your shop off the ground. in a lot of cases, you won’t have to deal with the landlord at all.

most businesses in america are renters, according to the california tenant law website, because they don’t own the office, warehouse or store that they operate out of. business tenants, however, have few legal protections if they have problems with the landlord. commercial renters have no such rights, the tenants legal center states, unless they’re spelled out in the lease agreement. california law does, however, require your landlord to inform you in advance if there’s a toxic mold infestation on the property. if your landlord decides to evict you mid-month, the legal match website states, it will go much faster than if you were a residential renter: all you get in california is a three-day notice to resolve the problem, or you have to leave.