{"id":5706,"date":"2026-10-28T05:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kewlegal.com\/resources\/outside-general-counsel-for-businesses\/commercial-lease-assignment-sublease-attorney-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:06:24","slug":"commercial-lease-assignment-sublease-attorney-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kewlegal.com\/resources\/outside-general-counsel-for-businesses\/commercial-lease-assignment-sublease-attorney-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Lease Assignment Attorney Florida | KEW Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Commercial Lease Assignment \u00b7 Coral Gables & Sunny Isles Beach<\/p>

Commercial Lease Assignment Guidance for Florida Business Owners<\/h1>

KEW Legal focuses on commercial leases for business owners and investors across Miami-Dade and South Florida. We help you review assignment terms, landlord consent, and release questions before you transfer a lease.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 28, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A commercial lease assignment or sublease lets a business move its space to someone new, but only as far as the lease allows. An assignment hands the whole lease to a new tenant. A sublease keeps the original tenant on the lease and rents the space to a subtenant. KEW Legal is a Florida business law firm with offices in Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach. The firm helps business owners, buyers, and landlords across Miami-Dade and Broward County review these transfers before they sign. Contact KEW Legal<\/a> to start.<\/p>\n

What a Commercial Lease Assignment or Sublease Is<\/h2>\n

A commercial lease assignment moves the entire lease to a new tenant. A sublease keeps the original tenant on the lease and rents all or part of the space to someone else.<\/p>\n

In an assignment, the new tenant, called the assignee, takes over the rent and the other duties in the lease. The original tenant leaves the space. Its own liability is a separate question, covered below.<\/p>\n

In a sublease, the original tenant stays on the lease. It collects rent from the subtenant and still owes the landlord under the lease.<\/p>\n

Florida’s rules for nonresidential tenancies sit in Part I of Chapter 83, as Fla. Stat. \u00a7 83.001<\/a> explains. The lease itself decides most transfer questions.<\/p>\n

This service fits three groups:<\/p>\n