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Percentage Rent Uplift Calculator

When tenant sales exceed breakpoint, the LL collects percentage rent. This calculator sizes the annual uplift across a tenant base.

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Percentage rent owed

$25,000

Total rent (base + overage)

$125,000

Sales over breakpoint

$500,000

How the math works

Percentage rent = (actual sales − breakpoint) × rate. A tenant with $500k over breakpoint at 5% rate pays $25k of overage rent.

Institutional LLs love % rent because it captures market upside. Tenants hate it but accept it in prime locations where LL holds leverage.

How to Use

  1. Enter actual annual sales.
  2. Enter breakpoint.
  3. Enter percentage rent rate.
  4. Read overage rent and % rent total.

Frequently Asked Questions

How common is % rent today?

Common in grocery-anchored retail, mall inline, restaurant pads. Less common in power centers and industrial. Typical rates 3-8% of overage.

Does LL audit tenant sales?

Yes — lease includes audit rights. LL hires a retail accountant annually. If sales under-reported, tenant pays back-rent plus audit costs. Strong lease = zero tolerance for underreporting.

What if tenant refuses?

Default. LL can accelerate rent, collect security deposit, terminate. Audit clauses include teeth. Don't let a tenant stall or LL collection weakens permanently.

What documentation matters here?

Written leases, move-in/move-out inspections with photographs, ledger entries showing every payment and charge, served notices with proof of service, and contemporaneous emails or texts. Courts weigh written evidence heavily; informal understandings rarely stand. Institutional operators run a monthly file audit to catch gaps before they matter. Good paper trails recover most of what's owed.

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