A gross lease is a type of commercial

lease A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the user (referred to as the ''lessee'') to pay the owner (referred to as the ''lessor'') for the use of an asset. Property, buildings and vehicles are common assets that are leased. Industrial ...

where the tenant pays a flat rental amount, and the

landlord A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). When a juristic person is in this position, t ...

pays for all operating expenses regularly incurred by the ownership, including taxes, electricity and water. Most

apartment An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are ma ...

leases resemble gross leases. The term "gross lease" is distinguished from the term "

net lease In the field of commercial real estate, especially in the United States, a net lease requires the tenant to pay, in addition to rent, some or all of the property expenses that normally would be paid by the property owner (known as the "landlord" ...

Types of gross leases

Modified Gross (MG) In a modified gross lease, tenants typically pay a proportional share of operating expenses. Full-Service Gross (FSG) In a full service gross lease, outgoings (operating expenses) are paid by the landlord, but are imputed into the price of the lease.

References

* ''Principles and Practices of New Jersey Real Estate'' 6th Ed by Frank W. Kovats, DREI. Renting {{See also, Net lease