Drafting Commercial Lease for Office Building (US-IL)
I have a 2,000 sq ft office space that I'm renting in its entirety for the first time.  Previously I rented interior offices to people, month-to-month, and I wrote out a lease myself (that looked a lot like a residential lease).

I'm assuming that we need to go to a lawyer for this?  The rent is under $1,000 / month, so it isn't big money.  I'd hate to put myself into a tough situation that could be avoided.

There aren't any generic commercial leases like there are for residential, right?  Anything Illinois specific that people would recommend / caution against?
[{"id": "evmaxbi", "text": "PA Realtors have access to standard commercial contracts, I'd imagine it's the same in IL. There may be options for you to obtain copies as a non-agent owner. \n\nMost of our Landlords initially went to an attorney and had them draft a lease, but it can be expensive.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "evmb9hb", "text": "I think you should go to a lawyer. That way, when you're done, you'll have a good sample for future reference.", "replies": [{"id": "evmctd2", "text": "I second this. A lawyer who handles leasing will have a form lease that you can use and probably get for a flat fee so long as the lawyer is not being hired to negotiate it.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "evmn1bo", "text": "We had a lawyer that would draft basic leases like this for $500.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]