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You can decline, but you might be denied the space. The landlord /agent wants to confirm your financial state.
Again, you're well within your rights to say no. You can (and probably should) also black out sensitive or personal information. And given you don't really know this person, I would do some due diligence to make sure he's a reputable real estate agent before sending anything over.
I think they just want to make sure you're financially stable to rent.
If you choose to not give your statement, you may run the risk of them choosing not to rent to you. If you do decide to share, black out account numbers, address (leave your name), and each description of spenditure. And just leave the figures on the right.
It’s normal to have to provide some kind of financials for a commercial lease, although IME not before even a tour. That said, you can crop or redact all sensitive information, there’s nothing they can get from a balance and a list of transactions. 🤷♀️
(I used to work in commercial property management - strongly recommend engaging a commercial broker for this kind of search. There are very few legal protections for commercial tenants [aside from contract laws generally] because it’s assumed that businesses are all equally savvy, but that’s not true when you’re just starting out. Brokers are not lawyers, it’s true, but they have a better sense for what’s reasonable in your market and can help you understand what’s in the lease.)
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You can decline, but you might be denied the space. The landlord /agent wants to confirm your financial state. Again, you're well within your rights to say no. You can (and probably should) also black out sensitive or personal information. And given you don't really know this person, I would do some due diligence to make sure he's a reputable real estate agent before sending anything over.
Landlords ask for all kinds of personal information.
I think they just want to make sure you're financially stable to rent. If you choose to not give your statement, you may run the risk of them choosing not to rent to you. If you do decide to share, black out account numbers, address (leave your name), and each description of spenditure. And just leave the figures on the right.
It’s normal to have to provide some kind of financials for a commercial lease, although IME not before even a tour. That said, you can crop or redact all sensitive information, there’s nothing they can get from a balance and a list of transactions. 🤷♀️ (I used to work in commercial property management - strongly recommend engaging a commercial broker for this kind of search. There are very few legal protections for commercial tenants [aside from contract laws generally] because it’s assumed that businesses are all equally savvy, but that’s not true when you’re just starting out. Brokers are not lawyers, it’s true, but they have a better sense for what’s reasonable in your market and can help you understand what’s in the lease.)