Recovering tenant improvement allowances you already earned
TIA dollars expire quietly. Here is how to find and collect them before the window closes.
A tenant improvement allowance is a commitment in the lease: the landlord funds some portion of your buildout, usually against submitted costs and within a deadline. It is money you already earned at signing. It goes unclaimed when no one tracks the three numbers that matter: what you were entitled to, what you actually collected, and what is still owed.
That tracking is hard precisely because the terms live in the lease and the amendments, in different formats across landlords, with different documentation rules and claim deadlines. Miss the deadline and the entitlement can lapse.
Recovering TIA is a data exercise
Abstract the allowance terms, the conditions, and the deadlines out of every lease. Match them against what was collected. Surface the unclaimed balance with its deadline and the documentation needed to claim it. The same lease abstraction discipline that catches critical dates is what surfaces unclaimed TIA, and the amounts flow into lease accounting.
Frequently asked questions
What is a tenant improvement allowance?
- A tenant improvement allowance (TIA) is the landlord’s contribution toward fitting out your space, set in the lease, usually paid against submitted costs and within a deadline.
How does REAL help recover unclaimed TIA?
- REAL abstracts the allowance terms and deadlines from each lease, compares them with what was collected, and flags the outstanding balance with the documentation and deadline to claim it.
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