Critical printshop warehouse lease terms?

Zoning , truck traffic regulations, building repairs on owner or you ? Heater , electrical
Storage of flammable items , fire suppression system . And the good old what’s it going to cost to insure

 

Fire code was a biggie for us. We had to have the landlord dig up receipts from the late 1990s to prove to the fire department that the sheet rock interior walls put up when they subdivided the space were up to current code.

 

As others have said make sure fire codes are met allowing you to leave vehicles in the space overnight or for days. Some years back I found the perfect spot until they said vehicles would have to pushed out of the building every night.

 

Ingress, egress and regress for you and your employees and customers. Snow removal, grass and property upkeep. Since you said it's a print shop, what kinda environment do you have presently as far as being air quality controlled ?? Is there any kind of filtration system set up for your printers ?? Are you allowed to make improvements inside or outside without the landlord's say so ?? Is it lighted good enough ?? Enough exits ?? Is it ADA compilable ?? Condition of the roof ?? Gas or oil heat ?? Costs on utilities ?? Is proper internet services available ?? There's a bunch more, but those are some of the basics.

 

All the above, but make sure you also have enough power! 3phase power is ideal, but make sure it has more power than you need so you can grow into it.

 

Regarding the lighting, I had a customer recently move his shop and the local power company provided all new LED lighting for his shop. My customer only had to pay for the installation of the fixutures. It has great light and low power consumption for the lighting. Check into that while your looking into your new space.

Good Luck

 

Why would their inspection be a problem ??

On another note, did the new place meet all your demends and needs or did you do it because you felt pressure ??

 

How is it that they can violate your privacy? Do you own or rent?

California is a different kind of duck these days... I don't know how you guys can tolerate it.