Commercial Lease Assistance Program

If your business needs help with a commercial lease issue in New York City, you may be eligible for free legal services.

Free legal services are available through the Commercial Lease Assistance Program to help eligible businesses* with the following:

• Signing a new commercial lease
• Amending, renewing, or terminating an existing commercial lease
• Addressing a commercial lease-related issue

*To be eligible to participate, your business must:

1. Be a small business according to the US Small Business Services Administration;
2. Be located in New York City;
3. Not be a franchise establishment; and
4. Meet the income eligibility requirements of the legal service provider.

If you need COVID-19-related legal assistance, the City Bar Justice Center is operating a COVID-19 Small Business Remote Legal Clinic that offers pro-bono legal consultations. Small businesses who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis can receive free, limited-scope legal advice on topics that include Small businesses who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis can receive free, limited-scope legal advice on topics that include:

• loans & grants
• contracts & force majeure clauses
• employment law matters
• real estate and commercial leasing issues
• insurance matters

Questions? Contact the City Bar Justice Center at (212) 382-6633 or at NELP@nycbar.org.