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title: "Good-guy guaranty — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Personal guaranty limited to the period the tenant occupies."
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> Personal guaranty limited to the period the tenant occupies.

## TL;DR

- Personal guaranty limited to the period the tenant occupies.
- A US-market personal guaranty limited to the rent owed up to the date the tenant fully vacates and surrenders the premises in good condition.

# Good-guy guaranty

*Legal · US*

## Short definition

[Personal guaranty](/glossary/personal-guaranty) limited to the period the tenant occupies.

## Full definition

A US-market personal guaranty limited to the rent owed up to the date the tenant fully vacates and surrenders the premises in good condition. Caps the founder's exposure on a startup lease.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Good-guy guaranty is part of the legal vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across US markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the US definition alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## See also

- [Personal guaranty](/glossary/personal-guaranty)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/good-guy-guaranty), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.