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title: "Personal guarantee — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "A guarantee by an individual of the tenant's lease obligations."
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> A guarantee by an individual of the tenant's lease obligations.

## TL;DR

- A guarantee by an individual of the tenant's lease obligations.
- Full personal guarantees are uncommon at institutional tenant scale.

# Personal guarantee

*Lease structure · Global*

## Short definition

A guarantee by an individual of the tenant's lease obligations.

## Full definition

Full personal guarantees are uncommon at institutional tenant scale. Limited guarantees (e.g., Good Guy in NYC) or capped guarantees are more common for smaller covenants.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

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

## See also

- [Good Guy Guarantee](/glossary/good-guy-guarantee)
- [Letter of credit (LOC)](/glossary/letter-of-credit)
- [Rent deposit](/glossary/rent-deposit)

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