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title: "Recapture right — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Landlord's right to terminate the lease instead of consenting to a sublease or assignment."
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> Landlord's right to terminate the lease instead of consenting to a sublease or assignment.

## TL;DR

- Landlord's right to terminate the lease instead of consenting to a sublease or assignment.
- Most institutional leases give the landlord a recapture right.

# Recapture right

*Lease structure · US*

## Short definition

Landlord's right to terminate the lease instead of consenting to a [sublease](/topics/sublease-strategy)">sublease or [assignment](/glossary/assignment).

## Full definition

Most institutional leases give the landlord a recapture right. Negotiate it narrowly: limit to subleases of more than X% of the premises and exclude affiliates / corporate restructurings.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Recapture right is part of the lease structure 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

- [Sublease](/glossary/sublease)
- [Consent to sublet](/glossary/consent-to-sublet)

## Related guides

- [Subleases and assignments: when, how, and at what cost](/guides/subleases-and-assignments)

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