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title: "Tenant representation broker — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> Commercial broker who exclusively represents the tenant.

## TL;DR

- Commercial broker who exclusively represents the tenant.
- Paid out of the landlord's commission pool — effectively free to the tenant.

# Tenant representation broker

*Advisory · US*

## Short definition

Commercial broker who exclusively represents the tenant.

## Full definition

Paid out of the landlord's commission pool — effectively free to the tenant. Critical conflict-of-interest distinction: a tenant-only broker is structurally aligned with the tenant, unlike a dual-rep broker.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Tenant representation broker is part of the advisory 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.

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