What are my options if I need to get out of my lease early?

Getting out of a commercial lease early depends heavily on the exit rights you negotiated when you signed.

The main options are subleasing (renting your space to another tenant while you remain on the hook), assignment (transferring the lease entirely to a new tenant, often when selling your practice), and negotiating an early termination or buyout with the landlord. Each usually requires landlord consent, and the terms of that consent are set by your lease. This is why exit flexibility should be negotiated up front, not when you need it — an assignment right that does not require unreasonable landlord consent protects the value of your practice if you sell. A holdover clause also matters if a transition runs late, since it governs what you pay if you stay past the lease term.