Agents still search for the "TAR commercial lease" out of habit — TAR (Texas Association of Realtors) became Texas REALTORS® years ago, and its forms carry the TXR prefix. Here's what the form actually is, which addenda go with it, and how to manage the paperwork without slowing down a deal.
When agents say "TAR commercial lease," they're referring to what is now officially TXR 2101, Commercial Lease — a Texas REALTORS® form, not a TREC-promulgated one. TREC (the Texas Real Estate Commission) does not promulgate a standard commercial lease or a standard commercial sale contract; those instruments come from Texas REALTORS® under the TXR series. TXR 2101 is the base lease used for commercial leasing transactions and carries a July 2022 revision.
It's easy to see why the old "TAR" name sticks around — the association was called the Texas Association of Realtors for decades before rebranding to Texas REALTORS®, and a lot of agents (and plenty of Google searches) never fully updated the terminology. Functionally, nothing changed: the form still governs the landlord-tenant relationship on a commercial space, spelling out rent, term, permitted use, maintenance responsibilities, and default remedies.
TXR 2101 rarely stands alone. Commercial leasing deals typically pair the base lease with one or more addenda that address the specific deal points — broker's fee, tenant improvements, options to extend, or percentage rent for retail. Knowing which addendum applies, and where to find it, is a core part of doing commercial leasing work correctly in Texas.
Documents how and when the leasing broker's fee is earned and paid; a near-universal attachment on represented commercial leases.
Option to Extend Term (2104), Tenant's Right of First Refusal (2105), and Tenant's Option for Additional Space (2110) each address a tenant's future rights in the space.
Percentage Rent (2106) is common in retail leases tied to sales volume; the Parking addendum (2107) spells out reserved or allocated spaces.
Used when either the landlord (2111) or the tenant (2112) is responsible for completing buildout or tenant improvements before occupancy.
The Contingencies addendum ties the lease to conditions (like financing or permits), while Special Provisions capture negotiated terms that don't fit elsewhere in the form.
Most commercial leasing engagements start well before anyone opens TXR 2101. On the landlord side, the relationship with the leasing broker is usually documented on TXR 1302, Commercial Real Estate Listing Agreement, Exclusive Right to Lease (or TXR 1303 if the space is being sub-leased). On the tenant side, TXR 1502, Commercial Buyer/Tenant Representation Agreement, establishes the broker's role representing the prospective tenant.
Negotiations frequently begin with TXR 2122, Commercial Letter of Intent to Lease — a non-binding outline of proposed terms that lets both sides confirm they're aligned before drafting the full lease. Once a prospective tenant is identified, TXR 2120, Commercial Lease Application, and TXR 1408, Commercial Property Condition Statement, help vet the space and the tenant before the lease is finalized.
Getting this sequence right — listing agreement, representation agreement, LOI, application, then the lease itself — keeps a commercial leasing file organized and defensible if a dispute ever arises over what was agreed and when.
A signed lease isn't necessarily the end of the paperwork. TXR 2113, Commercial Lease Acceptance Form, confirms final execution details, while TXR 2121, Commercial Lease Inventory and Condition Form, documents the space's condition at move-in — useful protection for both landlord and tenant later.
If the deal calls for a guarantor, TXR 2109, Commercial Lease Guaranty, adds a personal or corporate guarantee of the tenant's obligations. If terms need to change after signing — a rent adjustment, an extension, a change in permitted use — that's handled with TXR 2114, Commercial Lease Amendment, rather than a new lease. And if a tenant wants to bring in a subtenant, TXR 2116, Commercial Sublease, governs that separate relationship, distinct from the original TXR 2101 lease.
Other supporting forms round out a well-documented file: TXR 2108 (Landlord's Rules and Regulations), TXR 2115 (Commercial Lease Exhibit) for attaching site plans or legal descriptions, and TXR 2126 (Commercial Lease Rent Forbearance Agreement) for negotiated payment relief. Knowing this full family of forms — and using the current revision of each — is part of practicing commercial real estate competently in Texas.
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TAR referred to the Texas Association of Realtors, the trade association's former name. It rebranded to Texas REALTORS® years ago, and its forms now use the TXR prefix. "TAR commercial lease" and "TXR 2101" refer to the same form — the naming just hasn't fully caught up in everyday usage.
No. TREC does not promulgate a standard commercial lease or a standard commercial sale contract. Those come from Texas REALTORS® as TXR forms — TXR 2101 for leasing, and TXR 1801/1802 for commercial sales of improved or unimproved property.
TXR 2101 is the base Commercial Lease between a landlord and tenant. TXR 2116, the Commercial Sublease, is a separate form used when an existing tenant leases some or all of their space to a subtenant — it doesn't replace the original TXR 2101 lease, it sits alongside it.
It's not legally required, but TXR 2102, the Commercial Lease Addendum for Broker's Fee, is the standard way to document how a leasing broker's compensation is earned and paid, and most represented commercial lease transactions include it to avoid disputes later.
EZDocs (currently in beta) supports every current TREC form and a growing library of TXR forms, filled from a guided form and sent for e-signature with no per-signature fee. Which specific forms — including whether TXR 2101 is supported at any given time — is maintained on the live list at /features/ezdocs, since the library is still expanding.
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