11/03/2026
Turnover season. A tenant moves out, the space sits, and the paint allowance in the lease is the only number anybody looks at.
That number does not tell you what you are getting. Brand-standard finish or builder-grade. Two coats or one coat over a tired wall. Drywall repair included or billed later as a change order. Same allowance, three different buildings a year from now.
Our tenant improvement guide breaks down what property managers and landlords should actually write into a TI paint spec: turnover scope, brand-standard finishes, paint allowance vs deluxe spec, realistic repaint cycles and the scope language that keeps a budget honest.
Read it: https://www.paintwerks.co/tenant-improvement-painting-property-managers-landlords-columbus/
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