Adding a Subtenant to a Property

Updated on May 20th, 2025

This article will teach you how to add a subtenant to your property.

If the subtenant and lease have previously been created in WorkSpace, please skip to the "Adding a Subtenant to an Existing Tenant's Space" section.

I. Creating a Subtenant

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Tenants.
  2. From the Tenants page, click the New Tenant button.
  3. Once the Add New Tenant window has opened, complete the form presented:
Field Explanation
Company Name Enter the name of the new subtenant.
Property Select the property where the new subtenant will be located.
Lease ID#

Enter the lease identification number for the new subtenant.

Note: The subtenant's Lease ID must be unique and different from the primary tenant's Lease ID. The standard way to do this is to add "-sub" onto the primary tenant's Lease ID (i.e. primaryID-sub).

Lease Expires Enter the lease expiration date (MM/DD/YYYY).
Available Spaces Leave this field blank as the subtenant will be added to an existing tenant's space.
  1. Click the Save button.
  2. The subtenant has been created and is now visible on the Tenants page.

II. Creating a Subtenant Lease

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Tenants.
  2. From the Tenants page, click the name of the subtenant that you desire to add a lease to.
  3. From the Tenant: [Tenant Name] page, click the Leases tab to view or add a lease.
  4. Click the Actions button and select Add Lease to add a new lease or click on the desired lease to update it.
  5. Once the Add New Lease window has opened, complete the form presented:
Field Explanation
Property Select which property the lease is for.
Lease #

Enter the lease number.

Note: The subtenant's Lease ID must be unique and different from the primary tenant's Lease ID. The standard way to do this is to add "-sub" onto the primary tenant's Lease ID (i.e. primaryID-sub).

Start Date Enter the start date (MM/DD/YYYY) for the lease.
End Date Enter the expiration date (MM/DD/YYYY) for the lease.
  1. Verify the subtenant's Lease ID is unique and different from the primary tenant's Lease ID. The standard way to do this is to add "-sub" onto the primary tenant's Lease ID (i.e. primaryID-sub).
  2. Click the Save button.
  3. The lease is now visible on the Leases tab.

III. Adding a Subtenant to an Existing Tenant's Space

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Properties.
  2. From the Property Details page, click the Spaces tab.
  3. Click the title of the tenant's space that you desire to add a subtenant to.
  4. Once the Update Space window has opened, navigate to the Lease Information section and select the subtenant from the Sublease drop-down list.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. The subtenant has now been added to the desired space.