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Insights for Lease Administration and Lease Accounting
Lease Police is a blog dedicated to sharing ideas, best practices, and real-world conversations about the strategic role of lease administration. Topics include lease administration best practices, lease accounting under ASC 842 and IFRS 16, compliance and controls, cost savings, cost avoidance, and global portfolio management.
Why we exist
Because Lease Administration quietly keeps real estate portfolios running.
Before I worked in corporate real estate or lease administration, I began my career in law enforcement. As a police officer, I learned that outcomes depend on critical thinking, investigation, and evidence. You gather facts carefully. You understand the law, and you read legal language precisely. You synthesize complex information into clear, defensible documentation that allows others to depend and action on your work. When disputes arise, you use communication, situational awareness, and sound reasoning to diffuse.
Working for nearly two decades in lease administration, I found these parallels were direct. Lease administration is investigative by nature. It requires evaluating lease documents and account statements, reconciling conflicting information, and interpreting contract language within accounting standards and statutory law. The work turns complex information into clear analysis, resolves disputes through facts and conflict-resolution strategies, and ultimately must withstand scrutiny from auditors, attorneys, regulators, and executives.
Similar to crime prevention, when this work is done well, the result is often invisible. It is the issue that never escalates, the audit finding that never appears, and the cost that never reaches the balance sheet or P&L.
Lease administration is sometimes viewed as a transactional function, but those working in it know better. It is a niche skillset built on problem-solving, critical thinking, and resourcefulness that protects the financial and operational integrity of real estate portfolios.
What you’ll find here
This blog is written for lease administrators and lease accountants who deal with these realities every day.
The goal is to create a place where professionals can compare notes, share experiences, ask questions, and learn from one another across portfolios, companies, and industries.
Articles will explore common challenges across the lease lifecycle, including interpreting complex lease language, reviewing operating expenses and reconciliations, identifying overcharges, improving lease data quality, navigating lease accounting requirements, and strengthening internal controls and interdepartmental collaboration.
We will also share insights into industry developments affecting lease administration, from evolving accounting standards and reporting expectations to emerging technologies. This includes exploring how tools such as AI and intelligent data assistants may help lease professionals analyze information, surface issues more quickly, and support stronger oversight of lease portfolios.
Readers are encouraged to ask questions, share their thoughts and experiences, and contribute to the conversation. Some of the most valuable insights come from the community itself.
Make the results visible. Make the data reliable.
The strength of a lease administration program is built through proactive oversight.
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If you work in lease administration or lease accounting, you’re among peers here. Explore the topics, share your perspective, and return often as new ideas, challenges, and insights emerge.