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150 | NAILS MAGAZINE | APRIL 2014 When you open your own business — either as a booth renter or as the spa owner — you fi rst negotiate a contract with your landlord. If you're a spa owner negotiating a lease for a large storefront, it's likely you'll have lawyers drawing up your contacts and negotiating on your behalf. In a smaller salon — or as a booth renter — you may feel you can represent yourself. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as you realize the importance of protecting yourself through that contract. The lease agreement is meant to not only protect you but also to defi ne a working relationship between both parties. When the division of responsibility is left in a nebulous state of uncertainty, you will have trouble. Avoid this inevitable frustration by heeding these red warning fl ags from techs who have already traveled down that road. >>> Don't be left shaking your head and emptying your bank account. Learn from these techs as they share their stories of red fl ags they saw — and ignored. BY MICHELLE PRATT 5 Red Flags You're Renting from the Landlord from n a 0 4 1 4 l a n d l o r d . i n d d 1 5 0 na0414landlord.indd 150 2 / 2 1 / 1 4 3 : 5 3 P M 2/21/14 3:53 PM