One of the biggest “deal killers” during ground lease negotiations circles around the issue of whether or not to include a rent reset in the ground lease. In general, rent resets are used to protect the landlord (lessor) from inflation which in turn can increase future ground rent paid by the ground tenant (lessee). As a consequence, the lessee is reluctant to accept a rent reset whereby “killing the deal.” However, crafting language to protect both the landlord and tenant can help keep the deal “alive.” Most of the time, unfortunately, the discussion surrounding rent resets is not properly handled because the parties do not have a proper understanding of the specifics and reasons for these resets. In order for a ground lease to make sense, the rent reset clause must take into consideration the needs of both the lessor and lessee.