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When negotiating a lease with a prospective tenant that plans to operate a restaurant it considers to be a “grill shop,” the tenant may demand that you agree not to rent space in your center to another grill shop. But if you agree to such a restriction, you may be unable to rent space to more potential tenants than you realize. And, because the term grill shop is vague, you may end up in a dispute with your tenant over what type of tenant the restriction prevents you from renting to, warns Chicago attorney Carole L. Pechi.