There is a high demand for its office space and it is constantly monitoring the rental market to ensure that it is able to sublease office space in the shortest possible time frame when current sublease agreements end.

The classic example of rent seeking is that of a feudal lord who installs a chain across a river that flows through his land and then hires a collector to charge passing boats a fee (or rent of the section of the river for a few minutes) to lower the chain.

However, as the limit does not apply to other United Nations and United Nations related agencies, UNOPS has been able to sublease all of its unoccupied office space and has indicated that it has no office space available for subleasing.