diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5c1d58..830c7f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v1.?.0 - 2023-??-?? -
+
+* Record.lenient property added similar to other common/standard _octodns data
+
 ## v1.3.0 - 2023-11-14 - New and improved processors
 
 #### Noteworthy changes
diff --git a/octodns/processor/restrict.py b/octodns/processor/restrict.py
index e585eeb..c11a21b 100644
--- a/octodns/processor/restrict.py
+++ b/octodns/processor/restrict.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TtlRestrictionFilter(BaseProcessor):
 
     def process_source_zone(self, zone, *args, **kwargs):
         for record in zone.records:
-            if record._octodns.get('lenient'):
+            if record.lenient:
                 continue
             if self.allowed_ttls and record.ttl not in self.allowed_ttls:
                 raise RestrictionException(
diff --git a/octodns/processor/spf.py b/octodns/processor/spf.py
index dee82ed..0d86d5e 100644
--- a/octodns/processor/spf.py
+++ b/octodns/processor/spf.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class SpfDnsLookupProcessor(BaseProcessor):
             if record._type != 'TXT':
                 continue
 
-            if record._octodns.get('lenient'):
+            if record.lenient:
                 continue
 
             self._check_dns_lookups(record, record.values, 0)
diff --git a/octodns/record/base.py b/octodns/record/base.py
index 3b9b36e..700b65d 100644
--- a/octodns/record/base.py
+++ b/octodns/record/base.py
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ class Record(EqualityTupleMixin):
         except KeyError:
             return 443
 
+    @property
+    def lenient(self):
+        return self._octodns.get('lenient', False)
+
     def changes(self, other, target):
         # We're assuming we have the same name and type if we're being compared
         if self.ttl != other.ttl: