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Commercial Leases Right of First Refusal

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ABCD ... ROFR and SLL June 2022 - The Strengths of Rights of First Refusal

On March 30, 2022, the New York State Supreme Court, New York County (the “Court”) decided in Times Square JV LLC v. Walber Broadway LLC that a ground lease-tenant that is in default under the ground lease for failure to pay...more

Winstead PC

Exploring Preferential Rights in Hospital Ground Leases

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This article examines the different types of preferential rights in ground leases for medical office buildings, and examines strategies in drafting preferential rights provisions to protect the interests of both ground...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Does Your Lease Agreement Contain a Right of Refusal or Option to Purchase? If So, You Should Read This.

In Cogdill v. Sylva Supply Company, Inc., filed May 7, 2019, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held in a split decision and as a matter of first impression that a right of first refusal contained in a written lease...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Can a Holdover Commercial Tenant Hold On to a Right of First Refusal?

In California, a holdover tenant (a tenant who remains in possession after the expiration of the written lease) has fewer rights than a tenant operating under a lease....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Preemptive Rights and Wrongs: First-Refusal and First-Offer Rights

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Sitting in your office, basking in the sense of accomplishment, perhaps hugging a beer or a glass of pinot noir, you have finished the All Brands USA lease for 50,000 square feet at Mallchester Mall after six months of...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Issues to Consider in Rights of First Refusal

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People often talk about giving or getting a Right of First Refusal ("ROFR") in real estate transactions. But what is a ROFR? A simple definition might be...more

Snell & Wilmer

Franchisors Should Consider Signing a Conditional Lease Assignment Rather Than a Franchisee’s Lease

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In Franchise & High Properties, LLC v. Happy’s Franchise, LLC, a 2015 decision issued by the Court of Appeals in Michigan, the franchisor, Happy’s Pizza Franchise, LLC, signed a five-year lease for the commercial space to be...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Wireless 101: Maximizing the Value of Your Wireless Lease

You’ve been approached by a wireless carrier to lease space on your building or property—now what? While rent is an important consideration, you should keep in mind other ways to generate revenue in the future, including...more

Jaburg Wilk

Options and the Right of First Refusal in Commercial Leases

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In commercial leases, it is common for the tenant to be given the “option” to continue to lease their premises for a new term commencing immediately upon the expiration of the existing term. Although the option only favors...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

N.C. Court of Appeals Applies Common Law Rule Against Perpetuities to Invalidate Lessee's Preemptive Right

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Ask almost any lawyer or law student to name the most esoteric concept addressed in law school, and you're more likely than not to hear "The Rule Against Perpetuities". The Rule Against Perpetuities, or the RAP, exists at...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Planning for Tenant's Changing Needs: Options To Renew, Expand, Cancel, or Reduce

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As a tenant's business changes, its needs and space requirements also change. If possible, a commercial tenant should anticipate the possibility of changing needs by negotiating certain beneficial options and rights into the...more

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