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Lease agreements with a term of more than one year are currently subject to a written form requirement under the German Civil Code. For years, there have been ongoing discussions about a potential abolition of the written...more
Exercising break clauses in commercial leases can often prove to be a legal minefield for any tenant (and, in some cases, a landlord) seeking to do so. Strict adherence to any conditions and notice requirements for the...more
A landowner desiring to enter into a license agreement for the use of real property must take care to ensure that the license agreement does not contain terms that inadvertently waive the landowner’s right to recover the...more
Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more
Recently, in On Point Window Treatment, Inc. v. 208 Clinton Place, LLC, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 50241 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2024), the Kings County Supreme Court held that even when paired with an insurance procurement requirement, a...more
As the new year approaches, entrepreneurs across Virginia are gearing up to take their ventures to the next level and turn plans into reality. For many, the first crucial step in this journey involves securing a commercial...more
Earlier this year, Money and Dirt covered a then recent case, West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC, which was one of the first California cases dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the legal...more
Self-help remedies in commercial leases are important because they provide parties with legal alternatives to address breaches of lease agreements by the non-performing party without resorting to lengthy and costly court...more
If you’re venturing into the world of commercial real estate, whether as a tenant or a landlord, there’s a plethora of terms you’ll come across. Among these is the seemingly simple idea of the “Lease Commencement Date.” While...more
What sort of things go through a commercial landlord's mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space...more
Idaho’s Supreme Court recently issued a new opinion discussing the requirements to form a valid lease agreement. Unfortunately, the case raises as many questions as it answers....more
Justice Ignazio ("Nace") John Ruvolo once observed that the "Illegality of contracts constitutes a vast, confusing and rather mysterious area of the law." McIntosh v. Mills, 121 Cal. App. 4th 333, 344 (2004). One confusing...more
There are many important issues for a business to consider when its leaders plan to lease commercial property as a tenant. Whether the planned new location will be the only location for the business or a new location to be...more
Since 1974, “baseball arbitration” has been used to resolve salary disputes between ballplayers and team owners. Its primary purpose is to determine the arbitrating player’s salary based upon specific criteria to...more
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
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (Poon CHJC, Barma, and Au JJA) has imposed upon a statutory corporation an obligation to consider whether it should take measures to enforce a lease against a tenant, following an application by...more
Briefcase: Quarterly update on key real estate cases including: Pandemic Clause Included in Business Lease Renewal - ..A shopping centre lease renewal decision contains useful guidance on how the court will assess...more
In our new COVID world, many leases are being restructured. Some are in response to tenant defaults and are appropriately considered lease “work-outs”. Many others will likely need to be amended to adjust to a post-COVID...more
In S. Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited [2021] the High Court had to determine a number of issues including, importantly, what rent would be payable by the tenant under the terms of its renewal leases of...more
Lately, each day has brought more signs that pandemic restrictions are being loosened and the opportunity for a “return to normal” is growing. But for commercial real estate landlords and tenants, will there be a new normal?...more
The lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret (“VS”) has struggled in recent years. VS’ overtly sexy aesthetic has failed to keep up with shifting consumer tastes towards comfort and gender and size inclusivity....more
On April 1, 2020, an exemption from the landlord's termination right comes into force, which protects tenants against the loss of their apartment or commercial space in the event of late payment of the rent. However, this...more
The pandemic has significantly impacted the real estate sector. With a surge in the number of employees who work from home, the demand for office space has softened. At the same time, growth in e-commerce has exploded,...more
The High Court has ruled in the recent case of Capitol Park Leeds PLC v Global Radio Services Limited [2020] that a tenant’s attempt to exercise the break in a lease, which was conditional on the tenant giving “vacant...more
Much has been written about commercial real estate in a post-Covid world. As real estate users consider how Covid will change their space needs, they should also consider what provisions will serve them in future...more