Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
When Can Oregon Landlords Terminate Residential Tenancy Without Cause?
Practicing on the Front Lines of Landlord-Tenant Regulations and Housing Law
How Commercial Property Owners Can Collect Unpaid Rent from Commercial Tenants
It’s Lit? Insight into the Increase in Cannabis-Related Litigation in California
Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
[Webinar] Cannabis Real Estate Considerations
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
Law Brief®: Debra Bodian Bernstein and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Commercial Lease Defaults During COVID-19
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part One)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 265: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
In our ongoing series of blog posts, we have examined key negotiating points for tenants in triple net health care leases. We also have offered suggestions for certain lease provisions designed to protect tenants from...more
The recently enacted HB24-1098 in Colorado introduces significant shifts in the dynamics of landlord-tenant relationships, prompting a need for careful understanding of the new regulations and procedures regarding evictions....more
Commercial Leases and Risk The lease agreement is one of the most commonly utilized contracts in commercial transactions. Even in today’s mobile and technology-driven commercial landscape, a huge number of businesses and...more
A Leaseback Agreement or a “rentback agreement” is an agreement between a buyer and seller of a property that permits the seller to continue living in the property for a period while paying rent to the buyer. Leaseback...more
A common route for property owners to effect divestiture of their real estate assets to de-risk their investments and to improve liquidity is to sell down part of the asset and form a joint venture with the buyer....more
New York bankruptcy court breaks with precedent and endorses time approach for calculating lease termination damages over rent amount approach, resulting in smaller claims for landlords. Time approach limits, and often...more
On December 5, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision impacting commercial landlords’ ability to accelerate rent as liquidated damages after a Lessee’s default in Cummings Properties, LLC vs. Darryl C....more
The COVID-19 pandemic has made many companies reconsider their use of space, and left others unsure of future space plans. Some have turned to subleasing space, to avoid making any long term plans in uncertain times....more
Even though the increase in vaccinations and other public health initiatives have resulted in a dramatic reduction in new COVID-19 cases hinting at a possible “return to normal,” recent industry publications are starting to...more
In our last installment of the Lease Dispute Series, we talked about tenant payment of real estate taxes. Today, we’ll talk about the covenant of quiet enjoyment. North Carolina law implies a number of covenants in...more
COVID-19 continues to keep employees working from home and many companies have had to conduct layoffs, significantly reducing workforces. As a result, large portions of office and retail space remain empty....more
In Mowrey v. Eagle Rutland, LLC, et al., Vt. Super. Ct., Docket No. 284-5-18 Rdcv (Aug. 5, 2020), the court held that a non-possessory, arms-length commercial landlord that leased the premises to a supermarket could not be...more
If you are a new or emerging business owner beginning the process of finding a suitable property to lease, it is important to be critical of the lease provided by the landlord. You should also attempt to negotiate each...more
Unlike economic challenges of the past, COVID-19 has immediately and vastly altered the commercial real estate industry on a global scale, and in ways the industry has not previously encountered with the purely economic...more
NYC Mayor Signs Two Measures Aimed at Providing Relief to Certain Commercial and Residential Property Taxpayers - On July 7, 2020, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law two bills that were passed by the New...more
On May 1, 2020, in Winston Affordable Housing, LLC v. Roberts, the North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the law surrounding a landlord's acceptance of rent after issuing a non-renewal notice because of the tenant's breach...more
COVID-19 Pandemic Likely to Increase Bankruptcy Filings- As the COVID-19 pandemic forces authorities across the country to swiftly react to public health developments and setbacks, the process of reopening businesses to...more
The 2020 Business Solutions Series. Join us for a webinar on leasing considerations for developers, landlords, and business owners. Topics include: - What the market looks like right now. - What can landlords do right...more
As businesses adjust to the complications presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords and tenants must now take even greater care when entering into leases. Tenants may demand greater flexibility in leases should a public...more
The recent Supreme Court case of Duval v Randolph Crescent concerns the question of whether a landlord may allow a departure from a tenant’s lease covenant in a multi-let building, where the leases of the other tenants in the...more
1. What is this new regulation about? The crisis caused by the so-called COVID-19 virus led the Spanish Government to declare the state of alarm in the whole country through the publication of Royal Decree 463/2020 of 14...more
Leasing commercial space differs from renting a home. Whether you need office, retail, or industrial buildings for your business, commercial properties have their own unique issues, which must be addressed early on. A proper...more
It’s not as easy to try out commercial rental space as it is musical instruments. It’s expensive for the landlord to get the space ready for a tenant, and it’s expensive and disruptive to the tenant’s business to move into a...more
Landlords who want to make changes to the rules and regulations in their manufactured housing communities need to be aware of the notice rules in Iowa Code § 562B.19. General Notice Period for Rule Changes - Generally...more
The government’s Royal Decree of 6 March 2019 makes significant changes to the rules governing landlord-tenant relations under the Spanish Lease Act. Background - Lease agreements in Spain are subject to the Ley...more