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DarrowEverett LLP

Mastering the Art of Lease Negotiation: Crafting Win-Win Agreements

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Clients often request that their counsel focus lease negotiations exclusively on those terms most likely to have the most significant impact on economics and the long-term relationship with the counterparty. This request...more

Troutman Pepper

Colorado Argues for Expanded Application of State’s Consumer Protection Statute

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In a recent amicus brief submitted to the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) office has expressed its support for plaintiffs in a case that raises questions about the interplay between Colorado’s...more

Hogan Lovells

The Renters Rights Bill – What’s new?

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The previous government put forward a huge agenda for leasehold reform. While they managed to pass the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 before parliament was dissolved – which introduced a ban on new leasehold houses...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

How Detailed Site Plans and Letters of Intent Can Streamline Your Lease Negotiations

As leases get more complicated and less standardized, and with properties rarely conforming from one to another, there are two documents that can hasten the successful negotiation process and achieve a document that can best...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Real Estate Horizon Scanner Autumn 2024

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The new UK government has leapt out of the starting blocks at full pace in terms of promises of reform, a rental revolution and a planning shake-up. So what is coming down the line in terms of new legislation over the next...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Leasing Agreements in Quebec: True Lease or Financing Lease in the Context of an Insolvency?

One of the main advantages for a debtor to seek protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) is the stay of proceedings that prevents creditors faced with a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Importance of Negotiating Tenant Improvement Allowance Provisions in Health Care Leases

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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

Saul Ewing LLP

On Substantial Completion In Construction Contracts

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“Substantial Completion” is a critical concept in construction contracts and one as to which parties often have contrary conceptions. Finding a definition of Substantial Completion acceptable to both the owner and the...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Part 2/2: Missing Middle Tax Exemption Updates for 2025

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The Florida Housing Finance Corporation is preparing to begin processing applications for the Missing Middle Tax Exemption for the 2025 tax year. Some of the deadlines for processing exemption applications have changed. This...more

K&L Gates LLP

Guarding Against Fraud and Loss–What You Need to Know When Taking Security by Way of a Bank Guarantee

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Bank guarantees (BGs) are a very old invention yet remain one of the most common forms of security that are provided in respect of leasing and other property transactions. Despite their prevalence, there are a number of risks...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Senator writes to DOJ’s Civil Rights Div. regarding automated evictions

On August 16, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), wrote to the Assistant Attorney General...more

DLA Piper

“Greening” Your Leases: The Cornerstone of Climate Resilience and Readiness in Commercial Real Estate

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Many large companies have reported that they are not sufficiently prepared to meet emerging climate-risk reporting and verification requirements, or prepared to take advantage of climate-related opportunities, according to a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fannie and Freddie announce tenant protection policy framework

On August 28, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) each published a multifamily tenant protection policy framework to require minimum lease standards at multifamily properties financed by new enterprise-backed loans. Introduced...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Crédit-bail au Québec : Imposteur ou véritable contrat de location en cas d’insolvabilité?

L’un des principaux avantages pour un débiteur de se placer sous la protection de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (« LACC ») ou de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité (« LFI ») consiste en...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Landlords’ Takings Clause Victory; Rent Control Updates for Montgomery County and Prince George’s County; Condo Conversion...

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As summer 2024 winds down, the implementation of new rent control laws has attracted much attention. Providing some respite from the summer’s rent control heat is a recent win for the multifamily industry coming from the...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Rockville and Montgomery County Take Differing Approaches to Rent Stabilization

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The City of Rockville and Montgomery County are addressing affordable housing with differing approaches. Both jurisdictions took action on rent control this summer, with plans for future legislation or applicable regulations...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Reform Attempt to Soften the Written Form Requirement for Commercial Lease Agreements

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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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Stakes Out Aggressive Stance on Property Controls in Preliminary Enforcement Guidance

Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Navigating Pet Fees, Rent, and Restrictions

Owners Survey, about 70% of U.S. households own pets, up from 67% in the 2019-20 survey. As pet ownership increases, apartment dwellers may face the challenges of finding pet-friendly housing. Apartment leases often come...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Reflecting on the CIS: Three Month Review

Since 6 April 2024, most payments made by landlords and tenants are outside of the scope of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). New CIS regulations were introduced with the aim of streamlining the UK tax framework in...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Tenant’s Rights When Its Commercial Landlord Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

Financial distress persists in the commercial real estate market, raising the prospects that property owners and landlords could seek relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code contains numerous...more

BCLP

Renters' Rights Bill

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On 17 July 2024, the King announced a new Renters’ Rights Bill (“RRB”) to be introduced “to give greater rights and protections to people renting their homes...” The RRB has not yet been published however the background...more

Cozen O'Connor

Broad Street Brief: City's For-Profit Eviction System May Shut Down

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City’s For-Profit Eviction System May Shut Down in Coming Weeks -Philadelphia’s controversial Landlord-Tenant Office, responsible for most evictions in the city, may shut down due to an inability to secure required insurance...more

Sands Anderson PC

Virginia Real Estate Law Updates for 2024

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Effective July 1, 2024, Virginia has implemented several significant changes to its real estate laws. In this year’s installment, tenants get a whole lot of protections (kind of), HOAs are put on a tighter leash, and brokers...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Little-Known Chicago Rental Ordinance Amendment Impacts Unsuspecting Foreclosing Lenders

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A foreclosing lender must offer existing Chicago tenants a new 12-month lease or pay them a substantial $10,600 relocation fee – and the tenant can decide which one to choose. This 2021 amendment to the Keep Chicago Renting...more

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