Holland & Knight's Diversity Council and LGBTQ Affinity Group were proud to celebrate Pride Month and engage in the conversation for equality and embrace our diverse community by coming together without exception and...more
No party enters into a lease hoping one day to end up in litigation. The parties desire a smooth, amicable landlord-tenant relationship. However, the potential for disagreements, and ultimately litigation, over a lease is...more
In a survey of cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, commercial tenants seeking to delay or excuse the payment of rent because of pandemic-related downturns in business sometimes looked to the equitable doctrines of...more
In support of the Safer At Home Order for the City of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a new Public Order, the "Worker Protection Order" (the Order), under the city's Emergency Authority to further prevent the spread...more
4/9/2020
On April 1, 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit home to many commercial landlords around the country, as a huge wave of tenants requested rent relief of some form or another. Landlords obviously are aware of the economic...more
4/7/2020
In Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC, California's Sixth District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the Superior Court in Santa Clara County in support of a commercial tenant who sued his landlord for fraud. The tenant,...more
8/27/2019
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Defense Strategies ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Misrepresentation ,
Property Owners ,
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Proposition 13 ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Shopping Centers ,
State and Local Government
Title Insurance Firms Paying Close Attention to Latest Measure Imposing Russian Sanctions -
The Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last month,...more
9/25/2018
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Beneficial Owner ,
Data Centers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retention ,
Facebook ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Redevelopment ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Title Insurance
New Rules on the Horizon to Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality -
Facing pressure to meet federal clean air standards, California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) voted 7-6 to direct staff to...more
5/15/2018
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City Councils ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Disasters ,
New Rules ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Proximate Cause ,
Rental Property ,
SCAQMD ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Warehouses
Federal Budget Helps Affordable Housing -
Advocates for and developers of affordable housing lamented tax cuts passed late last year. A decrease in the corporate tax rate made the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)...more
4/9/2018
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appraisal ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Corporate Taxes ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Income Taxes ,
LIHTC ,
Local Taxes ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
Apartment Owner Loses Court Battle with Airbnb -
A federal judge in Los Angeles recently dismissed a lawsuit by the owner of the 4,255-unit Park La Brea apartment complex against Airbnb Inc. that sought to hold the online...more
Absence of Private Activity Bonds from House Tax Proposal Could Hurt Affordable Housing -
While a lot of people are discussing the ways in which the tax proposals coming out of Congress will impact personal and corporate...more
The tax proposal initially released by the House Ways and Means Committee could look very different from what Congress actually approves. However, analysts have said that, if passed, certain provisions in the tax plan could...more
11/14/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Homeowners ,
Housing Market ,
Mortgage Interest ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Property Owners ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Seismic Retrofitting ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Ways and Means Committee
Google's New Office Space Could Have Huge Impact on Downtown San Jose -
San Jose is the largest city in California's Silicon Valley, yet some of the tech industry's largest employers maintain their biggest offices...more
6/21/2017
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
Google ,
Illegal Tax ,
Office Space ,
REIT ,
Startups ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Waste Management ,
Zoning Maps
L.A. to Legalize Residential Units Previously Created in Violation of Building Code -
On May 10, 2017, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would permit previously unapproved dwelling...more
5/25/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Bailout ,
Building Codes ,
CEQA ,
City Planning Departments ,
Consultants ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Fannie Mae ,
Freddie Mac ,
Landlords ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Permits ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Zoning Laws
Federal Court Upholds Termination of Navy Lease Bid Due to Environmental Concerns -
In Open Spirit, LLC v. United States, No. 15-370C (Fed. Cl. filed April 28, 2017), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld the...more
New Arizona Law Aims to Prevent "Drive-By" ADA Lawsuits -
Arizona recently enacted a new law that gives businesses and property owners a 90-day grace period to fix alleged disability-access violations without paying...more
California Assembly Member Proposes Bill to Limit Abuse of Service Animal Accommodations -
As dogs have transitioned from children's backyard playmates to must-have accessories while their owners are shopping or dining,...more
4/19/2017
/ Apartments ,
Ellis Act ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Property Managers ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Relocation Assistance ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Service Animals ,
Tenants ,
Verification Requirements
San Francisco Ordinance Invalidated in Victory for Landlords -
In Coyne v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A145044 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2017), the California Court of Appeal invalidated a San Francisco...more
4/13/2017
/ Bureau of Land Management ,
CEQA ,
Construction Project ,
Department of the Interior ,
Environmental Review ,
Federal Land ,
Hotels ,
Land Preservation ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Moratorium ,
Natural Resources ,
Obama Administration ,
Pipelines ,
Preemption ,
Rent Control ,
Rescission ,
Residential Leases ,
Tenants ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Supplies
Gov. Brown Opposes Measure S -
In a statement published less than two weeks before Los Angeles' Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections to be held on March 7, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown came out in opposition...more
3/6/2017
/ Ballot Measures ,
Beneficial Owner ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mortgages ,
Ports ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title Insurance ,
Zoning Laws
Jury Trial Waiver Undone by a Fundamental California Policy -
It is common for commercial contracts to contain a choice of law provision. Some commercial contracts may even contain a clause that waives the right to seek...more
2/22/2017
/ Apartments ,
Appeals ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
EB-5 ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
Job Creation ,
Jury Trial ,
Loan Agreements ,
Loans ,
Parking Lots ,
Real Estate Market ,
Refugees ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Waivers ,
Zoning Laws
Los Angeles, Seattle Top List of Best Markets for Multifamily Investment -
Marcus & Millichap's 2017 National Multifamily Index (NMI) ranks Los Angeles and Seattle first and second, respectively, among 46 major domestic...more
California Prepares for Possible Rollback of Federal Water, Wetlands Regulations -
Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has discussed eliminating what he...more
1/24/2017
/ Airports ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Clean Water Act ,
Construction Industry ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
EB-5 ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Cards ,
Job Creation ,
Land Developers ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Department of Fish and Wildlife ,
State Water Boards ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Water ,
Water Quality ,
Wetlands
Proposed Landmark Rules Could Make LA Redevelopment More Difficult -
Los Angeles City Council Member Jose Huizar has proposed a new set of rules that could make it more difficult for owners of historic properties in Los...more
1/18/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Campaign Contributions ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Elder Issues ,
Historic Preservation ,
Historical Landmarks ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
LIHTC ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
Redevelopment ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Credits
Unlawful Detainer Appeals Process Creates Uncertainty for Landlords -
The California Court of Appeal decided the case of Beach Break Equities, LLC v. Martin Lowell on Nov. 22, 2016, and released it for publication on...more
12/30/2016
/ EB-5 ,
Eviction ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Cards ,
Job Creation ,
Landlords ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rental Property ,
Section 1031 Exchange ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tenants ,
Unlawful Detainer
Owners, Developers Face Challenges Converting Parking to E-Commerce Delivery Space -
Because millennials make up an increasing number of urban residents, owners and developers of apartment and condominium buildings are...more
11/28/2016
/ Affordable Housing ,
Apartments ,
CMBS ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Condominiums ,
Construction Industry ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
IRS ,
Parking Lots ,
Real Estate Development ,
REIT ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Securities ,
Tax Deferral ,
Transfer Taxes ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Zoning Laws