Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) - We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the Land. In the first iteration of Varano, the Superior Court held that a commercial...more
EVALUATING EFFECTIVE NOTICE IN EXERCISE OF OPTIONS -
Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 653 (2023) -
In Sourcing Unlimited, Inc., plaintiff-tenant Sourcing Unlimited, d/b/a...more
CASES OF NOTE -
LANDLORD UNABLE TO EVICT DESPITE TENANT DEFAULTS -
Varano v. PDJM Land Trust LLC, et al. No. 1884CV02662, (Mass. Super. Ct. June 16, 2022) The Massachusetts Superior Court held that a commercial landlord...more
11/16/2022
/ Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Leases ,
Conservation ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Lease Termination ,
Lis Pendens ,
Preemption ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rental Property ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Tenants
Trends in Real Estate Litigation -
Commercial Landlords and Tenants Take Their COVID-Related Lease Disputes to Court -
The slow-burning standoffs between commercial landlords and tenants in the COVID-19 pandemic are...more
7/13/2020
/ Commercial Leases ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Real Estate Market ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
As mall landlords continue to see substantial tenant vacancies, some landlords have begun to challenge solvent tenants who decide to go dark before the end of their lease. In two important recent cases — Simon Property Group,...more