A significant inducement in many new leases and lease renewals is landlord funding and/or constructing improvements that customize the leased premises to the needs of the tenant’s business. The allocation of cost for these...more
4/9/2025
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Landlords ,
Permits ,
Property Improvements ,
Tenants
While landlords prefer tenants with the strongest financial positions to sign leases, they may sometimes accept a “shell” entity — created solely to operate the business at the leased premises — provided that an upper-tier...more
1/28/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Financial Guarantee Requirements ,
Guarantors ,
Landlords ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rental Property ,
Risk Management ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tenants
While sellers typically initiate the first drafts of commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements, some larger buyers have the leverage to require use of their own form agreements. Sellers in these situations should be...more
12/16/2024
/ As-Is Clauses ,
Buy-Sell Agreements ,
Buyers ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Investigations ,
Liability ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Post-Closing Rights ,
Pre-Closing Issues ,
Property Owners ,
Purchase and Sale Agreements ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Sellers
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