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A hotel comfort letter is a document issued by a hotel franchisor to a lender when a hotel owner (the borrower) seeks financing. It provides the lender with assurances about the relationship between the franchisor, borrower,...more
A federal court in New Jersey recently granted summary judgment against the guarantor of a hotel franchise agreement, requiring him to pay contractual post-termination damages. Ramada Worldwide Inc. v. Keys Hosp., LLC, 2024...more
The hospitality industry will need to focus on several key areas to ensure compliance and minimize risk in the year ahead, including data privacy and cybersecurity protections, employment and labor law compliance, and even...more
Welcome to the third edition of The Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and...more
The joint venture (JV) model is a popular choice among investors for structuring their investments into hospitality and leisure (H&L) assets....more
A federal court in North Carolina denied a hotel franchisor’s motion to dismiss a customer’s breach of contract claim. Brittian v. Extended Stay America, 2024 WL 1841600 (W.D. N.C. Apr. 26, 2024)....more
This CLE course will cover the negotiation and structure of permit and license clauses in hotel purchase sale agreements, with an emphasis on liquor licenses. Our panel will discuss pitfalls in drafting and high priority...more
The financing of hotels and resorts requires balancing the borrower’s need for flexibility to successfully operate the hotel against the lender’s desire to prevent cash leakage should conditions related to the borrower’s...more
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability. [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber LLP’s founding members,...more
German civil law differentiates between residential and commercial leases (Mietvertrag) and leaseholds (Pachtvertrag). Residential or commercial leases are more common than leaseholds: they grant the tenant a right to use the...more
Branded hotel managers are not bad people, but they’re sometimes bad managers if profitability is your objective. If you noticed that operating margins improved when brand standards were relaxed during the pandemic, and when...more
At the September 15 meeting, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted a new policy that will affect hospitality businesses operating on Los Angeles County property. Policy 5.290 was recommended to the Board in a...more
In late November of last year, the Court of Chancery in Delaware handed down a decision in a case called AB Stable VIII LLC v. MAPS Hotels and Resorts One, LLC ...more
Does the owner bear the risk in case of bankruptcy? Due to the tense situation in the hotel industry, various lessees are currently approaching their lessors asking for deferral or abatement of rent payments for the...more
Corona virus as a force majeure event in hotel lease agreements - Rent payment and business interruption insurance - Since the hotel industry is severely affected by the current situation due to the new corona virus...more
Shutdown of hotel operations due to COVID-19 "Corona Virus" - Force Majeure? The COVID-19 "corona virus" pandemic keeps almost the whole world in suspense. The effects on the global economy are not yet foreseeable. ...more
The Corona Crisis has hit the real estate market in general, but in particular it is impacting the retail and hospitality sectors. The scale and business relevance of the Corona Crisis is somehow unprecedented, and therefore...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the hospitality sector, significantly impacting the financial performance of existing hotels and causing delays to new hotel projects. These impacts may result in hotel owners and...more
An Israeli court recently rendered an interesting ruling on the impact of COVID-19. The case is question involved the lease agreement for the operation of a hotel. The lease agreement, executed in February 2020, provided...more
In this edition of Coronavirus Q&A, Bilzin Sumberg's real estate leader discussed the current challenges that hotel owners face and the rocky road ahead for that sector. Originally Published in Law360 - August 2020....more
COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on the hotel sector, causing occupancy rates to plummet around the world. Periods of closure and low occupancy will have a negative effect on the financial performance of affected hotels and...more
Hotel Owner Considerations - As the COVID-19 crisis continues and health care systems face capacity issues, governmental entities have turned to the option of repurposing hotel properties as temporary hospitals, acute...more
COVID-2019 is a new strain of coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of 2019 and continues to spread around the globe. The COVID-2019 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)...more