News & Analysis as of

Default Rent Contract Terms

Holland & Knight LLP

Litigating Commercial Lease Terminations, Part 1 of 2: Landlord's Perspective

Holland & Knight LLP on

Commercial leases are a critical source of income and financial stability for property owners, but the current evolving economic environment presents many risks. One of the primary concerns is when a tenant falls behind on...more

Goodwin

Commercial Leasing in Massachusetts: SJC Confirms Enforceability of Accelerated Rent as Liquidated Damages

Goodwin on

On September 25, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision that affects commercial landlords’ ability to accelerate rent as liquidated damages after a Lessee’s default in Cummings Properties,...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Appeals Court Decision May Affect Rent Acceleration Clauses in Massachusetts Leases

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on

In an important recent decision for Massachusetts landlords, the Massachusetts Appeals Court determined that a rent acceleration clause in a commercial lease constituted an unenforceable penalty where it permitted the...more

Goodwin

Commercial Leasing in Massachusetts: Commercial Landlord Cannot Collect Accelerated Rent as Liquidated Damages and Rent From New...

Goodwin on

On December 5, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision impacting commercial landlords’ ability to accelerate rent as liquidated damages after a Lessee’s default in Cummings Properties, LLC vs. Darryl C....more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Restrictions on Lease Remedies Arising Under Homart

In March, when much of the country was first experiencing the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic, it was commonly believed that things would return to normal soon. Nearly nine months later, most of us have come to realize that...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

First Step in Successfully Fending off a Yellowstone Application: Be Sure To Give Valid Notice of Default

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

Several weeks back, we reported on an apparent uptick in commercial lease disputes over the last 18 months in this new COVID era.  It only follows that there would be a corresponding uptick in Yellowstone applications from...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide