Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Effective Lease Negotiations for Healthcare Practices
ASC 842: Private Companies On The Clock After Delay
Lease Negotiations – Interview with Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
One of the main advantages for a debtor to seek protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) is the stay of proceedings that prevents creditors faced with a...more
L’un des principaux avantages pour un débiteur de se placer sous la protection de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (« LACC ») ou de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité (« LFI ») consiste en...more
Rent control laws continue to evolve in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. The rent control law enacted last year in Montgomery County will become effective once regulations are adopted. Our recent Alert discussed these...more
On May 17, 2024, the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) published a notice summarizing the District of Columbia’s current policy regarding the recordation and transfer tax treatment of an assignment of a...more
As Rishi Sunak was deluged with rain announcing a general election on 4 July, those in the property world were wondering what this means for the flood of leasehold reform going through parliament. Here’s what you need to...more
On 21 March 2024, McGuireWoods London partner Callum Hassall moderated the third session of Bisnow’s UK Office Series: The Renaissance event, which focused on London’s office leasing landscape....more
It seems like year-after-year, attempts are made to reform or repeal California’s rent control regulations, namely the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Civ. Code §§ 1954.50 et seq.) (Costa-Hawkins Act). 2024 has proven to be...more
The California State Legislature is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, a measure introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, that would force landlords to permit pets in residential rental properties. Specifically, the...more
The recipe for residential apartment success in Cleveland’s central business district has seen significant changes, primarily because a substantial portion of its traditional demand base—those employed in downtown Cleveland’s...more
Even landlords who conduct in-depth analyses of tenant credit and financial health will experience some tenants who become financially unstable during the term of the lease. In an environment where replacing tenants can be...more
In our upcoming series of blog posts, we will look at several key negotiating points for tenants in triple net healthcare leases. We will also offer suggestions for certain lease provisions that will protect tenants from...more
In the New York commercial leasing world, and in almost every privately-owned restaurant lease, the well-known “Good Guy Guaranty” is abundantly common. However, a decision by a judge in the Supreme Court for New York County,...more
In her new Ear to the Ground video, the first of a two-part series on lease work letters, attorney Kimberlee Stafford, Chair of our Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group, discusses key work letter issues and situations when...more
In the real estate field, surprises are less welcome. Owners expect tenants to pay their rent and follow lease requirements, and tenants expect owners to maintain rental units and common areas and to provide the agreed...more
The Freehold and Leasehold Reform Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on 11 December, and was described by Michael Gove – the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Levelling-Up - as the “effective...more
If you’re venturing into the world of commercial real estate, whether as a tenant or a landlord, there’s a plethora of terms you’ll come across. Among these is the seemingly simple idea of the “Lease Commencement Date.” While...more
A bill adding to the list of prohibited provisions in rental agreements recently became law in Colorado. Although the state already had rules in place for what can appear in rental agreements, HB 23-1095 adds prohibitions...more
The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced landlord and leaseholder certificates to help leaseholders understand which protections against the cost of remedial works apply to them. In this first part of our series on landlord...more
Where the parties can’t agree on the terms of a renewal lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Court has the power to decide those terms. But how does the court balance the competing demands of a landlord - keen to...more
The so-called “mansion tax” approved by Los Angeles voters in 2022 and effective April 1, 2023 (Measure ULA) is a misnomer. It establishes a new 4% documentary transfer tax on the sale of any real property priced or valued...more
In what may turn out to be a lesson on the limits of the application of equitable doctrines supporting rent relief in the face of good lease drafting, a California court of appeal panel in San Diego has taken a narrow view on...more
On Jan. 25, 2023, the Biden administration announced new federal actions impacting renters and housing market participants throughout the nation. In connection with this announcement, the Biden administration released its...more
The long moratorium on most evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the de facto shutdown of the court system for civil matters, caused most California landlords to defer unlawful detainer and related...more
Many will be aware of the restrictions on the recovery of service charge, related to works to remedy fire safety defects in buildings over 11 metres in height, from residential leaseholders. This piece highlights the...more
Second Life, which was brought to virtual life by Linden Lab in 2003, is widely acknowledged as the first "metaverse" in which individuals could acquire, build on and, if they wished, sell virtual land. Coming to life long...more