Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
In her new Ear to the Ground video, the second 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
If you are a commercial landlord in Florida, you may inadvertently be subjecting your land and building to liens by contractors who perform work for your tenants. With the recent economic downturn, many commercial buildings...more
Have you ever heard the strange term “pith of the lease”? This odd designation, apparently unique to Florida law, describes improvements to commercial tenancies that are essential or “vital to the lease’s perpetuality.” ...more
Tenant improvement work is a common source of construction liens. When liens arise out of tenant improvement work, the question is always: does the lien attach to the owner/landlord’s ownership interest in the property, or...more
In Part I of this series, we discussed how COVID-19 had impacted almost every provision of a commercial lease, including the covenant of quiet enjoyment, continuous use provisions and force majeure clauses, among others....more
On 6 May 2020, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Limited [2020] UKSC 18. ...more
The Construction Act (Ontario) (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act) (the “Act”) was substantially amended last year. The first phase of those amendments came into force in Ontario July 1, 2018. Under the Act as it...more
Letter from the Editor - Welcome to the Fall 2016 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope your summer has left you relaxed and refreshed to successfully finish out the remainder of the year. Most...more
A landlord may prevent a tenant from taking equipment from the premises by filing a distress writ. Before a landlord files suit for eviction, it should first consider whether there is any equipment on the premises that...more
Before Contracting to Lease Commercial Space, Be Sure to Protect the Property Against Potential Liens - As multiuse high-rises and commercial buildings are once again springing up in areas of Downtown, Brickell, and...more