Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
Lead Exposure Claims: Proactive Strategies for Effective Resolution
Managing Apartment Turnover: From Launch to $10M Series A, with Rent Ready's Jonathan Kite
RAD Conversions for MOD Rehab/MOD Rehab SRO Projects
Condo Owners and Dealing with Uncooperative Management Companies
Welcome to the latest edition of Overriding Interest. Inside this issue: - New Joiners - Articles of Interest - Events - Case Reports...more
One of my mantras when preparing contracts and company policies is “to be careful what you incentivize. This article discusses the "cobra effect" and why it's critical when preparing legal documents to consider what behavior...more
Effective March 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has withdrawn from its website two questions and the Agency’s answers (FQs) related to Property Management Companies’ (PMC) obligations...more
Environmental Justice is a key priority of the Biden Administration and, included in that priority, is addressing the risks presented by lead exposure. The risks of lead-exposure are well-known and addressing these risks has...more
This article is the sixth in a multi-part series examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on select real estate sectors and the considerations around how technologies will shape future operations and accelerate means to...more
Now is the time to prepare for when non-essential businesses will be allowed to re-open after the various state and local COVID-19 shutdown orders are lifted. We do not know when that date will be or how the orders will be...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised new questions and challenges for commercial landlords and property managers. It is no longer business as usual. The goal for a landlord or property manager during these trying times should be...more
COVID-19’s rapid spread has brought disruption and uncertainty to everyone’s lives and businesses—including the real estate industry. Private equity sponsors, senior management teams, real estate owners, occupants, developers...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
Property Management Agreements (“PMAs”) have been around for years and typically follow the same format. However, the growth of the Build to Rent (“BTR”) sector has caused a re-think of the “usual” terms to ensure it reflects...more
RAD Conversions for MOD Rehab/MOD Rehab SRO Projects Owners and managers of units subsidized through HUD's Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) program, including Mod Rehab Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units, should be...more
Owners and managers of units subsidized through HUD's Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) program, including Mod Rehab Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units, should be considering converting their existing Mod Rehab and Mod Rehab...more
The recent and pervasive trend of lawsuits being filed against companies based upon website accessibility issues, including numerous suits brought against hospitality companies for such issues and for failure to identify...more
Campus Real Estate, Property Management, Tax Credits The 15th Annual Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers conference was held in San Francisco, where attendees listened to and learned from both in-house and outside counsel at...more
In commercial real estate, the property management agreement is one of the documents most critical to the long-term success of a project. Regardless of the property type – hotel, apartment complex, shopping center or office...more
The extended due date to file 2015 San Francisco Gross Receipt Tax (“GRT”) returns is April 29, 2016. In anticipation of preparing these returns, below are frequently asked questions (“FAQ”) posed by commercial real estate...more
Chicago Tribune Condo Adviser columnist Howard Dakoff on what to do when a management company is committing significant breaches to a contract. ...more