Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 512: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
Eviction Essentials and Lease Management
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
CFPB’s Involvement in Tenant Screening - FCRA Focus Podcast
When Can Oregon Landlords Terminate Residential Tenancy Without Cause?
Practicing on the Front Lines of Landlord-Tenant Regulations and Housing Law
It’s Lit? Insight into the Increase in Cannabis-Related Litigation in California
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 265: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
Reopening Commercial Buildings: COVID-19 Issues Podcast
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Commercial Leases - Navigating a New Normal
Subro in Seconds | VLOG 2
Lease Negotiations – Interview with Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin
The District of Columbia has enacted the Extreme Heat Eviction Protection Amendment Act of 2025, which amends the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to prohibit housing providers from evicting tenants on days when extreme heat...more
In the balance of power between landlords and tenants, the risk of default is usually higher for the tenant. While many landlords have accrued wealth and invested in low-risk assets, many tenants are embarking on a new...more
In this report, we have outlined ten areas of real estate risk to have on your radar in 2026. Dispute activity is being driven by factors such as regulatory and legislative changes, ongoing financial pressures, environmental...more
On January 23, HUD issued a letter ordering all public housing authorities and owners participating in HUD-funded housing programs to immediately verify the citizenship and immigration status of all tenants, following an...more
In 2026 the UK government is making plenty of promises in terms of change, rental reform and a planning shake-up. What is coming down the track in terms of new legislation over the next few months? We pull it all together...more
Welcome to the third edition of Real Insight, our UK real estate update. We look at one of the UK government's flagship pieces of legislation, the recently passed Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025. We review our real...more
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published on 27 January 2026. Its stated purpose: to bring the feudal leasehold system to an end by reforming and reinvigorating commonhold tenure and banning the use of leasehold...more
In 8750297 Canada Inc. v. Ambassador Realty Inc. (2025 ONSC 5479) (“Ambassador Realty”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a long-standing commercial tenant that missed a renewal deadline could...more
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (‘RRA’) has fundamentally changed the UK private rented sector (‘PRS’) landscape, but certain types of student accommodation will be protected by necessary and important exemptions. ...more
While Chapter 11 does not require debtor insolvency, it does require good faith (applicable to the petition and the plan), which for solvent debtors seeking to reject and modify lease-counterparty rights, includes...more
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the nation’s largest nonprofit fair housing organization, leading investigations, enforcement, advocacy, and research to advance equal housing opportunity....more
In Peebles v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) interpreted the Massachusetts security deposit statute, G.L. c. 186, §15B. Its ruling arose from two questions certified to the SJC by the United...more
Tenant estoppel certificates play a critical role in commercial real estate transactions by providing purchasers and lenders with direct confirmation from tenants regarding key lease terms. In many respects, estoppels operate...more
Introduction - Tenant estoppel certificates play a critical role in real estate transactions. Whether you are a purchaser, lender or tenant, you have likely encountered these documents. This bulletin highlights four...more
Bankruptcy law provides special treatment for landlord claims arising from termination of a lease, using a calculation set forth in Section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code. The starting point for the calculation is to...more
The Letter of Intent (LOI) is where you set the business deal. The lease is where the lawyers argue over the details. If the LOI is vague or one-sided, you’ll either overpay in the lease or burn a ton of time and fees trying...more
Happy New Year! As we noted in our last Alert (linked here), on September 17, 2025, the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act passed on its second reading by the DC Council. It was...more
The Iowa Supreme Court closed the house down on 2025 with a decision about the relationship between renters and landlords in Butter v. MidWest Property Management, No. 24-1752 (Dec. 31, 2025). ...more
The year 2025 brought continued development in California landlord-tenant law on two fronts. The courts issued decisions underscoring the importance of adhering to lease language and statutory procedure, while the Legislature...more
Key Takeaways - ICSC-Law 2025 emphasized deal-driven, practical lawyering, with a focus on making transactions work through collaboration, efficiency, and real-world problem solving....more
On Jan. 1st, the Illinois Safer Homes Act (765 ILCS 752) goes into effect. The act requires that a summary of the Illinois Safe Homes Act be attached as the first four pages of a residential lease in Illinois and that each of...more
On December 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law long-anticipated amendments to RPAPL § 881, the statute governing court-ordered access to adjoining property to perform construction work. The amended statute...more
Most leases require a tenant to provide some form of security. In a residential context, this could be a cosigner or a cash security deposit. In commercial leasing, the lease security is usually in the form of either a cash...more
Recent updates to the North Carolina General Statutes in Chapter 58 (insurance) and to a portion of Chapter 42 (landlord and tenant) became law on July 1, 2025, under Session Law 2025-45 (House Bill 737)....more
Every December, we are encouraged to reflect on a defining milestone in American constitutional and civil rights history – the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865....more