It is customary for landlords to require their tenants to pay real estate taxes attributable to the landlord’s property being leased, along with other common area expenses like maintenance, insurance and the like. When there...more
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. recently reported that Oberon Development Corp., a Toronto property management company and apartment project owner, banned the use and storage on its properties of electric vehicles like cars,...more
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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
Effective July 1, 2023, the Florida statutes were revised to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. However, permits are still available for those interested, and qualified persons may obtain them from the...more
Exclusive use clauses are not uncommon in shopping center leases. Tenants often request these clauses to prevent the landlord from renting space to other tenants who are competitors. Ideally, a shopping center includes a...more
Wire fraud can result in significant loss, and it is permeating all types of transactions, including leasing. With tenants more frequently wiring funds to pay for security deposits and rents, it is important to take...more
Many investors who own and rent out single-family homes struggle with the selection of a form of residential lease to use, especially when starting their investment portfolio....more
Most Leases contain what are called automatic subordination clauses, pursuant to which the Tenant agrees that the Lease is subordinate to any Mortgages granted by the Landlord, whether they are already in existence when the...more
Commercial tenants sometimes bargain for “free rent” periods from landlords as part of the lease negotiation process, and both tenants and landlords may view free rent periods as a “concession” by the landlord in lease...more
It is not unusual for Tenants, especially larger ones, to negotiate for so-called “self-insurance” in their Leases. This concept can be applied to any form of insurance that a Landlord may require from a Tenant, except for...more
If you are a commercial Landlord or property manager, hopefully you are taking advantage of a Florida statute that allows you to limit the Landlord’s liability for lien claims resulting from work performed by your Tenants’...more
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) receives numerous telephone calls each year reporting black bear sightings significant enough to prompt safety concerns. Since 2013, there have been several...more