Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) - We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the Land. In the first iteration of Varano, the Superior Court held that a commercial...more
CASES OF NOTE -
CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR ACCELERATED RENT CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL LEASES
Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, 21-P-1153 (Mass. App. Ct. Sept. 9, 2022)
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently considered...more
CASES OF NOTE THE SECRET'S OUT Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC v. Herald Store Owner LLC, 70 Misc. 3d 1206(A) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 7, 2021) A New York court recently held that a retailer’s closure due to a state law imposed...more
2/5/2021
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Business Interruption ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Common Law Claims ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Failure To Pay ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Government Lockdown ,
Impossibility ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Retailers ,
Victoria Secret
As mall landlords continue to see substantial tenant vacancies, some landlords have begun to challenge solvent tenants who decide to go dark before the end of their lease. In two important recent cases — Simon Property Group,...more