We previously wrote about a case in which a Florida appellate court strictly applied the statute requiring a commercial tenant to pay rent into the court registry during an eviction proceeding. The appellate court noted that...more
1/19/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Judges ,
Landlords ,
Late Payments ,
Rent ,
State and Local Government ,
State Courts
Under a particular Florida statute, in a commercial eviction, where there is a court order requiring the tenant to pay rent into the court registry during the lawsuit and the tenant fails to pay, the tenant is considered to...more
12/2/2020
/ Business Litigation ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Failure To Pay ,
Florida ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Right to Possession ,
Waiver of Rights
It’s beyond the scope of this blog to predict where the commercial real estate market is heading, but there are those who have predicted a downturn. If that turns out to be right, there may be more loans than usual going into...more
Much has been written about commercial real estate in a post-Covid world. As real estate users consider how Covid will change their space needs, they should also consider what provisions will serve them in future...more
9/24/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
Due to COVID-19, parties to commercial contracts are invoking force majeure clauses. Chances are, parties to Florida real estate contracts didn’t give much thought to a force majeure clause when they drafted their agreement,...more