Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 512: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
Eviction Essentials and Lease Management
REFRESH Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
The use of a commercial lease to rip off minority owners in a closely held business
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
Effective Lease Negotiations for Healthcare Practices
How Commercial Property Owners Can Collect Unpaid Rent from Commercial Tenants
Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
[Webinar] Cannabis Real Estate Considerations
Goran Musinovic on Healthcare Real Estate Compliance
Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
Law Brief®: Debra Bodian Bernstein and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Commercial Lease Defaults During COVID-19
COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part One)
How an Am Law 200 Firm is Working Towards Solutions to 2020’s Challenges with Jeremy Sacks: On Record PR
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Landlord and Tenant Negotiations for Existing Commercial Leases Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
In negotiating leases, there are many potential pitfalls. Below, we highlight three common issues, as well as smart strategies that will lead to better outcomes at the negotiation table. A failure to distinguish important...more
Veteran business owners: whether you are setting up shop in an office building or in a retail strip mall, your commercial lease is a critical piece of your company’s mission. Just like a well-defined business plan, a clear...more
In our prior article, The “Art” of the Commercial Real Estate Lease Term Sheet, we discussed the importance of an accurate term sheet reflecting the material terms of the proposed commercial lease, and how in the absence of...more
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce waste, the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in coordination with the new leadership at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), is reaching out to all tenant...more
On this episode of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate,” Stacey C. Tyler and Stephen Tanico continue their term sheet series, this time focusing on lease deals and the value of attorney review prior to...more
Most people likely understand the risks of trying to rely on an oral agreement to vary the terms of a commercial lease. Nonetheless, parties often get into disputes over whether there was an oral agreement that varied the...more
The new Extension of Government Leases Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) will take effect this Friday, 5 July 2024. In consideration of the significant number of owners affected by the expiration of Government leases from 2025...more
Commercial Leases and Risk The lease agreement is one of the most commonly utilized contracts in commercial transactions. Even in today’s mobile and technology-driven commercial landscape, a huge number of businesses and...more
We previously wrote that commercial lease renewal provisions are void and unenforceable if they rely upon “market rent” with no mechanism to determine the market rent, but what happens when the renewal provision is completely...more
When selling your business in Canada, you will face a long list of due diligence requests as the purchaser reviews all aspects of your business. If there is a lease, one key aspect of due diligence review will be the lease...more
In this quarter’s edition, we cover cases concerning continuing nuisance, business lease renewals, “subject to contract” and misrepresentation. We also tell you about the new Renters (Reform) Bill recently introduced to...more
A common route for property owners to effect divestiture of their real estate assets to de-risk their investments and to improve liquidity is to sell down part of the asset and form a joint venture with the buyer....more
In an important recent decision for Massachusetts landlords, the Massachusetts Appeals Court determined that a rent acceleration clause in a commercial lease constituted an unenforceable penalty where it permitted the...more
On December 5, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision impacting commercial landlords’ ability to accelerate rent as liquidated damages after a Lessee’s default in Cummings Properties, LLC vs. Darryl C....more
This decision has confirmed that a court can grant relief from forfeiture in relation to a tenant’s option to take a new lease. It is a useful reminder for landlords that forfeiture does not apply solely to leases, and is a...more
On March 21, 2022, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (the “Court”) decided in Peterbilt of Baltimore LLC v. Capitol Gateway Properties, LLC that provisions of an option to purchase (the “Option”) pursuant to the...more
German civil law differentiates between residential and commercial leases (Mietvertrag) and leaseholds (Pachtvertrag). Residential or commercial leases are more common than leaseholds: they grant the tenant a right to use the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has made many companies reconsider their use of space, and left others unsure of future space plans. Some have turned to subleasing space, to avoid making any long term plans in uncertain times....more
Even though the increase in vaccinations and other public health initiatives have resulted in a dramatic reduction in new COVID-19 cases hinting at a possible “return to normal,” recent industry publications are starting to...more
In our last installment of the Lease Dispute Series, we talked about tenant payment of real estate taxes. Today, we’ll talk about the covenant of quiet enjoyment. North Carolina law implies a number of covenants in...more
Maynard Industrial Properties Associates Trust (MIPA), a commercial landlord, sued Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc. (Comcast). The dispute focused on the amount Comcast would owe under an extension of the amended lease....more
If you are a new or emerging business owner beginning the process of finding a suitable property to lease, it is important to be critical of the lease provided by the landlord. You should also attempt to negotiate each...more
Unlike economic challenges of the past, COVID-19 has immediately and vastly altered the commercial real estate industry on a global scale, and in ways the industry has not previously encountered with the purely economic...more
COVID-19 Pandemic Likely to Increase Bankruptcy Filings- As the COVID-19 pandemic forces authorities across the country to swiftly react to public health developments and setbacks, the process of reopening businesses to...more
As businesses adjust to the complications presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords and tenants must now take even greater care when entering into leases. Tenants may demand greater flexibility in leases should a public...more