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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Court Upholds Landlord’s Right to Accelerated Rent Without Mitigation in Commercial Lease

In another significant win for commercial landlords, an Ohio Court of Appeals recently affirmed the enforceability of a lease provision allowing a landlord to recover accelerated rent without any duty to mitigate damages. In...more

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California Supreme Court Affirms Alternative-Performance Cotenancy Clauses in Retail Leases

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The California Supreme Court upheld a shopping center cotenancy provision, which allowed the tenant to pay reduced rent if the center’s occupancy fell below a certain threshold, finding the lease provision was an enforceable...more

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Second Circuit: Bankruptcy Code's Lease Assumption and Assignment Provisions Apply Only to "True Leases"

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The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to assume and assign executory contracts and unexpired leases is an invaluable tool for generating value for a bankruptcy estate to pay creditor...more

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Ohio Court Case Highlights the Importance of Clarity in Real Estate Agreements

A recent Ohio Court of Appeals decision highlights the importance of clear, precise and complete language in residential as well as commercial leases (and other real estate documents)....more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Obligation of Tenant Shut Down By COVID Order To Pay Rent

Nearly four years after the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the legal consequences of executive and legislative orders shutting down business operations are still working their way through appellate courts...more

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You’ve Got Mail: Can Notice Sent by Email Satisfy Requirements to Exercise Options Under a Commercial Lease?

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Our world is increasingly ruled by electronic communications. Text messages, Slack channels, and e-mails are all tools of business today. But what happens when a contract requires written notice by a more formal method? Do...more

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In eviction case, trial court wrongly made landlord produce leases with other tenants

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In a recent decision, the Second District Court of Appeal indirectly addressed an issue that comes up from time to time in landlord-tenant litigation: whether the landlord must produce in discovery documents relating to other...more

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Yellowstone No More?: New York Highest Court Approves Waiver of Commercial Tenant Right to Seek Declaratory Judgment

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A recent decision of the New York Court of Appeals – the State’s highest Court – has thrown a wrench in a common litigation process used by commercial tenants – the so-called Yellowstone injunction. The 4-3 decision in 159 MP...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Sharply Divided Court of Appeals Upholds Waiver of Declaratory Relief by Commercial Tenants

In a closely watched appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed by a 4-3 vote that a waiver contained in a commercial lease of the right to bring a declaratory judgment action is enforceable and not contrary to public policy....more

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Third Circuit Upholds Right of Tenant to Continued Possession of Rejected Lease Premises and Reduced Rent Payable to Purchaser...

Recently, in IDEA Boardwalk, LLC v. Revel Entertainment Group, LLC; Polo North Country Club, Inc. (In re Revel AC Inc.), No. 17-3607 (3d Cir. Nov. 30, 2018), the Third Circuit held that Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Lease guaranty’s demand requirement trips up landlord

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All too often commercial parties sign contracts without paying much attention to the “boilerplate” provisions.  And all too often that causes a problem for one of the parties.  ...more

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Eroding the Majority Rule: Another Circuit Concludes That Lease Can Be Extinguished in Free-and-Clear Bankruptcy Sale

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The ability of a trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to sell bankruptcy estate assets "free and clear" of competing interests in the property has long been recognized as one of the most important advantages of...more

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Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions: Courts May Not Consider Tenant’s Hardship

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If you own property and a tenant wrongfully refuses to vacate the premises (for example when the lease expires or after proper written notice of termination), you may have a quick and easy remedy to have the tenant removed....more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions - AC36506 - Sidorova v. East Lyme Board of Education - Due to budget cuts, the Board of Education laid off the plaintiff who was a tenured French teacher. She sued for...more

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