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Legal Lessons from Portland’s Commercial Real Estate Uncertainty

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In today’s commercial real estate market, the only certainty is uncertainty. This is not a call for panic, but rather a call for balance. Now is not the time for bet-the-firm risks, nor is it a time for total retreat to the...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Ground Leases: A Commercial Real Estate Financing Alternative

In recent years, ground leases have gained popularity as an alternative for developers, offering more flexibility and leaner launch costs than traditional fee ownership of vacant land, pad sites, storefronts, or other...more

K&L Gates LLP

Interim Statement on ‘54 Act Reform

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Summary - The Law Commission has issued an interim statement on the reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act). Its initial consultation addressed the “contracting-out” model, types of tenancy and duration of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Three Easy Tips for Lease Negotiations

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

Gould + Ratner LLP

What is a Rent-Ready Credit in Multifamily Real Estate?

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A rent-ready credit is a legal provision commonly included in a multifamily real estate purchase agreement that allows a buyer to recover turnover costs at closing. The credit is used to cover the costs needed to make vacant...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Key Considerations for Solar Panel Rooftop Leases

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Solar panel rooftop leases have become increasingly popular among real estate owners in Florida, and beyond, as an additional revenue generator for commercial properties, in large part because owners often perceive them as...more

Clark Hill PLC

Clark Hill 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Hybrid Work Models and Lease Restructuring

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ebbed from the daily lives of workers, its impact on hybrid work continues. While no consensus has emerged, the hybrid work model, which requires splitting the work week between going into...more

Bennett Jones LLP

End Game: How a Sublease Can Survive Beyond its Head Lease

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In the world of commercial leasing, the relationship between landlords and tenants and, by extension, subtenants, is at the heart of the leasing arrangement. But what happens when arrangements change and relationships shift?...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Surrender Condition: Your Lease May Lack a Key Automatic Default Provision

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For commercial landlords, ensuring that tenants return the leased premises in the agreed-upon condition is crucial to protecting their property and income. One effective way to enforce this is by making a tenant's failure to...more

Allen Matkins

If A Lease Is Not "Valid", Is It Void or Voidable?

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Justice Ignazio ("Nace") John Ruvolo once observed that the "Illegality of contracts constitutes a vast, confusing and rather mysterious area of the law."  McIntosh v. Mills, 121 Cal. App. 4th 333, 344 (2004).  One confusing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Look for More Landlord Protections in Retail Deferral Agreements and Extensions

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In April and May of 2020, the unprecedented challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related mandatory closures and restrictions on operations began to be felt by retail tenants across the United States. As a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What to Know About Recourse Carve-Outs in the Age of COVID-19

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In this challenging and rapidly changing environment, real estate players are dealing with the effects of COVID-19 on real property operations in real time. As they make decisions at an accelerated pace, they should bear in...more

Dickinson Wright

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Performance of Commercial Leases: A Review of Force Majeure, Impossibility of Performance, and...

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As COVID-19 spreads throughout the United States and governors issue “shelter-in-place” orders and mandate the closure of non-essential businesses, landlords and tenants have encountered new and evolving challenges in meeting...more

King & Spalding

Transient but Modern: How Popup is giving Retail a Facelift

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As traditional leasing plans, for retail spaces in particular, have been interrupted by bankruptcies of traditional retailers and the shift in consumer habits to online shopping, a more transient tenant form is gaining...more

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A Perfect Union: Creating Landlord-Tenant Agreements for Commercial Leases

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Similar to a marriage, in which two parties come together to enter into a legally binding agreement, a commercial lease symbolizes a forged relationship between parties that can be enduring and rewarding, or short-sighted and...more

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Exclusive Use Provisions in Commercial Leases

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Exclusive use provisions are common in commercial leases, especially in large shopping centers with many tenants. An exclusive use provision essentially allows a tenant to use its premises for an intended specific use (for...more

K&L Gates LLP

Don't Get Stitched

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You think that you have found the perfect space – but have you done your due diligence? Entering into a lease is one of the most significant financial commitments for most businesses and one of the most important decisions a...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Top 10 provisions your litigator wants in your commercial lease

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It’s bad enough having to call your real estate litigator. But it’s worse when he or she tells you that your lease is missing some critical provision that would help you in your current dispute. Every commercial lease is...more

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