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Winstead PC

Structuring Co-Tenancy Clauses: A Collaborative Approach to Risk and Remedy

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In the ever-morphing world of Retail Leasing, co-tenancy clauses often become the focus of negotiation—and a frequent flashpoint of disputes. Designed to protect tenants from being left vulnerable when shopping centers lose...more

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Common Area Maintenance and Operating Expenses in Commercial Leases: What Should and Should Not Be Included?

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In commercial leases, "operating expenses" (often referred to as OPEX, CAM or Common Area Maintenance) generally cover the costs associated with the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of the property. In addition to...more

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Structuring Right of First Refusal Clauses: Dos and Don’ts to Avoid Legal Landmines

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A Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Clause is an optional clause that may be included in certain commercial leases which grants a tenant the first right to buy the property should the owner decide to sell....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Avoiding Pitfalls Around New Calif. Commercial Lease Law

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Litigation attorney Anne Beehler and real estate attorney Andrew Starrels co-authored a Law360 article examining the Commercial Tenant Protection Act (S.B. 1103) in California that grants new rights to qualified commercial...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Commercial Tenant Improvements: Key Considerations for Lease Negotiations

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A significant inducement in many new leases and lease renewals is landlord funding and/or constructing improvements that customize the leased premises to the needs of the tenant’s business. The allocation of cost for these...more

Miller Starr Regalia

Commercial Property Owners And Sb 1103: New Consumer-Type Protections For “Qualified Commercial Tenants” In Non-Residential...

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On September 30, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1103, an unprecedented legislative measure affecting non-residential landlords’ transactions with a broadly defined class of “qualified commercial tenants.”...more

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Litigating Commercial Lease Terminations, Part 1 of 2: Landlord's Perspective

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Commercial leases are a critical source of income and financial stability for property owners, but the current evolving economic environment presents many risks. One of the primary concerns is when a tenant falls behind on...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Negotiating Insurance Provisions for Commercial Landlords

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When commercial landlords negotiate leases with prospective tenants, they understandably focus on key commercial terms, such as rental rate and renewal options. While that focus is justified, landlords should never overlook...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Reform Attempt to Soften the Written Form Requirement for Commercial Lease Agreements

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Lease agreements with a term of more than one year are currently subject to a written form requirement under the German Civil Code. For years, there have been ongoing discussions about a potential abolition of the written...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Navigating Break Clauses in Commercial Leases: How to Avoid Breaking Bad

Exercising break clauses in commercial leases can often prove to be a legal minefield for any tenant (and, in some cases, a landlord) seeking to do so. Strict adherence to any conditions and notice requirements for the...more

Miller Starr Regalia

A Contract Drafting Conundrum: Can A Real Property License Agreement Disclaim A Landlord-Tenant Relationship While Retaining The...

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A landowner desiring to enter into a license agreement for the use of real property must take care to ensure that the license agreement does not contain terms that inadvertently waive the landowner’s right to recover the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Don’t Walk Away! Landlord Remedies on Lease Repudiation

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Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more

Sands Anderson PC

Navigating the Labyrinth: Unraveling the Differences Between Commercial and Residential Leases in Virginia

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As the new year approaches, entrepreneurs across Virginia are gearing up to take their ventures to the next level and turn plans into reality. For many, the first crucial step in this journey involves securing a commercial...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Court Rejects Commercial Tenant’s Argument for Relief From Rent Due to “Temporary Frustration of Purpose” During Pandemic

Earlier this year, Money and Dirt covered a then recent case, West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC, which was one of the first California cases dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the legal...more

BCLP

Longer Leases, Lower Ground Rents and Leasehold Liberation: Residential Reforms in the King’s Speech Explained

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The King’s speech announced a new Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill ‘to reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Pinning Down the Lease Commencement Date

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If you’re venturing into the world of commercial real estate, whether as a tenant or a landlord, there’s a plethora of terms you’ll come across. Among these is the seemingly simple idea of the “Lease Commencement Date.” While...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Let's Be Reasonable: Landlord Consents to Lease Assignment

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What sort of things go through a commercial landlord's mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space...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

Adams & Reese

Ten Issues to Consider When You Are Planning to Lease Commercial Property

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There are many important issues for a business to consider when its leaders plan to lease commercial property as a tenant. Whether the planned new location will be the only location for the business or a new location to be...more

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Briefcase Quarterly Update: Key Real Estate Cases - July 2021

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Briefcase: Quarterly update on key real estate cases including: Pandemic Clause Included in Business Lease Renewal - ..A shopping centre lease renewal decision contains useful guidance on how the court will assess...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Altered Commercial Leasing Forever

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Lately, each day has brought more signs that pandemic restrictions are being loosened and the opportunity for a “return to normal” is growing. But for commercial real estate landlords and tenants, will there be a new normal?...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19: Crisis-related exclusion of termination right on landlords takes effect

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On April 1, 2020, an exemption from the landlord's termination right comes into force, which protects tenants against the loss of their apartment or commercial space in the event of late payment of the rent. However, this...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

10 Questions Your Litigator May Ask about Your Post-Covid Commercial Lease

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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

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Commercial Leases in New York: Enforcement Is on Pause, but Negotiations Should Be Ongoing

New York courts are resuming some operations, but eviction proceedings, including for violations of commercial leases, are still suspended. However, those contracts — and the obligations they created — still exist. ...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

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