Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 512: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
REFRESH Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Effective Lease Negotiations for Healthcare Practices
ASC 842: Private Companies On The Clock After Delay
Lease Negotiations – Interview with Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
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
A reverse build-to-suit is a specialized real estate mechanism where the tenant develops and builds out the leased property to support the tenant’s use. This is a “reverse” of the common build-to-suit model, where a landlord...more
Owners of buildings designated for long-term rentals are entitled to significant tax benefits that are being granted in order to encourage the construction of buildings that include residential apartments earmarked for...more
With the global downturn in certain asset class valuations, hotels are experiencing something of a renaissance and have re-emerged as a preferred asset class. With challenges in all but the best in class and transit-oriented...more
Let’s assume you own a 175 acre farm in Washington County. Your grandfather acquired the farm back in 1948 from Farmer Brown (the “1948 Deed”). Your grandfather always said that he bought both the surface and oil and gas. In...more
When it comes to commercial leases, offering a tenant the chance to purchase the property or exercise a right of first refusal can be an appealing way to sweeten a deal. However, these options come with layers of complexity...more
Earlier this year, our article in the Spring 2024 issue of NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Magazine touched on some of the challenges of and tools for adapting underutilized commercial spaces and property for...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Overriding Interest. Inside this issue: - New Joiners - Articles of Interest - Events - Case Reports...more
EVALUATING EFFECTIVE NOTICE IN EXERCISE OF OPTIONS - Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 653 (2023) - In Sourcing Unlimited, Inc., plaintiff-tenant Sourcing Unlimited, d/b/a...more
CASES OF NOTE - LIMITATIONS FACING PLAINTIFFS UNDER CHAPTER 40A - Doyle v. Zoning Board of Appeals of City of Attleboro, No. 20 MISC 000386 (DRR), 2021 WL 5037871 (Mass. Land Ct. Oct. 29, 2021)...more
As a practitioner who regularly advises clients on qualified opportunity zone (OZ) matters, I have spent the bulk of the past three years discussing ground lease structures. Developer clients initially cringed at the notion,...more
Real estate developers in Florida are buying and improving rural land at a record pace. In many cases, this land has been devoted to purposes which resulted in the land being categorized as agricultural for real estate tax...more
A new, interesting trend of institutional rental (PRS) has appeared on the Polish real estate market, taken from the most developed markets in Europe, such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In Poland, we are...more
In Gaia v Abbeygate, Abbeygate, a development company, was required to pay to Gaia GBP1.4m, for failure to use reasonable endeavours to enable a commercial site to be redeveloped: Gaia Ventures Ltd v Abbeygate Helical...more
Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses - BACKGROUND - In December 2017, as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), Congress established a new tax incentive program to promote investment in certain low-income...more
Earlier this year, we blogged on the High Court decision of Mears Limited v Costplan Services. This case concerned whether an agreement for lease for the development of two blocks of student accommodation could be terminated...more
“Because ground leases typically have terms of up to 99 years, landlords and tenants need to consider all the various circumstances that might change over such a long period of time. For instance, in the last 99 years there...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Overriding Interest. Inside this issue: - New Legislation to Combat Unfair Residential Practices - The Electronic Communications Code - New Joiners - Events - Global Real Estate Team...more
This webinar addresses the requirements for 1031 Exchanges, the various types of 1031 Exchanges, and issues involving 1031 Exchanges in partnerships, limited liability companies and tenant-in-common situations. Please...more
In years past, ground leases were used primarily as vehicles for the development or redevelopment of “stand alone” real estate. The fee owner – typically an investment group that purchased an income property years ago and now...more