Property Owners, Rent, Commercial Leases

SB 1103: What California Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

Carlton Fields on 3/6/2025

Senate Bill 1103, which took effect on January 1, 2025, amends sections 827, 1632, 1946.1, and 1950.9 of the California Civil Code. This legislation grants new lease protections to “qualified commercial tenants.”...more

Idaho’s Supreme Court Raises New Questions About the Essential Elements of a Lease

Stoel Rives LLP on 2/24/2023

Idaho’s Supreme Court recently issued a new opinion discussing the requirements to form a valid lease agreement. Unfortunately, the case raises as many questions as it answers....more

COVID-19: Dutch Supreme Court provides clarity on rent discount for business premises

Hogan Lovells on 1/10/2022

On 24 December 2021 the Dutch Supreme Court pronounced the long-awaited COVID-19 judgement in response to the preliminary questions posed by the District Court of Limburg. The judgement provides clarity on whether the...more

D.C. Council Passes Tenant-Friendly COVID-19 Legislation on May 5, 2020

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/7/2020

On May 5, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia unanimously passed the “Coronavirus Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2020” (Bill 23-750) with amendments (the Act). This legislation is one of several that have...more

MA Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development Issues Regulations and Guidance on COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium

Bowditch & Dewey on 4/30/2020

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts legislature passed Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (the “Act”), which imposes a moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 state of emergency. On April 28, the...more

Massachusetts Pauses Residential and Commercial Evictions and Residential Foreclosures During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

Bowditch & Dewey on 4/23/2020

As the Covid-19 global emergency continues, so does its economic impact. The Massachusetts legislature and Governor Baker have enacted numerous initiatives aimed at, among other things, Massachusetts’ economic stability and...more

California Tenant Considerations During the COVID-19 Crisis

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/16/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the economic impact on individuals, small businesses and non-profit corporations has become more severe. On March 16, in an effort to support those affected financially, California Gov....more

“Quiet Enjoyment” May Not Work, But New York Law and Leases May Provide Other Avenues for Relief for Commercial Tenants

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/6/2020

As set forth in our prior update, commercial tenants in New York may not be able to establish a breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment because of the ongoing pandemic, subject to specific lease language....more

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