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Commercial Leases - Navigating a New Normal
Subro in Seconds | VLOG 2
Lease Negotiations – Interview with Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin
Introduction - Despite the parties’ best intentions at the beginning of a commercial lease, landlords will inevitably encounter tenants in financial distress. Ultimately, some tenants will seek protection in bankruptcy,...more
In the glow of negotiating a commercial lease, no landlord or tenant wants to think about how it might end early. But recent developments again remind us that a nuanced termination clause will significantly affect if, when...more
If the tenant and/or its tenant estoppel is important, consider asking them to alert you immediately if they have concerns about meeting response obligations. Your pending refinance or sale may go smoother if you are in...more
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
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
Financial distress persists in the commercial real estate market, raising the prospects that property owners and landlords could seek relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code contains numerous...more
The long moratorium on most evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the de facto shutdown of the court system for civil matters, caused most California landlords to defer unlawful detainer and related...more
CASES OF NOTE - LANDLORD UNABLE TO EVICT DESPITE TENANT DEFAULTS - Varano v. PDJM Land Trust LLC, et al. No. 1884CV02662, (Mass. Super. Ct. June 16, 2022) The Massachusetts Superior Court held that a commercial landlord...more
The United States’ retail cannabis industry continues exploding, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. These numbers are guaranteed to change after this Tuesday’s election, but as of October 2022, 37 states have...more
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) released the first five-year adjustment to Estoppel Certificate Fees permitted under Section 718.116(8)(f), Florida Statutes, of the Condominium Act and...more
On May 10, 2022, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued an extremely important decision in AGW Sono Partners, LLC v. Downtown Soho, LLC, et al. (SC 20625), addressing several COVID-19 related defenses being asserted by...more
The pandemic has significantly impacted the real estate sector. With a surge in the number of employees who work from home, the demand for office space has softened. At the same time, growth in e-commerce has exploded,...more
In these troubled times when lease and other contract defaults, as well as bankruptcies, abound, it may be useful to reexamine what happens to a lease of commercial real estate when it has been terminated in accordance with...more
Unlike the Great Recession in 2008, landlords and tenants responding to the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 health crisis appear to be focusing more on rent relief as opposed to strict interpretation and enforcement....more
In Bella Italia Restaurants Limited v Stane Park Limited, Bella Italia had entered into a conditional agreement for lease with its prospective landlord, the Trustees of the Churchmanor Pension Scheme....more
If a tenant receives a verbal assurance from a landlord while negotiating a lease, and the assurance is not written in the lease, does the tenant have any recourse if the assurance turns out to be false? ...more
If a tenant wants to renew its lease and fails to send the landlord written notice on time of its intent to renew, is the tenant out of luck? ...more
A Florida landlord recently learned that “self-help” is not allowed for evicting a tenant, even if the parties’ lease says it is. In Palm Beach Florida Hotel and Office Building Limited Partnership v. Nantucket...more
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
On March 11, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Court”) ruled that a termination of lease that occurred prior to the tenant’s bankruptcy may be an “avoidable transfer” under title 11 of the United...more