With social distancing and mandatory closures, COVID-19 has caused a tremendous impact on businesses. Many commercial tenants have failed to pay April or May rent and some tenants are looking for rent abatements, rent...more
Government mandates aside, tenants to a lease governed by Pennsylvania law may face an “uphill battle” to invoke force majeure protections — used to allocate risk that is considered beyond a party’s control — whether or not...more
Are you a tenant who pays rent to a non-resident individual, estate or trust? If so, beware! Act 43 of 2017 created a withholding obligation for certain lessees of Pennsylvania real estate to non-residents and also expanded...more