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
The COVID-19 outbreak, and the requirement that non-life-sustaining and/or non-essential businesses shut down, is having a material impact on the ability of many commercial tenants to perform their obligations under their...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