Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
Effective Lease Negotiations for Healthcare Practices
How Commercial Property Owners Can Collect Unpaid Rent from Commercial Tenants
Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
[Webinar] Cannabis Real Estate Considerations
Goran Musinovic on Healthcare Real Estate Compliance
Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
Law Brief®: Debra Bodian Bernstein and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Commercial Lease Defaults During COVID-19
COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part One)
How an Am Law 200 Firm is Working Towards Solutions to 2020’s Challenges with Jeremy Sacks: On Record PR
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Landlord and Tenant Negotiations for Existing Commercial Leases Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Litigation Fever – Part I: What Lies Ahead?
Commercial Leases - Navigating a New Normal
Strategies for Negotiating with a Franchisee and Franchisor
Many large companies have reported that they are not sufficiently prepared to meet emerging climate-risk reporting and verification requirements, or prepared to take advantage of climate-related opportunities, according to a...more
As anyone who has watched FX’s The Bear knows, running a restaurant is hard work. When restaurants occupying leased commercial space fail, commercial landlords need a gameplan to protect their interests. Some key...more
Lease agreements with a term of more than one year are currently subject to a written form requirement under the German Civil Code. For years, there have been ongoing discussions about a potential abolition of the written...more
This is the second of a two-part series addressing special considerations for government lessors in the current commercial real estate market. Part I addressed the risks posed by government downsizing and early lease...more
On July 17, 2024 I attended a webinar hosted by First American Title about the commercial real estate (CRE) market in transition. Here are some important takeaways. In the overall economy, inflation peaked in the summer of...more
In our ongoing series of blog posts, we examined key negotiating points for tenants in triple net health care leases....more
While Local Law 97 passed nearly five years ago, it officially went into effect earlier this year. Part of the broader Climate Mobilization Act designed to significantly decrease New York City’s carbon emissions, Local Law 97...more
Exercising break clauses in commercial leases can often prove to be a legal minefield for any tenant (and, in some cases, a landlord) seeking to do so. Strict adherence to any conditions and notice requirements for the...more
As all restaurateurs know, a good location is an essential ingredient in any recipe for long-term success. But controlling costs is also a key factor. Renting your location—rather than actually purchasing real estate...more
This is the second episode in More with McGlinchey's two-part series on the ins and outs of retail space in the cannabis industry. Obtaining retail space for any small business is a big move. There are many issues to...more
These are rocky times for many office landlords. Office valuations continue to decline, interest rates remain high and office vacancy rates are nowhere near their pre-pandemic levels. ...more
Many commercial real estate land parcels in New York are held through a long-term ground lease structure. This includes approximately 100 co-op buildings in New York City that are located on property that is ground leased....more
Effective June 6, 2024, Washington state no longer requires that commercial leases with a term of more than one year be notarized to be effective. On March 13, 2024, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5840...more
Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) - We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the Land. In the first iteration of Varano, the Superior Court held that a commercial...more
Effective June 6, 2024, commercial leases in Washington for a fixed term of more than one year no longer need to be notarized. Substitute Senate Bill 5840 states that “Leases do not require acknowledgment, witness, or...more
Recent headlines have revealed distress in the real estate market, which may lead to opportunities for investors willing to take a bit of risk. There are many examples all over the country of groups with debt looking for...more
Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more
Express, Inc., the fashion mall retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware Bankruptcy Court, docket #24-10831 (KBO) on April 22, 2024. This is the second retailer bankruptcy...more
In this episode of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate,” hosts Stacey C. Tyler and Stephen Tanico discuss the evolution of New York City retail leasing with their guest Julia E. Sanabria, partner in the...more
Effective June 1, 2024, the State of Florida’s sales tax rate on commercial real property lease payments (including base rent and additional rent) will be reduced from 4.5% to 2.0% for payments received for occupancy periods...more
In Hong Kong SAR and in Mainland China, we have observed an increase in the relative bargaining power of office tenants to negotiate their leases. A variety of factors, including a stronger supply of new office buildings and...more
In evaluating the feasibility and profitability of a potential investment, it’s crucial for a prudent buyer to conduct a comprehensive review of all property leases. Such an examination allows the buyer to verify the...more
As discussed in a previous Otten Johnson Alert, many Denver and Colorado property owners are subject to a slate of new benchmarking and energy performance requirements. Property owners will be implementing energy reduction...more
The commercial real estate market in the United States is undergoing a profound shift as building vacancy increases in most major markets and as trillions of dollars of financing are coming due in 2024....more
Commercial Leases and Risk The lease agreement is one of the most commonly utilized contracts in commercial transactions. Even in today’s mobile and technology-driven commercial landscape, a huge number of businesses and...more