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All sellers or lessors of properties containing Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) generators, as defined in section 24-5(113) of the Code of Miami-Dade County (Code), are now required to disclose, at the time of conveyance or...more
In the last month of the most progressive Seattle City Council term in recent history, the Council passed an ordinance restricting a landlord’s right to use certain security measures for commercial leases in the City....more
The so-called “mansion tax” approved by Los Angeles voters in 2022 and effective April 1, 2023 (Measure ULA) is a misnomer. It establishes a new 4% documentary transfer tax on the sale of any real property priced or valued...more
The last several years have seen hemp and cannabis journey from their traditional treatment as substances controlled at the state and federal levels, on penalty of criminal prosecution, to a more legally and socially accepted...more
New York City enacted Administrative Code Section 22-1005, known as the "Guaranty Law" prohibiting enforcement of personal guaranties supporting commercial leases, in May 2020. The law applies to defaults that occurred...more
On December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a commercial eviction moratorium ordinance (the Board Ordinance), which Board Ordinance came into effect on January 11, 2021. When the Board...more
On November 25, 2020, the Southern District of New York upheld Section 22-1005 of the New York City Administrative Code, which renders personal guaranties contained in leases unenforceable for commercial tenants impacted by...more
On May 26, 2020, the New York City Council passed two laws, effective immediately, intended to provide relief to certain commercial tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. These laws supplement federal relief bills and the...more
On May 26, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed into effect a law (the “New Law”) that amends the administrative code of New York City to prohibit the enforcement of provisions in a commercial lease or other rental...more
On May 26, 2020, two bills recently passed by the New York City Council were signed into law by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The new laws, among other things, restrict Landlord’s rights under existing commercial leases...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state, local and federal governments have swiftly enacted eviction moratoria aimed at protecting both residential and commercial tenants. While the specifics vary from jurisdiction to...more
Updated as of March 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. On Friday, March 27th, after an all-day videoconference-meeting, the Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance further detailing the moratoriums on residential and commercial...more
With the enactment of Assembly Bill 1482, signed by Governor Newsom in October 2019, the California legislature imposed a “just cause” limitation on lease terminations, non-renewals, or evictions for most California...more
In Hancock v. City of Monroe, an unpublished opinion decided on November 19, 2019, the Court of Appeals considered whether a commercial tenant’s right to appeal a zoning notice of violation – an “NOV” – had run, where the...more
Colorado’s 2019 legislative session ended with numerous changes impacting the rights and obligations of residential landlords and tenants. Some of these changes are discussed below....more
The court of appeal found that an amended and restated lease requiring upgrades and improvements to an existing amusement park was exempt from the requirements of CEQA under the Class 1 exemption. San Diegans for Open...more
San Diegans for Open Government v. City of San Diego – filed Dec. 27, 2018, publication ordered Jan. 15, 2019, Fourth District, Div. One - The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court judgment upholding use...more
Commercial Rent Tax for Childcare - Proposition C—the Commercial Rent Tax for Childcare and Early Education—is set to take effect January 1, 2019, and increase the Gross Receipts Tax ("GRT") on Commercial Rents. ...more
On June 5, 2018, San Francisco voters passed Proposition C, which imposes a new gross receipts tax of 1 percent on revenues a business receives from leasing warehouse space in San Francisco and 3.5 percent on revenues a...more
I recently attended the New England Real Estate Journal’s “Cannabis: The Next Phase in Commercial Real Estate” summit, which brought together a number of local players for networking and a high-level discussion of where the...more
Although we haven’t seen much snow accumulation in the northeast to date, we know that this can (and likely will) change before the warmer weather returns. Before the snow really begins to fall, it would behoove both...more
A favorite teaching tactic in legal ethic courses is putting on and taking off different caps to illustrate the different roles lawyers play in various relationships. This “on again/off again” routine demonstrates that the...more
Due to increased drilling activity in the Utica shale formation, state and federal courts in Ohio and the 6th Circuit have recently issued decisions related to local drilling regulations, drilling permits, leasing, indemnity...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, in a 5-2 decision, held that the Local Tax Enabling Act ("LTEA") bars taxing jurisdictions from imposing business privilege taxes, on leases or lease transactions. Fish, Hrabick and...more