Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
In Florida, a Notice of Commencement (NOC) must be recorded in the public records of the county where construction of certain property improvements occurs. This document serves two key functions....more
In her new Ear to the Ground video, the second of a two-part series on lease work letters, attorney Kimberlee Stafford, Chair of our Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group, discusses key work letter issues and situations when...more
Most private development projects in California trigger some sort of discretionary public approval, whether it be environmental review, zone changes, permits, or other forms of entitlement approvals. As part of that approval...more
If you are a commercial landlord in Florida, you may inadvertently be subjecting your land and building to liens by contractors who perform work for your tenants. With the recent economic downturn, many commercial buildings...more
Have you ever heard the strange term “pith of the lease”? This odd designation, apparently unique to Florida law, describes improvements to commercial tenancies that are essential or “vital to the lease’s perpetuality.” ...more
In Matter of Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Ctr., Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Inc. Vil. of Brookville, the Second Department reviewed a local zoning board’s denial of an applicant’s request to expand and improve the...more
The Massachusetts Statute of Repose requires litigants to assert within six years all tort claims arising out of the design, construction, or administration of improvements to real property. The Statute begins to run upon the...more
There’s no doubt about it, the U.S. real estate market is strong. With low interest rates and low unemployment rates, it is not surprising that the National Association of Realtors included parts of Florida among the top 10...more
Borrowers often envision future alterations to enhance the economic value of the commercial real estate asset, when closing the initial loan. Such alterations can be in the form of capital improvements, tenant improvements,...more
For subrogation practitioners dealing with an installation-based statute of repose, knowing what is an improvement to real property is the first battle in what can, but does not have to be, a long fight. Like many other...more
The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals recently overturned precedent and held that the installation of standard internet cable lines constituted nontaxable real property improvements rather than taxable business fixtures. Nationwide...more
The Eastern District of New York filed a Safe Drinking Water Act complaint this week against the City of New York and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, seeking to require the City to cover the Hillview Reservoir...more
Cities and counties in California are now required to provide informational notices related to disability access requirements. ...more
The Construction Act (Ontario) (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act) (the “Act”) was substantially amended last year. The first phase of those amendments came into force in Ontario July 1, 2018. Under the Act as it...more
On July 11, 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted H.B. 7208 (“Revised C-PACE Statute”) to make several minor changes to the existing statute governing the State’s commercial property assessed clean energy (or...more
Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise v. W.G. Yates & Sons Constr. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86100 (W.D. NC July 1, 2016) - Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (the “Casino”) contracted with joint general contractors, W.G. Yates...more