Feature
January 30, 2024
Balance your need to maintain order with the rights of political groups.
This November’s presidential election may be the most volatile in recent memory. In the months ahead, political groups and protestors may demand access to the common areas of your shopping center for...
Drafting Tips
January 30, 2024
Like many landlords, your lease may contain a tax escalation clause requiring the tenant to pay its share of any real estate tax increases that occur during the lease term. These increases are often measured off a base year, typically the first year of the lease. However, pegging future tax...
Owner Wins
January 30, 2024
What Happened: A shopping center sent an email asking a restaurant tenant to renew its lease at an increased rent. The tenant signed the attached amended lease without reading it. Five years later, it vacated the property and stopped paying rent. The landlord served the tenant with a notice of...
Owner Loses
January 30, 2024
What Happened: An exterminator working for Best Buy suffered serious injury after slipping and falling in the store’s icy parking lot. He sued Best Buy and the landlord that owned the property for negligence. Best Buy denied responsibility for maintaining the parking lot in safe condition...
Owner Wins
January 30, 2024
What Happened: The landlord sued a dry-cleaning tenant for nearly $200,000 in damages, including $46,733 in unpaid rent that accrued up to the time the tenant vacated. It also went after the good guy guarantor that “unconditionally, irrevocably and as a primary obligor” guaranteed the...