Q: I negotiated a “percentage rent” clause in my lease with a “general store”-type tenant at my center. At the time, the tenant didn’t have an automated teller machine (ATM) in its space, but it just installed...
Q: My shopping center leases let me pass through the cost of lighting the parking lot during center hours. But some of my tenants—such as a movie theater and a restaurant—commonly stay open after center hours. I want to charge...
Q: I’m negotiating a lease with a prospective tenant for my shopping center. I’ve been sued several times in the past few years for personal injuries sustained at the center. I’d like to avoid any further lawsuits. Can I...
Q: I rented space to a tenant under a lease that contained an arbitration provision. The provision specified that all items except for those pertaining to rent—specifically, nonpayment of rent—must be arbitrated. The tenant...
Q: I’ve allowed relatively strong tenants in my shopping center to give me a letter of credit for their security deposits. Now, a small tenant is asking for the same arrangement. The products the tenant sells would be important for...
Q: The leases I signed with several tenants at my shopping center didn’t mention online sales in the gross sales exclusion provisions in the lease. I recently started mentioning online sales in my leases, but I think that other, new...
Q: I’d like to make changes to the appearance of my shopping center, but under the lease with one of my tenants, the tenant has to give its consent to the changes before I can make them. I believe the changes won’t affect the...
Q: If my tenant causes damage to the space it rents from me, or is responsible for accidents or injuries that happen there, it’s only fair that the tenant should pay for them. Is there a way to make the tenant pay for damage it causes...
Q I own a shopping center in a neighborhood that’s undergoing “urban gentrification,” but still has some rough areas where petty crimes take place. The lower rent and extra space I can offer to tenants is attractive, but...
Q A current tenant is negotiating a move to another space in the same retail center I own. Which relocation costs are fair for me to pay, and what costs should I expect the tenant to cover?
Q To correct a building code violation, I took over the storage area in office building space that’s currently rented by a retail tenant. The tenant breached the lease by not complying with the building code, which it was required to do...
