Plugging Loopholes
May 18, 2017
Continuing advances in technology have made it easier than ever for commercial real estate owners to have the most effective security equipment for their properties. But upgrading and increasing security measures is expensive. And although the right security plan can save you money from vandalism,...
Q & A
May 18, 2017
Q: I’ve negotiated percentage rent provisions in my leases with several of my retail tenants at the shopping center I own. I’m relying on these tenants to give me correct gross sales figures so that I can get the percentage rent that I’m owed, and can gauge how well the tenants...
In the News
May 18, 2017
A new three-year economic forecast from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate predicts that the U.S. economy and commercial real estate industry are, in general, expected to experience moderate growth through much of 2019. The ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast,...
Feature
April 26, 2017
In theory, a sublet seems easy: When you let a tenant sublet its space, the subtenant pays the tenant its rent due under the sublease, and the tenant pays you its rent or percentage rent due under the lease. While that’s the way sublet scenarios are designed and expected to work, you can...
Plugging Loopholes
April 26, 2017
Performing due diligence on a prospective tenant is one way to try to determine whether the tenant is financially viable. But what if you end up leasing to a tenant that proves to be a risk, no matter how careful you thought you were when researching it? One example of a risky tenant is one that...
Owner Wins
April 26, 2017
Facts: A tenant leased space in a shopping center for its restaurant. The tenant had an option to renew its lease, but had to exercise that option a year before the lease term was to expire. The tenant claimed that it sent a letter to the owner of its space, letting it know that it would renew its...
Feature
April 12, 2017
A tenant’s lease violation is never good news for commercial real estate owners, but each type of violation has different consequences—ranging from annoying to disastrous. If your lease doesn’t give you a “self-help” right, you might find yourself facing the difficult...
Plugging Loopholes
April 12, 2017
A strong tenant forces you to give it a self-help right—that’s the right to step into your shoes to do important repair, maintenance, or replacement work if you fail to do that work. But suppose you have warranties on your roof and other items that restrict who can perform repair,...
Q & A
April 12, 2017
Q: A provision in my lease with a retail tenant specifies that the tenant must fix any damage to the elevator that it uses as part of its business. I recently discovered that the equipment has been damaged, so I sent a notice to cure to the tenant. However, the tenant claims that the damage...
Feature
March 15, 2017
It’s an undertaking for any tenant to scout out prospective commercial space, negotiate a lease, and then deal with the logistics and expense of moving into that space. So, after going through all of the effort to get established at a property, it’s not unusual for a big tenant that...
