Leasing 101: The Miscellaneous (but still important) Provisions
There almost always is a section at the end of a lease labeled ‘Miscellaneous’ into which shorter provisions that do not warrant their...
Leasing 101: The Truth about Holding Over
In my nineteen years of experience handling about 700 leases, there has only been one instance in which the holdover provision was...
Leasing 101: Address Potential Exposure in the Default Section
The default section in a lease lists the set of conditions upon which a landlord may terminate a lease or tenant’s right to possession,...
Leasing 101: Security Deposits
A security deposit is the landlord’s attempt to mitigate the risk of a tenant that cannot, or will not, honor its lease obligations. A...
Leasing 101: The Co-Tenancy Clause
Not all retail tenants can get a landlord to agree to a co-tenancy provision, but this still should be part of the tenant’s discussion...
Leasing 101: Indemnification & Releases
The indemnification, release, casualty, condemnation sections are highly technical and are somewhat dependent on the law of the state...