Percentage Rent: Mastering the Nuances of a Retail Lease
In a retail lease, the three typical types of rent are base rent, additional rent, and percentage rent. Percentage rent is rent based on...
Leasing 101: Nine Tips for Negotiating Additional Rent
In a lease, 'additional rent' generally is defined as any amount due to landlord by tenant that is over and above base rent. Depending...
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...
Tenant Leasing 101: Proper Delivery of the Premises
It normally is critical for a tenant to have new premises delivered by a landlord on time. The tenant has to open for business as...
Tenant Leasing 101: Plan for Opportunity and Disaster in the Assignment and Sublease Section
The following is an excerpt from Jamie Moorhead's book, Tenant Leasing 101, available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon here: The...
Tenant Leasing 101: Reviewing the Business Terms
In any type of real estate lease – retail, office, restaurant, industrial, or any other kind – the business principals of the tenant...
Tenant Leasing 101: Hiring Legal Help
When you are leasing commercial space, it is a very good idea to ask someone with a real estate law background to help review the lease...
Tenant Leasing 101: Landlord Sent a 50-Page Lease to Sign. Now What?
The following is an excerpt from Jamie Moorhead's book, Tenant Leasing 101, available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon here:...
Tenant Leasing 101: I Need To Lease Space, But What Do I Do? The Very Basics
The following is an excerpt from Jamie Moorhead's book, Tenant Leasing 101, available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon here:...
Buying Property? Make Sure the Due Diligence Period Is Long Enough
A good purchase and sale contract is like a road map for the real estate transaction. The contract will articulate the business terms...
