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Tag: Commercial Real Estate
Massachusetts SJC Rules in Favor of Insureds for Ambiguous Insurance Policy Term
In Zurich American Insurance Company v. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (and a consolidated case[1]) (Docket No. SJC-13535), the Supreme Judicial... Read More »
Commercial Real Estate: Tensions in Due Diligence
Whenever a buyer wants to acquire real estate, due diligence can make or break the deal. For obvious reasons a... Read More »
Disability Access and Lease Negotiations in California: What Commercial Landlords Need to Know
Recent amendments to an existing California statute regarding disability access for commercial property create requirements, of which landlords, tenants, and... Read More »
New Opportunities for Credit Union Ownership of Real Estate
Proposed changes to NCUA’s rule on federal credit union (FCU) ownership of real estate and to the Massachusetts credit union... Read More »
When a Signed Lease is Not Enough – Commercial Tenants in Massachusetts
Renting retail space in a shopping center? An office in downtown Boston? A parcel of land for development in the... Read More »
Percentage Rent: How it’s Calculated
Percentage Rent is intended to reward the Landlord for creating a successful retail environment wherein the Tenant exceeded a sales benchmark... Read More »
A Major Danger To Commercial Property Owners (And Their Lenders) — The Protective Safeguard Endorsement To Property Insurance Policies
Almost all property owners’ insurance policies contain various endorsements covering such matters as rent insurance, business interruption, service interruption, liquor... Read More »
Sharing Can Be Hard: The Risks of Distributed Work Space
When mother encouraged you to be nice and share with others she likely did not have office space in mind. ... Read More »
Show Me the Money! Negotiating Tenant Allowances
Tenant Allowances are cash contributions made by a landlord to a tenant to prepare the premises for business. Landlords offer... Read More »
Rooftop Leasing – Landlords, Look Before You Leap!
This month’s edition of Shopping Centers Today, the magazine of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., features an article... Read More »
Preexisting, Nonconforming Uses and Structures: A Recent Appeals Court Clarification
Revisions to local zoning ordinances look prospectively. Thus, when a zoning ordinance is enacted prohibiting a specific use in any particular... Read More »