In commercial real estate, Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreements (SNDAs) play a critical role in the relationship between tenants, landlords, and lenders. An SNDA clarifies the rights and protections of tenants when a property is subject to...
Issues That May Arise From Shopping Center Leases What are some major issues to consider for a landlord and tenant in the context of shopping center leases and CC&Rs? Rent, property taxes, maintenance, and repair, are all typically routine matters that are...
Can you Evict a Tenant who has not Paid Rent? By now, many residential and commercial tenants have failed to pay rent. While the governor’s executive order does not excuse or delay the obligation to pay rent, many local governments such as the City of Los Angeles have...
In previous blog rent relief during the coronavirus, we have talked about the recent orders allowing both residential and commercial tenants in the City of Los Angeles to defer their rent payments during the Coronavirus Stay at Home order to the extent the order...
Thinking about subleasing a property sometime in the near future? Here are some tips and things to consider before doing so. A sublease is a transfer of only a portion of the tenant’s interest in the lease, reserving to the sublessor some reversionary interest. A...
Does the Force Majeure (Act of God) Provision in my commercial lease excuse my payment of rent? Does a crisis such as the Coronavirus trigger the provision in a commercial lease agreement to excuse payment of rent? On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the World Health...
