by atak_dev | Jun 11, 2017 | Commercial Lease, Commercial Lease Counseling
What is the difference between rentable and usable square feet? This difference is important to know and understand in the context of negotiating a commercial lease and/or litigating a commercial leasing dispute. Usable Square Feet is the actual space contained...
by atak_dev | Jun 11, 2017 | Commercial Lease, Leases
A tenant’s rights and obligations after foreclosure will depend on whether the lease had priority over the deed of trust (“DOT”) or mortgage in foreclosure. (See RNT Holdings, LLC v. United General Title Insurance Company, 230 Cal. App. 4th 1289 (2d Dist. 2014).)...
by atak_dev | Jun 11, 2017 | Commercial Lease
By default, a landlord who is seeking to evict a tenant must serve a notice that complies with the California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1161 and 1162. These notice requirements cannot be changed or waived in the context of a residential lease. However, parties to a...
by atak_dev | Jun 10, 2017 | Commercial Lease
As Los Angeles commercial leasing attorneys we frequently deal with lease options. If possible, we always recommend that a tenant pursue a lease option at the outset of their lease. A lease option gives the tenant the right, generally within a specified period of...
by atak_dev | Jun 10, 2017 | Commercial Lease, Commercial Lease Counseling
Certain circumstances warrant a landlord’s entry onto the rental property during a commercial tenancy. Generally, commercial leases explicitly allow a landlord reasonable access rights, i.e. in order to make necessary repairs or renovations to the property....
by atak_dev | Jun 10, 2017 | Commercial Lease, Commercial Lease Counseling
Proper service of a valid notice to pay rent or quit is a prerequisite to an unlawful detainer action. (Bevill v. Zoura (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 694, 697). “Because of the summary nature of an unlawful detainer action, a notice is valid only if the lessor strictly...
