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The key is getting the tenant’s pre-agreement to representations. We explain how, and give you a Model Lease Clause that you can adapt for your own circumstances.
In recognition of Pride Month, this month’s lesson addresses the thorny issue of LGBTQ+ discrimination and what landlords must do to avoid it. First, we’ll explain how the fair housing laws apply to LGBTQ+ people and why potential liability for sexual orientation and/or gender identity discrimination is a concern in many parts of the country, regardless of the current state of federal enforcement under Trump 2.0. Next, we’ll outline nine rules that landlords and their l...
Tenants may insist on the right to install special equipment on the roof of the building so they can operate their business within the space they lease from you. Among other things, reserve the right to make the tenant physically shield or screen the equipment so that it doesn’t create a public eyesore that mars your building’s image and appearance.
Neighbors with young children complain about a lesbian tenant’s holding hands with her significant other in the lobby and other common areas of the building. What would you advise the landlord to do?
A tenant notified its landlord that it was experiencing financial difficulties and needed to terminate its two-year office lease six months early. Email and phone conversations ensued, but no written agreement was reached. So, when the tenant stopped paying rent and vacated the building with sev...
A landlord demanded that a consulting firm tenant pay $389,984 in rent arrears. After receiving only a partial payment of $83,333, the landlord sent the tenant a lease default notice in July and a termination notice in August. Despite these actions, the tenant neither paid the balance nor surrendered the premises. So, the landlord took his claim to court.