Glenn S. Demby

The word “reimburse” means to pay back. So, requiring reimbursement may preclude you from collecting the tenant’s pro rata share until after you actually pay the tax bill.

A childcare center tenant that paid base rent each month didn’t pay its share of the property tax and utility bills or obtain the required insurance. So, six months into the lease, the landlord served the tenant with an eviction notice ....

Among the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which swept through Houston in August 2017, was a testing services tenant’s relationship with its landlord. The tenant claimed that the mold spawned from Harvey’s rains rendered the office space unsafe for its employees ....