As medical offices struggle to keep their doors open during COVID-19, they're often going to their landlords to request relief.
While medical office landlords might be inclined to provide this relief rather than seeing their tenants go out of business, Allison Nelson, co-deputy chair of Akerman's real estate group, says laws specific to the healthcare sector could open landlords up to compliance issues. The main threat is violating The Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, which is a set of federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral.
These laws may be applicable when a physician or healthcare practitioner or an immediate family member of a physician is leasing or subleasing from another healthcare provider or hospital. Making things even thornier is that there could also be state corollaries to these laws.
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
