Legal & Regulatory

The landlords argue that the order violated their contract and due process rights and amounted to an improper taking of their property under the US Constitution.

These potential risks may not be covered by current property insurance, says Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr's Louis P. Archambault

Most of the time a guarantee is not a provision of a lease agreement but rather an independent instrument, says Warshaw Burstein's Maxwell Breed.

A carve-out for vacant properties lets investors avoid the "substantially improve" requirement, to save millions in development fees.

This article highlights two recent appellate cases where the injured plaintiffs were denied summary judgment for liability against the defendants as a direct result of their own conduct.

Venus Over Manhattan is basing its arguments on "frustration of purpose" and "impossibility of performance" to free itself of the lease and get its deposit back.

A Coral Gables hospitality attorney who is helping retailers stay afloat during the coronavirus economic crisis says the next step is to reconcile the opposing concepts of social distancing and profits.

Rent cancellation bills are circulating at both the federal and state levels, but an Allen Matkins attorney says they don't pass legal muster.