commercial real estate

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: LEGAL MARIJUANA AND RENTERS

March 15, 2018

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Thursday, March 15, 2018. With the growing legal acceptance of marijuana on a state-by-state basis, there’s a lot of confusion about how…

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ASK FOR A BETTER LEASE FOR YOUR GYM

February 23, 2018

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Friday, February 23, 2018. How much room you have to negotiate your gym lease depends a lot on who has leverage —…

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HOW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS HELP NEW BUSINESS OWNERS

February 17, 2018

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Commercial rental agreements are nothing like residential rental agreements — they’re vastly more complicated and something that many…

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LOOK AT TENANTS WHEN DOING DUE DILIGENCE ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

January 25, 2018

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Every buyer of multi-unit commercial property has (or should have) an extensive list of items that he or…

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ZILLOW IS SUED FOR VIOLATING ANTI-TRUST LAWS

January 19, 2018

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Friday, January 19, 2018. Is Zillow unfairly letting some of its partner brokers drop the “Zestimate” values of certain pieces of real…

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CALIFORNIA TENANTS WIN CLASS-ACTION STATUS OVER LATE FEES

December 28, 2017

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Equity Residential is the name of the company that controls numerous rental properties throughout California. Nationally, it’s the…

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SHOULD YOU LEASE TO A CANNABIS BUSINESS?

December 15, 2017

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Friday, December 15, 2017. Are you thinking about leasing some property to a business that deals in cannabis? If so, there are…

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CELL TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT ISSUES

December 5, 2017

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. If you agree to rent your land out to be used by a cell tower company, you’re signing…

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IS YOUR GYM SOCIAL-MEDIA READY?

November 8, 2017

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. When your customers are ready to “get swole” (work on fitness) they’re going to want access to social…

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NEGOTIATING A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEASE: WHAT TO KNOW

November 1, 2017

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Commercial leases do not usually follow a standard arrangement. Rather, the terms of commercial leases can vary widely…

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