Posts Tagged ‘Commercial Real Estate’
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: LEGAL MARIJUANA AND RENTERS
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 the owners of multi-unit rentals need to address the issue. Here are some of the…
Read MoreASK FOR A BETTER LEASE FOR YOUR GYM
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 — and how much of it — in the situation. You’ll obviously have more room to…
Read MoreHOW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS HELP NEW BUSINESS OWNERS
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 new business owners are unprepared to navigate on their own. In addition, commercial leases aren’t…
Read MoreLOOK AT TENANTS WHEN DOING DUE DILIGENCE ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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 she wants to see as part of the due-diligence process. However, when you’re focused on…
Read MoreZILLOW IS SUED FOR VIOLATING ANTI-TRUST LAWS
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 estate in order to scare buyers away from the competition? A New Jersey group thinks…
Read MoreCALIFORNIA TENANTS WIN CLASS-ACTION STATUS OVER LATE FEES
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 third-largest rental company in the United States. Now, the company faces a class-action lawsuit in…
Read MoreSHOULD YOU LEASE TO A CANNABIS BUSINESS?
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 a few key points that you want to keep in mind when dealing with this…
Read MoreCELL TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT ISSUES
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 a very unusual sort of lease. For one thing, you’re going to sign a lease…
Read MoreIS YOUR GYM SOCIAL-MEDIA READY?
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 media to share their workout routines and successes. A quick browse through the #fitness hashtag…
Read MoreNEGOTIATING A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEASE: WHAT TO KNOW
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 depending on the real estate market. In a hot rental market, for example, the property…
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