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Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Healthcare Practice Lease Negotiations: Avoid Missing Out on Potential Opportunities
Business Better Podcast Episode: Distressed Office Buildings: A Look at Workout and Enforcement
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
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Creative Reuse: The Opportunities and Challenges of Converting Office Space to Residential
How Commercial Property Owners Can Collect Unpaid Rent from Commercial Tenants
Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
Build Out Or Buy? Financing Real Estate Transactions in Healthcare Practices
Goran Musinovic on Healthcare Real Estate Compliance
Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)
The Risk of Personal Injury Claims from COVID-19 and What to Do About It
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Future of Offices
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
Law Brief®: Debra Bodian Bernstein and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Commercial Lease Defaults During COVID-19
South Carolina Abandoned Building Incentives at Risk of Going Away
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In Comprehensive Medical Center, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2025 WL 416814 (9th Cir. 2025), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s determination that the period of...more
For most Towns and Cities throughout the State of New York, May 1st ushers in new assessment rolls and equalized market values for commercial and residential properties. As detailed in an earlier tax tracker (see: Assessment...more
On August 5, 2024, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) introduced substantial climate change regulations called Resilient Environments and Landscapes (“REAL”). Public comments were accepted through...more
Rite Aid Corporation filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition for the second time in two (2) years in the District of New Jersey Bankruptcy Court, docket #25-14731 (MBK) on May 5, 2025. A repeat filing like this is often...more
A bill recently introduced in the California State Senate would have imposed a tax on commercial buildings that have prolonged vacancies, but has been rewritten after facing strong opposition. Authored by California State...more
California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103) now provides commercial tenants who operate small businesses with new legal protections of which property owners, managers and brokers must be aware. Failure to comply...more
In a significant victory for property owners in Pignetti v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has relaxed the standard for establishing that two noncontiguous parcels of...more
In California, it seems that everything must be registered and reported to the state. A spot bill, SB 789 (Menjivar) was recently amended to require that individuals and entities owning commercial property in the state to...more
After two consecutive years ranking as the number one “judicial hellhole” in the country — followed by only a slight improvement to number four — Georgia’s General Assembly, with the leadership of Governor Kemp, passed...more
INTRODUCTION - A county court case - Spirit Pub Company v Pridewell Properties - has provided an interesting illustration as to how courts are looking at applications under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (the “Act”). It...more
Suburban strip malls have been a staple of Long Island’s retail identity – convenient, accessible, and often anchored by big-name national chains. But, as retail trends evolve and those anchor tenants face uncertainty and for...more
Litigation attorney Anne Beehler and real estate attorney Andrew Starrels co-authored a Law360 article examining the Commercial Tenant Protection Act (S.B. 1103) in California that grants new rights to qualified commercial...more
A recent bill introduced in the California State Senate would impose a tax on commercial buildings that have prolonged vacancies. Authored by California State Senator Caroline Menjivar, SB 789 is intended to discourage...more
What Happens When a Parcel is Split Zoned?- Municipal zoning maps frequently include the entirety of a lot or a tax parcel within a given zoning district. But, sometimes zoning maps do not do this. Sometimes, zoning maps...more
Kennedys partners Jared Greisman, Aaron Konstam, Louis Kozloff and Colin Willmott will be presenting a webinar on understanding business income claims on May 1, 2025. The webinar will survey key contours of business income...more
BACKGROUND - The bombing of the Manchester Arena in 2017 exposed the lack of readiness of many public venues to deal with terrorist threats. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2024 (the "Act") is, for which the...more
Every two years, every Colorado county reassesses property taxes for real and personal property. The notices of valuation for the 2025-2026 cycle will soon be released on May 1. Now is the time for commercial property owners...more
Background on the Building Energy Performance Standards - After the Maryland General Assembly passed the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 (CSNA), MDE engaged in a series of rulemakings; the current regulations were...more
The “Common Level Ratio” (CLR) is a figure calculated by a state administrative body every year for every county. The CLR reflects the relationship between assessed and (fair) market values....more
In Washington, sellers of commercial property are required to complete and timely provide a buyer with a seller disclosure statement (commonly known as the Form 17 Comm) containing specific information about the property...more
Generally speaking, when a party files a Mechanic’s Lien Claim (“Lien Claim”) in Pennsylvania, the Lien Claim needs to be served on the Respondent by the sheriff of the county where the property owner is registered to do...more
The Buchalter LA Wildfire Taskforce is happy to report some good news for certain commercial property owners impacted by the LA Wildfires. On March 28, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) agreed...more
Ohio reappraises and updates real property valuations every three years, and that means higher taxes. For tax year 2024, reappraisals and updates included counties such as Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Stark, Allen, and Sandusky....more
The Legislative Changes to HB 126 Introduced in 2024 Were Not Enacted Into Law - In 2024, there were two separate efforts by the Ohio legislature to amend House Bill 126 (HB 126) to address and clarify issues that have...more
Columbia’s Pari Sastry shows how the growing disconnect between climate risk and available insurance is transforming commercial real estate....more