Smyth v. Berman Facts: A commercial landlord enters into a lease agreement with a tenant, granting...
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Requirements of a lease agreement; Termination of a fixed-term tenancy; Advantages and disadvantages of a fixed-term tenancy
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A new law seeks to protect tenants’ rights to request emergency assistance.
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New flood hazard disclosures need to be included in residential lease agreements.
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Sleep EZ v. Mateo Facts: A landlord and tenant enter into a residential lease which requires the...
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A clarification regarding how commercial property is defined.
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Form-of-the-Week: Guarantee Agreements – For Promissory Note and For Rental or Lease Agreement –...
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Form-of-the-week: Residential Rental Agreement and Condition of Premises Addendum – Form 551 and...
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Recent Case Decision: An investor purchases a residential apartment building and serves a 30-day notice of change in rental terms on the existing tenants. Under the change in terms, the landlord may evict a tenant for their failure to comply with any new restrictions.
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Form-of-the-Week: Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit – With or Without Rent-Related Fees – Form...
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A county reassesses a property after the discovery of a sale made after a lease extension. The county requires the tenant to pay the property taxes, and tenant wants a refund.
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Beware the attorney fee provision that covers more than the enforcement of contract provisions.
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A California Court of Appeals weighs in.
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Rent abatement and termination contingency provisions: unreasonable, unconscionable or neither?
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A landlord leased property to a nonresidential tenant. The lease provided the right to inspect the premises with reasonable notice. The tenant’s attorney notified the landlord…
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Form-of-the-week: Termination of Lease and Surrender Agreement – Form 587 Consider a tenant who...
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Another tenant status permitting a residential lease to be terminated on 30-day notice.
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Form-of-the-week: Non-Smoking Addendum – Form 563-1 Consider a non-smoking family who leases a...
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Form-of-the-week: Nonresidential Lease Agreement — Commercial, Industrial Gross – Single...
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