Force Majeure Clauses in Commercial Leases
October 11, 2026
Few tenants thought much about force majeure clauses before 2020. Then a global pandemic shuttered businesses for months, and suddenly everyone wanted to know...
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October 11, 2026
Few tenants thought much about force majeure clauses before 2020. Then a global pandemic shuttered businesses for months, and suddenly everyone wanted to know...
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October 11, 2026
Missing rent is the most common trigger, but a commercial lease default can arise in many ways. Unauthorized alterations, unpermitted subletting, lapsed insurance, or...
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Every lease eventually ends, but not every ending is clean. When a tenant needs out before the term expires, or when both sides simply...
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Imagine moving into a commercial space designed from the ground up for your exact business. The loading docks sit where you need them, the...
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Most commercial leases give a tenant the right to use a building that already exists. A ground lease flips that idea on its head....
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Rooftop solar can cut your electricity bill dramatically, but the upfront cost of buying panels stops many homeowners. Two popular alternatives let you go...
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Corporations use leases for far more than office space and company cars. For large real estate and equipment deals, finance teams sometimes use an...
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Imagine this: you lease a new car for $35,000, and six months later it is totaled in an accident. Your auto insurance pays out...
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Most car leases work the same way. You make a down payment, then pay every month for two or three years. But there is...
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You have driven your leased car for three years, kept up with every payment, and now the lease is ending. You return the keys...
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Moving out is chaotic. Boxes everywhere, the truck idling outside, and a landlord inspection looming. In that chaos, cleaning is the task most tenants...
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You hand your landlord $2,000 as a security deposit. They hold it for three years. In that time, the money could have earned interest...
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The security deposit is often the biggest check a tenant writes all year. One or two months of rent, due upfront, on top of...
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Rent is due on the 1st, but the money is not in your account until the 3rd. Most tenants have been there. The question...
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Moving into a new apartment on the 1st of the month is convenient, but life rarely works out that neatly. Maybe your lease starts...
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