Know where you stand as a renter. Repairs, deposits, evictions, privacy, and fair housing rules explained in plain language.
You have three years left on your lease when the landlord announces the building will be demolished for a mixed-use redevelopment. Your lease, you discover, contains a demolition...
A fire breaks out in the building next door. Smoke and water damage leave your storefront unusable for three months. Who pays for the repairs, do you owe...
A recapture right is one of the most powerful tools a commercial landlord holds. It allows the landlord to take back leased space when the tenant asks for...
When a tenant subleases commercial space for more than the rent owed to the landlord, the extra money does not always stay with the tenant. Many commercial leases...
For many commercial tenants, the sign on the building matters almost as much as the space inside it. A visible, well-placed sign can drive foot traffic, build brand...
Most tenants negotiate for the right to grow. Far fewer negotiate for the right to shrink. Yet contraction rights, which let you give back part of your leased...
Your car lease is ending, and the dealership has scheduled a final inspection. You are confident the car is in good shape. Then the inspector circles the bumper,...
You come home after a long day, pull into your assigned parking spot, and find someone else's car sitting in it. Again. Parking spot disputes are one of...
Finding out your rental building has a new owner can feel like the ground shifting under you. You chose the old landlord, the old management, the old way...
Learning that your landlord is facing foreclosure is unsettling. You signed a lease, you pay rent on time, and suddenly the building you live in could change hands....