Home Owners Associations

HOA Architectural Committees: You are choosing a new paint color for the outside of your house, and you think, “Since all the other houses are beige, I think I’ll paint mine blue.” On second thought, you had better check your homeowner’s association (HOA) governing...

Commercial Tenant Negotiations

Usually a tenant will accept a landlord’s letter of intent to lease space if the letter sets out the basic business terms (e.g., rent, term, deposit, etc.) and nothing more. However, this is a missed opportunity for the tenant. For most commercial tenants, they will...

Commercial Leases

Most commercial leases provide that the tenant will attorn to, or recognize, any purchaser of the property at a foreclosure sale as the new landlord. The provision usually states that the subordination will be automatically effective, but that the tenant will enter...