To sophisticated landlords and property managers, co-tenancy provisions contained in commercial leases are routine and (relatively) unexciting. Unfortunately—and perhaps as a result—such clauses are ...

Co-Tenancy clauses have historically been included mainly in leases for mall and shopping center tenants (i.e., retail centers with big-box tenants, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods). While the landscape ...

A co-tenancy provision in a retail lease is a powerful tool for tenants that can have long lasting effects and unexpected consequences for landlords and developers. This provision conditions a ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. A co-tenancy ...

The Supreme Court of California recently upheld the validity of the co-tenancy clause of a retail lease and its alternative rent structure in JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, No. S275843, ...

There is a special symbiotic relationship between shopping center landlords and tenants, with each looking to the other to promote the “product.” The same holds true for the tenant and other tenants ...

Losing a key retail anchor tenant in a shopping center is bad enough. While this creates a big vacancy on its own, the domino effect resulting from co-tenancy clauses and termination rights in the ...

As retailers that have traditionally served as mall anchors—be they department store chains or big-box players—announced major store closings this year, co-tenancy clauses have become an area of risk ...

Delegates passed a bill that would eliminate the minimum number of royalty owners required to be considered for a gas drilling operation as one unit. The number was originally seven or more for the ...

When two or more people rent a home together and later decide to separate, they can ask the court to assign the tenancy to one of them. Zoë Ris from GMW lawyers explains the different types of ...