Phoenix Landlord Tenant Commercial Legal Information
Arizona Commercial Landlord Tenant Law
The Laws that govern Arizona commercial landlord tenant issues are much less comprehensive than the laws that govern residential landlord tenant issues. Commercial lease issues usually involve retail, industrial, office space, or other commercial uses. Often, these disputes are governed primarily by the lease terms themselves.
Collection Options for Broker Lease Commission
In these difficult times, real estate brokers are finding it more and more difficult to collect lease commissions from commercial landlords. But brokers have several legal options at their disposal.
Operating Expenses (Part 3) Audit Rights
This is the final blog post in a 3 part series on the negotiation of operating expense provisions in commercial leases.
Operating Expenses (Part 2) Exclusions
As stated in the previous blog entry, landlord form leases often allow the landlord to pass through all expenses in any way related to the management and operation of the project. It is important for tenants to negotiate the charges that can and cannot be passed through.
Operating Expenses (Part 1) Introduction
This blog entry is the first in a three part series on the negotiation of operating expense provisions in commercial leases.
Landlord Lien Rights on Tenant’s Personal Property
There are three primary forms of security used for tenant’s payment of rent: a security deposit (in the form of cash or a letter of credit), a personal or corporate guaranty, and landlord lien rights on the tenant’s personal property located within the leased premises. Most tenants incorrectly negotiate the landlord lien rights provisions in commercial leases.
Death and Disability Clauses (Part 2)
This is a follow up to the Article titled "Death and Disability Clauses".
Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens
As follow up to my blog entry titled “Collecting Your Leasing Commission,” this blog entry focuses on Arizona commercial real estate broker liens.
Timing of Payment of TI Allowance to Tenant
When negotiating a tenant improvement allowance, tenants (and their attorneys) often overlook a critical issue: the timing of the landlord’s payment of the allowance.
Release of Original Tenant Upon Assignment
Most commercial leases that landlords use as a standard form lease contain a provision restricting assignment of the lease by the tenant. The provision states that the tenant cannot assign its interest in the lease without the consent of the landlord, which consent may be withheld in landlord’s “reasonable discretion” or “sole discretion.”