Landlord Tenant Law

Discussion of four major cases.

Part Two of a Two-Part Article

Last month, the authors outlined three types of provisions that can ease a commercial landlord's efforts to enforce the terms of a lease when a tenant defaults: clauses related to additional rent, rent acceleration and late charges. They continue here with two more lease-drafting ideas for minimizing the effects of tenant default.

Discussion of two key cases.

In April, the Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, determined in that condominium owners who rented their properties to vacationers through the online service VRBO2 had not violated restrictive covenants not to conduct business in their units. Here's an analysis of the case.

In-depth analysis of several key rulings.

Discussion and analysis of two pivotal cases.

Discussion of four major cases.

Part One of a Two-Part Article

This article contains some of the lesser-known, creative clauses used to ensure either payment of rent and compliance, or a swift eviction of the commercial tenant. They are what the authors call "tools of the effective default clause."