LJN Newsletters

The commercial real estate broker's lien act is finally a reality in Michigan.

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) recently released a new standard for measuring an office building's rentable area. They are explained herein.

It is virtually axiomatic that when a mortgagee takes possession from a defaulting borrower-landlord, the mortgagee encounters the harsh reality of a neglected piece of real estate.

Rather than the usual three, if both parties agree on a single experienced and qualified commercial arbitrator, they will cut down the costs substantially.

While landlords may use whatever bargaining power they possess to avoid granting a co-tenancy provision in a retail lease, the circumstances may dictate that a deal will not get done without one, especially in the current economy.

National rulings of interest.

An in-depth look at a recent case.

A new layer of federal oversight should help protect consumers and ethical e-commerce companies against misleading and name-tarnishing activities of outlaw e-tailers who have ripped off thousands of U.S. consumers. On Dec. 29, President Obama signed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, introduced in the Senate early last year by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.