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Good Guy Guarantees are designed to ensure that defaulting commercial tenants leave the premises promptly, avoiding loss of rental income to landlords. The guarantee provides an incentive for the guarantor (usually one of the tenant’s principals) to make sure the tenant leaves promptly, because the guarantor remains on the hook for rent until tenant vacates the premises. However, in Bri Jen Realty Corp. v. Altman, NYLJ 1/13/17, p. 26., col. 2, New York’s Second Appellate Department construed a Good Guy Guarantee to hold a guarantor liable for rent for 11 months after the tenant surrendered the premises. Bri Jen counsels caution in drafting future “Good Guy” Guarantees.
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Sui Generis: Collaborate Like You Mean It
By Lydia Pilch
Part Three of a Series
This article offers up some thoughts about how lawyers ought to access and manage resources in order to provide a multi-faceted, full-service approach to addressing their clients’ needs.
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By Steven M. Silverberg
Recently, there have been several instances in which municipalities have been challenged by property owners claiming that the municipal boards have utilized delaying tactics and other actions as a pretext to prevent development of their properties.
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By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
Given that landlord damage claims could overwhelm other creditor claims in a tenant’s bankruptcy case, the Bankruptcy Code includes a provision that limits a landlord’s claim, which presents challenges for landlords as creditors in bankruptcy cases.
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