Tenants should negotiate common area maintenance provisions in their leases to assure that they aren’t paying more than their fair share.
Read MoreAt year-end, businesses and real estate investors should inventory their special purpose entities and decide whether they continue to be necessary.
Read MoreProspective tenants should know the differences between commercial lease types so they can understand the total lease cost and the risks they are assuming.
Read MoreAlthough a crisis response plan can't prevent crises, it can provided a pathway for business leaders to respond quickly and appropriate when a crisis occurs.
Read MorePublic performance licenses frequently are required when digital music recordings are played in most business and commercial real estate settings.
Read MoreDistrict of Columbia employers with more than twenty employees now must provide commuter transit benefits.
Read MoreDifferent aspects of the financing process occur at different points in the real estate transaction. Yet, most real estate buyers depend upon the money from mortgage lenders to buy the property; the real estate transaction cannot occur without financing.
Read MoreAt every real estate closing, the buyer pays for the real property, and title changes hands, but some real estate closings require many additional documents.
Read MoreDuring the time between the end of the due diligence inspection period and the closing, parties to a real estate transaction prepare for the closing, but they also must be sure that unexpected developments don't derail the transaction.
Read MoreOn September 24, 2019, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38, which provides a safe harbor under which income from rental real estate will be qualified business income under Section 199A.
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