The City and County of Denver recently announced several improvements to the website for Denver’s Development Services department. The goals of the enhanced website are to provide residents and developers with more efficient online access to the City’s review, permitting and inspection processes and newly assembled guides about the permitting and approval requirements for commercial
DOJ Signals Shift on Medical Marijuana
In October of 2009, the United States Department of Justice issued a memorandum (the “Ogden Memo”) stating that scarce federal resources should not be focused “on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana.” The Ogden Memo also emphasized the federal commitment to
Understand Factors in Lease Expansion Options
The two most common types of lease expansion options are rights of first refusal and rights of first offer. When negotiating these expansion rights, landlords and tenants should understand the factors involved.
What’s the Difference? A right of first refusal provides that when the landlord receives an acceptable offer from a third party for certain
Commercial/Retail Eviction Basics – Part 1: Approaches for Dealing with a Struggling Tenant
For landlords, a late or missed rent payment might be the first sign that one of its tenants’ businesses is struggling or even failing. In this economy, a landlord facing this kind of situation should keep certain things in mind in order to minimize potential lost revenue and expense.
Quick action is critical in
Capital Expenses in Green Leases
I recently attended a webinar in which Jacob Bart of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP spoke about how the costs of going “green” can conflict with the provisions in many existing leases. It is common for landlords to “pass through” operating expenses to their tenants, but those expenses are usually limited to non-capital expenditures.