Category: Commercial Lease
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Negotiating Commercial Leases: Rental Rates, Renewals and Termination Clauses
Read more: Negotiating Commercial Leases: Rental Rates, Renewals and Termination ClausesOnce you’ve identified your preferred business location(s), gain a good understanding of market lease rates in those areas. You can fast-track your research by talking to a realtor or leasing agent who specializes in commercial or retail spaces. They will have the latest information on…
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Get a Legal Review of Commercial Lease Agreements
Read more: Get a Legal Review of Commercial Lease AgreementsWhether you are negotiating your first business lease, or your business is moving up in the world and you need to find a new place, remember that you don’t have to sign a standard lease. You always have the option to negotiate a commercial or…
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Texas Lease Dispute: Landlord Failure to Maintain a Rental Property in Habitable Condition
Read more: Texas Lease Dispute: Landlord Failure to Maintain a Rental Property in Habitable ConditionYour landlord has a responsibility to keep the home or apartment you rent from them in livable, or habitable condition. If they fail to do so after you have brought the problem to their attention, you have a right to take action to correct the situation. But taking the wrong…
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Can a Texas Landlord Lockout a Commercial Tenant?
Read more: Can a Texas Landlord Lockout a Commercial Tenant?If a business tenant fails to pay their rent, under Texas law a commercial landlord IS allowed to lockout a tenant from their own business. The Texas Property Code allows a landlord to change the “door locks of a tenant who is delinquent in paying at least…
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Commercial Lease Problems: CAM Charges or Capital Improvement?
Read more: Commercial Lease Problems: CAM Charges or Capital Improvement?Triple net leases for commercial properties have become increasingly popular with landlords because they reduce the financial risk of property ownership. They insulate the property owner from almost every kind of increased expense, but they don’t insulate the owner from commercial lease problems. Who Pays…
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Commercial Lease Problems: Repairs and Maintenance
Read more: Commercial Lease Problems: Repairs and MaintenanceThere are a several commercial lease problems that Dallas-area landlord-tenant lawyers typically see. These are: Disputes over who pays for repair issues Lawsuits over a landlord’s failure to act on a repair or maintenance needs – and eviction notices over a tenant’s failure to pay rent because…
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What Landlords Must Know About Commercial Lease Evictions
Read more: What Landlords Must Know About Commercial Lease EvictionsThe commercial lease eviction and residential lease eviction processes in Texas are similar. Yet, a commercial eviction will affect more than a single tenant. Often, commercial properties include office buildings, retail establishments and other places of business. As a landlord, it’s your responsibility to handle the eviction…
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