Authority vs. Responsibility Throughout my career, I have seen many situations in which doing business is made difficult by a dysfunctional power structure, but there are two that are particularly vexing: 1. A person has all of the authority, but none of the...
New York City’s Sprinkler Law: A Crash Course in Capital Improvements If a new building department regulation goes into effect subsequent to the signing of a lease, either the tenant or the landlord has to comply with that regulation. In most cases, the landlord...
As the Economy Stumbles, Subletting Soars Last year I had the pleasure of representing a foreign client who wanted to find a retail space. One of the storefronts we were considering was adjacent to a large corner unit that was leased to an accessory unit of a world...
Who Is Responsible for Snow Removal? After Winter Storm Jonas (more popularly known as Snowmageddon 2016), New York City had 2.5 to 3 feet of snow in places. It was hard not to notice that some patches of sidewalk were shoveled while others weren’t, requiring...
When Does a Lease End? The best time to leave a property is upon expiration of the lease term, but there is always room for negotiation. Several months ago, a client (the tenant) had a lease that was close to expiration. The tenant was about to sign a lease for a...
