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Is Your (Non-True) Lease a Sale?

Just in case the transaction you've just documented using your standard lease forms is not a 'lease,' you've included a granting clause in the form and filed UCC 'notice' filings. So, you've protected the lessor from a re-characterization risk (<i>i.e.,</i> that the transaction is deemed not to create a 'lease' under commercial law) &mdash; right? Well, maybe not.

11 minute read June 28, 2007 at 11:50 AM
By
Edward Gross And Philip Livingston
Is Your (Non-True) Lease a Sale?

Just in case the transaction you've just documented using your standard lease forms is not a 'lease,' you've included a granting clause in the form and filed UCC 'notice' filings.

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