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COVID Shutdown Orders vs. Statutory Rent Obligations
Brett S. Theisen
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Mark B. Conlan
Even though payment of post-petition rent under a nonresidential lease (prior to rejection) has historically been an absolute requirement, bankruptcy courts, as courts of equity, have the ability during these extraordinary times to take a more flexible approach. This clearly is an evolving trend that should continue for at least the duration of the pandemic and perhaps beyond, as bankruptcy judges and practitioners seek out creative and unique responses to difficult issues.
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What Happens to Surplus Funds in Tax Lien Foreclosures?
Stewart E. Sterk
When a sale follows a municipality's foreclosure on a tax lien, who is entitled to sale proceeds that exceed the amount of the tax lien?
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Do COVID-19 Rent and Eviction Protections Just Delay Inevitable Bankruptcy?
Dana Delman
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John Vukmanovic
In attempts to alleviate the impact of job losses and business disruption due to COVID-19, state and local governments have passed emergency orders and regulations temporarily prohibiting evictions and extending deadlines to pay rent, among other restrictions. When those restrictions are lifted, there is no guarantee that they will have done more than delay the inevitable: eviction and bankruptcy.
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New York's Commercial Lease Defenses to Paying Rent
Adam Leitman Bailey
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Dov Treiman
Not including what may have been negotiated in a commercial lease, there are three traditional theories under which commercial tenants could seek to assert entitlement to forgiveness of their rent: frustration of purpose, impossibility of performance, and force majeure.
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Commercial Real Estate Market Lags Behind Residential Rebound
Phillip Bantz
National Association of Realtors Survey Shows Most Commercial Tenants Struggling to Pay Rent While the residential real estate market is experiencing what appears to be a swift rebound from the coronavirus-induced slump, the commercial landscape still looks relatively bleak.
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Twitter Chat Recap
ljnstaff
Several members of Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy's Board of Editors and contributors to Law.com and our ALM sibling GlobeSt.com took part in a Twitter chat on "Do We Need Offices Anymore?"
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Court of Appeals Upholds Pipeline Condemnation
Eamon P. Joyce
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Cassandra Liu
This article focuses on a recent decision upholding a pipeline developer's exercise of eminent domain under New York law in National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. Schueckler.
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Eminent Domain Law
ssalkin
Condemnee Entitled to Consequential Damages To Contiguous Parcel Valuation for Prospective Use Rejected
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Legal Office of the Future — Reimagined
Bella Schiro
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Misun Yoon
Many in the legal economy may be asking themselves whether they need office space at all now that everyone has been forcibly migrated to cyberspace. But having experienced work from home for several months, there is a newfound appreciation for the office workplace. But what will the office look like when we return to it?
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Cash Flows for Commercial Leases During COVID-19
Jonathan Koevary
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Robert Gagne
To say the least, for those companies that filed for bankruptcy on the eve of the COVID-19 shutdowns, the strategies — and available cash flows to pay landlords — did not go as planned.
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