Landlords Must Not be Arbitrary When Denying a Tenant’s Request To Sublease or Assign

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Richard Herold

By:  Richard Herold

So, you’re a landlord who’s entered into a 30-year lease, the lease has rent escalation clauses which are dramatically out of step with the market, and it’s your view that you are therefore losing money every month. The tenant is closing its business and wants to sublet or assign the lease to a similar business for the final seven years of the lease.  While these cases are fact-sensitive, some of the following rules may apply where the lease provides the tenant with an opportunity to ask the landlord to consent to an assignment of the lease or a sublease.… Read More »

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Common Law Indemnity Claim Affirmed on Justifiable Beliefs

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Rick Erickson

By Rick Erickson https://www.swlaw.com/people/rick_erickson

Yesterday, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an interesting opinion in Hatch Development v. Solomon. Hatch illustrated two key points in real estate and construction litigation: (1) a contractor’s indemnity does not always require an expressly written obligation; and (2) when facts are undisputed that a contractor is solely at fault for a construction defect, a property owner can be indemnified after paying a neighboring property owner for damages caused by the contractor’s defective work.

Hatch was a homeowner who hired Solomon to install sewer lines. After installation, heavy rain led to muddy water in the sewer lines, suggesting a defect in the installation. … Read More »

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AZRE Article Discusses Social Media Resources for the Industry

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Matthew Fischer

By:  Matthew P. Fischer

In the most recent issue of the magazine AZRE: Arizona Commercial Real Estate (September October 2013), reporter and former editor Peter Madrid wrote on social media coverage of the Arizona commercial real estate industry in his article, “The Message Is the Medium:  Commercial real estate practice groups embracing social media as a source and outlet of gathering disseminating relevant news.”  Among the social media resources mentioned, Mr. Madrid discusses the Snell & Wilmer Real Estate Litigation Blog.  You can read the article online by clicking the hyperlinked title.  Keep up the great work AZRE!… Read More »

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