Tenants that are strapped for cash may send a check covering only part of the rent due for that particular month. Such partial rent checks may create a major dilemma for landlords. On the one hand, partial payment is better than no payment at all. The problem is that by accepting a partial payment you may waive your right to collect the balance due. And because waivers are hard to undo, if you make a practice of cashing partial rent checks, you may even be granting the...

High on the short list of game-changing amenities is common workspace and conference facilities. We’ll take a look at the concept, explain how to create a leasing strategy to implement it, and give you a Model Lease Clause incorporating 16 legal protections landlords that offer conference center amenities need.

What do you do when a desirable tenant that you badly want is currently stuck in a lease at another location? One possibility is to enter into a takeover arrangement under which you pay the tenant’s monthly obligations under the existing lease through the end of its term. But while this frees up the tenant to move into your property, it may also expose you to unforeseen risks and liabilities.

Minimize your risk of liability for any pollution a tenant causes.

Tenants can come up with clever ways to deprive landlords of sublet profits.