Federal Government Leasing: Look Before You Leap

By Suzanne Reifman, partner at Vinson and Elkins

We are seeing an increase in cases in which building owners that have not previously leased space to the government find themselves landlords to federal government tenants, either by acquiring a foreclosure property with a government lease or by participating in a government procurement and securing a lease award. There are a host of advantages to housing a government tenant, especially in a “down” economy.