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The rise of e-commerce and the struggle many brick-and-mortar retail stores face is nothing new.

When you're in business for yourself, there's a lot to protect. If you've managed to secure a good location that's right for your needs and convenient for your customer base

Apparently residential landlords could face jail time if two companion bills introduced in the Florida House and Senate become law during the upcoming legislative session.

The Tennessee Supreme Court recently ruled that "a joint tenancy with an express right of survivorship can be severed by the unilateral actions of one of the co-tenants."

The Plaintiffs sought to lift that stay. In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court denied the application with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing a concurring opinion.

On Monday, July 15, 2019, a group of industry trade associations and building owners filed a federal lawsuit naming the City of New York, Rent Guidelines Board

Based upon a recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, a Lender’s inability to produce an original, or a copy, of a promissory note secured by a mortgage may impair the Lender’s ability to foreclose upon its mortgage.

In April and May of 2020, the unprecedented challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related mandatory closures and restrictions on operations began to be felt by retail tenants...

As we all know, 2021 has been a big comeback year in the real estate industry following the unprecedented COVID-driven challenges of 2020.

One of the most important roles a community association serves is garnering resident compliance for both community rules and declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions ("Covenants").

On April 12, 2016, the Missouri Court of Appeals held, for the first time, that contractors who have performed work for shopping mall tenants may have mechanic's lien rights on the entire mall if the tenant fails to pay.

A residential landlord is generally subject to Chapter 93A, as they engage in the "conduct of trade or commerce" by leasing residential property unless, as explained...

In Hayastan Industries, Inc. v. Guz, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a finding that a landlord violated Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A by demanding more rent than the tenants owed and pursuing eviction based on that demand. The defendants, the Guzes, lived in a mobile-home park for more than two decades.

On Wednesday, July 9, 2025 the Michigan Supreme Court affirmed the Michigan Court of Appeals' ruling from July of 2023 "by equal division of the Court", meaning that a majority of the Justices did not reach a common basis for resolution.

On 9th November, Her Majesty's Government issued a press release concerning proposed new laws and a code to resolve remaining COVID-19 commercial rent debts.

The increase in flooding caused by severe weather changes has motivated our legislature to require landlords to disclose the flood history of residential property being leased to tenants.