Wow!! Check out the article below. Amazon has announced their first cinema ! The dominant leader in on-line experience(retail, streaming etc) is now moving more into “bricks and mortar”. With Amazon’s investment in content production it makes sense. Combined with Amazon’s growing investment in grocery and other retail concepts there is a clear message that bricks and mortar retail and
Can tech automate commercial lease management? Stay tuned
Recently, a corporate client asked me to assist it in ascertaining whether it was properly handling the common area maintenance (CAM) charges under its lease with a triple net tenant, a national medical services provider. As I pored over the terms of the lease and reviewed its CAM provisions with my client, not for the first time did I wonder,
Prolific ADA Litigant Shelved?
Back in 2019, I noted a spike in cases brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) against small businesses in Silicon Valley, and asked readers to share their experiences. The issue hit a nerve with a number of people, and so I followed up a few months later with another blog post that delved more deeply into the
Dual Success: How To Start A Business And Move Your Household At The Same Time
Many successful business ventures got their starts in garages, home offices or at kitchen tables. If you’re ready to launch your small business with a goal of operating primarily from a home-based location, it might be time to consider a move that provides both your business, and your family, room to grow. Let A Clear Path help, starting with the
Prop. 15: Time to switch off the “third rail” of California politics?
Here we go again!
My last article examined Proposition 19, one of the measures on the November 2020 ballot that seeks to modify Proposition 13, California’s sui generis real property tax law. My current article takes a look at Proposition 15, which would, if passed by the voters, establish the “split roll” that has long been sought by local
Free Virtual Gala (10/22/20) for Law Student Scholarships Presented by La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County Charitable Foundation
Ahora más que nunca—now more than ever—law students who seek to further the cause of justice need our support. While La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County Charitable Foundation cannot hold our usual fundraising gala this year for obvious reasons, we will still provide as much financial aid to deserving law students as we can. To that end, we have
Prop. 19: Making your assessed value more “portable,” but with a nasty twist
California’s unique real property tax system has been a regular feature in my blog since its beginnings. In particular, the intricacies of Proposition 13 and the adjustments that have been made to that pioneering program over the years have invited a significant amount of focus. As we approach the November 2020 election and the ballot measures to be
Residential Landlords Required Under AB3088 to Send Tenants Notice
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB3088 on 8/31/20, setting forth guidelines for California residential landlords in order to preserve the right to later claim unpaid rent and/or evict tenants for unpaid rent, while protecting tenants demonstrating COVID-19 related financial hardship. The new law requires landlords who intend to seek damages from residential tenants who have missed rent between March 1, 2020
IRS relaxes Opportunity Zone requirements and other rules in response to COVID-19
The potential tax deferral benefits of Opportunity Zones for capital gains from the disposition of commercial real estate as an alternative to Section 1031 exchanges has been a recurring topic in this blog ever since that program was passed into law by Congress with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017. Since adoption of that tax plan,
Private Party Negotiation on California Commercial Leases in a Covid-19 World
On March 19, 2020, in response to the growing Covid-19 pandemic impacting California and the U.S., Governor Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first stay-at-home order closing all “nonessential” businesses and ordering residents to “shelter-at-home.” As many businesses across the country have lost customers and income during the pandemic, and others have been closed by government mandate, many commercial tenants are