The Commercial Tenant's Guide to Construction, Relocation & Facility Maintenance

Electric Options For Your Office Lease – Direct Metering Makes Direct Sense

September 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

The three most common methods for charging for electricity are direct, submetered and rent inclusion. Direct The most cost effective electricity clause in a commercial lease [...]

Controlling the Construction of Tenant Improvements in Office Leases: A Tenant’s Perspective – Part 3 of 3

September 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

Continued from Part 1 and Part 2 V. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS in a tenant build work letter In a tenant-controlled construction project, it is critical that the cash flow to the [...]

Controlling the Construction of Tenant Improvements in Office Leases: A Tenant’s Perspective – Part 2 of 3

September 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Continued from Part 1 III. FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS A. Landlord’s Motives Typically, both the tenant and the landlord will seek to control the expenditure of the tenant [...]

Controlling the Construction of Tenant Improvements in Office Leases: A Tenant’s Perspective – Part 1 of 3

September 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

I. OVERVIEW The tenant work letter, is an agreement that is entered into concurrently with the execution of a lease and sets forth the terms upon which the initial tenant [...]

Commercial Office Lease Negotiation and Terms You Need To Know

September 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

Negotiation There is no”standard” commercial lease. The idea of a “standard” lease with pages of take-it-or-leave-it “boilerplate” fine [...]

I Have Asbestos in My Building, Now What? A Guide to Asbestos Safety

September 7, 2011 // 1 Comment

Asbestos is a potentially lethal substance that was once used extensively in premises as an insulator and building material. Although this practice is now illegal there are [...]

Communications Planning Before Natural Disasters

August 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

Commercial Tenants, please review this important information about how Social Media plays a vital role to communicate with staff, clients and vendors and keeping them [...]

Fire Safety in Your Office – Pre-Fire Inspection Checklist

August 25, 2011 // 2 Comments

Please inspect your premises for the fire and life-safety items listed below. If the item is not in compliance, please correct the item(s) as soon as possible. As a business [...]

Records Management – Ensure Information Doesn’t Fall Into the Wrong Hands

August 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

Whether files are headed for destruction or storage, a secure approach helps to ensure information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Businesses large and small are [...]

When Moving Leased Office Equipment, Avoid Liability and Warranty Issues.

August 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

Office moves involve the transportation of multiple valuable equipment such as PCs, copiers and other machinery. Chances are you won’t have kept every box for every [...]