California Retail Leases Line by Line offers practical and understandable guidance on topics common to commercial leases of all types, as well as those uniquely relevant to retail leasing. Based on 30 years of experience representing hundreds of large and small landlords and tenants, the author:
- Uncovers often overlooked provisions that have a substantial economic impact on the parties, including gross up, variable cost pools, and administrative fees
- Provides practical suggestions, contract drafting tips, and negotiating strategies for both landlords and tenants
- Explains rental structures and expense pass-throughs; CPI and fair market rent adjustments; options; allocation of costs of new laws and capital improvements; strategies to protect a tenant through growth, change, and exit; and much more