Jennifer J. Understahl Partner

Today commercial landlords and tenants are preparing to safeguard their employees and customers from Covid-19 risks.

States across the country are beginning to reopen or considering reopening following shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While some states (such as Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Montana, and Oklahoma) have commenced, or will soon commence, phased or soft business reopenings, other jurisdictions (including the six San Francisco Bay Area counties in California, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island) have recently extended their “shelter-in-place” and eviction moratorium orders.

New and emerging companies need a little extra guidance and focus in order to negotiate a lease that will work for both their current and future needs. Here are a few of the lease provisions that a new and emerging company tenant (or landlord leasing to such a tenant) may want to specifically consider. Click here to download: Quick Checklist for Emerging Company Leases.

The Arizona Supreme Court, in Arizona Department of Water Resources v. Hon Crane McClennen in and for the county of Maricopa, No. CV-15-0223-SA, reversed a ruling from Judge McClennen of the Superior Court of Maricopa County on November 12, 2015, vacating the Arizona Department of Water Recourses’ (ADWR) approval of Freeport Minerals Corporation’s (Freeport) application to sever water rights it owned which were appurtenant to Planet Ranch in Mohave County and to transfer such rights to other areas.