Commercial Property Leasing
At Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C., we concentrate on commercial leasing matters for office, retail and industrial transactions. We understand that your commercial lease is one of the most important documents that you will sign, either as a landlord or a business tenant, and you need an experienced real estate lawyer to help you with it. A lease is a long term obligation and is often accompanied by a personal guarantee that opens the business owner up to personal liability. It does not make sense to obligate you and your business to many years of contractual responsibilities without having an attorney help you review and negotiate that lease before you sign it. Our mission is to resolve lease issues efficiently and economically, keeping in mind our client’s business objectives and budgetary concerns.
We have handled leasing for both landlords and business tenants throughout Michigan. Kotz Sangster attorneys are skilled at negotiating and drafting retail and restaurant leases, office leases and industrial leases; preparing amendments to existing leases, including expansion agreements, termination agreements and agreements consenting to an assignment or sublease; working with the landlord and their property manager to assess the effectiveness of their forms and procedures; litigating breach of lease and other contract claims, including operating expense disputes, constructive eviction and property damage claims; and pursuing commercial eviction proceedings against defaulting tenants, from the preparation and service of pay-or-quit notices through the recovery of possession after trial and the collection of amounts owing.
We study our client’s business goals so that the lease documents we produce are individualized and focused. Whether our client is a landlord in a multi-tenant office building; a manufacturer leasing industrial or R&D space, or an institutional client opening a new “big box” retail location, we bring clarity and precision to our lease drafting. We have the depth of knowledge and experience to handle both routine as well as unusual and complex transactions in a timely, thorough and effective manner.
