LAW 845 - Commercial Leasing

2 Credit Hours

Commercial leasing seminar involves a detailed examination of the substantive and procedural law applicable to commercial leasing, in a practical, practice-oriented course that will include up to six graded, written assignments, of involving hands-on negotiation and documentation of a commercial lease of office space. Other written assignments may include negotiation and drafting of a letter of intent, an expansion rights provision, an extension of term provision, an accounting right for rent provision, a lease review letter, and an industrial tenancy agreement or rider to a commercial lease. Will require close reading and critical analysis of lease provisions, including examining and becoming intimately familiar with the terms of art involved, the motivations of the various parties to the leases involved, and the substantive law that governs their relationship. Grades will be based upon the written work product turned in over the course of the semester with class participation component.
Grading Restriction: Numeric grading (JD students); A-F grading (other graduate students).
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 842.
Registration Restriction(s): JD students; other graduate students with instructor permission.

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LAW 845 - Commercial Leasing