Foreclosure Tsunami Expected – Protecting Your Home When You Have Tenants

It has been so heartbreaking to me, being among one of less than a handful of attorneys regularly seeking to help homeowners who face foreclosure.  The Banks have an Army of lawyers. Close to eight million lost their homes as a result of the Recession of 2007 and 2008.  The Banks and Wall Street were bailed out by the Federal Government; Main Street was not.…  

SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS – LANDLORD LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY ACTIONS – D.C. COURT DECISIONS

The DC Court of Appeals has consistently stated that the legal standard to hold a landlord liable for third party actions requires some obligation or duty breached by the landlord connected to the third party’s acts or failure to act in order to sustain a claim asserting a constructive eviction defense or obtain relief for unpaid rents.…  

SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS: LANDLORD LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY ACTIONS (The Second in a Series of Articles)

In our first article, we discussed the landlord’s actions or inactions that can trigger constructive eviction, giving the tenant a defense in court against a landlord’s suit for unpaid rents.  This article discusses a landlord’s liability when a third party causes problems, or creates the conditions leading to the tenant’s constructive eviction.

Can the commercial tenant successfully plead constructive eviction or prevail against a claim for unpaid rents if another tenant interferes with your business operations?…