by brentlevison | May 30, 2026 | Tips
Forming an LLC or corporation is supposed to protect your personal assets from business liabilities. A personal guaranty on a commercial lease can undo that protection — at least with respect to the lease itself. Many tenants sign one without fully understanding what...
by brentlevison | May 27, 2026 | Tips
Business circumstances change. A location stops working, a company merges, a founder exits, or a business simply outgrows its space. When that happens, tenants often want to transfer their lease obligations to someone else — through an assignment or a sublease....
by brentlevison | May 20, 2026 | Tips
You’ve negotiated your base rent, shaken hands on the deal, and feel good about the numbers — then you get the actual lease and notice a line item called CAM charges. Suddenly your monthly cost looks very different. For many commercial tenants, CAM charges come...
by brentlevison | May 19, 2026 | Tips
You found the perfect space. The location is right, the square footage works, and the rent fits your budget. But buried inside that commercial lease is a provision that could quietly limit how you run your business — or even get you evicted if you’re not...
by brentlevison | May 12, 2026 | Tips
By Brent A. Levison, P.A. | Commercial Real Estate & Business Law If you’ve ever signed a commercial lease for office, retail, or warehouse space, you’ve almost certainly encountered CAM charges — short for Common Area Maintenance. These are the costs...
