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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 as an...

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 careful. It's...

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 landlords...

By Brent A. Levison, P.A. | Commercial Real Estate & Business Law If you lease office space, retail storefronts, warehouse facilities, or any other commercial property in Florida, you've likely noticed a line item on your rent invoices labeled "sales tax." For...

Signing a franchise lease without understanding its key terms is one of the most costly mistakes a franchisee can make. Unlike a standard retail lease, a franchise lease involves three parties — and the terms that protect you as a franchisee are very different from...

Flat-fee billing has become an increasingly powerful model in commercial real estate leasing — and for good reason. It aligns the interests of attorney and client in a way that hourly billing simply cannot. In a field where predictability, efficiency, and strategic...