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Watch out for "exclusive use" provisions in New York commercial lease agreements.

Jul 26, 2021

Law Offices of Kiritsis & Associates.Phone: (212) – 922 – 0005.

Author: John Kiritsis, Esq., CPA, MBA, MS, JD, LL.M

 

A well-drafted lease should fully detail what premises the tenant may exclusively use. Courts will NOT construe a lease in a way that leads to absurd results. Due to constitutional and other concerns, courts will typically avoid construing a lease in a way that leads to civil forfeiture.   New York real property law does NOT include personal property. The lease should describe specific uses a party may utilize the property.

 

Many of the lease agreements (especially, many of the ones created through do-it-yourself autogenerating software or bare-bone store sold templates) did not account the catastrophic damages, that would inflict landlords and tenants after COVID-19.

 

Landlords and tenants alike may use exclusive use provisions to radically alter the balance of power regarding the lease’s validity and enforceability. Unlike with residential premises, a landlord are NOT deemed to warrant tenants that the premises are to be fit for habitation.

 

To better assist in a quest of further analyzing this type of question(s) as revolving per this legal guide article, it may be useful to make additional inquiries, such as: Should any pertaining lease documents be filed as a public recordation? Is it possible to make a county-specific public recordation of the pertaining lease documents? Is it permissible to have the lease be freely assignable?

 

Our firm can help you draft, review, negotiate, and execute any type of New York real property lease agreement. We are open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. We offer prospective clients both exhaustive and comprehensive leasing law practice services, including the following:
 

Non-rent regulated residential lease agreements.

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Warehouse storage lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005

Medical space use lease agreements. 

Spa and physical therapy related use lease agreements. 

Professional service lease agreements, including Accounting, Insurance, Medicine, Law, Architecture, etc.

Safety deposit/vault use lease agreements. 

Cinema and theater productions related use lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Co-habitation lease agreements. 

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Real property lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Lease agreements modifications.

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Gas station and related use lease agreements. 

Food establishment and related use lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Liquor store and other related use lease agreements.   

Lease agreement contracts with option to purchase clause.

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Agriculture and related use lease agreements. 

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Mineral rights related use lease agreements. 

Laboratory and medical testing related use lease agreements. 

Buffet-style restaurant use lease agreements. 

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Construction project centered lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Co-op lease agreements. 

Condo-type building premises lease agreements. 

Condo co-op building premises lease agreements. 

Two family dwelling lease agreements. 

4-plex property lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Mixed-use property lease agreements. 

Industrial use property lease agreements. 

Postal office box related use lease agreements. 

Carwash and other related use lease agreements. 

Hair saloon and related use lease agreements. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005 

Governmental entity organization related use lease agreements. 

Adults-only recreational use lease agreements, including strip clubs, Marijuana dispensaries, etc.

Co-op propriety lease agreements. 

Drafting lease agreements.

Lease agreement and document review services. Call our law offices at (212)–922–0005.

 

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Sources:
 

New York Constitution

New York City Bar Association

New York Department of Finance

New York State Society of CPAs

General Obligation Law (GOL) §5-702, §5-703

 

NY RPL §226

NY RPL §232

NY RPL §237

 

Hiles v. Fisher, 144 N.Y. 306 (1895)

Lawriv v. Cit of Rochester, 14 A.D.2d 13 (4th Dept. 1961)

Minja K Co. v. Randolph, 140 A.D.2d 245 C 1st Dept, (1988)

Scutti Enterprises, Inc. v. Wackermain Cuchone Custom Builders, Inc., 153 A.D.2d 83 (4th Dept. 1989)

Witter v. Taggart, 78 N.Y.S.2d 234 (1991)

Bonton v. Williams, 42 A.D.3d 795 (3rd Dept. 2007)

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. v. Marchione, 69 A.D.3d 204 (2nd Dept. 2009)

Meyers v. Rosen, 69 A.D.3d 1095 (2nd Dept. 2010)

Pritsiolas v. Apple Bankcorp, Inc., 120 A.D.3d 647 (2nd Dept. 2014)

Kheel v. Molinari, 165 A.D.3d 1576 (3rd Dept. 2018)

 

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