We talked in our last piece about the parties to a lease, and the nuances of that requirement. Today, as promised in our last post, we discuss the “leased premises”. A lease is a contract. It is a contract in which the lessor (think, landlord or tenant/sublandlord) grants […]
Introduction Discovering the origin of the aphorism that “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” is difficult, but understanding its meaning is instantaneous. When doing a good act, do not expect a reward. In fact, the “reward” may be a punishment. In the case of Sanchez v. Cobblestone Homeowners Ass’n […]
A lease is a contract. It is a contract in which the lessor (think, landlord or tenant/sublandlord) grants to another person or entity, called the lessee (think, tenant/sublandlord or subtenant), the right to possess and use a definite portion of land and/or a structure for a definite term […]
Our theme is that nobody looks good wearing two caps simultaneously. In Part I, we discussed the breach of lease claim asserted by the Town of Beech Mountain (Town) as landlord against Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) in the recent case of Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Wildlife […]
A favorite teaching tactic in legal ethic courses is putting on and taking off different caps to illustrate the different roles lawyers play in various relationships. This “on again/off again” routine demonstrates that the ethical rules are different depending upon which cap the attorney is wearing. Occasionally, a […]
Aaron Frank
Amy C. O'Neal
John Cooke
Michael Thelen
WBD Admin
North Carolina Land Use Litigator 