Landlords and tenants squabbling over make good costs in commercial leases should consider this dispute relating to an i...
Inala landlord falls short in best endeavours carveout bid
The connections of a failed luxury central Brisbane food market have won a heated court battle for the right to tenant a...
Obnoxious tenant defeats lessor’s $1m lease incentives clawback
Lease incentives – even of the most complex variety – are usually applied over the course of a commercial le...
CBD tenant docks rent due Covid; wins relief against forfeiture of option
What happens if a lessee duly exercises its option over a commercial tenancy but the landlord does not respond with any ...
Failure to repair grievances don’t wash in hairdresser rent arrears push
A hairstylist who acquired a leasehold business in central Nambour in June 2019 relied upon the seller’s assurances that...
True count of pandemic’s cost to retail tenants begins to emerge
The collapse of a Brisbane CBD take away business ravaged by the disappearance of foot traffic at the onset of the Covid...
Suburban tenancy a dud from the start – how do you mitigate the loss?
What are the obligations of a landlord to mitigate the loss if a commercial tenant requests a surrender of the lease wit...
Lessor sells; wins $200k for lessee’s breach over remaining 4 yrs of term
When can a lessor continue to enforce covenants in its favour after the transfer of the leased property to a third party...
Landlord’s arrears recovery forever barred for refusing COVID rent negotiation
Commercial and retail tenants have enjoyed immunity from eviction and rent arrears recovery at various stages of the COV...