In this first annual supplement, authors Beat Steiner and Edyn Jessup have added a brand new chapter on “green” leases, two new forms, updated statutory law and case law, and much more!
Here’s What’s New: • A new chapter on “green” leases—leases that encourage sustainable or environmentally conscious practices and create a healthier working environment. The chapter contains information on certification programs, approaches to greening a lease, environmental management plans, and considerations for drafting specific lease clauses.
• A new “Subordination, Non-Disturbance, Attornment, and Estoppel Agreement”
• A new “Sublease Agreement”
• New and expanded discussions on:
o Colorado’s premises liability statute
o Colorado’s warranty of habitability law
o Leases in which the government is a tenant
o Lease terms concerning the regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or “OFAC”
o Caps on operating expenses
o Tips to enhance the landlord’s ability to draw on a letter of credit if the tenant is in bankruptcy
o Tenant’s considerations if landlord requires tenant to remove cabling at the end of the term pursuant to the National Electric Code
o Tenant’s “kick-out right” in retail leases
o Additions to landlord’s and tenant’s checklists
