Covid-19 infects lessor-lessee relationships in the confined space of the commercial lease – Option Droit et Affaires, 07/16/2020

The Covid-19 outbreak emptied offices and closed shops, leaving tenants unwilling to pay rent for space they no longer needed. The lessors argued that they had fulfilled their contractual obligations and that the rents had to be paid. The difficult economic recovery and the threat of a second wave of the epidemic do not facilitate […]

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Covid-19-proof commercial lease rents – RCL, mai-juin 2020

Faced with a sudden drop in their customer base or a ban on carrying on their business, can merchants suspend or even exempt their landlords from paying rent? On what basis? What can mayors do? RCL questioned Catherine Saint Geniest, an associate lawyer at Jeantet & Associés, a specialist in real estate law.

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