Why do landlords try to charge tenants for the sum of increases (if any) in operating expenses, plus increases (if any) in insurance costs, plus increases (if any) in utility costs, instead of charging them for increases (if any) in the sum of operating expenses, insurance costs and utility costs? It’s so obviously unfair that landlords ought to be embarrassed even to try. I’ve even seen landlords try this approach and include in operating expenses amortization of capital expenditures which reduce utility costs. Don’t they see the absurdity of that?
Month: May 2016
Baseball arbitration – a modest suggestion for improvement
Under “baseball” style arbitration the arbitrator, when making his determination, must select as the outcome of the arbitration either one party’s proposed outcome or the other party’s proposed outcome.
The arbitrator cannot make his own determination. When parties are required to resolve a dispute through baseball Continue reading “Baseball arbitration – a modest suggestion for improvement”
Commercial Tenant Notes 