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A Lesson for Landlords on Personal Guarantees in Leases

By David Lachtman on June 23, 2019
Posted in Commercial Landlord & Tenant, Motion Practice, Real Estate Litigation

Commercial leases are often complicated, as the stakes are high for each party. A tenant needs the right space to operate its business and a landlord needs reliable tenants to cover its expenses and earn a profit. When tenants cease paying rent and vacate or are evicted, actions by landlords to collect unpaid rent ensue.…

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When a Personal Guarantee Doesn’t Qualify for CPLR 3213 Treatment

By Brian Cohen on June 8, 2019
Posted in Contracts, Motion Practice

CPLR 3213 enables litigants to efficiently and quickly enforce instruments for the payment of money only or a previously rendered judgment. The rule is a powerful tool for resolving business disputes. But as one Westchester County litigant recently learned (the hard way), it is limited in scope.

In Newman v. Poekler, Index…

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