This is a problem that has come across my desk lately that you should avoid. Most commercial leases require that the tenant obtain a lien waiver from the general contractor and its subcontractors prior to a tenant receiving its buildout allowance from a landlord. Contractor Financial Difficulty If a general contractor cannot pay its subs [...]
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Atlanta Real Estate & Business Attorney Advice, guest post by Justin Daniels
In the coming months, you may find your customers are having grave financial difficulty and may file for bankruptcy protection. It may shock you when you receive a letter from the bankruptcy court trustee demanding return of payments your customer had made to you within 90 days of their filing for bankruptcy. WHAT IS A [...]
Haste Makes Litigation Waste: Poor Drafting Renders Option to Purchase Unenforceable, guest post by Justin Daniels
Blackberries, text messaging and instant messaging have resulted in a culture that worships speed at the expense of precision. I see this effect every day when people explain transactions to me that they wish to pursue only to leave out important details that they either had not considered or were in their head and did [...]
Looking to Sell Your Atlanta Business? Contact an Atlanta Real Estate Attorney, guest post by Justin Daniels
After many hard years of work and building, you decide it is time to sell your business. Before you uncork that champagne bottle and buy your yacht, you will need to think about issues and plan in advance of selling your business. You should carefully consider the following three things when you think about selling your business.
Are You Aware of What Your General Liability Insurance Does Not Cover, guest post by Justin Daniels
Many business owners do not realize their general liabililty insurance policies do not cover liability exposure created by employee benefit programs that their company offers. Bill Snellings, owner of the Snellings Walters Insurance Agency in Sandy Springs, explains the issue this way: “Most business owners do not realize the liability exposures that are created by [...]
Rough Week for Investors in the Stock Market
Investors in the stock market have been going through a rough period this week and for the last year. Investing in tenant occupied commercial properties with a decent CAP rate is a viable alternative to investing your money in the stock market. This form of investing requires extensive due diligence but has the ability to grow [...]
Woodstock GA Real Estate: Class ‘A’ Office Space
Located off I-575 at Exit 8 the Village of Woodstock is central to the “Live, Work, Play communities of Towne Lake, Ridge Walk, and Downtown Woodstock.
Mediation vs Arbitration: Whats the Difference?, guest post by Justin Daniels
Mediation and arbitration are generally contractually agreed upon substitutes for resolving disputes as opposed to resorting to a court to resolve it. The purpose and goals of mediation and arbitration, however, are quite different and often misunderstood.
Georgia Non Competes: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?, guest post by Justin Daniels
The most recent Atlanta Business Chronicle included an article that SunTrust was relieving certain of its corporate officers from their non compete agreements. The article further discussed the most important aspect of non competes when you hire a chief executive officer or a salesperson in Georgia. In our state, non competes are very difficult to enforce, more importantly, a bad non compete also results in a court throwing out a perfectly enforceable non solicitation provision. What SunTrust and other companies are appreciating is that relationship driven businesses are usually better off leaving out a non compete rather than risk losing an enforceable non solicitation clause if a court finds a non compete unenforceable.
A Week of Change for Downtown Woodstock
The city plans to relocate in downtown Woodstock after they tear down their old city hall and build a new one. No time frame, but at least the goal is in place. The city will save hundreds of thousands of dollars by having all operations under one roof (maybe they will even become more efficient with building permits – I know really dreaming here.)