COVID-19 – Moratorium on Rent Payments for Commercial and Retail Leases

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DATE PUBLISHED: March 30, 2020

COVID-19 – MORATORIUM ON RENT PAYMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL LEASES

With the Prime Minister’s comments overnight that some form of payment moratorium will be imposed in the coming days on commercial and retail leases to assist tenants affected by the Corona Virus outbreak, the Government’s recommendation is that landlords, tenants and their banks ‘sit down’ and talk to each other about suitable arrangements in the first instance.

Any arrangement dealing with either rent forbearance or rent free periods granted by landlords to tenants should be documented by written variation to the lease terms.


HOW WE CAN HELP

We are well placed to assist landlords and tenants in negotiating the terms of any rent forbearance or rent free period granted during the period of the COVID-19 outbreak and to prepare the required documentation to ensure the parties’ rights are protected.

PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS STARTING THE PROCESS.
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