Reciprocal Easement Agreements for Retail and Mixed-Use Project Development: Structuring and Amending REAs
Protecting Rights and Minimizing Risk for Developers, Retailers, and Other Project Constituents
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE course will advise real estate practitioners on drafting reciprocal easement agreements (REAs) for retail and mixed-use developments and redevelopments, subdividing existing projects for investment sales, avoiding common pitfalls in preparing REAs, and utilizing best practices for updating existing REAs.
Outline
- Standard REA provisions
- Easements
- Maintenance and repair of common areas
- Alterations and building restrictions
- Covenants and use restrictions
- Operational and practical issues
- Parking
- Costs for maintenance and operation
- Developer rights
- Site plans
- Litigation issues
- Big box/anchor tenant issues
- Signage
- Bankruptcy
- REA redevelopment issues
- Amendments
- Easements and "cross-shopping"
- Use restrictions
Benefits
The panel will review these and other crucial issues:
- The fundamental components of REAs for retail development and mixed-use developments
- Costly drafting errors that counsel most commonly make when drafting REAs
- How to draft, analyze, interpret, and amend existing REAs
Faculty
Tal Diamant
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Mr. Diamant is a Partner in the real estate practice group who focuses on leasing, acquisition/disposition,... | Read More
Mr. Diamant is a Partner in the real estate practice group who focuses on leasing, acquisition/disposition, development, real estate partnership formation and financing work for a wide variety of assets. With an unsurpassed understanding of the market and his clients’ business strategies, he gets involved at the earliest stages of deal structuring and demonstrates the know-how necessary to assemble the best team for each client’s project. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Diamant is more than legal counsel, he is a trusted advisor offering valuable insight on business decisions, legal matters and strategic issues.
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Gretta C. Spendlove
Shareholder, Board of Directors
Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar
Ms. Spendlove is on the Board of Directors of Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar and practices in the Real Estate Section,... | Read More
Ms. Spendlove is on the Board of Directors of Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar and practices in the Real Estate Section, the Business & Finance Section, and the Intellectual Property Section. She represents buyers and sellers in purchasing, selling, leasing, and developing commercial real estate; advises startups and established entities in creating, buying, selling, merging, and maintaining partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, as well as entering into a wide range of business contracts. She also handles intellectual property issues such as trademarks and copyrights.
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