Commercial Lease Attorney
Resolving Complex Commercial Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Commercial leases are complex and often represent a large part of overhead costs for small businesses. Moreover, the laws surrounding Illinois real estate are complex and labyrinthine, and it’s vital to have a practiced hand on your side when negotiating, drafting, or reviewing lease terms.
Whether you are a commercial landlord offering space to business entities, or an entrepreneur looking to lease office space for your new or established company, it’s important to have a strong commercial real estate legal team in your corner to protect your interests in the negotiation process. If an issue arises with the lease down the line, you need a seasoned commercial lease litigation team on your side to fight for your rights. The commercial real estate law firm MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle is ready to take your case.
Decades of Dedicated Service to Commercial Real Estate Clients
The seasoned commercial lease attorneys at MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle have over 150 years of combined legal experience assisting Chicagoland clients in all manner of commercial real estate transactions, including investing, purchases and sale, lease drafting, and lease enforcement. Our commercial real estate team draws from a broad spectrum of skills and specialties as well as a deep knowledge of Illinois law and the real estate market. Contact the Hoffman Estates or Des Plaines offices of MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle, Ltd. for a consultation on your commercial lease matter, whether you are drafting a lease, negotiating terms, reviewing a proposal, or dealing with a matter of alleged breach.
Representing Clients in All Commercial Lease Matters
The commercial lease legal team at MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle represents clients across a wide range of commercial lease matters, including:
- Rent disputes and rent withholding
- Maintenance fees for common areas
- Competing tenant claims
- Changes in the business climate affecting profits, percentage rent agreements
- Issues with exercising options
- Buildout obligations
- Fixed-rate and triple net leases
- Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing lease terms
- Responding to tenant bankruptcy
- Breach of contract
- Short-term leases and long-term leases
- Lease term negotiation
- Exclusive use restrictions
- Holdover leases
Whatever the nature of your commercial lease dispute, our seasoned Chicagoland commercial real estate attorneys are ready to help. We represent both landlords and business tenants in lease disputes and other commercial lease matters. We offer advice and consultation on any legal issues that may arise under a commercial lease, including:
- Defining responsibility for maintenance, repairs, and improvements
- Understanding the terms of an option to extend a lease
- How to exercise option rights under a commercial lease
- Rights of first refusal should the landlord look to sell the property
- Remedies and consequences for breach
If you need assistance protecting your livelihood, our Illinois commercial lease law firm is here for you. Our veteran attorneys have decades of experience at the negotiation table, in the mediation room, and in the courtroom. We are ready to get you the terms you need in your lease, advise you of the meaning and reach of existing terms, and represent you in the event of an alleged breach. Reach out to our zealous and detail-oriented commercial lease attorneys today to find out how we can protect your finances and your rights in your commercial lease negotiation or dispute.
Trusted Advice and Representation for Your Illinois Commercial Lease
If you’re in need of sophisticated, experienced, and passionate legal advice and representation concerning your Chicago-area commercial lease, contact the offices of MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle, Ltd. for a consultation, in Hoffman Estates at 847-310-0025, or in Des Plaines at 847-298-5030.
