At Your Service Newsletter: February 2017
At Your Service Newsletter: February 2017
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Tenant Estoppel Certificates in Restaurant Leasing
What is a Tenant Estoppel Certificate? Usually, an estoppel certificate is requested by either the landlord or tenant whenever it is selling or refinancing property. In either case, the effect of the estoppel certificate is to bind the executing party to certain statements of fact and representations relative to the lease for the benefit of…
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4 Ways Contractors Can “Stay Out of the Weeds” When Building a Cannabis Facility or Retail Store
With passage of the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative in 2012 and the more recent Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act of 2016 which legalized recreational marijuana. Massachusetts is on its way to becoming the east-coast hub for the marijuana industry. As growers and dispensaries scramble to become operational and seek experienced contractors to build their…
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At Your Service Newsletter: October 2016
At Your Service Newsletter: October 2016
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Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Increasing Employee Liability for Gender Based Pay Inequities
In August, Governor Charlie Baker signed the comprehensive pay equity bill into law which was unanimously passed by both the Massachusetts House and Senate (the “Equal Pay Act”). The new law amends Massachusetts’ equal pay law, which was originally passed in 1945. The bill is designed to better define comparable work and to ensure that…
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At Your Service Newsletter April 2016
At Your Service Newsletter – April 2016
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At Your Service Newsletter – January 2016
At your Service Newsletter – January 2016
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At Your Service September 2015
September 2015 Volume VIII, Issue II Calendar September 19, 2015 – Island Creek Oyster Festival – South Boston, MA September 20, 2015 – Boston Local Food Festival – Boston, MA Planning for Changes in the Ownership of Your Restaurant by Kelly Caralis, Esq. Every closely held restaurant with two or more partners should anticipate and…
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At Your Service May 2015
May 2015 Volume VIII, Issue I Calendar May 11, 2015 – 23rd Annual Restaurant Trends Seminar. OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE… An industry on the move Time: 2:00 – 5:00PM, Revere Hotel, Boston Register May 13-17, 2015 – Nantucket Wine Festival – Nantucket May 27, 2015 – 2015 MRA Restaurant Symposium – The Colonnade Hotel, Boston Three Reasons Why…
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At Your Service December 2014
December 2014 Volume VII, Issue III Calendar January 19-25, 2015 – 2015 Boston Wine Expo – Boston March 15-17, 2015 – New England Food Show – Boston April 6&7, 2015 – Hotel Equity and Lenders Perspectives (HELP) Conference 2015 – Boston Mastering the Restaurant/Retail Build-Out Process by Brad Croft, Esq. From initial demolition to securing the final certificate of occupancy, tenant…
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