Commercial real estate transactions in Southern California can be very complex. Depending on whether your company is buying, selling, or leasing commercial property, thousands or millions of dollars could be at stake.

Commercial property transactions are complicated and numerous legal problems can stall the purchase, sale, or leasing of a commercial property. Common legal issues involve:

• Commercial rentals
• Negotiating lease terms
• Establishing monthly rent
• Common area maintenance charges
• Triple net lease vs. gross lease
• Survival of conditions in contract
• Recapturing property
• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Development and construction
• Investment properties
• Buyers' diligence research
• Building usage and history
• Nature of tenant business
• Operational issues