Court recovery of rent arrears accumulated by a bad-faith corporate counterparty.
Court recovery of rent arrears accumulated by a bad-faith corporate counterparty.
The tenant evaded paying rent, procedurally justifying its conduct by the existence of a parallel court dispute that cast doubt on the landlord's title.
We developed a tactic of pressuring the counterparty toward a procedural settlement, based on the fact that the current lease term was about to expire. Continuation of the lease relationship was made conditional on full repayment of the outstanding debt, either through a settlement agreement or voluntary payment of the rent together with the default interest.
Procedural approval of conciliation (a settlement agreement).
The completed project's value for the client's business lies in the prompt restoration of its violated property interests without the risk of protracted litigation, and in the recovered funds actually reaching the client's accounts.
Recovering rent payments; lease disputes; disputes where a parallel claim challenges the landlord's title documents; using the expiry of the contract term as leverage to secure a settlement agreement.
