The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent widespread orders to close theaters, retailers and restaurants – or severely restrict their operations – are forcing landlords and tenants to the negotiating table to figure out a way to survive, yet some tenants see the pandemic as a prime opportunity to break their lease and are displaying little interest in working with landlords to find financial aid, says David Greensfelder, founder of Greensfelder Real Estate Strategy, an Albany, Calif.-based provider of strategic planning, market analytics and development services for owners, occupiers and communities nationally. Read the retail sphere.com article here.
When Tenants Won’t Help Themselves
