Green Solutions for Apartment and Condo Communities

This webinar to see how property fund managers can leverage on eFront Insight to access a complete analysis of all theirs funds and streamline communications and data exchange with their LP investors.

The allocation of risk accomplished by indemnification agreements is often a hotly negotiated term of real estate contracts and leases and, when not negotiated, frequently are not in compliance with applicable state indemnification laws or do not reflect the basis axim that liability should follow control. Unbalanced indemnification provisions frequently arise from unbalanced negotiating positions. This panel will address the nuts and bolts of indemnification agreements and insurance contracts, analyzing how indemnification agreements require one party (the indemnitor), bear the risk of claims against the other party (the indemnitee) for loss and damages claimed by a third party. The role of insurance in providing a source of funds for indemnification obligations will be addressed. Indemnification and insurance provisions are standard requirements of PSAs, leases, and construction contracts. Standalone indemnity agreements are also frequently employed to balance the rights of a counterparty with its obligations. Informed counsel must recognize how to protect client interests by deftly structuring indemnification provisions, taking into account state law and respective risks and control in careful drafting. Listen as our authoritative panel discusses current trends and practical strategies in negotiating these provisions, as well as the advanced arguments made by the parties to these instruments.

Traditionally, the majority of housing affordable to many families has come through “filtering” – as apartment homes grow older, they gradually become part of the “naturally occurring affordable housing.” Following the Great Recession and Global Financial Crisis, this process reversed as value-add investors rehabbed apartments into higher rent classes to make up for the lack of new construction.

This topic will prepare real estate attorneys to meet their ethical obligations in the modern world. What are the ethical boundaries for a real estate attorney in negotiating a transaction? What steps should be taken to safeguard our client's information in our ever more security and privacy conscious world? How can a real estate attorney effectively provide counsel to a budding marijuana industry client? We will explore these topics and dissect the effects of technology on our obligations to practice law ethically. After this information, attorneys should feel well equipped to continue ethically practicing where real estate and the law intersect.