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Management Fees and Real Estate Taxes

 
For landlords, the purpose of the management or administration fee is to compensate the landlord for the unquantifiable costs associated with administering the development. Generally, this fee is some a percentage (5% to 20%) of the total costs of operating and maintaining the shopping center. Be careful that the landlord does not charge both a management fee and an administration fee. Arguably, this is another kind of “double dipping.”

It is in both parties' interest to agree on a carefully drafted definition of the term "real estate taxes." Landlords will usually want to treat such taxes in the broadest possible manner, so that the term includes every type of tax and assessment, regardless of the agency or entity which levies the tax. That is because anything which falls outside of this definition will have to be fully paid by the landlord. In general, the definition of that term will include all forms or types of assessments against the property, with the exception of those arising from improvements made to the property, or which would be considered, from a tax standpoint, capital improvements to the premises.

In this 6-minute video our speaker, Marc. H. Goldsmith, reviews management or administration fees that should not be based on a percentage of specific charges. He also discusses what landlords may want to include in their calculations.

Marc H. Goldsmith, Counsel with McGuireWoods LLP’s Los Angeles, CA office. His practice focuses on commercial leasing and commercial real property purchase and sale transactions, as well as condominium law. He is responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing various real estate contracts for retail, office and industrial uses, including leases, purchase/sale agreements, easements, licenses, deeds of trust, subordination agreements, and amendments. Mr. Goldsmith serves as general corporate counsel to numerous nonprofit homeowners associations, business and mixed-use condominium associations, timeshare associations, and for profit entities.
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Marc H. Goldsmith

Marc H. Goldsmith

The Law Offices of Marc H. Goldsmith

  • Partner at The Law Offices of Marc H. Goldsmith
  • Specializes in representing condo associations and commercial leasing
  • President of The Summit on Sixth Homeowners Association and former Board President of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • Member of the California State Bar and California Lawyers Association
  • Awarded the Hall of Merit Award by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • Volunteer Attorney, Bet Tzedek small business program
  • Certified Mediator from Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
  • J.D. degree, University of Minnesota Law; M.P.S. degree, University of Minnesota
  • Can be contacted at (213) 375-7658 or [email protected]

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