Many times, a will focuses on the parties receiving property. But, it can also exclude individuals, as well. A disinheritance clause is a provision within a will that explicitly states that a specific ...

Throughout my career as an investor and real estate broker I have dealt with many escalation clauses. An escalation clause is technique many buyers employ to try to get a house under contract without ...

What are the risks associated with exclusive use clauses? Landlords often have to weigh the risks of signing large retailers because many of them have blanket exclusivity clauses that limit the ...

An important, but often overlooked, provision of commercial leases is the prohibited use clause. Among other things, prohibited use clauses outline what can and can't be sold and how business can or ...

Credit unions are lining up with banks in opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plan to rein in arbitration clauses, a surprise given their historical reluctance to use them.

Formula clauses have been used in estate planning almost as long as there’s been an estate tax. Practitioners have historically used formulas to determine how to allocate between the marital and ...

Notwithstanding the fact that NDAs are commonplace in M&A transactions, breaches of NDAs are rarely litigated. Parties may be reluctant to make the dispute public and damages for breach of an NDA can ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He earned the Chartered ...

Exclusive use clauses are not uncommon in shopping center leases. Tenants often request these clauses to prevent the landlord from renting space to other tenants who are competitors. Ideally, a ...

You are a retail tenant and it’s time to renew the lease on your current location, but when you contact your landlord, there’s a major problem. Another business in the same industry has also signed a ...