I. General Aspects. Lease legislation provides for several mechanisms to guarantee compliance with lease agreements, both with respect to rent payments and other ancillary obligations, such as common charges, utility consumption, and taxes. When choosing which type of guarantee to use for a property being leased, it is important to…

Once the property to be acquired has been selected and the terms agreed upon with the owner, the parties may sign a preliminary agreement (commonly referred to as a “Reservation Voucher”) setting out, among other things, the price, payment terms, the initial earnest money deposit (typically 10% of the price),…