Tag: billboard lease

Richard Rothfelder on Reliance on Surveys

Billboard Insider recently received a question from a reader that I bet many of you have experienced: An ooh company installs or buys a billboard and assumes an old survey is recorded…time goes by and the state highway department widens the highway and finds the sign partially in the existing right […]

Trailhead Media’s Carl Hutchinson Says Be Wary of Lease Inflators

A few weeks ago out of home leasing and development expert told our readers to be cautious about billboard lease escalator clauses.  Trailhead Media Assistant Director of Real Estate agrees:  From my experience, this is exactly where many OOH deals quietly go wrong.  I’ve seen leases that looked completely reasonable […]

Goodman says to build trust before you talk dollars

Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman of Age Advertising talks about when and how to approach a landlord to discuss rent. A mistake new billboard operators make is introducing rent too early in conversations with property owners. In practice, discussing money before establishing value and trust can shut […]

Andy Goodman on Billboard Lease Escalator Clauses

Today, out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman of Age Advertising discusses billboard lease escalator clauses. Ask a room full of industry veterans what a reasonable out of home lease escalator looks like, and you will get a range of answers—followed quickly by stories of deals that made […]

Neil Bell on Billboard Lease Terms

Neil Bell of New South Outdoor writes this in response to Billboard Insider readers want long term leases in order to put up billboards. Dave, I really appreciated the poll from this morning regarding lease term. I completely agree with most readers that long-term leases are a must if you’re […]

Billboard Insider readers want long term leases in order to put up billboards

Billbaord Insider asked readers earlier this week what’s the minimum land lease term they’d accept if they were putting up a new billboard.  This is a topic on which our readers feel strongly to judge from the huge number of responses.  85% of readers want to a landlease with a […]

Make Sure Your Billboard Lease Allows Data Collection Devices

Earlier this week Billboard Insider wrote that you don’t need a landlord’s consent to put a data collection device on a billboard if your lease allows you to add “other appurtenances and ancillary equipment” on the billboard.  California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin writes that a court may not […]

Feedback on Glorycrest vs Adams

Last Friday Billboard Insider reviewed a case in which a restrictive covenant in a  97 year old right of way agreement voided a billboard lease.   Lots of comments. An out of home executive says the case highlights the need for a title search and research Adams could have done […]

97 Year Old Right of Way Agreement Invalidates a Billboard Lease

A restrictive covenant in a 97 year old right of way agreement can invalidate a billboard lease.  That’s the lesson of Glorycrest Carpenter Road v Adams Outdoor.  Here are the facts In October 1927 a group of landowners conveyed a Release of Right of Way (“1927 Release”) to the State […]

Billboard Lease Termination Should Depend on You

Make billboard lease termination dependent on your opinion of economic feasibility.  That’s the lesson of M-59 Joy vs Lamar Advertising.  Here are the facts. In 2008, Lamar Advertising entered into leases for 2 billboards in Michigan on land owned by M-59 Joy, LLC.  The leases had a 10 year terms […]