Billboard Insider asked out of home leasing and development expert Andy goodman to review and comment on a standard out of home advertising lease. Today he looks at the easements and access section of the lease. We’ve put Andy’s comments in red. Easement. Lessor also hereby grants to Lessee the […]
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Andy Goodman Reviews the Beginning of an Out of Home Lease
Billboard Insider asked out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman to review and comment on a standard out of home advertising lease. Today he looks at the beginning of the lease. We’ve put Andy’s comments in red. Lease Agreement Lease # _________________ I’ve worked for a lot of […]
Rothfelder on Adams v Madison
In Appeals Court cites Reagan v Austin in Denying Adams Lawsuit Billboard Insider reported on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal decision in Adams Outdoor vs City of Madison, holding that the permission afforded in the Madison Sign Code for digital on-premise signs while denied for off-premise was not content […]
Appeals Court Cites Reagan v Austin in Denying Adams Lawsuit
On January 2, 2023 the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied an Adams Outdoor challenge to the Madison, Wisconsin sign ordinance by citing the Supreme Court’s Reagan v Austin ruling. Adams had argued that Madison’s sign code was unconstitutional because it treated off-premises signs less favorably than […]
Lessor Sells and Buyer Claims They Own the Billboard. What Are Your Options?
A reader asks Billboard Insider “what happens when someone buys land on which your billboard sits and then claims they own the billboard and threatens to take it down?” We asked out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody to comment. Any OOH company that is in business long enough […]
Rothfelders 2023 OOH Legal Predictions
After the 2020 Year of Covid, followed by the Insurance at the Capital and Winter Storm Uri in 2021, 2022 turned out to be a pretty good year for the billboard industry, from a business and legal standpoint. For most of the year, operators and investors enjoyed robust acquisitions of […]
Why we’re a member of the OAAA
Billboard Insider owns Circle City Outdoor, a small out of home company with 65 total faces including 1 digital billboard in Minnesota and Indiana. We watch ever penny but include an OAAA membership in our annual budget. Here’s why. OAAA is our insurance policy on regulatory risk. When sign codes […]
Rothfelder On Right Of First Refusal Clauses (again)
Billboard Insider published an article entitled “A Right of First Refusal Holds Up in Court” its December 14, 2022 edition. As the title suggests, the article reported on the February 24, 2022 decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals in Adams Outdoor Advertising vs Todd Tarr, which upheld the enforcement […]
A Right of First Refusal Holds Up in Court
Many out of home leases have a clause allowing the out of home company the right of first refusal to purchase property if it is listed for sale. Will a right of first refusal hold up in court? Yes, according to Adams Outdoor versus Todd Tarr and Shirley Buchner. Here […]
Rothfelder on Cannabis Regulation and Out of Home
Billboard Insider published an article in its November 29, 2022 edition on Cannabis and Out of Home-November 2022, including that this issue was on the ballot of several states in last month’s elections. I wrote a May 3, 2021 Billboard Insider article on Cannabis regulations and presented on the regulation […]