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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Out of home attorney Marnie Christine Cody Ware of the Hamlin | Cody Law firm makes an excellent point on the importance of doing research before you write a billboard lease. I read your Tribal Land article and my immediate thought was this. Separate from tribal land, if you intend […]
Make sure you understand exactly who owns what rights before you put a billboard on tribal land. That’s the lesson of United States v. Osage Wind, LLC. The dispute involves a wind farm but has implications for billboards. Here are the facts. In 1906 the surface estate of the Osage […]
You don’t need separate consideration for a lease right of first refusal to be enforceable. That’s the lesson of Adams Outdoor Advertising v Todd Tarr and Shirley Buchner. Here are the facts. Adams Outdoor Advertising and Shirley Buchner executed a billboard lease in 2008 that contained a right of first […]
A failure to get necessary permits may void your rights in a billboard lease. That’s the lesson of Clear Channel Outdoor v Schrem Partnership. Here are the facts: In 1986 Ackerley Communications entered into a 15 year lease to place a billboard on property owned by Schrem Partnership. The lease […]
Take a billboard down when a lease expires or else the structure may be the landlord’s. That’s the lesson of Denny Weikhorst Equipment vs Tri State Outdoor. Here are the facts. In July 1985 Western Outdoor Advertising signed a lease agreement with Roy Smith to erect a 14 by 48 […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman talks about billboard height and lease trends. Billboard Height Cities will allow you to build the billboard either from the grade of the billboard location or from the grade of the freeway whichever is greater. You could have a billboard that’s […]
Landlords sometimes argue that a billboard structure is theirs at expiry of a lease. Today out of home leasing and development expert analyzes how the structures section of an out of home lease can protect your company and minimize costs if the billboard lease is terminated and the structure must […]
