Tag: michael wardle

The Red Herring: Your Landowner’s Attorney Says Your Lease is No Good

By Michael Wardle, General Counsel, YESCO Outdoor Media If you’ve been in the outdoor business long enough, then there’s a good chance you have a received a letter from an attorney representing a landowner that challenges the validity of a ground lease. Such a letter may make one or more […]

Six Tips to Help Your OOH Attorney Help You

By Michael Wardle, General Counsel, Yesco Outdoor Media Your attorney is your ally and advocate. Here are six tips for actions that you take to simplify the process of working with your counsel to get the best results: (1)  Establish Expectations up front Neither you nor your attorney wants to […]

Outdoor Legal: Make Your Relocation Clause Comprehensive

YESCO Outdoor Media General counsel Michael Wardle stated in a November 2019 Billboard Insider post that relocation clauses can make or break a billboard lease.  Jarman v Reagan Outdoor Advertising demonstrates this.  Here are the facts. In 1982 Reagan Outdoor renewed a lease agreement for two billboard structures on land owned […]

Relocation Clauses in Billboard Leases

By Michael Wardle, General Counsel for YESCO Outdoor Media Relocation clauses in billboard leases can make or break a location over the long-term. Careful planning at the outset of a billboard lease can create a win/win for both the landowner and the billboard owner if the site-specific relocation issues are […]