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Seattle and Tacoma Lease Review and Drafting Attorneys
Assisting with all kinds of residential and commercial lease agreements
Whether you own or are leasing a residential or commercial space, you should always have a written lease agreement in place prior to the start of the lease1. Lease agreements protect the legal rights of both the landlord and tenant should certain situations arise. For example, if a tenant violates the rent requirement of the lease agreement, the landlord has the right to evict them. On the other hand, if there is a lease agreement, a landlord cannot randomly terminate a lease for no reason and leave a tenant out on the street.
If you need to have a lease agreement drafted or have concerns about a potential lease, do not hesitate to contact an experienced attorney at the Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess today.
CALL (253) 572-1000 OR (206) 621-1110 TO SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED LEASE ATTORNEY TODAY.
Commercial leases
If you are a commercial landlord, it is imperative that you have a quality lease agreement that protects your rights and is enforceable should a dispute arise. Most of the sample, boilerplate forms available online simply cover the most basic issues and do not address many contingent events that are important for a lease agreement. For this reason, you should always have an experienced real estate attorney draft your lease to make sure it fully protects your best interests.
Most small business owners do not own their physical space, but instead, lease it from a commercial landlord. When the landlord asks the business owner to sign a lease agreement, too many people simply sign the agreement without thoroughly understanding to what they are agreeing. Leases are legally binding in most cases and many business owners do not discover that the lease contained harmful or unfair terms until it is too late.
Any business seeking to lease commercial space should have the lease agreement carefully reviewed by an experienced lawyer prior to signing anything.
Residential leases
The same concepts that apply to commercial lease drafting and review apply to residential leases. However, residential leases are subject to many additional laws2 and regulations as residential tenants are expected to be less legally sophisticated than company owners. For this reason, whether you are the landlord or tenant, you need to make sure the lease agreement covers all of the necessary bases to protect your rights.
Contact the Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess for a consultation
At the Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, our attorneys will ensure that your lease agreement is properly drafted, negotiated, or reviewed so that you can trust your rights as a landlord or tenant are protected.
CALL OUR OFFICES IN SEATTLE OR TACOMA AT (253) 572-1000 OR (206) 621-111 FOR ASSISTANCE TODAY.
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lease
2https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18
Attorney Robert Dickson
The core of Rob’s legal practice is civil litigation, with an emphasis on construction, real estate, and business law. He represents a wide range of clients, from large construction companies to individual homeowners. His is a practical approach to law, which strives to balance the need for a successful legal outcome with a client’s financial goals (or constraints). Outside of his private practice, Rob serves as an adjunct professor at the Seattle University School of Law where he teaches real estate litigation. [ Attorney Bio ]
Thomas L. Dickson
Tom is an experienced litigator and the founding partner of the firm. For over 30 years, he’s helped clients prevail in their real estate, construction, and business law matters.
Heather Burgess
Heather represents property owners and developers in all phases of real estate development, from pre-acquisition due diligence through local permitting and appeals.
Robert P. Dickson
The core of Rob’s legal practice is civil litigation, with an emphasis on construction, real estate, and business law. He represents a wide range of clients, from large construction companies to individual homeowners.
Daniel J. Frohlich
Dan’s legal practice focuses on civil litigation, real estate law, business law and probate law. He has more than 10 years of experience as an attorney serving clients throughout Western Washington.
Mark S. Johnson
Mark’s legal practice focuses on civil litigation, real estate law, business law and family law. He works tirelessly to help his clients achieve the outcome they are looking for.
Trevor A. Zandell
Since graduating with honors from law school in 2005, Trevor has been serving the legal needs of businesses, individuals, and families across Southwest Washington.
Daniel E. Pizarro
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, Daniel is active in the firm’s civil litigation department. His practice is mainly centered around real estate law, landlord-tenant law, construction law, and probate law.
Alexander J. Wisbey
Alexander Wisbey comes to the firm with 5 years of experience as a litigator and trial attorney. He has first chaired several jury trials and has extensive experience handling arbitrations, mediations, depositions, and settlements.
Andrew Hata
Andrew is the head of our Transactional Department and focuses his practice on corporate governance, real estate transactions, commercial contracts, and corporate finance.
Kelley Duggan
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, Kelley practices in a wide range of areas, including estate planning, probate, civil litigation, and intellectual property law.
Cambria A. Queen
Cambria is an Associate with Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess in the civil litigation department, where she practices primarily real estate and probate law.
George Knight
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, George is active in the firm’s civil litigation and transactional departments. His practice is mainly centered around business law, real estate law, construction law, employment law, and probate law.
Chris Pierce-Wright
Chris comes to Phillips Burgess Tacoma from Seattle, where he served as an associate attorney focused on insurance litigation with Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson.
Jennifer Yoo
Jennifer is an associate attorney at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess where her current practice focuses on real estate law, contract and commercial disputes, and business law.
Katherine E. Baals
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, Katherine practices in a range of areas, including real estate, construction, business, and civil litigation.
Kenneth Chan
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, PLLC, Kenny is active in the firm’s civil litigation and transactional departments. Prior to working at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, Kenny was an in-house attorney for a Fortune 100 company.
Brian Buske
Following his graduation from Lewis & Clark Law School, Brian garnered valuable client experience working on international compliance and intellectual property issues.
Kyla S. Bennett
As an associate at Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, Kyla practices in a range of areas, including real estate, land use, and civil litigation.
