Major Win: Ayala Law Secures $192,500 Settlement for Client in Complex Commercial Lease Battle

Ayala is proud to announce that we have obtained a $192,500 settlement in a dispute involving a 5-year commercial lease of our client’s land.

The case involved a lease where a local city rented from our client. The lease required our client to do certain upgrades and obtain certain permits. Our client alleged in the case that he performed all of the obligations, but that he was unable to comply with the comments the municipality made to the conceptual design, because the tenant (a different city) failed to cooperate or simply respond.

The city-defendant used the non-completion of the updates to the conceptual design to try to get out of the lease. We sued on behalf of our client. After almost a year of litigation and a marathon mediation session, we were able to settle the case.

As stated by attorney Eduardo A. Maura,“We’re happy with the settlement. While we believe our client’s damages exceed the settlement amount, the settlement is 80 to 90% of our client’s damages, and therefore, a great result pre-trial.” Eduardo continued, “This was a collaborative effort between attorney Orestes Garcia and me, in which Orestes was able to put the case in a great position pre-trial. We’re also happy that we can serve large real estate developers and investors like this client, and obtain results that they may believe can only be obtained by the largest firms.”

For more information about real estate disputes (including commercial leases), contact one of our experienced business attorneys in Miami at 305-570-2208.

You can also contact our founding attorney Eduardo A. Maura at eduardo@ayalalawpa.com.

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[The opinions in this blog are not intended to be legal advice. You should consult with an attorney about the particulars of your case].