Almost all renters come to the negotiations with the owners to defer payments or reduce rental rates, but most market participants are waiting for more specific orders of government to build a negotiation strategy, says the Director of the office real estate Department at Knight Frank Maria Zimina.
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“Attendance at our facilities decreased by almost 50%, says commercial Director of “PROFIS Estate” Christina Limorenko. – But while we do not limit access to the offices, so the rent our residents pay in full”. But some tenants of commercial real estate company has provided a deferred rent payment. “On concessions for retail and catering, especially if they generate traffic facilities, ready many owners,” says Limarenko.
“We work in the mode of the day, but 10-20% of companies daily are in their offices,” – told “RG” in the Metropolitan office center “On Science”. To reduce the rent here do not plan, citing the high cost of maintenance of buildings, large tax payments. But after the quarantine is going to provide tenants with additional services at a discount.
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Tenants should make a written request to the landlord with a request to reduce the rent, says Vice-President of the Moscow Association of entrepreneurs Oleg Matyunin. On their own initiative landlords to offer discounts will not. “But upon receiving the requests, the owners usually make concessions and reduce the fee by 50% to 80%. But for a short period – a month or two,” said Matyunin. To stand its ground firmly VLAdealers premises unprofitable – in the last few years, tenants are not easy to find. If the lessee does not not only income but money in the accounts, you can contact the local chamber of Commerce for the conclusion that the circumstances of force majeure, recommends Matyunin. In the force majeure party to the transaction may default or not meet its obligations. “The tenant has for several months not to pay rent at all and further the landlord shall not be grounds to terminate the contract due to non-payment or through the courts to recover this amount,” – said Matyunin.
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the site of the Moscow chamber of Commerce and industry explained that not in all situations the current situation may be considered a force majeure and the more will give the opportunity not to pay rent. But the tenant has the right, referring to a significant change in circumstances to require modification or termination of the contract with the owner.
“If the premises have not been used in full – that’s no reason not to pay rent. Office operation is not under an outright ban,” says Zimin. And notes that the mandatory deferral can only be introduced by government decree, which is not. And links tenants to force majeure or change of circumstances can be interpreted ambiguously by the courts.
the Responsibility of the landlord to grant a reprieve on the rent stipulated in the “anti-crisis” law, which has been adopted by the state Duma, but not yet signed by the President.
