Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 14, 2022
By: Bernadette M. Rappold, Kerri L. Barsh, Christopher L. Bell, David G. Mandelbaum and Kaitlyn R. Maxwell, Greenberg Traurig LLP

The Biden-Harris administration is quickly establishing new federal environment requirements affecting commercial property owners and managers. These requirements, along with changes occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise a host of new practical and legal considerations for landlords and property managers.

Chief among them are the five issues below:

1.  Microbial Contamination Resulting from Property Vacancy and Underutilization

Teleworking has increased dramatically during the pandemic as the result of public health measures to increase social distancing and stem the spread of COVID-19. As a result, many commercial buildings and offices have lain vacant or underutilized. Read more.