Building Owners and Managers Association’s “Ask a Lawyer”

Presented by Christopher Walters

Short Term Licenses, Permits and Other Things You Need to Know

Learning Objectives:

• Educate property managers and owners on special issues related to short-term license arrangements
• Assist property managers and owners in dealing with licensee forms

The following are the Key Concepts and Skills you will obtain during the course:

• What to look out for in a licensee-proposed form
• Key provisions that should be in any short-term license

At the end of the course, the student will also be able to describe and identify:

• Distinction between a lease and a license
• Troublesome provisions in licensee-proposed forms
• Administration and management of license arrangements
• Variety of possible approaches to contracting the license arrangement
• Insurance and indemnity issues related to licensing
• Key elements of a license
• Protocol for dealing with tenants affected by licenses

Course Overview:

The instructors will, through the example of a commercial shoot in a building lobby, examine issues that should be addressed by property managers and owners in dealing with a space license proposal, how to recognize critical issues with standard licensee-proposed forms, and provide and go through a list of take-away points that should always be considered in issuing a short-term license.

Course Hours:

1.5

Course Location:

200 Market Street, Portland, Oregon