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When Your Landlord Won't Sign: Selling a Business, Lease Assignments and the Limits of a Landlord's "No"
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Apr 08, 2026
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For many small business owners, the single most valuable thing they own is not the stock on the shelves or the equipment out the back – it is the lease. The right to occupy premises, often in a hard-won location, can be the difference between a business that sells for a healthy figure and one that c...
Melissa Bush
Solicitor, Notary Public
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