Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

Re: office lease

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Generally a landlord has the right to approve or disprove an assignment of lease or a sublease in a commercial tenancy. The approval can sometimes be withheld arbitrarily depending upon the terms of the lease. If the landlord does not allow signs on the building, then the landlords failure to allow a subtenant to place a sign thereon would not be unreasonable.

You need to have an attorney review the lease and let you know whether or not the landlord was required to allow the tenant to place a sign on the building. By reviewing the lease itself, the attorney can then advise you of your legal rights and obligations as the answer to your queston lies within the terms of the lease.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.