Private Entity Leasing Government Property

[phil1979]

No, a minor language change in a lease won't do it.

The terms of the lease is the key.

I hope you understand that the Supreme Court's ruling allows for a minor change on the language of leases of public property, and the lessee (tenant) will be able to ban carrying firearms.

What will be interesting is that changing the language has other significant ramifications beyond the firearms issues, and it remains to be seen if the parties to the lease are going to be willing to make the accommodations required by the change in lease language.

 

[gh1950]

No, a minor language change in a lease won't do it.

The terms of the lease is the key.

I can change one sentence in the lease, and the lessee (tenant) can ban guns.

 

[mhg]

I can change one sentence in the lease, and the lessee (tenant) can ban guns.

If you change the lease enough to make public land to private. Then the owner must pay taxes on the private land.
M

 

[gh1950]

If you change the lease enough to make public land to private. Then the owner must pay taxes on the private land.
M

That would be one of the issues the parties would have to address.

I see a couple of things happening.

If the lessor is the local taxing agency, then it could forgive the taxes as part of the lease agreement, similar to what is done for industrial development. You know, because it's for the children.

If the lessee is a non-profit, the property may be tax exempt according to its use.

 

[tmoore912]

Thurs, Oct 8th, 2020 at 9:30am Oral Arguments for #GCOvAtlBotanicalGarden

Filed in 2014, challenges the policy of the Garden of disallowing GWL holders from carrying. State law prohibits lessees of public property from banning weapons. https://facebook.com/events/768352603948386


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