Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations

Can the understanding and interpretation of leases be enhanced by relationalcontract considerations? In this article the authors explore the pertinence ofrelational contract theory, particularly in relation to retail leases. The articleoutlines the nature of leases, the contractualisation process an...

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Main Authors: Villiers, L., Webb, Eileen
Format: Journal Article
Published: Thomson Reuters 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5654
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description Can the understanding and interpretation of leases be enhanced by relationalcontract considerations? In this article the authors explore the pertinence ofrelational contract theory, particularly in relation to retail leases. The articleoutlines the nature of leases, the contractualisation process and the influenceof certain statutes on leasing transactions. It then focuses on relationalcontract theory and the extent to which different types of leases may beregarded as relational. The main focus of the article is on retail leases;considering the terms of the lease “contract” but also examining whetherrelational analysis may inform the interpretation of statutes relevant to retailleasing transactions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-56542017-01-30T10:47:39Z Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations Villiers, L. Webb, Eileen Can the understanding and interpretation of leases be enhanced by relationalcontract considerations? In this article the authors explore the pertinence ofrelational contract theory, particularly in relation to retail leases. The articleoutlines the nature of leases, the contractualisation process and the influenceof certain statutes on leasing transactions. It then focuses on relationalcontract theory and the extent to which different types of leases may beregarded as relational. The main focus of the article is on retail leases;considering the terms of the lease “contract” but also examining whetherrelational analysis may inform the interpretation of statutes relevant to retailleasing transactions. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5654 Thomson Reuters restricted
spellingShingle Villiers, L.
Webb, Eileen
Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title_full Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title_fullStr Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title_full_unstemmed Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title_short Using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: Some preliminary observations
title_sort using relational contract principles to construe the landlord-tenant relationship: some preliminary observations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5654