NRTA's 14th Annual Conference Themed
"Now More Than Ever!"

Reconciling CAM: The Desktop Audit - Part II
Course Presenter(s): Pamela Myers / Theresa Wecker
Course Track: OC-3
Course Level: B
Course Cap: 0

This basic course is a continuation of OC-2. Participants should complete OC-1 and OC-2 before attending this session.

Tools for Interpreting, Negotiating and Settling Difficult Lease Provisions
Course Presenter(s): Robert A. Machson, Esq.
Course Track: LE-7
Course Level: I
Course Cap: 0

This intermediate course for attorneys, as well as seasoned paralegals and lease administrators, will be broken down into two parts. The first will discuss the rules of interpretation used by courts and the second will take a look at examples from actual court decisions where difficult lease language was interpreted, frequently in ways you may not have predicted. When it comes to interpreting leases, it is not what anyone meant to put into the lease that counts; it’s what they actually put into the lease that counts. This course describes how courts look at lease language and shows how you can apply the same rules of interpretation to resolve difficult lease disputes. For example, what is the meaning of the phrase, “including, but not limited to?”, what is the meaning of a covenant without a remedy?, or a description of services to be charged that may or may not be complete?

Effective Lease Review
Course Presenter(s): Steven Doben / Kelly Kepley
Course Track: LA-8
Course Level: I
Course Cap: 0

This intermediate class will help participants learn to design and manage an internal review and approval process that will improve data accuracy, consistency and support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. This session will demonstrate processes for effective data management that will create hierarchies for data review, and data ownership. By implementing this process executive reporting will be trusted and accurate. Effective lease review will mitigate data errors, and build user confidence in the resulting information. See how applying these business processes within your organization will assist with SOX compliance and accountability.

Handling Surplus Properties + Underperforming Stores
Course Presenter(s): Jim Avallone / Robin Hayden
Course Track: RE-3
Course Level: A
Course Cap: 0

This advanced course will explore what can be done to prevent an underperforming store from becoming surplus. If store must close, how to effectively handle disposition. What issues does the lease administration department need to be concerned about. It will also address how to best meet corporate strategies and financial objectives within the context and realities of the secondary leasing market.

Topics will include:

• Identifying underperforming stores
• Avoiding underperforming stores becoming surplus
• If store must become surplus, how to dispose
• Validating disposition plan against corporate strategies
• Aligning and managing outsourced disposition strategy
• Facing realities of lease restrictions and market rents
• Deal approval process for surplus lease or owned dispositions

Occupancy Cost and Lease Audits in Canada
Course Presenter(s): Lara D'Avilar / Kathy Powers-Middlecoop
Course Track: OC-9
Course Level: A
Course Cap: 0

This advanced course will provide insight into the issues that affect tenants who operate stores in Canada. It will help you to understand how Canadian landlords are similar and/or different from American landlords in how they operate their centers. This course will also help you analyze the most common issues encountered when performing lease reviews and provide some tools and recommendations in how to resolve them.

Topics will include:

• Differences and similarities between landlords in Canada and the United States.
• Examination of operating costs and highlighting the most common issues.
• Understanding the Property Taxes in Ontario and other provinces and the relevant legislation.
• Discussion surrounding Audit Rights and what is a Lease Audit?
• Tools that can assist you during Dispute Resolution.

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