The pandemic has forced lots of business owners to renegotiate leases, contracts. Here’s how to do it.

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  1. Landlords are in the same boat like every other business, they have mortgage payments, Insurance, Property taxes, maintenance, repairs, payroll, most of which are continuing in spite of the current crisis, in order for a landlord to make any deferrals or concessions, he has to first get relieve from their creditors as well.

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