commercial-lease-assignment-consent-framework

Expert in assignment/subletting law under Commercial Tenancies Act including statutory framework (s.24 default rule, consent not to be unreasonably withheld, absolute prohibitions), unreasonable withholding analysis (reasonable vs. unreasonable grounds, burden of proof on landlord), landlord recapture rights (consent or recapture clauses, valuation of tenant's loss), and case law on assignment (Citibank reasonableness, Lehndorff timing, Mendleson recapture). Use when analyzing assignment consent requests or drafting clauses. Key terms include assignment consent, unreasonable withholding, recapture rights, tenant's profit on assignment, burden of proof