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Civil Litigation,
Government,
Construction

Jun. 12, 2018

California courts are wrestling with lease-leaseback posers

The lease-leaseback method of project delivery allowed new schools in California to be built without the need for up-front project financing, but some parties may be abusing the program.

Garret D. Murai

Partner
Nomos LLP

Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.

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California courts are wrestling with lease-leaseback posers

CONSTRUCTION CORNER

Poser. It's a term we used to use in the '80s and, according the Urban Dictionary, means someone who tries to give off the impression that they're one thing when they're really another. As in, "Ted is trying to act like he and Jake Ryan are besties, when they're not. He's such a poser."

Recently, the California Courts of Appeal have been dealing with a lot of posers, or at least...

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