It depends on who has liability under the lease. Generally, the company itself is the tenant and therefor solely responsible for the lease...

Do new owner of a property have to honor the original lease/contract?

The new property owners would heave to honor the terms of your lease unless the lease itself states otherwise.

A partner in a restaurant put a loan on the books in his name without approval of the other partners. How should I handle this?

Much more information is needed. If the partnership is actually an LLC, what does the operating agreement state about a member getting a personal...

What are verbal contracts?

Assuming you mean oral (not written) agreements, they are generally enforceable with a few exceptions (e.g., real estate purchases). However, they...

The conversion is a fairly simple process, and the Georgia Secretary of State has a good conversion matrix here: ...

Can commercial landlord raise the sec. deposit every lease renewal period in order to always have equivalent of 2 months rent?

It is not a matter of "legal" but what the relevant terms of the lease agreement are. Is this a renegotiation of the lease where it is terminated...

You do not "trademark" your business name. You may, however, obtain trademark rights in the name if it qualifies for trademark protection...

You will need to post your question to real estate attorneys who are licensed in Texas.

Your issues are very fact sensitive and too factually complicated for an online forum. Retain a local business attorney to sit down with you for an...

Not per se but it really depends on the details of the proposed transactions between the two entities.