Arthur J. Menor

Education

• University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1980
• University of Florida, B.A., with high honors, History, 1977

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Professional

• American Bar Association
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • Past Chairman of Programs Committee
  • Past Member of Board of Governors
• Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Vice Chairman of the Legislation Committee
  • Past Chairman of the Real Estate Leasing Committee
  • Past Chairman of the Real Estate Problems Study Committee
  • Member, Executive Council
  • Past Chairman of the Commercial Real Estate Committee
  • Past Co-Vice Chairman of the Real Estate Forms Committee
  • Past Co-Vice Chairman of the Real Estate Certification Review Committee
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Civic

• United Way of Palm Beach County
  • Chairman, Board of Directors 2010-2012
• Economic Council of Palm Beach County
  • Past Chairman, Chair, Legal Counsel, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
• First Chairman, Board of Directors, Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County
• Past President, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Palm Beach County
• Leadership Palm Beach County
• Board of Directors, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

Presentations

• Drafting Insurance Provisions for Commercial Leases, Insurance and Leasing Committees of the Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar (2/23/2023)
• When Harvey Met Irma - Constructing Lease Provisions that Withstand Damage and Destruction, ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law 30th Annual Spring Symposia (5/11/2018)
• Risk Management/Risk Transfer – Contractually Managing and Balancing Risks, Insurance and Surety Committee of the Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar (2/27/2017)
• Defaults and Remedies, Drafting a Better Commercial Real Estate Contract – Standard Provisions and Pitfalls, Florida Bar (5/15/2014)
• Recent Developments in Property Taxation, 2012 Case Law and Legislative Update, Florida Bar (10/27/2012)
• August, 2012 Winn Dixie Decision, ACREL Leasing Committee Teleconference, ACREL (10/02/2012)
• Inspection Provisions in Commercial Purchase & Sales, Commercial Real Estate Committee of The Florida Bar, The Florida Bar (09/14/2012)
• Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement Defaults, Commercial Real Estate Committee of The Florida Bar, The Florida Bar (07/26/2012)
• Panelist in “Town Hall” Panel Discussion, Second Biennial Diversity Summit, Palm Beach County Bar Association (10/14/2011)
• Landlord Protection Against Construction Liens Arising from Work Performed by Tenants, 31st Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update Seminar, Florida Bar (8/5/2011)
• Changes in Parties to a Lease, The Art of Lease Negotiation, ALI-ABA (6/28/2011)
• Changes in Parties to a Lease, ACREL Mid-Year Meeting, ACREL (3/18/2011)
• Lease Transactions; Lease and Property Management Agreements, The Real Estate Team 2010, FLEA (FL Legal Ed. Assoc.) (4/16/2010)
• Indemnity Issues in Commercial Leases, Today’s Issues in Commercial Lease Transactions, Florida Bar (11/5/2009)
• Landlord and Tenant Law, 28th Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update Seminar, Florida Bar (7/25/2008)
• Program Chair and Panelist, Eviction Nuts & Bolts Seminar, Florida Bar (3/29/2007)
• Contract to Closing Procedures and Issues for the Foreign Seller and Buyer, Foreign Sellers and Buyers:  Real Estate, Probate and Taxation Seminar, Florida Bar and Barcelona Bar Association (4/21/2006)
• Fine Art of Negotiating Tenant Estoppels and SNDAs, Real Estate Law Seminar (RPPTL Convention), Florida Bar (5/27/2005)
• Doppler and Kevlar:  Structuring the Investment Sales Transaction, Ring Series, University of Florida Center for Real Estate Studies (9/18/2003)
• Real Estate Ethics, Dade County Bar Association (2002)
• Commercial Lease Negotiations, RPPTL Convention, Florida Bar (2001)

Publications

• "The End of the Two Subscribing Witnesses Requirement for Florida Leases," The Florida Bar Journal (September/October 2020)
• "Liquidated Damages in Florida Purchase and Sale Agreements," Practical Real Estate Lawyer (August 2019)
• "Liquidated Damages Project: Florida," ACREL News & Notes (February 2019)
• "Issues in Handling Florida Leases," ACREL News  (June 2018)
• "Legislation to Reduce Business Rent Tax Prevails," ActionLine (Winter 2017)
• "Analysis of Sebo v. Am. Home Assurance Co.," Insurance Matters! (2017)
• “Can I Have My Deposit Back?” ActionLine  (Winter 2015)
• "Is a Burrito a Sandwich?" Probate & Property (2014)
• “Leases” Chapter of the Florida Real Property Complex Transactions Manual (4th Ed. 2005; 5th Ed. 2009; 6th Ed. 2011; 7th Ed. 2013; 8th Ed. 2016; 9th Ed. 2018; 10th Ed. 2020; 11th Ed. 2022), Practice Manual published by The Florida Bar
• "Landlord Protection Against Construction Liens Arising from Work Performed by Tenants," Florida Bar Journal (2013)
• “A Case Study in the Enforcement of an Exclusive Use Provision,” ACREL News (2012)
• “Grocery Wars,” ActionLine (2012)
• “To Notice or Not to Notice: The Question for Evicting a Holdover Residential Tenant,” ActionLine (2009)
• “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009,” ActionLine (2009)
• “In Search of a Shorter Lease,” South Florida Legal Guide (2003)
• “A Wired Welcome – Telecoms, Utilities Offer Substantial Opportunities and Risks to Building Owners, Managers,” Daily Business Review (4/26/2000)

News & Speaking Engagements