News for the Hospitality Executive |
By
Jim
Butler of the Global Hospitality
Group®
Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com February 29, 2012 You have certainly heard about the new rules going into effect on March 15 under the Americans with Disabilities Act or "ADA." Here is some straight talk about WHY you should act now, and WHAT you should do. 5
REASONS YOU SHOULD ACT NOW!
Why
act now? It is the
law. It is the right
thing to do. It is much more cost-effective to prevent lawsuits that to
fight
them. WHAT
ACTION SHOULD YOU TAKE? The action you should take now is prevention, prevention and prevention. That means you should have ADA experts analyze your hotel property and operations to determine deficiencies so you can fix them before there is a problem. The best way to do this is to hire ADA-experienced attorneys who will engage an appropriate accessibility consultant. Use of attorneys generally provides certain legal privileges to maintain confidentiality of the consultant's reports and your communications on strategy and implementation. Experienced ADA compliance attorneys also help make the difficult judgment calls on what the law requires (much of which is subjective, and all of which is constantly evolving). THE
END GAME The
goal is to ensure your hotel complies with both the original ADA and
new rules
that go into effect March 15, 2012. WHY
YOU SHOULD HIRE JMBM TO HELP YOU WITH ADA ISSUES. Unless you are absolutely sure your hotel is ADA compliant, contact JMBM now to see how we can help you. It is a lot cheaper to do that now, than to call us after you have been sued. Jim Butler Chairman, Global Hospitality Group® [email protected] (310) 201-3526 Marty Orlick Senior Member, Global Hospitality Group® Chairman, ADA Defense Team [email protected] (415) 984-9667 This is Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and hotel lawyer, signing off. We've done more than $60 billion of hotel transactions and have developed innovative solutions to help investors be successful in bidding for hotel acquisitions, and helping investors and lenders to unlock value from troubled hotel transactions. Who's your hotel lawyer? ________________________ Martin H. Orlick is one of the top ADA defense lawyers in the country, having helped clients with more almost 500 ADA cases for hotels and other businesses. He is also is a senior member of the law firm's Global Hospitality Group®, a partner in the real estate department, and a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). For more information about ADA compliance and defense, contact Marty Orlick at 415.984.9667 or [email protected]. ________________________ Our Perspective. We represent hotel lenders, owners and investors. We have helped our clients find business and legal solutions for more than $60 billion of hotel transactions, involving more than 1,300 properties all over the world. For more information, please contact Jim Butler at [email protected] or +1 (310) 201-3526. Jim Butler is a founding partner of JMBM, and Chairman of its Global Hospitality Group® and Chinese Investment Group™. Jim is one of the top hospitality attorneys in the world. GOOGLE "hotel lawyer" and you will see why. Jim and his team are more than "just" great hotel lawyers. They are also hospitality consultants and business advisors. They are deal makers. They can help find the right operator or capital provider. They know who to call and how to reach them. JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® The hotel lawyers in the Global Hospitality Group® of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell (JMBM) comprise the premier hospitality practice in a full-service law firm and are the authors of the Hotel Law Blog. We represent hotel owners, developers, investors and lenders and have helped our clients find business and legal solutions for more than $60 billion of hotel transactions, involving more than 1,300 properties worldwide. For more information about the Global Hospitality Group®, go to www.HotelLawBlog.com. For more information about full range of legal services provided by JMBM, go to www.JMBM.com. |
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