by Jim Barrett | Feb 1, 2024
The new lease group has made a lot of progress this past year. We studied prior negotiations and determined that one major fault was the failure to address the rights included in the current subleases under which we all hold our lots. We have been advised by our legal...
by Jim Barrett | Dec 1, 2023
The Master Lease is the agreement between Shelter Bay Company and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (SITC). The sublease is the agreement signed by the homeowner and grants that homeowner the right to lease the property. The sublease remains with the lot and is...
by Jim Barrett | Dec 1, 2023
Shelter Bay Company pays a bulk annual lease payment to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (SITC) for the leased property within Shelter Bay. Shelter Bay collects rent from the homeowners for the lots that they lease (which is managed through a sublease agreement)....
by Jim Barrett | Nov 26, 2023
1. Now at the stage of involving the BIA who must approve any new lease. They will consult with their attorneys now about our complex lease structure and get back to the Negotiating Group. 2. At this point the Tribe’s and the Communities Lease Negotiating Committees...
by Jim Barrett | Mar 14, 2023
(Board) At some point, if the negotiations have stalled and we don’t see a way forward, we will need to start discussing the transition to the end of the lease.
