They would also have to verify they are Connecticut residents with documents such as lease agreements or utility bills.

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The investor therefore typically accesses the land on the basis of lease agreements.

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So far, there are lease agreements for offshore wind power up to 2020 with a potential capacity of 10 gigawatts.

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Chesapeake has lease agreements for drilling at shale gas deposits in the Utica basin that hold around 15.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

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One suspect is Karachi's notorious "land mafia" which many believe might have wanted to destroy valuable property in the hope that it would lead to new lease agreements.

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Mr. Marcus said the developers hoped to complete financing to take control of the mall from its creditors by the end of June, thereby allowing it to sign lease agreements.

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Meanwhile, in dry gas plays like the Haynesville, Barnett and the dry gas portion of the Eagle Ford, companies are basically drilling only the wells they are required to drill under their lease agreements.

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Some lease agreements, when terminated early, will credit the bank's interest fees back to the driver for the unused term of the lease, but the leasing company will keep its spread from the entire term.

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Air Lease currently owns 46 airplanes and has purchase agreements to acquire 153 more airplanes through 2017.

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