For more than three decades, KBA Lease Services has been recognized as the signature firm in lease auditing. We have helped control the real estate costs of hundreds of companies nationwide in virtually every industry.
KBA was originally known as Kislak Lease Services, and was started in 1985. Marc Betesh, a real estate leasing attorney, created and operated Kislak Lease Services as a division of The Kislak Organization, a New Jersey-based commercial brokerage company. In 1995, Mr. Betesh acquired 100% of the company from Kislak and renamed it KBA Lease Services.
KBA consists of an experienced team of CPAs, engineers, architects, attorneys and property managers, all of whom have extensive experience in building operations, law, accounting, property management and lease administration. We are dedicated to providing our clients with personalized service for every lease and every portfolio we review.
President and Founder
Marc Betesh is the founder and president of KBA Lease Services. He conceived the idea of lease auditing in 1985 and in the same year introduced it to the corporate real estate community. KBA has maintained its position as the largest privately owned firm concentrating in lease audits. Mr. Betesh also led the development of Visual Lease, a lease administration system used by many U.S. corporations.
Mr. Betesh is considered to be one of the country’s leading experts on lease language construction, lease expenses and effective lease negotiation strategies. Mr. Betesh has been consistently ranked among the “top-ranked faculty” at Corenet Global Learning and is a frequent lecturer on lease topics at New York University’s Real Estate Institute, American Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Society of CPA’s, ICSC, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Prior to establishing KBA, Mr. Betesh practiced law in New York City where he negotiated commercial leases. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars, is a member of the NYC Chapter of CoreNet, and is a member of AECRE, ICSC, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State and American Bar Associations. He has his JD from Georgetown University and a BA from Temple University.