What Happened: Ultimately, the tenant who leased property to open a marijuana retail store was found to have no excuse for moving out and not paying rent. But there was another question the court had to decide: Did the tenant have the right to take the bolted-down glass display...
What Happened: The following clause, which refers to California Title 24 requiring buildings to meet specific energy efficiency standards, was at the center of a dispute between a landlord and its optical components manufacturing tenant:
What Happened: Two unknown assailants attacked a GameStop customer in the parking lot of the property it leased. The customer sued GameStop for negligence. GameStop argued that it's not liable for what happened in the parking lot, because it doesn’t control that...
What Happened: A landlord discovered that a tenant had removed landscaping, added a sidewalk, and made other major structural alterations without notifying or getting the landlord’s consent as the lease required. The failure of the unauthorized alterations to meet building...
What Happened: For five years, a tenant leased space in Houston for use as a bar. After the lease ended, the tenant asked the landlord to return its $11,400 security deposit. When the landlord didn’t respond, it filed a lawsuit. The landlord countersued, claiming that the...
What Happened: A pizzeria tenant transferred its interests in a five-year lease to two individuals via an agreement called an “assignment.” When the individuals stopped paying rent with 14 months left on the lease, the landlord sued the tenant for payment of the $...
What Happened: After doing an inspection, the landlord tried to evict the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for violating its lease obligation to keep the premises in good repair, citing among other things:
What Happened: Flooding caused by the bursting of a frozen sprinkler pipe forced a Boston specialty supermarket tenant to temporarily evacuate. After three months of waiting for the landlord to make the needed...
What Happened: A landlord sued a retail tenant for, among other things, not paying CAM charges. The tenant acknowledged its failure to pay but claimed it wasn’t liable because the landlord didn’t provide the...
What Happened: A car dealership property was vandalized after the tenant took possession but before it opened. The tenant couldn’t use the space for three-and-a-half months but continued to pay the rent. After repairs were done, the tenant asked for a rent abatement under...
What Happened: In seeking to exercise its five-year lease renewal option, retail tenant Intermix did just about everything right. The notice was timely; it was in proper written form; and it clearly stated Intermix’s intent to renew. But the officer who executed the option...
What Happened: A shopping center lease contained a co-tenancy clause giving a tenant a reduced rent if occupancy by major retail tenants fell below 70 percent....
