Facts: The owner of a gas station signed a lease with a tenant. The tenant became a sublandlord when it signed a convenience store sublease for space at the gas station where a subtenant could operate its coffee shop. The sublease with the coffee shop subtenant was for a 10-year...
Facts: The owner of a shopping center sued a tenant for breach of its lease. The owner had charged as part of common area maintenance (CAM) a prorated amount that it had to spend on fixing potholes in the parking lot and installing signs limiting the parking lot to customers....
Facts: A car dealership leased a lot where its inventory was stored. It contracted with a car carrier company to transport its cars from certain locations to the lot. A mechanism devised by the dealership tenant to control traffic at the entrance to the lot pulled a brick wall...
Facts: A shopping center owner sued its tenant for violating the permitted-use provision of its lease, which allowed it to operate a batting cage and hold agility classes for team sports. Specifically, the tenant had been offering strength-and-conditioning classes, fitness-...
Facts: Under its agreement with a previous owner of the shopping center where it rented space, a tenant had been permitted to use its rent payments to “pay down” a wraparound mortgage that arose from some bankruptcy claims. After the center was purchased, the tenant...
Facts: A restaurant tenant stopped paying rent for its commercial space. It claimed that a nearby state construction project had substantially decreased its profits because the construction blocked the entrance’s visibility and forced customers to take an indirect route to...
Facts: A tenant signed a 13-year lease with the owners of an office building. Upon moving into the office space the tenant failed to secure a $75,000 security deposit bond, which was required under the lease. The tenant later moved out without notice or...
Facts: A jewelry vendor signed a license agreement to sell its inventory from a kiosk in a mall. At the end of the day, the tenant would store its inventory in a safe contained within its space. The space was then closed off and the mall itself was not accessible to the public...
Facts: A tenant rented space to operate its café and lounge in an Art Deco-style entertainment complex that included a theater and flashing signage. According to the tenant, the exterior of the building and the unique signage attracted customers to its location. Under the lease...
Facts: Less than one year after entering into a five-year lease, a tenant vacated its space, declaring that the owner had materially breached the lease by allegedly refusing to make accessibility improvements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that the tenant...
Facts: A shopping center owner sought to recover damages from a liquor store tenant after it breached its lease and lease guarantees by failing to pay rent. After the owner sent the tenant a notice to quit possession of the premises, the tenant moved out. The owner sued the...
Facts: A fast-food restaurant franchisee was required to update its space every seven to 10 years in accordance with its franchise agreement. Its lease prohibited the tenant from making any...
