Sunday, April 19, 2009

Need to find a site that will help with a commercial landlord/tenant dispute. Want vacate before lease it up.?

The landlord is constantly harrassing. We want to leave by Oct. 31st. Gave her rent for Sept./Oct. only (of course she wants till the end of May). Have been good tenants for 15 yrs.The lastest incident is the washroom. It%26#039;s a total pig sty %26amp; she won%26#039;t clean it. We offered to clean it, supply toilet paper, towels %26amp; soap if she would drop the rent by $50 a mo. Her reply, %26quot;get the hell out of here%26quot; (my partner was in her house at the time). She has turned the hot water down to save money, which is a health issue as the business is food oriented. She finally got the flower box below our window fixed %26amp; told the people who fixed it to put the soil in her garden. She took the soil that I purchased every year (about $100 worth). We, along with the tenant next door, asked her if she would turn her central a/c back on, we would pay her according. She said, %26quot;no, I%26#039;ll be too cold%26quot;. It was included in our rent for the1st yr. She is a stubborn dim wit. Someone that you can%26#039;t reason with.

Need to find a site that will help with a commercial landlord/tenant dispute. Want vacate before lease it up.?
Technically, you did sign a lease. However, landlords are cheap and yours seems cheaper than most. I don%26#039;t think she%26#039;d be inclined to pay a lawyer to collect an amount that would probably less than what she would end up owing her lawyer. Courts are sympathetic to tenants. If everything you say is true, she is not likely anxious to get into court. If she threatens to sue you for performance of the lease...I%26#039;d say she%26#039;s bluffing. Pay her for as long as you occupy the unit. If you decide you need to leave early, I wouldn%26#039;t worry.


Additionally, speaking as a landlord, anyone that would mess things up with a 15 year tenant needs psychiatric help.
Reply:Are you for real? You own a business that have customers using the washroom and you want your landlord to clean it? That is your responsiblility. No wonder she told you to get the hell out. And as for the flower box, that is not a necessity either. If you wanted it fixed, you should have fixed it yourself.





Central air is not a necessity. Apparently after the first year of paying for it per your lease, she shut it off. It was costing her too much. Now apparently she doesnt want the hassle of figuring out how much to charge you and the other tenant. That is her option.





So is the option of turning down the hot water tank. You still have hot water. Just not as hot as you like it. Your statement leads me to believe that she pays the water bill also.





I know you dont want to hear this, but I suggest you find another location to have your business. If your lease isnt up until May, then you are liable for your intire lease and need to pay up til May. Otherwise she will sue you in court and the business will have a black mark on its credit.


Find a place that YOU pay all your utilities, then you can have it your way. A landlord is always going to find ways to cut his costs. Sounds like she is inexperienced in the commercial field, otherwise she would never have paid the utilities. I can imagine the utilities are astranomical due to two businesses using them.
Reply:if you signed a lease, I would think you are legally bound to abide by it, but go to an attorney (most 1st consults are free) and find out what your options are



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