by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Your coin laundry’s lease states, under a paragraph called “rent,” that you are to pay a sum of money to the lessor once a month, on the first day of each month during the term of the lease. Is that all it costs you to “rent” your store...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
In an action arising out of San Francisco, a tenant entered into a written lease with a landlord for a term of five years. The lease contained an option provision, which provided as follows: “Providing the Lessee has faithfully performed all of the terms,...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Picture this scenario: A woman slips and falls on the floor of your self-service laundry and suffers substantial injury to her back. An ambulance is called to transport the customer to a nearby hospital. The wailing sound of the siren grows fainter and fainter as the...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
The concept of common sense clashed with company policy in a decision regarding an El Torito Restaurant in Burlingame, Calif. A disabled individual requested permission to use the employee restroom on the first floor, to avoid dealing with the 18-stair climb leading...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
What should be said about a former employee when you receive a call from a prospective new employer requesting information about the employee’s performance? In one California case, the plaintiff voluntarily left her employment with the defendant and then sought...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
A laundry owner located near a state university recently posed an interesting legal question. It seems that the school has begun offering “free laundry” to students residing in its dormitories. And, in fact, this appears to be somewhat of a trend, as an...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
The most important asset of your self-service laundry business is your lease. Washers and dryers produce little income in storage or in a parking lot. As you probably know, coin laundry operators are repeatedly advised to enter into long-term lease arrangements,...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
A member of the Coin Laundry Association recently called me regarding an adverse ruling in small claims court, which resulted in a $770 judgment against the laundry owner. Apparently, an attendant employed by the owner assisted a customer – at the customer’s...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
As the title character, Harold Hill, in the Broadway musical, “The Music Man,” observes, “Trouble! Right here in River City!” Substitute the name of your hamlet for River City and the message should be clear. In most states, a three-day notice...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Although the personal liability of shareholders is generally limited to their investment in a corporation, there are circumstances under which corporate protection from personal liability can be set aside by the courts. The basis for setting aside such protection is...