Buyer Beware
Originally posted – Jan 25, 2013 George Morgan has seen it before. “A lot of people fall in love with the idea of being a laundry owner,” said the president of Best Laundry Brokers, headquartered in Grass Valley, Calif. “They get so enamored...How Much is My Rent?
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...‘The Landlord Didn’t Repair the Roof! Can I Withhold the Rent?’
Withhold rent and you can count on a visit by a process server with an unlawful detainer complaint identifying you as the defendant. Like night follows day… like the sun rises in the east. But, you argue, the landlord, in breach of his obligation under the lease, has...Lease Option: Future Rent Shall Be Determined By Mutual Agreement
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,...Common Sense vs. Company Policy
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...
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