We are supposed to move our small business at end of this month. Already signed new lease (big triple net one) and started renovations now on hold. Our official first month rent due is 4/1 given current situation what can we do being in 2 locations? We had to close on 3/13. New lease has every hold harmless clause, exception in it. I am high risk and on home quarantine.
I agree with David. Another idea though is if your lease agreement has a force majeure clause which could provide you a chance of getting out of the entire lease.
Unfortunately, nothing that's going on right now will exempt you from rent. You may want to have a lawyer review your lease to see if there is any way to get out of it or minimize penalties, but without seeing the lease no way to know. Commercial leases have wide latitude in what can be negotiated. There are extremely likely to be government programs coming out that provide loans or other lifelines to affected businesses, but this a political problem not a legal one. The only upside is that since courts are closed, no action can be taken to evict you for at least a couple months most likely. Similarly, even if they could evict you there may be no incentive to as it would be very hard to find another tenant right now. Other than that, talk to your landlord, and keep tracking COVID news on Mass.gov to keep aware of government programs coming out.
I'm filing a small claims case on a tenant that has outstanding rent above and beyond their Security Deposit. They have moved out and not sure were they moved to. How many days do they need to be served with the action before the actual court date.
Thank you - Susan
Self Defense
If a minor under 18 (but not younger than 17) is in the process of Robbing you hits you first do you have the right to hit back or would that be considered because I had this experince last night and this guy was threatening to punch me and told me if I hit him back because he was under 18 it would be abuse so i was wondering if he hit me would it be legal to defend myself
