[british Columbia canada] adding a new service to my business
I own a nail salon and leasing a commercial space and got a back room just sitting there. I wanted to add a new service to my business to gain more revenue but my landlord said I can’t and prohibited from doing anything else but nails. He won’t answer any questions or give me advice to see if I can add the new service on my lease renewal or renegotiate my lease. I wanted to Add lash extensions or lash lifts or even microblading My services to himore revenue. How can I go about talking to him to add a new service to my lease or allowing me to add a new service?
[{"id": "ehdlavl", "text": "PM me. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ehdlcaj", "text": "Hire a leasing agent", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ehdltz8", "text": "Sounds like your landlord is worried about his other tenants on the property. \n\nSome of the leases may have 'non-compete' clauses. For example, a large grocerer would have a clause in its lease saying that the landlord can't put in another gocerer into the property.\n\nI'd concretely tell your landlord what specific extra services you want to add as I'm sure you don't have any direct competitors on the same property.", "replies": [{"id": "ehdm55g", "text": "I wish my landlord specified as to reasons why then tell me no reasons at all. I have specified the services that I wanted to add. I even asked him the possibilities of renegotiating our lease but he avoids that question for some reason. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ehdmh6m", "text": "Any exclusions or non-competes should be clearly written into your lease. If not, check the \"Use\" provision in the lease.  It doesn't sound like your intended use is going to be any worse for other tenants than a nail salon (no offense, salons are tough on adjacent retail tenants).\n\nThe other issue might be the space itself.  It might not HVAC, have proper egress in case of fire, show up on tax records as part of the building's footprint, etc.  It might just not simply be useable...but if its part of your premises that you're paying rent on, LL needs to communicate with you.\n\nlastly, how much term do you have on the lease?  If you're short term he might not have long term plans too keep you as a tenant.", "replies": [{"id": "ehdo1z0", "text": "We have been at this location more then 10yrs. they did switch management recently and we signed a 5 year lease with the new landlord", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ehdu5zn", "text": "It is typical in retail real estate for tenants to ask for a \u201cexclusivity clause\u201d as part of their lease negotiations.  For example, Starbucks may demand a clause that disallows other tenants from offering coffee, breakfast food, etc.  These are typically fairly broad, and to violate an exclusivity clause would require approval from the other tenant and likely whoever holds the mortgage/note.  What type of tenants are in the shopping center?  Any beauty salons or massage parlors?  Anyone that could potentially already provide any one of those services that you\u2019d directly be competing with?", "replies": [{"id": "ehekaxj", "text": "There is a laser spa close by but I\u2019ve have asked them if they included the services which I wanted to add and they said no and was jorhinking I\u2019ff having that service and it is not on there lease.  Maybe I might need written consent from them to show the landlords that it\u2019s oky if there is a clause like that?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]