Commercial lease dispute between gas station site and a national brand food chain.
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[{"id": "iwdcczr", "text": "Lawyers talk to lawyers. You shouldn't be having anyone other than your lawyer talking to the restaurant's lawyers.", "replies": [{"id": "iwdemul", "text": "Like I said one of the lawyer in the town took like 3 weeks to reply that they do not deal with commercial lease dispute and some of other do not respond at all. They do not care about small disputes I guess. If I try to contact the restaurant through email, I get message from the agent to stop communicating with the restaurant and they are talking with them.", "replies": [{"id": "iwdgl2j", "text": "If this wall of text is characteristic of your communication style with potential lawyers, then it's no wonder that you're having difficulty. Tell your agent to stop communicating with them, have a lawyer take over, and don't communicate with them yourself.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "iwdhqqu", "text": "You are in TX, so reach out to a commercial real estate attorney in whatever the next largest city is.   Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio all have multiple firms with this specialty.  There are plenty of firms that will take this on at an hourly basis and many that will give you a free consult to tell you if it is even worth the fight.", "replies": [{"id": "iwdlbsf", "text": "Yes, that's what I am planning right now. This town is literally 30,000 people and we are really having hard time finding a good attorney here. We thought it will be convenient if we find local attorney but I guess they do not want to get into this mess.  I have wasted my 3 months listening to this agent who said he will figure out what those invoices are for and not providing us the invoice from repair companies. If you know any good real estate attorney in Austin since its the closest  please let me know. Thank you for giving me a good advice on my situation unlike other judging my language of frustration.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iwdkdn4", "text": "Cutting through the wall of text, this sounds like a fairly simple issue. You need to find a real estate attorney that specializes in tenant representation, give him your lease and the invoices, and ask if you are responsible for them. If you are responsible for them per your sublease, then that sucks but it is what it is. If not, you can then ask your lawyer to pursue getting your money back along with their fees. \n\nAt the end of the day, right or wrong, what is in your lease documents is what should ultimately prevail.", "replies": [{"id": "iwdm2nh", "text": "Thank you. Please let me know if you know anyone in Austin, Texas or anyone that will provide consultation on this matter online.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]