Not sure if the building owner’s terms are fair
The landlord for our business is going to make us stay until he can find someone else to buy the business we are selling, if we leave early, he will charge us for repairs on the buildings. This doesn’t seem right but I’m not sure.
[{"id": "epvfn05", "text": "What does your lease say?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "epvlobv", "text": "The business or the building?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "epwde72", "text": "You sound like you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing.  What the building owner is doing is probably fair.", "replies": [{"id": "epwnfpf", "text": "Yup, my parents don\u2019t even understand the language the lease was written in and they pushed it on me to solve this. What can you though? I\u2019m just trying to sort this mess.", "replies": [{"id": "epwpjut", "text": "So you have a business. You are selling the business, and the landlord wants to backfill your space before you sell? Am I understanding this correctly?", "replies": [{"id": "epwqhxj", "text": "Yeah, if we leave early then we have to pay for the renovation of the building, however looking at the lease it\u2019s not there", "replies": [{"id": "epx15d0", "text": "What\u2019s in the lease is what both of you agreed to.  There might be a section showing what you can do if you want to terminate the lease early.", "replies": [{"id": "epx4sht", "text": "The lease is month to month so it\u2019s not early. We want to leave by the end of the month.", "replies": [{"id": "epx6ub2", "text": "If you have a month to month lease then make sure you provide notice per your lease.  That is what your agreement is for this exact situation.", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "epwflni", "text": "Your landlord is trying to cover his carrying cost most likely. Depending on who the new buyer is they may ask you to pay for any repairs also. Does your lease state any restoration language that goes beyond normal \u201cwear and tear\u201d? Do you have an increased security deposit?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "epynuhg", "text": "Also clarify with your parents that the month to month isn\u2019t just some lease extension they signed, if it is, the clauses from the original lease they signed still probably apply", "replies": [{"id": "epz8zvq", "text": "Yes that is stated in the lease", "replies": [{"id": "eq0o89f", "text": "You have to get the original lease than and look for the termination clause in that one", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]