Posts Tagged ‘Commercial lockout’
Landlord Can “Lockout” Delinquent Commercial Tenant Even If Rent Brought Current
Question: We have a small hair salon in a West Valley shopping mall. We recently fell behind on our rent, and the landlord gave us notice that our rent was delinquent, and that the landlord had the right to terminate our lease and “lock us out.” Our landlord then accepted our late payment of the…
Read MoreCommercial Tenants Have Little Statutory Protection
Question: We are tenants in a Peoria office building. During a week of 120-degree heat last July, the air conditioning system for the entire office building “crashed,” and our landlord said that it would be at least two weeks to get the necessary parts to fix the air conditioning system. Because we were in the…
Read MoreWhat if You’re Unlawfully Locked Out of the Office?
Question: We lease office space in a Peoria office building for our insurance business. Under our lease we have five business days to pay our monthly lease payment. After five calendar days (including a weekend), but only three business days, the property manager “locked us out” of our office space because she has always wanted to…
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