The Terms of the Lease are Essential in Commercial Evictions

There is an interesting case of a commercial eviction brewing in South Florida that showcases how important it is to clearly understand the provisions in your lease.

In November, a family-owned bakery sued its landlord, a national company that purchased the property recently, claiming its landlord had fraudulently evicted the company and effectively shut down the business.

It comes from the developer’s desire to renovate the property. In this case, the landlord had an engineering report performed on the property and the report came back that the building was unsafe for occupation.

This triggered the eviction.

In the case, found here, the landlord specifically pointed to two clauses in the lease as justification of the eviction.

Those clauses were:

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