Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Nebraska

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I own a childrens boutique. To access my store, you must first walk thru an art gallery.....the landlord is allowing the art gallery to convert to a bar...landlord is willing to let me out of my lease, but I feel like I am entitled to my last three months rent free as I now will incur major costs to move my store......Am I right???


Asked on 3/14/07, 1:48 pm

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Duke Drouillard Drouillard Law, LLC

Re: landlord chgs the

I would need to review a copy of your lease to give you an accurate answer. How did you arrive at the figure of three months rent? Unless the lease has unique terms addressing this issue, the landlord is probably not liable to you for the art gallery converting to a bar. It is understandable that you might not want your customers going through a bar to reach your store, but that doesn't necessarily translate to a legal right to either prevent the conversion or claim damages for the conversion. One factor that doesn't work well for your side is that customers are required to access your business by going through a neighboring business. This should have raised some concerns when you first leased the property.

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Answered on 3/14/07, 4:21 pm


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