Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Texas

I lease a building in Downtown Austin Texas. I have had a nightclub open for 21 months now and have put roughly 800,000.00 into building the business and equipment and promoting etc. Well I went to the city to get a remodel permit for the patio and found that the patio was illegally added to the building as well and both side a dance hall and a lounge have not been issued remodel permits since 1987 and have now also be declared illegal. Can one I walk away from the lease? and two can I hold the landlord responsible for all the money I've put into a building that was Illegal when I rented it?


Asked on 5/26/10, 6:30 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Possibly. I would have to read your lease and discuss what representations were made to you. We may also be able to get the premises compliant, if that's an option for you.

Dave

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Answered on 5/26/10, 9:57 am


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