Once again the courts have confirmed that commercial tenants must pay their rent, despite arguments about the effect of COVID-19.
In a recent decision, Cherry Lane Shopping Centre Holdings Ltd v. Hudson’s Bay Company ULC, 2021 BCSC 1178, the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that the provisions of the lease requiring Hudson’s Bay to pay rent were “clear ...
What happens if you lease a commercial retail space only to find, after several months of operation, that there is a pervasive and unpleasant smell in the place? Customers are complaining. Your employees are feeling ill. Your inventory might be getting damaged. The source of the smell cannot be found. Is this your problem or the landlord’s? Can you get out from under the ...
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