Monthly Archives: January 2015

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Dueling Landlord and Tenants

Court of Appeals rules on commercial lease dispute. Commercial tenant Outloud Entertainment Group, Inc. rented two spaces from its commercial landlord Group 44, Inc.—one rental space in Seattle and the other in Tacoma.   Tenant Outloud operated dueling piano bars in the spaces. The commercial lease required tenant Outloud to pay base rent plus monthly assessments for taxes, insurance, and maintenance. Ebony Keys, LLC entered into an agreement to buy the piano bar in Tacoma from Outloud.  As part of the business purchase, Outloud provided a copy of its lease with landlord Group 44—but did not include the addendum referencing the […]