Question Details: A friend signed a year lease on a bakery. Without warning, the lease was terminated about 6 months later. Within 24 hours, a new operator was in the bakery, complete with the name of the new bakery. This could not happen within 24 hours. What must I do to prove the owner and new operator of the bakery had this planned in advance and what must be done to prove that the 2 planned this breach. Where can I research this on line and what statutes must I look under. This is in Michigan.
A lease cannot be terminated in 24 hours under the circumstances you have indicated. There is a notice of at least 7 days if there is back rent owed. If back rent is not owed, there is a 30 day notice if the lease is a month to month situation. Then a lawsuit must be filed after the notice period. Then the Court will give no less than 10 days to vacate after the hearing on the lawsuit. I think there is more to the story that you must provide to obtain accurate advise. Please contact me to discuss in more detail. 586-868-5100. John R. Tatone

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